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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · 1d

Terrific resource. Potential dangers here: more federal government surveillance of voters, more voter information vulnerable to hacking, more federal government interference in elections. #elections

Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24d

The Trump administration is pressuring states to hand over sensitive information about voters. The Brennan Center is tracking the DOJ’s requests and how states respond. bit.ly/3JFbKaB

Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information

The Trump administration is pressing state officials to provide sensitive information about voters.

www.brennancenter.org

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · 1d

#portland

Liza Goitein @lizagoitein.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Portland is off — for now. Last night, Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the deployment of ANY federalized National Guard forces in Portland. 1/7

Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · 11d

#scotus #congress

Lauren Miller Karalunas @lmillerkaralunas.bsky.social · 11d

In a single paragraph, SCOTUS allowed the executive branch to withhold $4 billion in funds Congress appropriated for foreign aid. Make no mistake: this is a major assault on Congress's power of the purse and yet another step towards giving the president king-like power to defy the legislature.

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · 26d

#tariffs

Yes, Your Morning Coffee Has Gotten More Expensive

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Sep 1

“This is unacceptable, and it should alarm every American, regardless of political leanings.” #CDC

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 29

“Pharmacies have been a crucial access route to the #Covidvaccine, accounting for a vast majority of shots. The CVS move is a strong signal that federal decisions could reduce access more than the restrictions laid out on paper, and the confusion is likely to crop up at other pharmacies.”

CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 28

The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. #Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 27

#nationalguard

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · Aug 27

National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments.

Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 26

“These extraordinary moves are creating a crisis for the wind industry, putting thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of investments at risk. Even if developers challenge the administration’s actions in court and ultimately win, the delays can drive up costs and potentially kill wind projects.”

With Little Explanation, Trump Throws Wind Industry Into Chaos

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 26

#socialsecurity

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 25

Please don’t mess with my Peet’s (Kenya, Major Dickson’s, Espresso Forte).

Keurig Dr Pepper to Acquire Peet’s in $18 Billion Deal

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 19

“The community’s two architects — a classically trained French horn player who has livestreamed his own sex videos, and a former jazz pianist arrested but not charged for attempted murder in Ecuador.” #whitesupremacy

The Founders of This New Development Say You Must Be White to Live There

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 14

EN VIVO ahora:

Brennan Center en Español @brennancenteres.bsky.social · Aug 14

EN VIVO:

¿Cómo el gobierno federal amenaza las elecciones en EE. UU.?
#BrennanEnEspañol con @laopinionla.bsky.social

¿Cómo el gobierno federal amenaza las elecciones en EE. UU.?

YouTube video by Brennan Center en español

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

“The attacks typically occur late at night and on the weekend, with pickups originating near a bar. In the majority of cases, the offenders are men — drivers or passengers — with records of sexual misconduct complaints and low ratings. Intoxicated passengers are especially vulnerable.”#Uber

Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · Aug 4

@mawaldman.bsky.social on @msnbc.com's Morning Joe just now: "For the first time, we see a concerted drive by the Trump administration to undermine the 2026 election. A lot of this is illegal, and it is emphatically not normal."

'Unprecedented': New report argues Trump WH plans to undermine 2026 midterms

Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law joins Morning Joe to discuss the center's newest report 'The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election'.

www.msnbc.com

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 5

"Officials have begun separating children from their families in small numbers across the country, in what appears to be a more targeted version of one of the most explosive policies of President Trump’s first term." #immigration

Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 4

#elections

Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · Aug 4

The Trump administration is interfering in our elections in unprecedented ways, all while the federal government is retreating from its role in protecting them. Learn more: bit.ly/4l1lUPP

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 4

#elections

Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · Aug 4

@mawaldman.bsky.social on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social just now: "For the first time, we see a concerted drive by the Trump administration to undermine the 2026 election. A lot of this is illegal, and it is emphatically not normal."

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Jul 29

#Americancitizenarrest www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest

Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets

www.theguardian.com

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · Jul 29

BREAKING: Senators just reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill would restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — ensuring every voter is protected against racial discrimination at the polls.

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Jul 29

#crime

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Jul 29

Almost half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention programs has been axed by the Trump admin — totaling $158 million in grants to major cities including New York and Chicago.

The 69 community violence intervention grants were established under Biden. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Exclusive: Trump administration slashed federal funding for gun violence prevention

The Trump administration has terminated more than half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention programs in the U.S., cutting $158 million in grants that had been directed to groups in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Baltimore.

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Jul 29

Stating the obvious out loud: "When a U.S. senator refers to NY immigrants as “inner-city rats,” ...when an administration takes two months to dismantle decades of civil rights law, we must admit that these are acts of neo-Confederate revanchism targeting brown and Black people." #whitesupremacy

Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing. Juan Crow.

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Jul 28

Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents

Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals

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Mireya (Mia) Navarro @mireyawrites.bsky.social · Jul 21

From Allentown to Guatemala after trying to replace a lost green card. www.mcall.com/2025/07/18/l...

Allentown grandfather’s family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he’s alive — in a hospital in Guatemala, they say

Family of Allentown grandfather Luis Leon, 82, said they were headed to a Guatemala hospital to reunite with him after he was taken into custody at a Philadelphia immigration office and disappeared…

www.mcall.com

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Brennan Center en Español @brennancenteres.bsky.social · Jul 17

Hoy, los expertos Jesús García y Kira Romero-Craft analizarán el impacto del nuevo presupuesto de ICE en el sistema de detención, las demandas que impugnan la orden ejecutiva sobre la ciudadanía por nacimiento...

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