Dave Algoso
@dalgoso.bsky.social
Democracy and economic justice. Strategist and facilitator. Dad. Brooklynite. https://dalgoso.substack.com/
Nominee for best use of "this is what democracy looks like" chant
October 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Nominee for best use of "this is what democracy looks like" chant
Reposted by Dave Algoso
Morning walk
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Morning walk
Kids here ride the subway for fun. It’ll be raining and for an activity we’ll take the train a couple stops, then transfer and head home.
We once spent the whole day at the aquarium and the toddler said his favorite part was riding the subway train there and back.
We once spent the whole day at the aquarium and the toddler said his favorite part was riding the subway train there and back.
if you're not from or have never been to new york i cannot stress enough how normal the subway is 99% of the time. kids take it to school. everyone is basically chill. you learn to be in proximity with harmless weirdos or minor irritations pretty quick. for all its issues it's an incredible thing
August 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Kids here ride the subway for fun. It’ll be raining and for an activity we’ll take the train a couple stops, then transfer and head home.
We once spent the whole day at the aquarium and the toddler said his favorite part was riding the subway train there and back.
We once spent the whole day at the aquarium and the toddler said his favorite part was riding the subway train there and back.
Reposted by Dave Algoso
*Huge* defeat for the Status Cuomo.
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
*Huge* defeat for the Status Cuomo.
Department of Education Eliminates Grant for PBS Children’s Shows
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Reposted by Dave Algoso
We hadn’t won World War II by May 8th. I know because my family and I were still in an internment camp in Tule Lake, California.
May 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We hadn’t won World War II by May 8th. I know because my family and I were still in an internment camp in Tule Lake, California.
The idea that WWII ended on May 8 would've surprised my grandfather, whose ship was torpedoed almost three months later.
He spent five days clinging to debris and circled by sharks in the Pacific, but I guess we can't expect this guy to care about details like when a war actually ended.
He spent five days clinging to debris and circled by sharks in the Pacific, but I guess we can't expect this guy to care about details like when a war actually ended.
President Trump said that he would rename Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, as “Victory Day for World War I” and May 8, widely known as V-E Day, as “Victory Day for World War II,” so that the U.S. could celebrate its achievements in those conflicts.
Trump Says He Is Renaming Veterans Day as ‘Victory Day for World War I’
The president said he would also label May 8, known as V-E Day for Victory in Europe, as “Victory Day for World War II,” and vowed to celebrate America’s military wins.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The idea that WWII ended on May 8 would've surprised my grandfather, whose ship was torpedoed almost three months later.
He spent five days clinging to debris and circled by sharks in the Pacific, but I guess we can't expect this guy to care about details like when a war actually ended.
He spent five days clinging to debris and circled by sharks in the Pacific, but I guess we can't expect this guy to care about details like when a war actually ended.
When we were little and tried to get out of trouble by blaming someone else, my mom would say: "oh, it's not your fault? you're not *responsible*?" and that stuck with me.
Here's why I'm thinking about that today:
dalgoso.substack.com/p/its-not-my...
Here's why I'm thinking about that today:
dalgoso.substack.com/p/its-not-my...
May 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
When we were little and tried to get out of trouble by blaming someone else, my mom would say: "oh, it's not your fault? you're not *responsible*?" and that stuck with me.
Here's why I'm thinking about that today:
dalgoso.substack.com/p/its-not-my...
Here's why I'm thinking about that today:
dalgoso.substack.com/p/its-not-my...
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
But only if they can pay the fee
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
But only if they can pay the fee
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
House G.O.P. Proposes Charging $1,000 to Claim Asylum, Raising Fees on Migrants
As part of legislation to pay for President Trump’s domestic agenda, including his immigration crackdown, House Republicans want to impose or increase fees for legal entry into the United States.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
But only if they can pay the fee
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
But only if they can pay the fee
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
New post on the substack: What we do together
I'm getting back in the habit of writing over there, so if you like it please subscribe, share, etc.
dalgoso.substack.com/p/what-we-do...
I'm getting back in the habit of writing over there, so if you like it please subscribe, share, etc.
dalgoso.substack.com/p/what-we-do...
What we do together
Taxes, childcare, community, and libraries—just what is government for, anyway?
dalgoso.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New post on the substack: What we do together
I'm getting back in the habit of writing over there, so if you like it please subscribe, share, etc.
dalgoso.substack.com/p/what-we-do...
I'm getting back in the habit of writing over there, so if you like it please subscribe, share, etc.
dalgoso.substack.com/p/what-we-do...
They've moved quickly from "we control all federal money" to "we control any entity that receives federal money" and no reason to think they'd stop there.
“Vera leaders said DOJ revoked $5 million in federal grants that the institute was receiving to develop programs related to reducing recidivism rates and supporting victims… When DOGE members learned that the Vera Institute was no longer receiving federal funds, he started to wrap up the meeting.”
DOGE sought to assign a team to an independent nonprofit group
A representative of DOGE met with leaders of the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit organization that advocates for lower incarceration rates.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
They've moved quickly from "we control all federal money" to "we control any entity that receives federal money" and no reason to think they'd stop there.
Reposted by Dave Algoso
Good advice for people who want to change, instead of complain about, a political party www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjdkSfP3/
Pro-tip: this advice can also be applied to any other issue you care about. Just send the email and show up. #longhair #ootd #grwm #outfitinspo #makeuptutorial #makeuphacks
TikTok video by Western Water Girl
www.tiktok.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Good advice for people who want to change, instead of complain about, a political party www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjdkSfP3/
I'm feeling that glimmer of... dare I call it hope? from Saturday's protests.
Thank god for our kids, who are simultaneously the reason we almost stayed home, the reason we decided to go, the reason we never made it, and the reason I feel hopeful anyway.
opencolab.substack.com/p/all-in-the...
Thank god for our kids, who are simultaneously the reason we almost stayed home, the reason we decided to go, the reason we never made it, and the reason I feel hopeful anyway.
opencolab.substack.com/p/all-in-the...
All in the timing
In which a family tries to protest, and learns a valuable lesson about logistics
opencolab.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I'm feeling that glimmer of... dare I call it hope? from Saturday's protests.
Thank god for our kids, who are simultaneously the reason we almost stayed home, the reason we decided to go, the reason we never made it, and the reason I feel hopeful anyway.
opencolab.substack.com/p/all-in-the...
Thank god for our kids, who are simultaneously the reason we almost stayed home, the reason we decided to go, the reason we never made it, and the reason I feel hopeful anyway.
opencolab.substack.com/p/all-in-the...
Reposted by Dave Algoso
This feels like the defining image from this year’s Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting.
The National Science Foundatipn paid for a booth in the exhibit hall. But the booth sits empty, because NSF has been DOGE’d, and there is no one left to send.
The National Science Foundatipn paid for a booth in the exhibit hall. But the booth sits empty, because NSF has been DOGE’d, and there is no one left to send.
April 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This feels like the defining image from this year’s Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting.
The National Science Foundatipn paid for a booth in the exhibit hall. But the booth sits empty, because NSF has been DOGE’d, and there is no one left to send.
The National Science Foundatipn paid for a booth in the exhibit hall. But the booth sits empty, because NSF has been DOGE’d, and there is no one left to send.
Reposted by Dave Algoso
We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.
March 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
Reposted by Dave Algoso
NEW: We're about to enter a very (very) busy stretch of elections. Enter Bolts, to help guide you through it!
I put together this guide of 20 elections to watch this April.
There's Wisconsin's judicial race, of course, but that's just the start — Congress, mayors, school boards, & more.
I put together this guide of 20 elections to watch this April.
There's Wisconsin's judicial race, of course, but that's just the start — Congress, mayors, school boards, & more.
The 20 Elections to Watch This April - Bolts
A Democratic candidate who railed against Elon Musk and his spending cuts flipped an ancestrally Republican district in Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Tuesday, March 25. Democrats, who will now repres...
boltsmag.org
March 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NEW: We're about to enter a very (very) busy stretch of elections. Enter Bolts, to help guide you through it!
I put together this guide of 20 elections to watch this April.
There's Wisconsin's judicial race, of course, but that's just the start — Congress, mayors, school boards, & more.
I put together this guide of 20 elections to watch this April.
There's Wisconsin's judicial race, of course, but that's just the start — Congress, mayors, school boards, & more.
Looking forward to Trump explaining that it wasn’t an attack plan but just concepts of an attack plan.
Read for yourself: Here are the attack plans that Trump advisers shared on Signal. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
www.theatlantic.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Looking forward to Trump explaining that it wasn’t an attack plan but just concepts of an attack plan.
Worth your time 👇 this conversation between @anatosaurus.bsky.social @anandwrites.bsky.social on the moment we're in.
the.ink/p/watch-free...
the.ink/p/watch-free...
WATCH: Free America!
Tired of Democrats doing nothing? Political sage Anat Shenker-Osorio has some marching orders for the people -- you! -- to take this crisis into your own hands
the.ink
March 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Worth your time 👇 this conversation between @anatosaurus.bsky.social @anandwrites.bsky.social on the moment we're in.
the.ink/p/watch-free...
the.ink/p/watch-free...
Reposted by Dave Algoso
The fact that the corporate legacy media is even having this event shows how little they understand the moment we are in and how little they intend to fight back.
Support fearlessly independent media.
Support fearlessly independent media.
March 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The fact that the corporate legacy media is even having this event shows how little they understand the moment we are in and how little they intend to fight back.
Support fearlessly independent media.
Support fearlessly independent media.
Former Minnesota Viking gets arrested defending the local library from getting a MAGA plaque youtu.be/8xK4gN_oU2E?...
Ex-NFL punter Chris Kluwe arrested over protest of MAGA plaque
YouTube video by New York Post Sports
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Former Minnesota Viking gets arrested defending the local library from getting a MAGA plaque youtu.be/8xK4gN_oU2E?...
Reposted by Dave Algoso
This is the way.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This is the way.
This is really on point
February 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is really on point
Found this to be a helpful resource for anyone managing people right now (and I suspect even more so for those in government)
www.managementcenter.org/resources/st...
www.managementcenter.org/resources/st...
Managing When Things Are (Still) Not Okay - The Management Center
This article shares guidance for managing through crises, including ways to ground yourself, support your team, and learn from your experiences. It is an updated version of “How to Manage When Things ...
www.managementcenter.org
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Found this to be a helpful resource for anyone managing people right now (and I suspect even more so for those in government)
www.managementcenter.org/resources/st...
www.managementcenter.org/resources/st...