American. Journalist. New York Times Opinion writer and MSNBC political analyst. https://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mknolndxnc2iThe Voting Rights Act wasn’t something nice America did for Black people. It was a crucial piece of the legal framework for our multicultural democracy that people alive today risked their lives to create. It’s the right day for a visit from a British king.29 Apr 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknolndxnc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mknmcwpadk2i [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknmcwpadk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mknk3nh4gk2tThe Supreme Court decision affirms the refusal of the United States to take any responsibility for about 200 years of slavery, exclusion and plunder, perverting the very meaning of our history and language to vilify the modest, incomplete measures taken over a few short decades to address this crime29 Apr 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknk3nh4gk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mkngw34tdc2t [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngw34tdc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mkngv33xgk2tA summary from Justice Kagan in her blistering dissent: “Under the Court's new view of Section 2 a State can, without legal consequence, systematically dilute minority citizens' voting power.” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/29/us/scotus-voting-rights.html?unlocked_article_code=1.elA.7xuq.DBFYc5KN7iHd&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb29 Apr 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngv33xgk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mkiynpveu22jLocal nyc art [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiynpveu22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mj5gixmb2s2jNice reminder here that the legacy of Jim Crow is not only racism but authoritarianism https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-criminal-clerk-calvin-duncan-exonerated-d247677aa601a85cac604645d50fc73910 Apr 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5gixmb2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mimq5ymi3k24Strange agenda for a political party facing a referendum this November. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/politics/white-house-defense-budget.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YFA.0n8_.um4f3mAn0_ON03 Apr 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimq5ymi3k24https://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mi4rmperrc26Two Black officers and two women https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/politics/hegseth-generals-promotion.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share28 Mar 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4rmperrc26https://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mi2gqvgow22kNot a lot of sleep at Mamdani’s City Hall where a group of young and hungry progressives are out to prove the left can govern. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/opinion/zohran-mamdani-work-gen-z-millennial.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WVA.dB-G.rzUlgnKyDCG127 Mar 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2gqvgow22khttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mi23si3qys25https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/opinion/congestion-pricing-traffic-new-york.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share27 Mar 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi23si3qys25https://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mi23gw2nxk25U.S. treasurer’s name won’t appear on currency anymore, so Trump’s can instead. The U.S. Treasurer: “There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S. dollar bills bearing his name..” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/politics/trump-signature-us-dollars.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb27 Mar 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi23gw2nxk25https://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mi22235gfk2iDisturbing and important story about what is happening in our military https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html27 Mar 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi22235gfk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mhxmekyyk22g“Heidi Altman, vice president of policy at the National Immigration Law Center, said the deployment to airports was an affront to Americans after they had ‘watched ICE agents terrorize their neighborhoods for over a year’” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/ice-airports-checking-ids-security.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.Kezs.-a2Iffih6fre26 Mar 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxmekyyk22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mhq7eazqys2wInteresting afacwa.org/pay_tsa/ https://afacwa.org/pay_tsa/23 Mar 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq7eazqys2whttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mhq3xfugck2zhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/arts/design/columbus-statue-trump-white-house.html?smid=url-share23 Mar 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq3xfugck2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mgzflttjds2khttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/opinion/iran-war-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TFA.eAon.OPzbTbkfBHH114 Mar 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzflttjds2khttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mgx4v5ieg227Poor baby https://abcnews.com/Health/teen-girls-harrowing-journey-measles-highlights-virus-immunocompromised/story?id=13092748913 Mar 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgx4v5ieg227https://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mgin5nz3ak2vBrooklyn07 Mar 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgin5nz3ak2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maragay.bsky.social/post/3mg7aafkdvc2z“These are not seasoned activists. They are neighbors, like Jean.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/trump-immigration-ice-raids-safe-houses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QlA.AU_o.OS3RQXTRBixf&smid=bs-share04 Mar 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:kccnahmnp3zqhtceh64kevvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7aafkdvc2z