Austin Weatherford · [email protected]

September 1, 2026 at 9:54 AM

Nobody’s counting the chickens

View this post on the web at [link removed] When corrupt officials think no one is watching, our movement is. $ from paid subscriptions helps hold the powerful accountable to the rule of law! Every year, a small federal office most have never heard of sends a questionnaire to more than 140 agenc…

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September 1, 2026 at 9:54 AM

Nobody’s counting the chickens

View this post on the web at [link removed] When corrupt officials think no one is watching, our movement is. $ from paid subscriptions helps hold the powerful accountable to the rule of law! Every year, a small federal office most have never heard of sends a questionnaire to more than 140 agenc…

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August 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM

Elections Gone Postal!

View this post on the web at [link removed] This critical work to block the President’s absurd election sabotage is fueled by readers like you. We send the $ from paid subscriptions directly to front line litigators! On Monday, the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration something it had bee…

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August 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM

Elections Gone Postal!

View this post on the web at [link removed] This critical work to block the President’s absurd election sabotage is fueled by readers like you. We send the $ from paid subscriptions directly to front line litigators! On Monday, the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration something it had bee…

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August 22, 2026 at 9:55 AM

Wrecking Balls and Ballrooms

View this post on the web at [link removed] $ from paid subscriptions goes directly to the cause. Together, we’re making a big difference in so many different lawsuits across America. A wrecking ball swung into the East Wing of the White House in October 2025, and with it went more than just the…

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August 22, 2026 at 9:55 AM

Wrecking Balls and Ballrooms

View this post on the web at [link removed] $ from paid subscriptions goes directly to the cause. Together, we’re making a big difference in so many different lawsuits across America. A wrecking ball swung into the East Wing of the White House in October 2025, and with it went more than just the…

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August 18, 2026 at 9:59 AM

People keep asking me who wins in November

View this post on the web at [link removed] Paid subscriptions fuel the vital litigation (and necessary preparation for more) that is needed to protect our elections and voter freedoms. Thank you! During the 2024 election, Donald Trump made two promises that people remember: 1) prices would come…

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August 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM

We can't rely on elections alone to save us

View this post on the web at [link removed] $ from paid subscriptions is invested directly into the lawsuits that make this good news possible. It’s that easy for you to own a piece of this victory, too. Join us! Have you been to a naturalization ceremony? I haven’t and I worked in Congress for …

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August 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM

The race to inoculate the country

View this post on the web at [link removed] Earlier this week I wrote about conservative provocateur and Trump-whisperer Laura Loomer [ [link removed] ] standing in a Kyiv bomb shelter, telling the Associated Press that Russian propaganda had bamboozeled her. Loomer’s acknowledgment confirmed wha…

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July 28, 2026 at 9:55 AM

Bamboozled

View this post on the web at [link removed] Last week, Laura Loomer went to Kyiv. If her name means nothing to you, you should know it means a great deal to a few million people online. Loomer is a highly controversial right-wing activist who built a career out of confrontation — from spreading …

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July 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM

The draft executive orders you aren't supposed to see

View this post on the web at [link removed] We don’t keep paid subscription $ - we rush it to support litigation fighting FOR our freedom to vote and AGAINST authoritarianism. Thursday night, the President gave a primetime address about the upcoming midterm elections. He did exactly what we’ve …

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July 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM

The hardest part of coming home

View this post on the web at [link removed] $ from paid subscriptions is rushed to critical litigation defending the rule of law, preserving our voting freedoms, and fighting abuses of power. Thanks for building with us! Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opens nationwide Friday, and I can’t wait t…

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July 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM

What the Storm Left Us ⛈️

View this post on the web at [link removed] A few nights ago, from a damp field in rural Virginia about an hour outside Washington, I watched my seven-year-old daughter look at the sky the way you only get to a few times in a lifetime. Both her hands were wrapped around mine, an expression of awe…

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July 1, 2026 at 9:51 AM

What do the latest SCOTUS rulings mean for our democracy?

View this post on the web at [link removed] BY TREVOR POTTER This movement played a key role in funding advocacy before the Supreme Court that secured several favorable decisions. Thank you for supporting this critical work with your subscriptions and donations! In the last week of its term, th…

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June 24, 2026 at 9:49 AM

Racing Away From Ruin

View this post on the web at [link removed] Voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around. Sounds simple enough — like an idea we could ALL get behind. Yet today, we are watching our political parties drive us down a road to ruin, racing to see who can rig the system the fastes…

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June 18, 2026 at 9:16 AM

Rule of Trump vs Rule of Law

View this post on the web at [link removed] 100% of $ from paid subscriptions is donated to support Campaign Legal Center’s litigation to defend the Rule of Law and our Freedom to Vote. Join the movement! There is a quiet, insidious transition taking place in American life — one that we cannot a…

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June 9, 2026 at 8:22 AM

Joy shouldn't need a translator

View this post on the web at [link removed] Bright America is proud to be among the founding organizing leaders of the Welcome Standard initiative. BY OLIVIA TROYE I own two soccer jerseys. A green one. A blue one. Some people find that complicated. I don’t, because both of them are stitched …

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June 2, 2026 at 9:53 AM

Major Loss for Trump DOJ

View this post on the web at [link removed] Thanks to our strategic litigation partner Campaign Legal Center [ [link removed] ](CLC), a federal judge in Maine just blocked a highly coordinated, politically motivated attempt by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to build a case for mass voter purges…

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May 27, 2026 at 9:19 AM

Time to get radical?

View this post on the web at [link removed] As Memorial Day closes and summer begins, something worth noticing happens across America. Neighbors meet over backyard fences. Churches and civic groups host summer camps. Flags appear in storefronts, on porches, in parades through small towns. None of…

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May 23, 2026 at 8:10 PM

How Stephen Colbert and I Took on Big Money in Politics

View this post on the web at [link removed] BY TREVOR POTTER During a more than 40-year career holding positions such as Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chairman and president of Campaign Legal Center, the professional role that has always elicited the most interest from friends, colleagues an…

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May 19, 2026 at 10:03 AM

The Receipts of a Looted Swamp

View this post on the web at [link removed] When Donald Trump first burst onto the political scene, his most resonant battle cry was a promise to “drain the swamp,” a phrase that resonated with tens of millions of people, even those who may not have supported him. But fast-forward to May 2026, …

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May 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM

Will 'Florida Man' win his Race to the Bottom?

View this post on the web at [link removed] Lawsuits like this one are fueled by paid subscriptions. Thank you for supporting the army of lawyers fighting in court for us. This is a battle for the very soul of representation in Florida. They are redrawing the lines again, and this time, they are…

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May 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM

What’s next after a devastating voting rights ruling by SCOTUS?

View this post on the web at [link removed] The gutting of the Voting Rights Act makes our freedoms more vulnerable than ever. We cannot give up the fight! $ from paid subscriptions goes to fund the lawyers defending our sacred rights. For more than a decade, legal experts and court watchers hav…

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May 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM

A New Fight for an Old Right

View this post on the web at [link removed] Six decades ago, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 transformed American democracy from a theoretical ideal into a functional reality. It did not arrive as a gift. It was a hard-won victory forged in the crucible of Selma and Birmingham. It was the response…

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April 28, 2026 at 9:19 AM

"It's the CULTURE, stupid"

View this post on the web at [link removed] In 2006, I was a young staffer on Capitol Hill watching the Iraq War unravel in real time. The costs were mounting, the justifications were shifting, and back home, the Abramoff and DeLay scandals were exposing a web of corruption so brazen it was impo…

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April 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM

Greatest heist in American history, happening right now

View this post on the web at [link removed] Paid subscribers help fund robust legal challenges to unprecedented abuses of power. Thank you for being with us! We are currently witnessing what might be the most audacious raid on the American Treasury in the history of the Republic. With all the ca…

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April 18, 2026 at 10:02 AM

Holding ICE accountable in court

View this post on the web at [link removed] Litigation is difficult and expensive, but with a weak Congress, it is the only way to defend our freedoms from abuses of power. $ from paid subscribers is rushed to fund critical cases. A fundamental American right is being tested. While exercising th…

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April 14, 2026 at 9:46 AM

The Myth of the Divine Executive

View this post on the web at [link removed] Over the weekend, Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus. The backlash from his own religious allies was so swift that he did something we rarely see: he deleted the post. While the incident was mocked as another “Trump be…

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April 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM

Why the New Anti-Voter Executive Order Is Unconstitutional

View this post on the web at [link removed] BY TREVOR POTTER During President Donald Trump’s second term in office, his administration has consistently sought to unconstitutionally extend executive branch power in ways that dictate who can vote in our elections and how elections are administered…

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April 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM

"Deja Vu All Over Again"

View this post on the web at [link removed] Despite it feeling like Groundhog Day on repeat, our movement is fueling the fight to keep our voting freedoms. Join us! If you feel like we’ve been here before, it’s because we have. In March 2025, the Trump administration attempted to illegally rewr…

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April 2, 2026 at 9:19 AM

Trump's brazen new power grab

View this post on the web at [link removed] We keep winning because good people like you invest in saving our freedom to vote. $ from paid subscriptions is rushed to the lawyers on the front lines. In America, we the voters pick our leaders. And yet, this simple idea that has guided our democra…

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March 28, 2026 at 10:09 AM

Can you remain a voter?

View this post on the web at [link removed] In a healthy democracy, the government’s job is to make sure every eligible citizen can cast a ballot. But lately, we’ve seen a troubling trend: states using “faulty data” to quietly remove thousands of eligible Americans from the voter rolls. This wee…

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March 24, 2026 at 10:09 AM

A Corruption Crisis of Epic Proportions

View this post on the web at [link removed] Bright America is proud to donate our paid subscriptions to the urgent, vital litigation of Campaign Legal Center. It’s never been more important for each of us to do our part. BY TREVOR POTTER When the story of Donald Trump’s second presidential term…

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March 21, 2026 at 10:19 AM

Why Building Beats Shouting

View this post on the web at [link removed] Cynicism is the easiest thing in the world to sell. It’s loud, it’s cheap, and it’s remarkably addictive. If you spend twenty minutes on a digital feed or watching a cable news broadcast, you’ll be convinced that the American project is a rusted-out mac…

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March 17, 2026 at 9:19 AM

How the SAVE Act actually seeks to destroy

View this post on the web at [link removed] We will continue to fight for every American’s right to vote. $ from paid subscriptions helps push back against unprecedented abuses of power. Join us today. If you were relying on President Trump and his allies for information about the state of our n…

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March 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM

Flying High on Your Dime

View this post on the web at [link removed] American democracy is facing a multi-front battle — among them, rampant corruption at the highest levels of government. And while this movement is primarily focused on ensuring free and fair midterm elections and preventing authoritarianism from taking …

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March 7, 2026 at 10:23 AM

One thing almost every American agrees on

View this post on the web at [link removed] Americans want radical transparency. We’ll keep shining a light and pushing for solutions. If you’re anything like me, when election season rolls around, and you’re inundated with just a ridiculous volume of mail, TV, and digital ads, you start wonder …

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March 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM

Who authorized this?

View this post on the web at [link removed] I spent eighteen years on Capitol Hill. I served as chief of staff to a congressman most would call a “hawk.” He took hard votes — even unpopular ones — and had strong opinions in support of America’s role in the world through diplomacy and, yes, throu…

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February 27, 2026 at 10:16 AM

One Senator's $700k Afterparty

View this post on the web at [link removed] Paid subscriptions help fund the accountability needed when our leaders abuse the power and privilege entrusted to them. Kyrsten Sinema, the former U.S. Senator for Arizona, left the Senate in January 2025 with $4.2 million in her campaign account. Don…

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February 24, 2026 at 10:19 AM

Ultimate Victory in Redistricting!

View this post on the web at [link removed] $ from paid subscriptions goes toward the heroic legal challenges that make REAL victories like this possible. In 2018, Utah voters made a clear demand — they passed Proposition 4, a statewide ballot initiative that banned partisan gerrymandering and c…

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February 21, 2026 at 10:35 AM

Garbage in, garbage out

View this post on the web at [link removed] Consider a paid subscription. All $ goes toward the high-stakes litigation that can help save our country from unprecedented abuses of power. The American constitutional order rests on a premise so foundational it rarely gets articulated: Citizens must…

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February 17, 2026 at 10:13 AM

From Hunter Biden to J6ers

View this post on the web at [link removed] For too long, the presidential pardon power has drifted from its constitutional purpose as an instrument of mercy to a tool of political convenience and personal protection. It is a flaw in our system that has allowed presidents of both parties to place…

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February 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM

Eyes Wide Shut: From Crypto Wallets to Epstein Files

View this post on the web at [link removed] We won’t stop shining a light on the corruption and conflicts of interest that cause Americans to lose faith in our government - until they’re head accountable. There is a dangerous cynicism settling deeper and deeper into the American electorate. It i…

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February 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM

The Wolf at the Ballot Box

View this post on the web at [link removed] Help us keep the wolves away from our voting booths. Paid subscriptions fund legal challenges to keep us safe. In Washington, the most dangerous bills often wear the most patriotic names. Case in point: the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility” Act —…

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February 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM

Unsubscribe from Autocracy

View this post on the web at [link removed] The coup this time isn’t loud. It isn’t starting with shattered glass or a mob on the Capitol steps. It is quieter, colder, and far more dangerous. It is arriving in the form of a subpoena, a database query, and a federal agent standing in the back of…

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February 4, 2026 at 10:19 AM

Can our democracy survive another 250 years?

View this post on the web at [link removed] BY TREVOR POTTER This year, America will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The question we should ask: What are we commemorating beyond the decision by a group of delegates to a Continental Congress to decla…

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January 31, 2026 at 10:14 AM

The good news your need this morning

View this post on the web at [link removed] It’s easy to feel like the demolition of our democratic norms is inevitable — that the administration will simply create an illegal or unconstitutional (or both!) executive order and “rewrite” the laws of our republic. But today, I have good news: Our …

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January 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM

The Minneapolis Awakening

View this post on the web at [link removed] We rush $ from paid subscriptions to an army of lawyers challenging the government’s abuses of power. Join us. They thought they could act in the dark. They thought that by labeling a nurse a “domestic terrorist,” “gunman,” and “would-be assassin,” the…

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January 22, 2026 at 10:19 AM

History as Prophecy

View this post on the web at [link removed] We must not become allergic to hope. It’s what will get us through this dark chapter and to a Bright America. It is easy to look at the state of our democracy — the gridlock, the shattered norms, the attacks on the rule of law — and conclude that the A…

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January 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM

Will the Supreme Court silence millions of voters?

View this post on the web at [link removed] Defending voting rights is at the core of saving democracy. Paid subscriptions are rushed to high-impact litigation doing exactly that. Democracy is often viewed as a series of grand gestures — rallies, debates, and the final tally on election night. B…

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