📢 Protect Democracy News — November 29, 2025 | Updates and Actions You Can Take Today
🗽News & Actions: November 29, 2025. Our rights, freedoms, rule of law, & democracy must be protected. Read the latest updates & join the movement to hold our leaders accountable to the people's will.
Every action counts in the fight to protect our rights and freedoms. Today in Protect Democracy we’re featuring November 29, 2025 news and critical calls-to-action. Freedom is a daily act of advocacy and holding our leaders accountable to the will of the people.
Together, we can realize a democracy that represents, reflects, and responds to all of us.
🗳️ For too long, billionaires, special interests, and voter suppression schemes have drowned out the voices of everyday Americans—especially in Black and Brown communities.
Now, our democracy faces a full-blown assault. The MAGA agenda is working to dismantle our institutions, weaken the rule of law, and strip away the very rights that guarantee every voice is heard and every vote counts.
We can’t afford to sit back. It’s time to rise up—to defend our rights, protect our freedoms, and reclaim power for the people. Join us to hold leaders accountable, fight back against authoritarianism, and mobilize voters to protect democracy.
Protect Democracy - News Briefs
🗳️ Judges allow North Carolina to use Republican-drawn congressional map
A federal three-judge panel cleared a redrawn congressional map in North Carolina that is designed to flip the state’s only currently competitive seat to Republican control for the 2026 midterms. The plan targets a historically Black district held by a Democrat, threatening decades of consistent representation for communities of color. Civil-rights advocates warn it undermines fair representation and may violate the principles of the Voting Rights Act. — The Guardian
✅ The Georgia election interference case against Trump and others has been dropped
A judge formally dropped the high-profile Georgia racketeering case against former President Trump and several allies, ending the final criminal effort tied to the 2020 election interference allegations. The decision came after the original prosecutor, Fani Willis, was disqualified and no replacement was willing to continue the case. Legal experts say the dismissal raises serious questions about accountability for election subversion. — NPR
🔄 Bowing to Trump pressure, Indiana Republicans reconsider redistricting
Republican lawmakers in Indiana announced plans to revisit their congressional map under pressure from Trump, opening the door to mid-cycle redrawing that could shift political power. The reversal comes after pushback over earlier proposals and signals increasing vulnerability to top-down party control rather than community representation. Advocacy groups caution the move threatens electoral fairness and could disenfranchise voters. — HuffPost
📞 ‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call
A leaked call involving Trump envoy Steve Witkoff — reportedly discussing Russia-Ukraine policy — has triggered bipartisan outrage, with lawmakers demanding his dismissal and labeling him a traitor. The controversy underscores deep concern that U.S. foreign policy is being shaped through back-channel dealings rather than transparent, democratic processes. Many fear the incident shows growing influence of foreign interests over domestic political decisions. — The Guardian
🗳️ Retirees Are Volunteering to Save Democracy — And It’s Changing Their Health
A new study shows that older Americans who volunteer in democracy-related work — including election staffing, voter outreach, and civic engagement — experience significant improvements in mental and physical health. Researchers found heightened purpose, reduced loneliness, and greater overall well-being among retirees who engaged in this work during high-stress election cycles. The findings suggest that defending democracy may offer powerful personal benefits while strengthening civic infrastructure. — Mother Jones
💥 Urgent Calls to Action to Protect Democracy:
Click here to tell Speaker Johnson: Denounce Trump’s Death Threats Against Dems
Click here to Tell Congress: Investigate ICE’s “Mass Surveillance Network”
Click here to sign our petition to Congress: Protect the Oath: Reject Presidential Intimidation Now.
Click here to Tell the Six Democrats Trump Threatened: We Have Your Back
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Click here to Stop Skyrocketing Costs and Chaos — Pass Medicare for All
Click here to Tell NBC: Stand With Seth Meyers — Don’t Let Trump Kill Free Speech
Click here to Reverse SNAP Cuts
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For almost 250 years, democracy has been the beating heart of America — a promise built not by kings or billionaires, but by ordinary people: our friends, our families, our coworkers, and our communities. It’s the teacher shaping young minds, the nurse caring for neighbors, the worker keeping our cities running, and the voter who believes their voice still matters. Power belongs to the people, and this is why we must protect democracy with everything we have — because when we defend it, we’re defending each other, our shared freedoms, and the generations who will inherit the country we build together.
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How do we fight Fascism?
Hope
Hope is a powerful weapon against fascism, serving as both a shield and a rallying cry in the face of fear and oppression. While fascism thrives on division, despair, and apathy, hope inspires unity, action, and resilience. Hope empowers us to envision a society built on equality, justice, and freedom, motivating us to take meaningful steps to protect these values.
Respect
Respect is a formidable weapon against fascism, countering its foundation of hatred and dehumanization with dignity and inclusivity. By leading with respect, we create a society where collaboration and compassion overpower fear and division, rendering fascism powerless in the face of unity.
Unity
Unity is one of the most powerful weapons against fascism, as it dismantles the divide-and-conquer tactics that authoritarian regimes rely on to maintain power.
🗽The strength of a nation is not its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them. - Gene Roddenberry
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Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests), People Power United
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