KY Citizens
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We resist authoritarianism and believe government is for the people, by the people. We achieve this through education, activation, and elevation on the local, state, and federal levels.
Hope is not naïve—it’s resistance in motion. 💪
Share this if hope keeps you moving forward.
#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #ProtectOurDemocracy #DefendHope
Share this if hope keeps you moving forward.
#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #ProtectOurDemocracy #DefendHope
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hope is not naïve—it’s resistance in motion. 💪
Share this if hope keeps you moving forward.
#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #ProtectOurDemocracy #DefendHope
Share this if hope keeps you moving forward.
#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #ProtectOurDemocracy #DefendHope
Kentuckians stopped LifeWise in Oldham County — now the story’s being told nationally.
Read and boost so more Kentuckians know what happened here.
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Read and boost so more Kentuckians know what happened here.
therevealer.org/spreading-th...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Kentuckians stopped LifeWise in Oldham County — now the story’s being told nationally.
Read and boost so more Kentuckians know what happened here.
therevealer.org/spreading-th...
Read and boost so more Kentuckians know what happened here.
therevealer.org/spreading-th...
The arc of the moral universe bends toward justice — but not without our hands. Democracy only bends when we pull together. ✊
Let’s keep Kentucky moving in the right direction.
#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #Justice #Solidarity
Let’s keep Kentucky moving in the right direction.
#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #Justice #Solidarity
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The arc of the moral universe bends toward justice — but not without our hands. Democracy only bends when we pull together. ✊
Let’s keep Kentucky moving in the right direction.
#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #Justice #Solidarity
Let’s keep Kentucky moving in the right direction.
#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #Justice #Solidarity
What local event brought people together this year? ❤️
From potlucks to Pride, cleanups to voter drives—Kentuckians keep showing up for each other. Drop a memory or photo that captures that spirit. #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #CommunityPower
From potlucks to Pride, cleanups to voter drives—Kentuckians keep showing up for each other. Drop a memory or photo that captures that spirit. #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #CommunityPower
November 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What local event brought people together this year? ❤️
From potlucks to Pride, cleanups to voter drives—Kentuckians keep showing up for each other. Drop a memory or photo that captures that spirit. #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #CommunityPower
From potlucks to Pride, cleanups to voter drives—Kentuckians keep showing up for each other. Drop a memory or photo that captures that spirit. #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #CommunityPower
Republicans shut down the government to gut healthcare and bankroll Trump’s illegal power grab. We must hold the GOP accountable for causing chaos just to appease a wannabe king. app.sosha.ai/s/8yT8GArN
November 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Republicans shut down the government to gut healthcare and bankroll Trump’s illegal power grab. We must hold the GOP accountable for causing chaos just to appease a wannabe king. app.sosha.ai/s/8yT8GArN
Who says defending democracy can’t be fun? 🎃💙 #TrunkOrTreat with KCfD!
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Who says defending democracy can’t be fun? 🎃💙 #TrunkOrTreat with KCfD!
It’s #5DollarFriday!
Small donations keep KCfD fighting for truth, schools, and democracy in Kentucky.
Pitch in $5 today to power local action and resistance.
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#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #NoKings #DefendDemocracy
Small donations keep KCfD fighting for truth, schools, and democracy in Kentucky.
Pitch in $5 today to power local action and resistance.
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#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #NoKings #DefendDemocracy
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It’s #5DollarFriday!
Small donations keep KCfD fighting for truth, schools, and democracy in Kentucky.
Pitch in $5 today to power local action and resistance.
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#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #NoKings #DefendDemocracy
Small donations keep KCfD fighting for truth, schools, and democracy in Kentucky.
Pitch in $5 today to power local action and resistance.
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#KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #NoKings #DefendDemocracy
We brainstormed, wrote postcards, and built power. Kentucky democracy is alive and kicking.
#KentuckyCitizensforDemocracy
#KentuckyCitizensforDemocracy
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We brainstormed, wrote postcards, and built power. Kentucky democracy is alive and kicking.
#KentuckyCitizensforDemocracy
#KentuckyCitizensforDemocracy
Hardin County GOP’s racist video drew bipartisan condemnation — a reminder that authoritarian movements thrive on hate and division.
Stand for decency in Kentucky. #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #WhiteChristianNationalism #KYPolitics
Reply with how your community is pushing back.
Stand for decency in Kentucky. #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #WhiteChristianNationalism #KYPolitics
Reply with how your community is pushing back.
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hardin County GOP’s racist video drew bipartisan condemnation — a reminder that authoritarian movements thrive on hate and division.
Stand for decency in Kentucky. #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #WhiteChristianNationalism #KYPolitics
Reply with how your community is pushing back.
Stand for decency in Kentucky. #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #WhiteChristianNationalism #KYPolitics
Reply with how your community is pushing back.
Court holds the line: Christian nationalist censorship efforts at the DoD face a legal setback.
#DemocracyWatch #ChurchStateSeparation #ChristianNationalism
🔗 www.au.org/the-latest/a...
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for Kentucky-focused watchdog reporting.
#DemocracyWatch #ChurchStateSeparation #ChristianNationalism
🔗 www.au.org/the-latest/a...
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for Kentucky-focused watchdog reporting.
Christian Nationalist censors at Department of Defense set back in court - Americans United
In light of two Trump executive orders, officials at the Department of Defense Education Agency began purging books from school libraries.
www.au.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Court holds the line: Christian nationalist censorship efforts at the DoD face a legal setback.
#DemocracyWatch #ChurchStateSeparation #ChristianNationalism
🔗 www.au.org/the-latest/a...
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for Kentucky-focused watchdog reporting.
#DemocracyWatch #ChurchStateSeparation #ChristianNationalism
🔗 www.au.org/the-latest/a...
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for Kentucky-focused watchdog reporting.
Project 2025 tracker shows policy momentum has dropped—what does this tell us about power, planning and governance?
#DemocracyWatch #Project2025 #PolicyTracker
🔗 www.newsweek.com/project-2025...?
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org to stay updated on democracy in action.
#DemocracyWatch #Project2025 #PolicyTracker
🔗 www.newsweek.com/project-2025...?
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org to stay updated on democracy in action.
Project 2025 has stalled: tracker
According to a tracker, the number of policies linked to Project 2025 that the Trump administration has implemented has decreased in recent months.
www.newsweek.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Project 2025 tracker shows policy momentum has dropped—what does this tell us about power, planning and governance?
#DemocracyWatch #Project2025 #PolicyTracker
🔗 www.newsweek.com/project-2025...?
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org to stay updated on democracy in action.
#DemocracyWatch #Project2025 #PolicyTracker
🔗 www.newsweek.com/project-2025...?
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org to stay updated on democracy in action.
KY Senate District 37 special election set for Dec 10 after David Yates’s move to County Clerk. A key race that could shift power in Frankfort. 🗳️
#KYPolitics #KentuckyElections #DemocracyWatch
🔗 www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for daily watchdog highlights.
#KYPolitics #KentuckyElections #DemocracyWatch
🔗 www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for daily watchdog highlights.
Sending a message: Louisville special Senate election carries deeper meaning for Dems, GOP
When it comes to the race to replace David Yates in the state Senate, Louisville Democrats and Republicans alike see a big opportunity before them.
www.courier-journal.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
KY Senate District 37 special election set for Dec 10 after David Yates’s move to County Clerk. A key race that could shift power in Frankfort. 🗳️
#KYPolitics #KentuckyElections #DemocracyWatch
🔗 www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for daily watchdog highlights.
#KYPolitics #KentuckyElections #DemocracyWatch
🔗 www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for daily watchdog highlights.
New from Kentucky Lantern: PAC donations spike for Rep. Brett Guthrie as he takes a powerful committee chair. The money’s talking—are Kentucky voters listening?
#KYPolitics #DemocracyWatch #FollowTheMoney
🔗 kentuckylantern.com
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for daily watchdog highlights.
#KYPolitics #DemocracyWatch #FollowTheMoney
🔗 kentuckylantern.com
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for daily watchdog highlights.
PAC donations flow to new committee chairs, especially US Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie's rise to a committee chairmanship brings flood of contributions that some brand "legalized bribery."
kentuckylantern.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from Kentucky Lantern: PAC donations spike for Rep. Brett Guthrie as he takes a powerful committee chair. The money’s talking—are Kentucky voters listening?
#KYPolitics #DemocracyWatch #FollowTheMoney
🔗 kentuckylantern.com
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for daily watchdog highlights.
#KYPolitics #DemocracyWatch #FollowTheMoney
🔗 kentuckylantern.com
🗳️ Follow @kycitizens.org for daily watchdog highlights.
Kentuckians are still standing tall.
🎥 Watch the anthem that says it all: "No Kings.”
youtu.be/MJYtZMJizBs
#NoKings #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
🎥 Watch the anthem that says it all: "No Kings.”
youtu.be/MJYtZMJizBs
#NoKings #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
No Kings
YouTube video by Kentucky Citizens for Democracy
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Kentuckians are still standing tall.
🎥 Watch the anthem that says it all: "No Kings.”
youtu.be/MJYtZMJizBs
#NoKings #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
🎥 Watch the anthem that says it all: "No Kings.”
youtu.be/MJYtZMJizBs
#NoKings #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
🚨 Oldham Co. Board of Ed meets Oct 8 @ 5 PM (Arvin Center) to discuss KRS 158.200.
The AG says boards don’t have to approve religious “moral instruction” programs like LifeWise.
Oldham can uphold fairness and inclusion.
📍 Arvin Center | Tues 5 PM
#StopLifeWise #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
The AG says boards don’t have to approve religious “moral instruction” programs like LifeWise.
Oldham can uphold fairness and inclusion.
📍 Arvin Center | Tues 5 PM
#StopLifeWise #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
October 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🚨 Oldham Co. Board of Ed meets Oct 8 @ 5 PM (Arvin Center) to discuss KRS 158.200.
The AG says boards don’t have to approve religious “moral instruction” programs like LifeWise.
Oldham can uphold fairness and inclusion.
📍 Arvin Center | Tues 5 PM
#StopLifeWise #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
The AG says boards don’t have to approve religious “moral instruction” programs like LifeWise.
Oldham can uphold fairness and inclusion.
📍 Arvin Center | Tues 5 PM
#StopLifeWise #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
“Just don’t sign your kid up.” That’s what they say.
But this “choice” takes everyone else’s away.
🎥 Watch before the Board votes → www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMBPD2Bq/
#OldhamCounty #LifeWise #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #ChurchAndState
But this “choice” takes everyone else’s away.
🎥 Watch before the Board votes → www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMBPD2Bq/
#OldhamCounty #LifeWise #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #ChurchAndState
They call it “choice.” But when LifeWise enters public schools, everyone else loses theirs. Watch, share, and speak up before the Board votes. #OldhamCounty #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #LifeWise #Pu...
TikTok video by KY Citizens for Democracy
www.tiktok.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“Just don’t sign your kid up.” That’s what they say.
But this “choice” takes everyone else’s away.
🎥 Watch before the Board votes → www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMBPD2Bq/
#OldhamCounty #LifeWise #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #ChurchAndState
But this “choice” takes everyone else’s away.
🎥 Watch before the Board votes → www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMBPD2Bq/
#OldhamCounty #LifeWise #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy #ChurchAndState
El País spotlights Kentucky Citizens for Democracy for exposing how county jails profit from ICE detention contracts. “We have quite the money-making operation going on here,” said Executive Director Michael Slider.
🔗 english.elpais.com/internationa...
🔗 english.elpais.com/internationa...
County jails operating as detention centers: A gray zone that has expanded under Trump
More than 500 local facilities across the country are cooperating with the government’s agenda, despite not being officially recognized to hold migrants
english.elpais.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
El País spotlights Kentucky Citizens for Democracy for exposing how county jails profit from ICE detention contracts. “We have quite the money-making operation going on here,” said Executive Director Michael Slider.
🔗 english.elpais.com/internationa...
🔗 english.elpais.com/internationa...
Keep public dollars in public schools. 🖤
Tarah LeBlanc’s Oldham Era letter exposes the corporate money machine behind LifeWise — and why it doesn’t belong in Oldham County.
📖 Read + share:
www.pmg-ky1.com/oldham_era/o...
#KYPolitics #LifeWise #FollowTheMoney
Tarah LeBlanc’s Oldham Era letter exposes the corporate money machine behind LifeWise — and why it doesn’t belong in Oldham County.
📖 Read + share:
www.pmg-ky1.com/oldham_era/o...
#KYPolitics #LifeWise #FollowTheMoney
Letters to the Editor
The branch worth protecting: public schools and democracy
www.pmg-ky1.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Keep public dollars in public schools. 🖤
Tarah LeBlanc’s Oldham Era letter exposes the corporate money machine behind LifeWise — and why it doesn’t belong in Oldham County.
📖 Read + share:
www.pmg-ky1.com/oldham_era/o...
#KYPolitics #LifeWise #FollowTheMoney
Tarah LeBlanc’s Oldham Era letter exposes the corporate money machine behind LifeWise — and why it doesn’t belong in Oldham County.
📖 Read + share:
www.pmg-ky1.com/oldham_era/o...
#KYPolitics #LifeWise #FollowTheMoney
The arc of the moral universe won’t bend on its own. That’s our job. Be an #ArcBender.
Oct. 8 • 5PM • Arvin Center • Wear Black.
www.change.org/p/lifewise-a...
Oct. 8 • 5PM • Arvin Center • Wear Black.
www.change.org/p/lifewise-a...
October 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The arc of the moral universe won’t bend on its own. That’s our job. Be an #ArcBender.
Oct. 8 • 5PM • Arvin Center • Wear Black.
www.change.org/p/lifewise-a...
Oct. 8 • 5PM • Arvin Center • Wear Black.
www.change.org/p/lifewise-a...
Our anthem is live on TikTok. Let’s make some noise. Watch, like, share, and help it reach more people.
🎥 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM6nB9Wq/
🎥 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM6nB9Wq/
✊🔥 No Kings. No Chains. This is the sound of resistance — born from our anger, our hope, and our refusal to bow to authoritarian rule. The people are rising, and this anthem carries our fight forward....
TikTok video by KY Citizens for Democracy
www.tiktok.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Our anthem is live on TikTok. Let’s make some noise. Watch, like, share, and help it reach more people.
🎥 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM6nB9Wq/
🎥 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM6nB9Wq/
Kentucky jails are overcrowded. ICE contracts are making it worse — and more dangerous.
Read the full story: wkuherald.com/87354/news/i...
Read the full story: wkuherald.com/87354/news/i...
IN PRINT: ICE Detainees housed in county jails amplify overcrowding - WKUHerald.com
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement incarcerated Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda, a Chicago mother and organizer with Organized Communities Against Deportations, the Kentucky jail that held her coul...
wkuherald.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Kentucky jails are overcrowded. ICE contracts are making it worse — and more dangerous.
Read the full story: wkuherald.com/87354/news/i...
Read the full story: wkuherald.com/87354/news/i...
📢 Oldham Co. School Board votes Oct. 8 on LifeWise. The risks: lost class time, liability, higher insurance costs = taxpayer burden. Email the Board & show up at 5PM, Arvin Center. Public schools must serve all kids.
#OldhamCounty #NoLifeWise
#OldhamCounty #NoLifeWise
September 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📢 Oldham Co. School Board votes Oct. 8 on LifeWise. The risks: lost class time, liability, higher insurance costs = taxpayer burden. Email the Board & show up at 5PM, Arvin Center. Public schools must serve all kids.
#OldhamCounty #NoLifeWise
#OldhamCounty #NoLifeWise
Kentucky’s “moral instruction” law is in play. KRS 158.200 lets students leave campus for religious classes—not mid-lesson, but kids left behind can be excluded or pressured. Oldham Co. Board votes Oct. 8. #Kentucky #PublicSchools
September 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Kentucky’s “moral instruction” law is in play. KRS 158.200 lets students leave campus for religious classes—not mid-lesson, but kids left behind can be excluded or pressured. Oldham Co. Board votes Oct. 8. #Kentucky #PublicSchools
Every voice matters in democracy. Protecting every voice protects us all. #Democracy #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
September 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Every voice matters in democracy. Protecting every voice protects us all. #Democracy #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
💰 ICE/287(g) turns detention into profit.
Jails get paid per person, per day.
Some contracts pay even for empty beds.
Communities bear the costs—jails pocket the revenue.
This isn’t safety. It’s profit at the expense of families. #Stop287g #EndICE #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
Jails get paid per person, per day.
Some contracts pay even for empty beds.
Communities bear the costs—jails pocket the revenue.
This isn’t safety. It’s profit at the expense of families. #Stop287g #EndICE #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
September 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
💰 ICE/287(g) turns detention into profit.
Jails get paid per person, per day.
Some contracts pay even for empty beds.
Communities bear the costs—jails pocket the revenue.
This isn’t safety. It’s profit at the expense of families. #Stop287g #EndICE #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy
Jails get paid per person, per day.
Some contracts pay even for empty beds.
Communities bear the costs—jails pocket the revenue.
This isn’t safety. It’s profit at the expense of families. #Stop287g #EndICE #KentuckyCitizensForDemocracy