I was so happy to be in Virginia yesterday witnessing Governor @abigailspanberger.com sign the first comprehensive paid family medical leave law in the south! What a difference it makes to have lawmakers in touch with the realities of workers and families.

I am honored to be receiving the 2026 Woman of Vision Award from @msfoundation.bsky.social this evening, and the timing couldn’t feel more urgent.

We have seen consequences for powerful men over the last weeks that go to show that powerful movements don’t end, they echo, writes @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social of @nwlc.org.

Sexual harassment & assault have no place in any workplace, and we deserve leaders who uphold this basic principle. Accountability cannot be selective. These allegations, and the pattern they are potentially revealing in Congress, must be taken seriously.

A reminder that Liam Ramos, the son of legal residents in Minnesota, is still being held in a Texas prison. A five year old little boy - and America’s global reputation - now scarred for life. (📸 Ali Daniel’s/AP)

Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

www.politico.com/news/2026/01... This vote means they heard your calls, read your stories, and are struggling to ignore your pain and really your power. Keep fighting. On to the Senate.

These are the consequences of a government that stokes fear, discrimination, and sanctions violence. Our thoughts are with the family of the woman murdered by ICE agents today, and all those who have lost their lives because of this cruel and careless administration.

Leaders who can speak clearly and without waiver, that’s what the tragedy today calls for.

Sending political opponents to prison is something authoritarians do. We must not allow a weaponized DOJ to be the norm. Thank you @replamonica.bsky.social for continuing to fight against this administration’s efforts to scare and silence anyone who dissents.

“The Trump administration is confirming what we’ve always known: its promise to leave abortion to the states was a lie. No one is safe from their anti-abortion crusade, not even our nation’s veterans,“ @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social

The Trump administration is hoping you will miss this quiet effort at the VA to ban abortion.

For her courage and leadership defending her community, her constituents, and our democracy, she is attacked and dehumanized by the most powerful man in the world. This is right out of the authoritarian's playbook. It is as disgusting as it is anti-democratic. This is what fascism looks like.

Racism and xenophobia from Trump are nothing new, but this tirade is particularly shameful. @repilhan.bsky.social has continued to hold Trump accountable for the lawlessness and blatant corruption of his administration, as should every member of Congress. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...

These word are dangerous. And the specific targeting of Rep Ilhan Omar must be condemened roundly by every elected official. She is a member of Congress representing thousands of people. When Trump targets women of color leaders they must not stand alone. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...

More “investigations” designed to bully and intimidate. Keep finding courage. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

This has gotten lost: Abigail Spanberger won big after vowing to RESCIND Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing local cooperation with ICE and voting AGAINST the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act. Yet she gained bigly with working class. New piece laying this out: newrepublic.com/article/2030...

Republicans are so desperate to force a national abortion ban. Time to remind every member of Congress that you are an abortion voter and you won’t forget. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

These rumors can’t be true- “After 40 days of this shutdown – & following a historic election where voters resoundingly rejected the Republican agenda – it is unacceptable for Democrats to agree to a deal that takes us back exactly to where we were on September 30” nwlcactionfund.org/2025/11/09/n...

First they illegally fired federal workers, then they cut funding for bridges and roads, then they stopped SNAP payments and now it is flights. What if they actually focused on governing for all people instead… Costs are not down and communities are not safer. And voters are not confused.

Schools are sensitive locations. This adds fear and chaos into what should be a safe, welcoming environment.

The cruel ICE enforcement will touch us all—The care workers who are targeted because of their race and where they work, the day care center that is now short staffed, the families desperate to find affordable care so that they too can work. ICE is a problem for us all. wgntv.com/news/chicago...

So just let veterans die if it furthers a hate-fueled campaign against trans people? Got it. Shame www.propublica.org/article/vete...

With Republicans it's always the same strategy: Families lose, billionaires win. youtube.com/shorts/co788...

I joined @demwomencaucus.bsky.social today to demand that Republicans get back to work with Democrats to prevent catastrophic increases in health care costs. Millions of women are at risk of losing health care due to skyrocketing costs—Congress can and must prevent that from happening.

It turns out that illegally firing federal workers as a negotiating tactic is bad for everyone. These are the moves of someone who believes there are no checks on his power. Come to the table, lower the cost of health care, open the government. #NoKings

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p... Trump thinks the Justice Department is merely a tool to punish his enemies. We still have laws, courts, and a public who disagree. Shame.

apple.news/A-qX-biVpRXu... Because it conflicts with the constitution.

There is no way to harm just part of the popilation. We're all connected. We rise and fall together. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

🚨 New Episode 🚨 This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talk to the amazing @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social with the @nwlc.org about abortion access in the U.S. Y'all I had so much fun talking to her. You really don't want to miss this conversation. #podcast

And will be in excellent hands with the brilliant @ashleyallison.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/02/media/the-root-go-media-ashley-allison

Courage is found in all sorts of places.

Political violence begets more violence. And none of us are safer for it. This is terrible-his family and friends are surely mourning and I hope they find healing. And in the meantime it only reinforces that we lack the leaders to actually address the violence that plagues this nation.

Also Justice Roberts when it comes to school admissions and voter suppression: "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating based on race."

My protein for today: pushing back on VA’s new abortion ban - with @kwilliams101.bsky.social, @kyleannehunter.bsky.social, @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social and other heroes!

We do not have to aid his lawlessness. apple.news/Ads2RuYJeQvK...

Lisa Cook said she would not be bullied, an essential stance for an independent agency. But it’s not just Gov Cook who must find courage—it is everyone fretting about our economy. Time to decide whether courage really is contagious. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Shut it down.

Just like our employment numbers, crime in DC is falling. Trump will probably fire the person who compile this data too.

"Our country and our communities are counting on civil society organizations to thrive, and we must support them. The foundations of American freedom depend on it." ---Sound words from Vanita Gupta www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

No prosecutor was willing to sign those shameful papers. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...

Thrilled to announce I’m speaking at the #GlobalBlackEconomicForum during #ESSENCEFest! We’re tackling the future of work, wealth, health, and democracy—because our future can’t wait.

Shame, shame, shame.

The Big Betrayal Bill has not yet passed into law. There is still time for Republicans to find their courage and show up for their constituents, who did not vote for their hospitals to close and to lose their health coverage. Call your Senator-tell them to vote no. (202) 224-3121

I'm on the Capitol steps with ‪Senator Klobuchar‬ and families who are speaking out against the bill that Republicans are trying to jam through that would take away health care from 17 million Americans.  We are not giving up in this fight.

Senate Republicans have quietly inserted provisions in President Trump’s domestic policy bill that would not only end federal support for wind and solar energy but would impose an entirely new tax on future projects, a move that industry groups say could devastate the renewable power industry.

The word "win" is doing a lot of work here. This is much closer than predicted. Now is the time to make your voices heard. Nobody is demanding millions be kicked off of their health care. No one is begging for families to go hungry.

A word on the sanctity of birthright citizenship: Rights that Black Americans created for our liberation—also benefitting countless others—are routinely undermined by opponents of our freedom who try to convince us it is in our interest to adopt their narrowest construction. 1/4