Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno
@mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social
CEO @represent.us. Working for a US govt accountable to the people. Advocate, author, lawyer. Past: @hrw.org @drugpolicy.org. English/Spanish.
"The administration has been quick to investigate those who were shot"--yet those claims have repeatedly unraveled in court. Meanwhile, "there are only two cases in which civil rights or criminal investigations into the officers’ conduct have been announced." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
"The administration has been quick to investigate those who were shot"--yet those claims have repeatedly unraveled in court. Meanwhile, "there are only two cases in which civil rights or criminal investigations into the officers’ conduct have been announced." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
You don’t have to know Spanish to like Bad Bunny's messages of unity and love at the Superbowl half-time show. Fortunately, he's not alone. Artists are increasingly and bravely speaking to rising authoritarianism and brutality--and that really matters. mariamcfarlandsm.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-...
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
You don’t have to know Spanish to like Bad Bunny's messages of unity and love at the Superbowl half-time show. Fortunately, he's not alone. Artists are increasingly and bravely speaking to rising authoritarianism and brutality--and that really matters. mariamcfarlandsm.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-...
If your eyes glazed over at the story about the Trump family's UAE crypto deal, you’re not alone. But it’s time to sit up and pay attention. The Trump network's schemes to profit from the presidency put all of us at risk. open.substack.com/pub/mariamcf...
Pay Attention to the Trump Family’s UAE Crypto Deal
Presidential Profit-Seeking Puts Us All at Risk
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
If your eyes glazed over at the story about the Trump family's UAE crypto deal, you’re not alone. But it’s time to sit up and pay attention. The Trump network's schemes to profit from the presidency put all of us at risk. open.substack.com/pub/mariamcf...
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So the President is suing the IRS, which is part of the branch over which he presides, for ten billion dollars.
Will the IRS settle with him? For how much?
Why not just direct the Treasury Secretary to write DJT a check for $10B? Or $20B?
(1/2)
Will the IRS settle with him? For how much?
Why not just direct the Treasury Secretary to write DJT a check for $10B? Or $20B?
(1/2)
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
So the President is suing the IRS, which is part of the branch over which he presides, for ten billion dollars.
Will the IRS settle with him? For how much?
Why not just direct the Treasury Secretary to write DJT a check for $10B? Or $20B?
(1/2)
Will the IRS settle with him? For how much?
Why not just direct the Treasury Secretary to write DJT a check for $10B? Or $20B?
(1/2)
Big news with two GOP senators calling for Noem’s removal. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are the first GOP members of Congress to call for Noem to step down as secretary of homeland security.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Big news with two GOP senators calling for Noem’s removal. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Wonderful lunch conversation with @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social CEO of @represent.us & @robrichie.bsky.social CEO of @expanddemocracy.bsky.social — we talked about strategies to build a stronger & more resilient democracy with reforms like #RankedChoiceVoting
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Wonderful lunch conversation with @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social CEO of @represent.us & @robrichie.bsky.social CEO of @expanddemocracy.bsky.social — we talked about strategies to build a stronger & more resilient democracy with reforms like #RankedChoiceVoting
The Pretti and Good executions are part of a pattern of growing abuse encouraged by senior officials, and total lack of accountability. That's a recipe for escalating brutality. The answer to these crimes is not shuffling staff. It's ensuring full accountability. open.substack.com/pub/mariamcf...
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The Pretti and Good executions are part of a pattern of growing abuse encouraged by senior officials, and total lack of accountability. That's a recipe for escalating brutality. The answer to these crimes is not shuffling staff. It's ensuring full accountability. open.substack.com/pub/mariamcf...
THIS. "The ultimate goal is bringing to justice those who have engaged in blatantly unlawful... conduct. But what is needed immediately — urgently — is deterring such conduct from happening going forward." By @barryfriedman1.bsky.social
@stevevladeck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Opinion | Local Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:21 PM
THIS. "The ultimate goal is bringing to justice those who have engaged in blatantly unlawful... conduct. But what is needed immediately — urgently — is deterring such conduct from happening going forward." By @barryfriedman1.bsky.social
@stevevladeck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Many generations have been here before. A crucial reminder:
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Many generations have been here before. A crucial reminder:
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Remember that the legal standard for deadly force is whether the agent reasonably believed that he was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury.
That is the only question that matters. And that standard is plainly not met by what we see in the video.
That is the only question that matters. And that standard is plainly not met by what we see in the video.
January 25, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Remember that the legal standard for deadly force is whether the agent reasonably believed that he was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury.
That is the only question that matters. And that standard is plainly not met by what we see in the video.
That is the only question that matters. And that standard is plainly not met by what we see in the video.
In my human rights work I've worked on cases of extrajudicial executions in countries like Colombia & Egypt. Hard to interpret this killing of a man already on the ground as anything other than that. We must all stand up to this brutality, push for accountability. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:20 PM
In my human rights work I've worked on cases of extrajudicial executions in countries like Colombia & Egypt. Hard to interpret this killing of a man already on the ground as anything other than that. We must all stand up to this brutality, push for accountability. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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Chief Strategist for Rand Paul.
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Chief Strategist for Rand Paul.
Excellent @nytimes.com recap of Trump's use of the presidency for self-enrichment--clearly the priority here. Citing Aristotle: the country may call itself a republic, but when its "aim shifts from public good to private gain, its constitution becomes an empty shell." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Excellent @nytimes.com recap of Trump's use of the presidency for self-enrichment--clearly the priority here. Citing Aristotle: the country may call itself a republic, but when its "aim shifts from public good to private gain, its constitution becomes an empty shell." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Really should not dance around that word. Not just corrupt or improper or whatever. It's bribery. He's selling pardons. Call it bribery.
January 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Really should not dance around that word. Not just corrupt or improper or whatever. It's bribery. He's selling pardons. Call it bribery.
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In the last 4 days:
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
January 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
In the last 4 days:
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
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Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
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Threats to the rule of law, the Constitution, and American democracy are growing, and we @chkbal.bsky.social are growing to meet them. Are you a conservative, libertarian, or center right patriot who puts first principles ahead of personalities and partisanship? Apply to join our team.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Threats to the rule of law, the Constitution, and American democracy are growing, and we @chkbal.bsky.social are growing to meet them. Are you a conservative, libertarian, or center right patriot who puts first principles ahead of personalities and partisanship? Apply to join our team.
“I am tired and exhausted by the fools and idiots that get to govern us...I am tired of their theft, corruption and injustice.”--a protestor in Iran. That disgust and frustration is so often what ends up sparking public mobilization globally. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
Inside Iran’s Protests: How a Plunging Currency Set Off Wide Unrest
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM
“I am tired and exhausted by the fools and idiots that get to govern us...I am tired of their theft, corruption and injustice.”--a protestor in Iran. That disgust and frustration is so often what ends up sparking public mobilization globally. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
Must-watch @nytimes.com video breaking down the footage of the ICE shooting of a US citizen mom in Minneapolis. This apparent homicide is part of a broader pattern of abuse by an unchecked ICE, which now has massive funding and will only grow. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Must-watch @nytimes.com video breaking down the footage of the ICE shooting of a US citizen mom in Minneapolis. This apparent homicide is part of a broader pattern of abuse by an unchecked ICE, which now has massive funding and will only grow. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
ICE now has the largest budget of any US law enforcement agency, and the least accountability. An agent shot & killed a US citizen mom in her SUV today. DOJ can't be counted on to investigate. We, the people, need to push for accountability. Call Congress, demand oversight: act.represent.us/sign/ice
Demand oversight of ICE
ICE is now the largest federal law enforcement agency in the country. And it has the fewest checks on its power.
act.represent.us
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
ICE now has the largest budget of any US law enforcement agency, and the least accountability. An agent shot & killed a US citizen mom in her SUV today. DOJ can't be counted on to investigate. We, the people, need to push for accountability. Call Congress, demand oversight: act.represent.us/sign/ice
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“Donald Trump has been quietly plotting the seizure of Greenland in some way, shape, or form for nearly eight years. We listened to his private rants about it in the first term, but we weren’t willing to carry out a takeover of an allied nation on his behalf.”
www.defiance.news/p/why-i-warn...
www.defiance.news/p/why-i-warn...
Why I warned about Greenland
Eight years ago, Trump told us in private he wanted to take over the European island — a move that could upend the Western world.
www.defiance.news
January 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
“Donald Trump has been quietly plotting the seizure of Greenland in some way, shape, or form for nearly eight years. We listened to his private rants about it in the first term, but we weren’t willing to carry out a takeover of an allied nation on his behalf.”
www.defiance.news/p/why-i-warn...
www.defiance.news/p/why-i-warn...
Five years ago, we saw the most direct attack on US democratic process in generations. Now we're seeing an assault from within, via corruption, intimidation and power grabs. Today we need not only to remember, but to recommit to freedom, rule of law, and government of, by, and for the people.
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Five years ago, we saw the most direct attack on US democratic process in generations. Now we're seeing an assault from within, via corruption, intimidation and power grabs. Today we need not only to remember, but to recommit to freedom, rule of law, and government of, by, and for the people.
The US incursion into Venezuela had nothing to do with promoting democracy, freedom or the rule of law, or even countering illicit drug flows. It was about one thing alone: amassing power by whatever means necessary. My latest: //mariamcfarlandsm.substack.com/p/trumps-approach-to-venezuela-mirrors
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The US incursion into Venezuela had nothing to do with promoting democracy, freedom or the rule of law, or even countering illicit drug flows. It was about one thing alone: amassing power by whatever means necessary. My latest: //mariamcfarlandsm.substack.com/p/trumps-approach-to-venezuela-mirrors