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Natalie Hval

@nataliehval.bsky.social
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Unapologetic Feminist Socialist (but hey, let's not argue about it. Freedom is at stake). Loves all animals but especially dogs. Pro-immigrant. Ashamed of humanity for behaviors exhibited privately, publicly and particularly among politicians.

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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
How to View Protests Like an Organizer open.substack.com/pub/timhjers...
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How to View Protests Like an Organizer
An organizer looks at a mass protest and sees something completely different than the cynic does.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Trump Called My Neighbors “Paid Agitators.” This is Who They Really Are.
After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist Peter DiCampo saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbo...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Minnesota Kicks Off Legal Battle With Trump Administration to Hold ICE Shooters Accountable
With the Trump administration refusing to identify agents or share evidence, the case is a game of constitutional chicken: states’ rights versus federal immunity.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS! PORTLAND” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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NO KINGS! PORTLAND · Mobilize
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This tracks: actual criminals are given red carpet treatment in trump world. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment
After the former Honduran president was pardoned, ICE dropped its detainer on him, and he was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Fact-Checking Trump’s State of the Union Speech www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
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Fact-Checking Trump’s State of the Union Speech
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
ICE has stolen innocent lives & Americans’ freedoms Now the admin is working even harder to strip free speech rights & put more Americans in danger As @democracydefendersfund.org has said, Miller & Noem have to go & are in court to stop them 👇 www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
We’re On the Brink of War open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
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We’re On the Brink of War
With no rationale or explanation as to why
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra · Indivisible
The chaos out of the White House is meant to overwhelm us. Our antidote is community. Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin every Thursday to break down the week’s biggest politic...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra · Indivisible
The chaos out of the White House is meant to overwhelm us. Our antidote is community. Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin every Thursday to break down the week’s biggest politic...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Context Matters: Trump Administration Summons Secretaries of State open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Context Matters: Trump Administration Summons Secretaries of State
And the context for this one isn't promising.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Two Days On The Hill: ICE & Pam Bondi open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Two Days On The Hill: ICE & Pam Bondi
Writing this newsletter isn’t always easy.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Taking the Wins open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
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Taking the Wins
There’s good news to report on many fronts, and we should not only enjoy them but understand what they mean going forward.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
How to Rein in ICE open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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How to Rein in ICE
What to do short of abolishing it
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The Week Ahead open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Week Ahead
February 8, 2026
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Fear, arrests and know-your-rights: How one school district is grappling with ICE coming to town hechingerreport.org/know-your-ri...
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Fear, arrests and know-your-rights: How one school district is grappling with ICE coming to town - The Hechinger Report
As students in New Haven, Connecticut, are detained and fears of deportation intensify, local schools are fighting back.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
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Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🧵 1/ Yesterday I covered a memorial for Alex Pretti at the local VA hospital here in Portland. It is one of dozens that are ongoing this week.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
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Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Nicole Good. These killings are a dire...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
apnews.com/article/ice-... officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I'm attending Multnomah Democrats's event, “Free Training: How To Make Your Voice Heard in the OR Legislature” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/multnomahdem...
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Free Training: How To Make Your Voice Heard in the OR Legislature · Multnomah Democrats
Join Multnomah County Democrats for an introductory training program designed to empower you with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively advocate for progressive legislation. We’re offering fr...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history act.indivisible.org/sign/smithso...
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Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history
The Trump regime’s campaign of whitewashing US history has reached the halls of the Smithsonian museums, with exhibits dealing with slavery, the civil rights movement, and other struggles against oppr...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
No Bill! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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No Bill!
The Good News You Need
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Iowa Leads The Way open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
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Iowa Leads The Way
A special election result stuns the Hawkeye State and carries national implications.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The sham Ghislaine Maxwell proffer is a shameful whitewash of accountability open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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The sham Ghislaine Maxwell proffer is a shameful whitewash of accountability
And it has the full power of the DOJ behind it.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
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The Real Cost of Voter ID Laws — And Who Pays the Highest Price
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A new generation of populists is showing Democrats how to defeat Trump | Jared Abbott and Bhaskar Sunkara
In difficult races, Democrats are leaning into economic populism with promising results
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Companies aiding Trump’s immigration crackdown see ‘extraordinary’ revenues
Palantir, Geo Group and CoreCivic, cogs in president’s enormous detention and deportation machinery, report ‘unprecedented growth’
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
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🛰️ Peter Thiel, Palantir, and the Rise of Executive Surveillance Power
Verified Background and Implications
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
ICE Is Having Trouble Recruiting open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
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ICE Is Having Trouble Recruiting
But you should see who they’re encouraging to join.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
We need to work on voting rights. Coffee with The Contrarians & Marc Elias open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Coffee with The Contrarians & Marc Elias
A recording from Coffee with Contrarians LIVE 08/07
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
The War on Women open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The War on Women
When we said women and people who loved them needed to vote like their lives depended on it in 2024, it wasn’t hyperbole.
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
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GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · John Lewis Actions
Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
“Tell the Courts ‘F*ck You.’” open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
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“Tell the Courts ‘F*ck You.’”
And then lie, obfuscate and delay
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders · Indivisible
The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The an...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
US House passes massive tax break and spending cut bill, sending it to Trump oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/03/r...
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US House passes massive tax break and spending cut bill, sending it to Trump • Oregon Capital Chronicle
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans cleared the “big, beautiful bill” for President Donald Trump’s signature Thursday, marking an end to the painstaking months-long negotiations that began just after ...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
I'm attending Field Team 6's event, “You can tell your Electeds to Please Grow a Spine – Let’s Get Loud!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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You can tell your Electeds to Please Grow a Spine – Let’s Get Loud! · Mobilize
You’re already calling your Senators and Representative every day. You’re going to protests every chance you get. Is there anything else you can do? As a matter of fact, there is! Post and amplify m...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
I'm attending Pramila for Congress's event, “Pramila Jayapal's Resistance Lab: JULY Virtual Organizing Training 1.0” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
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Pramila Jayapal's Resistance Lab: JULY Virtual Organizing Training 1.0 · Pramila for Congress
*Interested in hosting an organizing training with your friends and family on July 13th? We'll show you how! Simply fill out this form:https://forms.gle/QEH8XrB3KFxcVwpaA Once submitted, a member of o...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Love @katiephang.bsky.social A Lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz! open.substack.com/pub/katiepha...
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A Lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz!
An important video about the only lawsuit being pursued against the Trump Administration right now for Alligator Alcatraz
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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John Roberts criticized by conservative ex-judge for ‘unforgivable reticence’ about Trump
J Michael Luttig tells how ‘disappointed’ he is in his friend the chief justice for not taking a stand against the president
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
More great points by @marcelias.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxWz...
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The Latest Media Giant to Bow Down to Trump | Marc Elias
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I love @preetbharara.bsky.social and @marcelias.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnCG...
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The Harm of the Big Ugly Budget Bill, SCOTUS and More | Preet Bahara and Marc Elias
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
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Natalie Hval @nataliehval.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The Supreme Court's Pandora's Box open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Supreme Court's Pandora's Box
The Roberts Court let Pandora out of the box, and now there seems to be no putting everything back in.
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