For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026
by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.
If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we’ve been.
Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.
What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.
You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood.
But our bright-fled angels will never be fully gone,
When they forever are so fiercely Good.
She’s talking about things like the cost of living, building housing, the child tax credit, the right to choose.
He’s talking about political violence—approvingly.
Only one candidate is fit to be President. Let���s make sure she wins.
As the great Congressman John Lewis reminded us, democracy is not a state—it is an act.
Now is our time to act. And together, we will win: https://t.co/VbrfuqVy9P.
Breaking: The MAGA Supreme Court majority appears ready to rule that the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" doesn't extend to women with pregnancy complications or who otherwise need abortions.
This is horrifying, and it is because of Donald Trump.
Good morning and Happy Wednesday to everyone who is THRILLED that last night, Democrats:
- reelected Beshear in Kentucky
- passed abortion rights in Ohio
- held the Senate and flipped the House in Virginia
F*ck the stupid polls.
When we show up, WE WIN.
Let's do it in 2024!💙