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Alexandra Chandler

@alexandrachandler.bsky.social
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Director for elections & natsec @protectdemocracy.org. Board member @gladlaw.bsky.social. Former IC analyst. Astronomy and history geek. Lover of spooky music. Trans, wife, and mom. Views mine.

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 01/10/2026
ATTN. California voters. Four new laws co-sponsored by Protect Democracy United have just been signed into law helping ensure a smooth election process and protect residents' constitutional rights. Details ⬇️
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 15/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 SCOTUS just rejected the admin’s attempt to force its unworkable mail-ballot rule on American voters. The decision leaves in place what two lower courts found: the rule was completely unjustified, likely unlawful. 📫 Mail voting remains secure and available. What you need to know ⬇️
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Proud of my @protectdemocracy.org & @democracyforward.org colleagues that won a stay against the loyalty question being asked of federal job applicants. As former Fed, intel analyst, and Brooklynite, this is even more fitting on 9/11, and a day after Trump led a grotesque loyalty pledge to him. USA!
protectdemocracy.org
Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Loyalty Question for Federal Job Applicants - Protect Democracy
A federal court today blocked the Trump-Vance administration from using its unlawful “loyalty question” on federal civil service job applications.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ah, time to mix up the hate against trans girls with some light genocidal spice. Right after lower taxes. Yep, oil just went above $90 a barrel, gas going up, and the cost of living is bad enough our back to school supply haul cost more than the rent on our 2nd apartment. He’s scared and flailing.
jezebel.com
Trump Chillingly Implies Transgender People Will “End” If GOP Prevails in Midterm Elections
Fox News host Trey Gowdy naturally did not respond by saying "And what exactly does an 'end' for transgender people mean?"
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 01/09/2026
We sued to block the Trump admin from compiling sensitive data of millions of Americans into so-called State Citizenship Lists & pressuring states to use them. It violates laws meant to protect privacy, threatens voting rights, & usurps states’ constitutional election authority. protdem.org/3UuGVeh
LAWSUIT FILED
Judge Blocks Trump’s Illegal Mass Layoffs
Groups Sue to Block Illegal Voter Data Misuse
Protect Democracy, allies challenge error-prone administration database threatening privacy and risking election chaosWithout any legal authority to do so, the Trump Administration is pressuring states to make rapid changes to their voter rolls based on an error-ridden database on a dangerously compressed timeline. This is a transparent attempt to create chaos and confusion ahead of the midterms, masquerading as an election security measure.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
::squeals and woos in space nerd:: YAY. Tell me about all the dark matter, dark energy, and find all the exoplanets!
npr.org
NASA has successfully launched its newest space telescope
The tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I am so glad that all Californians and 1 in 5 Americans can now sue federal agents for violations of their constitutional rights, including in my own Commonwealrh of Massachusetts. And I’m proud of the vision and work of our team and others that helped make this happen. 270M more to go.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Good moment for the judge, the First Amendment, trans people and all people in Texas— and one of many fitting tributes to Dolly— all at once. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
nbcnews.com
Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
1) it was great talking with @granthermes.bsky.social about 2026 elex threats and prep, you should check it out! 2) re the below, it’s all predictable. The Administration deceives us with lies, tries and will fail to disrupt voting with USPS interference and more. Then deny results they don’t like.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 25/08/2026
Tonight, SCOTUS lifted one lower-court block on the executive order targeting voter lists and mail voting. What the Court explicitly *did not* do: rule that the order is legal. And nothing about tonight's ruling changes voters' ability to vote by mail in the midterms. Here’s why ⬇️
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Not surprised, but I’m glad for both Canada’s sake and the US that Carney isn’t surrendering to Trump and his diplomatic and trade team whose varied malevolence, economic illiteracy, and cowardice with Trump is hurting both countries. Stand up to the bully. And Americans— buy some Canadian.
theguardian.com
Canada vows ‘dollar for dollar’ response as US puts 50% tariffs on some goods
Collapse of trade talks could lead to job losses, but biggest impact on traditional allies is expected to be political
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This is like arguing that golden retrievers are vicious
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My friend Julia is the exemplar of an American patriot. Read her story here.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 13/08/2026
@ruthgreenwood.bsky.social is 1 of 500+ scholars urging Congress to adopt proportional representation. After a career fighting gerrymandering, her conclusion is clear: it’s time for systemic change. We’re proud to back her & fellow scholars in their push for change. Her latest for @bostonglobe.com
protdem.org
Gerrymandering won. It’s time to change the rules. - The Boston Globe
The Supreme Court has closed off nearly every legal avenue for challenging partisan gerrymandering. The answer isn’t better maps. It’s proportional representation.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
You don’t need to be an intel analyst to predict that tonight Trump will rehash tired and ridiculous claims as pretext to interfere with the election he knows his allies are losing. But as a former analyst, this feels like Iraq WMD, except the intel is cherry-picked for an attack on our elections.
washingtonpost.com
Analysis | How Trump has been trying to overturn his 2020 loss in 2026
He has been intently focused on this and is expected to address the nation on it.
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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
He finally found the guy who stole all the votes for him in six states in 2020! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Venezuela hired him! -- no China hired him! -- or maybe it was OBAMA! Thank goodness they put the housing finance guy in charge of figuring it out. Now we'll know for sure!
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’m sad for the kids who don’t just get to be kids and play sports, because extremists demonize them for political ends. And the demeaning language in the ruling shows this is not about sports for these people. (1/9) www.gladlaw.org/supreme-cour...
gladlaw.org
Supreme Court: States May Ban Transgender Girls from Girls’ Sports; Inclusive Policies Remain Legal  - GLAD Law
Transgender students deserve the chance to learn, participate in school activities, and be part of their school community.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
What happened to Scott Wiener at yesterday's trans rights rally in San Francisco was disgusting, appalling, and unacceptable. I am deeply grateful to Mr. Wiener for supporting trans equality, and it is insane to me that anyone would harass him in that setting. 1/2
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Edgar is right. It is a new level of sore loser-dom, Trump and allies making up conspiracies when a MAGA candidate running in LA gets 25% of the vote and loses as Republicans make up (checks notes), only 17% of the voters. He’s lying to fuel more lies he will tell when his allies lose in November.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Grateful for Bo’s reporting on Trump’s false claims about 2020, which are key to Trump’s 2026 election plan. My quote: “He’s not looking back; this is about the midterms.” To make people believe his interference in the election is justified, and then deny the results when his allies still lose.
reuters.com
Trump claims 2020 election 'rigged' at least 107 times in six months as midterms loom
Trump has rehashed his claims during at least six meetings with world leaders.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 28/04/2026
“Disruption can be mitigated if you are prepared,” @alexandrachandler.bsky.social refocuses the narrative from “What if” to “What we can do right now” as our country grapples with an administration openly turning the government against our elections. We call it the “Executive Override” strategy.
economist.com
Might Donald Trump try to rig the midterms?
We assess America’s democratic defences
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Excellent news. Elections (in Hungary) have consequences. And despite JD Vance, Trump, and Putin doing their bits, the EU is leading the Free World. Russia is not winning. Ukraine is still free. And the wind is in the pro-democracy sails in the US as well as Hungary.
politico.eu
EU approves €90B loan to Ukraine
Hungary and Slovakia lifted their vetoes after oil flows resumed through the Druzhba pipeline.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 22/04/2026
The indictment of veteran civil rights organization @splcenter.org is the Trump admin’s latest attempt to silence critics, perceived opponents, and those who continue to pursue justice, equality, and the rule of law. SPLC has made clear it won’t be silenced. The rest of us should do the same.
youtube.com
A Beacon of Hope in the Fight Against Hate and Extremism
YouTube video by Southern Poverty Law Center
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I'm so proud of our team, our plaintiffs, and our @aclu.org @citizensforethics.org and Harvard Law Clinic partners for this suit. I know from my intel past how massive troves of data can be combined for powerful use or misuse. I'm glad we are standing up for millions against these unlawful actions.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13/04/2026
Viktor Orbán's defeat came thanks to a broad, diverse, and patriotic grassroots movement—and shatters the assumption of inevitability that has pervaded illiberal movements across the globe, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. Read more: theatln.tc/CPvne6uz
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
After a long week on many levels, I was very happy to see our Higan cherry blossom in our front yard blooming. We planted it here in Mass to connect us to our 13 years in DC. It does. And connects me to hope of better times ahead. Bonus, the Siberian squill is everywhere now too!
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We’re going to be watching and hoping today. Especially at times like this, it helps me to look up, look ahead, and think about all we can do and explore and learn when we try. Also, space is amazing. www.youtube.com/live/NaJklsJ...
youtube.com
NASA's Artemis II Live Views from Kennedy Space Center
YouTube video by NASA
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 31/03/2026
Trump’s latest EO restricting mail-in voting aims to legitimize conspiracies that our elections are fraudulent. It's part of the "Executive Override"strategy laying groundwork for overturning results the admin doesn't like, @alexandrachandler.bsky.social explains: More: protdem.org/executive-ov...
"This executive order is more like an attempted executive override of the states’ authority to run our elections. Meant to solve for a problem that exists only in the false rhetoric of the Trump administration and its political fortunes..."the EO is a classic example of their playbook to deceive the American people and disrupt the election process in order to deny any future results that don’t suit them."

-Alexandra Chandler, director of Impact Programs, Free and Fair Elections, Protect Democracy
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Truth: Transgender Day of Visibility has gotten me down the last few years because of all the cruelty by those who wish to erase people like me. Also true: I will not back down, make myself invisible, run away, or— a few down moments aside— let them take away any joy in my pretty amazing life.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Thanks to @russellberman.bsky.social and @yvonnewingett.bsky.social for writing this serious piece about what, seriously, is going on with Trump’s obsession with his election takeover bill. He’s inventing justification for future unlawful actions, and excuse to deny the results if his allies lose.
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Kori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Aid to Ukraine from 2022-2026 was a rounding error. We used more in the first two weeks of the Iran war than we provided in the 4 years of aid to Ukraine.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
200 billion for Trump’s war “we’ve already won”, attacking the nuclear program we already “obliterated.” But we’ve no money for millions losing healthcare, or all the dead kids because USAID was too expensive. Members should try explaining voting for this abomination to anyone outside the bubble.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
::sighs in former naval intelligence::
media.tenor.com
a bald man is sitting in a chair with his hand on his chin and looking up .
Alt: The Picard face palm meme GIF / a bald man is sitting in a chair with his hand on his chin and looking up in disappointment
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 05/03/2026
From FT comments
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
::points at the sign:: Trump knows he’s losing the midterms. He’ll claim war with Iran / whoever he bombs next justifies emergency powers *he* *does* *not* *have* to take over elections. Because National Security. Courts can’t be fooled. No creating emergency powers for manufactured emergencies.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Lawless war on Iran, because of the nuclear program we already destroyed, and ::waves hands:: missiles and regime change. Trump going full anti-capitalism illegally telling American companies they can’t work with Anthropic. Defeating the natsec threat of trans girls in Scouting. So much winning?
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
How many illegal regime changes does it take to get Nobel Peace Prize?
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Kori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
groups representing roughly 700,000 tech workers within Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, all companies that have their own contracts with the Defence Department, signed an open letter urging the companies they worked for to also "refuse to comply" with the Pentagon's demands.”
bbc.com
Trump has ordered government agencies to stop using Anthropic AI tools
The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the Ministry of Defense.
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We desperately need to Make Antitrust Great Again.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 26/02/2026
@washingtonpost.com is reporting that Trump is considering invoking emergency powers to nationalize elections. But as our elections expert @alexandrachandler.bsky.social explains, the president does not have that power, no matter what kind of emergency he declares.
Quote attributed to Alexandra Chandler about potential executive action affecting voting rights. The text is featured on a blue and navy background.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 04/02/2026
"By personally participating in a raid and acting as a switchboard for the president, Gabbard has traded her statutory mandate for a partisan performance," @alexandrachandler.bsky.social told @newsweek.com's @gratefulgabe.bsky.social and @dangooding.bsky.social
newsweek.com
Donald Trump spoke with FBI agents about Georgia election search: Report
According to The New York Times, Donald Trump addressed FBI agents after a Georgia election search.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 30/01/2026
Looking for a glimmer of hope? @annalovesvoting.bsky.social and @integrity-mttrs.bsky.social have an update on the effective organizing by small businesses in MN and how other cities can prepare for federal law enforcement deployments. Read their lessons here: protdem.org/3ZIGdcC
Weekly If You Can Keep It
Big lessons from small businesses in Minnesota
Here’s how your city can prepare for the worst

Anna Dorman and Audrey Roofeh
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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
BREAKING: Sec. Noem, AG Bondi and DNI Gabbard to address National Association of Secretaries of State tomorrow. According to planned remarks they will reveal that they have found Bigfoot, that Elvis is alive, that with the tooth fairy all three helped China steal the 2020 election.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 27/01/2026
BREAKING: The CA Senate advanced a key mechanism for gov accountability: the No Kings Act. We’re proud to partner with @scottwiener.bsky.social on this bill asserting that if any gov officer - local, state, or *fed* - violates your clearly established constitutional rights, you should have a remedy.
[breaking headline graphic]
Headline: CA Senate Advances No Kings Act
Subheadline: The bill closes a loophole so Californians can sue any local, state, or federal government actor who has violated one’s constitutional rights
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The government can't be allowed to kill people without cause and say it was, um, terrorism later. It happened to the Venezuelan fisherman. It happened to Renee Good. It happened to Alex Pretti. It is a lie. www.axios.com/2026/01/25/t...
axios.com
Trump officials stick "terrorist" label on Americans killed by DHS
Minneapolis shooting victim committed "act of domestic terrorism," Noem says
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Weren’t we all told it was liberals, progressives, and Democrats that didn’t believe in the 2nd Amendment, were going to bring in a Big Government papers-please police state, and trample on liberty? Oops. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
cnn.com
Bovino argues Second Amendment did not apply to Pretti
Anti-ICE protesters were already marching in Minneapolis this weekend, and tensions in the city have been inflamed by another fatal shooting by a federal officer. Follow for live updates.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
They killed him, and then they immediately set to concocting lies about him. I know the killing is worse, and yet I can't escape the thought that the lying is what reveals the deeper abyss.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 24/01/2026
media.tenor.com
a man with a beard is smiling with his mouth open
ALT: a man with a beard is smiling with his mouth open
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is apparently on X. I have a few concerns: 1) why is DHS sending photos of (alleged) evidence that should be in a secure chain of custody that is now lying on a car seat??? and 2) being armed does not on its own justify the use of deadly force — there has to be evidence he was trying to use it
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Alexandra Chandler @alexandrachandler.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Really proud of our team’s work and victory against injustices in VA that have gone on for generations.
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