Fwd: Today at 12 PM: Tell Chief Smith to refuse the Bondi Order

[Jonathan Krall]

This in from Free DC. Rally at noon to ask the DC police chief to protect DC residents. Please have a look

 

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Subject:	Today at 12 PM: Tell Chief Smith to refuse the Bondi Order
Date:	2025-08-15 09:06
From:	Free DC <te...@freedcproject.org>
To:	jona...@jonathankrall.net
Reply-To:	te...@freedcproject.org

Listen to the DC Attorney General

Jonathan — Yesterday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered DC’s mayor and police department  to accept Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency, as the District’s new “emergency police commissioner” and give him full control of the Metropolitan Police Department during the federal takeover. Within hours, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb sent Chief Smith a formal letter with the opinion that “the Bondi Order is unlawful, and you are not legally obligated to follow it.” Now, we need Chief Smith to listen to Attorney General Schwalb. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for Chief Smith to refuse this order. We call on all DC residents to join us today, August 15, from 12-2 PM outside MPD headquarters to add personal messages to a copy of AG Schwalb's letter sharing reasons why Chief Smith should protect DC communities and refuse this unlawful order. We'll have a big copy of AG Schwalb's message which we'll want your help completing. Together we want to make sure Chief Smith sees this important message, and also sees that DC community members support her in refusing this unlawful order. In solidarity, Free DC Connect with us FreeDCproject.org  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  Bluesky Contact: te...@freedcproject.org Forwarded from a friend? Join our email list here. For DC, by DC. Free DC is a fiscally sponsored special project of Community Change and Community Change Action. Donate

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[Jonathan Krall]

Here is another reaction to the DC takeover:

Sunday August 17, 3-6pm EDT, Mass Meeting Against Fascist Occupation

From: Metro DC DSA
Please join Metro DC DSA to discuss our plan to resist the ongoing fascist occupation of our city by the Trump Regime. We'll be coming together with coalition partners to build relationships, talk strategy, and map out a way forward in these trying times. 
Where: RSVP for Washington, DC, Ward 1 location 
https://actionnetwork.org/events/mass-meeting-against-fascist-occupation/

[Jonathan Krall]

Another action in response to the DC takeover:

Saturday August 16, 2pm EDT, Rally at Dupont Circle and March to the White House
From: https://www.instagram.com/refusefascism/ 
No Military Occupation of Our Cities
Hands Off Our Youth
No Nazi Cleansing of the Unhoused
Raise these demands everywhere! 
Trump has federalized DC police, deployed the National Guard & FBI to patrol our streets, and threatened more military force—while ICE carries out Gestapo terror.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNWSaKrRTiD/

[Jonathan Krall]

And one more (skip the march and go straight to the White House)

 

Saturday August 16, 2-4pm EDT, FLARE - End Federal Abductions
From: F.L.A.R.E.
Join us outside of The White House to let the government know that DC is NOT a war zone, and that we refuse to let Trump and his regime use it as their playground.
We have a zero-tolerance policy for violence. Absolutely no weapons.
Where: Lafayette Square, 16th St and Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC, DC 20001
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=flareor...@gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York