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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 20/02/2026

We’re working to expose the full extent of DOGE’s misuse of sensitive Social Security data to potentially undermine election integrity. CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social joined @zerlinamornings.bsky.social to discuss.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.com · 05/01/2026

IT’S ALMOST TUESDAY, which means…. IT’S ALMOST ELECTION DAY!!! There are six elections this week, and they are all state legislative. We have AR HD70, SC HD98, GA HD23, VA SD15, and VA HD77 (HD - House District, SD - Senate District) 1/

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Let me be very clear: tomorrow morning and EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, call your Reps and Senators whether Dem, Republican or Independent. Express your outrage at Trump’s imperial and illegal actions against sovereign nations. TELL THEM to convene. To hold up everything. Hold up $. 202-224-3121

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Are we supposed to call our reps and tell them we don’t like when the president engages in overt war crimes, or can we trust them to get there on their own?

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 03/01/2026

Damn Reuters embarrassed itself and you so fast

Screenshot of a post by Reuters, sharing its article titled "Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump"

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Ziggy West @ziggywest.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a campaign ad this week honoring transgender trailblazers in the city and vowing to make New York City a sanctuary for trans people.

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Mamdani Vows to Make NYC a “Sanctuary City” for Trans People in New Campaign Ad

“New York will not sit idly by while trans people are attacked,” Mamdani said in his new campaign ad.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments. Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The Supreme Court's Republican appointees sound ready to transform the 14th and 15th Amendments into a weapon against the very racial minorities they were meant to protect—handing Republicans 15-19 additional House seats in the process. A disaster for democracy. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Is it racist to remedy racism? That’s the question at the heart of Callais v. Louisiana, which the Supreme Court heard on Wednesday. The case asks whether the Voting Rights Act gives Black Louisianans too much political power—and if so, whether the landmark law violates the Constitution. Unsurprisingly, the Republican-appointed justices seem eager to rule that it does. Throughout oral arguments, they suggested the VRA protects minority voters too effectively, dragging the government into race-conscious considerations that offend the equal protection rights of the white voters who sued in this case. And they floated various ways to gut what remains of the statute by twisting it beyond recognition or striking it down altogether. The result would be a windfall for Republicans, who stand to gain at least 19 seats in the House of Representatives if the Supreme Court frees them to gerrymander Black communities into oblivion. Such a decision would also devastate minority representation in Congress, eliminating up to 30 percent of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

What could the Ds have done today in anticipation of Roberts Court positioning to gut Sec 2? Basics: - coordinated press releases from Schumer, Durbin (SJC, Jeffries, Raskin (HJC) - pr/email from DNC, DCCC chairs - blasts from Dem Govs - TV appearances - Saturating social media to pressure scotus

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Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

GA is “punishing protest, criminalizing care, and silencing resistance.” Many ways to support those facing years behind bars in #StopCopCity RICO cases ⬇️

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MomsRising @momsrising.org · 27/07/2025

We cover HUGE grassroots victories in North Carolina, demonstrating how persistent community organizing can create meaningful change w/ @momsrising.org, @mamasconpoder.org. #MomSky www.momsrising.org/bt14jul25/?sourc…

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Trump wont have to worry whether military generals will stop him this time, Congress handed him enough tax dollars to build THE world’s largest domestic surveillance and disappearing squad. Staggering ICE budget foreshadows US future.

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Two tickets for award winning Broadway show Ain’t Too Proud - The Life and Time of the Temptations. June 22nd, 2 pm ET National Theater, DC Third row from stage. $160 ea. We’d hoped to take my mom and son, but they are not able to join us. my.ticketmaster.com/ds/vQGAAFbwY...

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Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations (Touring)

Sun Jun 22 2025, 2:00 PM The National Theatre, Washington, DC

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

All this talk about the need for “civics.” But when Trump is walking around saying about going to war with Iran “I haven’t decided yet”; and “maybe I will; maybe I won’t”, how many media outlets are reminding Americans that Art. 1, Sec 8 grants the power to declare war to CONGRESS. Do your job.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 16/06/2025

Real scientists have lost faith in RFK. The American people have lost faith in RFK. I won't stop fighting until I see the headline that RFK has resigned. That's the greatest thing he could do on behalf of our nation's health.

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Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 17/06/2025

Virginia, polls are officially open! We’ve got important elections up and down the ballot. Every precinct, every ballot, and every voter matters. Find your voting location at elections.virginia.gov

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PortfolioCarmel @portfoliocarmel.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

‘I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her‘ — James Baldwin

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Andrea Ritchie @dreanyc123.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Wholeheartedly endorse this recommendation: @jmogul.bsky.social has been defending and suing on behalf of protesters for over 30 years in Chicago, NYC & beyond. They are the first person I call about anything protest-related (or legal for that matter). Read and follow their recs to stay safe(r)

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Know your rights before you hit the streets. Peaceful protest is protected — but only if you know how to protect yourself legally. Read, share, and stay safe.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 09/06/2025

The charges Abrego Garcia now faces stem from a traffic incident in 2022 in which he was driving a vehicle through Tennessee with a group of fellow construction workers — something he regularly did to ensure that he and his coworkers could make it from one job site to another across the country.

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Slipped in the budget bill, a provision to muzzle courts and prevent them from holding officials in contempt if officials ignore or trample court orders.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Read for yourself this provision of the reconciliation bill, which is the current text just released by the House Rules Committee. Then read: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky's essay this morning in @justsecurity.org. Chemerinsky's essay is titled: "A Terrible Idea" www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It’s about to get more challenging. So stop doomscrolling and start strategizing. There’s work that we must do to deal with the next 100 days. My thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

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Part 2 - How We Navigate the Next 100 Days

So what do we make of all of this?

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Senate report explores the 65 safety and fraud charges against Elon Musk & co. exposing him to potentially $2.4 B in liability before he began advising cuts to agencies in charge of investigations. www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Legislative end run to bypass NC governor’s role in elections ruled unconstitutional! #RuleOfLaw

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Curious about the history of the Alien Enemies Act’s, challenges to the law’s constitutionality, & alternatives that can safeguard our nation against sabotage during wartime? @brennancenter.bsky.social provides a detailed look at the AEA.

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

NC Sup Ct orders selective rejection of ballots cast by military voters, denying equal protection of the law in violation of state & federal constitutions! This is nothing short of a coup. Votes of 25,000 other identically situated military/overseas voters across state remain counted.

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Democracy Fund @democracyfund.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Heard of “ranked choice voting” but not sure what it actually means? Check out this short video by Democracy Fund grantee @fairvote.bsky.social explaining everything you need to know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq7N...

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Ranked Choice Voting Facts

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Jacob Gardenswartz @reporterjacobg.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

BREAKING: Md federal Judge Paula Xinis GRANTS preliminary injunction, rules from the bench that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was apprehended "without legal basis" and removed to El Salvador illegally, "without any legal process." He's to be returned to the U.S. by 11:59 on Monday, 4/7.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

It’s comforting for some lawyers to lament the “tough spot” Trump has put some law firms in. But I choose to remember what civil rights lawyers endured, and the integrity & courage they showed despite being considerably more vulnerable that well-resourced law firms being bullied by Trump.

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Happening this Wednesday! Trans Rights are Human Rights 💜

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Legal Defense Fund @legaldefensefund.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Set to go before the Supreme Court on March 24th, Louisiana v. Callias will determine whether the state's new congressional map aligns with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in case over Louisiana’s new Congressional District 6

On March 24, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a landmark case that will decide if Louisiana’s new congressional map stands in line with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Will #SCOTUS uphold the Voting Rights Right Act on Monday when they hear a dubious challenge to LA’s congressional maps drawn to comply w the VRA after thousands of voters made their voices heard?

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Leslie Barnes @leslieabarnes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Wondering how you or your organization can support #democracy? Join American Oversight March 19 & 20 for free webinars on filing state and federal public records requests 👇🏼

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We don’t if they were gang members, only that Trump’s DOJ says they were. But they’ve had no trials. They are “accused.” They are “alleged” to be members of a gang that Trump has named. And now they are vanished. This is an actual nightmare and we should be up in arms.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

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Alliance for Justice @afj.org · 03/03/2025

A federal judge said President Donald Trump exceeded his authority last month by firing the head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), a key federal whistleblower agency. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Federal Judge Says Trump Exceeded Authority in Firing Head of Watchdog Agency