Democracy Defenders Action
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Democracy Defenders Action brings together a bipartisan, all-star team of experts to fight autocracy, protect the constitution and safeguard American democracy.
Joined April 2024
The president bulldozed the East Wing to make way for a Trump ballroom. Paved over the rose garden for a Mar-a-Lago patio. Plans to print his face on a US coin. …and now he has superimposed his name on another president’s legacy. https://t.co/pPgKpTCaad
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Seriously what’s next? Trump-Washington Monument?
Trump loyalists just voted to rename the Kennedy Center after him after he appointed himself chairman, stacked it with allies, and muted dissent. Another public institution bent toward personal glorification, not the public good.
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REPORT: @FairFightAction & @BlackVotersMtr finds Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if SCOTUS guts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Most losses would hit districts with Black & minority voters Read HERE: https://t.co/DP0PlFmYyu
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After inheriting 23 crypto cases, the Trump-era Securities & Exchange Commission pulled back from 14 Eight involved firms with ties to the president or his family Read HERE:
nytimes.com
An investigation by The Times found the administration’s change in enforcement benefited the industry, including companies that had ties to the president.
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Trump tried to strong-arm Indiana with illegal threats to cut off all federal funding unless lawmakers redrew partisan maps The Indiana Senate, including GOP members, rejected the scheme & called the bluff on unconstitutional coercion Read HERE:
democracydocket.com
Read more here.
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A fed judge has blocked ICE from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia The court found the Trump admin “affirmatively misled” the judiciary & detained him without legal basis This is why independent courts are vital in defending democratic norms Read HERE:
apnews.com
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has walked away after a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office after a federal judge ordered that officials could not detain him.
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21 Indiana Republicans joined Dems to reject a Trump-backed mid-decade gerrymander Indiana becomes one of the first GOP-led states to push back against gerrymandering as a national strategy ahead of the 2026 midterms A big win for voters & democracy https://t.co/xjpHMafP96
indystar.com
The vote may come down to the wire as on-the-fence lawmakers hear final arguments.
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Trump-backed gerrymandering in Indiana aimed to rewrite the electorate & suppress voters ahead of 2026 The Indiana Senate blocked it, showing the stakes for democracy & why public institutions must resist partisan abuse, as @QasimRashid lays out Read:
qasimrashid.com
If you want to understand how democracies erode, don’t start with the spectacular moments.
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Yesterday, DDA’s Senior Ethics Counsel Chris Swartz joined the @USProgressives to discuss how Trump & his allies are using presidential power to enrich themselves while Americans struggle to make ends meet—and what Congress can do to fix it.
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A fed court found TX’s map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, but SCOTUS revived it anyway The ruling is a gift to the president, & a warning of what may come in Louisiana v. Callais Our democracy is on the line, but we refuse to be silent https://t.co/BihfmpZtMM
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This Giving Tuesday, we are reminded of the resilience of our democracy Nonprofits show what's possible when we use our collective power to care for one another and protect our rights Your support helps us uphold the rule of law and defend democracy.
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This Thanksgiving, we are grateful for all who defend democracy—on the streets, in the courts, at the polls, and in the daily work required to uphold our Constitution. Democracy can't defend itself. Thank you for standing up for democracy and American communities.
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The Comey & James indictments collapsed b/c Trump replaced career prosecutors w/ a loyalist set only on seeing through his revenge campaign Joshua Kolb, counsel & manager of rapid legal response at DDA, explains how this ruling dealt a major DOJ setback: https://t.co/cFXs4v4iQI
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Foreign MAGA accounts are flooding our feeds to confuse, divide, and undermine our faith in democracy Defending democracy also means interrogating online narratives and refusing to be manipulated https://t.co/LOo0xmzgXf
newsweek.com
A number of accounts promoting a MAGA and America First agenda have been revealed as being located in Africa, Asia and Europe,
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Gold bars. Private planes. Lucrative licensing deals Our democracy is being tested by a president willing to trade public trust for personal profit Read HERE:
nytimes.com
They came bearing gifts. They left with what they wanted.
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After the court granted @LULAC'S motion to intervene in the Prop 50 case, Tianna Mays, legal director at Democracy Defenders Action, shared the following statement:
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We stand with @LULAC as they push back against misleading claims about Prop 50 Latino voters shouldn’t be scapegoated in a partisan fight @LULAC’s leadership is sending a clear message: our communities won’t be used as political pawns Read HERE: https://t.co/GIy22AYbpx
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The President said that what certain sitting Members of Congress did—telling service members to refuse illegal orders—should be punishable by death This is a direct incitement to political violence It cannot go unanswered 👇
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When Republicans gerrymander Texas & Missouri, they call it “reform” When California voters approve a map to counter it, the GOP sues Tianna Mays, legal director at DDA breaks down this strategy to rig the 2026 midterms The Contrarian 👇 https://t.co/Bihfmq01Ck
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The Comey case is collapsing because Trump replaced independent prosecutors with loyalists who ignored basic legal rules Our Deputy Legal Director Andrew Warren breaks down how Halligan’s missteps expose a purely political prosecution @MSNow👇 https://t.co/WQD3d26Zpo
ms.now
DOJ prosecutors made a stunning admission on Wednesday that could sink the government’s case against the former FBI director.
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