@jbonbell.bsky.social
Retired Attorney, MSW, Mom, D, Wife. Committed to protecting democracy.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
February 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
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Texas voter here. 💯% agree with every point Chris made. 👇🏽
My vote is going to Jasmine Crockett for TX Senate. 🗳️
🚨Early voting begins Tue, 2/17
Texas Primary March 3
Make your voting plan.
#TeamJasmine
@crockett.house.gov
My vote is going to Jasmine Crockett for TX Senate. 🗳️
🚨Early voting begins Tue, 2/17
Texas Primary March 3
Make your voting plan.
#TeamJasmine
@crockett.house.gov
I want to remind folks of something that’s still raw for me. After the 2024 loss, most Dems in Congress went quiet. You remember the silence. It was deafening.
Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
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Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
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February 15, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Texas voter here. 💯% agree with every point Chris made. 👇🏽
My vote is going to Jasmine Crockett for TX Senate. 🗳️
🚨Early voting begins Tue, 2/17
Texas Primary March 3
Make your voting plan.
#TeamJasmine
@crockett.house.gov
My vote is going to Jasmine Crockett for TX Senate. 🗳️
🚨Early voting begins Tue, 2/17
Texas Primary March 3
Make your voting plan.
#TeamJasmine
@crockett.house.gov
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As federal immigration agents surge into communities and detain people, the number of habeas petitions — claims challenging those detentions — has increased.
We are tracking the historic rise in these cases, which are overwhelming the court system ⤵️
We are tracking the historic rise in these cases, which are overwhelming the court system ⤵️
Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants
ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
projects.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
As federal immigration agents surge into communities and detain people, the number of habeas petitions — claims challenging those detentions — has increased.
We are tracking the historic rise in these cases, which are overwhelming the court system ⤵️
We are tracking the historic rise in these cases, which are overwhelming the court system ⤵️
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When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This week at Democracy Docket: The worst voter suppression bill ever passed, and an FBI raid built on conspiracy theories
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Parkland and Minneapolis didn’t wait for Washington. They organized, told the truth, and stayed loud after the cameras left — and the country followed.
That’s the lesson: determined communities drive real change.
I wrote about what Parkland’s example still teaches us now.
That’s the lesson: determined communities drive real change.
I wrote about what Parkland’s example still teaches us now.
What Parkland is Still Teaching America Eight Years Later
Eight years after the Parkland shooting, survivors and families reveal the long‑term cost of gun violence and what America still hasn’t learned.
andrewweinstein.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Parkland and Minneapolis didn’t wait for Washington. They organized, told the truth, and stayed loud after the cameras left — and the country followed.
That’s the lesson: determined communities drive real change.
I wrote about what Parkland’s example still teaches us now.
That’s the lesson: determined communities drive real change.
I wrote about what Parkland’s example still teaches us now.
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#VisibilityBrigade #america #usa #ICE #democracy #DueProcess #GovernmentAccountability #PeacefulProtest #icecampskill
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#epstein #valentinesday
February 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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WIN: The Virginia Supreme Court authorized an April special election in which voters will decide whether the state should redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
In victory for Democrats, Virginia Supreme Court says redistricting vote can go forward
Voters will get to decide on a proposed “10-1” map that could deliver four more Democratic seats in Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:28 PM
WIN: The Virginia Supreme Court authorized an April special election in which voters will decide whether the state should redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
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For nearly a year, the administration has said that DOGE had no unauthorized access to your Social Security data. A new government filing admits that was false.
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
For nearly a year, the administration has said that DOGE had no unauthorized access to your Social Security data. A new government filing admits that was false.
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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MAGA creates monsters. There has never been a political cult like this since Nazi Germany.
I repeat: Trumpism is a mental health catastrophe for the ages.
I repeat: Trumpism is a mental health catastrophe for the ages.
"Kelly (. . ) snarled, “Get them all there. You love the illegals so much? Go there…I mean, they’re committing forcible sodomy on children, but I guess you’ll just handle it.”" www.liberalcurrents.com/after-alex-p...
After Alex Pretti’s Murder, It’s Clear That MAGA Media Views White Liberals as Race Traitors
MAGA is committed to the belief that the people ICE is pursuing are inherently bad and that therefore opposing ICE is standing with criminals and rapists against the American people.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
MAGA creates monsters. There has never been a political cult like this since Nazi Germany.
I repeat: Trumpism is a mental health catastrophe for the ages.
I repeat: Trumpism is a mental health catastrophe for the ages.
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Minnesota was a warning to all of us. Everyone needs to know their rights and how to exercise them. Vermonters, join me on Thursday with the ACLU of Vermont for a Know Your Rights training to learn more about our constitutional protections. RSVP in Instagram bio to get the link!
February 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Minnesota was a warning to all of us. Everyone needs to know their rights and how to exercise them. Vermonters, join me on Thursday with the ACLU of Vermont for a Know Your Rights training to learn more about our constitutional protections. RSVP in Instagram bio to get the link!
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Donald Trump ran for President saying he would lower costs “on day one.”
What's happened since he took office a year ago? Costs are up, up, up.
What's happened since he took office a year ago? Costs are up, up, up.
February 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Donald Trump ran for President saying he would lower costs “on day one.”
What's happened since he took office a year ago? Costs are up, up, up.
What's happened since he took office a year ago? Costs are up, up, up.
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Trump is selling out our kids’ future so his fossil fuel billionaire friends can get even richer.
The science is clear. Climate change is an existential threat to the planet.
We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into sustainable energies.
The science is clear. Climate change is an existential threat to the planet.
We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into sustainable energies.
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Trump is selling out our kids’ future so his fossil fuel billionaire friends can get even richer.
The science is clear. Climate change is an existential threat to the planet.
We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into sustainable energies.
The science is clear. Climate change is an existential threat to the planet.
We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into sustainable energies.
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Lawmakers renewed their push to pass the SAVE Act, which would block millions of Americans from voting. It failed before — and it must fail again. Tell Congress to stop this attack on the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4tmVIor
February 15, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Lawmakers renewed their push to pass the SAVE Act, which would block millions of Americans from voting. It failed before — and it must fail again. Tell Congress to stop this attack on the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4tmVIor
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The most impactful voting rights case in 2026 is undoubtedly Louisiana v. Callais, which will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Seven Legal Questions That Will Shape Democracy in 2026
Courts are set to decide a host of cases that will determine the fate of the VRA, confront the latest restrictions on direct democracy, and affect ballot access and redistricting.
boltsmag.org
February 15, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The most impactful voting rights case in 2026 is undoubtedly Louisiana v. Callais, which will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
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“Tackett and his wife Mendi, the organisation’s (See It Name It Fight It) sole members, now live in Fort Worth, where they’re part of a scrappy community of progressives and anti-extremist organizers who are building momentum amid their town’s deeply embedded Christian nationalism.”
Heck yeah!
Heck yeah!
Progressive Texas organizers hail shock win as far-right Republicans left reeling
Elation as anti-extremists fight back against influence of billionaire megadonors through grassroots organizing
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
“Tackett and his wife Mendi, the organisation’s (See It Name It Fight It) sole members, now live in Fort Worth, where they’re part of a scrappy community of progressives and anti-extremist organizers who are building momentum amid their town’s deeply embedded Christian nationalism.”
Heck yeah!
Heck yeah!
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The biggest problem with "popularism" is that its advocates don't fully internalize how much poll question framing can distort measurement.
They also don't get that if having unpopular views stopped you from winning, Republicans would never win elections. Many people do not vote based on policy.
They also don't get that if having unpopular views stopped you from winning, Republicans would never win elections. Many people do not vote based on policy.
Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The biggest problem with "popularism" is that its advocates don't fully internalize how much poll question framing can distort measurement.
They also don't get that if having unpopular views stopped you from winning, Republicans would never win elections. Many people do not vote based on policy.
They also don't get that if having unpopular views stopped you from winning, Republicans would never win elections. Many people do not vote based on policy.
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Only 4 sheriff's offices in Indiana are part of ICE's 287(g) program. Three are veeeery red (and small); the fourth is large Hamilton County, which went Trump +6. I was just looking at the sheriff's candidates who filed there: The sheriff is not running for reelection but only two Republicans filed.
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Only 4 sheriff's offices in Indiana are part of ICE's 287(g) program. Three are veeeery red (and small); the fourth is large Hamilton County, which went Trump +6. I was just looking at the sheriff's candidates who filed there: The sheriff is not running for reelection but only two Republicans filed.
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American voters should always be able to vote free from intimidation by federal agents. This is a basic freedom in our democracy.
Federal and State Election Laws Ban Federal Forces from Polling Places
Americans should feel safe to vote free from intimidation by the presence of the military or federal agents.
www.brennancenter.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
American voters should always be able to vote free from intimidation by federal agents. This is a basic freedom in our democracy.
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A confidential document shows that Trump’s DOJ plans to analyze states’ voter files and then instruct the states to remove specific voters. But the federal government has neither the legal authority nor expertise to correctly add and remove voters from the rolls. bit.ly/46tX4nd
“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
www.brennancenter.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A confidential document shows that Trump’s DOJ plans to analyze states’ voter files and then instruct the states to remove specific voters. But the federal government has neither the legal authority nor expertise to correctly add and remove voters from the rolls. bit.ly/46tX4nd
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Federal government may seek removal of individual Alaskans from state voter rolls alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/13/a...
Federal government may seek removal of individual Alaskans from state voter rolls | Alaska Beacon
A memo signed by the head of the Division of Elections in December, says the state must clean its voter roll of people identified by the DOJ.
alaskabeacon.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Federal government may seek removal of individual Alaskans from state voter rolls alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/13/a...
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reviving four projects that bit the dust — often at the behest of powerful business interests — under Eric Adams.
DE-ADAMSIZATION: Mamdani Restores Multiple Street Redesigns Killed By Eric Adams - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reviving four projects that bit the dust — often at the behest of powerful business interests — under Eric Adams.
buff.ly
February 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reviving four projects that bit the dust — often at the behest of powerful business interests — under Eric Adams.
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We need this in Maryland.
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NJ ICE Video Portal Sparks Fury and Praise Across the Garden State. Here is how it works.
New Jersey's new portal encourages residents to upload video of ICE interactions. Here is how the site works, and what it does and does not do.
nj1015.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
We need this in Maryland.
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