Arabella
@arabellacm.bsky.social
Passionate supporter of democracy, immigrants/refugees, and a better world for all. Comms/marketing. Recent DC transplant.
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Who do you trust to hold the line when pressure rises?
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December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I’m proud to work with this tremendous organization and encourage you to consider it in your year end donations.
Should this be what we value? I don't think so. They are going after individuals who are valued members of their communities. Why?
“As former president Joe Biden has often said, ‘Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.’ Today, American values point in one direction: expanding the immigration police state.”
Thanks @crampell.bsky.social for this important piece on the dangers of the huge ICE expansion.
Thanks @crampell.bsky.social for this important piece on the dangers of the huge ICE expansion.
ICE is eating the federal budget.
Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill, we will spend more this year on ICE than on most other law enforcement agencies combined.
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Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill, we will spend more this year on ICE than on most other law enforcement agencies combined.
wapo.st/3U4Lc4s
July 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Should this be what we value? I don't think so. They are going after individuals who are valued members of their communities. Why?
All of this ⬇️
We need to place ownership for what's going on where it belongs. And we need to go out and win more seats. We can do it.
We need to place ownership for what's going on where it belongs. And we need to go out and win more seats. We can do it.
It is time to stop berating D's for not fighting
It is time to focus instead on the MAGA culprits.
It is time to tie every R to the monstrous human results of the bill.
It is time to change the contours of the electorate.
It is time to focus on NJ and Va
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It is time to focus instead on the MAGA culprits.
It is time to tie every R to the monstrous human results of the bill.
It is time to change the contours of the electorate.
It is time to focus on NJ and Va
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
What now?
It is time…
open.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
All of this ⬇️
We need to place ownership for what's going on where it belongs. And we need to go out and win more seats. We can do it.
We need to place ownership for what's going on where it belongs. And we need to go out and win more seats. We can do it.
Our service members are not political props. They signed up to defend the country 🇺🇸, its people, and our constitution. They are not partisan, they are all of us and the should not be used for partisan purposes.
The Fort Bragg speech was not just an instance of inappropriate rhetoric—it was a strategic use of military ritual as political theater, a calculated spectacle repurposing the presence and aesthetics of military ritual to signal partisan alignment, strength, and domestic dominance.🧵
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Trump, at Fort Bragg, vows to use force against ‘anarchy’
The day after dispatching Marines to Los Angeles and few days before a huge military parade in DC, President Trump vows to use force against protests.
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June 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Our service members are not political props. They signed up to defend the country 🇺🇸, its people, and our constitution. They are not partisan, they are all of us and the should not be used for partisan purposes.
The administration's ongoing comment that no one has died because of the USAID cuts is just wrong. Good for @npr.org for trying to looking into it. A harrowing, but important listen.
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
Aid groups say USAID cuts are already having deadly consequences
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a hearing last week that no one has died from USAID cuts. But aid groups say abruptly shutting down those programs is having deadly consequences.
www.npr.org
May 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The administration's ongoing comment that no one has died because of the USAID cuts is just wrong. Good for @npr.org for trying to looking into it. A harrowing, but important listen.
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
I’m showing up on June 6th because I care about protecting jobs, benefits, and healthcare for veterans and military families.
Our voices matter. Our stories matter. Join us at the #Unite4Veterans rally in DC.
Sign up: www.unite4veterans.org
Our voices matter. Our stories matter. Join us at the #Unite4Veterans rally in DC.
Sign up: www.unite4veterans.org
Rally With America’s Veterans | Unite for Veterans Coalition
Join veterans and allies in Washington, D.C. on June 6 to defend the VA, protect our benefits, and carry forward the legacy of the Bonus Army.
www.unite4veterans.org
May 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I’m showing up on June 6th because I care about protecting jobs, benefits, and healthcare for veterans and military families.
Our voices matter. Our stories matter. Join us at the #Unite4Veterans rally in DC.
Sign up: www.unite4veterans.org
Our voices matter. Our stories matter. Join us at the #Unite4Veterans rally in DC.
Sign up: www.unite4veterans.org
Want to know what habeas corpus is? Here's a great description.
I also have an issue with a head of DHS who doesn't know what it means. Those enforcing our immigration laws need to be know and follow our laws. Period.
I also have an issue with a head of DHS who doesn't know what it means. Those enforcing our immigration laws need to be know and follow our laws. Period.
Bravo Sen. Maggie Hassan for your clear explanation:
Habeas corpus: The legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. Without habeas corpus the government could arrest people and hold them indefinitely for no reason. 🧵
Habeas corpus: The legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. Without habeas corpus the government could arrest people and hold them indefinitely for no reason. 🧵
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Want to know what habeas corpus is? Here's a great description.
I also have an issue with a head of DHS who doesn't know what it means. Those enforcing our immigration laws need to be know and follow our laws. Period.
I also have an issue with a head of DHS who doesn't know what it means. Those enforcing our immigration laws need to be know and follow our laws. Period.
I couldn't agree more. With this point and the points in this article. Support indep. media.
"The danger of making corporate media the Democrats’ message distribution system is that they aren’t on the Democrats’ side. Corporate media exists to serve its shareholders, its bottom line, and" itself.
"The danger of making corporate media the Democrats’ message distribution system is that they aren’t on the Democrats’ side. Corporate media exists to serve its shareholders, its bottom line, and" itself.
"In an environment where attention is our most valuable and scarce resource, talking about Biden’s mental state comes at the expense of talking about other things— namely Trump’s corruption, which, unlike Biden’s health, actually impacts us."
Legacy media drives the final nail in its own coffin
CNN's breathless, intolerable coverage of its own anchor's book exposes the fatal flaw of today's corporate media
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May 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I couldn't agree more. With this point and the points in this article. Support indep. media.
"The danger of making corporate media the Democrats’ message distribution system is that they aren’t on the Democrats’ side. Corporate media exists to serve its shareholders, its bottom line, and" itself.
"The danger of making corporate media the Democrats’ message distribution system is that they aren’t on the Democrats’ side. Corporate media exists to serve its shareholders, its bottom line, and" itself.
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The Constitution is clear, Freedom of the Press is the law of the U.S. This means that media companies cannot be targeted for publishing articles that any administration disagrees with, just because they disagree with them. @thebulwark.com @willsommer.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
Trump White House Sharpens Its Knives for Politico’s Owner
An article about Donald Trump Jr. has sent MAGA world into a tizzy.
www.thebulwark.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Constitution is clear, Freedom of the Press is the law of the U.S. This means that media companies cannot be targeted for publishing articles that any administration disagrees with, just because they disagree with them. @thebulwark.com @willsommer.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
Refugee status is an internationally recognized status. The US may call someone a refugee but that doesn't make them a refugee. A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. None apply here. www.cnn.com/2025/05/12/p...
White South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in US | CNN Politics
A flight carrying a group of 59 White South Africans granted refugee status in the United States by the Trump administration arrived at Washington Dulles airport in Virginia on Monday, a State Departm...
www.cnn.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Refugee status is an internationally recognized status. The US may call someone a refugee but that doesn't make them a refugee. A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. None apply here. www.cnn.com/2025/05/12/p...
The revocation of TPS status for Afghans is outrageous. It's not safe for people to return, particularly women and girls. Many others helped the Americans while we were there and are in danger if they return.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
DHS terminates temporary protected status program for Afghans
The move follows the Trump administration’s decision last month to not renew such protections for Afghans residing in the U.S.
www.politico.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The revocation of TPS status for Afghans is outrageous. It's not safe for people to return, particularly women and girls. Many others helped the Americans while we were there and are in danger if they return.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
An excellent read and points yet again to people who proclaim their christianity yet purposefully harm the poor and displaced. I'm thrilled that the Catholic church will continue to be a voice for the poor and displaced who don't have a voice.
"They’ve gotten just about everything they want, and it’s not enough. It’s never enough. These people are never happy. They crave outrage. They demand purity. They’re apoplectic that the first American pope actually reads his Bible."
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charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/these-peop...
These People Are Never Happy
And I don't think they ever will be.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
An excellent read and points yet again to people who proclaim their christianity yet purposefully harm the poor and displaced. I'm thrilled that the Catholic church will continue to be a voice for the poor and displaced who don't have a voice.
Great to see this news. Congratulations Justice Riggs!!
We are thrilled to see the NC judicial election come to an end in a way that ensures all North Carolinians could vote, including those serving overseas in the military. Congratulations Justice Riggs.
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May 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Great to see this news. Congratulations Justice Riggs!!
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This Wednesday, April 30th, there will be a spotlight hearing focused on the pardons issued for those who attacked the Capitol on January 6th.
The hearing will feature law enforcement officers attacked that day, and prosecutors and who have been retaliated against.
Links to live streams below:
The hearing will feature law enforcement officers attacked that day, and prosecutors and who have been retaliated against.
Links to live streams below:
April 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This Wednesday, April 30th, there will be a spotlight hearing focused on the pardons issued for those who attacked the Capitol on January 6th.
The hearing will feature law enforcement officers attacked that day, and prosecutors and who have been retaliated against.
Links to live streams below:
The hearing will feature law enforcement officers attacked that day, and prosecutors and who have been retaliated against.
Links to live streams below:
It’s just heartbreaking to watch this. The US used to be the first to help. And it made a difference. Now we’re totally absent. My heart is breaking.
Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake
Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake
March 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It’s just heartbreaking to watch this. The US used to be the first to help. And it made a difference. Now we’re totally absent. My heart is breaking.
Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake
Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake
100% agree with @jenrubin.bsky.social that the administration is losing in court, so it's important that companies, organizations, and others continue to battle these illegal executive orders and actions in the courts. Obeying in advance is the worst thing to do.
March 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
100% agree with @jenrubin.bsky.social that the administration is losing in court, so it's important that companies, organizations, and others continue to battle these illegal executive orders and actions in the courts. Obeying in advance is the worst thing to do.
I didn't think we could pay for people's votes? What!!!
If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
March 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I didn't think we could pay for people's votes? What!!!
While this wouldn't remove big money from our elections (which we desperately need to do), reducing coordination with campaigns would be helpful.
BREAKING: @tokuda.house.gov introduces the Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act to ban "redboxing" — a tactic used by wealthy special interests to game our political system and drown out the voices of everyday Americans. CLC urges Congress to pass this
Voters Need to Know About New Legislation to Prevent “Redboxing” in Campaigns
Super PAC coordination facilitates a corrupt "pay-to-play" political culture, where super PAC donors and operatives can trade dollars for favors and access. This fundamentally undermines voters’ confi...
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March 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
While this wouldn't remove big money from our elections (which we desperately need to do), reducing coordination with campaigns would be helpful.
I've always been proud to be an American because I live in a country that protects each person's freedom to speak out about what they care about. We've always extended that right to everyone who is here. All of our freedoms are threatened when someone is punished for speaking out.
Her name is Rumeysa Ozturk, she's a student from Turkey, and even her lawyer doesn't know where she is right now.
Ozturk's attorney tells me they still have no idea where she is. ICE says only that she is in the agency's custody. www.salon.com/2025/03/26/d...
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I've always been proud to be an American because I live in a country that protects each person's freedom to speak out about what they care about. We've always extended that right to everyone who is here. All of our freedoms are threatened when someone is punished for speaking out.
Listening to the WH press briefing today, I'm struck by their ongoing messaging attacking the previous administration. While they can certainly point out differences between this administration and the previous one, it's so partisan to keep blaming the prior administration. Why not be FOR things?
March 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Listening to the WH press briefing today, I'm struck by their ongoing messaging attacking the previous administration. While they can certainly point out differences between this administration and the previous one, it's so partisan to keep blaming the prior administration. Why not be FOR things?
What is happening to Social Security is terrifying. Americans pay into this system throughout their careers so it can be there for them when they can no longer work. My elderly parent is now becoming afraid of losing part of her income. She is 96. Why are we doing this to the elderly?
Elon Musk’s DOGE is crippling the Social Security Administration.
SSA’s website crashed four times in 10 days and Americans who depend on Social Security have flooded congressional offices with angry phone calls. The AARP says it receives 2,000 calls a week.
SSA’s website crashed four times in 10 days and Americans who depend on Social Security have flooded congressional offices with angry phone calls. The AARP says it receives 2,000 calls a week.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Are Crashing Social Security
DOGE cuts are making the Social Security Administration fall apart.
newrepublic.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What is happening to Social Security is terrifying. Americans pay into this system throughout their careers so it can be there for them when they can no longer work. My elderly parent is now becoming afraid of losing part of her income. She is 96. Why are we doing this to the elderly?
Late yesterday, the president signed an executive order imposing mandates on federal elections. This EO isn't getting enough attention. It will make it much harder for many Americans to vote. We need more Americans to speak out against this EO to protect the rights of all Americans to vote.
1/ BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order imposing new federal mandates on elections. The order mirrors much of the failed SAVE Act and forces states to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Here’s what you need to know:
apnews.com/article/voti...
apnews.com/article/voti...
Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the United States.
apnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Late yesterday, the president signed an executive order imposing mandates on federal elections. This EO isn't getting enough attention. It will make it much harder for many Americans to vote. We need more Americans to speak out against this EO to protect the rights of all Americans to vote.
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SecDef Pete Hegseth provided the exact times of warplane launches and when bombs would drop — before the men and women flying those attacks against Yemen’s Houthis this month on behalf of the United States were airborne. apnews.com/article/hegs...
The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis
The Atlantic has released the entire Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials. It shows that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact times of warplane launches and when bom...
apnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
SecDef Pete Hegseth provided the exact times of warplane launches and when bombs would drop — before the men and women flying those attacks against Yemen’s Houthis this month on behalf of the United States were airborne. apnews.com/article/hegs...
There are so many reasons why today’s Executive Order on voting is a problem. @itsapurdy.bsky.social outlines many of them. Our democracy works best when everyone participates in it. Voting is a key way we participate. We must protect our right to vote.
Today, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order that changes how Americans register and vote in federal elections. It doesn’t protect our elections—it makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to participate.
Here’s what you need to know:
www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/e...
Here’s what you need to know:
www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/e...
“Veterans served to defend a country where every citizen has a voice” TCN Condemns Sweeping Election Power Grab — The Chamberlain Network
The Chamberlain Network condemns the Trump Administration’s most recent Executive Order – Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections – a sweeping order which consolidates executiv...
www.chamberlainnetwork.us
March 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
There are so many reasons why today’s Executive Order on voting is a problem. @itsapurdy.bsky.social outlines many of them. Our democracy works best when everyone participates in it. Voting is a key way we participate. We must protect our right to vote.
An excellent primer on our constitutional democracy and the role of the judiciary in it. Also a reminder that our system is based on English law. “The Trump administration’s attempt to upend 800 years of settled law is staggering…” A must read.
Elon Musk, who comes from apartheid-era South Africa, doesn't have the foggiest idea how a constitutional democracy works. But what excuse do his colleagues have? My latest @postopinions.bsky.social column, on Trump's trashing of 800 years of due process. Gift link. wapo.st/4hwKarw
Opinion | Don’t know much about history? I’m here for you, Elon Musk.
“Due process” sounds technical, but it was elemental to our founding and is the heart of our legal system.
wapo.st
March 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
An excellent primer on our constitutional democracy and the role of the judiciary in it. Also a reminder that our system is based on English law. “The Trump administration’s attempt to upend 800 years of settled law is staggering…” A must read.