We can sleep in shifts, but this is going to require everyone.

I am heartbroken for the victims of the tragic plane crash in Washington DC and their grieving families and loved ones in Massachusetts and across the country.

Dr. King reminds us: “Power without love is reckless.” That is exactly what we’re seeing from the current occupant of the White House.

During a time of tragedy, when he should be a source of compassion and confidence for grieving families and for the country, what does he do? He blames DEI.

They blamed DEI for this tragic plane crash. His administration and his loyalists blamed DEI for the wildfires in California. They blame DEI for everything, every bit of harm that we experienced, that they have architected — and they’re the only ones they don’t hold accountable.

I know people are overwhelmed — they are discouraged and they are hopeless. But we’re going to have to fight back and match his energy. We can sleep in shifts, but this is going to require everyone.

We cannot have people more outraged about TikTok being deactivated than they are about the rolling back of our civil rights and an existential threat to our democracy and our very planet.

At every single chance we get, we need to stand up, speak out, and stand in the gap for one another.

An attack on diversity, equity and inclusion is an attack on everyone, veterans, women, the LGBTQ community, Black folks — it is a threat to everyone. You need to move and act accordingly. We need to move and act accordingly.

If you think that you can be inoculated from the harms of this administration, just know, none of us will be exempt. They are coming for everyone.

But I believe in the power of the people. And the people have already won two victories after calling out Trump’s recklessness and lawlessness.

A federal judge has blocked Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. (He clearly has not read the Constitution — just like he doesn’t read the Bible — which states that if you're born in America, you're American. Period.)

And the Trump administration has rescinded its unlawful and cruel freeze on federal grants and loans — which would have threatened lives and livelihoods.

We’ve proven that if we resist and if we apply pressure, that we can force them to reverse course. We’re going to have to keep at it, and I’m in this fight all the way.

Will you pitch in $25 or anything you can right now to help us build resistance against the Trump administration and secure more victories for the people?

Onward,

Ayanna