Bob DohertyDC

When earlier generations were asked, “Did you care
enough to stand up against Jim Crow laws?” many could not give a satisfactory answer
because they did not. We, too, will be asked if we cared enough to stand up against today’s
hateful laws.
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Yesterday was a good day for democracy. Wisconsin voters soundly repudiated Musk's (and Trump's) efforts to buy the state Supreme Court, instead re-electing Susan Crawford to maintain a progressive majority.

@BarredinDC The Avenue restaurant and pub in Chevy Chase, DC, is now under new ownership, in the process of being renamed Skip's. Will be more craft cocktail focused; already has a new menu. I spoke last week with Jessica, one of the former co-owners, about the changes.

Trump continues to wreck the economy. Tariffs on Mexico and Canada, going into effect today, will raise prices on food, spirits, cars, and many more goods, costing families thousands of dollars--see photos of goods most likely to be affected, courtesy of the Washington Post.

No, Musk's and Trump's DOGE didn't save $55 billion, not even close. What it has done is kick patients off of cancer treatments, left farmers with crops they can't sell, paralyzed our national parks, stripped away consumer protections, put security of our nuclear arsenal at risk