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Lena enjoying the Malcolm X fountains

Anti-trans bigots are coming to NWSL games looking to provoke violence or other incidents that could go viral. This is the back-up plan: harass and endanger anyone who stands up to them. NWSL is going to have to contend with this. Kicking the can down the road will put too many fans at risk.

Reminder: Presidential pardons do not provide absolute immunity. Law breakers can still be prosecuted for state, local and international crimes and, in some cases, face civil liability or other penalties such as disbarment. The pardon might be exhibit A. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...

Speaking in Maine alongside Senate candidate Troy Jackson, Alexandria Occasio-Cortez shamed politicians who "scare so easily," and shift positions after an election. "The moment you compromise the rights of a trans person in America, you compromise the rights of every citizen in America," she said.

New: We found cops who kept using Flock to spy on women after they left the force. One used it for five years after retirement, tracking his wife during a custody battle. Another ran searches while he was suspended (and later fired) after killing a 15-year-old boy. Free to read: wapo.st/3UEwWU7

One in four kids living in the U.S. has an immigrant parent. The trauma ICE is inflicting on children will be reflected in society for many many years

Shooting at a car to stop a shoplifter is not justified. Even if no one was harmed, let alone shooting to death a 1 year-old baby.

reminds me of Callais pretending that remedying an illegal racial gerrymander is *also* an illegal racial gerrymander for the white supremacists on the Supreme Court, it's always a legitimate use of power to entrench racism, and an abuse of power to confront it ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...

washington dc is not trump’s personal property and must be given statehood to prevent this kind of abuse in the future

Haunting explanation from a ESPN producer on why she quit over the network’s all-out embrace of sports betting: www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

Lena not happy we are leaving without her but let's go @washingtonspirit.com!

No way: "An influencer who played a key role in hoax claims that James Talarico was in a mental health facility has a long history of social media posts that favorably invoke Nazi Germany, express antisemitism and anti-Black racism, criticize miscegenation and call for “remigration” of refugees."

This is the result of 7+ years of Trump's attacks on @repilhan.bsky.social, Somali-Americans, & the Muslim community. Everyone, regardless of party, must speak out against this fascistic abuse of power. If they can do this to a sitting Congresswoman, they can & will do it to anyone.

We cannot merely vote. We cannot merely vote in numbers so massive, MAGA is drowned in their wake. We must make it clear what are votes are for & about: a real repudiation of the whole fascist agenda not only a backlash against higher prices. Thank you Congresswoman.

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Delia Ramirez is bringing a bill to eliminate DHS a day after the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.

Trump has made racist threats against Rep. Omar for years and has escalated those threats recently against Somali Americans specifically. Weaponizing federal agencies against political opponents is classic authoritarianism — and pathetic loser behavior. DC stands with Ilhan.

This is a gross abuse of power & the latest in a decade-long, racist smear campaign against a duly elected Black Congresswoman. Trump is a coward who is weaponizing his DOJ to fuel hate & intimidate opponents with baseless attacks like these, just like with Rep. McIver, Lisa Cook & Tish James.

I’m outraged by this attack on Representative Omar. Trump and his DOJ have a bizarre obsession with tearing down Minnesota, our leaders and our communities. This latest action, even as voting has already started in Minnesota, is a transparent attempt to interfere in our elections.

Lena upside down

local organizers here! if you want to help DC communities as we push back against federal attacks, send a letter to your reps telling them to side with DC’s people, not the regime: freedcproject.org/news/allies-...

Aminata Seck has been freed. "I'm just ready to go back to school, get my master's and get this surgery done,” she said. ICE kept her in pain in detention for two months for no reason. www.espn.com/womens-colle...

Happy first day of open ballot dropboxes, DC!

In Minneapolis and in the State of Minnesota, we love, support, and stand in solidarity with our Somali and immigrant neighbors. 🩵 Artwork by @SeanLimMN.bsky.social

As a Cat3 hurricane bears down on the Florida panhandle, it's worth noting that states like GA, FL, AL, & MS, have the highest numbers of Nat'l Guard troops in DC (needlessly & unjustifiably). Seems like they're actually needed at home, not here. #FREEDC #DCStatehood www.npr.org/2026/08/11/n...

The takeaway from Bo French suggesting Asian students are “foreigners” and the tepid GOP response is that the Trump-era Republican Party is increasingly explicit about its belief that the only good immigrants, and the only real Americans, are white. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

Reminder that U St does not need more law enforcement. Statehood for the people of DC.

Trump’s Deadly Invasion of Memphis | Lisa Armstrong A Black city tried to rein in abusive policing. Then Trump’s task force arrived. hammerandhope.org/article/trum... | @hammerandhope.bsky.social

New York Times/Siena polls find Dems gaining the governors offices in Alaska, Iowa, Texas, and Ohio. That would give Dems control over election admin in Alaska and Texas. It’s a sign that Dems could also win for secretary of state in Iowa and Ohio in this environment www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...

Going back to the District for a big time matchup with Spain 👀 🎟️ ussoc.cr/USAvESP10 #USWNT x #Purina

You can't get anyone in political media to say it plainly, but GOP strategy for several decades now has been built around the fact that its core goals/policies are *wildly unpopular*. Everything depends on a) polluting the information environment, b) cementing unfair structural advantages, & c) $$$.

my guide is especially helpful if you care about an issue a lot and want to know the (often dozens of local) referendums that will affect it. here's just a sampling on housing/transit/climate!

This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...

Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.

YOU ASK, WE DELIVERED - we have restocked our custom Free DC x Spirit Squadron scarves! You can donate for them, starting now, using ONLY the link in our bio. As before, all proceeds raised will go to @ayudadmv.bsky.social. Reminder: these scarves are for PICK UP ONLY, starting at tomorrow’s game.

ICE snatched up a Senegalese college basketball player with an ACL injury in a Kentucky airport. She’s “in so much pain” and needs surgery, but is being transferred from camp to camp with little more than ibuprofen. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

By destroying Voting Rights Act and gutting 14th & 15th amendments the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once used by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction Please read my deep dive w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social in @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

'The unreasoned tacit endorsement of racial profiling in the Court’s order cannot be squared with the Constitution’s express prohibition on “unreasonable searches and seizures” or its guarantee of “equal protection of the laws.”'

"Whatever." That's the morning message from DC police to #bikeDC less than 24 hrs after a cyclist was killed when asked why they parked illegally in the bike lane to get coffee. Maybe @janeese4dc.bsky.social can claw back MPD's budget for every parking violation b/c 311 does nothing to fix behavior.

Rain won't stop Lena from going to the farmer's market

This is an elementary school. National Guard and FBI plus a circling helicopter showed up this morning at yet another DC elementary school, this time in Ward 1. These gangs of armed agents terrify children and cause fear among families. It's time for federal agents to leave our communities alone.

Lena happy to be at our favorite PATC cabin a few hours from the District. Nice to visit somewhere the National Guard aren't bringing their illegal military occupation to your doorstep. #freeDC

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Lena and I will enjoy the @washingtonspirit.com game on the couch in the AC. Solidarity to everyone + pups at Audi today. Let's go Spirit!

whether it's mail ballots, the godforsaken ballroom, or one of Trump's other lawless schemes, the GOP justices have the same move: shield Trump from substantive review by keeping lower courts mired in procedural BS, thus prolonging lawbreaking as long as possible ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...