Reposted by Ross WallenTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7hmy 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! 08735
Reposted by Ross WallenAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This 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...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 4930441071
Reposted by Ross WallenDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vought 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. 7833181104
Reposted by Ross WallenSpirit Squadron @spiritsquadron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026YOU 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. 1218
Reposted by Ross WallenPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"In 2020, there were only six programs in the U.S. that sent unarmed responders, such as mental health clinicians, to certain 911 calls instead of police officers. Now, these programs — sometimes called alternative or community response — are in nearly 100 cities." www.npr.org/2026/09/22/n...npr.orgHow unarmed 911 teams are reshaping public safety in nearly 100 citiesAlternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well? 5758272
Reposted by Ross WallenGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/09/2026ICE 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... 61015659
Reposted by Ross WallenAri Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026By 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... 231759734
Reposted by Ross WallenSylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026'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.”' 04213
Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"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. 042
Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Rain won't stop Lena from going to the farmer's market 020
Reposted by Ross WallenFree DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This 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.washingtonsun.comNeighbors Upset Over Federal Agents’ Presence at D.C. SchoolAgents and National Guard troops handed out fliers outside a Northwest elementary school, as a helicopter hovered overhead. 07536
Reposted by Ross WallenDavid Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 17/09/2026Today in @insideclimatenews.org: @spears.bsky.social -- State trifectas “are the most powerful tool for 2027 policy outcomes on clean energy,” she said. Fewer than 25 races out of more than 7,000 legislative seats could determine whether Democrats gain five new trifectas, or none at all. 2145
Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Lena 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 000
Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Lena 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! 140
Reposted by Ross WallenBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026whether 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...ballsandstrikes.orgHow the Supreme Court Helps Trump Run Out the ClockA president who loves breaking the law is very lucky to have a Supreme Court that gives him the time he needs to do it. 10403157
Reposted by Ross WallenJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 01/09/2026It breaks my heart that it wasn't the ankle monitor that broke him—it was the way his college classmates treated him for having to wear It. Which says so much about the kinds of hatefulness that permeate American culture and that made it possible for MAGA to gain so much power. 281263435
Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Google currently promoting this at the top of the Android app store 044
Reposted by Ross WallenAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Perhaps it would be better morally & electorally to make the people you're running against, who are assaulting, abducting, murdering, stealing, putting kids into concentration camps, starting wars & destroying our lives, your opposition. Instead of some streamer dude voters have never heard of. 101294314
Reposted by Ross WallenPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026It has been 7 months since federal agents killed two Minnesotans. Alex Pretti’s family has lost a son and a brother, who his sister called her “hero.” Alex Pretti's family is calling for accountability and justice. They deserve nothing less. youtu.be/V47dE01V8sc?...youtu.beFamily of Alex Pretti speak outYouTube video by Good Morning America 8780225
Reposted by Ross WallenSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 25/08/2026She was so good to us. 18102897
Reposted by Ross Wallenjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/08/2026yep, i will note that the fugitive slave act was used to try to kidnap free blacks and sell them into slavery 8065931910
Reposted by Ross WallenAparna Raj @aparnafordc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This is why we call it an occupation. Even if it seems like the National Guard "aren't doing anything," them simply being here, as an armed militarized presence, is meant to intimidate us and squash dissent, especially at the same time other federal agents are disappearing neighbors. 094
Reposted by Ross WallenDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026After Alex Pretti was shot while peacefully witnessing during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the US government did not investigate his murder; they investigated groups that were supporting efforts to witness and document, calling them agitators. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...nytimes.comU.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes. 16248872265
Reposted by Ross WallenACLU of the District of Columbia @aclu-dc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The military presence in our nation's capital must end, and D.C. must become the 51st state. Tell your members of Congress to support D.C. statehood: action.aclu.org/send-message/congre… 086
Reposted by Ross WallenJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026“I’ve been surprised by how firmly the ‘pervert glasses’ label has stuck. There’s a widespread aversion here that doesn’t seem quite as present for other surveillance or data-intensive products” www.404media.co/meta-ray-ban...404media.coResearchers Show How Meta's 'Pervert Glasses' Are Used to Harass WomenA new study shows how pickup artist influencers use smart glasses to create content, and the connection between covert recording and harm. 43600174
Reposted by Ross WallenTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026What’s killing me is all these grown adults acting like brand new baby humans at discovering gambling isn’t polling. We literally call them different things for a reason. And we have known this for a very long time. 338250
Reposted by Ross WallenIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12/08/2026Congratulations to @peggyflanagan.bsky.social on this huge win for working families! Peggy's people-powered campaign just overcame an opponent backed by Chuck Schumer and establishment Democrats, and funded by crypto and corporate PACs. Voters want elected officials who will actually represent them! 9702131
Reposted by Ross WallenCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 12/08/2026The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 had a special focus on making batteries cheaper. It worked. 719234
Reposted by Ross WallenJaneese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026As we continue the fight to win local autonomy and DC statehood, I will use every tool at my disposal as mayor to demand that these federal troops go home to serve their own communities and not be used for political theater and domestic military occupation. 0175
Reposted by Ross WallenMichelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 08/08/2026“National Guard troops should only be deployed for true emergencies, like natural disasters or a riot at the capitol that attempts to disrupt the transfer of presidential power.” 063
Reposted by Ross WallenYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 06/08/2026That’s enough to fund 11 years worth of $2000 monthly housing vouchers for all 5300 individuals facing homelessness in DC right now. 418582
Reposted by Ross WallenLeah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The conventional wisdom is the Democrats' big climate law failed to deliver votes and then died. That's wrong. My new study finds its factories moved 2.5 million votes—more than Trump's margin. And the law's still alive. My latest in @theatlantic.com. Gift link! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comBidenomics Was More Successful Than People ThinkConventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise. 10476175
Reposted by Ross WallenEvan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called. 1145810673
Reposted by Ross WallenStephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 04/08/2026NEW: Maryland Democrats just passed a constitutional amendment that would let them redraw the congressional map for 2028 in response to Republican gerrymanders elsewhere. If voters pass it in November, Democrats could enact a map like this earlier proposal to target the lone Republican, Andy Harris 633782
Reposted by Ross WallenBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Proud to stand with these three Michigan champions for a politics of solidarity that focuses relentlessly on the needs of working people. All three of them are hustling to turn out voters until the minute polls close tomorrow. (1/3) 71074184
Reposted by Ross WallenFree DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 02/08/2026DC and Memphis are both experiencing a National Guard occupation and a Trump "task force" designed to exert dominance and control. Solidarity with Memphis communities, #FreeThe901 15526
Reposted by Ross WallenSonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I have been waiting all summer for Erik to bring us his annual TOMATO SANDWICHES thread. This is nothing short of pure joy. Read and delight in it. 710529
Reposted by Ross Wallenalexandra @aliemalie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Oh, done and dusted. And encourage everyone in DC and frankly anywhere to #DeleteDoordash. I don’t need a multibillion dollar company telling DC we don’t deserve home rule and stay silent about the assaults on delivery drivers by ICE. 03616
Reposted by Ross WallenBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 27/07/2026around 350,000 Haitians will officially lose their Temporary Protected Status today, as part of the Trump admin's ethnic cleansing operations this is v clearly illegal and immoral I wrote about the Supreme Court decision that's allowing it to happen anyway ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/mulli...ballsandstrikes.orgThe Republican Justices Are Pretending They’ve Never Heard Donald Trump SpeakNo comment about “shithole countries” is too racist for this Supreme Court to decide that it might be legally significant. 261163578
Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026And it's only a matter of time until one of them hurts or kills one of our neighbors like in Memphis. This Nebraska National Guard occupier told me to get out of "our country" if I don't think armed troops illegally policing my neighbors are welcome in my city. 020