What a wonderful evening with @fairfightaction.bsky.social colleagues learning from @joycevance.bsky.social at her Atlanta book tour stop. Buy her book and read her substack; grateful for her no BS, clear analysis coming with the insights from her career fighting for justice in the South.

So to not be a terrorist now, you have to be PRO fascist? Am I getting it right?

1️⃣ Calling This Court “Supreme” Is Obeying in Advance When will legal and media elites stop passing off tyranny in robes as the rule of law? Why “Supreme Court Poised to Weaken Voting Rights Act,” when it should be “Republican Justices Appear Poised to Entrench Republican House Control"?

You go @jeffmerkley.bsky.social! The senator has been speaking on the floor since 6:24 last night denouncing Trump's authoritarian attacks on democracy Let's be loud--the American people are listening. Trump is down to historically Low 37% approval in recent polls www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDt...

“The right to fair representation – the promise of government by the people – survives only when we refuse to surrender it.” @laurengw.bsky.social reports on the Voting Rights Act, as Trump pressures states to redraw electoral maps to favor Republicans. Read the article: zeteo.com/p/the-suprem...

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

The harm is real: Black workers pushed out of jobs, HBCUs stripped of resources, Black mothers and fathers denied healthcare, and neighborhoods left without protection from floods, asthma, or poisoned water. 📖 Read the full Blackout Report now. #BlackoutReport #OnyxImpact

And we’re back! But this time, we’re talking elections. Join us on Wednesday, 10/15 at 7 PM for an engaging discussion ft @laurengw.bsky.social and @marcelias.bsky.social. Together, they’ll dive into how we can all take part in building a stronger democracy. RSVP here: tr.ee/h6js1mavu7

BREAKING: Letitia James held Trump accountable & now he’s hijacking the DOJ to indict her in retaliation This isn’t justice, it’s abuse of power We will be amending our existing ethics complaint against Halligan & pursuing other legal measures www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/10.09.25...

Must-read report from @blackvotersmatterfund.org and @fairfightaction.bsky.social lays out the absolutely enormous stakes of the redistricting case that could destroy the remaining provisions of the Voting Rights Act bit.ly/VRA-under-at...

NEW: Next week, the Supreme Court will re-hear a case that could allow Republicans to create 19 new safe U.S. House seats by gutting what’s left of the Voting Rights Act. The far-right majority may finally be ready to finish the VRA off. Here’s what’s at stake. ⬇️

On October 15, the Supreme Court will rehear Louisiana v. Callais could allow Republicans to draw 27 new safe GOP U.S. House seats. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has been the cornerstone of fair representation in America. It stops politicians from rigging maps to silence voters of color.

This GOP shutdown is a disaster. Their big, horrible bill & overall cruel, anti-freedom agenda's so hurtful. I see it everyday- in the ER recently in our struggling hospital system with a family member; friends laid off and on the financial brink; immigrant families, terrified.

An extraordinary statement from more than 40 former federal judges & state high court ones appointed by both D's & R's They condemn Trump's abuse of DOJ powers & his prosecution of Comey We @democracydefendersfund.org were proud to support! www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

This Atlanta public school 5th grader running for Class President has a better platform than anyone in our current political system.

There’s an epidemic of political violence in this country. We condemn these horrors with our whole hearts.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a chilling order allowing Trump’s masked federal agents to continue racially-targeted immigration raids. Fair Fight CEO @laurengw.bsky.social calls out the Court for enabling a policy "beyond stop-and-frisk. It’s stop-and-abduct."

The Trump Epstein birthday card is nauseating.

Today’s Supreme Court order green-lights racial profiling – allowing Trump’s masked agents to target people based on skin color, language, or where they work. This goes beyond stop-and-frisk. It’s stop and abduct – and the Court is on board.

NEW: Today, the Republican Party is pushing a judge to jail Fulton County commissioners. Why? They refuse to vote to appoint two far-right election denial activists to the Fulton County Election Board who have a history of undermining elections. Here's what they had to say – video thread. ⬇️

And here's another piece of their larger strategy breaking during the Kremlin EO chatter today @democracydocket.com www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Cleta getting in on the Putin visit on her lie that there's rampant voter fraud. Her bill + red state congressional redistricting + new EO Trump's chattering about + their legal strategy and more is an attempt to force the US into a noncompetitive elections model so GOP can take over. Like Russia.

Just like Texas Congressional takeover, this next EO is part of a larger scheme to remake elections in an autocratic model. This is not a normal midterm.

Over 300 events are scheduled to take place tomorrow in communities across this country standing up to Donald Trump's attack on our democracy and attempt to rig the 2026 election. Sign up for an event near you at FightTheTrumpTakeover.Com ‼️

Required reading by Vanita Gupt: "to shut down debate, cut off services to disfavored communities and dismantle civil society. These actions are unconstitutional, un-American and harm us all." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

She was a new voter. A young Hispanic woman in rural Georgia stood in line for hours — and was told her right to vote had been challenged. She was one of 250,000 Georgians targeted. I wrote about our lawsuit fighting back: @fairfightaction.bsky.social v. True the Vote.

Tomorrow, we’re back in court. Fair Fight v. True the Vote is about who gets to vote – and what happens when political operatives weaponize bureaucracy to silence Americans. This appeal could set a national precedent.

96 people, including women who changed their names after marriage, were turned away from voting in New Hampshire under a new state law. One voter had to make 3 trips to cast a ballot. It's voter suppression – and the SAVE Act (in the U.S. Senate) would export this nationwide.

Trump tried to sneak voter suppression through the back door. The courts just slammed it shut.

"It’s easy to take the good work government does for granted. It’s only when we begin to lose it that we understand how essential it is." joycevance.substack.com/publish/post...

Proud that Wisconsin voters did our bit on this too

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Trump executive order seeking to impose proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration. Big victory for our clients DNC, DSCC, DCCC, DGA, Sen. Schumer and Cong. Jeffries. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...

NEW: 60 Minutes’ top producer resigned over lost editorial freedom. Trump sued them. Project 2025 calls for pulling licenses from outlets that criticize the president. CBS’s parent company needs government OK on a merger. This is what corporate-captured propaganda looks like.

Thrilled for this awesome event with @fairfightaction.bsky.social featuring INCREDIBLY special guests @joyannreid.bsky.social and Dr. Christina Greer🔥 This Thursday 4/17 at 7pmET. Register here: bit.ly/FairFightTog... Join for a conversation about democracy and the way forward, together

Lawyers have ethical obligations to courts regardless of what their bosses say. If a government lawyer is asked to violate their oath, they should resign. There is no excuse for caving to Trump.

Last night in my newsletter, I wrote about an important court case you probably haven't heard about. An Alabama group, the Yellowhammer Fund, helps women go to states where abortion is legal to obtain one. They sued the state's AG for threatening to prosecute joycevance.substack.com/p/a-case-to-...

🗳️Trump’s trying to rewrite election law with an executive order. Our own @laurengw.bsky.social and @brennancenter.bsky.social's @wendyweiser.bsky.social are live RIGHT NOW on @lincolnsquare.media breaking down the threat — and how we fight back. Don’t miss this: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Rain or shine, from New York City to Southern California, folks across the country are in the streets with a clear message: #HANDSOFF our rights!

This is such a good piece from my friends @laurengw.bsky.social & @maxflugrath.bsky.social at Fairfight in Georgia. Read & feel your power: "The momentum is building. Collective action is materializing. This is democracy with its gloves off." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/25-h...

Hands off Madison, Wisconsin

Atlanta showed up. #HandsOff2025

Millions in the streets of cities and towns in this country and we aren’t even at 100 days of this chaos, corruption & curs to kids learning, to health care and to civil rights! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

HANDS OFF OUR FREEDOMS! Massive crowd today in Atlanta against Trump and company.

@reedgalen.bsky.social nails it. These are GOP tariffs. reedgalen.substack.com/p/campaign-m...

"But, let’s not mince words. The threat we face is vast, coordinated and dangerous...But the American people aren’t taking this lying down. From the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt, people are showing up to defend freedom."

Senator @corybookerusa.bsky.social's speech wasn’t just a protest. It was a spark. From Wisconsin to Louisiana, people are defending democracy from Trump & Musk's power grab. Join a Hands Off rally this weekend. The resistance is growing #FairFight www.democracydocket.com/opinion/25-h...

I bet next year 1) he'll send stimmy checks broadly with his name on them + back off the economic attacks so the market surges, thereby creating good feelings going into the midterms, while also 2) maximally undermining honest elections. We have a lot of work to do to fight this beast.

9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry. As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.