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Peta Naylor Richkus
@petarichkus.bsky.social
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Maryland via Texas, SoCal. She/her.
Anyone can make a difference and everyone should try (JFK), and I do.
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I'm attending @alliesfordemocracy.bsky.social event, “Calling All Resistance Knitters/Crocheters - Melt the Ice Hat Knit-In” - sign up now to join me! @indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social
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Calling All Resistance Knitters/Crocheters - Melt the Ice Hat Knit-In · Mobilize
In the 1940s, Norwegians quietly defied Nazi occupation by knitting and wearing red, pointed hats with tassels. A simple garment became an act of protest. Today, Minnesota knitters are reviving that t...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted (a film viewing/call to action)” - sign up now to join.
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Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted (a film viewing/call to action) · John Lewis Actions
“Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted 1619-2014” is a 30-minute film documentary, written and produced by Phil and narrated by his wife Pat Sloan. Through words, music, and vivid images, he tells...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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MONDAY NIGHT
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indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20d
We’re approaching 50,000 signups for tomorrow’s training on exercising your rights at a time when federal agents are terrorizing our communities. We hope to see you there.
indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20d
Exercising our constitutional right to document and record ICE and other federal agents is more important than ever. This call will give you the tools to exercise your rights in a moment when federal agents are terrorizing our communities and using excessive force: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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The 2026 NAACP/Baltimore County Freedom Fund Banquet is February 28. “The Fierce Urgency of Now” reflects the work needed to advance justice—while creating space for the next generation of leaders to be part of the conversation. JoinUs
#NAACPBaltCo #CivilRights #FreedomFundBanquet #BaltimoreCounty
January 26, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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This is what fascism looks like. Use the word. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/immigration-officers-claim-sweeping-power-to-enter-homes-without-a-judges-warrant-memo-says
Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant
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January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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democracydocket.com
NEW: A Republican House member asked ten states to explain how their voter registration systems “verify eligibility, including citizenship, when registering voters.” The demand comes amid a renewed GOP push to send a new, more aggressive version of the SAVE Act to the Senate.
House Republican demands voter roll info from states amid GOP push for suppression law
While the SAVE Act passed the House in April, it's been stalled in the Senate, where it would need the support of Democrats to clear a filibuster.
www.democracydocket.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:21 PM
petarichkus.bsky.social
The 2026 NAACP/Baltimore County Freedom Fund Banquet is February 28. “The Fierce Urgency of Now” reflects the work needed to advance justice—while creating space for the next generation of leaders to be part of the conversation.
#NAACPBaltCo #CivilRights #FreedomFundBanquet #BaltimoreCounty
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
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TODAY January 14th at 3:00pm, join this virtual briefing on the Commission's Final Report: overview of key findings and recommendations, Q&A, and discussion of ways to support the implementation of these recommendations. Registration and information: bit.ly/3LEvb4O.
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Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Final Report Briefing
You’re invited
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January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Support Democracy Docket! @marcelias.bsky.social
marcelias.bsky.social Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Jan 14
As we await the release of Supreme Court opinions, I want to remind everyone just how much Democracy Docket is tracking:

Active Voting Rights Cases: 170
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 90
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 76
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 26

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January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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this, driving a person to suicide because they had the temerity to want to work in public service, is what russ vought hoped to accomplish
mikemadden.bsky.social Mike Madden @mikemadden.bsky.social · Dec 24
“One day, a woman wrote to me on Signal, asking me not to respond. She lived alone, she messaged, and planned to die that weekend. Before she did, she wanted at least one person to understand: Trump had unraveled the government, and with it, her life.” @hannahnatanson.bsky.social essay:
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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50501movement.bsky.social
We stand with Fed Chair Jerome Powell. He is the most notable Trump appointee to defect from the Regime so far. Republican Senators Thillis & Murkowski are temporarily defecting to defend him from Trump.

If he is jailed, millions more will suffer at the hands of Trump’s billionaire pedophile allies
January 13, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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Heads up!
@indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social
@indivisiblemd.bsky.social
indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jan 13
TODAY: Join Sen. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social for a rally and vigil outside of CBP headquarters. We hope to see you at 5p ET if you’re in the DC area. #ICEOutForGood
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Keep up the good work @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social 👏
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indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social IndivisibleHoCoMD❌👑 @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social · Jan 13
📆 Our Indivisible Howard County, MD, Action Teams train and involve people in our HoCo communities. Contact us for details and to attend (usually virtual) trainings for these teams: Education Funding 101, Defend Democracy, Red to Blue (Jan 13), and Environmental Action (Jan 20). 🍃
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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SHAME. www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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The NAACP BaltCounty Freedom Fund Banquet is Feb 28, supporting vital civil rights work in our community. Info on tickets, sponsors and ads: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

#FreedomFund2026 #TheFierceUrgencyOfNow #BaltimoreEvents #CommunityLeadership
FREEDOM FUND AWARDS BANQUET----"The Fierce Urgency of Now"
The Freedom Funds Awards Ceremony is our signature event where we recognize various leaders and residents in Baltimore County for their outstanding service and for making a difference in the community...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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HT, Lisa! "Maryland’s working families have had enough of Republican attacks on our democracy. If our elected officials won’t stand up and fight for us to have fair representation in Congress, we’ll find some who will."

@indivisiblemd.bsky.social

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Majority of Marylanders want Annapolis to fight for democracy - Maryland Matters
Maryland officials must respond to Republican states that are redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections with a redistricting of their own, writes Lisa Brown, or risk damage to its communities by a fed...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.

More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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This is why MD must outlaw 287g agreements in the upcoming General Assembly session. @indivisbleccmd.bsky.social
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December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Boston ICE Tea Party! Toss ICE into the harbor! #boston #iceout
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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To and MD Redistricting Doubters and @senbillferg.bsky.social Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Dan Friedman (formerly Counsel to the MD General Assembly) & Barnett Harris argue the Szeliga decision was wrong. #RedistrictMDNow #FairMaps
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Conclusion of Judge Dan Friedman, Appellate Court of Maryland in his 2024 Maryland Law Review article, "Is Federal Congressional Redistricting in Maryland Governed by Article III, Section 4 of the State Constitution? An Analysis of the Trial Court Decision in Szeliga v. Lamone, 83 Md. L. Rev. (Co-author, Law Clerk Barnett Harris) Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/mlr/vol83/iss4/5 CONCLUSION We think that it is clear that the Szeliga court was wrong in finding that the constitutional standards set forth in Article III, Section 4 of the Maryland Constitution—requiring “[d]ue regard” for “natural boundaries and the boundaries of political subdivisions”—apply to federal congressional redistricting. There is no evidence that points in that direction. All of the evidence, in fact, points in the opposite direction. In particular, both a textualist and an originalist interpretation clearly indicate that Article III, Section 4 applies only to state legislative redistricting, not to federal congressional redistricting. As a result, we conclude that Article III, Section 4 ought to be interpreted to apply exclusively to state legislative districts. Moreover, there is little support for the Szeliga court’s conclusion that if those constitutional standards apply, the enacted plan violated those standards as they had been applied at the time of the Szeliga opinion. This is even more true now, after the Court of Appeals’ most recent decision interpreting those standards.210 As a result, it is our view that while the Szeliga opinion’s view of Article III, Section 4 has no mandatory precedential value, it should also have no persuasive effect on future federal congressional redistricting in Maryland. Maryland Law Review Volume 83 Issue 4 Article 5 (53 page analysis) Is Federal Congressional Redistricting in Maryland Governed by Article III, Section 4 of the State Constitution? An Analysis of the Trial Court Decision in Szeliga v. Lamone Authored by Dan Friedman Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland, and Barnett Harris, Law Clerk to the Hon. John F. Kness, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2023–2024 term); Law Clerk to the Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2022–2023 term); J.D., 2021, Georgetown University Law Center; A.B., 2017, University of Delaware. Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/mlr/vol83/iss4/5
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Marylanders! Call your Representatives! L @indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social @indivisiblemd.bsky.social @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social
indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Dec 17
House Democrats have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. We’re expecting a House vote this week, so call your representative ASAP and demand that they vote YES to check the regime’s lawless violence: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Senator Kim on Twitter: “This threatened military action directly contradicts what Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth told my Senate colleagues and I today about the mission and goals of their operations in the Caribbean. This is a dangerous escalation, and this administration must come before Congress for public hearings and explain to the American people why they are risking pulling us into another torever war.”
December 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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What the Democrats can learn from the UK Labour Party's complete implosion after moving right on immigration

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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New @propublica.org:

@emsimani.bsky.social analyzed nonprofit tax filings and found that more than 1,000 charities have stripped DEI-related language from their mission statements this year.

www.propublica.org/article/dele...
A screenshot that says “UNICEF USA, which supports the United Nations' humanitarian children's mission, no longer wants a more equitable world for every child - just a better one.” With their mission statement and “more equitable” struck out and replaced with “better.”
December 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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In solidarity ✊🏻
@indivisible.org @indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social @indivisiblemd.bsky.social
#EyesOnIce #ICEout #ResistICE
50501movement.bsky.social 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Dec 17
From LA, DC, & Chicago to Charlotte, NYC, & New Orleans, people are banding together and teaching each other how to protect our neighbors and defend democracy.

Neighborhood groups, whistles, know your rights cards, signs of solidarity, trainings—we’re learning how to beat these fascists, together.
‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE
From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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TY @nickforbaltimorecounty.com for words to help our friends and neighbors NOW! #KnowYourRights #NYR #CASA
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A Message to Our Immigrant Communities: Know Your Rights. Protect Your Family.
YouTube video by Nick Stewart for Baltimore County
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December 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM