Anna Pacilio

media director @DemocracyFwd. alum: @reproforall, @EMILYsList, @BetoORourke, @RepVeasey, @pewtrusts, Sunshine Sachs. She/Her

[Democracy Forward @DemocracyFwd]

DHS is refusing to release records about an unlawful anti-protester database designed to punish people for exercising their First Amendment rights – a tactic that ICE agents have been threatening protesters with for months.

We're suing on behalf of @theintercept to expose the truth.

[Skye Perryman (she/her) @SkyePerryman]

We’ve been told it can’t be done over and over. No offense but… we keep winning. The lesson: if you don’t fight, you can’t win.

@weeknightmsnow @SymoneDSanders @DemocracyFwd

[Democracy Forward @DemocracyFwd]

BREAKING: We just won a court order blocking the Trump-Vance admin’s attempt to haphazardly consolidate Americans’ sensitive data into a massive government database.

This protects millions from baseless investigations and unlawful voter roll purges – a critical win for voting rights.

[Skye Perryman (she/her) @SkyePerryman]

If you can say it on TV, you should say it in court.

[Senator Alex Padilla @SenAlexPadilla]

No money for January 6th rioters –– not now, not ever. 

Glad to see this decision come down from a federal judge in the @DemocracyFwd case that temporarily blocks any payouts from Trump’s slush fund paid for by taxpayer dollars, but it isn’t enough. 

That’s why I introduced a bill that would permanently prevent payouts of any kind from going to January 6thinsurrectionists.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Good. Kudos to @DemocracyFwd.

[NOTUS @NOTUSreports]

The Star launches in June with dramatically expanded coverage of Washington politics and policy — and new coverage of D.C. itself. The District isn’t just the place where politics happens. It’s home to the people who pull the levers of power. It’s where they live and work and commute and eat and vote and navigate the unique intersection of politics and real life.

The Star will cover all of it, from Donald Trump’s stamp on the District to the ambitions of its first new mayor in more than a decade. Who’s wielding power in D.C.? What’s driving them? What impact are they having on housing, schools, transportation and the District’s neighborhoods? What’s next for Home Rule? For statehood? And will the Nationals ever be good again?

We’ll do it with the same rigor we bring to our coverage of national politics and policy, and we’ll do it with the best local reporting team in D.C. We’re excited to announce the start of that team today — veteran journalists you know and trust, plus newcomers who will bring fresh eyes to the vibrant and sometimes vexing place we all call home.

[Skye Perryman (she/her) @SkyePerryman]

Today’s unanimous ruling is another major victory for transparency and the rule of law.

We at @DemocracyFwd will continue fighting to ensure that the admin cannot operate these facilities in secrecy – especially as reports of overcrowding, abuse, and deaths in custody continue to grow.

[Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein]

JUST IN: DC Cir, 3-0, denies Trump admin request to pause lower court ruling that immigration detention facilities allow zero-notice visits by lawmakers. Pillard/Wilkins (Obama), Rao (Trump). Rao writes solo, saying Trump likely to win but no harm shown https://t.co/VuPOnBLsiZ

[Democracy Forward @DemocracyFwd]

Donald Trump wants to claim one of the only publicly accessible and affordable golf courses in D.C. for himself. We’re in court to keep this park open to all.

CEO @SkyePerryman joins @weeknightmsnow discuss.

[NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR]

Applications are open through June 12 for The New York Times Corps. It’s a talent-mentorship program for college students pursuing journalism to receive career guidance from @nytimes journalists. https://t.co/HRIIfucZxC

[🦅 Freddy 🇺🇸 Brewster 🦅 @freddy_brewster]

Documents obtained by @LeverNews show how an AI program designed for "regulation extermination" was pitched to gov't employees & trained on nine criteria to eliminate regulations that posed high costs on businesses or used "race-based classifications"

With @lukewgoldstein

[Dan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer]

1. Personal Announcement: After years of hearing from local candidates, grassroots organizers, and others who rely on @PodSaveAmerica and my newsletter for messaging advice because they can't afford a consultant, I decided to do something about it. Introducing Message Box Pro.

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

And .. here come the Freedom of Information Act requests for Kash Patel records

DC watchdog group Democracy Forward has formally requested Patel's calendars & any messages from security detail that include words "drinking", "hungover", "inebriated"

https://t.co/cyKtVxXNOw

[Skye Perryman (she/her) @SkyePerryman]

The president’s executive order defies both the law and reality. This order is unlawful and would have disastrous consequences for workers doing the public’s business throughout the country and the people they serve.

So we sued.
https://t.co/tpaIp2BwLn

[Grace Panetta @grace_panetta]

Exclusive: new research from @NWDefenseLeague, shared first with The 19th, has tracked 30 allegations of workplace sexual misconduct against members of Congress made since 2006 — a number the report’s authors say is likely 3-4x higher in reality https://t.co/VJryh99n74

[Leigh Ann Caldwell @LACaldwellDC]

In the week after Swalwell's and Gonzales' resignations, aides are reconsidering the amount of abuse in their offices.
The Office of Congressional Conduct reported 8,400 submissions containing information regarding allegations of misconduct or requests for information about accountability procedures in the latter half of last year alone.
https://t.co/ML7DOzwNOC

[Nina Heller @_ninaheller]

Hill staff past and present: I’d like to speak with you about misconduct on on Capitol Hill.

@rollcall intends to keep covering this issue because we know it doesn’t go away when the news cycle moves on.

Signal: ninaheller.18
Email: [email protected]
DMs are open too

[Emily Brooks @emilybrooksnews]

NEW: The House Ethics Committee says it has initiated investigations in 20 matters involving allegations of sexual misconduct by a member since 2017.

Plus, it releases a list of all publicly disclosed matters involving alleged sexual misconduct it investigated -- which lists 15 instances since 2017, implying 5 investigations that have not been made public

+ Lengthy, rare statement from the House Ethics Committee that comes in wake of Swalwell, Gonzales resignations

"Whenever the Committee found a Member to have engaged in or fostered an environment where sexual misconduct took place, the Committee released its findings."

"Some sexual misconduct matters that the Committee may have otherwise reviewed were removed from the Committee’s jurisdiction by the subject’s resignation, retirement, or departure from House employment."

[Valerie Yurk @valerie_yurk]

Congressional staffers: I am staying on the workplace harassment story. I don't intend to move on.

I would love to chat with you — Signal valerieyurk.40 and DMs are open.