Invoking Insurrection Act Is the Opposite of What Minneapolis Needs www.citizen.org/news/invokin... Sharing our new comments on this threat.

This weekend, the country stands up to the ICE's violence, including the recent killing of 37 year old mother Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Our co-president @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social responded to VP Vance's gaslighting about this atrocity on ABC News:

Demand that FCC Chair Brendan Carr stop weaponized attacks on #JimmyKimmel, TV networks and the #FirstAmendment Where do Carr’s allegiances lie - the Constitution or Donald Trump? Will he wear his Trump lapel pin to the oversight committee hearing? energycommerce.house.gov/events/c-and...

Courage from Chair Powell and defense of the rule of law: x.com/federalreser...

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... 1200 events nationwide after only 2 days of organizing. The outrage is clear and galvanizing.

This is an important thread from my friend @normeisen.bsky.social. The lower federal courts have been a bulwark in defending the rule of law. That said, the courts are no substitute for citizens organizing themselves and standing up for democracy at the ballot box and on the streets.

5 years after the Jan. 6th insurrection, Trump got away with inciting violence, and pardoned those who carried it out. His disdain for the rule of law continues. We deserve a country where threats to democracy & political violence aren't normalized. We demand accountability.

Five years after January 6, the threat to democracy hasn’t faded—it’s grown. Political violence is at its highest level since the 1970s, and global democracy experts no longer classify the U.S. as a full democracy. Authoritarian slip must be fought! #J6

On the 5th anniversary of a day that should live in infamy, Tom Joscelyn and I discuss our post-January 6 reality. We have a pro-Jan. 6 administration in the White House that doesn't bow to election results or constitutional limits. What does that suggest for 2028? open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

President Trump has launched an unjustified regime-change war without seeking the required cong approval for the use of force. This is patently illegal, and yet another demonstration of this administration’s disregard for the Constitution and the separation of powers in our democratic system.

www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/p... victory at SCOTUS! We need to watch how Trump reacts to this rejection of his lawless power grab …

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12... disgusting

Urgent update. Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures. Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.

www.citizen.org/news/republi... A vote for a straightforward extension of the ACA tax credit should be a no-brainer to save lives and keep people on healthcare.

So important: Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Rules National Guard Deployment to Los Angeles Must End www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...

DOJ wants to force American Oversight to get rid of three pages of a FOIA complaint that lays out DOJ's Jeffrey Epstein cover-up. Here's some of what they're asking to strike. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Justice Kagan’s strong dissent as SCOTUS hands Republicans up to five new seats in Congress.👇 It’s time to reform the Supreme Court. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

The persecution of perceived political opponents by a wanna-be dictator took a hit yesterday. Halligan was illegally installed & the courts have concluded that her prosecutions of Jim Comey and Letitia James have no legal basis. This is a victory for the rule of law. www.citizen.org/news/dismiss...

Donald Trump is reposting calls to hang Democratic politicians on his Truth Social account. This is the type of deranged behavior you might expect from an internet troll, not the President of the United States.

Take a look: talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/trump-w...

Sharing my new piece on Trump corruption and his out of touch realities with @neeratanden.bsky.social of @americanprogress.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/trump-w... @publiccitizen.bsky.social

www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t... Big, good, news!

Check out our new report on corporate corrupt donors to the White House ballroom! @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

BREAKING >> In a new amicus brief, a group of leading scholars and experts warn that the political motivation behind the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James B. Comey, Jr. is a symptom of a weakening democracy and a threat to the rule of law. statesunited.org/comey-amicus/

🚨Oregon v Trump National Guard case. Ninth Circuit vacates panel decision. 11 judge-panel will now rehear the case. Judge Graber in dissent said last week: “Above all, I ask those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer.”

"The Trump power grab is not absolute...institutions & prominent individuals are beginning to join the loud voices of millions heard this weekend at rallies saying enough is enough," - Public Citizen Co-President @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social. Check it out: contrarian.substack.com/p/a-chorus-o...

NEWS --> Reps Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia formally demand all internal WH-DOJ communications on Trump's corrupt DOJ shakedown, calling it a "blatantly illegal and unconstitutional effort to steal $230 million from the American people." We reported first that this was coming (see below). Letter:

Check out my new oped on institutions finding courage post No Kings! open.substack.com/pub/contrari... @publiccitizen.bsky.social

"In the most serious category, they've now found 20 cases where judges have questioned the government's compliance with their judicial orders." I'm grateful for this new discussion of our updated study in @60minutes.bsky.social Overtime. Link to @justsecurity.org study: youtu.be/VO_2nP1-e5c?...

TUNE IN: I’m holding the Senate floor to protest Trump’s grave threats to democracy. We cannot pretend this is normal. youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...

When the President weaponizes federal agencies, eliminates oversight, defies court orders, and deploys military force against Americans exercising their rights, silence is complicity. Speak up. Stand up. Demand accountability. #NoKingsDay #NotAboveTheLaw

www.salon.com/2025/10/16/t... Gearing up for Saturday! #nokings

The GOP plot to gain 40 seats without winning any more votes www.yahoo.com/news/article... Terrifying must read: Steve Bannon's war room

www.huffpost.com/entry/govern... important and brave

“President Trump & Republicans in Congress have already been shutting down the government, little by little. Firing workers randomly, withholding funding for cancer research, taking away healthcare for millions” @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social of @publiccitizen.bsky.social bit.ly/shutdownstak...

BREAKING: Today, over 1,000 former DOJ officials who served in both Republican & Democratic administrations—have released a letter condemning the unprecedented, politically motivated indictment of fmr. FBI Director James Comey. Read their letter: protdem.org/3ITOo0Y

Stop the Republican Shutdown youtube.com/live/2dm-OKj... via @YouTube A livestream worth checking out!

FACT: Republicans control the House, Senate and White House. If the government shuts down, it’s because they chose to shut it down rather than pass a budget that protects our health care and keeps costs from rising. Let's get that message out on Tuesday - see the rally details here:

Brave and very impt: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2...

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... impt piece

Get this: The White House is pushing us to a government shut down AND threatening to carry out large-scale FIRINGS. Trump is trying to bully Congress into a budget that destroys health care. They must not back down in the face of this reprehensible & unAmerican threat.

Impt letter from 400+ celebrities in defense of #FreeSpeech @aclu.org www.aclu.org/defend-free-...

www.businessinsider.com/cancel-disne... Important!

www.citizen.org/news/over-58... Over 580 organizations called on the federal government to cease the targeting of nonprofit organizations. The government should not use this moment of political instability and violence to pursue a policy of political persecution.