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The GOP is suing California over its response to their blatant racial gerrymandering. Tianna Mays breaks down the hypocrisy.
The GOP Isn’t Being Subtle About Rigging the 2026 Midterms
Its California suit is the latest proof.
contrarian.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The GOP is suing California over its response to their blatant racial gerrymandering. Tianna Mays breaks down the hypocrisy.
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 @contrariannews.org 👇 contrarian.substack.com/p/the-gop-is...
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 @contrariannews.org 👇 contrarian.substack.com/p/the-gop-is...
The GOP Isn’t Being Subtle About Rigging the 2026 Midterms
Its California suit is the latest proof.
contrarian.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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 @contrariannews.org 👇 contrarian.substack.com/p/the-gop-is...
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 @contrariannews.org 👇 contrarian.substack.com/p/the-gop-is...
The Comey case isn’t falling apart by accident
It’s 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 @msnowreports.bsky.social 👇
It’s 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 @msnowreports.bsky.social 👇
Lindsey Halligan is destroying her own case against James Comey
DOJ prosecutors made a stunning admission on Wednesday that could sink the government’s case against the former FBI director.
www.ms.now
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Comey case isn’t falling apart by accident
It’s 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 @msnowreports.bsky.social 👇
It’s 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 @msnowreports.bsky.social 👇
Trump’s crypto empire is swimming in the same waters as scammers, hackers, and other illicit actors—and he’s weakening enforcement as money pours in
The Trump-Binance partnership is bad judgment and corruption
America deserves better
Read @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Trump-Binance partnership is bad judgment and corruption
America deserves better
Read @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Trump’s crypto empire is swimming in the same waters as scammers, hackers, and other illicit actors—and he’s weakening enforcement as money pours in
The Trump-Binance partnership is bad judgment and corruption
America deserves better
Read @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Trump-Binance partnership is bad judgment and corruption
America deserves better
Read @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
...or, hear us out, Trump's DOJ could just release the Epstein files
Trump now says House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files “because we have nothing to hide”
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
...or, hear us out, Trump's DOJ could just release the Epstein files
Turning the justice system into a weapon against your opponents & rewriting the rules to protect your allies is a five-alarm fire for American democracy
The WH is prosecuting public servants like Comey & James—while hiding the Trump-Epstein files & covering up a $50K bribe to Homan
The American people aren’t stupid
They see the corruption
That’s why they strongly disapprove
Read👇 - TN www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/9.26.25-pr
The American people aren’t stupid
They see the corruption
That’s why they strongly disapprove
Read👇 - TN www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/9.26.25-pr
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Turning the justice system into a weapon against your opponents & rewriting the rules to protect your allies is a five-alarm fire for American democracy
Loudly punishing the hungry, quietly rewarding the wealthy
As courts and states fight to deliver SNAP benefits, the administration is still trying to freeze them, putting politics & power over people
Meanwhile, they waste no time carving out new tax cuts for the rich
Read HERE:
As courts and states fight to deliver SNAP benefits, the administration is still trying to freeze them, putting politics & power over people
Meanwhile, they waste no time carving out new tax cuts for the rich
Read HERE:
The Trump administration drags its feet on SNAP benefits after court ruling
Thanks to the president, SNAP may be entering a period of chaos.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Loudly punishing the hungry, quietly rewarding the wealthy
As courts and states fight to deliver SNAP benefits, the administration is still trying to freeze them, putting politics & power over people
Meanwhile, they waste no time carving out new tax cuts for the rich
Read HERE:
As courts and states fight to deliver SNAP benefits, the administration is still trying to freeze them, putting politics & power over people
Meanwhile, they waste no time carving out new tax cuts for the rich
Read HERE:
While House GOP have been on a 6-week paid vacation, 1.3M fed workers go unpaid & the admin is defying a court order to provide SNAP benefits to 42M Americans
GOP leaders are manufacturing suffering for political gain
Americans deserve leaders who show up for work and stand up for the people
GOP leaders are manufacturing suffering for political gain
Americans deserve leaders who show up for work and stand up for the people
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
While House GOP have been on a 6-week paid vacation, 1.3M fed workers go unpaid & the admin is defying a court order to provide SNAP benefits to 42M Americans
GOP leaders are manufacturing suffering for political gain
Americans deserve leaders who show up for work and stand up for the people
GOP leaders are manufacturing suffering for political gain
Americans deserve leaders who show up for work and stand up for the people
The CFPB was built to protect Americans from financial abuse
Under Trump, it’s being gutted to reward billionaire donors like Marc Andreessen who bankroll deregulation for their own gain
That’s legal corruption at the highest level 👇 www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Under Trump, it’s being gutted to reward billionaire donors like Marc Andreessen who bankroll deregulation for their own gain
That’s legal corruption at the highest level 👇 www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.
The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startup...
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The CFPB was built to protect Americans from financial abuse
Under Trump, it’s being gutted to reward billionaire donors like Marc Andreessen who bankroll deregulation for their own gain
That’s legal corruption at the highest level 👇 www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Under Trump, it’s being gutted to reward billionaire donors like Marc Andreessen who bankroll deregulation for their own gain
That’s legal corruption at the highest level 👇 www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Following is a statement from Tianna Mays, legal director of Democracy Defenders Action, & Susan Corke, executive director of Democracy Defenders Action, regarding ongoing GOP efforts to engineer the 2026 election outcome:
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Following is a statement from Tianna Mays, legal director of Democracy Defenders Action, & Susan Corke, executive director of Democracy Defenders Action, regarding ongoing GOP efforts to engineer the 2026 election outcome:
You can’t let authoritarians rewrite history. 👇
Terry Moran (@terrymoranjournalist) on Threads
After watching Trump’s 60 Minutes interview, Terry Moran had one thought: You can’t let him rewrite history. Truth isn’t partisan — it’s the battleground. #TerryMoran #Trump #Democracy #Truth #Politic...
www.threads.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You can’t let authoritarians rewrite history. 👇
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"When authoritarian leaders destroy the symbols of democracy, they are preparing to destroy its substance. Their goal is to raise doubts about who this country belongs to, and make us believe that it doesn’t belong to us."
Authoritarians don’t get the last word
That's why we are fighting back on every front.
contrarian.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"When authoritarian leaders destroy the symbols of democracy, they are preparing to destroy its substance. Their goal is to raise doubts about who this country belongs to, and make us believe that it doesn’t belong to us."
The bulldozed East Wing of the White House is an all-too-obvious metaphor.
Read our Executive Director Susan Corke’s piece in @contrariannews.org on how how we can resist authoritarianism through truth, justice, and civic action.
contrarian.substack.com/p/authoritar...
Read our Executive Director Susan Corke’s piece in @contrariannews.org on how how we can resist authoritarianism through truth, justice, and civic action.
contrarian.substack.com/p/authoritar...
Authoritarians don’t get the last word
That's why we are fighting back on every front.
contrarian.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The bulldozed East Wing of the White House is an all-too-obvious metaphor.
Read our Executive Director Susan Corke’s piece in @contrariannews.org on how how we can resist authoritarianism through truth, justice, and civic action.
contrarian.substack.com/p/authoritar...
Read our Executive Director Susan Corke’s piece in @contrariannews.org on how how we can resist authoritarianism through truth, justice, and civic action.
contrarian.substack.com/p/authoritar...
Just as the Trump White House trampled democratic norms, it bulldozed the East Wing of the people’s house and ditched the board charged with federal design oversight.
The people’s house is literally and figuratively being remade without regard for the people.
The people’s house is literally and figuratively being remade without regard for the people.
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just as the Trump White House trampled democratic norms, it bulldozed the East Wing of the people’s house and ditched the board charged with federal design oversight.
The people’s house is literally and figuratively being remade without regard for the people.
The people’s house is literally and figuratively being remade without regard for the people.
More than $800 million has flowed into the family’s crypto empire. The buyers aren’t after tokens, they’re buying access
Read HERE: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Read HERE: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
More than $800 million has flowed into the family’s crypto empire. The buyers aren’t after tokens, they’re buying access
Read HERE: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Read HERE: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Attacking rights. Spreading hate. Profiting from fear.
Authoritarianism wins only if we stay quiet. They think we’ll stay silent. They’re wrong.
We’re standing up for democracy, our communities, and each other.
Watch our new video w/ @publiccitizen.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDW...
Authoritarianism wins only if we stay quiet. They think we’ll stay silent. They’re wrong.
We’re standing up for democracy, our communities, and each other.
Watch our new video w/ @publiccitizen.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDW...
The Last Word
YouTube video by Democracy Defenders Action
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Attacking rights. Spreading hate. Profiting from fear.
Authoritarianism wins only if we stay quiet. They think we’ll stay silent. They’re wrong.
We’re standing up for democracy, our communities, and each other.
Watch our new video w/ @publiccitizen.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDW...
Authoritarianism wins only if we stay quiet. They think we’ll stay silent. They’re wrong.
We’re standing up for democracy, our communities, and each other.
Watch our new video w/ @publiccitizen.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDW...
Sen. Schmitt’s hearing on “political violence” is a sham
He ignores the real threat, right-wing extremism, from Jan. 6 to the deadly “great replacement” lie
Our Exec Chair @normeisen.bsky.social, Exec Dir Susan Corke break it down w/ @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social via The Contrarian 👇
He ignores the real threat, right-wing extremism, from Jan. 6 to the deadly “great replacement” lie
Our Exec Chair @normeisen.bsky.social, Exec Dir Susan Corke break it down w/ @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social via The Contrarian 👇
Sen. Schmitt’s hearing on political violence is a sham
He and his fellow Republicans should look in the mirror before pointing fingers at their Democratic counterparts.
contrarian.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Sen. Schmitt’s hearing on “political violence” is a sham
He ignores the real threat, right-wing extremism, from Jan. 6 to the deadly “great replacement” lie
Our Exec Chair @normeisen.bsky.social, Exec Dir Susan Corke break it down w/ @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social via The Contrarian 👇
He ignores the real threat, right-wing extremism, from Jan. 6 to the deadly “great replacement” lie
Our Exec Chair @normeisen.bsky.social, Exec Dir Susan Corke break it down w/ @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social via The Contrarian 👇
Trump just pardoned Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, who pled guilty to enabling crypto-based money laundering
The corruption isn’t new, it’s escalating & adding another chapter in Trump’s pattern of pay-to-play politics
Read HERE: www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...
The corruption isn’t new, it’s escalating & adding another chapter in Trump’s pattern of pay-to-play politics
Read HERE: www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Trump just pardoned Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, who pled guilty to enabling crypto-based money laundering
The corruption isn’t new, it’s escalating & adding another chapter in Trump’s pattern of pay-to-play politics
Read HERE: www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...
The corruption isn’t new, it’s escalating & adding another chapter in Trump’s pattern of pay-to-play politics
Read HERE: www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...
Trump demolished the East Wing of the White House—the people’s house, a historic site—to build a glitzy ballroom for himself
It’s the perfect metaphor for this political moment
Read HERE:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
It’s the perfect metaphor for this political moment
Read HERE:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump exposed a 'loophole' to demolish the White House East Wing. Here's what we know.
President Trump's demolition of the White House East Wing to make way for his new ballroom exposed a "loophole" in the nation's main preservation law.
www.usatoday.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump demolished the East Wing of the White House—the people’s house, a historic site—to build a glitzy ballroom for himself
It’s the perfect metaphor for this political moment
Read HERE:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
It’s the perfect metaphor for this political moment
Read HERE:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
To quote Letitia James: "We are not fearful. We are fearless."
October 18, we show the true POWER of the people and that in America, we have #NoKings
Find an event near you: app.sosha.ai/s/MtDkNITA
October 18, we show the true POWER of the people and that in America, we have #NoKings
Find an event near you: app.sosha.ai/s/MtDkNITA
October 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
To quote Letitia James: "We are not fearful. We are fearless."
October 18, we show the true POWER of the people and that in America, we have #NoKings
Find an event near you: app.sosha.ai/s/MtDkNITA
October 18, we show the true POWER of the people and that in America, we have #NoKings
Find an event near you: app.sosha.ai/s/MtDkNITA
🚨 Democracy Defenders Action is now on Instagram 🚨
We’ll be posting updates, case highlights, and a closer look at the day-to-day fight for democracy.
Follow along: www.instagram.com/democracydef...
We’ll be posting updates, case highlights, and a closer look at the day-to-day fight for democracy.
Follow along: www.instagram.com/democracydef...
October 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🚨 Democracy Defenders Action is now on Instagram 🚨
We’ll be posting updates, case highlights, and a closer look at the day-to-day fight for democracy.
Follow along: www.instagram.com/democracydef...
We’ll be posting updates, case highlights, and a closer look at the day-to-day fight for democracy.
Follow along: www.instagram.com/democracydef...
When you wear yellow, you join a movement that stretches from city blocks to rural town squares, #NoKings is a movement rooted in hope, courage, and the belief that America is worth fighting for! On Oct. 18 we wear yellow!
October 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When you wear yellow, you join a movement that stretches from city blocks to rural town squares, #NoKings is a movement rooted in hope, courage, and the belief that America is worth fighting for! On Oct. 18 we wear yellow!
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Louisiana v. Callais, a case that will determine whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act remains a tool that allows communities to challenge racial discrimination in voting.
Following is a statement from Diamond Brown, senior policy counsel at DDA:
Following is a statement from Diamond Brown, senior policy counsel at DDA:
October 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Louisiana v. Callais, a case that will determine whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act remains a tool that allows communities to challenge racial discrimination in voting.
Following is a statement from Diamond Brown, senior policy counsel at DDA:
Following is a statement from Diamond Brown, senior policy counsel at DDA:
We joined 3,700+ orgs to denounce the Trump admin’s escalating use of exec power to intimidate nonprofits, chill dissent & silence civil society
As noted in @theguardian.com, these tactics are from the authoritarian playbook & we’re pushing back
Read HERE: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
As noted in @theguardian.com, these tactics are from the authoritarian playbook & we’re pushing back
Read HERE: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing
The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts say
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We joined 3,700+ orgs to denounce the Trump admin’s escalating use of exec power to intimidate nonprofits, chill dissent & silence civil society
As noted in @theguardian.com, these tactics are from the authoritarian playbook & we’re pushing back
Read HERE: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
As noted in @theguardian.com, these tactics are from the authoritarian playbook & we’re pushing back
Read HERE: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
RED ALERT: Tomorrow, SCOTUS hears a case that could further erode voting rights
Meanwhile, GOP operatives are plotting to "pick up more than 40 seats without having to win any more support from voters"
This is a direct attack on our democracy
Read HERE: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Meanwhile, GOP operatives are plotting to "pick up more than 40 seats without having to win any more support from voters"
This is a direct attack on our democracy
Read HERE: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The GOP plot to gain 40 seats without winning any more votes
Party operatives think gerrymandering, a new Census and a friendly Supreme Court can help keep Republicans in power
www.yahoo.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
RED ALERT: Tomorrow, SCOTUS hears a case that could further erode voting rights
Meanwhile, GOP operatives are plotting to "pick up more than 40 seats without having to win any more support from voters"
This is a direct attack on our democracy
Read HERE: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Meanwhile, GOP operatives are plotting to "pick up more than 40 seats without having to win any more support from voters"
This is a direct attack on our democracy
Read HERE: www.yahoo.com/news/article...