BIPARTISAN FORMER WHITE HOUSE ETHICS OFFICIALS CONDEMN RETALIATORY PROSECUTION OF SPLC

@democracydefendersfund.org statement 👇🏼

The Trump DOJ attack on @splcenter.org is a TRAVESTY

We will stand shoulder to shoulder with them in this fight -TN

VICTORY: Virginia fights back — & wins

We @democracydefendersaction.org stood with TX House Democrats when they walked out to stop Trump’s gerrymander

VA voters last night approved fair redistricting & put up to 4 House seats in play

Trump weaponized the map — the people rewrote it

Chip Roy’s Free Speech Hypocrisy By Tom Joscelyn and Norm Eisen

@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social & I sounded the alarm on the attacks on SPLC last year

Here's our next forecast

The Trump admin taking the side of the Klan against those fighting white supremacy will blow back BIG TIME

www.contrariannews.org/p/chip-roys-...

A Beacon of Hope in the Fight Against Hate and Extremism YouTube video by Southern Poverty Law Center

Lemme get this straight

A civil rights group is being criminally charged for paying informants to get info about the KKK & neo-Nazis that was then shared with law enforcement?

That's basically what the FBI does!

Should they prosecute themselves?

youtu.be/25dlBorkAy4?...

Trump: they see you!

A Beacon of Hope in the Fight Against Hate and Extremism YouTube video by Southern Poverty Law Center

WE STRONGLY SUPPORT @splcenter.org !

The next generation will inherit & shape U.S. democracy

That's why we @democracydefendersfund.org are looking for young voices w/bold ideas

10 finalists will win The Future of Democracy Prize: $1,000 & national publication

Submit by 4/30 👉 democracydefendersfund.org/future-prize

In “Trump's 'Absolute Fiasco,'” Harry convenes @normeisen.bsky.social, @normornstein.bsky.social & @jenrubin.bsky.social to unpack Trump’s Iran stumbles, a charged ICE agent in Minnesota, and what new Supreme Court openings could mean.

Link: youtu.be/bIDsTON6dnc

Stories of Trump admin corruption are starting to break through with the American people

We see our @democracydefendersfund.org & @democracydefendersaction.org cases on the Epstein files, the Kennedy Center & more resonating

I discussed @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social

We at @democracydefendersfund.org are pushing back on attempts to illegally seize ballots

The courts just froze an attempted MAGA ballot seizure in Riverside CA where we filed a powerful brief

Discussed with my friends @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social

Rejecting the Orbanization of America Publisher’s Roundup 63

One columnist signed our letter opposing the Paramount merger
Paramount pulled all its advertising from his publication

That's the Ellisons' vision for a “free press”

A free press isn't a perk of democracy — it's the whole thing

& That's why we fight — more on my weekly column 👇 -TN

Rejecting the Orbanization of America Publisher’s Roundup 63

State AGs just broke up the LiveNation-Ticketmaster monopoly

The news broke mid-hearing — while we were testifying against the Paramount merger
The Ellisons should take note

The dominoes are falling & it's all in my weekly @contrariannews.org column👇 -TN

Rejecting the Orbanization of America Publisher’s Roundup 63

David Ellison is a Trump crony

He wants to own CBS, CNN & TikTok — all at once

Now he's planning a dinner to bring Trump & CBS journalists together?

That's no merger, that's a full blown takeover

My weekly @contrariannews.org column has the full story 👇 -TN

Rejecting the Orbanization of America Publisher’s Roundup 63

Hungary just threw out Orbán after 16 years

The playbook he used? Suppressing the arts & turning news into propaganda

The Ellisons want to do the same thing here — CBS, CNN & TikTok under their ownership

We're not letting it happen @democracydefendersfund.org @contrariannews.org 👇 -TN

Trump called the play: “Get David Ellison in charge right away”

That’s the executive branch handing a media empire to a billionaire ally

As @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov tells @jenrubin.bsky.social @contrariannews.org: this is oligarchy — & AGs are the last line of defense

Pulpit Fiction Hegseth quotes a fictional hitman as if it's the Bible

This mashup by my @contrariannews.org colleagues is so good!

open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

BREAKING: Noem's fired—but @democracydefendersfund.org filed a FOIA on her $220M no-bid DHS ad contracts

Self-dealing, conflicts of interest & a Mount Rushmore vanity video

Not one competitive bid — taxpayers deserve answers

& our demand for answers is not over -TN

Firing a Fed chair is illegal & this latest effort won't work

Senator Tillis is drawing the line - - no new nominee while Powell is under investigation

The guardrails are holding

More on @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social👇 -TN

Jeanine Pirro's complaint? Construction cost overruns

Anybody who's ever done construction has had a cost overrun

This investigation is completely groundless!
& Senator Tillis agrees — he's not letting the nomination move until it's dropped

I explain w/ @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social 👇 -TN

Trump nominated Powell himself

Now he wants to fire him over interest rates

Economic policy is not partisan football

The prosperity of the American people is riding on this

Even Trump's own judges aren't buying it-- @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social 👇 -TN

On April 15, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed. @DeptofWar #OpSouthernSpear

Despite the administration’s rhetoric and bogus legal theories, the supposed armed conflict with “narco-terrorists” appears to be entirely make believe.

Murder is the general term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict.

Tune in tonight: joining @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social at 7:30 PM ET

From the Fed to Hollywood — the fight for democracy is everywhere right now -TN

Jury Finds Live Nation Acts as a Monopoly in a Victory for States

BREAKING TODAY: court holds Live Nation & Ticketmaster a monopoly!

BREAKING SOON: Paramount-Warners merger tackled in court as well

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/a...

LIVE: #BlockTheMerger hearing led by @booker.senate.gov is streaming here

👉 www.youtube.com/live/xETe83T...

Here we are just before the hearing with the Senator & the witnesses--including @katiephang.bsky.social & other @democracydefendersaction.org colleagues

LIVE: Katie Phang TESTIFIES For CONGRESS Over MAJOR Merger YouTube video by Katie Phang

MUST WATCH TODAY: @democracydefendersaction.org’s very own & my good friend @katiephang.bsky.social testifies before the Senate on the most dangerous media merger in U.S. history: Paramount–WBD

This is abt media power, press freedom, & control of the information ecosystem -TN

Capture in real time — @cbsnews.com new boss hosting Trump's WH, correspondents in tow

Competition is essential for democracy — consolidation in the hands of Trump's allies is a threat to it

& why 2,000+ already signed our letter supporting AGs block it
blockthemerger.com/openletter

Ellisons reported revenge moves not working!

Instead our campaign to #BlockTheMerger is gathering steam!

More stars joining and now we are over 2000 strong

variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Insane!

Paramount Pulls Ads From The Ankler After Rushfield Boosts ‘Block the Merger’ Movement at CinemaCon | Exclusive Paramount pulled its advertising from The Ankler after its editorial director and chief columnist, Richard Rushfield, was seen at CinemaCon with “Block the Merger” buttons.

🚨🚨 🚨 This is why the Ellisons cannot be trusted with @cnn.com @warnerbrothers.bsky.social

They are reportedly taking revenge against a journalist who dared to oppose the merger--by pulling ads from his publication!

It's an insult to free speech #BlockTheMerger

www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...