Big thanks to @aflcio.org @seiu.org and other labor leaders + @freedcproject.bsky.social for organizing a DC rally & march to launch #solidarityseason It was inspiring yesterday to see range of ages, races, occupations come together to push back again #TrumpRegime
Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
This gives me hope that the complicity and blind loyalty to Trump regime may have cracks.
#Dueprocess makes America great www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
This elderly white hippie -former DuPont Circle & Capitol Hill resident-understands my assignment.
"Vindictive" does seem like how the Trump admistration does its business www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
“It’s time to say ‘Hell No’ to the madness and ‘Yes’ to a new reality” What This Moment Demands open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
For nearly two weeks straight Trump has escalated his attempt to take over DC. Federal agents are now violently profiling, harassing, and arresting Black and Brown DC community members and their presence is a severe danger to people here. Join us today at 3 PM to demand FEDERAL FORCES OUT NOW.
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The Gestapo violence is horrible--but it's noteworthy that almost every ICE attack that gets recorded includes bystanders at a minimum telling them they're evil, and sometimes being even more engaged. Proud that so many are standing up to the thugs.
Proud of @vanhollen.senate.gov & other Maryland lawmakers who tour ICE facilities We must keep the spotlight on marylandmatters.org/2025/08/14/m...
I'm attending Saturday's NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION in my community: Fight the Trump Takeover's - sign up using mobilize to join a rally in your town.
A better world is possible. From DC to LA, we are united to reject this administration’s agenda of violence and celebrate one another instead. #FreeDC
At 18 years old, with plans of starting college, #MichaelBrown died #OTD after he was shot by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer. The teen was unarmed. Today, we remember Michael. #RestInPower #TheMarchContinues #BlackLivesMatter
I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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A Texas Lyme-disease researcher, who came to the U.S. from South Korea at age 5 and is a longtime legal permanent resident, was detained at San Francisco International Airport for a week, after his brother’s wedding.
Sign and share widely. ❤️✊🏾
Glad to be part of this second session. #OneMillionRising
Checks and balances on power are what help make America great. Maryland Congressional delegation was denied access to inspect Baltimore ICE facility by representatives of the executive branch. marylandmatters.org/2025/07/29/m...
From the Parkway to the Pines, the beaches to the Boss — Jersey isn’t just a state, it’s a state of mind. Thank you to everyone who sent in photos to help us celebrate this New Jersey Day! 💛
Hat tip to @jbixleri.bsky.social for uplifting “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now for training www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
New statement: The world must act now to mass starvation in Gaza. We joined 100+ humanitarian, human rights, and advocacy groups demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and the full lifting of the Israeli gov's devastating restrictions on aid. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Speaker Johnson's leadership defiles the morality of Christianity & @anntelnaes.bsky.social captures his hypocrisy
If you are in the DC metro area, please consider showing up to support our NIH colleagues and friends. Stand up for science.
@njindivisible.bsky.social thanks for helping make #Goodtrouble today on the Ocean City causeway
TOMORROW: It’s time to make some good trouble. People all across the nation will gather together for the Good Trouble Lives On National Day of Action to honor the late Rep. John Lewis. In the face of an authoritarian takeover, it’s more important than ever that we stand up and speak out.
Sign of the day…
“Ashley Albright, a postdoc in molecular and cell biology at UCAL-SF, worked at Outback Steakhouse during high school in rural North Carolina and had to drive to another school to take Advanced Placement biology. She lived her formative years in a trailer in her great-grandparents’ backyard.”
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut. If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
Not one minor or major outlet has reported that the white supremacist militia Patriot Front marched through downtown Louisville on July 5th. Masked. Coordinated. Proud. This silence is dangerous. We cannot allow racist extremists to feel emboldened—or ignored. Shine the damn light.
We showed up at sunrise with prayer, compassion, and courage. As the House takes up the budget bill, we called on lawmakers to choose people over greed. Faithful action looks like this.
Please join us and raise your voice: fcnl.org/ActNow
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent. Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
"...challenge facing the pro-democracy coalition...will be bridging between the largely middle-class constituency that is fired up about attacks on the rule of law & the largely working-class base...focused on kitchen table issues – not on a system that hasn’t been working for them.
Because I have family and friends in GA, it is important to me that legal voter participation happens. I'm attending Democratic Party of Georgia's event, “Help GA Voters Update Their Voter Registration” - sign up now for various June and July options to join me! www.mobilize.us/georgiademoc...
An inspiring reel, and it was a boost to see Wheaton, MD included. Thanks @indivisiblemontmd.bsky.social for all your efforts at organizing
We the people... have had enough. #nokings #nokingsday #resist #june14 #nokingsday
The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
Tiny crowd at Trump’s military parade. Quite the turnout… SAD!
#NoKings in Kensington, MD including time at local #Juneteenth celebration
If you stand with @padilla.senate.gov, stand with @replamonica.bsky.social. Tell your Reps & Senators how you feel about the charges against her. 202-224-3121 And call the DOJ comment line: 202-353-1555
A dedicated neuroscience scholar, who is my neighbor, is losing a Fellowship experience & the world is losing the benefit of her research. Yet another example of this administration destroying US greatness. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Resignation Statement open.substack.com/pub/frmrffsb...
I brought an American flag to all protests for due process for Kilmer Abrego Garcia. Leaning into our values and patriotism is overdue on the Left/center.@
Sign of the day…
🌈 Pride is protest and history. Understanding where we’ve been shows us how to keep pushing forward. Share this with your community — let’s stay vigilant together.
On Friday afternoon, thousands of veterans who fought wars on behalf of the United States descended on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to fight something else: cuts proposed by the Trump administration. “Veterans are the canary in the coal mine.”
In Their Own Words: Veterans Protest Cutbacks at Rally on the National Mall ;https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/in-their-own-words-veterans-protest?r=b2fsu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
THIS is why Pride month is important.
Happy Philly Pride! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✨ From the 600-foot pride flag we carried, to the inclusive community, and the Batala Philly drummers #batalaphilly this was one of my favorite Pride March experiences!
My Statement on the Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States:
I joined @marylandppc.bsky.social and faith organizations such as @fcnl.bsky.social for Moral Monday to protest the big, ugly, blasphemous bill. As one speaker noted, "We are not going to sit here and watch our neighbors die."
ICE arrested Elsy Noemi Berrios without cause or due process, damaging her car and traumatizing her family in the process. America cannot be a country where this is considered acceptable. Call Congress to demand due process: 202-224-3121 #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump #PeoplesMovement
“Blasphemy” only begins to describe the outrageousness of white Christian nationalism.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/27/g.... Rubio sounds like another king wannabe #BringKilmarHome #DueProcess “The judicial branch cannot tell me or the president how to conduct foreign policy…No judge can tell me how I have to outreach to a foreign partner or what I have to say to them.”
Quakers stand with immigrants! These amazing advocates walked 300 miles from NY ➡️ DC to call on Congress to protect human dignity and the rights of all!
A Moment of Clarity open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral... “No doubt, poor and working people have been asking for a course correction for decades as they’ve watched corporate profits soar while wages stagnate and prices climb. But this is the full-throated response?” Cutting service & funding wealthy?
Organized by Brooklyn Friends, Quaker Walk 2025 is approaching our nation's capital city. Some local Friends offered hospitality at a pit-stop in Kensington, MD. Tomorrow advocacy will happen to demand due process & kind welcome to the stranger, as Quakers were welcomed in NY hundreds of years ago.
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States. But that isn’t stopping RFK from slashing cancer research at the NIH. RFK must resign now. www.axios.com/2025/05/19/n...
I'm attending the June 14 event, “No Kings on the Pike” - sign up now to join me and @indivisible.org, Do the Most Good and other advocates ! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
There was another #kilmarabregogarcia hearing Fri. CNN reported “Where I am right now is this affidavit is sufficiently unclear,” [Judge] Xinis told a DOJ attorney at 1 point. “This is basically ‘take my word for it.’…”
Focus on 2026, NOT 2028. sherrilyn.substack.com/p/part-2-how...
#Kilmar Hearing Update! Help #BringKilmarHome! Join rally at the Courthouse! When: Fri #May16 11:30AM Where: Courthouse, 6500 Cherrywood Ln Greenbelt, MD (Free parking) Meet-Up: Patio outside Courthouse entrance (BACK of building) Bring signs, water, & an umbrella. #Maryland #EyesOnICE #OccupyICE
It was my honor to serve as commencement speaker for Howard University School of Law’s 2025 Hooding Ceremony. Here's what I shared. The future is not something to fear. The state of our world should spark something in all of us. Your responsibility is to keep the fire alive.
Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants carrying on their long faith tradition 👏 apnews.com/article/quak...
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Let's get #WokePope trending. It will infuriate all the right people.
My statement on the reopening of Delaney Hall ICE detention center
If guilty people don't have Due Process rights, then innocent people don't have Due Process rights, because we don't know if they're innocent or guilty until we have a trial or hearing.
We won’t stop saying it. #BringKilmarHome
Listen to Emily Stenson describe how NIH funding and access to clinical trials saved the life of her daughter, Charlie, who was battling pediatric cancer. This is the life-saving work from the men and women at NIH that Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to cut.
#MayDayStrong Kristen & I were proud to show up with friends along Georgia Avenue at Leisure World to celebrate democratic values. So many honking horns and good spirits despite 100 days of grim abuse of power. Also nice to see Councilmember Mink take time to encourage constituents. #mayday2025
Democrats have found themselves in a content-creation war with the Trumpian right. And this pitched battle isn’t being fought on your grandfather’s media landscape.
"We cannot be at ease in America. History is pushing us; the present is demanding us; the future is calling us.” - Rev. Barber at #HandsOff2025 www.thenation.com/article/soci...
It's really heartening to see Marylanders stand up for due process in the case of our neighbor Mr. Garcia. This demonstration will happen at the Silver Spring Salvadoran Consulate again T/W 11:30-12:30 #DueProcess #RuleofLaw #FreeKilmare
I'm attending May 1 Day Strong's event at Leisure World- sign up now to join me in MD or find a lication near you www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c... Proud and reassured to see my Alma Mater, Agnes Scott College, as a signatory.
This morning ICE deported 3 more US citizen children held incommunicado. The families were disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well www.aclu.org/press-releas...
Interesting background on the 1980 refugee act and its connection to making amends for the failure of the USA to accept Jewish refugees during the holocaust. Federal immigration authorities wrongfully detain U.S. citizens popular.info/p/federal-im...
What is happening at the Naval Academy is an insult to our midshipmen and an insult to our country. Patriotic, conscientious Americans should rise up against it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
Author says Naval Academy canceled his lecture over removed book reference: According to Holiday, Navy officials told Holiday they were worried about “reprisals” related to a portion of his speech that referenced the 381 books recently removed. -Baltimore Sun
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... I listen in as a moderate to get left/right perspectives. At minute 24 Exec Editor Issac Saul speaks my mind regarding the absurdity of current political party communications, and the very good reasons "due process" is the focus of so many protests and legal action
I'm so grateful for and proud of @vanhollen.senate.gov This is what leadership looks like: using power and position to fight for American laws and values. You don't have to be a Member of Congress. Each of us can do our part to keep America and our democracy great #BringKilmarHome
It was encouraging to see crowd & press turn out for court hearing on Mr. Garcia’s case. We need to keep showing up for due process and other American principles #BringKilmarHome
“Here’s the thing: Once you give up the idea that we are all equal before the law and have the right to due process, you have given up the whole game. You have admitted that some people have more rights than others. “
Solid turn out at El Salvadoran embassy in DC today. #BringKilmarHome
“Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia never should have been abducted and illegally deported, and the courts have made clear: the Administration must bring him home, now." 👏Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov for standing up for our neighbor, our rights, and rule of law.
Powerful use of street art today in front of El Salvadoran embassy to protest the illegal deportation of Maryland resident Kilmer Abrego Garcia. #bringkilmarhome #respectlaws
Today, April 14: 12PM @ EL SALVADOR #EMBASSY 1400 16 Street NW “BringKilmarhome
STAND and DEMAND the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. BRING HIM HOME! Abrego Garcia is a SMART Local 100 first-year apprentice who was working full-time to support his young family — before he was brutally abducted and illegally deported to El Salvador. SMART General President…
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s... A professor at Stanford Law School, reviewed documents in the case & said that “Ms. Petrova had been legally admitted to the United States, and then “the government itself created the alleged improper immigration status that is now the basis for her detention.”
If Kristi Noem can go down to El Salvador and take concentration camp selfies, then DOJ can figure out where Abrego Garcia is. Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.
If the Trump Admin was able to illegally abduct Kilmar Abrego Garcia and send him to El Salvador in 72 hours, then they can sure as hell bring him home in less than that. Their foot-dragging on complying with court orders is unacceptable. They need to bring Kilmar home NOW.
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