Carmen Daugherty
@carmen.advancementproject.org
Abolitionist. Justice Seeker. New Orleans lovin' Kentucky woman with a penchant for bourbon and family.
The National Guard in DC is out here creating problems that didn’t have to happen. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
National Guardsman Charged With Pointing Gun at Another Soldier on D.C. Patrol (Gift Article)
The office of Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, charged Zion Mitchell with two felonies.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The National Guard in DC is out here creating problems that didn’t have to happen. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
We will continue to flank grassroots groups on the ground to ensure free, fair and accessible elections.
“There are more of us who care about fair and free accessible elections than those who want to suppress our vote, so we have to show up in numbers.” - @carmen.advancementproject.org
Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls
Trusted figures such as firefighters and clergy will protect Black, Latino, and Asian precincts that could be targets.
truthout.org
September 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
We will continue to flank grassroots groups on the ground to ensure free, fair and accessible elections.
Are we suprised? When you take an already depraved agency and then lower the standards, you just invite the worst people imaginable to have access to unfettered powers and abuse at the expense of our communities. #AbolishICE www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says (Gift Article)
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Are we suprised? When you take an already depraved agency and then lower the standards, you just invite the worst people imaginable to have access to unfettered powers and abuse at the expense of our communities. #AbolishICE www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
The Trump regime has called all out war on DC youth. They fear the power of young Black and brown people and it's showing. wapo.st/4cfL8IS
Pirro’s special grand jury probing D.C. schools, city oversight of youth
The unusual investigation appears to have a broad scope. Prosecutors have contacted D.C. Public Schools personnel to question them about truancy and graduation rates.
wapo.st
August 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The Trump regime has called all out war on DC youth. They fear the power of young Black and brown people and it's showing. wapo.st/4cfL8IS
Join @advancementproject.org and friends this Thursday as we discuss all things dissent! Register today.
This Thursday — Join us for an important conversation on current threats to our right to dissent and build power with our movement partners at @ccrjustice.org, @dreamdefenders.bsky.social, and GSA Network.
📆 July 30
🕑 2pm ET / 11am PT
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📆 July 30
🕑 2pm ET / 11am PT
📍 Zoom
Beyond 250: We Build Power - Advancement Project
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July 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Join @advancementproject.org and friends this Thursday as we discuss all things dissent! Register today.
What happens when communities refuse to accept school closures as inevitable? Pittsburgh families are showing us. ✊🏾
Neighborhood schools are worth fighting for. Read how @advancementproject.org is fighting back with @412justice.org!
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Neighborhood schools are worth fighting for. Read how @advancementproject.org is fighting back with @412justice.org!
advancementproject.org/perspective/...
The People vs. School Closures: Pittsburgh - Advancement Project
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July 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
What happens when communities refuse to accept school closures as inevitable? Pittsburgh families are showing us. ✊🏾
Neighborhood schools are worth fighting for. Read how @advancementproject.org is fighting back with @412justice.org!
advancementproject.org/perspective/...
Neighborhood schools are worth fighting for. Read how @advancementproject.org is fighting back with @412justice.org!
advancementproject.org/perspective/...
More lies and deceptions to come. Our communities have become more unsafe with ICE and federal law enforcement in our streets.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...
Authorities Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford, Maine (Gift Article)
The killing occurred in Biddeford, about 20 miles south of Portland. The Trump administration has stepped up immigration enforcement nationally in recent weeks.
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
More lies and deceptions to come. Our communities have become more unsafe with ICE and federal law enforcement in our streets.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...
Justice Jackson wrote a 20-page concurrence in the recent birthright citizenship case that eloquently defends the history of the 14th amendment and shames those justices who try to erase that history. Over 150 years later, it still stands.
Today marks 158 years since the 14th Amendment was ratified. On this anniversary, we are reminded that our citizenship has never been something granted freely or easily; these rights were won through struggle, sacrifice, and collective action.
The 14th Amendment’s Promise of Belonging Is One We Must Continue to Fight For - Advancement Project
advancementproject.org
July 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Justice Jackson wrote a 20-page concurrence in the recent birthright citizenship case that eloquently defends the history of the 14th amendment and shames those justices who try to erase that history. Over 150 years later, it still stands.
Lives lost. Families torn apart and neighborhoods continue to be terrorized. We will continue to protest, organize, mobilize, and defend our neighbors in the face of authoritarianism and white supremacy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...
What We Know About Immigration Officers Shooting at People in Vehicles
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Lives lost. Families torn apart and neighborhoods continue to be terrorized. We will continue to protest, organize, mobilize, and defend our neighbors in the face of authoritarianism and white supremacy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...
A threat. A menace.
A National Guard soldier shot and killed a man in Memphis yesterday.
This is not just an "unfortunate incident."
The National Guard are a threat to our safety and the governors who have deployed need to call them home NOW.
apnews.com/article/memp...
This is not just an "unfortunate incident."
The National Guard are a threat to our safety and the governors who have deployed need to call them home NOW.
apnews.com/article/memp...
National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man during pursuit, police say
Tennessee National Guard members assigned by the Trump administration to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man who authorities say turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downto...
apnews.com
July 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
A threat. A menace.
Reposted by Carmen Daugherty
Democratic governors have been told their National Guard members are in DC to support the non-partisan "America 250" celebrations. But instead, the Guard is being used to patrol residential neighborhoods nowhere near federal properties. 🧵
June 30, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Democratic governors have been told their National Guard members are in DC to support the non-partisan "America 250" celebrations. But instead, the Guard is being used to patrol residential neighborhoods nowhere near federal properties. 🧵
SCOTUS ruled 6–3 in Trump v. Barbara that the 14th Amend protects birthright citizenship. A president cannot end it by executive order. Jus. Jackson's concurrence is worth the read as she essentially schools Jus. Thomas on the history of the 14th Amend.
advancementproject.org/news/supreme...
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Supreme Court Affirms Birthright Citizenship in Historic Ruling - Advancement Project
advancementproject.org
June 30, 2026 at 4:42 PM
SCOTUS ruled 6–3 in Trump v. Barbara that the 14th Amend protects birthright citizenship. A president cannot end it by executive order. Jus. Jackson's concurrence is worth the read as she essentially schools Jus. Thomas on the history of the 14th Amend.
advancementproject.org/news/supreme...
advancementproject.org/news/supreme...
Today's SCOTUS decision is a victory for voters and for democracy. A ballot cast on time should count. Full stop.
The fight for a multiracial democracy continues, but today is worth celebrating. 🗳️
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...
The fight for a multiracial democracy continues, but today is worth celebrating. 🗳️
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...
Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballot Law
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Today's SCOTUS decision is a victory for voters and for democracy. A ballot cast on time should count. Full stop.
The fight for a multiracial democracy continues, but today is worth celebrating. 🗳️
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...
The fight for a multiracial democracy continues, but today is worth celebrating. 🗳️
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...
The explanation is racism.
"The Court’s behavior in the Louisiana and Alabama cases over the past six weeks can’t be reconciled with or explained by any coherent understanding of what Purcell supposedly stands for. ... The overall pattern reveals justices behaving in a way that has no obvious explanation other than politics."
231. The Death of Purcell's "Principle"
There is no coherent defense of the "Purcell principle" that can be rationalized with the Supreme Court's recent behavior in the AL and LA redistricting cases.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The explanation is racism.
Victory in Virginia! 🎉
For years, election officials rejected student voter registration applications over missing details like a dorm room number.
Today, a federal judge put a stop to those rejections.
Democracy works best when eligible voters can register and cast a ballot without barriers.
For years, election officials rejected student voter registration applications over missing details like a dorm room number.
Today, a federal judge put a stop to those rejections.
Democracy works best when eligible voters can register and cast a ballot without barriers.
In recent years, officials across Virginia have been rejecting large numbers of student voter registration applications that omit unnecessary details like a dorm room number.
Today, in a significant victory for Virginia college students, a federal judge halted those rejections.
Today, in a significant victory for Virginia college students, a federal judge halted those rejections.
Victory: Virginia Halts Unlawful Rejection of College Student Voter Registration Applications - Advancement Project
advancementproject.org
June 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Victory in Virginia! 🎉
For years, election officials rejected student voter registration applications over missing details like a dorm room number.
Today, a federal judge put a stop to those rejections.
Democracy works best when eligible voters can register and cast a ballot without barriers.
For years, election officials rejected student voter registration applications over missing details like a dorm room number.
Today, a federal judge put a stop to those rejections.
Democracy works best when eligible voters can register and cast a ballot without barriers.
@erin.advancementproject.org tells us how @washingtonpost.com gets the story wrong on DC's occupation.
Thread--> The @washingtonpost.com missed the mark on this piece about the DC occuaption. The study cited board confirms that the deployment of federal forces did not reduce violent harm, yet it also makes the case for more policing based on the reduction of “property crime” --> WRONG!
Opinion | Lessons from Trump’s National Guard experiment
The deployment reduced property crimes, but smarter policing was also crucial.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
@erin.advancementproject.org tells us how @washingtonpost.com gets the story wrong on DC's occupation.
Read @advancementproject.org analysis of this post-Callais moment. advancementproject.org/perspective/...
How The Louisiana v. Callais Ruling Will Impact Black Communities
advancementproject.org
June 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Read @advancementproject.org analysis of this post-Callais moment. advancementproject.org/perspective/...
The Supreme Court just gave Alabama the green light to erase a majority-Black congressional district again.The fight for free, fair, and accessible elections is not abstract. It is about whether Black communities can choose leaders who represent us. Vigilance + movement building at every level now.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district.
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Map in Alabama
In the first major case since the justices narrowed the Voting Rights Act, the court cleared the way for Alabama to use a map preferred by Republicans that eliminates a majority-Black district.
nyti.ms
June 3, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The Supreme Court just gave Alabama the green light to erase a majority-Black congressional district again.The fight for free, fair, and accessible elections is not abstract. It is about whether Black communities can choose leaders who represent us. Vigilance + movement building at every level now.
Cause Flock cameras ARE trash so this seems appropriate. Flock cameras perpetuate police violence, surveillance and are riddled with security breaches. The amount of money communities spend on these weapons of mass surveillance could be used to actually serve the communities.
The city of Dayton, Ohio has covered its Flock cameras with black trash bags in part because police are unsure whether the cameras are still active and the city also doesn’t seem to know whether it is allowed to take the cameras down. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/cities-are-c...
May 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Cause Flock cameras ARE trash so this seems appropriate. Flock cameras perpetuate police violence, surveillance and are riddled with security breaches. The amount of money communities spend on these weapons of mass surveillance could be used to actually serve the communities.
The repeated abuse, harm& neglect in these TX schools didn't have to happen. School police continue to show us who they are by abusing young people and sucking up precious resources for communities. #PoliceFreeSchools interactive-server.newsdev.nytimes.com/share/36804c...
Texas School Police Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Tasered Students
School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, our investigation shows.
interactive-server.newsdev.nytimes.com
May 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The repeated abuse, harm& neglect in these TX schools didn't have to happen. School police continue to show us who they are by abusing young people and sucking up precious resources for communities. #PoliceFreeSchools interactive-server.newsdev.nytimes.com/share/36804c...
We must demand an end to the crises-inducing policing, and end a decade of community suffering support by DC Mayor Bowser. Learn where we have won and the work left to do in DC and beyond. Hear from @advancementproject.org and @factsandfire.bsky.social below.
advancementproject.org/perspectives/
advancementproject.org/perspectives/
Perspectives - Advancement Project
advancementproject.org
May 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
We must demand an end to the crises-inducing policing, and end a decade of community suffering support by DC Mayor Bowser. Learn where we have won and the work left to do in DC and beyond. Hear from @advancementproject.org and @factsandfire.bsky.social below.
advancementproject.org/perspectives/
advancementproject.org/perspectives/
More of this, please. When we see our communities being targeted, we rise up. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/b...
Judge tells ‘Broadview Six’ defendants ‘Congratulations’ and dismisses conspiracy count
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the felony conspiracy count against the remaining defendants in the “Broadview Six” case, further winnowing a politically charged prosecution that is now down to ...
www.chicagotribune.com
May 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
More of this, please. When we see our communities being targeted, we rise up. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/b...
Reposted by Carmen Daugherty
The dismantling of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we have unfinished business. This fight is ours — and we are going to finish it. Join us this Saturday in Montgomery to fight for our multiracial democracy. #DayOfAction #VotingRights
All Roads Lead to the South — National Day of Action for Voting Rights
The voting rights they marched for are being stripped away right now. We're going back. Are you coming?
allroadsleadtothesouth.com
May 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The dismantling of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we have unfinished business. This fight is ours — and we are going to finish it. Join us this Saturday in Montgomery to fight for our multiracial democracy. #DayOfAction #VotingRights
Yesterday, @advancementproject.org and the NAACP filed an amicus brief standing with the millions of Virginians whose votes are at risk of being erased after the VA Supreme Court nullified the April redistricting referendum. Read the full press release here:
advancementproject.org/news/naacp-a...
advancementproject.org/news/naacp-a...
NAACP & Advancement Project File Brief in Support of Virginians after State Supreme Court Nullifies Redistricting Referendum - Advancement Project
advancementproject.org
May 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Yesterday, @advancementproject.org and the NAACP filed an amicus brief standing with the millions of Virginians whose votes are at risk of being erased after the VA Supreme Court nullified the April redistricting referendum. Read the full press release here:
advancementproject.org/news/naacp-a...
advancementproject.org/news/naacp-a...
The dismantling of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we have unfinished business. This fight is ours — and we are going to finish it. Join us. #DayOfAction #VotingRights
May 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The dismantling of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we have unfinished business. This fight is ours — and we are going to finish it. Join us. #DayOfAction #VotingRights