We are ALL going to have to learn how to talk through *tactical* disagreements without assuming the other person is an asshole or a fascist or incompetent

The unstated thing that’s in the air on here today is that 2026 is an election year and everyone’s anxiety about that is going to be on full display complete with people saying and doing things to folks that probably don’t quite deserve it because of tactical disagreements

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Solidarity.

Hearing them now in my neighborhood and they’re bringing tears to my eyes. Such joyful defiance.

I’m so happy to hear nochebuena fireworks tonight. Love my neighbors 💫 #fuckice

“Like prime, but with human beings”

This is disgraceful. They should be at home with their families. Instead, Trump is forcing them to walk around in the cold for his fascist national security theater. DC is absolutely dead this time of year. There’s nobody here to “terrorize.” Just pathetic all around.

All meaningful forms of resistance boil down to radical love of self and others, even when it’s inconvenient, and stubborn belief that change is possible, even when systems loom large and powerful. Don’t let the bastards convince you otherwise.

Non-cooperation takes many forms

BREAKING: The Trump administration is suing D.C. over its ban on semi-automatic (AR-15) weapons. DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."

We are told @dcpolicedept.bsky.social is not coordinating with federal abductions but today MPD 4D made a stop and arrest for an individual charged with not having a front license plate while MPD let the federal agents they were coordinating with drive without any license plates. #FreeDC

Would you be convicted, though?

Actions > words

I have just demanded a full refund for remaining tickets at the Kennedy Center. I did not buy anything at the "Trump Kennedy" Center. I encourage you to do the same #refundKennedy

Good news for DC: the Senate just voted 53-43 to confirm Stephen Rickard, Elana Suttenberg, & John Truong to serve as DC Superior Court Judges through 2040—this will fill 3 of the 12 existing vacancies on the court. 2 more vacancies coming in Jan. though: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

It's been six months since we lost Mark and Melissa Hortman. We miss them both so much. This is a lovely tribute to our leader, our Speaker, and our dear friend. Melissa devoted her life to making Minnesota a better place for anyone and everyone. We will never stop working to honor her legacy.

Interesting: Trump may just have legalized recreational weed sales in D.C. A congressional rider has banned those sales in D.C. since 2015. But it specifically references Schedule I drugs, which weed was. With Trump rescheduling marijuana, the rider may no longer apply.

Damn my 9yo called this months ago

hiding under blankets in bed listening to ‘Someday at Christmas’ on repeat for the rest of 2025 youtu.be/y__tczZDkTo?...

All student debt should be canceled. All medical debt should be canceled. All K-12 school lunch debt should be canceled. These are all debts that don't exist in most nations.

Two folks I've already heard might be interested in this appointment: Former councilmember Elissa Silverman and Lisa Rice, the lead backer of Initiative 83.

Become ungovernable

Tonight I went to my sister-in-laws Christmas concert in Cranston, Rhode Island as I have been going every year. Tonight the priest a announced that the doors would be locked in 15 minutes for the duration of the concert. The Brown University shooter has not been found.

Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.

"The council should uphold the will of the voters," says @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social, noting that 73% of D.C. voters approved Initiative 83. Bonds' bill is going down. Ranked-choice voting will happen in 2026 in D.C.

The D.C. Council is now starting to debate the emergency bill from Councilmember Anita Bonds that would delay the rollout of ranked-choice voting beyond next year. "Does the city have adequate time to educate and demonstrate?" asks Bonds, a longtime skeptic of ranked-choice voting.

This week I introduced the Safe Community Places and Policing Amendment Act of 2025. This bill ensures the District's policies reflect our values and public safety priorities by prohibiting personnel from engaging in immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant or court order.

Two weeks ago, the Council heard heartbreaking testimonies from residents about the toll that the District's collaboration has taken on local families and neighbors. We must do more to protect our community.

Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

I do just want to repeat there is zero reason this can’t happen in the U.S. Australia has it a bit easier because it is expected now but a single member of Congress could begin forcing debate on this. Just one.

In the wake of the Brown shooting, I get the outrage over children experiencing multiple school shootings. It is an outrage. AND, there are generations of Black youth who have grown up surrounded by gun violence, losing multiple friends and family members, ignored (or vilified) by the rest of us.

Trump wants DC's crime numbers to be high so he can seize power here and look legitimate while he does it. If DC's numbers aren't what he wants, he's willing to go back and erase them. We condemn this attempt to distort DC's objective police data. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Person detained in the Brown University shooting has been released. Official: "We have a murderer out there, frankly"

The last time I called Gillibrand's office they told me (AGAIN) they were trying to get her to do town halls with constituents. When I suggested she might never get my vote, they told me they understand and to vote my conscience. It's kind of haunting me.

“Approximately 140 students are still hiding in the building” Absolutely horrifying

This is the normal for our children. The 21st century in America has seen weakening gun laws and soaring gun sales. Two of the many challenges of our time are to reverse this trend and heal our children’s trauma.

9 PM: Anyone with information about the shooting is being asked to call the Providence police tipline at 401-272-1111. https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/brown-university-reports-active-shooter/ 

There’s an urgent need for blood in the aftermath of the Brown University shooting If you can give, please do If you can’t, please spread the word Its terrifying to think how bad this shooting might be if they need an urgent call for blood, but the more people donating the more lives we can save

As always, we don’t yet know the identity of the shooter or the motivation for the massacre but we *do* know it involved one of the millions of guns that are drowning this country.

AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS? HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON? HOW??????????

Trump is live tweeting the Brown University mass shooting, and he isn’t even getting the details correct. This is appalling. People are scared. Families aren’t sure if their kids have been hurt. The President must let law enforcement do their job. Someone take away his phone.

At least two people who will never go home for winter break 💔💔

Another mass shooting; this time at Brown. My son is safe, but I am sick at heart. And furious. Because nothing ever changes. Antifa is not a terrorist organization but the NRA is.

I sincerely hope what I’m seeing about the number of victims at Brown University isn’t true.

ALERT: Active shooter warning. Brown University/Providence, Rhode Island. Shooter is NOT in custody. Continue to shelter in place.

My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”

After the tragic shooting of two guardsmen last month, WV residents want their National Guard home for the holidays. @freedcproject.bsky.social is proud to partner with @wvcag.bsky.social on a call campaign to make that happen. Take 5 minutes to call WV Senators today! #FreeDC

After the tragic shooting of two guardsmen last month, WV residents want their National Guard home for the holidays. @freedcproject.bsky.social is proud to partner with @wvcag.bsky.social on a call campaign to make that happen. Take 5 minutes to call WV Senators today! #FreeDC

OK, seriously. This is wild. Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;