Scott Goldstein
@scottgoldstein.bsky.social
Father, salsa dancer, activist, educator. ED of EmpowerEd. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” -MLK Jr.
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Get me a mayor whose achievements are making DC more equitable, affordable, inclusive, safe, & just. A mayor who can say all public schools improved. A mayor who can demonstrate historic environmental protections & investments. Get me a mayor who we end up calling Governor. #DCStatehood
Muriel Bowser, who helped make DC the vibrant city it is, kept the Capitals and Wizards from leaving, lured back the Commanders, navigated Trump's attacks and offered steady leadership in turbulent times, opts not to run for a fourth term. @campbellnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Says She Won’t Run for a Fourth Term
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Get me a mayor whose achievements are making DC more equitable, affordable, inclusive, safe, & just. A mayor who can say all public schools improved. A mayor who can demonstrate historic environmental protections & investments. Get me a mayor who we end up calling Governor. #DCStatehood
Couldn’t agree more that serious times demand a serious leader. Having a mayor that doesn’t understand the gravity of throwing her own people under the bus to submit to a fascist regime - and then pretend she isn’t- is deeply alarming. Time for new leadership.
Some 2026 intrigue: There's a new effort to "draft" Mayor Muriel Bowser to run for a fourth term backed by Opportunity DC, the political group assembled by the Federal City Council/other business interests.
"One more time!" urges the petition on the site:
draftmurielbowser.com
"One more time!" urges the petition on the site:
draftmurielbowser.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Couldn’t agree more that serious times demand a serious leader. Having a mayor that doesn’t understand the gravity of throwing her own people under the bus to submit to a fascist regime - and then pretend she isn’t- is deeply alarming. Time for new leadership.
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Democrats in Congress: Hold the line.
Do not back these bills that jeopardize DC’s right to govern itself.
DC is a testing ground for tactics that MAGA will try across the country.
Vote NO, and focus on helping struggling families afford health care.
Do not back these bills that jeopardize DC’s right to govern itself.
DC is a testing ground for tactics that MAGA will try across the country.
Vote NO, and focus on helping struggling families afford health care.
This week the House is set to vote on two bills targeting D.C.'s criminal justice laws. One would repeal a 2020 city law that imposed new training, discipline, and disclosure standards on police. The other would bring cash bail back to D.C. 30 years after it was eliminated.
We stand united against all 13 anti–DC Home Rule bills in Congress.
DC is home to more than 700,000 residents who pay taxes, run businesses, and serve in the military. Like all Americans, we deserve the right to set our own local laws.
Congress should reject this unprecedented federal overreach.
DC is home to more than 700,000 residents who pay taxes, run businesses, and serve in the military. Like all Americans, we deserve the right to set our own local laws.
Congress should reject this unprecedented federal overreach.
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Democrats in Congress: Hold the line.
Do not back these bills that jeopardize DC’s right to govern itself.
DC is a testing ground for tactics that MAGA will try across the country.
Vote NO, and focus on helping struggling families afford health care.
Do not back these bills that jeopardize DC’s right to govern itself.
DC is a testing ground for tactics that MAGA will try across the country.
Vote NO, and focus on helping struggling families afford health care.
On the first episode of the new @cuneytdil.bsky.social & @trsdc.bsky.social podcast (which is great)- Sherwood describes @mayorbowser.dc.gov as a "moderate progressive". I think the record shows she's a conservative Dem/ liberal Republican at best (in mold of Manchin/ Bloomberg). Evidence ⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
On the first episode of the new @cuneytdil.bsky.social & @trsdc.bsky.social podcast (which is great)- Sherwood describes @mayorbowser.dc.gov as a "moderate progressive". I think the record shows she's a conservative Dem/ liberal Republican at best (in mold of Manchin/ Bloomberg). Evidence ⬇️
On offense the problem was actually trying TOO hard to get it to AJ. Just do what comes naturally. Need better design but also can't design to his social media posts and ego.
Masterclass by Vic Fangio.
The offense? 😬
The offense? 😬
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
On offense the problem was actually trying TOO hard to get it to AJ. Just do what comes naturally. Need better design but also can't design to his social media posts and ego.
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This shows what we've know: @mayorbowser.dc.gov cooperating w/a fascist regime yielding NOTHING. Sipping cocktails, taking directions, smiling w/ white supremacists...MPD still cooperating with ICE. Ntl Guard STILL in DC. Home rule can't be repealed w/o 60 Senators. Time for @janeese4dc.bsky.social!
Really good reporting here by WaPo on the internal debates and discussions around how @mayorbowser.dc.gov has handled Trump since he took office again this year, especially amidst the federal takeover he launched in August: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Behind the scenes of the D.C. mayor’s battle to keep Trump at bay
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has worked behind the scenes to appease President Trump more often than has been publicly known since his reelection.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This shows what we've know: @mayorbowser.dc.gov cooperating w/a fascist regime yielding NOTHING. Sipping cocktails, taking directions, smiling w/ white supremacists...MPD still cooperating with ICE. Ntl Guard STILL in DC. Home rule can't be repealed w/o 60 Senators. Time for @janeese4dc.bsky.social!
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“When the federal safety net falters, locally rooted community schools are the resilience strategy that keeps children fed, families calm, and students in school where they belong.” Read Ward 7’s @dcsboe.bsky.social rep Eboni-Rose Thompson’s Op-Ed:
Opinion: Now is the time to support D.C.’s community schools
If the federal government cuts funding, local investments we make in community schools and family supports are the buffer that keeps neighborhoods from unraveling, argues Eboni-Rose Thompson.
51st.news
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“When the federal safety net falters, locally rooted community schools are the resilience strategy that keeps children fed, families calm, and students in school where they belong.” Read Ward 7’s @dcsboe.bsky.social rep Eboni-Rose Thompson’s Op-Ed:
Reminder: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ran on reforming mayoral control of schools and sharing power with the community. Time for DC to follow their lead. @empowereddc.bsky.social has a plan.
The city’s $40 billion K-12 public education system has been under mayoral control since 2002. Mamdani wants to end that.
@nycschools.bsky.social
#Education #NewYorkCity #PublicSchools
progressive.org/public-schoo...
@nycschools.bsky.social
#Education #NewYorkCity #PublicSchools
progressive.org/public-schoo...
What Might New York City’s Education System Look Like Under Zohran Mamdani?
The city’s $40 billion K-12 public education system has been under mayoral control since 2002. Mamdani wants to end that.
progressive.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Reminder: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ran on reforming mayoral control of schools and sharing power with the community. Time for DC to follow their lead. @empowereddc.bsky.social has a plan.
Can we stop calling rogue fascist agents who tear gas children “immigration enforcement” or “law enforcement”. That’s not what they’re doing and we all know it.
The 2-year-old boy was so frightened, he stuttered.
“Mommy, mommy, mommy,” he repeated, clinging to her.
His mother, Molly Kucich, had been grocery shopping when her husband called, panicking. She heard “immigration raid.” Then: “tear gas.”
“Mommy, mommy, mommy,” he repeated, clinging to her.
His mother, Molly Kucich, had been grocery shopping when her husband called, panicking. She heard “immigration raid.” Then: “tear gas.”
Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Can we stop calling rogue fascist agents who tear gas children “immigration enforcement” or “law enforcement”. That’s not what they’re doing and we all know it.
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Federal armed agents should not be enforcing DC's juvenile curfew. That's why I voted against the extension of a juvenile curfew.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Federal armed agents should not be enforcing DC's juvenile curfew. That's why I voted against the extension of a juvenile curfew.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
DC is ready for it too :) ✊🏼❤️🗳️
From Virginia to New Jersey to New York, voters want leaders to stand up to authoritarianism and fight for affordability. Congrats to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight!
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
DC is ready for it too :) ✊🏼❤️🗳️
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Looking to get more involved in D.C.? A few ideas:
• Practice your organizing skills with D.C.'s @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social >> Sunday 2 - 3:45 p.m.
• Fold zines with @freedcproject.bsky.social >> Sunday 4 - 6 p.m..
• Discuss mental health @thedccenter.bsky.social >> Wednesday 7 - 8:30 p.m.
• Practice your organizing skills with D.C.'s @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social >> Sunday 2 - 3:45 p.m.
• Fold zines with @freedcproject.bsky.social >> Sunday 4 - 6 p.m..
• Discuss mental health @thedccenter.bsky.social >> Wednesday 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
Plus, fundraiser parties, courtwatch training, and more.
51st.news
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Looking to get more involved in D.C.? A few ideas:
• Practice your organizing skills with D.C.'s @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social >> Sunday 2 - 3:45 p.m.
• Fold zines with @freedcproject.bsky.social >> Sunday 4 - 6 p.m..
• Discuss mental health @thedccenter.bsky.social >> Wednesday 7 - 8:30 p.m.
• Practice your organizing skills with D.C.'s @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social >> Sunday 2 - 3:45 p.m.
• Fold zines with @freedcproject.bsky.social >> Sunday 4 - 6 p.m..
• Discuss mental health @thedccenter.bsky.social >> Wednesday 7 - 8:30 p.m.
FUN PLACES ARE ONLY FOR ADULTS, says @mayorbowser.dc.gov says! They admit this is a very small amount of youth but bc of it they are banning ALL youth. Imagine if treated adults this way. Imagine if when a fight broke out at an NFL game we banned all adults from NFL games for a while.
NEWS: After disturbances in Navy Yard on Friday night, @mayorbowser.dc.gov is instituting an emergency curfew of 11 p.m. for any kid under the age of 18, from tonight through November 5. She is also empowering the police to designate special zones where the curfew is 6 p.m.
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
FUN PLACES ARE ONLY FOR ADULTS, says @mayorbowser.dc.gov says! They admit this is a very small amount of youth but bc of it they are banning ALL youth. Imagine if treated adults this way. Imagine if when a fight broke out at an NFL game we banned all adults from NFL games for a while.
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Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
Damn right! This should be a clear message to anyone considering running for mayor, congress or DC council. We won’t stand for MPD collaborating with those terrorizing DC. @robertwhite-dc.bsky.social @brookepintodc.bsky.social @janeese4dc.bsky.social @repoyedc.bsky.social
In mid-August, 71% of D.C. residents said local police should not be assisting in federal immigration enforcement, as part of a @washingtonpost.com poll.
"People are feeling gaslit right now," @robertwhitedc.bsky.social says, when the extent to which MPD is cooperating is unclear to the public.
"People are feeling gaslit right now," @robertwhitedc.bsky.social says, when the extent to which MPD is cooperating is unclear to the public.
Questions remain about MPD’s work with ICE. Activists want lawmakers to step in
They say the D.C. Council should publicly question MPD about cooperation on immigration enforcement.
51st.news
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Damn right! This should be a clear message to anyone considering running for mayor, congress or DC council. We won’t stand for MPD collaborating with those terrorizing DC. @robertwhite-dc.bsky.social @brookepintodc.bsky.social @janeese4dc.bsky.social @repoyedc.bsky.social
“Thanks for working with us” ICE says to MPD.
October 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“Thanks for working with us” ICE says to MPD.
I can’t wait for the coming DC mayoral debates. Some people need to be called out just like this.
The NYC mayoral debate starts with Mamdani promising to raise taxes "on Andrew Cuomo's donors."
October 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I can’t wait for the coming DC mayoral debates. Some people need to be called out just like this.
She'd be smart not to run-but I hope she does so the city can voice their rejection of her capitulation to Trump and Republican-light politics at the polls. The last year has finally exposed just how out of touch she is with the city she leads. For years, she's skated by... 1/3
New: Mayor Bowser is seriously considering turning down a bid for a fourth term.
She's discussed the prospect with her allies in recent days. Several have described it as a 50-50 chance she runs again. This would be a huge shift for a mayoral race defined by the incumbent:
wamu.org/story/25/10/...
She's discussed the prospect with her allies in recent days. Several have described it as a 50-50 chance she runs again. This would be a huge shift for a mayoral race defined by the incumbent:
wamu.org/story/25/10/...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser might not run for reelection. That could scramble the 2026 mayoral race
The three-term mayor is discussing the possibility of stepping aside, despite months of speculation she planned to mount a bid for a fourth term.
wamu.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
She'd be smart not to run-but I hope she does so the city can voice their rejection of her capitulation to Trump and Republican-light politics at the polls. The last year has finally exposed just how out of touch she is with the city she leads. For years, she's skated by... 1/3
@eaglesnation.bsky.social big relief for Philly with both Dallas and Washington losing. Getting all the help we can. Make some moves Howie so we can get this back on track in Minnesota!
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
@eaglesnation.bsky.social big relief for Philly with both Dallas and Washington losing. Getting all the help we can. Make some moves Howie so we can get this back on track in Minnesota!
LFG! Time for new leadership. @janeese4dc.bsky.social
Here's the results: It was conducted by a coalition of labor unions, many of which supported Bowser in '22, and they found very worrying numbers for her.
53% say she's not doing a good job as mayor and she loses 59-40 (!) against a generic challenger.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
53% say she's not doing a good job as mayor and she loses 59-40 (!) against a generic challenger.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
LFG! Time for new leadership. @janeese4dc.bsky.social
Democrats always make decisions out of fear and caution. They’re worried about who will be subtracted, so they never ADD! A decision like this could have built the coalition and motivated another critical part of the base.
NEW
In her new book, former Vice-President Kamala Harris says she wanted to pick Pete Buttigieg as her running mate but she knew she couldn’t do it because she was already asking America to accept a Black woman married to a Jewish man as their President.
Full Story: bit.ly/46HJ21Y
In her new book, former Vice-President Kamala Harris says she wanted to pick Pete Buttigieg as her running mate but she knew she couldn’t do it because she was already asking America to accept a Black woman married to a Jewish man as their President.
Full Story: bit.ly/46HJ21Y
September 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Democrats always make decisions out of fear and caution. They’re worried about who will be subtracted, so they never ADD! A decision like this could have built the coalition and motivated another critical part of the base.
If we still see the “neutral” newsman types like @jaketapper.bsky.social @wolfblitzercnn.bsky.social etc maintain their neutrality amidst this war against free speech democracy will really die in darkness.
Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.
September 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If we still see the “neutral” newsman types like @jaketapper.bsky.social @wolfblitzercnn.bsky.social etc maintain their neutrality amidst this war against free speech democracy will really die in darkness.
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Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.