House Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to seat newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva is preventing a key vote on the release of the Epstein files. For the Republican Party, "the protection of pedophiles is above the protection of the children of this country," says colleague @ramirez.house.gov.

Trump's actions over the last several days are increasingly dangerous for the people of DC and for American democracy. DC belongs to the people who live here. We call on allies everywhere to help us make sure it stays that way. freedcproject.org/event-list/d...

Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.

I have been putting my resistance energies elsewhere but have been convinced that coming back to social media via BlueSKy. Listening now to @democracynow.org now #DNlive.... The outrageous move by Trump to takeover of DC police is another step toward full fledged fascism & a sign of things to come

Winning City Hall is important, but not the North Star. Still, in this neo-fascist moment, we need geographical spaces where left politics can breathe.Chi is one such place. See Asha's @inthesetimes.com piece. Support @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in NYC & ORGANIZE!!! inthesetimes.com/article/mayo...

We are proud to be one of 170 events and actions nationally to push back against the vitriolic assault on higher education, the right to protest, our international students and colleagues, and very idea of a racial diverse university. .

Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)

Sara Nelson has it right....What's the date? May 1? portside.org/2025-03-11/w...

Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyer Ramzi Kassem breaks down the shaky legal grounds the Trump administration is using to prosecute the Palestinian activist, including a rarely used legal provision “enacted primarily to target Eastern European Jewish Holocaust survivors."