Ric Grenell, Kennedy Center president, organized a claque of Republicans to heckle a musician critical of Trump. It's like junior high school www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/23/l...

Violating the Constitution is no joke.

Jimmy Kimmel’s reinstatement shows that mass organizing works: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/i/174389808/...

We created the Faithful Fight series with @horizonsprjt.bsky.social to help religious communities continue their tradition as key defenders of democracy. Read and share: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/the-faithful-fight

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

This is what election meddling looks like, propping up a fellow authoritarian abroad at the expense of US taxpayers.

Crucially, there is STILL TIME TO STOP THIS. The Trump administration has proven legally incompetent and vulnerable to concerted pushback. But this only works if people who care about democracy refuse dooming, and realize they still have agency. www.vox.com/politics/462...

The past week has shown us something scary — the concrete and specific outlines of a durable authoritarian state in America. Here's what this state would look like, and the precise policy levers Trump is pulling to get there from here. www.vox.com/politics/462...

Things patriotism is not: agreeing to help people “secure future government contracts related to border security” in exchange for a sack full of money: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

It’s #NationalBlackVoterDay! Black voters have always been a force for change, and we’re not backing down. LDF is fighting for fair access, strong protections, and a democracy that reflects our communities. Your vote is power. Use it!

9-0 SCOTUS ruling from last year: “Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.”

Late-night hosts Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers weigh in on the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show following his remarks about Charlie Kirk.

“The decision to fire Siebert could throw into crisis one of the most prominent U.S. attorney's offices, which handles a bulk of the country's espionage and terrorism cases” abcnews.go.com/amp/US/trump...

New York Democratic politicians arrested at ICE jail in Manhattan reut.rs/3IoQ5mX

Even Karl Rove (!) can see that "Using Charlie [Kirk]’s murder to justify retaliation against political rivals is wrong and dangerous. It will further divide and embitter our country. No good thing will come of it.": www.wsj.com/opinion/they...

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The administration is exploiting the tragic killing of Charlie Kirk to escalate its campaign to stifle dissenting voices. Must-read analysis from @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social & DDA execs Susan Corke, & Norm Eisen: contrarian.substack.com/p/vances-dan...

Checks and balances are the foundation of American democracy, and our new poll shows that voters want to keep it that way. This Constitution Day, join us in calling on Congress to reassert its constitutional role. https://issueone.org/press/new-poll-finds-voters-concerned-about-presidential-power/

Remember - the safest way for your baby to sleep is with nothing else in the crib. Bare is always best.

Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! The League is so proud to partner with NVRD to make sure every eligible voter knows that there is no such thing as an ‘off year’ when it comes to democracy🫶 Already registered to vote? Check your voter registration at VOTE411.org! 🗳

"More Americans are facing stretches of unemployment of six months or more, a worrisome sign for the U.S. economy." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

"Hampton University, Virginia State University, Bethune Cookman University (BCU), Southern University, and Alabama State University are all on lockdown after receiving threats, according to officials." thehill.com/homenews/sta...

Amen.

I'm horrified to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah. Democratic societies will always have political disagreements, but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence. Mark and I are praying for Charlie's recovery.

SB 627 ensures that law enforcement can mask for health & safety, SWAT team & certain undercover operations. Law enforcement will be able to do their jobs & engage in normal policing. But what’s happening now with these ski masks isn’t normal policing. It’s fascism & it must end.

The Assembly just passed our legislation to ban law enforcement — both federal & local — from extreme masking (SB 627). The No Secret Police Act will help put a stop to ICE’s ski mask reign of terror. It’s time to take action to end this disaster. Thank you, colleagues!

Adjudicated sexual assailant has thoughts on domestic violence.

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

"Countless people in the [LA] area have been grabbed, thrown to the ground, & handcuffed simply because of their looks, their accents, & the fact they make a living by doing manual labor. Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities." apnews.com/article/supr...

More: "Countless people in the Los Angeles area have been grabbed, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed simply because of their looks, their accents, and the fact they make a living by doing manual labor. Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities."

More: "The Government, and now the concurrence, has all but declared that all Latinos, U. S. citizens or not, who work low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work, and held until they provide proof of their legal status to the agents’ satisfaction."

Justice Sotomayor, joined by Kagan and Jackson, in dissent: "We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."

Unconscionable.

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

Remember: the U.S. Intelligence Community concluded that Maduro’s government does not control or direct drug cartels such as the Tren de Aragua (TDA). www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n... Yet, possible strikes against cartels are being conflated with weakening Maduro - as if they were the same.

New: The Gateway Pundit's Joe Hoft called for the National Guard to remove judges & "throw them behind bars." It comes just weeks after the far-right blog did an interview with JD Vance, where Vance said the blog was "so important." www.mediamatters.org/gateway-pund...

“Mr. Trump’s high tariffs and mass deportations appear to have created noticeable pressure on employers… And the revised data showed that employment fell by 13,000 in June, the first net loss of jobs since the end of 2020, when the pandemic was raging.”

Selective “enforcement” of “law” is simply the absence of law. When only political enemies are coerced by government force, the rule of law has ended.

IR scholars have estimated thousands of models to explain war outcomes but never even thought to include the name of the military bureaucracy. Our bad. 🙄 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...

not being talked about enough: the biggest financial success for the president’s family since the inauguration

SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

What a f—ing waste. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Just truly weird, weird people.

Committee for Safe and Secure Elections Releases Updated 2025 Law Enforcement Reference Guides for All 50 States and D.C.: safeelections.org/news/committ...

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

This is a take that’s been heavy on my mind for quite some time. Trump’s absurdity and autocracy go hand-in-hand. The absurdity provides plausible deniability for the autocracy to take root. It’s all a big joke until…it’s not. open.substack.com/pub/protectd...

"State Auditor Dave Boliek appointed Yokeley to head the Surry elections board in June. A new state law put Boliek in charge of appointing elections board leaders in all 100 counties. The law also made Republicans the majority in state and local elections boards. ncnewsline.com/briefs/surry...

"County governments, through their local boards of elections, will continue to administer elections in accordance with Maryland law. A presidential order cannot eliminate mail-in voting, and congressional action is unlikely": conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2025/08/26/p...

"'The stakes could not be higher, for the Federal Reserve and for our system of separation of powers, and also for the American economy,' said Amit Agarwal" an attorney at @protectdemocracy.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...