Libby's Blog

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

Friends: As you likely have heard, ICE murdered another person in Minnesota .  Horrible to see.   If you are ready for the storm and have really warm clothes, and want to show your outrage, we’ll be out on the Fairlington bridge at 3:00 PM today.  My team just couldn’t stay home with this newest atrocity. Yours in peaceful resistance, Libby

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:  It’s been quite a week. ICE revealed itself for what it is: a secret police force designed to terrorize everyone and make sure that the mid-term elections do not happen….or at least they don’t happen in Blue cities and states. The cold blooded murder of Renee Good was horrifying. The Regime’s multiple lies – even though the videos showed and elected officials in Minnesota concurred that the Regime was lying – is even more chilling. Heather Cox Richardson said i

Dear Friends: I hope everyone has had a good holiday. I continue to be hopeful and inspired by the pro-democracy resistance efforts around the country, but this blog will not be particularly reassuring. I think we all were taken aback by the US attack on Venezuela  and abduction of President Maduro. I could not figure out exactly why it bothered me so much (Maduro is a terrible person) until I listened to this excellent explanation by Heather Cox Richardson . I’ll summarize h

Dear Friends: It’s been a difficult week for Arlington and the nation with cruelty and chaos inflicted on our public servants and most...

Dear Friends:    With Inauguration Day 2025 bringing so much change, this feels like a fitting moment to share more about my plans for...