Omar Noureldin
@omarcommoncause.bsky.social
Head of Policy & Litigation @OurCommonCause.org
Reflecting on law, politics, power, faith, tennis & Beyoncé
Reflecting on law, politics, power, faith, tennis & Beyoncé
We may no longer be inside DOJ, but the power for good in that room was undeniable. We’ll keep harnessing it for equality, the Constitution’s promise, and the country we want for each other.
February 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
We may no longer be inside DOJ, but the power for good in that room was undeniable. We’ll keep harnessing it for equality, the Constitution’s promise, and the country we want for each other.
Using deadly force to intimidate civilians and compel political compliance crosses a line.
This isn’t inevitable. Accountability—from governors, courts, Congress, and the public—is the difference between democracy and authoritarian rule and literally life and death.
This isn’t inevitable. Accountability—from governors, courts, Congress, and the public—is the difference between democracy and authoritarian rule and literally life and death.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Using deadly force to intimidate civilians and compel political compliance crosses a line.
This isn’t inevitable. Accountability—from governors, courts, Congress, and the public—is the difference between democracy and authoritarian rule and literally life and death.
This isn’t inevitable. Accountability—from governors, courts, Congress, and the public—is the difference between democracy and authoritarian rule and literally life and death.
Let’s be honest about the tradeoffs.
Health care is being cut while Congress pours unprecedented funding into federal law enforcement operating with impunity. Our tax dollars aren’t caring for parents or veterans. They’re funding lawlessness.
Health care is being cut while Congress pours unprecedented funding into federal law enforcement operating with impunity. Our tax dollars aren’t caring for parents or veterans. They’re funding lawlessness.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Let’s be honest about the tradeoffs.
Health care is being cut while Congress pours unprecedented funding into federal law enforcement operating with impunity. Our tax dollars aren’t caring for parents or veterans. They’re funding lawlessness.
Health care is being cut while Congress pours unprecedented funding into federal law enforcement operating with impunity. Our tax dollars aren’t caring for parents or veterans. They’re funding lawlessness.
At the same time, the Attorney General is demanding sensitive voter data in exchange for federal law-enforcement de-escalation.
That isn’t governance.
It’s coercion backed by guns.
That isn’t governance.
It’s coercion backed by guns.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
At the same time, the Attorney General is demanding sensitive voter data in exchange for federal law-enforcement de-escalation.
That isn’t governance.
It’s coercion backed by guns.
That isn’t governance.
It’s coercion backed by guns.
Federal agents have killed civilians in broad daylight, including a mother of three and a VA ICU nurse.
That’s not “law and order.”
It’s lethal force used to intimidate a civilian population.
That’s not “law and order.”
It’s lethal force used to intimidate a civilian population.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Federal agents have killed civilians in broad daylight, including a mother of three and a VA ICU nurse.
That’s not “law and order.”
It’s lethal force used to intimidate a civilian population.
That’s not “law and order.”
It’s lethal force used to intimidate a civilian population.
Democracy doesn’t defend itself.
At @commoncause.org we’re pushing Congress to act and reassert its constitutional role.
People still have power.
At @commoncause.org we’re pushing Congress to act and reassert its constitutional role.
People still have power.
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Democracy doesn’t defend itself.
At @commoncause.org we’re pushing Congress to act and reassert its constitutional role.
People still have power.
At @commoncause.org we’re pushing Congress to act and reassert its constitutional role.
People still have power.
None of this is inevitable.
Presidential overreach is a choice.
Congressional silence is a choice.
Both can be challenged.
Presidential overreach is a choice.
Congressional silence is a choice.
Both can be challenged.
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
None of this is inevitable.
Presidential overreach is a choice.
Congressional silence is a choice.
Both can be challenged.
Presidential overreach is a choice.
Congressional silence is a choice.
Both can be challenged.
This is how people power erodes.
Foreign conflict becomes domestic repression.
Unchecked power abroad becomes unchecked power at home.
Foreign conflict becomes domestic repression.
Unchecked power abroad becomes unchecked power at home.
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
This is how people power erodes.
Foreign conflict becomes domestic repression.
Unchecked power abroad becomes unchecked power at home.
Foreign conflict becomes domestic repression.
Unchecked power abroad becomes unchecked power at home.
There’s a bigger risk here.
Escalating this conflict could be used as a pretext for an immigration crackdown by manufacturing “wartime” powers courts already rejected.
Escalating this conflict could be used as a pretext for an immigration crackdown by manufacturing “wartime” powers courts already rejected.
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
There’s a bigger risk here.
Escalating this conflict could be used as a pretext for an immigration crackdown by manufacturing “wartime” powers courts already rejected.
Escalating this conflict could be used as a pretext for an immigration crackdown by manufacturing “wartime” powers courts already rejected.
Calling this “law enforcement” doesn’t fix the problem.
The U.S. military is not a global police force.
Criminal allegations don’t justify military action abroad.
The U.S. military is not a global police force.
Criminal allegations don’t justify military action abroad.
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Calling this “law enforcement” doesn’t fix the problem.
The U.S. military is not a global police force.
Criminal allegations don’t justify military action abroad.
The U.S. military is not a global police force.
Criminal allegations don’t justify military action abroad.
The Constitution is clear.
Only Congress can authorize actions that amount to war.
Not a president acting alone. Not ever.
Only Congress can authorize actions that amount to war.
Not a president acting alone. Not ever.
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The Constitution is clear.
Only Congress can authorize actions that amount to war.
Not a president acting alone. Not ever.
Only Congress can authorize actions that amount to war.
Not a president acting alone. Not ever.
Let’s be clear what this is and not about:
This isn’t about democracy or safety.
It’s about corporate interests, especially oil, coming before the American people.
This isn’t about democracy or safety.
It’s about corporate interests, especially oil, coming before the American people.
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Let’s be clear what this is and not about:
This isn’t about democracy or safety.
It’s about corporate interests, especially oil, coming before the American people.
This isn’t about democracy or safety.
It’s about corporate interests, especially oil, coming before the American people.
Massachusetts now joins a growing list of states where we’re fighting this exact issue.
Same playbook. Same risks. Same response: show up, intervene, and protect voters.
This work matters. And we’re not slowing down.
Same playbook. Same risks. Same response: show up, intervene, and protect voters.
This work matters. And we’re not slowing down.
December 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Massachusetts now joins a growing list of states where we’re fighting this exact issue.
Same playbook. Same risks. Same response: show up, intervene, and protect voters.
This work matters. And we’re not slowing down.
Same playbook. Same risks. Same response: show up, intervene, and protect voters.
This work matters. And we’re not slowing down.
This isn’t just about Massachusetts.
It’s part of a broader push to centralize voter data in ways Congress never authorized, creating real risks for misuse, intimidation, and wrongful challenges, especially for naturalized citizens and voters whose rights were restored.
It’s part of a broader push to centralize voter data in ways Congress never authorized, creating real risks for misuse, intimidation, and wrongful challenges, especially for naturalized citizens and voters whose rights were restored.
December 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This isn’t just about Massachusetts.
It’s part of a broader push to centralize voter data in ways Congress never authorized, creating real risks for misuse, intimidation, and wrongful challenges, especially for naturalized citizens and voters whose rights were restored.
It’s part of a broader push to centralize voter data in ways Congress never authorized, creating real risks for misuse, intimidation, and wrongful challenges, especially for naturalized citizens and voters whose rights were restored.
Massachusetts said no.
As it should have. DOJ sued.
So @commoncause.org stepped in, alongside a Massachusetts voter & our @aclu.org partners, to help defend that decision & protect people’s personal info.
Bc registering to vote should not mean giving the federal govt your life on a spreadsheet.
As it should have. DOJ sued.
So @commoncause.org stepped in, alongside a Massachusetts voter & our @aclu.org partners, to help defend that decision & protect people’s personal info.
Bc registering to vote should not mean giving the federal govt your life on a spreadsheet.
December 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Massachusetts said no.
As it should have. DOJ sued.
So @commoncause.org stepped in, alongside a Massachusetts voter & our @aclu.org partners, to help defend that decision & protect people’s personal info.
Bc registering to vote should not mean giving the federal govt your life on a spreadsheet.
As it should have. DOJ sued.
So @commoncause.org stepped in, alongside a Massachusetts voter & our @aclu.org partners, to help defend that decision & protect people’s personal info.
Bc registering to vote should not mean giving the federal govt your life on a spreadsheet.
I’ve been lucky to work closely with Bob over the past 10 months, including a week together in Winston-Salem during our racial gerrymandering trial. His clarity, steadiness, and deep belief in people leave a mark.
December 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been lucky to work closely with Bob over the past 10 months, including a week together in Winston-Salem during our racial gerrymandering trial. His clarity, steadiness, and deep belief in people leave a mark.
I’ve been lucky to work closely with Bob over the past 10 months, including a week together in Winston-Salem during our racial gerrymandering trial. His clarity, steadiness, and deep belief in people leave a mark.
December 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been lucky to work closely with Bob over the past 10 months, including a week together in Winston-Salem during our racial gerrymandering trial. His clarity, steadiness, and deep belief in people leave a mark.
Last night, Bob was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest honor North Carolina bestows. Our staff also announced seed funding for a scholarship to carry the HBCU program forward.
December 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Last night, Bob was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest honor North Carolina bestows. Our staff also announced seed funding for a scholarship to carry the HBCU program forward.