Libby's Blog

Dear Friends:   We are entering the difficult stage of the shutdown when SNAP benefits go on pause, not because there isn’t money, but because the Regime is preventing contingency funds for this purpose from being spent to try to, literally, starve us into submission. As the Washington Post  reports : “ Forty-two million people  — roughly 1 in 8 Americans — could see cuts or delays to food assistance as soon as Saturday (November 1) if the government shutdown continues… On Th

Dear Friends:    I hope everyone enjoyed No Kings Day II . I was on our bridge and then went downtown. The day felt like one big block party, with a very serious purpose and great costumes. The gaiety and silliness were strategic and effective.    I think the tide is starting to turn, which is not to say that things will change quickly or ever be the same as before this Regime. When a tide turns there is a time where nothing seems to be happening. You can’t quite tell if the

Dear Friends: I am on my way home from a family wedding, so this blog will be short. I hope everyone reading this is planning to do something to show resistance to the Regime on Saturday, the 18 th : No Kings Day II . I believe this will be the biggest show of resistance to date. To make this kind of impact, we really need everyone to come out whether for a big demonstration or a small local one. Below are links to find events near you wherever you are, including overseas. An

Dear Friends: I hope everyone has been enjoying the lovely last summer weather. As grim as the news is, there are a number of things to...

Dear Friends:   Those of us in Virginia have a big responsibility going into November.   The races for Governor, Lt. Governor and...

Dear Friends:  I imagine all of us have been processing the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah on Wednesday. This is a time for...

Dear Friends:  Despite road closures for a Bike DC ride, there was a good turnout on Saturday, the 6 th in support of Free DC . Thank...

Dear Friends:     Free DC, Indivisible and local officials in DC are asking for people to come on Saturday, September 6th to MalcolmX...

Dear Friends: I hope that you are finding both this blog and my alerts helpful. There was a good turnout of people at the School Board...

Dear Friends:     I’ve learned that Winsome Earle-Sears, Republican candidate for Governor, is expected to come to the Arlington School...

Dear Friends:   As we all watch the “takeover” of the nation’s capital, it’s important to, yes, be outraged and appalled. But, don’t get...

Dear Friends: I suspect many of my readers have been as appalled and shocked as I have been at how quickly many large institutions and...

Dear Friends: I think all of us watched with fascination the stunning victory of Zohran Momdani in New York City’s mayoral race. I have...

Dear Friends: As I think my readers know, June 14 is Flag Day and the 250th anniversary of the US Army. I think it is going to be a good...

Dear Friends:   I keep trying to find ways to express succinctly what I think is really going on with the Trump regime and around the...

Dear Friends:   This is a very pretty Spring, but I think many of us share the sense that we are in the lull before a storm, or, to use...

Dear Friends: As many of you may know, the 50501 movement has called for a National Day of Action , also known as a National Day of...

Dear Friends:    As I write, today (Friday) is the end of the 5th week of our Rush Hour Resistance and, for the first time since we...

Dear Friends: How uplifting it was to be down on the Mall on Saturday for the “Hands Off!” demonstration! According to Indivisible, there...

Dear Friends:    I’m excited to share with you my new website – Libby’s Local List – as I continue to build my new role as private...