VICTORY: VA’s disruptive voter removal practice ended The Commonwealth agreed to end the program following a lawsuit by a pro-voter coalition

“This rule was part of a national campaign to undermine the public’s trust in the election process. Federal law exists precisely to prevent this kind of last-minute, error-prone purging — and today's settlement affirms that those protections work,” said Anna Dorman, Counsel at Protect Democracy.

VICTORY: The Commonwealth of Virginia agreed to stop its illegal voter purge program that impacted naturalized citizens on the eve of federal elections — a major victory for voters after SCOTUS permitted this potential disenfranchisement ahead of the '24 presidential election. protdem.org/41FQsj5

I’m sorry he got so blackout drunk they had to ask for SWAT door busting equipment?!

Libraries, per usual, for the win.

For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕

*All four astronauts went to public schools!

just the sweetest little pangolin you ever saw

fun fact: no pangolin has ever done a single thing wrong in the entire history of the world

This image presents data from a 2026 survey of Gen Z Americans regarding their views on democracy and the upcoming election. Alt Text: A summary graphic featuring four circular charts highlighting key findings from a Gen Z survey. 90% agree elections should be free and fair. 40% say they'll definitely vote in 2026. 60% say democracy is not working well for young people. 80% say ICE goes too far in its enforcement efforts. The title reads, "Gen Z still believes in democracy, but not the one they’re getting."

NEW POLL: Gen Z still believes in democracy — just not the one they’re getting.

We surveyed young Americans on democracy, ICE, the economy, and the midterms. Here's what they had to say: 🧵 ⬇️

Full poll results with @votersoftomorrow.org and Generation Lab: protdem.org/genzpoll2026

Impossible

ah the classic “you can’t close the strait I’m closing the strait” strategy well known to eldest siblings everywhere

Having kids does seem pretty cool but on the other hand I slept for 20 hours this weekend

Oh em gee we are getting new murderbot??? Thank god for @marthawells.com

Meeting Students Where They Are: A Field Experiment of Classroom Interventions for Voter Turnout Among College Students Objective The goal of this project is to test the effectiveness of various get-out-the-vote (GOTV) strategies on college students’ propensity to vote in state and local elections. Methods We condu...

🚨New publication alert! 🚨 Social Science Quarterly: college students who receive a peer-led, short, in-class presentation about voting are 11 percentage points more likely to vote. Research done w grad and undergrad students at @scharschool.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

ICE’s Private Bounty Hunters Use AI to Track Immigrants - American Immigration Council Private contractors are using AI to help ICE locate immigrants, allowing for a faster and much larger sweep than ever before.

Private, plainclothes contractors are leveraging AI to quickly locate immigrants. ICE then uses that information to arrest and detain individuals, raising new legal questions about privacy, due process, and the role of private actors in government surveillance.

Read more ⤵️

Our Huge Untapped Resource How ordinary people—not just organizations—can pull apart the pillars holding up anti-democratic power

What we're reading: Protect Democracy advisor @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social's new piece on one of the most effective (and concrete!) ways we can all pull apart the pillars holding up anti-democratic power.

Students - Voters of Tomorrow With over 11,000 members and chapters in over 25 states, Voters of Tomorrow is the country’s largest student-led political movement.

Are you a student in California, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Iowa, or New Hampshire?

Do you know one?

Voters of Tomorrow is looking for student leaders to start a VOT chapter in their campus! Learn more 👇

votersoftomorrow.org/students/

u committed one of the classic blunders, never cancel therapy during a land war in asia

Bild Ist Donald Trump ein Sexmonster? Wahl 2016

Spiegel »Die Republikaner haben ein Naziproblem« US-Präsident Trump verwandelt Rassismus, Sexismus, Korruption und Demokratieverachtung in Tugenden, sagt der Journalist Tom Nichols. Die Republikaner hält er für politisch und moralisch ausgehöhlt. Ein Interview von Martin Pfaffenzeller 04.04.2026, 09.39 Uhr

New York Times: How Trump-Kennedy alliance is pushing thr boundaries of public health

New York Times: Legally creative, democratically dangerous: Trump's plan to twist the news Feb. 24, 2026

Untranslated headlines in German are much clearer than New York Times headlines in English

Some Marines graduate without their parents' presence amid ICE fears News that ICE would be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events upended family plans, elicited national reaction and drew out protesters, including Marine veterans.

“They were going to come. It was going to be a big thing. We were going to go to the beach right after. All those plans had to go out the window because they said ICE would be here."

I know it’s competing with an illegal war and 10,000 other major scandals but I feel like people should be making a bigger deal out of the DefSec systematically trying to resegregate the military

breaking DHS Sued Over Unconstitutional “Home Entry Memo” Immigrants and U.S. Citizens challenge DHS for violating their Fourth Amendment right by directing agents to enter homes without a warrant.

1/4: BREAKING: Protect Democracy sued the Trump administration for violating the Fourth Amendment with its *secret* internal memo directing ICE agents to enter and search homes WITHOUT a warrant. Read our statement here: protdem.org/4vpYZV5

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Rick Steves is the most honorable and trustworthy of men! Grew up on those specials

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How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

Dear eligible voters of the United States:

I know there’s a lot to keep track of right now.

So I’ll keep it simple.

If you need help with registering to vote, start by going to npr.org/vote ...

It’s cool men are trying to send people to the moon 60 years after women managed it

How you can protect democracy - Protect Democracy These concrete actions are a tangible way to push back against abuses of power and create something better.

You showed up, you felt the energy, and you can turn it into sustained action. Check out recommendations from our team on how to build on the No Kings energy here: protectdemocracy.org/how-you-can-protect-demo...

This unconstitutional and illegal Executive Order will be swiftly challenged in court and almost certainly be enjoined, but we should absolutely expect continued efforts by this administration to interfere in the upcoming midterms and set the stage for a denial of the results.

This is the correct lede for this news.

This executive order is a press release cosplaying as an instruction, and I expect it to last maybe a week.

TODAY: Register here ⬇️
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How you can protect democracy - Protect Democracy These concrete actions are a tangible way to push back against abuses of power and create something better.

Beyond NK3: Check out our revamped action page for some concrete steps, whether you have a few minutes, a few hours, or more to dedicate.

Get started ⬇️

Flyer for the No Kings demonstrations with text: March 28. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

Democracy only survives if we're active participants in it. And doing so has never been more urgent than right now. Here's some essential reading for us all going into this weekend's #NoKings demonstrations and beyond 🧵⬇️

How you can protect democracy - Protect Democracy These concrete actions are a tangible way to push back against abuses of power and create something better.

protectdemocracy.org/how-you-can-... Tons of ideas here to get you started

New Jersey Becomes the 10th State with a Law Barring Local ICE Contracts - Bolts New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill on Wednesday signed legislation banning local law enforcement agencies from partnering with federal immigration authorities, making it the 10th state to adopt laws t...

"New Jersey joins nine other blue states—California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington—in prohibiting participation in the 287(g) program. It’s the fourth state to do this so far this year."
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