Part of the problem is that the word democracy has become overloaded. It's not democracy that feels in peril to me right now. It's more like state capacity, rule of law, constitutional rights, and truth (scientific, historical & personal truth). But not democracy.

Honored to be appointed by Chair Ken Martin to the DNC Budget Committee to help safeguard the DNC's fiscal health. And honored to be elected Secretary of the Southern Region Caucus. Excited to join @alanclendenin.bsky.social &the caucus leadership team to work to strengthen Dem power in the South!

Abolish the preferential capital gains tax rate.

Not seeing this reported anywhere, so putting it out there: Stripe is having a problem where it says it deposited money into your account but the money isn't there. I called Chase and they told me Stripe is having an incident right now but it should be resolved today.

ICE is at the Chesterfield County Courthouse arresting our neighbors who are respecting the law by showing up for court. There can be no better evidence that Trump and Republicans do not want to arrest criminals. 1/3

From eviction as a child to working my way through college, I’ve lived the American Dream. While politicians in Washington jeopardize the promise of America, I'm going to fight to protect it. I’m stepping up as part of a new generation of leadership. I hope you'll join me.

Heyooo quick explainer on the Democratic National Committee potential re-vote for Vice Chair next week

Amtrak cafe car!

I'm attending Democratic Party of Virginia's event, “Barbara Johns Panel Discussion & Reception” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/dpva/event/7...

Damn, ChatGPT cooked me.

An excerpt from the Declaration of Independence for no particular reason.

Excited to announce that I have closed on the purchase of a $24.95 personal pan pizza and wings combo from Pizza Hut! Grateful for all the hard work put in by my advisors at JP Morgan Chase to finance the transaction and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as trusted legal counsel.

The 10 Democratic senators who voted for cloture on Trump’s CR are not made for this moment. An error in judgment when there’s no room for error.

Disappearing & deporting an American resident who hasn’t been charged with a crime simply because their activism offends the President of the United States is about as textbook a violation of the First Amendment as one could come up with.

Disappearing & deporting a permanent resident who hasn’t been charged with a crime simply because their activism is offensive to the government is about as textbook a violation of the First Amendment as one could come up with.

Potential buyers beware: the sale price of the building will establish a fair market value for "just compensation" purposes under the Fifth Amendment, and federal property will be condemned in 4 yrs when the United States repurchases it at a forced sale. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...

Ronald Reagan is the root of so many of today's problems. Let’s avoid whitewashing his record and retconning him into some sort of fine statesman.

So excited and proud to watch @lvedkhanna.bsky.social build up @vayd.bsky.social the same way as MRAYD has grown under her leadership. From fundraising to organizing, she’s made young people a bigger force in Richmond and she’ll do it statewide!

🚨 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨 Good morning, and happy Friday! I am pleased to announce a new endorsement in my campaign for the Virginia House of Delegates -- attorney and DNC member Harry Khanna! I am honored to have his support in this race! 🤝 @harrykhanna.bsky.social

Thanks to the Khannas @harrykhanna.bsky.social & @lvedkhanna.bsky.social for hosting the second annual Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia Social in RVA. Great seeing everyone! 💙

Thank you May! Can’t wait to see you in the legislature.

Check out the second episode of Harry and the Kipper! This one's titled: King Trump. @kippmuellerca.bsky.social Great little podcast with me and my good friend Kipp. www.youtube.com/watch?v=49qf...

Abandoning these people in the middle of clinical trials, with drugs or devices inside them, is truly evil stuff. The Republican Party could have at least allowed an orderly wind-down period of a few weeks or months, but they'd rather watch people suffer. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

What happens if Musk illegally uses the Treasury system to steal $1 trillion by transferring the money to a Trump or a cabal of folks, and Trump just pardons them. There aren't any checks left if Congress doesn't reassert itself, and by the time it does, it may be too late.

At this point, I’m not getting on a plane anymore unless it’s co-piloted by Mayor Pete and David Hogg, and the safety presentation opens with a land acknowledgement.

Packed house at the Southern Regional Caucus of the DNC!

“When this country needed comfort, we got chaos. When this country needed healing, we got hatred.” -Gov. Wes Moore re the President’s response to the recent tragedy on the Potomac

I'm moderating a panel with HGL tomorrow at 7pm ET for all DNC Chair candidates on the topics of data, technology, and media. #dnc If this is a topic that interests you, join us: pages.hovercast.live/hgl/dnc-forum

My fav part of the Richmond Airport is the fact that they obviously haven’t licensed any new music since the 1980s, so it’s all synth pop before security.

I am not an American today if this executive order is in effect in 1985

Thoughts on a brief, bipartisan opportunity for pardon reform.

We had another PACKED monthly meeting last Sunday, January 12th. Standing room only! Thanks to our special guest speaker @harrykhanna.bsky.social, to the candidates & campaigns who came to get petitions signed and give us updates, and of course to all of our members and supporters who came out. 1/

Was Gary Gensler the hero we needed all along?

Hey @forwardblue.bsky.social, who is providing the 500% matching funds? At the next FEC report deadline, if I look, will I see these matches? I’m grateful that many of the DNC Chair candidates have signaled a desire to crack down on misleading behavior over SMS.

Thoughts on how competing factions within the Republican Party will serve as one of the checks on their power. (We're really reaching here for things that will check and balance them, as you can see if you watch the episode of Harry & the Kipper!) cc @kippmuellerca.bsky.social

The first episode of Harry and the Kipper is titled Checking Trump. Check it out on Spotify! Fun to do this with @kippmuellerca.bsky.social

Back by popular demand, I'm excited to announce the (re-)introduction of the Harry and the Kipper podcast with my good friend @kippmuellerca.bsky.social. Kipp and I are a two longtime law school friends talking politics from a legal perspective! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIFc...

Airdropping photos of my dog to @jamesskoufis.bsky.social at the DNC officers forum in Michigan

Congratulations to @lvedkhanna.bsky.social on her re-election to lead the Metro Richmond Area chapter of the Virginia Young Democrats with a whopping 93% of the vote! So proud of her and the work she’s done + doing to keep Virginia blue!

You were excellent, Harry!

The Hanover Dems looooove @harrykhanna.bsky.social!!!

I had a great time speaking with the Hanover County Democratic Committee about the DNC Chair race, and how we move forward from the 2024 election. Thank you @rachellevy.bsky.social for the invitation! Hope to be back soon!

Tentative meeting schedule for the upcoming DNC meeting and the election of the DNC Chair.

Me harvesting water in Richmond from tea kettles and jars like a Fremen conserving every drop on Arrakis

Quick explainer I put together of the DNC Chair election! You can find the text of the proposed rules at khanna.law/democrats #dnc

Bitcoin: invented in 2009, and let's be honest still only has one use case: buying drugs. Cryptocurrency is a solution in search of a problem, pushed by people who fell for it (like Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-WY) and now can't admit they were wrong.

GOP extremists want House Democrats to raise the debt ceiling so that House Republicans can lower the amount of your Social Security check. Hard pass.

Witnessing the vote of the Electoral College in Richmond, Virginia today, I have to say, the contrast between 2024 and 2020 could not be stronger. When the Democrats lose, they respect the will of the people; when the other side loses, they riot (Jan 6, 2021).

I was told by @lvedkhanna.bsky.social that I “tilted” the tree too much and she had to take over.

😂 definitely know lawyers like this. They’re usually also the ones who put esq. behind their name in informal communication.