United For Democracy

United For Democracy

@weareufd.bsky.social

We are a diverse coalition shining a spotlight on the ways this Supreme Court is impacting our families, our communities, our freedoms, and our democracy.

3,198 Followers 2,577 Following 1,252 Posts Joined Nov 2024
15 hours ago

Some immigrants have won their cases, but still sat in detention.

Judges had to literally track UPS packages to ensure ICE returned people’s IDs, phones, and documents.

One man was dumped on the street without winter clothes in subzero temps.

This is a shameful use of tax dollars.

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18 hours ago

Louisiana v. Callais isn't just about one district.

It's Justice Samuel Alito's ticket to:
✅Erase majority-minority districts
✅Rig the 2026 midterms
✅Exit on his own terms

This is a coordinated hit on democracy.

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20 hours ago
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Alito plans to gut the Voting Rights Act, then retire so Trump can pick his successor.

It's a resignation letter written in election rigging + voter suppression.

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21 hours ago

The Voting Rights Act survived segregation, Jim Crow, and decades of legal attacks.

Now it’s facing the MAGA majority on the Supreme Court.

And Justice Samuel Alito may have the deciding vote.

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23 hours ago

Kavanaugh said emergency filings aren't "unique to Trump."
Really?

✅Mass firing of federal workers
✅Hostile takeover of independent agencies
✅Nationwide immigration overrides

All blocked by lower courts. All approved by SCOTUS.

Name another president they've done this for…
We'll wait.

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1 day ago

The Voting Rights Act dismantled literacy tests, poll taxes, and other barriers meant to keep Black Americans from voting.

Now the Supreme Court is debating whether one of its last protections is still necessary.

This is not ancient history — it’s happening right now.

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1 day ago
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⚠️ States are WAITING for this ruling.

Texas. Georgia. Alabama. Louisiana.
All have primaries before June.
All could redraw if the Court gives them cover.

They're ready. Are we?

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1 day ago

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is sounding the alarm on the Supreme Court’s growing use of the “shadow docket” to expand Trump’s power.

“This uptick in the court’s willingness to get involved… is a real unfortunate problem. It’s not serving the court or this country well.”

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1 day ago
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A rare public clash between two Supreme Court justices.

Jackson: The Court’s shadow docket surge is “a real unfortunate problem.”

Kavanaugh: “None of us enjoy this.”

But the rulings keep reshaping policy in secret often without any oral arguments.

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2 days ago

“Race-based remedies… should not be indefinite.” — Justice Brett Kavanaugh

The Supreme Court shouldn’t be looking for an expiration date on civil rights.

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2 days ago
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh says voting rights protections shouldn’t last “indefinitely.”

But voter suppression didn’t come with an expiration date.

So why should the protections?

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2 days ago

The Supreme Court is once again deciding the fate of the Voting Rights Act.

If they strike down Section 2, states could eliminate majority-Black districts that help communities elect candidates of their choice.

Translation: fewer voices. Less representation.

The erosion isn't accidental.

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3 days ago
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Voting Rights Groups Raise Alarms About Case Before the Supreme Court

"We cannot sit here and act like we are walking down memory's lane. We are here in the drill room practicing." —Rev. Al Sharpton

The fight for voting rights didn’t end in 1965. And it isn’t ending now.

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3 days ago
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Students, pastors, organizers, and civil rights veterans are mobilizing across the South to defend voting rights.

Because they understand something the Supreme Court seems to forget:

Voting rights weren’t given.

They were fought for — and they must be protected.

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3 days ago

When even Reagan and Bush-appointed judges say ICE is committing extraordinary court violations?

You know it’s bad.

The question isn’t whether ICE crossed the line.

The question is why we keep funding it.

Abolish ICE.

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4 days ago

War coverage is everywhere right now.

But the other stories didn’t disappear:

🔴 Epstein files questions
🔴 $175B tariff refunds
🔴 Voter suppression efforts
🔴 Billionaires getting richer

The distraction only works if we stop paying attention.

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4 days ago

“Racial profiling is just a minor inconvenience.” — Brett Kavanaugh, basically.

Tell that to the 66,000+ people in detention.
Tell that to U.S. citizens stopped for speaking Spanish.

This isn’t inconvenience.
It’s injustice.

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5 days ago

Nine unelected lawyers should not have veto power over 330 million people.

And if Alito steps down?
Trump gets to lock in another generation of control.

Reform isn’t radical. It’s necessary.
Add seats. Enforce ethics. Protect democracy.

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5 days ago

SCOTUS ruled Trump’s tariffs illegal.

Now a judge said refunds are owed — up to $175 BILLION.

The real question now:
How long until Americans actually get their money back?

Because we all know the delay tactics are coming.

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5 days ago

The MAGA justices didn’t just intervene in a voting rights case.

They leapfrogged the entire New York court system to do it.

Even the state’s highest court hadn’t ruled yet.

That’s not judicial restraint. That’s raw power.

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5 days ago
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor is sounding the alarm after SCOTUS just stepped into a NY voting case before state courts finished their work.

She called it an “astonishing, unexplained step,” taken before the state’s top court “had a chance to weigh in.”

That’s not how our system is supposed to work.

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5 days ago

Never forget: ICE asked a 5-year-old to knock on a door to flush people out.

A child. As bait.

That’s not law enforcement.
That’s moral collapse with a badge.

No more excuses.

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6 days ago

Let’s recap:

🔴 Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on nearly every country.
🔴 SCOTUS ruled them unconstitutional.
🔴 A federal judge now says companies must be refunded.

Up to $175 BILLION.

Turns out you can’t just invent taxes because you feel like it.

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6 days ago
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Trump used “emergency powers” to slap tariffs on nearly the entire world.

SCOTUS ruled them illegal.

Now a federal judge says companies get refunds.

Potential price tag: $175 BILLION.

Turns out the Constitution isn’t optional.

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6 days ago

Justice Sotomayor warned:
“We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino.”

But the MAGA majority said: Why not?

State-sponsored racial profiling isn’t a bug.
It’s the policy.

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6 days ago
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Before Iran dominated the news cycle, the story was:

✅Trump still owes Americans up to $175 BILLION for his illegal tariffs.
✅Epstein files haven’t gone away.
✅Billionaires are still getting richer off his policies.
✅Election interference growing

Funny how quickly the conversation shifted.

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1 week ago

A judge had to order ICE to return detainees’ clothing.
Their IDs.
Coordinate so they aren’t dumped into the cold.

That’s where we are.

When courts are writing step-by-step instructions to stop cruelty, the cruelty is the point.

Abolish ICE.

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1 week ago
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The inconsistency isn’t subtle. And neither is the agenda.

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1 week ago

Remember when they said Roe was illegitimate because the right wasn’t in the Constitution?

Well surprise — now the Due Process Clause requires outing trans students.

Funny how new rights appear when they target LGBTQ kids.

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1 week ago

The Supreme Court greenlit racial profiling.
They expanded Trump’s deportation machine.
They let ICE ignore court orders.

66,000+ people detained.
Most with no criminal record.

This isn’t a broken system.

It’s working exactly as designed.

Abolish ICE.

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