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BumRushDaShow

(149,992 posts)
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:56 PM Wednesday

Dem attorneys general use new media to mount Trump resistance

Source: The Hill

04/02/25 7:55 AM ET


Court proceedings might often unfold behind closed doors, but the Democratic attorneys general challenging President Trump’s expansive agenda want to bring their work to your feed. Democratic attorneys general are turning to new media to mount their resistance to Trump 2.0, using untraditional means to win in the court of public opinion while waging legal battles in courtrooms across the country.

“This is an opportunity for us to ensure that the federal government is held to account when they violate the rights of our respective states and the residents of our states,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel told The Hill, citing the burst of legal fights brought by attorneys general. “We just thought it was more important than ever to make sure that people are understanding, like, ‘What does an attorney general even do?’”

At least nine legal challenges to major Trump administration actions have been brought by coalitions of Democratic attorneys general across the country, targeting federal aid freezes, efforts to nullify birthright citizenship, mass government worker layoffs and Elon Musk’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Meanwhile, the top state legal officers have flooded online platforms with their victories, swipes at Trump and pleas to keep the faith while lengthy litigation moves through the notoriously sluggish judiciary. “Legal processes are slow, complex and opaque,” said Ioana Literat, a professor at the Teachers College of Columbia University who studies online political expression. “So, these efforts then show a growing recognition that legal resistance … must also be culturally legible.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5226682-dem-attorneys-general-new-media/

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Dem attorneys general use new media to mount Trump resistance (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP
take a look at their efforts!! NJCher Wednesday #1
Link to Pantsuits & Lawsuits NJCher Wednesday #2
AGs Using Social Media NJCher Wednesday #3
article on how Dems are learning to use social media NJCher Wednesday #4
One of the best things we can do as Dems NJCher Wednesday #5
I know that many DUers complain about "Democrats doing nothing" BumRushDaShow Wednesday #7
Great idea, as long as they stay away from the Xwitter cesspool FakeNoose Wednesday #6
I will contact them NJCher Wednesday #8

NJCher

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3. AGs Using Social Media
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:11 PM
Wednesday

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has taken an influencer-like approach to promoting his office’s work. On his official social media, he shares selfie-style videos from parked cars or on neighborhood walks while detailing efforts to combat the White House.

In one video, he describes finishing a soccer game with “no pulled hammies, no broken ribs, no hurt knees or ankles” and then shouts out law firms for “boldly and courageously fighting back” against Trump. He gets “fresh air and some sun” in another, while reflecting on the president’s tendency to do “what he wants, when he wants, how he wants.”

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Rob has the full complement of social media, including Facebook and X, which I will not link for obvious reasons. Here, however, is Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/agrobbonta/?hl=en

NJCher

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4. article on how Dems are learning to use social media
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:15 PM
Wednesday
https://apnews.com/article/democrats-influencers-digital-strategy-new-media-podcasts-04776c7db3984606289df74fbc0203c5

Makes really good points:

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Senate Democrats huddled with a dozen online progressive personalities who have millions of followers. House Democrats were introduced, without staff, to 40 content creators who Democratic leaders said could help them grow their audience online.

An earlier tutorial session in February featured online personalities like the YouTube commentator Brian Tyler Cohen.

The result has been a burst of Democratic online content, including direct-to-camera explainers in parked cars, scripted vertical videos, podcast appearances and livestreams — some topping trending charts online, others drawing mockery from liberal allies and Republicans in Congress.

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NJCher

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5. One of the best things we can do as Dems
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:16 PM
Wednesday

Is support these sites! Go to them, listen, comment!!

And most important of all: refer others to them!!

BumRushDaShow

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7. I know that many DUers complain about "Democrats doing nothing"
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:35 PM
Wednesday

or "Where are Democrats?" And those who are on social media DO see them and even try to post about it but are often dismissed because it has never been considered "legit" if something doesn't appear on the traditional M$M.

I don't have any social media accounts but will try to add info from them in posts if the info is "public", I can view the web version, and can copy/paste it.

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