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energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 20h

It is important to know that there are many groups fighting for democracy. Skye Perryman of democracy forward has a coalition of businesses, lawyers, and other groups who are filing lawsuits on behalf of America and democracy. Thank you Skye Perryman for fighting for Americans!

Trump TRAPPED as LAWSUIT DEMANDS WH Bribe VIDEO RELEASE

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Thursday froze President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in and around Chicago, saying the president lacked the authority to do so. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Chicago Military Deployment

Read more here.

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 12h

Today’s indictment of NY Attorney General Letitia James appears to be motivated out of a desire to punish anyone who dares to challenge or stand up to the President.

When the law is twisted for personal gain, every citizen’s freedom is at risk.

My full statement ⬇️

Statement by Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman on President Trump’s Targeting of New York Attorney General Letitia James: - Democracy Forward

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 14h

At @democracyforward.org, we refuse to let book bans become normalized.

Freedom of expression is fundamental to the promise of democracy. And we are committed to protecting it.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 18h

Here's how we're fighting book bans in court 📚 ➡️
#BannedBooksWeek

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump wishes the courts would stop functioning during the shutdown – but we’ll continue showing up every day to fight for people and communities.

I joined @legalafmtn.bsky.social with the latest on @democracyforward.org's lawsuits:

Trump TRAPPED as LAWSUIT DEMANDS WH Bribe VIDEO RELEASE

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 2d

We’d also love to know what happened to the $50,000 Tom Homan allegedly took from FBI agents.

Luckily, we’ve sued for the receipts.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 3d

Democracy Forward is suing the Trump admin for failing to release an audio recording of Tom Homan accepting a bag of cash from undercover FBI agents www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Group Sues Trump Admin For Recording Of Tom Homan Accepting A Bag Of Cash

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Sylvia A. @sylviaannechols.bsky.social · 2d

There is one force of nature that is taking on the Trump Administration almost daily in the courts and winning and that's Democracy Forward.

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Trump TRAPPED as LAWSUIT DEMANDS WH Bribe VIDEO RELEASE

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 2d

Book bans are an assault on our freedoms: Our freedom to read. Our freedom of speech. Our freedom to educate our children & communities.

It's why we must push back. We at @democracyforward.org have fought book bans and will continue to do everything we can to protect civil liberties.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 3d

Information is power. Banning books threatens free ideas and stifles our democracy.

At Democracy Forward, we’ve taken book bans to court – and won. This #BannedBooksWeek, we pledge to continue the fight against censorship. Because #CensorshipIsSo1984.

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We Hold These Truths @weholdtruths.bsky.social · 2d

“When stories are silenced, so are the lessons they carry.” - @jodipicoult.bsky.social reminding us to defend our right to read, speak, and live our truths

Join us in holding these truths: weholdtruths.org

#WeHoldTheseTruths #BannedBooksWeek

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 3d

The Trump-Vance admin continues to erode the public's trust. They must release this critical recording without delay.

The American people deserve answers on the investigation and why senior Trump officials are being shielded from scrutiny that would apply to anyone else.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 3d

No one is above the law. The public deserves transparency & accountability from government leaders. We'll be in court to get answers.

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Illinois has now sued over national guard deployment — thank you to IL AG @kwameraoul.bsky.social — www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Illinois sues the Trump administration over National Guard deployment to Chicago

The lawsuit charges that deploying federalized troops to Chicago "infringes on Illinois’s sovereignty and right to self-governance."

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Incredible hearing where (Trump appointed) Judge Immergut reminds DOJ lawyer he is
an officer of the court and issues order preventing national guard from any state entering Oregon. This is the court doing what it should do.

<Cue Stephen Miller’s hyperbolic attacks on the rule of law>

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Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 4d

This is Nobel Prize week, & on Friday Trump is going to realize he didn't win, so brace for whatever horrors come out of that spiraling.

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 4d

Stephen Miller’s attacks on a judge that President Trump himself appointed, and the American people as a whole, must stop.

As I told Alex Witt today, it’s time to demand that the president explain why he is allowing Miller to drive strategies that ignore the Constitution and are unAmerican.

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 4d

Despite his claims, a government shutdown does not give the president more or different powers. We will continue to go to court to stop his abuses of power and protect the American people.

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 4d

@democracyforward.org filed suit Friday to stop the misuse of civil servants' emails to spread propaganda coming out of the White House around the shutdown and we are in court again today to ensure that the president doesn’t use his shutdown to unlawfully terminate civil servants.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 4d

UPDATE: We’ve filed for a temporary restraining order in our case to block the Trump-Vance admin from unlawfully firing federal workers during the government shutdown.

We refuse to let President Trump treat civil servants and their livelihoods as political tools.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 9d

We’re suing the Trump-Vance administration for threatening to conduct mass firings of federal employees if the government shuts down tonight.

Using people’s livelihoods as a bargaining chip is both cruel and illegal. That’s why we’ve joined forces with unions to protect these vital jobs.

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: A federal judge (appointed by Trump) issues an order against Trump’s attempt to deploy the national guard in Portland. This is a win for the American people and our Constitution and another setback for Trump in the courts. We must continue to push back every day. @democracyforward.org

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for your support !

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 5d

Our team at @democracyforward.org is not moved by President Trump’s bullying and scare tactics. When it comes to protecting people and communities, we, along with many brave groups out there, will always find a way to hold this administration accountable.

Liberal advocacy groups gird for attacks from the Trump administration and make plans to fight back | CNN Politics

Nonprofits are being tested amid unprecedented pressure from the president.

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 6d

The Trump-Vance administration is losing the blame game for the shutdown, so they’ve resorted to violating the First Amendment. We sued.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 6d

BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump-Vance admin for replacing Dept. of Education employees’ “out-of-office” emails with partisan political messages during the federal shutdown.

This use of official resources is both unprecedented and a violation of the First Amendment.

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 6d

President Trump cannot impose a six-figure immigration ransom by fiat. This has nothing to do with helping American workers and everything to do with shutting the door on American innovation.

It's unlawful, destabilizing, and bad for everyone — so we're challenging it in court.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 6d

BREAKING: We’re suing to stop President Trump’s latest anti-immigration stunt that slapped a $100,000 price tag on every H-1B visa application.

This innovation ban has thrown U.S. employers that rely on H-1B to hire engineers, teachers, and doctors into chaos. This abuse of power must stop.

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The National Law Journal @thenlj.bsky.social · 6d

As Big Law firms have pulled back from prominent pro bono litigation against the federal government or its interests, legal nonprofits such as Democracy Forward are helping to take up the adversary litigation. www.law.com/nationallawj...

This Legal Nonprofit Has Brought More Than 100 Actions Against Trump Agenda, as Big Law Shies Away | Law.com

A number of law firms "are not taking on the level of pro bono work, the level of pro democracy work that they did in the first Trump administration, or that they have historically, as a result of the...

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 6d

Children being dragged from their homes in the middle of the night, without so much as a t-shirt on, is not only inhumane & terrifying, it's a gross violation of the law.

It has never been about immigration. It's about cruelty & targeting people the president wants to control.

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 22d

Paul Raushenbush: "Nobody has been more instrumental in ensuring our democracy has held up thus far. Courage is the synonym for Skye Perryman."

Skye is CEO of @democracyforward.org.

Read more: ow.ly/GZbT50WY4zp

25 Who Inspire | Skye Perryman

Good Faith Magazine honors Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward as one of this years inaugural 25 Who Inspire honorees.

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