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You don’t have to leave the city to have fun during the upcoming three-day weekend. Here’s where to get out and about, including watching local films, weeding in a historic garden, and competing in a citywide scavenger hunt.

Policing in Navy Yard is already out of control, and criminalization is likely to only make things worse.

Show up for the District's state fair, a cargo e-bike show-and-tell, and other ways to get involved around the city.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has deployed an aggressive facial recognition apparatus for monitoring and tracking domestic political dissidents, raising questions about why an agency created after 9/11 to fight the global war on terrorism is now maintaining centralized dossiers on ordinary American protesters.

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The fault lines between progressive and establishment Democrats have only deepened since the election.

Police arrested video journalist and Unicorn Riot contributor River Akemann while he was documenting Enbridge Line 5 construction on August 24.

The post Journalist Arrested While Documenting Legally Contested Enbridge Line 5 Construction appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

Generations of Washingtonians have called this iconic Ward 8 gathering place home.

The superstar performer supported a DCPL program that has mailed 4 million books to more than 100,000 D.C. children.

Enbridge’s aging Line 5 pipeline is spilling natural gas liquids in northern Wisconsin. The rupture occurred just east of the Bad River Reservation near Lake Superior.

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A back-to-school bike ride, a new Guerrilla Girls mural, a free yoga festival, an outdoor movie under the Arboretum’s trees, and more.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty will not press felony riot charges against white supremacist provocateur Jake Lang for his latest hate rally in Minneapolis.

The post Hennepin County Drops Charges Against Jake Lang, Citing Communication with Police appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

From a 3D printer to a recording studio, your DC Public Library card gives you access to so much more than books.

Fundraiser happy hours, collective bike rides, neighborhood cleanups, educational trainings, and more ways to get involved around the city.

Who exactly were those handful of people that decided to show up with Jake Lang to his contentious hate rally in Minneapolis on August 22?

The post Who Attended Jake Lang’s N-Word March in Minneapolis? appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

Robert White, Free DC, and other partners are deploying residents to campaign for Democrats in key House races as part of a new political initiative.

Minneapolis police arrested white supremacist provocateur Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang after hundreds of residents came out to protest his second hate rally.

The post Minneapolis Once Again Thwarts White Supremacist Jake Lang appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

This invasive species is spreading through the District. Some residents are taking matters into their own hands.

Over 17% of the city's residents live in poverty. Without funds or staff, the government body tasked with helping them is unlikely to make a difference.

Palestinians in Gaza show their solidarity with international activists attempting to break Israel's siege by bringing humanitarian aid via boats.

The post Palestinians Condemn Israel’s Interceptions of Global Freedom Flotilla appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

Rev. Mariann Budde faced backlash — and gained fans — after a sermon in which she asked the president to “have mercy” for the marginalized.