Defenders of Our Republic
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Blog: DefendersofOurRepublic.substack.com
Site: DefendersofOurRepublic.org
Blog: DefendersofOurRepublic.substack.com
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Dear Anti-Trump & Pro-Democracy Media: You Are Failing the Public You Claim to Serve
#1: An Open Letter to Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief of The Atlantic
open.substack.com
Do you want to see the media do more than to tell us over & over how bad things are?
Do you want to see them covering activists, or better yet, becoming activists themselves?
Then this is the Substack post for you.
DOOR publications are always free, guaranteed.
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Do you want to see them covering activists, or better yet, becoming activists themselves?
Then this is the Substack post for you.
DOOR publications are always free, guaranteed.
open.substack.com/pub/defender...
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I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
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Moulton: I have an idea for ICE funding: zero. That’s what ICE needs.
January 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Moulton: I have an idea for ICE funding: zero. That’s what ICE needs.
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Trump has shredded the Constitution. He's taken an axe to checks and balances. He's using the presidency to line his own pockets and the pockets of those around him. He says he is constrained only by his “own morality.”
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Trump has shredded the Constitution. He's taken an axe to checks and balances. He's using the presidency to line his own pockets and the pockets of those around him. He says he is constrained only by his “own morality.”
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
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“The country with the Statue of Liberty deprived us of our liberty without any kind of evidence,” Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan who was held in CECOT for months, said two days after he was returned to his family.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released ...
www.propublica.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
“The country with the Statue of Liberty deprived us of our liberty without any kind of evidence,” Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan who was held in CECOT for months, said two days after he was returned to his family.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
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"As an indigenous student, I find it hard to go to school and live my daily life everyday—without fearing that I'll be taken away from my family and won't be able to see them for the next couple of months," -Native American high schooler on Minneapolis ICE invasion. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 11:24 PM
"As an indigenous student, I find it hard to go to school and live my daily life everyday—without fearing that I'll be taken away from my family and won't be able to see them for the next couple of months," -Native American high schooler on Minneapolis ICE invasion. LIVE NOW⬇️
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Impeach and remove this deranged, tyrannical, treasonous fool.
Trump: "MN is a very corrupt place & the elections are totally corrupt. I feel I won it all 3 times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon. It's a rigged state. The Somalians vote as one group even if they're not citizens. They all ought to get the hell out of here. They're bad for our country"
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Impeach and remove this deranged, tyrannical, treasonous fool.
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"Donald Trump is a child, he's bummed out that people aren't supporting him the way he wants to be; [he's created] a war zone, the closest thing to a civil war," -Minneapolis ICE protester tells our @jtcestkowski.bsky.socialabout Trump criminally targeting top MN politicians. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"Donald Trump is a child, he's bummed out that people aren't supporting him the way he wants to be; [he's created] a war zone, the closest thing to a civil war," -Minneapolis ICE protester tells our @jtcestkowski.bsky.socialabout Trump criminally targeting top MN politicians. LIVE NOW⬇️
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Promise Broken: Trump Failed to Cut Energy Prices in Half Within 12 Months
Trump also promised $2 gasoline, another fail
meidasnews.com/news/promise...
Trump also promised $2 gasoline, another fail
meidasnews.com/news/promise...
Promise Broken: Trump Failed to Cut Energy Prices in Half Within 12 Months
Trump also promised $2 gasoline, another fail
meidasnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Promise Broken: Trump Failed to Cut Energy Prices in Half Within 12 Months
Trump also promised $2 gasoline, another fail
meidasnews.com/news/promise...
Trump also promised $2 gasoline, another fail
meidasnews.com/news/promise...
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ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 AM
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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Powerful example of checks and balances working as federal judges (including one appointed by Trump) effectively ended Lindsay Halligan's unlawful tenure as purported US Attorney. She was Trump's preferred hatchet-person for vindictive prosecutions and is out. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Lindsey Halligan out as U.S. attorney following pressure from judges
Halligan’s departure followed a pair of orders by federal judges in Virginia that sought to replace her and accused her of “masquerading” as U.S. attorney.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Powerful example of checks and balances working as federal judges (including one appointed by Trump) effectively ended Lindsay Halligan's unlawful tenure as purported US Attorney. She was Trump's preferred hatchet-person for vindictive prosecutions and is out. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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One year into the Trump-Vance administration, we know that people and communities are hurting. But We, the People have more power than the White House wants you to believe.
So we’re setting the record straight.
So we’re setting the record straight.
January 20, 2026 at 11:05 PM
One year into the Trump-Vance administration, we know that people and communities are hurting. But We, the People have more power than the White House wants you to believe.
So we’re setting the record straight.
So we’re setting the record straight.
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He's never been weaker or more unpopular.
He's failing in every way that it is possible to fail.
Impeachment and removal would be an incredible relief not just to the United States, but to the entire world.
He's failing in every way that it is possible to fail.
Impeachment and removal would be an incredible relief not just to the United States, but to the entire world.
insisting that trump is unstoppable is just neither true nor helpful.
trump gets stopped all the time. his nominees get blocked. he loses in court. he loses elections.
trump gets stopped all the time. his nominees get blocked. he loses in court. he loses elections.
January 20, 2026 at 10:17 PM
He's never been weaker or more unpopular.
He's failing in every way that it is possible to fail.
Impeachment and removal would be an incredible relief not just to the United States, but to the entire world.
He's failing in every way that it is possible to fail.
Impeachment and removal would be an incredible relief not just to the United States, but to the entire world.
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Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found.
On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
📌 Save the date:
On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
📌 Save the date:
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found.
On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
📌 Save the date:
On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
📌 Save the date:
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He's just straight-up telling everyone that he's deployed a vicious occupying force to brutalize an American state and terrorize every non-white resident because they didn't vote for him
Trump: "MN is a very corrupt place & the elections are totally corrupt. I feel I won it all 3 times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon. It's a rigged state. The Somalians vote as one group even if they're not citizens. They all ought to get the hell out of here. They're bad for our country"
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
He's just straight-up telling everyone that he's deployed a vicious occupying force to brutalize an American state and terrorize every non-white resident because they didn't vote for him
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The president and his allies are going to do everything they can to try to corrupt this year’s midterm elections. But everything is on our side. With the strength and courage each one of us has, we can and will have free and fair elections. Here's the strategy to defend our democracy:
Elections are the essential remaining pillar of our democracy
Here is how we protect them
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The president and his allies are going to do everything they can to try to corrupt this year’s midterm elections. But everything is on our side. With the strength and courage each one of us has, we can and will have free and fair elections. Here's the strategy to defend our democracy:
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A peaceful gathering in Portland was met with a disturbing display of force by ICE goons, who retreated shortly after the assault.
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A peaceful gathering in Portland was met with a disturbing display of force by ICE goons, who retreated shortly after the assault.
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1/ A democratic president doesn’t threaten territorial domination because of a personal slight. This is dictator behavior.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
January 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
1/ A democratic president doesn’t threaten territorial domination because of a personal slight. This is dictator behavior.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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The average ICE agent makes $100k a year, in some cases without a high school diploma, to roam our streets lawlessly terrorizing people. Meanwhile, law abiding American citizens are trying to figure out how they pay for healthcare and groceries at the same time.
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The average ICE agent makes $100k a year, in some cases without a high school diploma, to roam our streets lawlessly terrorizing people. Meanwhile, law abiding American citizens are trying to figure out how they pay for healthcare and groceries at the same time.
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Today, we walk out of school, work, and commerce. 873 events, across 50 states and globally. Today, we walk out for a Free America. #FreeAmericaWalkout #FreeAmerica
January 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Today, we walk out of school, work, and commerce. 873 events, across 50 states and globally. Today, we walk out for a Free America. #FreeAmericaWalkout #FreeAmerica
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Trump Is About to Find Out What Every Bully in History Has Found Out
Last year, Trump had a lot of people scared. But there are good—and encouraging—reasons to think that this year will be different.
Last year, Trump had a lot of people scared. But there are good—and encouraging—reasons to think that this year will be different.
Trump Is About to Find Out What
Every Bully in History Has Found Out
Last year, Trump had a lot of people scared. But there are good—and encouraging—reasons to think that this year will be different.
newrepublic.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Trump Is About to Find Out What Every Bully in History Has Found Out
Last year, Trump had a lot of people scared. But there are good—and encouraging—reasons to think that this year will be different.
Last year, Trump had a lot of people scared. But there are good—and encouraging—reasons to think that this year will be different.
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1/ This is Miller’s pretext language for invoking the Insurrection Act. By claiming that “local and state police have been ordered to stand down and surrender,” he is redefining the relationship between Minnesota and Washington in war terms…
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
1/ This is Miller’s pretext language for invoking the Insurrection Act. By claiming that “local and state police have been ordered to stand down and surrender,” he is redefining the relationship between Minnesota and Washington in war terms…
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TODAY: We helped 41 retired admirals, generals, & service secretaries file an amicus brief supporting Navy veteran and US Senator Mark Kelly’s suit challenging the Defense Department’s efforts to penalize him for exercising his First Amendment right. They said this about the impact on our democracy:
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
TODAY: We helped 41 retired admirals, generals, & service secretaries file an amicus brief supporting Navy veteran and US Senator Mark Kelly’s suit challenging the Defense Department’s efforts to penalize him for exercising his First Amendment right. They said this about the impact on our democracy:
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The U.S. is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich and just before the start of World War II.
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The U.S. is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich and just before the start of World War II.
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...