Protect Democracy
@protectdemocracy.org
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism. This account is owned and operated by Protect Democracy United.
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🚨Civil society is under threat. Our new Nonprofit Investigations Toolkit gives organizations tools to navigate the current environment. Equip your organization to stand strong against political intimidation.
Explore the resources → https://protdem.org/NonprofitInvestigationsToolkit
Explore the resources → https://protdem.org/NonprofitInvestigationsToolkit
Nonprofit Toolkit: Resources for organizations facing government investigations
On this page, you’ll find short topic-specific primers that build on our full-length guide, Protecting Civic Space.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🚨Civil society is under threat. Our new Nonprofit Investigations Toolkit gives organizations tools to navigate the current environment. Equip your organization to stand strong against political intimidation.
Explore the resources → https://protdem.org/NonprofitInvestigationsToolkit
Explore the resources → https://protdem.org/NonprofitInvestigationsToolkit
What we're reading: @centerforballotfreedom.org has a great explainer of the dynamics of a New York City election featuring fusion voting: Elon v. Hannah. Read it here: https://centerforballotfreedom.substack.com/p/elon-v-hannah-you-make-the-call
Elon v. Hannah: You Make The Call
The text messages started mid-morning on Election Day.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What we're reading: @centerforballotfreedom.org has a great explainer of the dynamics of a New York City election featuring fusion voting: Elon v. Hannah. Read it here: https://centerforballotfreedom.substack.com/p/elon-v-hannah-you-make-the-call
ICYMI: Protect Democracy filed a “friend of the court” brief to show how the wrongful prosecution of Mr. Comey reverberates far beyond his case and poses a grave danger to the fundamental rights forming the base of our democratic system of government. Read more:
Protect Democracy files amicus brief, warning Comey indictment is 'hallmark of authoritarianism’
Protect Democracy filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
ICYMI: Protect Democracy filed a “friend of the court” brief to show how the wrongful prosecution of Mr. Comey reverberates far beyond his case and poses a grave danger to the fundamental rights forming the base of our democratic system of government. Read more:
For years, Serbia’s pro-democracy opposition struggled to harness the energy of mass mobilization. What has led to its recent renewal? We dive into their strategic pivot: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/leave-the-door-open-for-defectors
Leave the door open for defectors
Serbia shows how backlash to corruption can swell pro-democracy movements
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For years, Serbia’s pro-democracy opposition struggled to harness the energy of mass mobilization. What has led to its recent renewal? We dive into their strategic pivot: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/leave-the-door-open-for-defectors
Just as Trump’s authoritarian agenda is failing to dominate the electorate, his grip on key institutions also may be faltering. NEW: we analyze Trump’s tariffs under SCOTUS scrutiny. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/is-the-authoritarian-project-faltering
We’re starting to see how this ends
Trump is running out of options
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November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just as Trump’s authoritarian agenda is failing to dominate the electorate, his grip on key institutions also may be faltering. NEW: we analyze Trump’s tariffs under SCOTUS scrutiny. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/is-the-authoritarian-project-faltering
We’ve updated our Nonprofit Toolkit for organizations preparing for politicized government investigations. Our latest primer covers what to do if your org receives a government demand to disclose sensitive data. https://protectdemocracy.org/work/nonprofit-primer-data-demand/
What if …your nonprofit receives a demand to disclose sensitive data?
A data demand is a request or order from the government that an organization provide certain information.
protectdemocracy.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We’ve updated our Nonprofit Toolkit for organizations preparing for politicized government investigations. Our latest primer covers what to do if your org receives a government demand to disclose sensitive data. https://protectdemocracy.org/work/nonprofit-primer-data-demand/
Americans are more open than ever to adopting proportional representation, according to a Strength in Numbers/Verasight poll. Learn more about this path out of our winner-take-all elections gridlock: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/proportional-representation-explained/
Proportional representation, explained
Proportional representation is an electoral system that elects multiple representatives in each district in proportion to the number of people who vote for them.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Americans are more open than ever to adopting proportional representation, according to a Strength in Numbers/Verasight poll. Learn more about this path out of our winner-take-all elections gridlock: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/proportional-representation-explained/
Our Democracy Atlas series covering how democracy defenders around the world have navigated autocratic challenges may have concluded but our work hasn't. Don't forget to explore all 8 lessons from abroad, below: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/eight-rules-of-antiauthoritarianism
Eight rules of antiauthoritarianism
Introducing the Democracy Atlas
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November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our Democracy Atlas series covering how democracy defenders around the world have navigated autocratic challenges may have concluded but our work hasn't. Don't forget to explore all 8 lessons from abroad, below: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/eight-rules-of-antiauthoritarianism
Tuesday’s election results sent a clear message: Americans are standing up to the administration’s authoritarian overreach. Plus, more on Protect Democracy’s huge win for protestors, reporters, and clergy in Chicago. https://protdem.org/47JTEwr
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tuesday’s election results sent a clear message: Americans are standing up to the administration’s authoritarian overreach. Plus, more on Protect Democracy’s huge win for protestors, reporters, and clergy in Chicago. https://protdem.org/47JTEwr
11/12 - Join Generation Citizen, Civics Unplugged, and Protect Democracy for a conversation on the future of youth civic power and how to build a cross-generational democracy.
☑️ RSVP to attend the Future250 Post-Election Roundtable here 🔗 bit.ly/future250
☑️ RSVP to attend the Future250 Post-Election Roundtable here 🔗 bit.ly/future250
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
11/12 - Join Generation Citizen, Civics Unplugged, and Protect Democracy for a conversation on the future of youth civic power and how to build a cross-generational democracy.
☑️ RSVP to attend the Future250 Post-Election Roundtable here 🔗 bit.ly/future250
☑️ RSVP to attend the Future250 Post-Election Roundtable here 🔗 bit.ly/future250
NEW: Today, we filed a brief on the merits in Slaughter v. Trump, a Supreme Court case that could hand the president unprecedented new powers if the justices rule in Trump’s favor. 🔗 protdem.org/3WNwksO
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
NEW: Today, we filed a brief on the merits in Slaughter v. Trump, a Supreme Court case that could hand the president unprecedented new powers if the justices rule in Trump’s favor. 🔗 protdem.org/3WNwksO
Voters across the country stood firm on Tuesday and resisted the president’s pressure campaign on behalf of his favored candidates. In today’s briefing, @raders.bsky.social explains why this may be a sign that the authoritarian project is faltering. https://protdem.org/47JTEwr
November 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Voters across the country stood firm on Tuesday and resisted the president’s pressure campaign on behalf of his favored candidates. In today’s briefing, @raders.bsky.social explains why this may be a sign that the authoritarian project is faltering. https://protdem.org/47JTEwr
Many great victories for democracy across the globe started from a place of “this is impossible.” In the last installment of our Democracy Atlas series, we take a lesson from Poland's democratic revival to *keep going*.
Read it and don't forget to explore all 8 lessons from abroad, below:
Read it and don't forget to explore all 8 lessons from abroad, below:
Keep going
A story of resilience from Poland
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Many great victories for democracy across the globe started from a place of “this is impossible.” In the last installment of our Democracy Atlas series, we take a lesson from Poland's democratic revival to *keep going*.
Read it and don't forget to explore all 8 lessons from abroad, below:
Read it and don't forget to explore all 8 lessons from abroad, below:
WATCH: Counsel @haydenjohnson.bsky.social breaks down the key aspects of our victory against the Trump admin’s violent and unconstitutional actions in the Chicago area. Threaded ⬇️
If you're in the area & have witnessed misconduct by ICE & other federal agents, report them at tinyurl.com/chicagoTRO
If you're in the area & have witnessed misconduct by ICE & other federal agents, report them at tinyurl.com/chicagoTRO
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
WATCH: Counsel @haydenjohnson.bsky.social breaks down the key aspects of our victory against the Trump admin’s violent and unconstitutional actions in the Chicago area. Threaded ⬇️
If you're in the area & have witnessed misconduct by ICE & other federal agents, report them at tinyurl.com/chicagoTRO
If you're in the area & have witnessed misconduct by ICE & other federal agents, report them at tinyurl.com/chicagoTRO
America’s civil service thrives when it is filled with experts committed to serving the public, not political loyalists. That's why we sued the Trump administration on behalf of unions AFSCME, AFGE, and NAGE over OPM's “Merit Hiring Plan” that we allege promotes political patronage.
"Loyalty hiring" is politicizing the civil service. It's illegal. - Protect Democracy
Protect Democracy filed suit arguing that the Merit Hiring Plan, and the inclusion of a “loyalty question” in non-political job postings, violates the First Amendment.
protdem.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
America’s civil service thrives when it is filled with experts committed to serving the public, not political loyalists. That's why we sued the Trump administration on behalf of unions AFSCME, AFGE, and NAGE over OPM's “Merit Hiring Plan” that we allege promotes political patronage.
Between 2015 and 2023, support for restoring Poland’s democracy grew even as the autocratic government tightened its grip. How did their pro-democracy forces endure amid darkness? Here’s what we can learn from Poland’s democratic comeback. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/keep-going
Keep going
A story of resilience from Poland
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Between 2015 and 2023, support for restoring Poland’s democracy grew even as the autocratic government tightened its grip. How did their pro-democracy forces endure amid darkness? Here’s what we can learn from Poland’s democratic comeback. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/keep-going
WATCH: Our Executive Director, @ianbassin.bsky.social on the strength of public opinion to tip the scales toward democracy and thwart Trump’s plans to entrench himself in power.
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
WATCH: Our Executive Director, @ianbassin.bsky.social on the strength of public opinion to tip the scales toward democracy and thwart Trump’s plans to entrench himself in power.
Today, w/ @democracyforward.org & @kekerllp.bsky.social, we filed suit on behalf of unions AFGE, @afscme.bsky.social, & NAGE over the Trump admin’s politicization of the fed hiring process via its “Merit Hiring Plan,” which we allege exists to seek political loyalty to POTUS. 🔗 protdem.org/47OVPz5
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Today, w/ @democracyforward.org & @kekerllp.bsky.social, we filed suit on behalf of unions AFGE, @afscme.bsky.social, & NAGE over the Trump admin’s politicization of the fed hiring process via its “Merit Hiring Plan,” which we allege exists to seek political loyalty to POTUS. 🔗 protdem.org/47OVPz5
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It was an honor for Loevy to stand with our co-counsel at the Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Chicago School of Law, First Defense Legal Aid, @protectdemocracy.org, and the ACLU of Illinois.
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It was an honor for Loevy to stand with our co-counsel at the Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Chicago School of Law, First Defense Legal Aid, @protectdemocracy.org, and the ACLU of Illinois.
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Full video of today's press conference, with our attorneys and our incredibly brave clients speaking about the injunction entered today protecting the rights of protesters, clergy, reporters, and observers against federal troops in the Chicago region. www.youtube.com/live/SZnjIlE...
Attorneys speak after injunction against federal immigration agents in Chicago
YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Full video of today's press conference, with our attorneys and our incredibly brave clients speaking about the injunction entered today protecting the rights of protesters, clergy, reporters, and observers against federal troops in the Chicago region. www.youtube.com/live/SZnjIlE...
The final installment of our Democracy Atlas series covers Poland’s democratic comeback. Their story reminds us that where space remains for resistance, there’s room to slow autocratic consolidation and reverse the effects of democratic breakdown. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/keep-going
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The final installment of our Democracy Atlas series covers Poland’s democratic comeback. Their story reminds us that where space remains for resistance, there’s room to slow autocratic consolidation and reverse the effects of democratic breakdown. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/keep-going
VICTORY: Judge Ellis granted the most powerful rebuke of the Trump admin’s immigration enforcement tactics yet — a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the violent and lawless tactics federal agents have deployed against protestors, press, and clergy in the Chicago area.
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
VICTORY: Judge Ellis granted the most powerful rebuke of the Trump admin’s immigration enforcement tactics yet — a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the violent and lawless tactics federal agents have deployed against protestors, press, and clergy in the Chicago area.
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Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Trump's tariffs. We will be going live with legal expert Ori Lev and small business advocate Audrey Roofeh at 5ET / 2PT to unpack everything. Join us here: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/74447
LIVE SOON: Live reaction: SCOTUS hears Trump tariffs case w/ Ori Lev and Audrey Roofeh
Starting Nov 5 at 5:00 PM EST
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November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Trump's tariffs. We will be going live with legal expert Ori Lev and small business advocate Audrey Roofeh at 5ET / 2PT to unpack everything. Join us here: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/74447
Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Trump's tariffs. We will be going live with legal expert Ori Lev and small business advocate Audrey Roofeh at 5ET / 2PT to unpack everything. Join us here: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/74447
LIVE SOON: Live reaction: SCOTUS hears Trump tariffs case w/ Ori Lev and Audrey Roofeh
Starting Nov 5 at 5:00 PM EST
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Trump's tariffs. We will be going live with legal expert Ori Lev and small business advocate Audrey Roofeh at 5ET / 2PT to unpack everything. Join us here: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/74447
📩 Join us next Weds, 11/12 for a Future250 Post-Election Roundtable! Youth civic engagement leaders and pro-democracy advocates look back on the year since the 2024 election from a cross-generational view, and will imagine the next steps our democracy can take.
Register here: bit.ly/future250
Register here: bit.ly/future250
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Join Generation Citizen, Protect Democracy, and Civics Unplugged for our Future 250 Post-Election Roundtable on Wednesday, November 12th, 6:00 p.m. EST. The Roundtable is designed to be a virtual space for jointly assessing the varied results of the ele...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
📩 Join us next Weds, 11/12 for a Future250 Post-Election Roundtable! Youth civic engagement leaders and pro-democracy advocates look back on the year since the 2024 election from a cross-generational view, and will imagine the next steps our democracy can take.
Register here: bit.ly/future250
Register here: bit.ly/future250