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Light: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflection 2026 During the winter season (starting with Halloween), many of the houses in my neighborhood put up holiday lights. During a time when the sun sets early and I’m driving home in the dark, the lights a…

My annual offering in honor of the day

By accepting Trump’s anti-Black premise and regurgitating the narrative that equates anything Black as DEI, the NY Times has become part of the propaganda machine

Think firing the entire federal workforce will save America money?

Federal civilian employees account for just 4% of the federal budget. Even if someone like Musk—or any president—fired all of us, it wouldn’t make much of a dent in government spending. Don’t fall for it.

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

Absolutely!

Love: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflection 2025 As I write this reflection, the current U.S. context is hard. The devastating fires in L.A. feel in some ways like a physical manifestation of the current state of the country. It’s on f…

Offering my annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reflection.