Happy Armistice Day! Let's honor the day when the guns went silent. And the brave people who silenced them. www.veteransforpeace.org/files/3114/1...

Today! @swingleftnwdc.bsky.social @anddemocracy.bsky.social @michellechap76.bsky.social @31streetswingleft.bsky.social @rosefabs.bsky.social @indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social @gra-alexandria.bsky.social @uptownindivisible.bsky.social @alliesfordemocracy.bsky.social @lizkato3.bsky.social

Losing my mind seeing anyone try to argue that AI has sentience. It does not!!! Stop confusing it with fiction. The androids and robots in sci-fi have feelings because HUMANS wrote those stories. In reality our AI isn’t actually intelligent, it’s vastly inferior to what we’ve imagined.

Q: What comes after "No Kings" and Election Day? A: This.

I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/8tP9hjLJ

Americans are unified! We want something different! grassrootsalexandria.org/trump-suppor...

Dems made out like gangbusters. VA House from 51-49 to 61-31 (8 not called). Will the mainstream media realize that voters, voting for fundamental change, are settling for Dems? Spanberger is a centrist, business-friendly, law-and-order type. Barf. I voted for barf. Barf won. Back to protesting.

Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote to enable change, but please keep protesting. Both sides agree! - Elites aren’t listening. - Only elites can afford houses. - We need to talk about racism. - The deck is stacked. - Everyone is in on it. - Something must change. grassrootsalexandria.org/trump-suppor...

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Tenants and Workers United is holding an immigrant solidarity prayer vigil tomorrow, Tuesday from 6-7PM at Four Mile Run Park Plaza in Alexandria. They are in need of some support in the form of crowd support/safety. You can sign up here: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549AE...

join Defend Democracy Indivisible at Warner’s Corner. Tell Senator Warner: No vote until Medicaid is restored & SNAP restrictions removed. No more cave-ins from Schumer or any Democrat. 🕊️ Indivisible actions are nonviolent. Review safety tips: indivisi.org/safety RSVP: www.mobilize.us

TODAY Van Hollen and Al Green will be speaking at this event

Thurs Sept 18, 6-7:30pm, ICE Out of Alexandria Teach-In Learn how Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey is cooperating with ICE and how we can take action to protect our immigrant neighbors. RSVP for details: bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach Where: Alexandria, VA (RSVP for location) www.instagram.com/p/DOMGqr9ET_U/

NBC4 Washington: Community holds Labor Day rally after ICE detentions in Alexandria www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/l...

Mon Sept 1, 10am-12pm, Alexandria Immigrant Solidarity Rally With two ICE raids in Alexandria last month, we need to show our support and learn next steps. With ICE disappearing people, immigrants are staying home. If the rest of us don't show up, no one will. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

DC-area protests and education! Many of us are sharpening our public speaking skills. Some are studying heritage. Others? Atomic science. Atomics?!? Like in the cold war? Do we really need yet more atoms to blow everything to atoms? The event list is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Thursday August 28, Showtime 7pm, Free Screening of Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power Alexandria People's Assembly will distribute 200 print copies of the SNCC and Grassroots Organizing Interpretive Booklet. Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St, Alexandria, VA 22314 mailchi.mp/plti-alex/sn...

Most Alexandrians respect law enforcement, but not ICE. ICE does not respect due process. ICE deserves no respect. If Sheriff Casey continues to cooperate with ICE, when his hand is not forced by a judicial warrant, he risks losing the respect of his community. bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach

Grassroots Alexandria Monthly Action Meeting! When: Thursday August 7, 7-9pm Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305 No need to RSVP. Just show up! Human rights, democracy, education, environment, housing equity, transportation equity. We look forward to seeing you there!

9%! Only *9%* of people know how far the murder rate has plummeted in the last 3 decades.

Let Gaza live!

DC-area protests! Is billionaire business our business? If we stand up for Social Security, will it stand up for us? If one million rise, will they trigger and earthquake? What do experts say? What do your neighbors think? People want to know! The list is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Must we sit in silence? We have so much to teach each other. This week's list of protests, rallies, and education/social events includes gatherings around healthcare, money in politics, silence, media, and other topics of community interest. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

ICE will soon be the 4th largest military ever United States $895.0bn China $266.9bn Russia $126.0bn ICE+Detention* $ 82.5bn India $ 75.0bn www.globalfirepower.com/defense-spen... www.snopes.com/fact-check/i... *$37.5bn for ICE and $45.0bn for "alien detention capacity"

Heather Cox Richardson writes about the "massive militarization of ICE" substack.com/app-link/pos... We thought the federal system in the US, in which state and local governments control police powers, bought us some protection against a police state. We were wrong.

NASA is more than just Whitey on the Moon. The Nazis called science "a Jewish conspiracy," but it's actually a public good. At its best, it's good trouble. This week's list of informative DC-area rallies, protests, boycotts, trainings, etc., is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Is the US military being misused? The veterans in the photo seem to think so. This week's list of pro-democracy events is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... These events are gathered and shared by Grassroots Alexandria as a community service.

Monday June 9, noon, #FreeDavidEndRaids On Friday, ICE agents launched aggressive raids in Los Angeles. SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained. Where: Near the Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20530 US actionnetwork.org/events/dc-fr...

Do we need to fight for democracy? Is it our duty? Can't we just stay home and watch it on television? This week's list of pro-democracy rallies, boycotts, trainings and social events is here for you. docs.google.com/document/d/1... Events are gathered and shared as a community service.

The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2007. Americans are barely getting by, yet Republicans keep pushing tax breaks for billionaires instead of trying to raise wages to help those living paycheck to paycheck.

Sun May 25, 2pm, National Day of Action From: DC Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression On the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, we are calling on EVERYONE to join us at 2 PM at Lafayette Square. www.instagram.com/p/DJwrd2JuFzY/

Interested in fascism? Many others in the DC area are fascism-fascinated too! In fact, there are informational gatherings almost every day! You, too, can visit with your friends and neighbors and share information. A list of informative community events is here: grassrootsalexandria.org/events/

Two reminders... 1) The Kilmar Abrego Garcia case (and the other disappeared cases and the rest of the coup) isn't somewhere far away. This is all very close to home: grassrootsalexandria.org/right-here-r... 2) GrA monthly meeting is coming up on Monday 5/5, 7-pm. DM for location

We are fighting for due process. We are fighting against concentration camps. We are fighting to save the disappeared. Our latest Community Voices Update list of actions is here docs.google.com/document/d/1... and here grassrootsalexandria.org/events/

Alexandria’s Independent Community Policing Review Board needs your support! Please write to city council this week: alex311.alexandriava.gov/customer/req... Message: Without subpoena power, the community cannot investigate the police. Please retain ICPRB subpoena power.

DC area peeps! Shut down the fascist regime now! Bring the "disappeared" home! Community Voices Update is our latest list of DC area pro-democracy events, boycotts, trainings, and socializing. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Our friends in Tenants and Workers United (TWU) are looking to expand their membership! Come out and learn about the work that TWU is doing here is Alexandria. Orientation: Thursday April 24, 6pm 3801 Mt Vernon Ave, 22305 RSVP: Ingris at [email protected] We hope to see you there!

We stand with the disappeared. You can too. Community Voices 009, this week's list of DC-area democracy events, is posted here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... See also: grassrootsalexandria.org/events/

it's nice to see a court take issue with disappearing the wrong people to el salvadoran torture prisons but i'm a bit troubled by the implication that there are right people to be disappeared to el salvadoran torture prisons

DC-area Bluesky peeps! Please visit Nextdoor and "like" my post about upcoming protests so more Nextdoor folks will hear about protesting! It's for democracy! They totally love that! nextdoor.com/news_feed/?p...

Are you a Alexandria, VA resident who is worried/upset about the current state of our political landscape? Join one of our Grassroots Alexandria volunteer teams! Here's some tips to help you get started: grassrootsalexandria.org/what-can-we-... #alexandria

RSVP to [email protected] Info for new volunteers is here: grassrootsalexandria.org/what-can-we-...

Lots of protests this week! And Boycotts! And training! See the latest list here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Community Voices Update 003, our latest list of DC-area pro-democracy events and actions is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... See also: grassrootsalexandria.org/events/ Please share or repost as appropriate.

Breaking: RFK Jr. is revealed to be 500 quadrillion viruses in a trenchcoat.

Bribes. They’re known as bribes.

DC Area Democracy-defense rallies and boycotts! Community Voices Update 002, our latest list of events and actions is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I just told @EPA to protect our families from vinyl chloride, a potent carcinogen in all kinds of household stuff from flooring to toys. Join me! TAKE ACTION via @CleanAirMoms actnow.momscleanairforce.org/a/epa-vinyl-... #BeyondPetrochemicals

Grassroots Alexandria action meeting March 3. In person. Write for location. A list of local community-defense rallies and actions can be seen at docs.google.com/document/d/1...