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allisonformoco.bsky.social
@allisonformoco.bsky.social
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Progressive Democratic candidate for Montgomery County MD Council District 3.
Former USAID disaster responder.
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allisonformoco.bsky.social
These people don't have a sense of humor. They don't joke. They just want you to get used to the idea before they try it.
January 16, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Seems like time to re-up:
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality; we take vows – spiritual vows, marital vows, oaths of office, become accountable for our words when we testify under oath in court or in Congress or just make a verbal commitment. Our words shape reality when we tell someone they're worthless or valuable, beautiful or ugly, beloved or unloveable, which is a bit like chanting "I believe that you will win." Or lose. A friend of mine reminded me that the word encourage literally means to instill courage; we can do that or its opposite with how we speak, with what we say, with how we show up. It's not the only work we can do during this emergency, but it's an important part of it. It's a big part of how we express a spirit of defiance, of resoluteness, how we act with the knowledge that emotions and attitudes are contagious, be they fear or courage, strength or weakness, kindness or cruelty. Which is why it makes my head explode – picture this head as a volcano and these words as lava – when people surrender in advance verbally, which they do all the time about politics. There's a lot of "I believe that we will lose" on social media and in the news. One way it shows up is when journalists report on some of the rubbish spewing from the mouth of the geriatric clown/felon we have to call president as though his every utterance had the weight of law, as though words will become actions, as though the actions will succeed, as though they will not be met with opposition, as though they believe he will win.
January 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
allisonformoco.bsky.social
Got a great gift today from a friend. I hope to hang it prominently in my office some day. 💙
January 15, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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angryblacklady.blacksky.app
They're not going far enough. "Rebrand." "Revamp." "Reform."

Nope. Not far enough. Needs to be permanently disbanded because who is going to enforce these reforms and extremely onerous restrictions? They're not even letting elected officials see what's going on in these concentration camps ffs
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4d
It's not just progressives. Reps Dan Goldman and Eric Swalwell also told me Dems must push for ICE defunding and extremely onerous restrictions on the agency in budget talks.

As Swalwell said: "I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period."

newrepublic.com/article/2051...
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM