Theodore R. Johnson
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Theodore R. Johnson
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Writer | Contributing columnist @WashingtonPost | Senior Advisor @NewAmerica | Navy vet | ΩΨΦ | HBCU-educated
Trump managed to stumble into gains with a changing Black electorate
wapo.st/4mBGeIq
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Young people are not becoming more MAGA/conservative - they either 1) voted against the incumbent party due to the economy or 2) they voted against (or not at all) Harris/Dems agenda that some deemed too left or not left enough for their taste.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...
March 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
He’s fired two other four-star service chiefs in his first 30 days, both women and historic firsts.

It’s pretty clear what anti-DEI means in the Pentagon.
February 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Trump chuckles it up at The White House for Black History Month one day - and the next fires Chairman CQ Brown without cause and bans Black History Month at the Pentagon.
February 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Trump being inaugurated on MLK Day is a trip
wapo.st/42jPfiI
January 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Five years ago, my former colleague at @brennancenter.bsky.social Liza Goitein wrote a prescient piece on how presidents use/abuse emergency powers. Worth revisiting: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
November 18, 2024 at 2:35 PM
A question for the Bluesky backyard gardeners/floriculturists, any idea how fuchsias do indoors? I’m trying to keep this guy thriving over the winter
#Hummingbirdfuchsia
November 18, 2024 at 12:23 PM
“If We Are Brave: Essays from Black Americana” is an essay collection that explores Blackness and democracy, religion, affirmative action, police brutality, national anniversaries, and DuBois’ twoness.
www.harpercollins.com/products/if-...
November 17, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Happy Founders’ Day to the men of Omega Psi Phi 💜⚡️
November 17, 2024 at 8:16 PM