Brianne Nadeau

it's really undermining the trust in the police in our communities, which also makes us less safe.

Because it used to be that we could trust whichever police were out on the street, we're looking out for our community members, and now we're worried that they're targeting them.

Arrests are up.

They're charging people with crimes, with illegal searches.

I mean, the courts are starting to step up, which is good to see, and throwing out these arrests and charges because of the illegal searches.

I cannot emphasize enough.

This is tyranny.

I mean, this is a military takeover of our nation's capital.

And these are fascist acts.

I mean, Americans need to know what is going on and they are not hearing the truth on Fox News.

These are lies.

That is fantasy land.

Our residents are angry and our residents are scared of this new federal presence because they do not know what laws the feds are actually following.

And at this point, everyone in our community is at risk.

Just walking around.

going about their business, resisting even, you know, pushing back against these acts.

You know, we've got people out there filming, we've got people protesting, we've got people organizing, and everybody's doing that at their own risk because there's no guarantee right now that the First Amendment is being protected by these thugs.

And I'm very worried for my residents, but I know that as in the past,

when we've been challenged, the people of Washington, D.C.

will stick together and will fight for one another, regardless of the risk to each other and to ourselves.