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- “[State governments] should not, indeed they cannot, allow themselves to be intimidated into selling out their citizens. These demands for data are almost certainly unconstitutional.” www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/doges-data...
- NEW: DOGE and USDA are demanding unprecedented and *illegal* access to sensitive personal info about SNAP beneficiaries. These demands are likely illegal and could expose vendors to liability for turning over Americans’ info. www.npr.org/2025/05/13/n...
- History has proven that, in a standoff with an autocrat and allies, strength (and perception of strength) matters. That’s why we’re uplifting stories of those standing up to autocratic abuse. #CollectiveCourage stories below ⬇️
- When candidate Griffin tried to get ballots tossed in an election he lost, a coalition of NC voters at home, overseas military, vets, & supporters spoke up on social media, in print, in person, packed rallies & courtrooms, sued & WON to protect their votes. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
- In an encouraging bipartisan move, all four leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee stood up for Congress’s power of the purse and taxpayers' right to transparency urging the WH to resume disclosing its spending decisions—as the law requires. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
- USDA & DOGE are demanding sweeping access to sensitive info about SNAP beneficiaries. Along with @epic.org + @cendemtech.bsky.social, we’ve urged states & their vendors to decline this unlawful and dangerous invasion of privacy. Read our letter outlining the risks of complying: protdem.org/usdadoge
- USDA & DOGE are illegally demanding sweeping access to sensitive info about people receiving SNAP food aid. We sent a letter to states + their vendors urging them to decline this dangerous invasion of privacy, explaining they could face liability for turning over data. www.npr.org/2025/05/13/n...
- DEVELOPING: A broad coalition of unions, nonprofits, and local gov won a Temporary Restraining Order against the Trump admin’s unconstitutional attempt to dismantle and reorganize federal agencies. Read the joint statement from the coalition here: democracyforward.org/updates/omni...
- In waging a war on truth, autocrats and their allies erode our collective sense of shared reality in favor of their own. But truth can and does win. We take a look at North Carolinians who refused to accept attacks on truth and the sanctity of their elections. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-white-...
- Essential democracy reading: How will we know when we have lost our democracy? By Steven Levitsky, @lucanway.bsky.social, and @dziblatt.bsky.social. Gift link ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
