James Baldwin wrote that the real tragedy of our lives is this: fear of our own morality leads us to do all sorts of (and this is my paraphrase) destructive stupid shit. We’re witnessing this truth every day: an old man with all the power in the world destructively acting out his fear of death

This is an extraordinary speech, all the more so because it was written by the Prime Minister himself. It says something about how far we’ve fallen that neither in substance nor in tone could this speech have been delivered by the current occupant of the White House.

Marie Antoinette had a peasant village, the Hameau de la Reine (The Queen's Hamlet), built on the grounds of Versailles, where she and ladies of her court would role play at being peasants……

My career has been in criminal justice: formerly public defender and innocence protection attorney, and now chief prosecutor. Two things I’ve learned: full police power let loose on one group eventually turns on everyone; full police power is easy to turn on but nearly impossible to turn off.

Notice the exact same model that’s long been used to dehumanize Black victims of state violence is now being deployed to dehumanize Renee Good, a White woman. We can’t pick & choose who counts as human and who is worthy of our care and concern because “none of us are free until all of us are free.”

A lesson for our times: The “ideal Ayran baby” worshiped in Nazi Germany was a in fact a Jewish child. Hessy Levinsons Taft, Jewish Baby on Cover of Nazi Magazine, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...

Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.

Happy New Year!!!! Friends near and far! May next year be our year!

The idea that there are Americans who are more “real” than others has always been a part of political conversation but it’s wild that it’s now mainstream to talk about so-called heritage Americans, which seems to be no more and no less than plain racism.

I should no longer be surprised at this point and yet it never ceases to amaze me how nowadays people like this gentleman equate wealth with virtue and having a fat bank account with providing value for your community.

There are days when it feels like as a nation we are trapped inside a house full of (mostly but not all) men forcing us to deal with their pathologies and their fear of dying.

There’s nothing like a smart wealthy dude who just “discovered” an issue generations of Black folks, activists, academics, and journalists have shouted from the rooftops since forever. In the year of our lord 2025, this man is “shocked” to learn there is such a thing as mass incarceration

Many of you all have been asking, so here’s an article to give you an update on the request from the House Judiciary Committee. www.arlnow.com/2025/12/02/a...

We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship.

Side by side on the front page of the New York Times. Tax planners excited to save billionaires an extra million or two on their taxes. A woman dumpster-dives in the back of a Walmart to feed her family.

This: “Hope … is the ability to imagine a better world it possible and then to build it brick by brick…”

The vibes are still so good. #virginia #vote #abigailspanberger #arlington #victory

Tonight is a great night for Virginia democrats. A lot of folks worked hard to get us here but it has to be said that @bluevirginia.bsky.social has been a key media outlet showing how tell the story of how the democratic party can fight and win.

We’re rallying support for criminal justice reform. Join us for a FREE TACO BAR & MARGARITAS Wednesday, November 5th from 6-8PM in Falls Church, VA. We’re honored to have special guests @parisaforjustice.bsky.social and Del. @HopeforVirginia.bsky.social! justiceforwardva.com/blog/2025/10... #valeg

Tonight’s democratic sweep of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and state house in Virginia, governor in New Jersey, and Mayor in New York City shows a broad coalition devoted to democracy, good government and the rule of law can win.

Because this is a pending case I will make no comments other than, as our brief stated, that an impartial criminal investigation should always be balanced with respect for constitutional rights. The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

Arlington up showed up yesterday!!

We joined a big turnout in Arlington today and voted for @spanbergerforva.bsky.social for governor @senatorhashmi.bsky.social for LT. Gov @jonesjay.bsky.social for AG, @hopeforvirginia.bsky.social for delegate @takiskarantonis.bsky.social for county board, and Moe Bryant for school board.

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

I’m tired of watching hardworking folks beg for the basics while billionaires keep cashing in. 
Being able to put food on your table should never be a luxury. You can’t call yourself pro-life while letting families go hungry. 
You can’t shout “America First” while putting Americans last.

Jay made the point better than I have the last few days: the AG, arguably even more so than the governor, is the office that can effectively protect Virginia communities from the President’s authoritarian rampage. We can’t think that electing Spanberger alone will be enough.

The VA election for Gov., Lt. Gov, & AG is a choice between putting people in office who will support or stay silent in the face of this👇🏼or people who will stand up against it. Thats the choice Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The AG is independent of, and doesn’t answer to, the governor. Returning Miyares to office is placing him in the position to obstruct and block Spanberger’s agenda. If we fall for the false outrage and get frightened into abandoning Jay, Miyares as AG will remain Trump’s right hand in Richmond.

Here are 4 people working hard the last 24 hours got Miyares by attacking Jay : Trump, Vance, Miller, and Musk. It’s fine for us to engage in self critique as a party but let’s be clear about who and what we’ll face in Virginia with the wrong AG.

Jay is for criminal justice reform; Miyares isn’t. Jay is for women bodily autonomy; Miyares isn’t. Jay will support a Spanberger agenda; Miyares won’t. Jay will oppose Trump’s federal troops in our communities; Miyares won’t. Enough with the endless self flagellation. We have too much at stake.

I'll also add that the office of the AG is bigger than one candidate. Women's autonomy is literally on the line, not to mention our economy and educational instiutions. Again, Jay's words where horrific. But it's disqualifying that Miyares has done nothing to protect us from Trump's agenda.

Jay has publicly and unequivocally apologized. I respect him for taking responsibility and he deserves our support as the next VA AG. As for the Vice President, I’ll take morality lessons from him when he apologizes for endangering the lives of Haitians by lying that they eat people’s pets.

If you’ve ever in your life experienced impostor syndrome even for a second, take a look at this below and realize this is a real thing created by the man in charge of this country’s most powerful law enforcement agency.

So he got the weekend off

This is BS. My office (“far left prosecutor” per the GOP) is prosecuting this case and it would have been a crime regardless of which gender bathroom — or a parking lot for that matter. Elected leaders weaponizing what these victims went through for political purposes is its own depravity.

I see this, and all the this-means-war posts, and Fox hosts calling for involuntary lethal injection for homeless people, and I worry that we’re plunging towards realistic scenarios that are darker than anyone wants to acknowledge.

@jamellebouie.net speaks with moral clarity: here. We can denounce the violence that took this man’s life and grieve for the children and spouse he left behind while also being honest that his life’s work was about dehumanizing the rest of us who did not look like him.

It was and is the right thing to do.

NEW: Arkansas announced plans for a mega prison in a rural town. Since then, locals are organizing to stop it. At first they opposed it in their own town. But some now say they've taken a more critical look at how we incarcerate in the country. make time for this new feature, you won't regret it

BREAKING! A carceral right-wing group that believes more police & prisons will solve poverty & homelessness has a SHOCKING & SCANDALOUS EXPOSE that reform prosecutors work with experts on real solutions to stop the revolving door of the criminal legal system. www.foxnews.com/politics/une...

@leahlitman.bsky.social said it best: “Political culture imagines that the Supreme Court safeguards the Constitution, when in reality it is chipping away at the constitutional rights of historically marginalized groups."

1/2Today CJ Roberts allowed ICE to take race into account in detaining people. The same court lectured the country a few months ago that it’s an affront to the 14th amendment for universities to take race into account in admitting students. J Sotomayor got it right when she said this in dissent:

If Sen. Schmitt is right that America “is the property of a distinct ethnic people” then I am not and can’t ever be American, nor can my spouse & children. But this vision of blood citizenship is that of Dred Scott v Sanford. We fought a civil war to settle that question. At least I thought we did.

Crime is at its lowest in 55 years and yet the Democratic Party is running away from reforms. It’s mind boggling that the party won’t even embrace abolishing cash bail, which is the easiest case to make: no one should be in jail just because they can’t afford to buy their way out.

I’m honored that I had the opportunity to say a few words in support of the School Board’s affirmation of the rights, dignity, and safety of trans and non-bianarybkids this evening. Because supporting all our kids— to include our non-binary and trans youth — is fundamental to public safety.

ICE smashing windows and pulling people out of their cars in South Arlington just now. THIS is what makes communities unsafe.

Nothing but a cover up. As prosecutors, we take with a grain of salt the statements of people who have much to gain and nothing to lose by saying whatever they think will benefit them. Here, it’s her freedom and her life.

The people who profit from gun violence aren’t trying to protect us from gun violence.

Those of us in the pro-democracy camp can no longer afford to play by the traditional rules. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

We creak a little more when we dance but there’s no one I’d rather creak with than you my love. Happy 22nd anniversary ❤️