Libby's Blog

Dear Friends: I hope everyone had a good, if somewhat damp, Memorial Day Weekend. We were not out on the bridge, although some of the bridge team joined events at Memorial Bridge protesting the Arch de Trump. Unlike when we started, there are many opportunities now to join various protests and provide social proof of what we know: grassroots efforts everywhere are leading the Resistance and continuing to build. This regime’s support across the nation is tanking. Many of m

Dear Friends: With the twin gut punches of the destruction of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the Virginia Supreme Court ruling that our vote last month on redistricting doesn’t mean anything; and with all the general destruction of our nation, which Timothy Snyder calls great power suicide…..it can be difficult to stay positive. Even for a naturally positive person like myself. I’m finding that for me perspective keeps me positive. There is a local perspective, which I was pr

Dear Friends: This blog is a little later than usual because I went to Scotland for my birthday and a meetup with some family and friends. It was a wonderful trip. Traveling is such a good way to get another perspective on things, especially when you are inclined, as I am, to delve into the local history of places when you visit. I’ve been struck lately by how many commentators and politicians use history as a way to explain and understand our current political situation.

This year, I am supporting Levar Stoney, Arjoon Srikanth, and Takis Karantonis.

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: It’s important to stay focused on our own local government. The Democratic School Board caucus voting has begun. There...