With less than 48 hour notice, roughly one hundred people showed up on a snowy Sunday, to listen to Carol Dvoor explain the emerging pattern in Flemington. Packed like sardines into several rooms, locals heard about how ICE is targeting and taking people from Flemington, and beyond, without warrants - sometimes in front of their kids. If ICE agents are not using warrants that means they truly do not know why they are taking someone other than by their appearance.
That is discrimination. That is by definition not taking criminals. That is kidnapping innocent people. Innocent men, in this week's case, men with little children at home. Children who whose fathers will simply be missing this Christmas. Children whose mothers will have no way to give comfort.
In the most serious of American terms, ICE's actions are a clear example tyranny. Because this type of "policing", the military occupation of towns and their unlawful seizures of people, was explicitly mentioned as one of our grievances against King George III in our Declaration of Independence. Take a look. That's why we have civil rights to protect us from this kind of abuse of state power. That's what makes us free.
In more recent times, the presence of armed men and women wearing masks was normal only in authoritarian police states, places we made fun of for being so savage and cruel. Now that cruelty is being normalized here. And no one with a knowledge of history, or morals, or a human heart, should be okay with this.
We passed the microphone around the room until everyone who had wanted to speak had had a chance. The frustration was beyond real. The stories told were horrific. Many are wondering what we can do in response.
Stay tuned and please share.
@ACLU@32BJNewJersey@SEIU@NAACP@IndivisibleTeam #NoKings @AndyKimNJ@WindofSpiritNJ
Win or lose on any single ballot line—we already changed the district.
And we’re just getting started.
Stay tuned. ✅
@NJYoungDems#NewJerseyDemocrats@NJDACC
If you’ve ever wondered whether getting involved actually matters—this is your proof.
Message me. Let’s speak up for the unheard, take the bullies to task, and elect serious adults.
This is how democracy is rebuilt.
#democracy#grassroots
We’re not disappearing after Election Day.
Next year, we’re:
• Challenging municipal seats
• Supporting local committees
• Training new candidates
• Expanding the base
This is long-game work.
In Warren County and Somerset County, far-right capture attempts at library commissions and boards are being beaten back. Quietly. Locally. Effectively.
#Outreach#Advocacy#StuffingEnvelopes
Unofficial results:
Citron & Powell earned 45.7% of the combined vote.
That’s a historic improvement for Democrats in LD23. This wasn’t symbolic—this was structural.
@TheDemocrats@vingopal
Running with Tyler Powell, we took on one of the most gerrymandered Republican districts in NJ—spanning Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties—and we built something real.
@NJYoungDems
This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful—for our team, our volunteers, and every supporter who helped Citron & Powell for State Assembly punch way above our weight in New Jersey Legislative District 23. 🦃⬇️
@TheDemocrats @NJLD23