Elise Stefanik is the first Trump nominee we’ve defeated, we did it because we won the PA State Senate special. Important reminder that in a democracy elections is how you bring accountability and change. Proud to be in this fight with @demfirst.bsky.social @maloneforsenate.bsky.social
Worth five minutes of your time.
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Our historians are such important voices today. As keepers of our collective memory, they help us learn from the past, & identify the path forward.
Follow these leading authors and historians from the United to Preserve Democracy and the Rule of Law speaker series.
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Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
We live at a moment when every lecture that I give to the public about US history, I have to ponder how the current moment will shape it.
Talking about the election of 1800 on Friday—and I’ll be talking about violence as politics, and the vital importance of our constitutional political process.
Folks working on US democracy! go.bsky.app/AXBuVj3
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This conversation (podcast linked below) we hosted before with election with Alyssa Farah Griffin and the authors of “How Democracies Die” Daniel Ziblatt & Steven Levitsky is a hopeful reminder of the important work ahead.
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Democracies can fade away, decline, & even die, but only if the citizens decide to give up.
This isn’t a moment to give up. It’s time to-redouble of efforts to preserve American Democracy, our Constitution, & the Rule of Law.
Two of America's best historians of early US history— @jbf1755.bsky.social & @hcrichardson.bsky.social —joined democracyFIRST in Philadelphia just before the election, part of the United to Preserve Democracy & the Rule of Law speaker series. Listen to their insights, passion, & humor, via Podcast:
