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Cecilia Muñoz

@ceciliamunoz.bsky.social
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Serial policy nerd: led President Obama's Domestic Policy Council after 20 years at Unidos US; now growing new NGOs. On way too many boards. Author: More Than Ready.

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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 1h
So grateful that I live in a state where I can mail in my ballot and know that it has arrived safely. Got the confirmation today. VOTE EARLY IF YOU CAN!
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If you do any #hispanicHeritage observance (and you should) make it this wonderful film about the legendary Luis Valdez www.pbs.org/video/americ...
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American Masters | American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez | Season 40
Discover filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez, a founding figure of the Chicano Movement.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 10/10/2026
NEW: We have what you need to help turn anxious conversations into joyful action. As high-strung news cycles and political rhetoric drive widespread anxiety among teams, families, and communities, check out our quick guide to stay focused and prepared ⬇️ protdem.org/4jjJJ8B
A group of people are seated around a conference table in discussion. The text at the top reads, "If you can keep it" and "How to talk about threats to the midterms," followed by, "A toolkit for conversations with stressed-out (or burned-out) people." The date, October 9, 2026, is also visible. The image includes an abstract geometric design incorporating blue and red elements.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
...and just to put a finer point on it, it's not a "deportation" when you are removed from your own country. It's an expulsion, it's illegal and it's appalling.
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This Citizenship Day, Welcome.US launched a new national program mobilizing Americans to serve as Citizen Guides, helping green card holders prepare for citizenship. Thousands of people from all 50 states have already signed up to help. Here's some PBS NewsHour coverage: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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How Trump's immigration crackdown made it harder to become U.S. citizen
September 17 is Constitution Day, a commemoration of the founding document signed on that date in 1787. But for immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship, the path to naturalization has grown more difficult...
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John Palfrey @palfrey.org · 27/09/2026
Collective Action for the First Amendment A free press and the First Amendment matter to our democracy in America. Collective action is essential to upholding the First Amendment. Democracy will not sustain itself....
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Collective Action for the First Amendment
A free press and the First Amendment matter to our democracy in America. Collective action is essential to upholding the First Amendment. Democracy will not sustain itself.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A massive group of demonstrators is currently forming a human chain around the Kennedy Center following Trump’s threats against it
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John Palfrey @palfrey.org · 09/09/2026
"The United States still lacks a comprehensive, legally binding A.I. safety framework." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/o...
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Opinion | I Worked on Safety at OpenAI. The Fix Isn’t Hard.
Even without government regulation, private companies can act on their own to address A.I. safety concerns.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is terrible news, not just for the Smithsonian, but for the country. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/a...
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Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution
In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Attention writers of historical fiction: Ms. didnt come into common use until the 1970s, and only after a fight. I’ve read way too many books by writers unaware of that history. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/a...
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In Battle to Use ‘Ms.,’ Gloria Steinem Had to Fight The New York Times (Gift Article)
In the 1970s, Ms. Steinem confronted the newspaper’s executive editor about the honorific in an exchange of letters, pressing it to use the alternative to Miss or Mrs.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 01/09/2026
The General Services Administration fired thousands at its Public Buildings Service, then hired hundreds back — all while eliminating the office that kept on-site daycare affordable for federal employees governmentwide. We've documented it all. Learn about these changes and others here ⬇️
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The Civil Service Archive
Tracking changes affecting the shape and operation of federal government agencies under the second Trump administration.
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So many of these writers, entire sections, and at times outlets are not engaged in serious writing or thinking. "The Case for Reparations" and "The 1619 Project" remain excellent works of journalism. I am not sure either would have been published today in the outlets where they appeared.
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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is a very important lawsuit from @protectdemocracy.org, @citizensforethics.org and the Electronic Privacy Information Center 👇
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 31/08/2026
Headlines around the USPS, mail voting, & SCOTUS are confusing by design. Here is what you really need to know: 1️⃣ Mail voting remains safe and protected by law. 2️⃣ States set election rules—not POTUS. 3️⃣ The chaos is a strategy to spread doubt and fear. We’re not taking the bait, take action with us
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Don’t panic about the USPS mess
Trump’s mail-in voting chaos — and incompetence
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 23/08/2026
🚨 Status Update: Improving In the latest AAW update, we detail how attempts to subvert the 2026 elections are facing major hurdles, even as the administration tries illegal tactics like withholding disaster relief to tilt the playing field. Read more here: protdem.org/elections
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My home town FTW. It’s Comic Con all day, every day.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Well, this is adorable
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This piece documents what we know to be true: Justice Kavanaugh's blessing has emboldened the kind of officials who have long used the word "tonks" to describe their prey. (It refers to the sound a flashlight makes when it strikes a person's head.) Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...
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New Evidence Shows Federal Agents Using Racial Slurs During Immigration Sweeps (Gift Article)
Body-camera video and other court evidence capture federal agents using slurs and targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Chicago and Los Angeles
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Wonderful piece about an exciting idea - makes me think we can actually - finally - pass a childcare policy that works for everybody. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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How to Break the Fifty-Year Stalemate on Childcare Policy
A new proposal aimed at Democrats emphasizes learning from past failures and giving parents choice.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Groups like KIND (KIds in Need of Defense) and the Vera Institute have been defunded for their work providing representation to unaccompanied migrant children. The new grantee of $150 million? A Texas law firm with 26 employees and no immigration experience. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court
None of the Burke Law Group’s lawyers list immigration law as an area of expertise, per the firm’s website.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 29/07/2026
Leading up to Election Day, organizing to ensure you and your community are ready to vote is the #1 way to defend the right to choose your leaders. But what happens after votes is cast? We'll need to hold the line on the results. Read how to defend the will of voters beyond Election Day.
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Hold the line
Make sure the winners take office
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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is such a disturbing flex. He’s basically acknowledging that he and Trump have raised the bar on what scandals presidents can get away with so much that Watergate was nothing compared to them today. True. But yikes.
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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
And there it is: Trump makes clear he's more interested in making it harder for you to vote than making it easier for you to afford your home. The rising cost of living is not a national emergency to him but him being able to steal an election he's gonna lose is. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/u...
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Trump Refuses to Sign Housing Bill Until Unpopular Voting Restrictions Pass Congress
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Didn’t manage to capture it in a photo, but I’m here to report that during the ceremony to open the Obama Center, an actual bald eagle flew over the proceedings.
The tall stone “obamalisk” of the Obama Center’s museum with a clouded blue sky behind it, and the Obamas visible in a podium behind plexiglass to the right.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This!! 👇
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Agree, except that I really hated that they had these 19th Century characters talking as if they were in the 21st Century. Lucretia Garfield dropping F-bombs? Really?
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 29/05/2026
"The choice before us now isn’t just between the two major parties: it’s between the broken system we inherited and a fairer one we can build together." Former senior WH official @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social on how proportional representation could fairly represent voters of color everywhere.
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The Real Districting Culprit
It isn’t gerrymandering. It’s the existence of single-member districts in the first place. It was never designed to help minority voters.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Cecilia Vega, the only Latina ever to have served as a correspondent on 60 Minutes, was fired today. Wish I had words for how disgusted I am.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 28/05/2026
Latino voters make up 20% of the U.S. population, but only 11% of Congress. Voters of color have long been underrepresented, but extreme partisan gerrymandering is only making it worse. @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social outlines how proportional representation changes that ⬇️
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The Real Districting Culprit
It isn’t gerrymandering. It’s the existence of single-member districts in the first place. It was never designed to help minority voters.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 27/05/2026
How do we stop the never-ending gerrymandering wars and attacks on voters of color? @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social, who led the White House Domestic Policy Council, argues in Democracy Journal that the fix isn’t simply drawing better maps — it’s proportional representation.
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The Real Districting Culprit
It isn’t gerrymandering. It’s the existence of single-member districts in the first place. It was never designed to help minority voters.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This moment of extreme gerrymandering and diminishing voting rights has made it all the more urgent to press for big reforms in our democracy. Not only is this necessary; I'm increasingly convinced that it's achievable. democracyjournal.org/arguments/th...
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The Real Districting Culprit
It isn’t gerrymandering. It’s the existence of single-member districts in the first place. It was never designed to help minority voters.
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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This is insane corruption and not being covered my mainstream media. 1. Subscribe to @popular.info 2. Where is the coverage in the rest of the press?!?
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This wasn’t the first time mass deportation agents targeted and held Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a US citizen and essential construction worker in Alabama. "In fact, Saturday’s encounter marked the third such incident, according to court filings.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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ICE keeps detaining the same US citizen again, and again, and again. He’s fighting back.
“I only wish to live my life in peace,” Leonardo Garcia Venegas said in a declaration.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Have I done the same for their pozole? Yes. Many times.
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Maria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post @mariasacchetti.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
NEW (my signal: mariapost.45) A lawyer who vowed to “fight exclusively for the rights of men.” An attorney who championed ICE in MN. A judge who denied protection to a man because he didn’t look “overtly gay.” All are among the new "deportation judges." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Trump officials hire ‘deportation judges’ with less training, experience
The president is remaking courts to clear a backlog of asylum cases. Hires include an attorney for Jan. 6 rioters and a lawyer who championed Minneapolis ICE raids.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 14/04/2026
For the first time in modern American history, the federal gov is being turned against our elections to lay the groundwork for overturning results the administration doesn't like. Read how we can protect our elections against Executive Override. protdem.org/executive-override
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How the Trump administration plans to interfere with the 2026 elections
2026 will be different from any election in American history. The Trump administration is wielding the full power of the government against our own elections.
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James Ryan @jdryan08.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The Herodotus Trap, if you will.
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 07/04/2026
Completely unstable and perilous. The House must bring up impeachment articles, and the Senate needs to remove a president who wants to commit war crimes. We cannot sit idly by as Donald Trump threatens to end an entire civilization.
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Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die’ if Iran doesn’t make a deal
The president had issued a deadline of 8 p.m. Eastern time for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz, pledging destruction by midnight if leaders don’t comply.

April 7, 2026 at 9:22 a.m. EDT26 minutes ago
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In an age of creeping relativism, a universal moral law still exists. Threatening to end an entire civilization of 90 million people in order to bend a nation’s conduct to your will is grossly morally wrong. It is evil. And we should say this loudly.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Hot off the press, my op-ed in MSNOW on Trump’s budget request. Proud of this one, but particularly happy they let me keep the final paragraph with only light editing. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Budgets force us to prioritize at the margins, to determine where to use our limited resources. As a result, they reflect our values. Government is supposed to invest in future wellbeing and to ameliorate current suffering. And while life is unfair, and we will never be able to fix that, the role of government is to help make life less unfair so that struggling people can get by and even have a decent chance to get ahead. The president's budget request instead imagines an America that does less for struggling Americans. A
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 31/03/2026
The Trump admin's new EO would also require DHS to compile a list of verified U.S. citizens in each state who are eligible to vote. Such a list is likely to remove eligible voters and perpetuate a false narrative about the security of our elections. Read more about the tool ⬇️
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The SAVE tool, explained
The use of the SAVE tool are part of a larger effort to weaponize government data and tilt the 2026 elections before a single ballot is cast.
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Elizabeth Wilkins @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
In a moment where it’s so clear that so much is broken, we have to get down to the studs on what our public institutions and policy are for. That’s true for taxes. This is a shared social project to fund our public goods, create broad social insurance, and rebalance power in our economy.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🧵 I recently spoke with Taylor Owen @theglobeandmail.com Machines Like Us podcast about an urgent question: How do you make a technology safe when the political will to govern it has evaporated? And what happens if we don't? www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/mac...
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When did common sense AI policy become radical?
How do you make a technology safe when nobody seems particularly interested in regulating it – and what might happen if we don’t?
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I like a scenic snowfall as much as anybody, but it was 80° in DC yesterday and it is currently snowing, and I am OVER IT
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 26/02/2026
BREAKING: Trump-Noem DHS admits to wrongfully arresting 261 DACA recipients, 86 of whom were deported, since Trump’s second term started, per disclosure to Congress.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about. Their stories should be known:
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This. Not only really important, but an excellent use of illustration, IMHO.
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
So moved by this www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/o...
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Julie Morita: My parents were interned in camps for Japanese Americans. We are repeating that national sin.
Reflecting on the interment of Japanese Americans and what is happening today challenges us to see how fragile our civil liberties are.
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