Pete Daniels (aka FiddlePD)
@petedaniels.bsky.social
Hopelessness is the enemy of justice! I’m a democracy warrior at Campaign Legal Center; Communicator; Father; Fiddling for The Roustabouts and anybody else who will have me.
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Our elected officials should not be allowed to trade stock while in office.
While several proposals exist to address this pervasive problem, the Restore Trust in Congress Act has robust bipartisan support and a strong chance of becoming law. Congress should pass it.
While several proposals exist to address this pervasive problem, the Restore Trust in Congress Act has robust bipartisan support and a strong chance of becoming law. Congress should pass it.
December 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Our elected officials should not be allowed to trade stock while in office.
While several proposals exist to address this pervasive problem, the Restore Trust in Congress Act has robust bipartisan support and a strong chance of becoming law. Congress should pass it.
While several proposals exist to address this pervasive problem, the Restore Trust in Congress Act has robust bipartisan support and a strong chance of becoming law. Congress should pass it.
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A new rule enacted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services makes it harder for nonpartisan civic engagement groups to help newly naturalized citizens register to vote.
On behalf of @lwvus.bsky.social, we're suing to end this anti-voter policy.
On behalf of @lwvus.bsky.social, we're suing to end this anti-voter policy.
December 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A new rule enacted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services makes it harder for nonpartisan civic engagement groups to help newly naturalized citizens register to vote.
On behalf of @lwvus.bsky.social, we're suing to end this anti-voter policy.
On behalf of @lwvus.bsky.social, we're suing to end this anti-voter policy.
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Them: Don't talk about gerrymandering at Thanksgiving
Us:
Us:
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Them: Don't talk about gerrymandering at Thanksgiving
Us:
Us:
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Utah voters finally have a fair congressional map after our years-long legal battle for fair representation. Hear directly from two of our clients in the lawsuit and discover the long and winding backstory of how we got to this victory.🎧⤵️
How Gerrymandering Undermines Fair Representation
Go back to Season 5 episodes Gerrymandering—the manipulation of voting maps for partisan gain—has been part of American politics since its founding, but today, the problem is reaching a breaking point...
campaignlegal.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Utah voters finally have a fair congressional map after our years-long legal battle for fair representation. Hear directly from two of our clients in the lawsuit and discover the long and winding backstory of how we got to this victory.🎧⤵️
Fantastic news for our democracy and Utah voters!
BREAKING: After years of litigation led by Campaign Legal Center on behalf of our clients, Utah voters finally will have a fair congressional map. The court rejected lawmakers' latest gerrymandered map and ordered implementation of a fair map in time for the 2026 midterms.
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Fantastic news for our democracy and Utah voters!
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As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next
We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.
www.thebulwark.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
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NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
religionnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Still looking for a good write up on these threatened firings that explains whether or not they would be legal! www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump’s looming shutdown: Mass layoffs, fewer regulations and military deployments
The government shutdown the White House is preparing for could largely reflect the purest version of President Donald Trump’s vision of the federal government.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Still looking for a good write up on these threatened firings that explains whether or not they would be legal! www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses.
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses.
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Retribution politics at work. From the @washingtonpost.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Retribution politics at work. From the @washingtonpost.com
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As you watch the extraordinary spectacle of Trump's government attempting to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, let's not lose sight of just how lawless and indefensible Trump's misconduct has been all throughout.
Here's a thread recapping all of it. 1/
Here's a thread recapping all of it. 1/
August 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As you watch the extraordinary spectacle of Trump's government attempting to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, let's not lose sight of just how lawless and indefensible Trump's misconduct has been all throughout.
Here's a thread recapping all of it. 1/
Here's a thread recapping all of it. 1/
Bookmark this…
August 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Bookmark this…
It’s really a shame that the positive impacts of immigration on our economy don’t get more coverage. My understanding is that it’s one of the things that makes us better off long term than other developed nations… www.epi.org/blog/immigra...
Immigrant workers help grow the U.S. economy: New state fact sheets illustrate the economic benefits of immigration
Political debates about the impact of immigration on the economy have often been at odds with the facts. But the consensus is surprisingly uncontroversial among economists: Immigration expands and str...
www.epi.org
August 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It’s really a shame that the positive impacts of immigration on our economy don’t get more coverage. My understanding is that it’s one of the things that makes us better off long term than other developed nations… www.epi.org/blog/immigra...
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser just reacted to the growing deployment of ICE officers as part of the federal police surge into D.C. "The focus should be on violent crime," she said of the surge. "If this is really about immigration enforcement, I think the administration should make that plain."
August 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser just reacted to the growing deployment of ICE officers as part of the federal police surge into D.C. "The focus should be on violent crime," she said of the surge. "If this is really about immigration enforcement, I think the administration should make that plain."
Reminder to TX redistricting defenders: Whataboutism doesn’t work when one side clearly made an effort to ban gerrymandering nationwide and the other side blocked that effort at every turn.
August 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Reminder to TX redistricting defenders: Whataboutism doesn’t work when one side clearly made an effort to ban gerrymandering nationwide and the other side blocked that effort at every turn.
The high-stakes redistricting battle in Texas just kicked into high gear with Democrats justifiably fleeing the state to protect voters from racially discriminatory maps. There’s a lot of misinformation about this story out there. Here’s a great primer: www.linkedin.com/pulse/unders...
Understanding the Current High-Stakes Redistricting Fight
President Trump and Republican lawmakers have set off an apparent mid-decade redistricting “arms race” in American politics ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The president shone a spotlight on the ...
www.linkedin.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The high-stakes redistricting battle in Texas just kicked into high gear with Democrats justifiably fleeing the state to protect voters from racially discriminatory maps. There’s a lot of misinformation about this story out there. Here’s a great primer: www.linkedin.com/pulse/unders...
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Families in Gaza are starving to death. Meanwhile, Trump & Netanyahu are using US taxpayer dollars to replace international aid orgs in Gaza with mercenaries — leading to even more deaths.
ENOUGH.
I led 20 Senators in calling on Trump to stop supporting this barbarity:
ENOUGH.
I led 20 Senators in calling on Trump to stop supporting this barbarity:
Senate Democrats urge U.S. to stop funding GHF, resume support for U.N. food distribution in Gaza as more starve
Senate Democrats told the secretary of state they have "grave concerns" about the U.S. role in financing GHF, the main group distributing aid in Gaza.
www.cbsnews.com
July 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Families in Gaza are starving to death. Meanwhile, Trump & Netanyahu are using US taxpayer dollars to replace international aid orgs in Gaza with mercenaries — leading to even more deaths.
ENOUGH.
I led 20 Senators in calling on Trump to stop supporting this barbarity:
ENOUGH.
I led 20 Senators in calling on Trump to stop supporting this barbarity:
Longtime South Park fans hearing the show identified lately as having gone after the left and woke culture might wonder if those commentators forgot about this character, whose major role was to advocate for LGBT dignity/equality:
July 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Longtime South Park fans hearing the show identified lately as having gone after the left and woke culture might wonder if those commentators forgot about this character, whose major role was to advocate for LGBT dignity/equality:
The tragedy continues, and may be getting worse…
July 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The tragedy continues, and may be getting worse…
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DC folks
There is an urgent need to care for babies and young children in our community whose parents have been detained, deported, or otherwise snatched by our government. St Paul’s episcopal church is serving as a collection point for money, formula, and diapers.
onrealm.org/StPaulsRockC...
There is an urgent need to care for babies and young children in our community whose parents have been detained, deported, or otherwise snatched by our government. St Paul’s episcopal church is serving as a collection point for money, formula, and diapers.
onrealm.org/StPaulsRockC...
July 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
DC folks
There is an urgent need to care for babies and young children in our community whose parents have been detained, deported, or otherwise snatched by our government. St Paul’s episcopal church is serving as a collection point for money, formula, and diapers.
onrealm.org/StPaulsRockC...
There is an urgent need to care for babies and young children in our community whose parents have been detained, deported, or otherwise snatched by our government. St Paul’s episcopal church is serving as a collection point for money, formula, and diapers.
onrealm.org/StPaulsRockC...
Among the many norms we’ve seen ignored lately; Appointing Cabinet and senior officials to run more than one federal agency. I honestly can’t remember a prominent example off the top of my head.
July 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Among the many norms we’ve seen ignored lately; Appointing Cabinet and senior officials to run more than one federal agency. I honestly can’t remember a prominent example off the top of my head.
Once again, political cowardice proves to be a pivotal force… www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...
How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Once again, political cowardice proves to be a pivotal force… www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...
Going for irony today…
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Going for irony today…
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🧵As the U.S. Senate draws nearer to taking votes on massive tax and spending legislation (the “big, beautiful bill”), there’s an urgent need to preserve the courts’ ability to enforce their orders and to protect our elections from deceptive uses of AI. 1/
June 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🧵As the U.S. Senate draws nearer to taking votes on massive tax and spending legislation (the “big, beautiful bill”), there’s an urgent need to preserve the courts’ ability to enforce their orders and to protect our elections from deceptive uses of AI. 1/
Note to capitalists: If you don’t want democratic socialists to win elections, do more to make sure capitalism works better for more people. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/n...
Mamdani Stuns Cuomo in New York Mayoral Primary
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Note to capitalists: If you don’t want democratic socialists to win elections, do more to make sure capitalism works better for more people. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/n...