Nicole Ledford
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Nicole Ledford
@nicolelily81.bsky.social
Avid reader, Frenchie mom, kayaker, scuba diver, traveler, and proud auntie.
Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
Vote NO on the SAVE Act!
The SAVE Act is a trick to undermine our voting rights. Urge Congress to vote no on the SAVE ACT.
act.standupamerica.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Okay, I need to pause for a sec for work stuff, brb.

But trust me: there's no point in watching this. It's psychic damage.

Instead, please understand what we're seeing is the failure of our democracy in real time. Please take five minutes to write down 5 actions you can take this week.
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
From the party that accused removing monuments to traitors and racists as “erasing history.” #bringbackrosemarymariner #erasinghistory #womenshistoryisamericanhistory
February 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reposted by Nicole Ledford
The Alien Enemies Act was last invoked during World War II to justify the internment of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry.

Resurrecting this 18th century law to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda would be unlawful.
Trump plans to invoke obscure 18th century wartime law in bid for mass deportations
Trump is set to test the limits of his immigration crackdown by invoking a wartime law to deport immigrants alleged to be gang members without court hearings.
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Reposted by Nicole Ledford
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Reposted by Nicole Ledford
“Under the cover of rolling back unpopular left-wing excesses, Trump’s team is trying to assert political control over American higher education, and it seems to be pushing on an open door,” the columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
Opinion | Harvard Has Already Capitulated to Trump’s War on Academia
The administration is trying to assert political control over American higher education.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM