Happy May Day! Watch DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE in the US for free from our website May 1-4: demoscracyundersiegedoc.org Featuring: @anntelnaes.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov Steven Levitsky @profmmurray.bsky.social @elienyc.bsky.social A film by @lauranix.bsky.social

Here’s my piece on the “now-completed demolition” of the Voting Rights Act in @thenation.com The VRA is the most important piece of legislation in American history. It more than anything is what ended American-style apartheid. And now Republicans have killed it.

Join us 5/5 at 7 pm ET for a free screening and live conversation with Gigi Sohn @gbsohn.bsky.social, Marjan Safinia @marjiparji.bsky.social, Milo Vassallo of @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social, and Director Laura Nix @lauranix.bsky.social! Get your free tix now! kinema.com/events/Democ...

Free online launch screening May 1 - May 4 of DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE, a documentary film by @lauranix.bsky.social in collaboration with editorial cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social to celebrate World Press Freedom Day! Sign up: www.democracyundersiegedoc.org/signup #DemocracyUnderSiege

Uhhh… welcome? There’s, uhh, pie and punch in the back.

We think this Can't Happen Here. Free link--> www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...

On Jan. 6, 2021, bloody insurrectionary violence interrupted the peaceful transfer of power. Today, America is still caught in an epic struggle between selfish forces of rule-or-ruin autocracy & the unyielding defenders of constitutional democracy all over America.

Congratulations to @anntelnaes.bsky.social on winning her SECOND Pulitzer prize today! We are honored to have featured her brilliant work in our film, and are still inspired by her courage and talent. 🙌 Since leaving the Post, you can see Ann's current work at anntelnaes.substack.com

A Strict Scrutiny shout-out for THE TROUBLE OF COLOR from Melissa Murray! Much appreciated love from the sharpest of “legal” minds. crooked.com/podcast/how-...

Just so we're clear.

It seems like when you write a decision giving the President king-like powers, you shouldn't be indignant when he acts like a king.

New episode from Professor @leahlitman.bsky.social & @strictscrutiny.bsky.social: crooked.com/podcast/how-... They talk about what rotten laws should be done away with while touching on the latest news, including the detention of Mahmoud Khalil and the dismantling of the Department of Education.

Trump’s Pentagon is erasing Navajo Code Talkers—Indigenous warriors who helped win WWII—from military websites. This isn’t about “efficiency.” It’s about whitewashing history and erasing those who don’t fit his MAGA narrative. MORE: www.axios.com/local/salt-l...

From PBS: 5 reasons federal cuts are hitting veterans especially hard www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Thanks to everyone who joined @anntelnaes.bsky.social and @lauranix.bsky.social yesterday for our sold out screening as part of the DOC NYC Selects series at @ifccenter.bsky.social!

Join us 3/4 for @DOCNYC screening of DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE at IFC, followed by a live conversation with director Laura Nix and protagonist Ann Telnaes, former Washington Post editorial cartoonist. Get your tickets today! @docnyc.bsky.social @anntelnaes.bsky.social docnyc.net/democracy-under-siege