Nonprofit & public sector leader, passionate about children and families, racial and economic justice, protecting immigrant families, supporting organizations and leaders seeking to advance these goals. Former HHS Asst Sec, DC CFSA Dir, nonprofit ED.
Really important piece & honored to talk with @citizencohn.bsky.social about it. The only thing I'd add: this isn't a done deal so everyone who's horrified should plan to be involved in fighting back - parents, Head Start programs, researchers, advocates, & others are getting organized to respond.
Citizen Cohn / Jonathan CohnSCOOP The Trump administration is preparing to take yet another run at Head Start www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
Honored to talk to Jonathan Cohn about another planned Trump admin attack on children, immigrant families, children with disabilities, & others. The work ahead: defeat the attacks so all kids can thrive. @citizencohn.bsky.social @clasp.org @fcd-us.bsky.social . open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Exclusive: Trump Preparing a New Attack on Head StartThe administration is considering a proposal to gut the program’s instructional standards while adding new restrictions tied to immigration.open.substack.comFor more info on implications & next steps to counter this attack on the health, nutrition, well-being of immigrant families (including citizen children), see websites for NILC (below) & Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition pifcoalition.org/toolkits/pub...
Public Charge Regulation Toolkit - Protecting Immigrant FamiliesContext The latest updates On July 16, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security released the final public charge rule. PIF is currently reviewing the rule and will share a thorough analysis and updat...pifcoalition.orgNational Immigration Law CenterRead our statement: www.nilc.org/press/nilc-r...
Absolutely! DC statehood for the 700,000 people here - AND so he can't keep workshopping attacks here because we're vulnerable that he then adapts for the rest of the country.
MicahDC is, flatly, owed statehood after what they have been through under this man to make sure this shit never happens again
Totally agree with this - and DC statehood so we have some power to push back is a necessary remedy.
Rachel Vorona CoteI also see these "festivities" as a massive temper tantrum meant to punish locals, because that man knows how much we loathe him here, and no amount of militant masturbation will conceal his tremendous unpopularity.
Please join the fight from wherever you live! @togetherfordc.bsky.social
Together for DCAttacks on DC’s autonomy do not just harm DC residents. They weaken the promise of democracy for all of us and normalize federal overreach that can (and has) spread to other communities nationwide. We need allies in other states to join our fight: togetherfordc.org
@evanurquhart.bsky.social I agree some people are blind - but I also see many who recognize where we are and are fighting back with all the tools - organizing (community & political), mutual aid, litigation, advocacy, etc. Even in a terrible time, fighting side by side with them gives me hope.
Meh Pluribus Unum (Alli) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈And, in my view anyway, the shaming of bigots and Nazis is a part of the civil secret sauce democracy requires.
Thank you, @togetherfordc.bsky.social ! So grateful to the three co-anchors @dcfpi.bsky.social , @dcvote.bsky.social , and @fairbudgetdc.bsky.social - and to the dozens and dozens of endorsers from national, state, and local endorsers.
Together for DCDC 👏 Statehood 👏 Now! Washington, DC is the only democratic national capital in the world whose residents do not have equal voting and representation rights. We’re uniting to change that.
The Autocracy Index: Trump’s Disregard for Congress Has Reached a New Level www.nytimes.com/interactive/.... @froomkin.bsky.social and @sulliview.bsky.social , this feels like an important step for the NYT & thoughtfully done - do you agree?
Opinion | The Iran War Worsens America's Democratic ErosionMeasuring America’s democratic erosion.www.nytimes.com