Arlington, VA—The citizens of the Arlington community held a vigil for victims abducted and slain by federal Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officers over the last 11 months. Community leaders, law enforcement, and clergy gathered with the community outside Arlington Courthouse to condemn the violence and fear ICE was spreading […]
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Washington DC—Elders from Third Act, accompanied by the Rapid Response Choir, and many from the DC area held a somber vigil to remember January 6, 2021. It was on that infamous date 5 years ago, that a mob of thousands stormed the U.S. Capitol, right after President Trump, still in […]
Washington DC—Citizens turned out with their voices and signs in opposition to a U.S. blitzkrieg attack on Venezuela early morning Saturday. Grassroots groups rallied at the White House, at the Capitol, and in other locations in the DMV region. One such action was outside Tesla showroom in Arlington, the scene […]
Arlington, VA—The Arlington Tesla Takedown line brought a little of everything for this year’s ‘resistmas’ wish-list. They brought children’s books, cookies, music, signs, and resistance spirit sprinkled with joy. They discussed their vision of the just society they wanted to see rebuilt as they had done so many times since […]
Arlington, VA—Activists were back at it again outside the Tesla showroom in Arlington with a new tactic—a night time light projection show. They turned the darkness around the stumbling Tesla compound into a light show by showing Elon Musk and his stockholders that their vote to pay him a trillion […]
Georgetown, Washington DC—A Saturday morning drive along M Street in Georgetown would find one passing the Tesla Takedown dancing crew. For the 43rd consecutive week, they’ve been trolling Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle company by wearing costumes and dancing. The DJ spins well-known disco hits from the bygone disco era […]
Arlington, VA—On Saturday, the Tesla Takedown crew of Arlington met for their 41st Saturday in a row outside the Tesla showroom on South Glebe Road. Yes, they’ve been meeting since February 14, and they’ve managed an improbable continuous marathon of weekly protests outside CEO Elon Musk’s Tesla showroom ever since […]
Arlington, VA—They swept into the a South Arlington neighborhood like a well-organized herd of cats with their weapons of choice, 2.54 cm solid point sticks—made of chalk. They laid a line of block letters spelling ‘SHAME’ in various colors, tall and wide enough to see from a helicopter. For effect, […]
Washington DC—A federal jury acquitted a DC resident and former Department of Justice employee of misdemeanor assault of a federal police officer on Thursday. It brings an end to the flying sizzling sandwich saga captivating social media channels since August 10 earlier this year. The sandwich thrower unwittingly found fame […]
Washington DC—On Thursday afternoon onlookers stared in silent disgust as Volvo straight booms and ACECo Caterpillar excavators crushed, clawed, and removed the last remnants of the White House East Wing. Dust stirred in the cool October wind as the demolition machines operated like slow-motion mechanical monsters from a 1960’s Japanese […]
Washington DC—They came by the 10,000s dressed as frogs, unicorns, squirrels, cats, and ordinary citizens. Many wore yellow as a sign of unity and joy while some wore pussy-hats, a throwback to the historic Women’s March held on January 21, 2017. On that day nearly a million stood strong together […]
Washington, DC—After Jimmy Kimmel’s late night comedy show cancellation it seemed like the country fell to a new low for First Amendment and press freedoms. It was a moment remarkably similar to the McCarthy era of the early 1950s when politicians leveraged power to intimidate those who disagreed with them. […]