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Shaking up the political scene for a truly inclusive, multiracial society where everyone thrives—no exceptions! 🌟✊🏿 Text LIVE to 25463 to join the movement!

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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Enough is enough. This is not what America wants. Thank you to @popdemoc.bsky.social & @popdemocaction.bsky.social
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Supreme 13 @supreme13.org · 15/08/2026
Kudos to Popular Democracy - @popdemoc.bsky.social - for its endorsement of Supreme Court expansion. Read its June 2020 report, Justice in the Balance: What’s at Stake with This Supreme Court, here: populardemocracy.org/sites/defaul...
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Everyone deserves to be there for the people they love. Your vote has the power to build a future rooted in dignity, where families can stay together and we all belong. Pledge to use your vote to protect your neighbors from ICE violence. popdemoc.org/mypowermyvote
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Stand UP Alaska | Alaska Civics Channel @standupalaska.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
WE ARE 3 DAYS AWAY FROM THE SHOW OF HANDS GOTV MUSIC FEST !!!!! Comment your favorite emoji if you’ve secured your tickets :)
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Coalition on Human Needs @voice4humanneed.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Earlier today, CHN along with our partners @nilc.org @detentionwatchnetwork.org @popdemoc.bsky.social marched and gathered on Capitol Hill w/ the message "FUND CARE, NOT ICE." Under the blistering DC heat, we’re demanding Congress reject more funding for ICE & CBP and protect Medicaid, SNAP & ACA.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 22/04/2026
We all need to be united as human beings—no matter where we were born or what language we speak. Human rights, not cruel partisan politics, are our common thread.
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Not a Penny More for ICE, Wars, or Billionaires—Fund Communities Instead
Immigrant families want what all families want: safety, health, and opportunities. The federal budget puts these at risk for our families—and yours, too.
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
1/🧵 Nothing says hate group like going after an organization that has dedicated its existence to rooting them out.
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We Are CASA @wearecasa.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
On April 1, We Are CASA, @aclu.org, and partners are rallying for our rights, our families, and our future. Join us at 10am to make it clear: #BirthrightCitizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, and the President cannot override the Constitution. Period.
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Our Executive Director's opinion for @commondreams.org: "Defending birthright citizenship is not only about protecting children of immigrants. It is about preserving a constitutional framework that recognizes our shared humanity and limits the government’s ability to decide whose rights matter."
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Join the People's Chorus, a national community raising our voices together to demand change. Monthly gifts help us run neighbor-to-neighbor organizing trainings, mobilize working people to take action and amplify stories from the frontlines. Fuel the fight: populardemocracy.org/donate-form/...
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Join the People's Chorus! - Popular Democracy
We’re forging a path towards a just, multiracial democracy filled with opportunity. As a national network, we play a unique role in bringing together and building the capacity of our affiliate partner...
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Black History Month is our time to highlight the beauty of our people and everything we’ve built, fought for, and carried forward.
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"I cannot view the actions of ICE separate from the context of Black Codes or the Fugitive Slave Act. When I hear of masked men in unmarked cars snatching our neighbors from street corners, I imagine the position of my ancestors..." – LaDon Love, @spacesinaction.bsky.social #Defendthe14thAmendment
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This is a sankofa moment: What are we learning?
In this season of Black History Month, LaDon Love reflects on the practice of Sankofa and the need to understand our past to shape a better future.
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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Here is our 2019 impact brief with @popdemoc.bsky.social outlining what this loss meant for CoreCivic and GEO Group: populardemocracy.org/sites/defaul...
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Open Society Foundations @open-society.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Billions of dollars in opioid settlement funds from pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. must go to what's proven to work: ✅Harm reduction ✅Housing & support NOT: 🚫Prisons 🚫Family separation Read more from our grantee @popdemoc.bsky.social: populardemocracyinaction.org/publication/...
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A National Roadmap for Spending Opioid Settlement Funds in 2026: Supporting Communities & Ending the Overdose Crisis - Popular Democracy in Action
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Happening now: Members of @wearecasa.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social Congregation Action Network and @domesticworkers.bsky.social are gathering to demand the Senate block all funding for DHS and ICE.
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Public News Service @publicnewsservice.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
As the partial government shutdown drags on over DHS funding, Midwest advocates say it’s not just a budget fight—it’s about human dignity & constitutional rights. “Who gets to be human in the United States in the future.” —DaMareo Cooper (@popdemoc.bsky.social) #DHS #GovernmentShutdown #CivilRights
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DHS funding fight sparks human rights outcry
Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
🚨Minneapolis 🚨 another murder by ICE funded by our tax dollars! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! #AbolishICE www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Breaking: Video shows another shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
Agents shot the man several times after wrestling him to the ground.
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We showed up in DC today for Little v. Hecox because banning trans girls from school sports is discrimination, no matter how politicians try to dress it up. These laws weren’t based on evidence or real harm. They were based on fear.
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
"Organizations such as the @streetvendorproj.bsky.social and Make the Road NY have increased resources for street vendors & immigrants. These include legal & financial assistance, & #KnowYourRights trainings." ✊The most valuable defense our communities have against ICE is to know our rights!
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How street vendors navigate the fear of ICE | amNewYork
Street vendors, most of whom are immigrants, are among those targeted by ICE as they try to earn a living.
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🚨ACTON NEEDED: We demand that ICE #FreeAllan! On Monday, November 24th, just days before families across the country gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband following their marriage-based green card interview.
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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Earlier this month, we were proud to partner with @copalmn.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @threewatersprt.bsky.social and @oilchange.bsky.social for a Movement to End Fossil Fuels training in Minneapolis! There'll be more trainings in other cities soon, so stay tuned!
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
“By exercising rights loudly, courageously, and openly, people protect them… [Trump's attacks on the 14th Amendment] serve to divide and distract people as the White wealthy class consolidates power. But just like those who walked before us, we can claim our rights.” —Analilia Mejía & DaMareo Cooper
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
"As organizers and practitioners of democracy, we must act every day to protect these invaluable rights—irrespective of race, class, or status. ...The 14th Amendment says freedom and dignity belong to all of us." nonprofitquarterly.org/why-we-must-...
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Why We Must Defend the Fourteenth Amendment | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
The three post–Civil War constitutional amendments offered the United States a second, more democratic founding. Preserving this framework is essential.
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Our leaders failed us — but our communities are fighting back.⁠ ⁠ Tonight, @reprokhanna joins us to break down what’s happening in Congress and how we organize for food, care, and dignity.⁠ ⁠ 🗓️ TONIGHT @ 7 PM ET — National Fight Back Call⁠ RSVP now @ link in bio.⁠ popdemoc.org/FightBack
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
SCOTUS just upheld marriage equality by refusing to revisit the 2015 ruling. Millions of LGBTQ+ Americans keep their right to marry. Love still wins. ❤️🌈 Text DEFEND to 25463 #LoveWins
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Millions are losing healthcare today because of Republican cruelty and the cowardice of the eight Senate Democrats who voted with them.
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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
We were proud to join @popdemoc.bsky.social and partners at today’s rally lifting up the stories of those that depend on the Affordable Care Act for affordable health care.
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
👪 Protecting our Families: Planning Guide   This resource is a guide to start a family preparedness conversation, in case of emergencies like immigration arrests.    To download the full guide in both English & Spanish, and for more resources, visit: weprotectusny.org
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Popular Democracy in Action🎙 @popdemocaction.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Happy Indigenous People’s Day, today and EVERY DAY!
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
We're still celebrating and grieving the life of our North Star. Fly High Assata Olugbala Shakur 🕊
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🦋 This weekend, we celebrated Mexican Independence Day with our NYC communities despite ICE’s pervasive presence & threats throughout our neighborhoods. Although these are dark times for our people, we will always show our pride for our culture & support one another.
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‘We Are Not Going Back to the Shadows’: Staten Island’s Mexican Parade Marches On - Documented
Thousands of Mexican immigrants and allies gathered in Staten Island to celebrate Mexican Independence Day, despite fears of ICE presence, to show their pride in their culture and to support one anoth...
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Workers are about to see their health insurance costs go up by 5%. Employers will see 10% higher health insurance costs. That's because healthcare is being cut in order to send a six-figure tax break to each member of the richest 1%. I'm sure that'll be great for the economy.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/09/2025
This Thursday!!!
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 22/09/2025
“Fascism is not new. It wears a new dress, buys new boots—but it can only reproduce fear, denial, and the loss of will to fight.” Toni Morrison’s timeless warning on fascism & censorship still rings out today. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...
Illustrated cover with two women in front of a window, one thoughtful and the other with a defiant look. Text: "Toni Morrison on Fascism and Censorship."Text describing June Jordan and Toni Morrison's involvement in a group of Black women writers in NYC, addressing oppression and liberation.Illustration of a hand writing in a notebook, which appears to be on fire, set against a red background. The image is overlaid on fiery flames, conveying urgency and intensity. Text below discusses the erosion of public spaces and services, highlighting the struggle for freedom and resistance against silence.Text titled "Peril" by Toni Morrison discusses authoritarian regimes suppressing dissenting writers through control, censorship, and fear. In the background, blurred barbed wire conveys restriction and oppression. The tone is critical and thought-provoking.
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Popular Democracy in Action🎙 @popdemocaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Our schools and families are under attack.⁠ ⁠ The proposed federal budget slashes $12 billion from education and guts programs like Title I, after-school care, and teacher training. It also puts 18 million kids’ meals at risk.⁠
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🏳️⚧️We’re kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month by celebrating our resiliently beautiful Queer Latinx communities! 🫶 We are GRATEFUL to all the community members, panelists & organizations who participated & who continue to show up for our people!
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
🏘VICTORY! Tarrytown opts into #GoodCause with the strongest tenant protections possible. It will give power back to tenants by enabling them to fight for the living conditions they deserve, and protecting them from exorbitant rent increases, often used as unofficial eviction notices. ¡Sí se pudo!
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VOCAL-NY (Voices of Community Activists and Leaders) @vocal-ny.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Congress has already cut SNAP and Medicaid — now they’re setting their sights on housing and homeless assistance. These programs keep people housed and alive! More cuts will push more people into homelessness. #StopTheFederalCuts Contact your rep today: endhomelessness.org/action/act-n...
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 15/09/2025
This event was FANTASTIC. Huge high five to @nywfp.bsky.social @bkindivisible.bsky.social Popular Democracy @jayapal.house.gov @mariajstephan.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social @velazquez.house.gov and EVERYONE who showed up! Photos to follow!
Rep. Pramila Jayapal laughs while adjusting her mic at the Resistance Lab event at Brooklyn Bowl.
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United for a New Economy - UNE @unecolorado.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Earlier this week, UNE members joined @popdemoc.bsky.social in DC. While there, members met with representatives from Colorado, told their stories, and made clear what drastic cuts to housing programs would mean for their communities.
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
They want: 🚫 411k families evicted 🚫 Elders in unsafe homes 🚫 Disabled folks pushed into the militarized streets All to line billionaire landlord wallets + fund ICE and private prisons Join us to say NO TO HOUSING CUTS! #StopCutsToHousing #StopCutsToHUD
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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Tomorrow: We're working to stop the worst of Trump's spending bill. Join us and our friends at @popdemoc.bsky.social and @legaldefensefund.bsky.social to learn and strategize: www.mobilize.us/fww/event/83...
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Stand UP Alaska | Alaska Civics Channel @standupalaska.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Trump tells Lies People Die That's all you really need to know. Repealing the entire Big BUGLY Bill is the only way. #StopCutsToHealthcare #RememberNextNovember
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The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice @forgeorganizing.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The money exists to resist authoritarianism and build something better. What’s missing isn’t resources—it’s imagination. Read Karundi Williams’ new op-ed: forgeorganizing.org/article/we-s...
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
MAGA is building the Klan 2.0. - Want to remove women’s right to vote - End marriage equality - Put troops and masked agents in our streets to racially profile and terrorize us
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
New merch drop: Say It With Your Chest! ❤️‍🔥 ✊🏿 Fuck ICE | Chinga La Migra ✊🏾 Anti-Billionaire Social Club ✊🏽 It's Not You, It's Capitalism 100% of proceeds go to support grassroots organizing in Black and Brown working-class communities. Shop the drop 👉 popdemoc.org/sayitwithyourchest
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Say It With Your Chest
Say It With Your Chest is a bold and unapologetic campaign by Popular Democracy that turns our values into public displays of resistance. Every purchase helps us build grassroots power.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 23/07/2025
Jen Flynn Walker: We've been organizing people on Medicaid and people who rely on the ACA for years now. They're really facing the reality that they are in danger of losing all of their healthcare access, and it is not hyperbolic to say that if they lose their health care coverage, they will die.
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The 14th Amendment changed the course of American history. It guarantees #BirthrightCitizenship, equal protection & due process. Now Trump, billionaires & extremist lawmakers want to dismantle it. We won’t stay silent. Take action and become a Defender 👉popdemoc.org/defendthe14th
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Shelterforce @shelterforce.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Tenants nationwide rallied last week against federal housing cuts—demanding action on evictions, rent hikes, and unsafe homes. 📸 Big thanks to @NOLA Lens for the powerful photos. 🔗 bit.ly/45o47OF @nilhc.org | @pplsaction.bsky.social | @popdemoc.bsky.social‬ #TenantPower #HousingJustice
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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
We’re living under billionaire rule. While we fight to stay fed, housed, and healthy, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Stephen Schwarzman CEO are rewriting the rules to get richer. Our new report “Trump’s Corporate Oligarchs” breaks it down. Get the receipts! 👉 popdemoc.org/trumps-oligarchs
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