Jon Sokolow
@jonsokolow.bsky.social
Activist, writer, recovering attorney. Fighting for social, economic and environmental justice in good times and bad. " #BLM #Medicare4All. Virginia State Co-Chair Bernie 2020. There is #NoACP. Reposts not endorsements.
Note to "Conservatives:" Wiping out close to $2 trillion in corporate valuation this morning - and it's not even lunchtime yet - is not good for your beloved capitalist system or your digestive tract.
April 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Note to "Conservatives:" Wiping out close to $2 trillion in corporate valuation this morning - and it's not even lunchtime yet - is not good for your beloved capitalist system or your digestive tract.
Overlooked: Conservative Republican former officials file brief w/ DC Cir calling Trump's use of Alien Enemies act to deport Venezuelans accused, w/out evidence, of gang membership "unprecedented and dangerous" & if allowed "will endanger the liberties of every person in the US"
March 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Overlooked: Conservative Republican former officials file brief w/ DC Cir calling Trump's use of Alien Enemies act to deport Venezuelans accused, w/out evidence, of gang membership "unprecedented and dangerous" & if allowed "will endanger the liberties of every person in the US"
Huge crowd outside the treasury department demanding the Democrats shut down the Senate. Will they lead?
February 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Huge crowd outside the treasury department demanding the Democrats shut down the Senate. Will they lead?
I won’t be buying a swasticar from Elon Musk any time soon.
January 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I won’t be buying a swasticar from Elon Musk any time soon.
The Office of the Pardon Attorney website tells the story of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s failure to #FreeLeonardPeltier -and of Joe Biden finally doing the right thing. But ALL credit goes to the movement that kept this miscarriage of justice in the public eye for 50 years!
January 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Office of the Pardon Attorney website tells the story of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s failure to #FreeLeonardPeltier -and of Joe Biden finally doing the right thing. But ALL credit goes to the movement that kept this miscarriage of justice in the public eye for 50 years!
Unreported: Mountain Valley Pipeline's illegal destruction of pristine natural resources continues. A week before Thanksgiving, WVa DEP issued 2 notices of violation due to failure of sediment controls. As usual, MVP refuses to take responsibility, instead blaming the weather!
December 5, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Unreported: Mountain Valley Pipeline's illegal destruction of pristine natural resources continues. A week before Thanksgiving, WVa DEP issued 2 notices of violation due to failure of sediment controls. As usual, MVP refuses to take responsibility, instead blaming the weather!
Everyone should memorize and internalize this for the coming storm.
November 17, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Everyone should memorize and internalize this for the coming storm.
Trump is building a police state in real time. Robert Reich nails it here.
robertreich.substack.com/p/total-cont...
robertreich.substack.com/p/total-cont...
November 15, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Trump is building a police state in real time. Robert Reich nails it here.
robertreich.substack.com/p/total-cont...
robertreich.substack.com/p/total-cont...