Alex Bybee

Our communities are stronger when we choose dialogue over division. This year’s Gallagher Dialogues challenges us to move beyond polarization, grounded in the principles of the Dignity Index. Tickets: buff.ly/CJDyv77

Meaningful change begins with meaningful conversation. You're invited to join ours at the Gallagher Dialogues April 2. Through an engaging moderated discussion, we’ll explore practical ways to navigate even the hardest conversations with dignity. Tickets: buff.ly/CJDyv77

Bridge divides with dignity at the Gallagher Dialogues on April 2nd, featuring guest speakers Tim Shriver and Tami Pyfer, co-creators of @thedignityindex For more information about tickets and sponsorship, visit buff.ly/hrhqde9

Today, Michelle and I are proud to announce that we will be hosting the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th. We can’t wait for you to visit. Go to obama.org to learn more.

“The dynamic of friendship is almost always underestimated as a constant force in human life: a diminishing circle of friends is the first terrible diagnostic of a life in deep trouble: of overwork, of too much emphasis on a professional identity, of forgetting who will be there when our armored personalities run into the inevitable natural disasters and vulnerabilities found in even the most average existence. [...] But no matter the medicinal virtues of being a true friend or sustaining a long close relationship with another, the ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self; the ultimate touchstone is witness, the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the essence of another, to have walked with them and to have believed in them, and sometimes just to have accompanied them for however brief a span, on a journey impossible to accomplish alone.” — David Whyte

Be part of a statewide conversation about Nevada’s future. On February 18, you’re invited to our Policy Priorities Forum in Las Vegas, convening community voices to guide our research agenda for the year ahead. 🔗 RSVP: lnkd.in/gUkCF25S

@Irahansen What a thoughtful deliberation!

My decision has been made. Thank you to all who reached out with your words of encouragement.

I went to Cowboy Poetry in Elko last week. Loved it. I'm watching this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Loving it.I danced along to Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Loved it. Country. Queer. Latin. All of it belongs — that’s my America.❤️

That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny! ❤️🎶🐰

A interpretação de texto claramente não é o forte de muita gente por aqui. Falta repertório, falta leitura de contexto e, principalmente, falta entender sarcasmo. Eu sei muito bem o que é isso. Tem gente criticando Lady Gaga pela participação no espetáculo do Bad Bunny, e fica evidente que não entenderam absolutamente nada do que estava acontecendo ali. Latinos sempre são chamados para cantar em festas, premiações e eventos americanos. Em casamentos e festas de empresas, inclusive, são tratados muitas vezes como distração, como entretenimento de fundo, quase um adereço cultural para animar o ambiente, não como artistas completos, não como protagonistas, mas como “atração”. É assim que o sistema funciona: latinos como espetáculo conveniente, americanos como centro. E é justamente por isso que aquela cena é sarcástica e política. Ali, os papéis foram invertidos. Pela primeira vez, uma artista americana ocupando o lugar de atração para um público latino, não como centro, não como dona do palco, mas como parte do espetáculo conduzido por eles. Quem leu aquilo como “submissão”, “humilhação” ou “falta de noção” só confirmou o ponto, quando o privilégio muda de lugar, muita gente se incomoda. Especialmente quem nunca aprendeu a ler nada além do óbvio.

The abuses of power we are seeing from ICE in Minneapolis and across the country are un-American and cannot be normalized. No one wants criminals in our country, but that’s not who this administration is going after. They’re targeting law-abiding immigrants who just want to support their families and live the American Dream. They’re going after immigrants who have asylum or other forms of legal protections to be in our country. They’re going after U.S. citizens who disagree with their tactics — and in less than a month, two of our fellow Americans in Minneapolis have been killed as a result. Enough is enough. We need to rein in ICE’s out of control conduct. As a member of the U.S. Senate, I have the responsibility to hold the Trump Administration accountable when I see abuses of power — like we are seeing from ICE right now. That is why I’ll be voting against any government funding package that contains the bill that funds this agency, until we have guardrails in place to curtail these abuses of power and ensure more accountability and transparency. My personal guiding principle has always been “agree where you can and fight where you must.” And I believe this is a time when we must fight back.

After nearly five years of work, "The Game Changer" drops tomorrow. My bio of Harry Reid, an immensely influential figure in Nevada and in America, is subtitled: "How Harry Reid Remade The Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight." Order it here: simonandschuster.com/books/The-Game…

You’re invited to join the conversation and shape Nevada’s policy priorities for 2026. Join the Guinn Center in Reno or LV for our Policy Priorities Forums, an interactive conversation bringing together community members and policymakers. 🔗 RSVP: lnkd.in/gUkCF25S

@MadelineInNV Ahh! I’m just seeing this. Nothing better … I love our calls and our reminiscing while adulting!

Is there anything better than an impromptu phone call to walk down memory lane and reminisce about college memories, especially when it’s with @AlexBybeeNV?

In your 20s, someone will offer to lend you a book they read and loved. It is very important that you take the book.

We’re hiring! The Guinn Center is seeking a Director of Education Policy to lead statewide research across early childhood, K–12, higher ed, and workforce development. Apply here: guinncenter.org/articles/join-…

Life's too short to be nonchalant, become as chalant as you possibly can

I was speaking at a school about the role of emotionally intelligent leadership, teaching, and learning. At the same time, outside a neighboring school, ICE officers stood with rifles. That image has stayed with me. It’s still unsettling—especially knowing what I know about child development. Fear in early life doesn’t just fade; it shapes the brain and rewrites a child’s sense of safety and belonging. If we truly care about children’s mental health, the people with the greatest power and influence must become as educated in child development and humanity as they are in policy and enforcement. Because every child’s nervous system is taking notes.

Amen!

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.