#NoKings Wilmington, Delaware

Now we have no choice but to accept what we have long known: We cannot vote our way to a democracy.

The only way forward is for us to take direct action.

Existence of Eid stamps is thanks to the efforts of activist Aminah Assilmi & thousands of Muslim American schoolchildren & women's groups who sent thousands of postcards & drawings to the USPS for years in an effort to issue a stamp celebrating the holiday.

www.soundvision.com/article/eid-...

NEW: Trump’s USAID cuts hamper US response to the earthquake in Myanmar. Employees in DC who were set to move to Asia earlier were told Friday they’ll be fired. Few are left to plan transport and payments. China and Russia send teams. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/w...

Angry about a Republican Party that is gutting our economy and our rights, and a Democratic Party that just rolls over? Join our virtual training next Wednesday, April 2nd @ 6:30pm to learn more about how you can run for office or support a local campaign www.mobilize.us/delawarework...

'what you permit you promote' was drilled into my head along with 'if you don't stand for something you're liable to fall for anything' - being a minority (espesh Black and Native) prepared me for these times 'cause things aren't much different for me. some folks would rather go along to get along.

The Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities in Somerville has been sent to a Louisiana detention facility, despite a federal judge’s order telling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to remove her from Massachusetts without notice.

In February 2025 alone, we tallied 2085+ protests, incl major protests in support of federal workers, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights, Palestinian self-determination, Ukraine, demonstrations against Tesla, & protests against Trump’s agenda more generally. This compares w/ 937 protests in Feb 2017.

Brown Medicine professor and doctor deported to Lebanon despite having valid visa, court filings claim
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

In 2021, McConnell successfully filibustered a Democratic CR ahead of a government shutdown and forced them to accept a clean one instead. What happened this week - a total cave on a totally partisan long-term funding bill - hasn’t happened in the 20 years I’ve covered Congress.

2020: attacks on “BLM”
2022: attacks on “CRT”
2024: attacks on “woke”
2025: attacks on “DEI”

BLACK.

THEY MEAN BLACK.

If you made $10,000 every day and never spent a cent, from when the Declaration of Independence was signed, to the time you're reading this, you still wouldn't have a billion dollars.

Elon Musk has that more than 190x over and he’s cutting people’s SNAP money (just ~$6.16/day)

For my latest, I talked with @ctulocal1.bsky.social president Stacy Davis Gates and artist and educator Silvia Gonzalez about how Chicago teachers are creating Sanctuary Teams to protect undocumented students and other marginalized youth from Trump's aggression. (Includes organizing resources.)

breathe, stay focused, and lock in.