Avril
tirith-herillan.bsky.social
Avril
@tirith-herillan.bsky.social
Former teacher 💜 Former child care and child welfare advocate at non-profit 💜 Currently retired 💜 Volunteer at local Democratic Headquarters 💜 Current focuses: protecting immigrants from unlawful detainment, fighting for the Constitution and democracy.
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We'll be returning to Mercersburg Square this week on Saturday from 12-1 pm.

"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success"
- Henry Ford

#Pinks
#BlueCrew
#Unity
#Support
#GrowWithMe
October 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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July 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Time to turn the tables!
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June 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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We've got the perfect birthday gift for Donald Trump: A nationwide day of defiance. Trump is planning a military parade in DC, so we're taking to the streets everywhere else on June 14 to say #NoKings.

Extra credit: paste ❌👑 into your handle! social.fieldteam6.org/s/qEMrCPzf
Join us on June 14
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May 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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There are only three attorneys left in the DOJ’s voting section, a watchdog group estimated, as the department pivots from protecting voting rights to investigating voter fraud. One former DOJ attorney calls it a “decimation” of civil rights enforcement.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Voting Section Has Just Three Lawyers Left, Watchdog Estimates
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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This Saturday in Florida.

#RadioFreeAmerica
May 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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May 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Somehow, Trump has declared that we’re under numerous national emergencies from the Southern Border Emergency to the Energy Emergency, Trade Emergency, Public Lands Emergency, and Immigration Enforcement Emergency. Yet these crises seem so “urgent” that he finds time to golf every weekend. Odd.
May 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🚨 On May 1, 2025, in cities across the U.S., we will honor the legacy of the workers who gave everything for the eight-hour day—and we will carry their struggle into today’s fight for a country that serves the many, not the few.

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April 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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April 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Instead of following the clear spirit of SCOTUS’ requirement that non-citizens being deported receive due process, this administration is setting up a direct confrontation with the Court.
Last night, US Judge Sweeney in Colo granted district-wide (state-wide) class habeas TRO to stop Trump from summarily removing aliens under his Alien Enemies Act proclamation. @ACLU attys had warned that, despite SCOTUS ruling, Admin won't commit to providing even 24 hrs notice.
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April 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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April 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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The president is saying that once the administration gets people outside our borders it can do anything to them—including torture and death—and they can’t be stopped or held accountable.
April 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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His name is Andry Hernandez Romero. He is a young professional from Venezuela. He is a makeup artist. He is a gay man.

Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…
April 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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This is to the shame of our country
April 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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"The petty tyranny of local law enforcement could, particularly in places with Republican-dominated state and local governments, reverse more than six decades of gradual progress under the civil rights regime." ICYMI @blanksslate.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/justice-de...
One Justice Department Office Is Key to Trump’s Authoritarian Plans
The Civil Rights Division used to be the “crown jewel” of the department. Not anymore.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.

A better world is possible.
Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah
April 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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This regime is engaged in human trafficking and terrorism.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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What is CECOT and who is this regime sending there?
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April 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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April 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM