Merry Christmas, everybody! 🎅🏻 🎄 I hope you are all doing so in good health surrounded by loved ones. A few Christmases ago I wrote about why — as a Jewish speechwriter — it felt so important to help the Obamas celebrate our shared values. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Here’s the thing: #NoKings might as well be America’s motto. So let’s get out there and celebrate what patriotism is really about. Share pictures and videos!

Pulling @jimmykimmel.com off the air because the FCC chair threatened to revoke ABC & Disney’s licenses is state censorship. Playbook straight out of Russia or North Korea. Dissent is unacceptable and the government is weaponized against political opponents.

This shooting is nothing short of horrific. I'm praying for Charlie Kirk and thinking of the students at the event in Utah. Political violence has no place in our country — it's never ok.

Dave Cavell (@davidcavell.bsky.social), a U.S.-Japan Leadership Program Delegate (2025, 2026), reflects on his recent visit to Hiroshima in TIME magazine, tracing his journey from helping draft President Obama’s 2016 Hiroshima speech to meeting survivor Koko Kondo. us-jf.org/en/news/usjl...

I helped research President Obama’s 2016 speech in #Hiroshima. Last week, I met the survivor whose story we told and got to tell her that it was hers. Eighty years after the bomb, we hugged. And history felt very close. My essay for @time.com on the 80th anniverary time.com/7307598/us-j...

One year ago today, my former boss @kamalaharris.com began her inspiring campaign for president. She may not have won, but our fight and this work continues. Thank you to everyone who still believes in what can be.

You know my friend @davidlitt.bsky.social? No, not the comedy writing former Obama speechwriter. No, the SURFER. 🏄 <- that’s him. He’s this week’s guest on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social about sharks & his new book "It's Only Drowning." 🔗 Full convo with Gevin & me here: youtu.be/UtnmUXxEtWA

Sickening to see dedicated public servants I’ve had the honor to work with shown the door because of some pathetic wannabe authoritarians like Trump and Rubio. This is bad for America, bad for the world, bad for our companies, and bad for our troops.

It will never be comprehensible or forgivable that the man who incited a deadly insurrection and attack on our Capitol was able to run again and retake the levers of power.

KEEP CALLING! ☎️. There’s still time to stop the #BigBeautifulBill AKA the Big Ugly Tax Scam and Medicaid Murder — phone numbers and a funny script below.

I helped sue the 1st Trump admin 50+ times at @massago.bsky.social. Today’s #SCOTUS ruling ending national injunctions makes my blood run cold. We just lost one of our last guardrails against authoritarianism and illegal policies. This is a disaster. 🧵

Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified. I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war. And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump. My statement:

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

Disgusting antisemitism in my hometown of Brookline. In recent weeks Jewish people have been murdered in DC & attacked with Molotov cocktails. We need policy changes (incl reforming social media’s Section 230 protections) & for others to take this seriously and stand with us against hate.

No matter how alone you feel, know: you’re not. This is San Diego, Illinois, Minnesota (despite the tragedy and warnings), and Philadelphia today. Across the country there are so, so many who also say NO to fascism, NO to kings, NO to corruption, and NO to shredding the Constitution. #NoKings

A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name. This is your legacy!

Absolutely terrible. This is one reason why it is so dangerous that ICE & other federal agents are wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves.

This is it. If you have ever wondered how you would have reacted if you lived in Italy or Germany in the 1930s, or in Soviet Russia, or in any fascist dictatorship throughout history, now is the time to answer the question.

🚨 New episode of @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social dropped today! Jerrell Pippens (NFL alum, actor) gets real about post-football identity, mental health & why reinvention matters. 📺 Full convo with me and Gevin 🔗 Watch it here: youtu.be/q4itdkm8X6Y

🚨 Reporting LIVE from the very real #losangeles #riots that are definitely not a pretext for authoritarians to deploy the military to a major American city! I’M CLEARLY RISKING MY LIFE!! #trump #nationalguard

From Evans, GA to @northeasternu.bsky.social and now to @lsubasketball.bsky.social , Rashad King is ascending—and making his Air Force parents proud. In honor of Memorial Day, he talks about life in a military family. Plus NBA/NHL playoffs, every NFL team GOAT, and more! 🎧 youtu.be/bhmSpxyevSc

This is such a special episode of @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social. Please give us a listen / a watch!

On Memorial Day, we remember the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform and their families have made to preserve our freedom. May we always strive to honor the strength and resolve they’ve shown our country.

NFL vet. NASA astronaut. Dog lover. Leland Melvin has lived one of the wildest lives we’ve ever heard—and he tells it all to @davidcavell.bsky.social‬ and Gevin Reynolds on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social New episode drops tomorrow at 9AM ET.

My thoughts on the devastating Tatum injury, Gevin talks about visiting NFL HQ, & former NFL safety John Booty talks East Texas, @willienelsonmusic.bsky.social , the Jets, the Eagles, and overcoming tragedy on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yB1... 1/2

Hogan Hatten on the @detroitlions.bsky.social loss to the @wshcommanders.bsky.social, their Super Bowl chances this year, the life of a long snapper, and more on this week’s @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social #NFL #Lions #Detroit Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K68R...

Hey #Brookline, today is ELECTION DAY! Select Board, School Committee, Town Meeting, and more. Please consider: For school committee, Val Frias. For Select Board, Michael Rubenstein. For Town Meeting in Precinct 1, my mom Cathleen Cavell! Find where you vote: www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVote...

Political Scientists Reassure Americans That Stripping Minorities Of Citizenship Usually Where Descent Into Fascism Peters Out theonion.com/politic...

Look! I am talking about more things that might possibly interest you! Let it nestle within your brain folds like a happy little spider!

🚨 @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social Episode 4 just dropped! Former Vikings Punter and activist Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social on fighting fascism, his thoughts on the Eagles White House visit, and making it in the NFL. Watch it here: youtu.be/ynjAUWHto3g 1/2

🚨 @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social Episode 4 just dropped! Former Vikings Punter and activist Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social on fighting fascism, his thoughts on the Eagles White House visit, and making it in the NFL. Watch it here: youtu.be/ynjAUWHto3g 1/2

NFL QB. XFL commissioner. And father of Andrew Luck. This week on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social , Oliver Luck talks to Gevin Reynolds & me about Warren Moon, the NFL, WVU, and life’s ups and downs. PLUS: How many 1st drafted QBs can Gevin & I name? www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvX... 1/2

I posted a video about @robertgarcia.bsky.social and other Dems’ trip to El Salvador and Kilmar Abrego Garcia yesterday. In short: this is the Constitutional crisis we’ve warned about.

Another Signal chat with his WIFE AND BROTHER!?? Hegseth must resign.

“Far too many boys grow up being told they should ‘be a man’ about their problems, which often leaves them to suffer in silence.” Gevin Reynolds & my piece in @usatodayopinion.bsky.social about Jarren Duran, Kyren Lacy & a crisis of #mentalhealth among young men: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Ep 2 of @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social is out! Gevin & I talk with #ForeverNE @patriots.bsky.social defensive end Truman Jones about his incredible NFL journey from Harvard to the practice squad to the active roster, and what “success” means to him. Watch here:  youtu.be/_v0-TS61uWQ 1/2

Take it from Timothy Snyder: this piece in the New Yorker by my dear friend @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social and a journalist interviewing foreign dissidents about effective civil resistance to authoritarianism is essential reading. Take some time. Read it in full. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...

The constitutional crisis is here.

🚨 1st EPISODE IS LIVE! Gevin Reynolds & I are doing something about the crisis of mental health among young men. Introducing @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social, featuring @colinallredtx.bsky.social on his #Titans career, his run for Senate, and “Remember the Titans.” 1/3 youtu.be/rpLpl9wGnxc?...

🚨TRAILER: LOWLIGHTS POD Ep 1 with (future Senator??) @colinallredtx.bsky.social drops Weds AM. What’s it like going undrafted in the NFL? Why is CREED one of his go to movies? If you agree it’s ⏰ for young men to see a less toxic, more positive vision of masculinity, give us a listen!

It was cathartic to chant #HandsOff with so many people in Boston and stand up for workers, civil rights, and due process. (Gulf of Fragile Masculinity was a favorite) #mapoli

Trump and Elon are tanking the economy & our 401ks while cutting Medicaid & cancer research and destroying due process. If you’re angry about it and want to protect people, join #HandsOff in Boston or a city near you tomorrow. Hope I see you there! www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

Wisconsin: not for sale

this is a speech for the canon of rhetoric and it's being given extemporaneously after a full fucking day, Good Lord

I am hearing VERY good things about the #wisconsinsupremecourt election…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.

If you're in Wisconsin, please know that Judge Susan Crawford will protect YOUR rights and freedoms. Find your polling place and make a plan to vote tomorrow: vote.wisdems.org

Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary. I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.