An uplifting day with my former boss, Assistant AG for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke, and 200+ alumni of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division taking stock of what’s happened to this once “crown jewel” of the Justice Dept and imagining what civil rights enforcement must become next.

Rep. Ilhan Omar is a fighter and survivor. But no one should face violence or hate like this. Words matter. The President has directed bigotry at her for years. It fuels moments like this. Her constituents showed what America should look like: standing up for each other ♥️

Lying. Gaslighting. Zero accountability. Kristi Noem needs to go.

Spoke with @jenrubin.bsky.social from @contrariannews.org about the work we’re doing at @commoncause.org related to the Minnesota tragedies, DHS/ICE and DOJ lawlessness, and the need for accountability—from individual agents to cabinet secretaries.

What’s happening in Minnesota follows a familiar authoritarian playbook we’re fighting at @commoncause.org: escalate federal force, create fear, then use that pressure to extract political concessions from a state government. This isn’t normal. And it shouldn’t be accepted as such. 🧵⬇️

This is a line we can’t let be crossed. Trump used U.S. military and law enforcement forces in Venezuela without Congress’s approval. That’s unconstitutional. 🧵⬇️

Quick gut check: Why should voting come with a privacy tradeoff? This summer, the DOJ asked Massachusetts for its non-public voter file. Full names. Home addresses. Dates of birth. Driver’s license numbers. Partial Social Security numbers. That’s not routine. That’s sensitive.

Last night we celebrated a true giant of the democracy movement. After 25 years as @commoncause.org North Carolina State Director, Bob Phillips is retiring. What he built over those years is nothing short of extraordinary.

The democracy version of Wrapped: no skipped tracks, just accountability hits!

This morning, I joined @wtopnews.bsky.social to talk about something that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: how broken our federal ethics and accountability systems have become. When government officials use taxpayer resources for partisan messaging, it’s not just unethical—it’s dangerous.

SCOTUS is hearing a case that could blow open the floodgates for big money in politics. We filed an amicus brief with @commoncause.org, @campaignlegal.org & LWV to say: coordinated spending limits matter. Without them, elections risk becoming auctions.