President Trump's latest voting executive order is another attempt to take over elections — power he doesn’t have. But it turns out, there are effective countermoves blunting this and other efforts to undermine elections.

From @kimlanelaw.bsky.social “lots of lessons here for the US - in particular that Magyar went to Orban strongholds for years and persuaded Orban supporters in person that their lives could be better. He knew he had the cities -- and he needed the villages to win this sort of victory.

Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich. Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else. The state of Trump's union. [@itep.org]

Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United. No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed. This is no joke. Here's how it works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1fP...

"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS

"We need an electoral system that encourages us to talk to each other again. We have options" like ranked choice voting and proportional representation. – FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter in DemocracySOS on repairing America's civic culture⬇️ democracysos.substack.com/p/stop-fight...

Every second we spend talking about 2028 is a second not spent on supporting redistricting in Virginia. It's a second we don't spend talking about 20M people who'd be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act. Let's focus on winning this fall. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/santiago...

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

Very interesting research that opens up new ways of thinking about countering the dangers we and democracy face.

Important insights in this research by my old organization, @publicagenda.bsky.social, identifying a typology of GOP voters in terms of their attitudes toward democracy. This @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social podcast discusses the findings. #democracy

Only ongoing democracy-enriching on-the-ground organizing can overcome these anti-democratic antics. Billionaires Are Swaying Elections in All Corners of America www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Lots of good substance here, but it’s beating heart is this: “Cowardice is a social virus, but courage is also contagious.” (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/o...

Agree

We can expect lots more of these democracy-corrupting corporate “investments” in the coming months. Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...

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Crucially, many local governments are furious with ICE over these purchases, because they were not consulted or even told. Because they are federal property now, it's taking a commercial property off the tax rolls while likely imposing dramatic additional infrastructure costs.

Take any power you have and do as much good as you can with it. This is a fine example. How a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Good job, @bradlander.bsky.social. As a fellow New Yorker, I appreciate your going to MN to support them and learn for our hometown.

Excellent, moving, with telling details: "What [the administration] discovered in the frozen North was...a real resistance, broad & organized & overwhelmingly nonviolent, the kind of movement that emerges only under sustained attacks by an oppressive state." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

About damn time... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough

Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.

Agree!

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

A new wave of Democrats is creating energy & victories by embracing economic populism. They can be even more successful, in elections & governance, if they complement a bold affordability agenda with an ambitious commitment to civic renewal & democracy reform. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/08/r...

friendly reminder that authoritarians tend to use the same playbook and there are proven strategies to resist them and save one’s country written in early 2017 by Eastern Europeans on the forefront of democratic decline, see for yourself how this aligns to the US in 2025 1/x

“The fullness of our authentic human attention, shared with others, is the power with which we make the world. It’s worth fighting for.” The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Battle for Your Attention Is Built on a Lie www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...

New essay: A new generation of Democrats is generating energy & victories with economic populism. They can be even more successful (in elections & governance) if they complement their bold affordability agenda with an ambitious civic renewal agenda. #democracy washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/08/r...

It has been The Onion's best year since we broke Watergate and subsequently, personally had Richard Nixon removed from office. I'm going to share some personal favorite stories in this thread. Please add your own, and visit the Our Annual Year recap below. theonion.com/our-annual-y...

Well said: “Each of us knows that [the Senate] doesn’t work very well right now. Each of us knows we should be taking a look in the mirror and acknowledging that lives lived in a politicized echo chamber are unworthy of a place that calls itself a deliberative body.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Democracy depends on a fearless and free press. Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media. They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.

Interesting piece calling for democracy reform and renewal in France that’s directly relevant to US. In both nations, the answer to political dysfunction and public frustration is deeper democracy and enriched citizenship, not strongman rule and ever more concentrated power. #democracy

Crucial question here: “Given that we are all, every day, imbibing madness, how do we guard our souls?” What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...

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Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...

"there’s a case to be made that Democrats’ prospects in the Senate are better than commonly predicted." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...

Good for you, my man. “I would rather just stand on my morals and ethics,” said State Representative Fairchild, a conservative Republican, who said redistricting went against the intent of the founders. “That way I can actually look at myself in the mirror.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

the whole article could have just been ten pages of “Brilliant Things Eleanor O’Brien Said,” and some gold was left on the cutting room floor, but this is such a banger of a closer and it’s so very much the theme of today

Little Rock, AR. #NoKings

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

#A_NewHope ✊

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Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events. www.nokings.org

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine -Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

Important speech on the essential task of creating the conditions that make democratic conversation and judgment possible.

Useful reflections and suggestions on engaging young men in public life. What Charlie Kirk Understood That Democrats Need to Learn www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...