Petition time! We’re officially filed and already on the road to 2,000 signatures to qualify for the June 16th Democratic Primary!

#MLKday is a federal holiday, but DC’s Peace Walk + Parade is a #Ward8 event! I’ve been coming to this treasured annual tradition since I was a kid and I’m glad we were back outside on the Ave this year. Now let’s make King’s dream real by winning Statehood for the people of DC.

As we celebrate the 40th national #MLKday, let us recommit to the unfinished fight of the civil rights movement: full self-determination and statehood for the people of DC. Dr. King marched alongside DC leaders to move us closer to that dream. It’s this generation’s task to finish the job.

LIVE Tonight at 7PM ET: I’m on “Shadow Politics” with Former DC Senator Michael Brown talking about our campaign + what’s ahead in the fight for democracy and #DCStatehood. Listen: cast.bbstalkradio.com:9996/stream

It’s time to turn energy into action.

The people of DC can’t wait for statehood any longer — the stakes are far too high. We need a fighter ready to finish the job. Let’s get to work. MarkusForDC.com

The snide and baiting press questions through this remarkably cordial meeting between the president and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social shows that we have far more problems to fix in our democracy than who gets elected.

If I’m going to survive on here, I need quality reaction video pages. Please be generous.

We thank all of the members who are standing up for the people of DC! The reps that went to bat for DC help us to stay in the fight to protect our home and each other! Democrats, VOTE NO on H.R. 5214 and 5107!!!

The House is voting today on two bills that will put hard-fought reforms to DC’s justice system in the crosshairs. But what happens in DC doesn’t stay here. When it’s DC today, it’s always America tomorrow. We can stop it right here, right now. #FreeDC

There’s lots of noise in Virginia’s contested AG election. But let’s be clear: the choice is between a puppet working for Trump and a leader fighting for you. Jay Jones is the Attorney General we need. Our latest ad on air statewide:

When freedom, justice, and democracy are on the line, we need bold leaders at every level of government fighting for us. That’s we must keep Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephanie Morales on the job. Watch our latest spot running in Portsmouth, Virginia + vote before Nov. 4:

Trump conned New Jersey families on affordability. It’s time to elect experienced leaders like @mikiesherrill.bsky.social + @mussabali.bsky.social who will deliver. Watch our latest spot running now in Jersey City:

Grey-Sloan Hospital has more high-casualty events than all of Seattle. #GreysAnatomy

The training wheel on the cross should tell you everything you need to know.

Lots of play for my film “51st State” streaming on @pbs.org and WETA on Reddit. Film is also streaming on the PBS+ app and at weta.org. The story of DC statehood is more important than ever.

Let’s be clear: Trump’s plan to “take over DC” is not an innocent attempt at a beautification project — it’s a hostile takeover of our lives and our laws. We need to start treating it like that.

Trump said he’s been the best president for Black folks since Lincoln. He’s smoking dope. After promising to save #BlackJobs during the campaign, he’s gotten to work gutting the Black workforce in every sector. And the new jobs numbers don’t lie.

The Pike statue was a stain on the landscape of our nation’s capital — a city anchored by the descendants of free and enslaved Black people. Unrest and reckoning brought it down. Our commitment to justice should keep it down.

BREAKING: Texas Democratic legislators are preventing a Trump-led rigging of congressional elections by leaving the state and breaking quorum — the necessary number of present members to do business.

I respect and salute every person, of every background and origin, who’s served and sacrificed in the U.S. Army — including my father, still resting with honor. I don’t respect a rogue, draft-dodging wannabe dictator hijacking its 250th birthday to stroke his fascist ego. 🇺🇸

Donald Trump has sent troops into largely peaceful protests to sow chaos, oppress opposition, and justify further abuses of power. Stay vigilant.

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Completing my application:

#Pride isn’t a month. It’s a movement. Happy Pride to everyone fighting for visibility, safety, acceptance, and equality. Live, love, and light a fire. ✊🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Climate change[d].

Jordan: W-well, we can look at the language... Rep. @neguse.house.gov: It’s 6AM! You’re voting on this thing in like 10 hours. What are we talking about? 🔥🔥🔥

Biden Strong. A born fighter and odds-beater is facing his toughest fight yet. I have faith he’ll overcome again. Praying for the peace and strength to get through. Get well soon, Joe.

Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled The battle outside ragin' Will soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin' — Dylan

The “Turning Point” series on Netflix is A1. Recommend.

I love that @symonedsanders.bsky.social doesn’t back down & asks @davidhogg.bsky.social the tough questions about why he is helping primary democrats in deep blue seats. And the answer David gives is one that everyone critical of him should hear. Symone herself seems to agree.

Do me next. I’ve got some opinions.

Post-apartheid white South Africans call equity and justice discrimination; find new privileged perch in re-apartheid America.

Two chances to hear from your #Ward8 Council candidates coming up (including tonight):

SNL did a DC thing last night. Lol

Happy #MothersDay! 💐

Chief propaganda minister speaks at book-burning for works deemed “un-German.” Tonight in 1933, Berlin.

Appalling. Growing up,The Library of Congress was my classroom. In high school, I got the chance to volunteer in LOC’s visitor services division. I worked alongside passionate public servants, ensuring 1.7M visitors per year could learn, gather, and grow at the world’s largest library. 🧵

Oppression doesn’t take a break. Neither do we.

Car show for the leader, 1939.

It’s either going to happen little by little or all at once unless we stand up. Dictators don’t care which way. It’s only the oppressed that lose in the end.

“Markus Batchelor, political director for @peoplefor.bsky.social and former DC school board member, said he understands the mayor’s ‘instinct to pick her battles,’ but said DC leaders need to ‘draw our line in the sand’ even when it comes to what may seem like symbolic concerns.”

Resisting Trump’s tyranny requires brave voices and our bold action — right here, right now.

Unsurprising, yet stunning: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Germany’s far-right party, advocating “re-migration” of non-ethnic Germans, didn’t win last night’s election, but it surged in the polls. Guess whose name popped up? “Elon Musk, who rolled in…”

Let’s be clear: Trump’s plan to “take over DC” is not an innocent attempt at a beautification project — it’s a hostile takeover of our lives and our laws. We need to start treating it like that.

When I read what he chose:

“When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds, and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born.” — King

Did Trump's FBI Director nominee Kash Patel lie under oath about plotting to fire hundreds of dedicated agents? Americans deserve answers. Tell Sen. Grassley to #RecallKash to the Judiciary Committee and get to the bottom: https://buff.ly/4hRaSvq.

“Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever.” — Thomas Jefferson, 1785