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 Trumps 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 Musks 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/

NJCher
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has taken an influencer-like approach to promoting his offices 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 presidents 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
(39,531 posts)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
(39,531 posts)Is support these sites! Go to them, listen, comment!!
And most important of all: refer others to them!!
BumRushDaShow
(149,992 posts)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.
FakeNoose
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NJCher
(39,531 posts)and tell them BlueSky!!