Protect Democracy
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We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism. This account is owned and operated by Protect Democracy United.
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Federal judges warn SCOTUS of the dangers of ruling in Trump’s favor in our lawsuit. If presidents can fire independent agency leaders at will, the FTC goes from expert watchdog to political pawn, leaving consumers more vulnerable to scams, monopolies, corporate abuses. More: https://bit.ly/4ifgT6q
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Federal judges warn SCOTUS of the dangers of ruling in Trump’s favor in our lawsuit. If presidents can fire independent agency leaders at will, the FTC goes from expert watchdog to political pawn, leaving consumers more vulnerable to scams, monopolies, corporate abuses. More: https://bit.ly/4ifgT6q
Trump is attacking a precedent dating back to the Magna Carta. His efforts to wield the law as a personal weapon show his utter disregard for the guardrails protecting our freedoms. @ianbassin.bsky.social writes on President Trump and the ‘king’s justice’. https://protdem.org/3LSKnv5
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Trump is attacking a precedent dating back to the Magna Carta. His efforts to wield the law as a personal weapon show his utter disregard for the guardrails protecting our freedoms. @ianbassin.bsky.social writes on President Trump and the ‘king’s justice’. https://protdem.org/3LSKnv5
Our winner-take-all, two-party system isn’t working. But a solution may be closer than you think. This and more fodder for your Thanksgiving dinner table from Lee Drutman and Grant Tudor in our weekly briefing.
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-next-era-could-come-sooner-than
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-next-era-could-come-sooner-than
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our winner-take-all, two-party system isn’t working. But a solution may be closer than you think. This and more fodder for your Thanksgiving dinner table from Lee Drutman and Grant Tudor in our weekly briefing.
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-next-era-could-come-sooner-than
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-next-era-could-come-sooner-than
POTUS Trump tried to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter without any legal justification in March. This Dec, SCOTUS will decide whether to give him this unprecedented power or to uphold longstanding legal precedent. Special Counsel Amit Agarwal breaks down the arguments of our case:
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
POTUS Trump tried to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter without any legal justification in March. This Dec, SCOTUS will decide whether to give him this unprecedented power or to uphold longstanding legal precedent. Special Counsel Amit Agarwal breaks down the arguments of our case:
We're hiring ASAP for a new team dedicated to ensuring that communities can continue to speak out & engage politically despite the increasing use of levers of federal power to quash protests, quell dissent, and intimidate political opponents. Priority deadline: 12/7
https://protectdemocracy.org/jobs
https://protectdemocracy.org/jobs
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We're hiring ASAP for a new team dedicated to ensuring that communities can continue to speak out & engage politically despite the increasing use of levers of federal power to quash protests, quell dissent, and intimidate political opponents. Priority deadline: 12/7
https://protectdemocracy.org/jobs
https://protectdemocracy.org/jobs
We’re beginning to see that the best strategy to counter the Trump administration's authoritarian power grabs is actually strikingly simple: the Constitution. In our latest briefing, lessons from courtrooms and communities in Chicago and Charlotte 🔗 https://protdem.org/44kC811
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We’re beginning to see that the best strategy to counter the Trump administration's authoritarian power grabs is actually strikingly simple: the Constitution. In our latest briefing, lessons from courtrooms and communities in Chicago and Charlotte 🔗 https://protdem.org/44kC811
"When justice answers to a single will, it becomes indistinguishable from vengeance." Trump aims to destroy a principle that is older than our country itself - the separation of law enforcement from personal political gain. @ianbassin.bsky.social explains how we got here: https://protdem.org/3LSKnv5
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"When justice answers to a single will, it becomes indistinguishable from vengeance." Trump aims to destroy a principle that is older than our country itself - the separation of law enforcement from personal political gain. @ianbassin.bsky.social explains how we got here: https://protdem.org/3LSKnv5
Invoking crime is a tried-and-true vehicle for authoritarians to consolidate and hold onto power. @michaelangeloni.bsky.social pulls lessons from abroad on how autocratic leaders exploit genuine concerns about crime to advance their own agendas. https://protdem.org/4ipCNEq
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Invoking crime is a tried-and-true vehicle for authoritarians to consolidate and hold onto power. @michaelangeloni.bsky.social pulls lessons from abroad on how autocratic leaders exploit genuine concerns about crime to advance their own agendas. https://protdem.org/4ipCNEq
We're hiring! Legislative & Advocacy Specialist to develop integrated advocacy approaches using policy & comms strategies. Seeking candidates with 3+ yrs of experience, at least 1 yr working on the Hill or fed legislative advocacy. Hybrid position based in D.C. Details: https://protdem.org/3LVQP4q
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're hiring! Legislative & Advocacy Specialist to develop integrated advocacy approaches using policy & comms strategies. Seeking candidates with 3+ yrs of experience, at least 1 yr working on the Hill or fed legislative advocacy. Hybrid position based in D.C. Details: https://protdem.org/3LVQP4q
At a time when the president and his allies embrace lawlessness as a key part of their agenda, the rest of us must redouble our commitment to the law, writes Ben Raderstorf. Chicago and Charlotte have shown that it’s not just morally right — it’s a winning strategy.
https://protdem.org/44kC811
https://protdem.org/44kC811
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
At a time when the president and his allies embrace lawlessness as a key part of their agenda, the rest of us must redouble our commitment to the law, writes Ben Raderstorf. Chicago and Charlotte have shown that it’s not just morally right — it’s a winning strategy.
https://protdem.org/44kC811
https://protdem.org/44kC811
Our two-party system creates zero-sum politics, drives gerrymandering, voter disillusionment & a system vulnerable to authoritarians. @jrdresden.bsky.social explains how fusion parties could revive the pathway to a better (and achievable!) system. Read about it here: https://protdem.org/44aIuQq
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our two-party system creates zero-sum politics, drives gerrymandering, voter disillusionment & a system vulnerable to authoritarians. @jrdresden.bsky.social explains how fusion parties could revive the pathway to a better (and achievable!) system. Read about it here: https://protdem.org/44aIuQq
Fusion voting could be the key to ending our two-party electoral system that creates zero-sum politics, driving gerrymandering, and voter disillusionment. Find out how it works and more: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/fusion-voting-explained/
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Fusion voting could be the key to ending our two-party electoral system that creates zero-sum politics, driving gerrymandering, and voter disillusionment. Find out how it works and more: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/fusion-voting-explained/
Free speech isn’t a partisan issue, write @ansleyskipper.bsky.social and Conor Gaffney. To protect it, we have to rein in the FCC, starting with a little-known censorship secret weapon: the news distortion policy. Read our latest briefing and subscribe for more: https://protdem.org/47Xz8Zl
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Free speech isn’t a partisan issue, write @ansleyskipper.bsky.social and Conor Gaffney. To protect it, we have to rein in the FCC, starting with a little-known censorship secret weapon: the news distortion policy. Read our latest briefing and subscribe for more: https://protdem.org/47Xz8Zl
The two-party system has failed American voters. But it wasn’t always this way. @jrdresden.bsky.social explains why we should bring back the longstanding tradition of fusion voting to forge a more representative and effective democracy. https://protdem.org/44aIuQq
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The two-party system has failed American voters. But it wasn’t always this way. @jrdresden.bsky.social explains why we should bring back the longstanding tradition of fusion voting to forge a more representative and effective democracy. https://protdem.org/44aIuQq
Bipartisan pressure is mounting against the FCC’s attempts to censor speech. In our latest weekly briefing, we cover the secret weapon FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is using to go after his political opponents — and what can be done to stop it. https://protdem.org/47Xz8Zl
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Bipartisan pressure is mounting against the FCC’s attempts to censor speech. In our latest weekly briefing, we cover the secret weapon FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is using to go after his political opponents — and what can be done to stop it. https://protdem.org/47Xz8Zl
Conor Gaffney explains how the FCC's dangerous news distortion policy emboldens the agency to police free speech. For more on what we're doing about it, visit: https://protdem.org/4pbTyFg
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Conor Gaffney explains how the FCC's dangerous news distortion policy emboldens the agency to police free speech. For more on what we're doing about it, visit: https://protdem.org/4pbTyFg
Why were New York mayoral candidates on the ballot twice? Fusion voting! Learn more about America’s history with fusion and how it could lead to a more representative, responsive, and resilient democracy in the latest edition of our Insights column: https://protdem.org/44aIuQq
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Why were New York mayoral candidates on the ballot twice? Fusion voting! Learn more about America’s history with fusion and how it could lead to a more representative, responsive, and resilient democracy in the latest edition of our Insights column: https://protdem.org/44aIuQq
NEW: Veterans Kyle Miller and Chris Parr remember "our sworn duty to the Constitution and to the American people — of our role as *their* military, not that of an individual or political faction." https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/an-oath-to-the-constitution-not-the
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Veterans Kyle Miller and Chris Parr remember "our sworn duty to the Constitution and to the American people — of our role as *their* military, not that of an individual or political faction." https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/an-oath-to-the-constitution-not-the
This Veterans Day, Protect Democracy’s Kyle Miller and Chris Parr remember their oaths and reflect on the ways that members of the military have bravely upheld their own to the Constitution under our challenging circumstances. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/an-oath-to-the-constitution-not-the
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This Veterans Day, Protect Democracy’s Kyle Miller and Chris Parr remember their oaths and reflect on the ways that members of the military have bravely upheld their own to the Constitution under our challenging circumstances. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/an-oath-to-the-constitution-not-the
Tuesday’s election results sent a clear message: Americans are standing up to the administration’s authoritarian overreach. Plus, more on Protect Democracy’s huge win for protestors, reporters, and clergy in Chicago. https://protdem.org/47JTEwr
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tuesday’s election results sent a clear message: Americans are standing up to the administration’s authoritarian overreach. Plus, more on Protect Democracy’s huge win for protestors, reporters, and clergy in Chicago. https://protdem.org/47JTEwr
11/12 - Join Generation Citizen, Civics Unplugged, and Protect Democracy for a conversation on the future of youth civic power and how to build a cross-generational democracy.
☑️ RSVP to attend the Future250 Post-Election Roundtable here 🔗 bit.ly/future250
☑️ RSVP to attend the Future250 Post-Election Roundtable here 🔗 bit.ly/future250
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
11/12 - Join Generation Citizen, Civics Unplugged, and Protect Democracy for a conversation on the future of youth civic power and how to build a cross-generational democracy.
☑️ RSVP to attend the Future250 Post-Election Roundtable here 🔗 bit.ly/future250
☑️ RSVP to attend the Future250 Post-Election Roundtable here 🔗 bit.ly/future250
Congress entrusted independent agencies with substantial power to regulate important and sensitive issues — it deliberately chose not to grant those powers to the president alone.
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Congress entrusted independent agencies with substantial power to regulate important and sensitive issues — it deliberately chose not to grant those powers to the president alone.
NEW: Today, we filed a brief on the merits in Slaughter v. Trump, a Supreme Court case that could hand the president unprecedented new powers if the justices rule in Trump’s favor. 🔗 protdem.org/3WNwksO
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
NEW: Today, we filed a brief on the merits in Slaughter v. Trump, a Supreme Court case that could hand the president unprecedented new powers if the justices rule in Trump’s favor. 🔗 protdem.org/3WNwksO
Voters across the country stood firm on Tuesday and resisted the president’s pressure campaign on behalf of his favored candidates. In today’s briefing, @raders.bsky.social explains why this may be a sign that the authoritarian project is faltering. https://protdem.org/47JTEwr
November 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Voters across the country stood firm on Tuesday and resisted the president’s pressure campaign on behalf of his favored candidates. In today’s briefing, @raders.bsky.social explains why this may be a sign that the authoritarian project is faltering. https://protdem.org/47JTEwr
“The court also lays out a variety of compliance measures and fact-finding measures for us to know what is going on and that the government is respectful. If someone has violated people's rights, we need to know who.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“The court also lays out a variety of compliance measures and fact-finding measures for us to know what is going on and that the government is respectful. If someone has violated people's rights, we need to know who.”