Scott Goldstein
@scottgoldstein.bsky.social
Father, salsa dancer, activist, educator. ED of EmpowerEd. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” -MLK Jr.
Reminder: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ran on reforming mayoral control of schools and sharing power with the community. Time for DC to follow their lead. @empowereddc.bsky.social has a plan.
The city’s $40 billion K-12 public education system has been under mayoral control since 2002. Mamdani wants to end that.
@nycschools.bsky.social
#Education #NewYorkCity #PublicSchools
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@nycschools.bsky.social
#Education #NewYorkCity #PublicSchools
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What Might New York City’s Education System Look Like Under Zohran Mamdani?
The city’s $40 billion K-12 public education system has been under mayoral control since 2002. Mamdani wants to end that.
progressive.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Reminder: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ran on reforming mayoral control of schools and sharing power with the community. Time for DC to follow their lead. @empowereddc.bsky.social has a plan.
Can we stop calling rogue fascist agents who tear gas children “immigration enforcement” or “law enforcement”. That’s not what they’re doing and we all know it.
The 2-year-old boy was so frightened, he stuttered.
“Mommy, mommy, mommy,” he repeated, clinging to her.
His mother, Molly Kucich, had been grocery shopping when her husband called, panicking. She heard “immigration raid.” Then: “tear gas.”
“Mommy, mommy, mommy,” he repeated, clinging to her.
His mother, Molly Kucich, had been grocery shopping when her husband called, panicking. She heard “immigration raid.” Then: “tear gas.”
Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Can we stop calling rogue fascist agents who tear gas children “immigration enforcement” or “law enforcement”. That’s not what they’re doing and we all know it.
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Federal armed agents should not be enforcing DC's juvenile curfew. That's why I voted against the extension of a juvenile curfew.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Federal armed agents should not be enforcing DC's juvenile curfew. That's why I voted against the extension of a juvenile curfew.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
DC is ready for it too :) ✊🏼❤️🗳️
From Virginia to New Jersey to New York, voters want leaders to stand up to authoritarianism and fight for affordability. Congrats to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight!
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
DC is ready for it too :) ✊🏼❤️🗳️
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Looking to get more involved in D.C.? A few ideas:
• Practice your organizing skills with D.C.'s @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social >> Sunday 2 - 3:45 p.m.
• Fold zines with @freedcproject.bsky.social >> Sunday 4 - 6 p.m..
• Discuss mental health @thedccenter.bsky.social >> Wednesday 7 - 8:30 p.m.
• Practice your organizing skills with D.C.'s @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social >> Sunday 2 - 3:45 p.m.
• Fold zines with @freedcproject.bsky.social >> Sunday 4 - 6 p.m..
• Discuss mental health @thedccenter.bsky.social >> Wednesday 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
Plus, fundraiser parties, courtwatch training, and more.
51st.news
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Looking to get more involved in D.C.? A few ideas:
• Practice your organizing skills with D.C.'s @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social >> Sunday 2 - 3:45 p.m.
• Fold zines with @freedcproject.bsky.social >> Sunday 4 - 6 p.m..
• Discuss mental health @thedccenter.bsky.social >> Wednesday 7 - 8:30 p.m.
• Practice your organizing skills with D.C.'s @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social >> Sunday 2 - 3:45 p.m.
• Fold zines with @freedcproject.bsky.social >> Sunday 4 - 6 p.m..
• Discuss mental health @thedccenter.bsky.social >> Wednesday 7 - 8:30 p.m.
FUN PLACES ARE ONLY FOR ADULTS, says @mayorbowser.dc.gov says! They admit this is a very small amount of youth but bc of it they are banning ALL youth. Imagine if treated adults this way. Imagine if when a fight broke out at an NFL game we banned all adults from NFL games for a while.
NEWS: After disturbances in Navy Yard on Friday night, @mayorbowser.dc.gov is instituting an emergency curfew of 11 p.m. for any kid under the age of 18, from tonight through November 5. She is also empowering the police to designate special zones where the curfew is 6 p.m.
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
FUN PLACES ARE ONLY FOR ADULTS, says @mayorbowser.dc.gov says! They admit this is a very small amount of youth but bc of it they are banning ALL youth. Imagine if treated adults this way. Imagine if when a fight broke out at an NFL game we banned all adults from NFL games for a while.
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Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
Damn right! This should be a clear message to anyone considering running for mayor, congress or DC council. We won’t stand for MPD collaborating with those terrorizing DC. @robertwhite-dc.bsky.social @brookepintodc.bsky.social @janeese4dc.bsky.social @repoyedc.bsky.social
In mid-August, 71% of D.C. residents said local police should not be assisting in federal immigration enforcement, as part of a @washingtonpost.com poll.
"People are feeling gaslit right now," @robertwhitedc.bsky.social says, when the extent to which MPD is cooperating is unclear to the public.
"People are feeling gaslit right now," @robertwhitedc.bsky.social says, when the extent to which MPD is cooperating is unclear to the public.
Questions remain about MPD’s work with ICE. Activists want lawmakers to step in
They say the D.C. Council should publicly question MPD about cooperation on immigration enforcement.
51st.news
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Damn right! This should be a clear message to anyone considering running for mayor, congress or DC council. We won’t stand for MPD collaborating with those terrorizing DC. @robertwhite-dc.bsky.social @brookepintodc.bsky.social @janeese4dc.bsky.social @repoyedc.bsky.social
“Thanks for working with us” ICE says to MPD.
October 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“Thanks for working with us” ICE says to MPD.
I can’t wait for the coming DC mayoral debates. Some people need to be called out just like this.
The NYC mayoral debate starts with Mamdani promising to raise taxes "on Andrew Cuomo's donors."
October 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I can’t wait for the coming DC mayoral debates. Some people need to be called out just like this.
She'd be smart not to run-but I hope she does so the city can voice their rejection of her capitulation to Trump and Republican-light politics at the polls. The last year has finally exposed just how out of touch she is with the city she leads. For years, she's skated by... 1/3
New: Mayor Bowser is seriously considering turning down a bid for a fourth term.
She's discussed the prospect with her allies in recent days. Several have described it as a 50-50 chance she runs again. This would be a huge shift for a mayoral race defined by the incumbent:
wamu.org/story/25/10/...
She's discussed the prospect with her allies in recent days. Several have described it as a 50-50 chance she runs again. This would be a huge shift for a mayoral race defined by the incumbent:
wamu.org/story/25/10/...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser might not run for reelection. That could scramble the 2026 mayoral race
The three-term mayor is discussing the possibility of stepping aside, despite months of speculation she planned to mount a bid for a fourth term.
wamu.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
She'd be smart not to run-but I hope she does so the city can voice their rejection of her capitulation to Trump and Republican-light politics at the polls. The last year has finally exposed just how out of touch she is with the city she leads. For years, she's skated by... 1/3
@eaglesnation.bsky.social big relief for Philly with both Dallas and Washington losing. Getting all the help we can. Make some moves Howie so we can get this back on track in Minnesota!
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
@eaglesnation.bsky.social big relief for Philly with both Dallas and Washington losing. Getting all the help we can. Make some moves Howie so we can get this back on track in Minnesota!
LFG! Time for new leadership. @janeese4dc.bsky.social
Here's the results: It was conducted by a coalition of labor unions, many of which supported Bowser in '22, and they found very worrying numbers for her.
53% say she's not doing a good job as mayor and she loses 59-40 (!) against a generic challenger.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
53% say she's not doing a good job as mayor and she loses 59-40 (!) against a generic challenger.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
LFG! Time for new leadership. @janeese4dc.bsky.social
Democrats always make decisions out of fear and caution. They’re worried about who will be subtracted, so they never ADD! A decision like this could have built the coalition and motivated another critical part of the base.
NEW
In her new book, former Vice-President Kamala Harris says she wanted to pick Pete Buttigieg as her running mate but she knew she couldn’t do it because she was already asking America to accept a Black woman married to a Jewish man as their President.
Full Story: bit.ly/46HJ21Y
In her new book, former Vice-President Kamala Harris says she wanted to pick Pete Buttigieg as her running mate but she knew she couldn’t do it because she was already asking America to accept a Black woman married to a Jewish man as their President.
Full Story: bit.ly/46HJ21Y
September 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Democrats always make decisions out of fear and caution. They’re worried about who will be subtracted, so they never ADD! A decision like this could have built the coalition and motivated another critical part of the base.
If we still see the “neutral” newsman types like @jaketapper.bsky.social @wolfblitzercnn.bsky.social etc maintain their neutrality amidst this war against free speech democracy will really die in darkness.
Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.
September 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If we still see the “neutral” newsman types like @jaketapper.bsky.social @wolfblitzercnn.bsky.social etc maintain their neutrality amidst this war against free speech democracy will really die in darkness.
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Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
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To the 31 House Democrats who voted with Trump: I would never vote to disenfranchise your constituents, undermine their democratic rights, or impose harsher penalties on them against their will. Regrettably, you have done exactly that to my constituents and legislative body. Shame 😪
Today 31 Democrats chose to side with Donald Trump over DC.
We did not ask for this. It will not make us safer. And fueling this fascist president's agenda is dangerous for our entire country. (🧵)
We did not ask for this. It will not make us safer. And fueling this fascist president's agenda is dangerous for our entire country. (🧵)
September 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
To the 31 House Democrats who voted with Trump: I would never vote to disenfranchise your constituents, undermine their democratic rights, or impose harsher penalties on them against their will. Regrettably, you have done exactly that to my constituents and legislative body. Shame 😪
A friend told me on Friday ICE, along with MPD, was literally stopping every Latino male exiting the Ft Totten station. DC cannot submit to this for 3 and a half more years. He cannot take home rule legally without 60 votes. Appeasement has invited more terror. Time to fight.
Trump intensifies crackdown on Washington, DC, threatens national emergency over ICE cooperaton reut.rs/464KxqJ
Trump intensifies crackdown on Washington, DC, threatens national emergency over ICE cooperaton
U.S President Donald Trump said on Monday he will call a national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C. after Mayor Muriel Bowser informed the federal government that the Metropolitan Police will not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on information of individuals living in, or entering, the United States illegally.
reut.rs
September 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A friend told me on Friday ICE, along with MPD, was literally stopping every Latino male exiting the Ft Totten station. DC cannot submit to this for 3 and a half more years. He cannot take home rule legally without 60 votes. Appeasement has invited more terror. Time to fight.
Here's the thing: it's been 7 months. We cannot avoid the fight with Trump for 4 years. Chicago stood up from the start and he backed down, but bc Bowser has consistently tried to appease Trump, the bully comes for more & more. It's for DC- collectively-to fight back.
In an early morning post today Trump threatened to declare a new emergency in D.C. and federalize MPD again because @mayorbowser.bsky.social said that local police would no longer cooperate with ICE after the last 30-day emergency expired on September 10.
September 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Here's the thing: it's been 7 months. We cannot avoid the fight with Trump for 4 years. Chicago stood up from the start and he backed down, but bc Bowser has consistently tried to appease Trump, the bully comes for more & more. It's for DC- collectively-to fight back.
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The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
September 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
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Mayor Bowser, "shared priorities" with this administration means having masked agents disappear our neighbors in the middle of the night.
It means soldiers with assault rifles in our neighborhoods.
It means arresting children.
These are the priorities of a dictator. DC does not share them.
It means soldiers with assault rifles in our neighborhoods.
It means arresting children.
These are the priorities of a dictator. DC does not share them.
Bowser welcomes federal law enforcement presence indefinitely
Bowser issued an executive order Tuesday requiring local coordination with federal law enforcement “to the maximum extent allowable by law.” The order gives no expiration date.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Mayor Bowser, "shared priorities" with this administration means having masked agents disappear our neighbors in the middle of the night.
It means soldiers with assault rifles in our neighborhoods.
It means arresting children.
These are the priorities of a dictator. DC does not share them.
It means soldiers with assault rifles in our neighborhoods.
It means arresting children.
These are the priorities of a dictator. DC does not share them.
Our own mayor welcoming a federal occupation of our city. This is why 100+ DC orgs called on her today to reverse course on cooperation with Trump and defend DC. Will other leaders step up? @janeese4dc.bsky.social @cmzparker5.bsky.social @robertwhitedc.bsky.social @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social
BREAKING: Mayor Muriel Bowser ALLOWS federal law enforcement INDEFINITELY in DC. Gift article: wapo.st/3VyXMcY
Bowser welcomes federal law enforcement presence indefinitely
Bowser issued an executive order Tuesday requiring local coordination with federal law enforcement “to the maximum extent allowable by law.” The order gives no expiration date.
wapo.st
September 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Our own mayor welcoming a federal occupation of our city. This is why 100+ DC orgs called on her today to reverse course on cooperation with Trump and defend DC. Will other leaders step up? @janeese4dc.bsky.social @cmzparker5.bsky.social @robertwhitedc.bsky.social @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social
As DC residents rise up to protect one another, one mayor is getting retweeted by the White House and the entire right wing media sphere for applauding the federal intervention. Makes my stomach literally turn.
Molly O'Toole:
"On way 1st day teaching journalism course on covering immigration, met by ICE in Mt.Pleasant at Lamont - agents appear to take father driving young daughter, likely to school. Agents shoving bystanders, daughter sobs it’s her fault-she’d seen car parked for 2hrs. Trump’s America"
"On way 1st day teaching journalism course on covering immigration, met by ICE in Mt.Pleasant at Lamont - agents appear to take father driving young daughter, likely to school. Agents shoving bystanders, daughter sobs it’s her fault-she’d seen car parked for 2hrs. Trump’s America"
August 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
As DC residents rise up to protect one another, one mayor is getting retweeted by the White House and the entire right wing media sphere for applauding the federal intervention. Makes my stomach literally turn.