#rip elijah cummings

[prettykittycastle]

Birthday Boy (Part 2)

Summary: Your second gift for Elijah is giving him a night of pleasure.

(The reader is AFAB, but gender-neutral and uses they/them pronouns. The ethnicity/race is any.)

(Content Warning: Pussy eating, Multiple orgasms, Rough sex, a little dirty talk, missionary, hand on throat but not choking, & a little bit of cum eating)

"My love," Elijah began, his voice dropping a tone lower as he looked down at you, his brown eyes glued to the sight of your already wet pussy. "You spoil me." He began taking off his suit jacket, his eyes not leaving you at all.

"No, you spoil me," you told him, spreading your legs even wider for him, inviting him to taste. "I'm just returning it to my birthday boy."

"A wonderful birthday, indeed," He started to loosen his tie, his fingers hurrying to take it off.

After waking him up with a little birthday head, you decided to start his birthday off first with fixing his favorite breakfast. You then took him to the movies to watch a new film that you noticed he was surprisingly interested in. Elijah tended to not really be interested in many shows or movies, preferring books mostly. The few times he is interested in a movie or show, then it must be really good. The day before you made sure to have his family (mainly Klaus) agree to not bother him with anything. It was hard but it was worth it to see your handsome man finally be unbothered and calm all day. After that you took him out to eat at his favorite restaurant in New Orleans and bought him his favorite dish. Elijah, the gentleman that he is, tried to pay for it, but you insisted that you would, wanting to continue spoiling him. After you left the restaurant, you and him went back to your place much to his confusion as you had begun spending more and more nights at the compound, but he agreed to it. The minute you two stepped through the door, you were on him. Running your fingers through his soft hair, you kissed him with such intensity and passion that for a second his mind went blank and the only thing he could think of was your lips. When you pulled away and began making your way to your room, he finally gathered his mind and followed after you, an erection already growing inside his dress pants. When you two finally entered your room, immediately you both began undressing.

"You can do what you want, birthday boy," you moved your hand to your pussy and spread your lower lips open for him. "Pussy's all yours."

A sudden feral look came over Elijah's face and before you knew it, he ripped his own shirt open, causing the buttons to fly everywhere, and threw it on the floor.

"Pussy's mine, is it?" He asked, grabbing your hips and pulling you closer to the edge of the bed, and got down on his knees.

Whining at the sudden pull, you grabbed the bedsheets beside your body and looked up at Elijah, readying yourself for him.

"I love you," he told you. The statement made you smile and you would have happily said it back, but before you could, Elijah had already lowered his head and spread your lips open.

"Such a beautiful pussy," he said lowly. He licked up your center, gathering all of your wetness on his tongue, moaning while doing it. When he got to your clit, he quickly began flicking his tongue against it, the little bud becoming more sensitive with each flick.

"Oh my god," You moaned. The feeling of his tongue against you was too strong and you began lifting and jerking your hips against his mouth.

"Sweetheart, behave yourself," he told you, before going back and flicking it some more.

The taste of you and your wetness on his tongue was so good to him and he wanted more of it. Still moving his tongue against your clit, he placed one hand on your leg, holding it down to the bed, and placed his other hand on your other leg, doing the same thing. When he saw that he had a good hold of you, he slowly moved his tongue down to your entrance.

"Elijah," you cried, wiggling in his grip, your grip on the bedsheets getting tighter and tighter.

Tightening his hold on you, he inserted his tongue into your entrance, flicking the tip of the muscle inside of you, more of your juices gathering on his tongue.

"Oh fuck, yes," you moaned, an intense fire was beginning to build inside of you and the intensity made you wiggle even more. "Elijah, don't stop!"

He could sense by your moans and your words that you were getting close to cumming and the thought of you cumming on his tongue made him decide to let go of one of your legs and move his hand. Keeping his flicking tongue inside of you, he brought his hand to your clit and began gently rubbing it with his thumb.

"Oh, Elijah," you cried, moving your hips against his mouth and hand. "Fuck, I'm gonna cum."

The combination of it was too good and the fire inside of you grew too intense too quickly. You moved your hips faster and faster against him.

Ready to taste your cum, Elijah began rubbing harder on your clit, his gentleness completely gone. "Cum," he said with his tongue still in you.

It didn't matter if you understood him or not, because before you knew it, you let out a scream as you began cumming, your hips still moving of their own volition, your orgasm too strong and almost rendering you breathless.

Grabbing your hips with both hands again, he held them down, and began fucking his tongue into you, the taste of your cum driving him wild.

"Elijah, please," You cried, finally letting go of the bedsheets and began nudging his head away from you. "Too much."

With one last plunge into you with his tongue, he let go of your legs and stood up. Looking up at him with glazed eyes you could see that his gorgeous face was covered in your juices and he still had that feral look upon his face.

"My love," he began running one of his hands over his mouth, wiping away some of your juices, the sight almost making you breathless again. "you are too good to me."

You tried to catch your breath and let your body relax a little before you both continue, but that feral look in his eyes and the sight of your pussy juice on his face caused your pussy to start throbbing again.

"You gonna fuck me or what, birthday boy," you teased him, bringing your hand down to your pussy, running your fingers through your left over wetness.

A small growl left his mouth and he quickly grabbed your hand and moved it away, while his other hand began unbuckling and unzipping his pants.

"This what you want, baby girl," he asked, dropping his pants and taking out his member, lightly tapping it on your pussy lips, the action making you jump as you were still sensitive.

"Put it in me," you lifted and spread your legs wider for him. "Please."

Not wasting a second, he slowly inserted himself into you, his girth slightly stretching you out, but you didn't care, enjoying the small burn it made. With each inch that entered you, you let out a gasp at how full he made you, until he was finally balls deep inside.

"(Y/N)," he moaned, closing his eyes, not moving. The feel of your warm walls combined with your wetness almost made him cum.

You wanted to respond back to him, but the fullness of him was just too good and you were speechless.

Slowly, he began pulling out of you, almost all the way and leaving just the tip inside of you. Automatically your walls squeezed around him wanting him to stay.

"Oh," he moaned, thrusting back into you.

The thrust forced a gasp out of you and you grabbed onto the bedsheets, bracing yourself for him and the roughness you were sure was coming.

His thrusts began to gradually increase, his member hitting that special spot inside of you over and over again forcing more moans and gasps out of you.

"Right there, Elijah, right there," you yelled, feeling that same fire begin growing quickly inside of you. You tried to lift your hips to meet his thrusts, but they were going too fast.

Still thrusting, he reached down and rubbed your clit with his thumb again, keeping his eyes on your face to see the pleasure he was bringing you.

"Yes! I'm cumming," you yelled, closing your eyes from the intensity of your second organism. "Oh fuck, Elijah!" Your whole body was shaking and you wouldn't let go of the bedsheets.

His thrusts didn't stop, in fact they increased. Your sensitive walls squeezing him so tightly drove him into a frenzy and he lifted one of your legs onto his shoulder, bent his body over you and began pounding into you, hitting the special spot each time. Your moans and cries combined with your increased wetness made him more feral than before.

"Shit," you yelled, another more intense fire burning inside you quickly becoming too much. "Oh my god!"

He placed his hand around your throat, not squeezing, but just holding you there and looked you in the eyes. "Cum for me," he demanded.

Your body quickly followed his demand and soon your walls were squeezing him again as a third organism, more powerful than the others, ran through your body. You couldn't say anything as the orgasm knocked you speechless and breathless.

"Where do you want it," you heard Elijah say. Your mind was fuzzy for a long moment and it wasn't till your speech and ability to breath came back to you that you looked up to see Elijah's face scrunched up in intense pleasure and you could feel that his thrusts had lost their rhythm and was now wild.

"On my pussy," you told him out of breath, laying your head back.

Feeling his self getting close, he quickly pulled out and roughly ran his hand up and down himself for a few seconds before finally shooting his cum onto you.

"Uhh," he groaned as he continued to jerk ropes of cum out of himself and onto your skin. "(Y/N)."

"Yeah," you responded looking at him as he finally stopped jerking himself, no more cum left in him, and he looked down at you. The feral-ness was now gone from his eyes and they were now filled with love and adoration for you.

"I love you so much," he told you, breathing deeply.

With a smile, you looked back at him with the same amount of love and adoration he had and reached down to where his cum landed, and scooped some on your pointer finger.

"I love you too, baby," you replied, bringing your finger up to your mouth and licking his cum off your finger.

The feral-ness came back to his face and you smirked, knowing that this will be a long night of pleasure.

[lokiwhitewolf]

Red Hot Winter- Chapter 12

trigger warning: sex scenes, death scene, blood sharing- minors dni

Chapter 12- "Up for The Fight"

"Where is it?" Elijah and Elena heard Klaus from their room.

"Well, where did you see it last?" Asked Caroline, helping him look for whatever he was trying to find.

Elijah and Elena were lying on their bed, having woken up a few hours earlier but losing themselves to their passion. He was holding her against his body, while she was drawing patterns on his chest with her fingers.

"What is he looking for?" She asked.

"Mother's grimoire." He replied. "I hid it after the little stunt Genevieve pulled."

"Very well brother!" Exclaimed Klaus, barging into their room, being followed by Caroline.

"Klaus, door, knock!" Said Elena, pulling the sheet to cover herself. Elijah moved to be in front of her to shield her from his brother's eyes.

"Oh Elena, me and Elijah both took Katerina and Tatia before her to bed, there's nothing we haven't seen before doppelganger." Said Klaus.

"Klaus! Apologize, now!" Demanded Caroline, crossing her arms, her eyes piercing the hybrid.

"I'm..I'm sorry Elena, I'm a bit nervous right now." He said, ashamed of himself, looking down. Only Caroline could make him apologize in a matter of seconds.

"Niklaus if you hadn't apologized to Elena, I would’ve ripped your heart off your chest." Said Elijah. "Why do you need Mother's grimoire for?"

"I made a pact with the crescent wolves, they'd get a moonlight ring if they pledge their allegiance to me."

"You haven't told Hayley about this, have you?"

"No, but at this time the little wolf probably knows and won't get between her pack and their chance of controlling their transformation."

"Niklaus I don't think you know what you're doing."

"Tell me where the grimoire is, Elijah," Klaus said, in a threatening tone. Their discussion was halted by Klaus's phone ringing. It was Camille. He picked it up.

"Camille, I'm sorry, but I can't come to the phone right now." He said.

"Klaus please, I need your help! The hex is taking over my uncle, please!"

Klaus looked at Caroline and sighed.

"I'll be there shortly and I'll bring some help."

He hung up the phone.

"The grimoire better find its way to my office when I return, Elijah!" He said. "Love, come with me, I need your help." And with that, he grabbed Caroline's hand and both of them went to the church.

As soon as his brother left, Elijah turned to Elena.

"I'm sorry about that, my love"

"It's not your fault." She said, smiling at him.

"We need to go check on Hayley, to tell her about Klaus's plan."

"How about a shower first?" She suggested, sitting on top of his lap.

"Elena, the last thing we'll do in the shower is shower." He said, bringing her face next to his.

"But that's the whole point." She said, biting his underlip teasingly.

Elijah groaned and stood up with her, making Elena wrap her legs around him. He leads both of them to the shower, turning on the hot water.

With the water cascading across their naked bodies, Elijah wasted no time to press her against the shower wall as he entered her. He moved his hips slowly, savoring every moment of pleasure they felt together. He then moved his hips faster and harder, making Elena moan in pleasure.

Elijah carefully manipulated his hard shaft within her, making sure that she was aptly pleasured. Before long, Elijah had Elena clawing onto him with each thrust and screaming his name out until she released in intense pleasure. Not satisfied with the outcome, Elijah kept stimulating, making her explode in a pleasure-filled experience, pushing her to another intense peak before he cummed deep within her, satisfied.

He was very focused on taking care of her and she loved every moment of it with him, knowing how much he cared about her pleasure and making sure she was with him all the way.

In the end, they did take a shower. Elena felt relief that she didn't have to curl her hair or wear high heels anymore.

While Elijah and Elena were going to the bayou, Klaus and Caroline were trying to understand what Camille wanted to do to help her uncle.

"So you want us to hold down your uncle while this doctor who was compelled by Josh, electrocutes his brain to make the hex go away?" Caroline asked.

"Yes, it worked on other mental patients before," Camille said.

"Camille, those patients were not hexed." Said Caroline. "We want to help you but there's gotta be another way."

"There isn't one!" Said Camille, throwing her hands in the air. "I've talked to Davina, and your friend Bonnie agreed with her, there is no way to undo the hex, maybe this could help."

"Caroline, love, let's hold him down."Said Klaus, looking at Caroline. The vampire nodded. Both of them went to either side of Father Kieran while the doctor prepared him. Josh went to Cami's side, to avoid her from losing control.

Klaus nodded to the doctor and the procedure began.

Back at the bayou, Elena and Elijah were walking towards the little house by the river, when a very pregnant Hayley walked out of the house.

"Elijah, Elena, what a nice surprise!" She says, welcoming both of them. "Elena you look great without all that bitchy costume."

"Oh, why thank you! You look amazing too!"

"Your niece has been kicking all morning."

"She probably gets it from her uncle." Said Elena. "During the night, Elijah kicks all the pillows and the sheets, I have to be careful when I wake up."

"Oh really?" Said Hayley laughing.

"Oh, I don't do this!" Said Elijah, defending himself, pulling Elena closer to him.

"Oh yes, you do honey," Elena said, looking at him lovingly.

Their tender moment was broken by the sound of a motorbike.

The vampires turned around. It was a man driving it.

"I want to talk to the leader."He said.

Elena and Elijah heard something else. Before Hayley could step in to talk to him, Elijah jumped on top of the man, while Elena shielded Hayley. It was an explosion. It was an attack on the wolf pack.

At the same time, in the church, they weren't having much luck with Father Kieran. He had had brief seconds of recognition but bit the doctor next when the physician tried to put the mouthpiece back. Now Caroline was patching him up while Camille had another idea.

"Turn him, Klaus! He can't be hexed and a vampire at the same time!"

"Cami, I've walked this earth long enough to know…"He tried to say but was interrupted by the bartender.

"Please Klaus, he is the only family I've got left," Camille said, with tears on her face.

Looking at Caroline, who truly felt for her but knew this wouldn't work, Klaus nodded.

"Father I'm sorry." He said, before biting into his wrist and force-feeding the priest, only to break his neck later. The heart monitor attached to the man flatted.

"You're all insane! I'll be reporting this to the police." The young doctor said, gathering his equipment to leave.

He was stopped by Caroline.

"I'm sorry, we're gonna need you here." She said. "You're gonna stay here and offer your arm to the good priest when he wakes up," She said compelling him.

Cami walked out to wait at the church.

Back in the Bayou, Hayley went to see Marcel, who she thought was behind the attack on her people, but he completely denied it. He told her he saved her when her family was killed and instead of keeping the daughter of the alpha of the pack, he gave her to Father Kieran, who put her in the system. Simultaneously, Elijah and Elena are helping the wounded, when the brunette vampire overhears Oliver apologizing inside the house Hayley was.

Walking inside, she finds him crying over the dead body of Eve, though he was holding a pillow that smelled like death.

Elena walked outside, brought out her phone, and texted something quickly.

"Elijah." She said, running to him, sensing Oliver behind her, knowing he wouldn't do anything if the original was beside her.

"What's going on?"The vampire asked, grabbing her by the waist, sensing her fear.

She showed him her cell phone.

I think Oliver had something to do with the explosion. I heard him apologizing to Eve and when I walked inside, he was holding a pillow that smelled like death.

"Tell Caroline that we are okay." He said, pretending to read a text from Caroline.

Oliver immediately retreated, going to help other people.

"We'll keep this to ourselves, Hayley's got a lot on her mind now," Elijah said. "Stay close to me, I don't want him around you."

In the church, Father Kieran seemed to have regained conscience. He had fed and had recognized Cami. It had seemed the bartender was right after all. Klaus held Caroline's hand and they were about to walk out, with the hybrid promising to take her on another date, when they heard Cami scream for help.

Both of them were back in a heartbeat. Caroline grabbed Cami, while Klaus took Kieran off her.

"I'm sorry Cami." Said Klaus, ripping Kieran's heart out. Cami closed her eyes, crying out. Klaus wiped his hand off on his clothes and went to his friend. "We both know this was just buying time for the inevitable. I'm really sorry, my friend."

Cami just nodded. Klaus hugged her. They both took Cami to her apartment. While Caroline was helping her out, Klaus called Marcel.

"I'm giving you a 48-hour pass. Kieran is dead, I couldn't save him from the hex the witches put on him. Cami is all alone. You are allowed to come and mourn your friend and stay with her." The hybrid said.

It didn't take Marcel 20 minutes to arrive at Cami's place. After making sure she was okay with Marcel, both Klaus and Caroline left.

Elijah and Elena had returned to the compound a few minutes after Klaus and Caroline.

"Wow, you both look like hell." Said Caroline, when they arrived at the living room. She offered her friend a drink but Elena refused.

"Oh thanks, we had a bomb explode on us." Said Elena, sitting next to her.

"Don't tell me about it, we had to fight off a vampire that had a hex put on him."

"Well it seems like the four of us had a very unproductive day," Said Elijah, sitting next to Elena, putting his hand on her thighs.

"I have allowed Marcel to come back to the city to mourn Father Kieran. But now, it's chaos out there brother." Said Klaus, giving his brother a cup of drink.

"Which reminds me," Elijah said, giving his drink for Elena to hold and going upstairs to his room and coming back down with something. "You were looking for this." He said, giving Klaus their mother's grimoire. "It is chaos brother, but I chose to be on the winning side."

And with that, they clinked their cups and drank to it.

It was indeed chaos but if there is one thing that the Mikaelsons are good at is fighting for each other over their shared bond. Caroline and Elena were now part of their family, and this war was now theirs too.

Later that night, Klaus finally took Caroline on a date. She had told him that morning that she wanted to go out, and he promised her he'd take her but a lot of things ended up happening.

It was a drive-in movie, but they were parked in a very seclutive place. According to Caroline, when Klaus wanted he could be very sweet and this was him being sweet. He laid out a tablecloth on the ground and brought out a basket with food and wine for them.

"Klaus… this is so beautiful." She said smiling at him. He hugged her and she put her hands on his neck.

"Only the best for you love." He said, lightly kissing her. "C'mon now, the movie is about to start."

It was one of her favorite movies. They were eating and drinking the wine, with Klaus sitting behind her, sometimes feeding her, to which she teasingly bit his finger.

"Don't tease love." He said huskly in her ear.

"But what's the fun in that?" She said, innocently.

He gave her a strawberry and after she had eaten the whole thing, she bit his finger with her fangs until it broke the skin, drinking the blood drops.

That was a new development for them. While they would sometimes share blood, Klaus would only do it after asking her, except for the first time he bit her since they got together. Caroline, on the other hand, would never drink from him, though Klaus had given her permission to drink from him whenever she wanted.

Testing the waters, Caroline pulled his arm until she could reach his wrist. Leaning back against his shoulder, she let her eyes turn black, her veins pop up and her fangs come down and gently bit on him, drinking his essence.

Klaus groaned in pleasure, his other arm taking action by himself and grabbing her other arm. Looking at her, silently asking her if he could, he felt her body nod against his.

Letting his fangs come down, he brought Caroline's arm to his mouth and bit into her, drinking from her. They both knew that, from that moment onwards, they would do whatever it took to keep each other safe and protect one another from any kind of danger.

The moment was a testament to the intensity of their relationship and the trust they shared, even if it was just for a moment. Nonetheless, it was an extraordinary moment between the two of them and a powerful demonstration of their love for each other.

Caroline suddenly understood why Elena and Elijah were always sharing blood. They were sharing their life force, and if it was up to Klaus they always would.

After emptying each other's veins, Klaus picked Caroline up and took her running to the middle of the woods, the blonde laughing in his grip.

After reaching a safe distance, Klaus put Caroline on her feet, cornering her into a tree.

"I told you to not tease me love." He said, smirking.

"Oh really? What are you gonna do about it?" She asked, cleaning the corners of her mouth that still had his blood.

Klaus just smiled, opening his pair of pants, and lifting Caroline's skirt.

He leaned Caroline up against the old, mossy bark of a large tree. He fed her a feverish kiss, and as she whimpered in delight, he entered her body with a passionate fury. She bestowed all her trust to him as he moved against her, making her cling to him like his very own lifeline to the divine.

His rough hands grabbed onto her hips as he roughly thrust into her. She gasped in pleasure as the sensation of his body against hers heightened her arousal.

He pushed her into a storm of pleasure and emotion,

"Klaus… Klaus please…" She whispered in his ear, begging for release.

With a sly smirk, Klaus said:

"Only after I have mine, love"

Knowing there was no escape, Caroline accepted her fate and allowed him to ravish her with pleasure.

Time seemed to stand still as they both fell into the depths of ecstasy. His powerful thrusts created a deep pleasure that surged throughout her entire body, while her passionate moans echoed off the nearby trees. Eventually, the sensation of intense pleasure became too much and they both reached their climax together. As his essence filled her, Caroline was overwhelmed with pleasure and let out a long moan of release.

Now satisfied, Klaus finally let her find her release, and they both stayed entwined for a few moments, savoring their passion.

"Are you okay love?" He asked, holding her face between his hands.

"Yes, I'm more than okay."She said, kissing him lightly.

The city might be in chaos, but Klaus had his peace right there with him.

[dragoni]

Nancy Pelosi Honors Elijah Cummings:  "The President Is Impeached”

‘As our beloved Chairman, Elijah Cummings, and Oversight Committee Chair, our North Star, said when announcing support for this action, “When the history books are written about this tumultuous era, I want them to show that I was among those in the House of Representatives who stood up to lawlessness and tyranny.”

‘When we are dancing with the angels, the question will be, did we – what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact?’ 

#NoOneIsAboveTheLaw

“We did all we could, Elija. We passed the two articles of impeachment. The president is impeached.”

“This is OUR watch” #RestInPowerElijah  #WeGotThis

[senorita-fluffington]

Hey Maryland

I know Elijah Cummings just died, but let’s make a deal. Whoever we elect in his place, let them be a truly left wing candidate, at least one of the AOC and Bernie variety, not the milk toast, moderate Joe Biden/Hilary Clinton Democratic Party garbage variety. Please?

[megankoumori]

[strikersunindie]

Elijah almost forgot that his wolf scent was far stronger than anything his vampiric half could produce, especially so long between feedings. Fine, if this middle aged vampire saw him as that, then so be it. With his claws, Elijah made sure to rip some of the seam that held those pants together over the ass, turning them into chaps. Yet if Bruce stood straight, the rip would be hidden enough in the dark bar.

Turning him around, Elijah was now faced with the man's back. The vamp wouldn't know how big the cock he was about to take, but after that statement, Elijah had little sympathy reserved if it hurt. All it took was unzipping his pants for his cock to push out and continue reaching full hardness. Being in the double digits, having control over where his blood focused on helped. The only hint of its size was when Elijah slipped his member inside that tear but made sure not to go in just yet. The only prep he'd do was making sure his pre-cum that leaked was surrounding that hole.

"Go on, gramps. This cock's ready for you, but is your ass ready for it?" he taunted, hoping that'd make the vamp fuck himself on what he believed was just another werewolf cock. So many thought little of wolves, but some like Bruce loved getting fucked by them. So he'd make the vamp work for it.

—

Bruce wasn’t ready for his back to hit the wall, but it didn’t faze him. He was too focused on Elijah’s touch on his body to care what the man did to him. And it wasn’t as if he couldn’t take some manhandling anyway. So, he focused more on the hungry way in which Elijah smelled him. Scanning him. Studying parts of him that would only be obvious to others like him.

“Ah, there’s the wolf I smelled!” It was like a eureka moment. Because of course wolves were possessive and primitive, while vamps were fully in control always. Bruce was aware of the wrong bias, but something in him made him think Elijah was the type of man he wanted to anger a bit before doing more. “Thank you for noticing. It’s one of my best assets, pun intended.” Bruce wasn’t even aware that he was licking his lips as he spoke, what he was aware of was the way he ran his greedy hands along Elijah’s arms. The way he tested Elijah’s shoulders with gentle squeezes. And the way he was pushing against the prodding hands touching his ass.

“Fuck first.” It wasn’t even an option to do it any other order. “Don’t worry about me. I can take it, kid.”

[1991diamondaries]

[deadpresidents]

The casket of Congressman Elijah Cummings lies in state in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, October 24, 2019. The longtime representative from Maryland is the first black Congressman in American history to lie in state at the Capitol.

[stopandimagineloveforever]

💔 R. I. P. Elijah

[elvisomar]

Chairman Elijah Eugene Cummings

18 January 1951 – 17 October 2019

Representative Cummings was the son of sharecroppers, and third of seven children. When he was young, a Baltimore High School counselor told him he didn't have the kind of mind required for higher learning. He accepted that as a challenge, and became a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic society at Howard University. He then received his law degree from the University of Maryland, and practiced law for many years before running for public office. After serving 12 years in the Maryland House of Delegates, he was elected to represent Maryland’s Seventh Congressional District, where he served from 1996 until his death in 2019. He was widely known as thoughtful and deliberative, and was very successful at building bi-partisan coalitions for the bills and referenda he sponsored.

Rest in power, my very good man. Baltimore and the United States of America were very lucky to benefit from your service.

[docgold13]

In a week(month) overflowing with terrible, saddening and despair-inducing news, the loss of Elijah Cummings bums me out more than the rest combined.  He was the epitome of a statesman, politician, warrior and gentleman.  I am so glad that I got to meet him back in 2013.  My condolences to his friends, family and fellow fans.  Rest in power.

[note-a-bear]

Rest in power

[dragoni]

 ❤️ #ElijahCummings  #MLK  #CivilRightsWarriors  #LEGENDS

National Archives, preserve Darcy’s cartoon 

Cummings is the first Black lawmaker to Lie in State and only the third African-American to do so. Rosa Parks was honored in 2005 and in 1998 the honor was bestowed on Capitol Hill Police Officer Jacob Joseph Chestnut, who had been killed in the line of duty.

Never allow anyone who has violated their Oath of Office to steal the spotlight from Heroes and Legends  

... especially a criminal such as Benedict Donald Trump  #TRE45ON   #NationalDisgrace

[dontbesillyo]

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[sun-cheyne]

The U.S. congressman from Maryland, who died early Thursday morning at 68, was a long-time warrior for justice, truly a great man. He spoke truth to power even as a member of the power class. And the Democrat was not above pleading, with rival Republicans or constituents, for what he knew was right.

He chose politics and public life because he wanted a better country, a better city. Immersed in the complex problems of both, he kept his eyes on the prize all through his career. As a member of Congress, with oversight of government operations at a range of levels, Cummings was in the role of examiner, and what he examined was usually bad — from incompetence by bureaucrats to price gouging by corporations to the abuses of power of the executive branch. And so his words were often aspirational, uttered while mired in mud, yet pointing us toward a mountaintop.