Libby's Blog

Dear Friends: I always find it very helpful to put what is happening into a bigger picture that helps explain why….and what might come next. If you are similar, I highly recommend this Ezra Klein podcast  with Henry Farrell discussing “ weaponized interdependence ” and the speech of Canadian Prime Minister Carney  at Davos. They talk about the post WWII world order where countries were economically dependent on the US. For decades it made the world richer and allowed the US

Dear Friends:  Townley shared with me a personal email she received from someone’s listserv in Minneapolis. I asked her to write today’s blog and share it with you. Libby Dear L3 Readers: If we here in the DC area think we know what is happening in Minneapolis from our long-distance view – even with a plethora of news coverage – we really don’t. Here is the on-the-ground view from Minneapolis. I’ve removed all identifying information. I have not been personally confronted by

Dear Friends:   The Senate needs 60 votes to give more money to ICE before the end of this month. That means they need Democratic votes and our Democratic Senators have power. They’ve got to use it!  We and our elected representatives have to do everything we can to stop the flow of money to   ICE, the armed goons and thugs destroying our country. There is no going back to normal. There is no hoping we can wait things out until the November elections. The Regime’s attack on

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

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

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:    Today’s blog is short. I wanted to make sure you were aware of two things you might do to resist the Regime. This Friday...

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:   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 we pass the 100-day mark of the disastrous Trump administration, push back is being seen across the country and even...

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...

Dear Friends:    It’s been another tough week for our democracy. However, there are glimmers of light: our little Rush Hour Resistance...

Dear Friends: Spring is here and it feels like we are entering a new chapter in our nation’s history as we get adjusted to the fact that...

Dear Friends:   I was pleased to listen to Andrea Pitzer’s latest podcast  about the betrayal of Ukraine and hear her recommend flying...

Dear Friends:  Spring is around the corner. And resistance is starting to sprout in many ways and places. If you haven’t seen it, check...