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Please consider signing this petition to protect Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. from fast track plans to significantly expand the Rock Creek tennis center site, which could have negative impacts on the neighborhood, environment, and public access. c.org/MPQ6PnCd6v

Journalists in the D.C. metro area: the Dateline Awards recognize excellence in print, broadcast, and online journalism across the D.C. metro area. Submissions are accepted at @SPJDC through Monday, March 2. spjdc.org/2026/02/2026-s…

@Revkin @Gerashchenko_en Really lovely.

My paternal grandfather, Barney Revkin, came to America around 1903 at around 12 years old on his own from a village near Chernihiv. He built a life here with willpower, strength and resilience - great Ukrainian qualities. I wrote this song about him long ago: A Long Short Story. Lyrics below.

Friends, I'm just so exhausted from all this, to be honest. And we have air raid alerts often, so we don't sleep well and our days are disrupted. I really wish for some good news and a good night's sleep. How are you doing? Share something nice or funny, if you'd like. There's an air raid alert, so no sleep for me anyway.

This is a powerful call to action from David Brooks. nytimes.com/2025/04/17/opi…

The April 9 U.S. Senate committee hearing to confirm Jared Isaacman as the next #NASA administrator got testy when he skirted around questions about his relationship with Elon Musk. youtu.be/2USBzmYinWo

If you want to hear inspiring speeches from the April 5 pro-democracy rally in D.C., see lnkd.in/dWDbz3TM for remarks by U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin and leaders from Indivisible, League of Conservation Voters, Public Citizen, and others.

"There is nothing more immediately urgent than for us to go to court and beat Trump,” Robert Weissman of Public Citizen, said to pro-democracy ralliers in Washington D.C. on April 5. youtube.com/watch?v=hFktIM…

“Under Donald Trump, pollution is making a comeback,” Peter Maysmith, incoming head of the League of Conservation Voters, told ralliers in D.C., where about 100,000 protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5. youtube.com/watch?v=KE0klF…

“You are the patriots standing up for our country,” Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Massachusetts) said to ralliers in Washington D.C., where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5. youtube.com/watch?v=PGivaH…

“We are all part of the single largest pro-democracy protest in years,” Ezra Levin of Indivisible said at the rally in Washington, D.C. where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5. youtube.com/watch?v=Muweug…

“This is what kicking the shit out of fascism looks like," U.S. Rep. Eric Swallwell said to the huge crowd at the pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C. youtube.com/watch?v=oc9RGl…

People are waking up to this "authoritarian takeover," U.S Rep. Jamie Raskin, said at a pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C. where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5. youtube.com/watch?v=GHx-3Y…

Commercial Fisher Sarah Schumann Speaks in Support of NOAA at a March 20 Rally youtube.com/watch?v=czj_3m…

Former NOAA Official Craig McLean Calls Out "Trump-Musk" Administration for Its Attacks on Science youtube.com/watch?v=D_qUqQ…

At a NOAA Rally on March 20, Rep. Jamie Raskin said "the attack on democracy is an attack on science." youtu.be/BgOGbexaZjY

A rally to save NOAA is scheduled for Thursday, March 20 at 10 a.m. in front of NOAA's Silver Spring, Maryland offices. The Trump administration and Elon Musk have targeted NOAA with drastic cuts to the agency and its workforce. mobilize.us/ccanactionfund…

A national day of action is set for Saturday, April 5. Information from the website: "They’re dismantling our country. They’re looting our government. And they think we’ll just watch. On Saturday, April 5th, we rise up with one demand: Hands Off!" handsoff2025.com

@SenWhitehouse Dear @SenWhitehouse If Sen. Schumer is so afraid of Dems being blamed if they don't vote for the Republican funding bill, could you please ask them to just abstain or take a sick day?

Republicans left us two foul choices intended to harm Americans and give the powers of Congress to Trump and Musk. I’ll be voting NO on this fake CR. We must focus our energy on the dangers of the MAGA Republican government which gave us this false choice.

@SenSchumer @nytimes If @SenSchumer is so afraid of Democrats being blamed if they don't vote for the awful Republican funding bill, why don't they just abstain or not even show up for the vote?

Trump and Musk would love a shutdown. We must not give them one. From me in the @NYTimes: nytimes.com/2025/03/13/opi…

If Chuck Schumer is so afraid of Democrats being blamed if they don't vote for the awful Republican funding bill, why don't they just abstain or not even show up for the vote? newsweek.com/chuck-schumer-…