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mom of twins . engaged citizen . dem volunteer

In the depths of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. — Camus

(keeping this on repeat until I believe it again)
She lies. No one in that video encouraged service members to defy lawful orders.
They were very clear that the military must not follow ILLEGAL orders. They said ILLEGAL throughout the video and even reinforced it on-screen.
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Sandwich guy is free.
Now, free DC.
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
LET THEM EAT CAKE.

SNAP benefits will halt for millions of American families on November 1st, but the $300 million (and counting) ballroom will continue to move forward.

Make it make sense.

P.S. Millions of Trump voters rely on SNAP.
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
DC was a love-fest today as we celebrated the promise of America and our commitment to stand up to those who seek to harm the most vulnerable among us.
#nokings
#sciencesaveslives
October 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I trust D.C. to seat a jury of his peers.
September 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Today, I feel the prescient words of Langston Hughes. “Let America be America Again.”

So, on this 4th of July, we rest. Then, the work continues.
July 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Small town America is showing up today.

#NoKings
#AbolishIce
#DueProcess
June 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Los Angeles, my heart is with you.
June 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
We have great representation in the House, but I don’t know if anyone works harder than @raskin.house.gov.
After administering an oath to lawyers on the Supreme Court steps yesterday, he made his way up to Frederick County to lend his support to our great Frederick County Exec, Jessica Fitzwater.
May 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Well, shit.

Now I’ve had to cancel another two subscriptions.

Here are the Paramount brands:

AwesomenessTV
CMT
Comedy Central
Flix
Logo TV
MTV
Nick at Nite
Nick Jr. Channel Nickelodeon
Nicktoons
Paramount Network
Pop TV
Showtime
Smithsonian Channel TeenNick
The Movie Channel
TV Land
VH1
April 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Black history is American history and the fragility of mediocre white men will never change that.

Instead, their actions only serve to reinforce their shameful role in our failure yet to fully realize the promise of this nation.

“Nobody is free until everybody is free.” Fannie Lou Hamer

#NMAAH
April 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We’ve closed down a few blocks in front of the Courthouse in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

#handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
NYC Subway is SO scary.
April 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Craptastic day.
But I found glimmers of hope on the commute. The homemade “Trump is Cruel” signs just inside the D.C. line, the little girls with pink backpacks dancing at the bus stop, the boys playing early morning catch and the “Don’t Resign” sign aimed at public servants.
All acts of resistance.
April 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Remembering the day in 2016, when John Lewis started a sit-in on the House floor and my kids and I joined him by sitting outside in solidarity.

He would be proud of @booker.senate.gov and the good trouble he is bringing today.
April 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Langston Hughes on the floor with @booker.senate.gov .
April 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Resistance is work.
In trying times, a little down time with feel-good tv restores me.
The Residence on Netflix is woven with magic. From Uzo Aduba’s spectacular performance, to the rest of the joyful cast, the Maira Kalman credits and the underlying birdwatcher story thread.
Highly recommend.
March 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We can do this.

Together.

Please share more ideas and actions in the comments.

We are the ones we've been waiting for.
/end

#WeAreTheOnesWeveBeenWaitingFor
March 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A thread…

Several weeks ago, a neighbor who had seen my Harris Walz lawn signs in '24, stopped me as I unloaded groceries and asked, "What do we do now?"

I listed a few things I was doing, and she asked if she could bring her husband over to talk some more.
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#WeAreTheOnesWeveBeenWaitingFor
March 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I knew this was coming.
I took a walk down there just to sit with it a few days after we lost the election.
They can paint over the words, but it will only strengthen our resolve.
March 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Complete surrender.
March 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
TODAY, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.

That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
On the window of the MLK library in Washington, D.C.., “O, let America be America again
The land that never has been yet—
And yet must be—
the land where every man is free.”

From a poem by Langston Hughes
January 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Jimmy Carter was a good man who lived a life of love and service.
We were lucky to be graced with his example.
December 29, 2024 at 9:28 PM
I paid $2.69/gal on November 7th.
I’ll be tracking this with you.
December 10, 2024 at 11:46 PM