"Clawing back corruptly obtained money may be the most viable approach for effective accountability." Noah Bookbinder and Protect Democracy's @justinflorence.bsky.social cover the keys to an anti-corruption agenda. Read their piece for @justsecurity.org ⬇️

Getting Our Money Back Will Be Key to Addressing Corruption

Clawing back corruptly obtained money may be the most viable approach for effective accountability and anti-corruption enforcement.

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Young Americans aren’t asking for a return to the politics of the past—many don't even remember what came before. Read Tova Kaplan's take on her generation’s role in the midterms and shaping something better than "normal." https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/a-politics-beyond-normal

How do you define 'normal' when Donald Trump has dominated almost your entire political memory? Tova Kaplan looks at how young voters, long starved of political hope, are building it on their own terms. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/a-politics-beyond-normal

Honoring veterans is about more than just saying “thank you for your service and sacrifices.” Zachary West, Fletcher Tove, and Kyle Miller outline five reforms the incoming Congress should pursue in the next NDAA to restore a nonpartisan military. https://protdem.org/3WxjIcx

How Congress can reverse the politicization of the military

This Veterans Day, the NDAA provides a clear path to restoring guardrails

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Every vote deserves to be counted and right now, that work is happening in canvass and certification meetings across the country. From signing up as a nonpartisan canvass observer to attending a local certification meeting, you can support the certification process, find out how ⬇️

Observe and support the certification process

These concrete actions are a tangible way to push back against abuses of power and create something better.

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Across the country, journalists are facing threats, arrests and violence for keeping the public informed. @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social is one of them. That’s why she is partnering with @pressfreedomtracker.us, @pressfreedom.bsky.social, and @protectdemocracy.org to document these stories. Watch:

What do we do with this historic victory? https://bit.ly/4sPBPpS @amandacarpenter.bsky.social of @protectdemocracy.org stopped by Lincoln Square to explain how to win real reforms after the Bluenami | Subscribe to watch ElectionMaxxing with @themaxburns.bsky.social

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How did we win on Nov. 3? And what do we do with this historic victory?

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A focus on clawing back ill-gotten gains through civil cases may be the most viable approach to accountability for high-level government corruption, write Noah Bookbinder and Justin Florence.

Getting Our Money Back Will Be Key to Addressing Corruption

Clawing back corruptly obtained money may be the most viable approach for effective accountability and anti-corruption enforcement.

justsecurity.org

Veterans Zachary West, Fletcher Tove, and Kyle Miller reflect on what it really means to honor those who serve — including working to ensure future generations inherit a military worthy of their service. Read their piece here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-congre...

How Congress can reverse the politicization of the military

This Veterans Day, the NDAA provides a clear path to restoring guardrails

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Voters demanded a system change and now, we could be on the verge of implementing one simple (but major) change to end gerrymandering for good — no constitutional amendment required. Farbod Faraji explains: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/video-how-congress-can-use-math-to

VIDEO: How Congress can use math to make gerrymandering impossible

See with your own eyes why a proportional system *can’t* be gerrymandered

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Our work doesn’t end on Election Day. Right now, election officials are counting ballots, reviewing provisional ballots, and preparing to certify results — a thorough, time-tested process that takes days or weeks. Find out how to support the certification process here: https://protdem.org/4zaM8GQ

Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Between 2024 and 2026, 34.8 million Americans—about 1 in 10—were forced into a new congressional district because of mid-decade redistricting. What if we could erase the power of gerrymandering entirely? 👇

Taking power back from autocrats without reform is just a recipe for recurrence. @ianbassin.bsky.social outlines the four areas the pro-democracy movement must focus on to build a 21st democracy. Read his full analysis here: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-we-beat-a-royal-flush

How we beat a royal flush

The long game, past and future

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NEW: So how did we do it? @ianbassin.bsky.social details the winning pro-democracy strategy and the four things we're focusing on to build a democracy of tomorrow. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-we-beat-a-royal-flush

Election teams are still hard at work verifying every single ballot through the canvass and certification stages. Check out this breakdown of how the process actually unfolds ⬇️ https://protectdemocracy.org/work/what-to-expect-during-the-2026-election-season/#timeline

What to expect during the 2026 election season

The last four months have seen the president's election interference strategy accelerate, even as resistance to that strategy has kept pace.

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Our election system is intentionally decentralized so there is no single point of failure or single power to dictate outcomes. Make sure your networks know the facts. Repost this and get our full breakdown of the 2026 landscape here: https://protdem.org/47L4Utb

Dedicated people did the unglamorous, exhausting work to avert an election crisis. We are incredibly thankful for everyone’s dedication to that cause. Now, we look towards accountability: ❌ Dismantle the tools of executive overreach ❌ Root out systemic corruption ❌ Enact reforms

The midterm repudiation wasn’t an accident

We won the night — now we make sure we never go back

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Since accurate counting takes time, expect bad actors to try turning suspense into suspicion around steps like certification. Like a scorekeeper tallying points, certifying officials tally votes — they don't pick winners. Keep track of what comes after election day: https://protdem.org/4A0cyMa

Now what? As election workers continue counting, verifying and curing ballots, here's a quick breakdown of how results become official. Plus, what happens if someone tries to stand in the way. Get the facts ⬇️

Election certification, explained

Election certification is the process through which the canvass – the process of ensuring that every ballot is accounted for – is concluded.

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Election workers have been doing their jobs in the face of threats and attacks, all while keeping their promise: every eligible voter will have access to the ballot box, every valid ballot will be counted, and the certified results will reflect the will of the voters. Thank you, #ElectionHeroes!

"It's why I remain optimistic that we are turning a corner in this country." WATCH: @ianbassin.bsky.social joined @nicollewallace.bsky.social to discuss how a broad, diverse coalition across the country built a pro-democracy movement capable of delivering this moment.

Really important piece from @rickhasen.bsky.social this morning. This was not foreordained. It took work to defend our democracy that was years in the making. And in the end, the American people once again proved the ultimate check on autocracy. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Our Democracy Was Hanging by a Thread. Here’s the Real Reason It Held. (Gift Article)

About last night.

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This wasn't an accident. Watch: Alison Hirsh breaks down what the pro-democracy public is celebrating and how we hold the government accountable moving forward.

"A free and fair election means that we don’t know, that we cannot know, in advance what the results will be....the American people are making a choice, and no one gets to tell them what choice to make." Read our round up of resources ⬇️

The uncertainty is what we’re fighting for

Democracy means not knowing what tomorrow will bring

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"This incoming majority has a mandate for total accountability...We won the night — now we make sure we never go back." Read @amandacarpenter.bsky.social's briefing on the pro-democracy coalition's victory and our road ahead. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-midterm-repudiation-wasnt-an

What to do if you witness or encounter threats at the polls? Or see inflammatory election news online? Take a beat before spreading it on social media.

If some races aren’t called right away, it’s not evidence of interference or problems with the process. It’s what we expect. Protect Democracy's Christian Johnson, Machine Learning Engineer and Clint Swift, Data Scientist crunched the numbers. https://protdem.org/47WG6hY

Early election returns are an incomplete snapshot, not the final result. Counting will continue so officials can verify every valid ballot during the official canvass period and ultimately, the certification of results. Quick overview of the process here: https://protdem.org/4A0cyMa

“I'm feeling quite confident right now that his playbook of: Deceive, Disrupt, and Deny the elections is failing at every turn.” WATCH: @ianbassin.bsky.social shares his optimism that the will of voters will prevail in these midterm elections.

Check out our Election Day roundup of: ✔️ How our elections work ✔️ Resources for those working and defending elections ✔️ Actions we can *still* take in moments like these https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-uncertainty-is-what-were-fighting

The uncertainty is what we’re fighting for

Democracy means not knowing what tomorrow will bring

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