Skye Perryman
@skyeperryman.bsky.social
Pres & CEO @DemocracyForward.org | lawyer | supporter of the arts | (cowboy) boot lover | alum of ACOG, WilmerHale, Covington, Baylor U, Georgetown Law | our kids will ask what we did | views mine
When you end up a villain in a Bruce Springsteen song, maybe it’s time to give up?
Just don't believe your eyes
It's our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem's dirty lies
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w
Just don't believe your eyes
It's our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem's dirty lies
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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January 29, 2026 at 5:31 AM
When you end up a villain in a Bruce Springsteen song, maybe it’s time to give up?
Just don't believe your eyes
It's our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem's dirty lies
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w
Just don't believe your eyes
It's our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem's dirty lies
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w
The people in America are stronger together. Every individual showing up to demand accountability from the Trump-Vance admin is helping hold the line against this accelerating authoritarian playbook. Join us @democracyforward.org.
January 28, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The people in America are stronger together. Every individual showing up to demand accountability from the Trump-Vance admin is helping hold the line against this accelerating authoritarian playbook. Join us @democracyforward.org.
As we say at @democracyforward.org : it was never about immigration. It was never about the rule of law. Good analysis by @davidjbier.bsky.social at, yep, the CATO Institute.
For decades, nativists have said that mass deportation was about "the rule of law." Now we can see that they never cared about the rule of law at all. The Administration Misleads & Ignores Courts Most Often in Immigration Cases www.cato.org/blog/admin-m...
January 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
As we say at @democracyforward.org : it was never about immigration. It was never about the rule of law. Good analysis by @davidjbier.bsky.social at, yep, the CATO Institute.
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In the streets and in the courts, people in America are pushing back against the Trump-Vance administration.
CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social joined @katiephang.bsky.social to talk about protecting the rule of law and fighting back against authoritarian actions in Minnesota and beyond.
CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social joined @katiephang.bsky.social to talk about protecting the rule of law and fighting back against authoritarian actions in Minnesota and beyond.
Fighting in the courts has been an effective way to curb Trump's lawlessness & @democracyforward.org has been a key leader in that battle.
Skye Perryman joins me to talk about Bondi’s attempts to extort Minnesota & how DOGE accessed Americans' personal data of at the SSA.
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Skye Perryman joins me to talk about Bondi’s attempts to extort Minnesota & how DOGE accessed Americans' personal data of at the SSA.
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Trump DOJ Launches EXTORTION SCHEME Amid ICE BACKLASH
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January 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM
In the streets and in the courts, people in America are pushing back against the Trump-Vance administration.
CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social joined @katiephang.bsky.social to talk about protecting the rule of law and fighting back against authoritarian actions in Minnesota and beyond.
CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social joined @katiephang.bsky.social to talk about protecting the rule of law and fighting back against authoritarian actions in Minnesota and beyond.
The Trump-Vance admin is trying to keep Americans from seeing what's really happening at ICE facilities to avoid accountability.
It's why we're back in court to stop them from denying members of Congress from conducting oversight at a time when it's most needed.
It's why we're back in court to stop them from denying members of Congress from conducting oversight at a time when it's most needed.
Reports from Whipple Detention Center in MN are alarming: overcrowding, people shackled, denied medical care, and limited access to food.
And now, they are blocking members of Congress from visiting ICE facilities to hide these inhumane conditions.
So we're back in court.
And now, they are blocking members of Congress from visiting ICE facilities to hide these inhumane conditions.
So we're back in court.
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The Trump-Vance admin is trying to keep Americans from seeing what's really happening at ICE facilities to avoid accountability.
It's why we're back in court to stop them from denying members of Congress from conducting oversight at a time when it's most needed.
It's why we're back in court to stop them from denying members of Congress from conducting oversight at a time when it's most needed.
Thank you @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social for having me on to discuss the latest in our case to restore congressional oversight over detention facilities — especially in light of alarming allegations about conditions at the Whipple Detention Center in Minnesota.
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Thank you @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social for having me on to discuss the latest in our case to restore congressional oversight over detention facilities — especially in light of alarming allegations about conditions at the Whipple Detention Center in Minnesota.
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ICE's presence in Minnesota is not about immigration enforcement. It's an autocratic power grab that threatens voting. As @skyeperryman.bsky.social said on @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social, it's important to connect the dots.
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 PM
ICE's presence in Minnesota is not about immigration enforcement. It's an autocratic power grab that threatens voting. As @skyeperryman.bsky.social said on @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social, it's important to connect the dots.
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Tues. guest list: Jeff Mason, Sky Perryman, Ken Dilanian, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Fmr. Comm. Bill Bratton, John Heilemann, Mayor Todd Gloria, Mayor David Holt, Maggie McGrath, Diana Flores, Sam Stein, AG Keith Ellison, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Trevor Reed
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Tues. guest list: Jeff Mason, Sky Perryman, Ken Dilanian, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Fmr. Comm. Bill Bratton, John Heilemann, Mayor Todd Gloria, Mayor David Holt, Maggie McGrath, Diana Flores, Sam Stein, AG Keith Ellison, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Trevor Reed
This is what good government looks like.
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This is what good government looks like.
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Democracy Forward and Skye Perryman are seriously doing the work. This is a big win.
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Major Victory for Public Education Comes As Trump-Vance Administration Abandons Appeal on “Dear Colleague Letter”
Government’s Withdrawal Brings Unlawful Re-writing of Civil Rights Law to Resolution Baltimore, Md. – Today marks a final defeat in the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to require school districts...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Democracy Forward and Skye Perryman are seriously doing the work. This is a big win.
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democracyforward.org/news/press-r...
What’s happening in Minnesota is not about immigration.
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
What’s happening in Minnesota is not about immigration.
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As @skyeperryman.bsky.social says: We need to connect the dots. At the heart of the power grab in MN is a power grab to take our nation away from the people.
Skye joined @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social to explain how the admin's strategy is headed straight for our elections.
Skye joined @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social to explain how the admin's strategy is headed straight for our elections.
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
As @skyeperryman.bsky.social says: We need to connect the dots. At the heart of the power grab in MN is a power grab to take our nation away from the people.
Skye joined @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social to explain how the admin's strategy is headed straight for our elections.
Skye joined @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social to explain how the admin's strategy is headed straight for our elections.
Our work this year is to protect our neighbors and to protect our nation. We must connect the dots. What is happening in MN is not about immigration — it is a power grab. Grateful for the millions of Americans who are pushing back. It’s not too late to be on the right side of history and humanity.
“What we are seeing unfold in Minnesota…is part of an autocratic power grab” @skyeperryman.bsky.social on the shooting of another American citizen by federal agents in Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Our work this year is to protect our neighbors and to protect our nation. We must connect the dots. What is happening in MN is not about immigration — it is a power grab. Grateful for the millions of Americans who are pushing back. It’s not too late to be on the right side of history and humanity.
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On this edition of "The State of Belief," Democracy Forward President and CEO (and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World 2025) @skyeperryman.bsky.social is back to talk about the first year of Trump's presidency. Listen now!
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We The People v Trump with Democracy Forward's Skye Perryman
Host Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman about the first year of the second Trump administration. Skye describes how, amid a flood of policies and…
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January 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM
On this edition of "The State of Belief," Democracy Forward President and CEO (and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World 2025) @skyeperryman.bsky.social is back to talk about the first year of Trump's presidency. Listen now!
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On the ground video evidence in MN shows that our federal government has killed another person in broad daylight.
For anyone who is sitting on the sidelines or worse, enabling this admin’s reign of terror, the regime wants to deny what you are seeing with your own eyes.
For anyone who is sitting on the sidelines or worse, enabling this admin’s reign of terror, the regime wants to deny what you are seeing with your own eyes.
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
On the ground video evidence in MN shows that our federal government has killed another person in broad daylight.
For anyone who is sitting on the sidelines or worse, enabling this admin’s reign of terror, the regime wants to deny what you are seeing with your own eyes.
For anyone who is sitting on the sidelines or worse, enabling this admin’s reign of terror, the regime wants to deny what you are seeing with your own eyes.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Trump’s surge of federal agents into Minneapolis was meant to assert federal authority over Democratic cities — but Minnesotans didn’t buckle. Instead of submission, there have been mass protests, economic blackouts, and lawsuits to stop the operation. This test of federal control is backfiring.
Vance defends ICE tactics in Minnesota as backlash grows
The vice president said the goal of his visit was to understand how to "tone down the temperature."
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January 24, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Trump’s surge of federal agents into Minneapolis was meant to assert federal authority over Democratic cities — but Minnesotans didn’t buckle. Instead of submission, there have been mass protests, economic blackouts, and lawsuits to stop the operation. This test of federal control is backfiring.
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Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are.
And MAGA knows it.
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And MAGA knows it.
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Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos | CNN Politics
The ongoing protests and images coming out of Minnesota have prompted concerns from some Trump administration officials over the optics of the immigration crackdown as Americans grow alarmed by the ch...
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January 24, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are.
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
The President’s attacks on independent federal board leaders are targeting Black and brown officials.
We're proud to have leaders like Alvin Brown and Robert Primus trust in @democracyforward.org to represent their cases and fight back in court.
We're proud to have leaders like Alvin Brown and Robert Primus trust in @democracyforward.org to represent their cases and fight back in court.
January 23, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The President’s attacks on independent federal board leaders are targeting Black and brown officials.
We're proud to have leaders like Alvin Brown and Robert Primus trust in @democracyforward.org to represent their cases and fight back in court.
We're proud to have leaders like Alvin Brown and Robert Primus trust in @democracyforward.org to represent their cases and fight back in court.
Today is a stark reminder of what's at stake: the right to thrive and to access safe, accessible reproductive care.
Our team at @democracyforward.org, and I remain committed to protecting abortion access and science-based health care for all.
Our team at @democracyforward.org, and I remain committed to protecting abortion access and science-based health care for all.
Trump to Expand ‘Mexico City’ Abortion Rule to Include D.E.I. and Gender
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January 23, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Today is a stark reminder of what's at stake: the right to thrive and to access safe, accessible reproductive care.
Our team at @democracyforward.org, and I remain committed to protecting abortion access and science-based health care for all.
Our team at @democracyforward.org, and I remain committed to protecting abortion access and science-based health care for all.
I've said it before and will say again: it is the people — more than anything — that will save us. Thank you to the people of MN for showing up and serving as an example of peaceful protest and solidarity.
Minnesotans strike to protest ICE surge in state: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’
Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violations
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January 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I've said it before and will say again: it is the people — more than anything — that will save us. Thank you to the people of MN for showing up and serving as an example of peaceful protest and solidarity.
Our team at @democracyforward.org is proud to join @staceyabrams.com and the 10 Steps Campaign to continue building the people’s power to defend our democracy against the rising threats of authoritarianism.
Democracy is not a spectator sport. Join us:
Democracy is not a spectator sport. Join us:
Stacey Abrams’s campaign to fight authoritarianism gains steam: ‘We are a force multiplier’
Exclusive: Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate has brought together a wide tranche of civic groups to build a groundwork to defend democracy
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January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Our team at @democracyforward.org is proud to join @staceyabrams.com and the 10 Steps Campaign to continue building the people’s power to defend our democracy against the rising threats of authoritarianism.
Democracy is not a spectator sport. Join us:
Democracy is not a spectator sport. Join us:
ICE ripping this 5-year-old away from his family epitomizes the Trump-Vance administration’s agenda: cruel and unlawful.
As a mother, and as an American, I'm appalled. These unconstitutional, life-altering interactions with ICE must not go unchallenged.
As a mother, and as an American, I'm appalled. These unconstitutional, life-altering interactions with ICE must not go unchallenged.
"[M]asked agents apprehended 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in his driveway on Tuesday...[the agent] led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:05 PM
ICE ripping this 5-year-old away from his family epitomizes the Trump-Vance administration’s agenda: cruel and unlawful.
As a mother, and as an American, I'm appalled. These unconstitutional, life-altering interactions with ICE must not go unchallenged.
As a mother, and as an American, I'm appalled. These unconstitutional, life-altering interactions with ICE must not go unchallenged.
Congress created the independent Federal Reserve for one reason: to protect the American people.
I joined members of Congress yesterday to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down attempts to politically retaliate against Lisa Cook, and affirm the independence of the Fed.
I joined members of Congress yesterday to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down attempts to politically retaliate against Lisa Cook, and affirm the independence of the Fed.
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Congress created the independent Federal Reserve for one reason: to protect the American people.
I joined members of Congress yesterday to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down attempts to politically retaliate against Lisa Cook, and affirm the independence of the Fed.
I joined members of Congress yesterday to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down attempts to politically retaliate against Lisa Cook, and affirm the independence of the Fed.
We call on everyone, including powerful institutions who have stayed on the sidelines, to commit to promoting democracy and resisting autocracy.
It is not too late to choose the right side of history.
It is not too late to choose the right side of history.
On Anniversary of Trump’s Second Inauguration, Democracy Forward Marks Record Litigation Wins, Commits to Continue Collaborative Work to Defeat Autocracy and Advance Democracy
Washington, D.C. – One year into the second administration of Donald Trump, the courts have served as a critical guardrail against the harmful excesses of the Trump-Vance administration according to a...
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January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
We call on everyone, including powerful institutions who have stayed on the sidelines, to commit to promoting democracy and resisting autocracy.
It is not too late to choose the right side of history.
It is not too late to choose the right side of history.