This is a great example of what's called "pluralistic ignorance" -- the phenomenon whereby most people share a particular view, but they *don't think other people share it*. In this case: most people are concerned about climate change but think others aren't.

“The true value of democracy is not in one specific election or policy; it is in the fact that we, the people, always retain the opportunity — and the power — to fix our mistakes.” Amen. The Founder We Need Is the One We Don’t Remember www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/o...

Democratic innovations keep spreading that help regular people fully consider public issues and gain a stronger voice in setting the public agenda and enacting public decisions. www.linkedin.com/posts/a-few-...

Hawaii just passed the first state law in the country banning corporations from making political donations in state elections. Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it. Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win. (via @levernews.com)

China is exporting its “vast security apparatus that keeps citizens safe [but] is frequently deployed to crush political dissent.” Interesting that US’ aspiring tech oligarch Larry Ellison predicts people here will “behave” b/c surveillance will be everywhere. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/w...

New research: Public Agenda, in partnership with @snfagora.bsky.social, finds that Americans are deeply concerned about democracy, with partisan divides sharpened by Republican disagreements about presidential authority and the balance of powers. Full findings: publicagenda.org/resource/pa-...

Many agree that young men in the US are not thriving—but what do they actually think? New Public Agenda research listens to young men directly, uncovering their views on education, the economy, civic life, and more. See what we found in the full report: publicagenda.org/resource/you...

To cast doubt on election results, the Trump administration and its supporters are misconstruing declassified intelligence reports about vulnerabilities in state voter registration databases. But there’s no evidence that the systems were corrupted. bit.ly/4tjHbIM

Check it out - excited to learn about how how to mainstream #publicparticipation and #democracy with @peoplepowered.org next Tues!

To learn more about CHT’s work on “AI and What Makes Us Human,” read our Substack post: centerforhumanetechnology.substack.com/p/whats-at-s...

Read more of their thinking here: www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/05/1... And find our recent research on AI here: newpublic.org/afterthefeed

In communities across the country, we’re hearing from everyday people that they are hungry for a new way to connect with neighbors online. Our team at New_ Public, a nonprofit focused on building digital public spaces, is creating Roundabout, a new social app and website, now in closed beta. 🧵

The collapse of political belonging is reshaping democracy, Anton Cebalo argues.

How to scale democratic innovations? Read my new DemocracyNext paper, co-authored by Sammy McKinney, about "scaling catalysts" - the organisations playing a crucial role in scaling democratic innovations in their regions. www.demnext.org/projects/sca...

#cumshot #cum #facial @thepriapicknave.bsky.social

President Trump's latest voting executive order is another attempt to take over elections — power he doesn’t have. But it turns out, there are effective countermoves blunting this and other efforts to undermine elections.

From @kimlanelaw.bsky.social “lots of lessons here for the US - in particular that Magyar went to Orban strongholds for years and persuaded Orban supporters in person that their lives could be better. He knew he had the cities -- and he needed the villages to win this sort of victory.

Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich. Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else. The state of Trump's union. [@itep.org]

Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United. No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed. This is no joke. Here's how it works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1fP...

"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS

"We need an electoral system that encourages us to talk to each other again. We have options" like ranked choice voting and proportional representation. – FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter in DemocracySOS on repairing America's civic culture⬇️ democracysos.substack.com/p/stop-fight...

Every second we spend talking about 2028 is a second not spent on supporting redistricting in Virginia. It's a second we don't spend talking about 20M people who'd be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act. Let's focus on winning this fall. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/santiago...

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

Very interesting research that opens up new ways of thinking about countering the dangers we and democracy face.

Important insights in this research by my old organization, @publicagenda.bsky.social, identifying a typology of GOP voters in terms of their attitudes toward democracy. This @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social podcast discusses the findings. #democracy

Only ongoing democracy-enriching on-the-ground organizing can overcome these anti-democratic antics. Billionaires Are Swaying Elections in All Corners of America www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Lots of good substance here, but it’s beating heart is this: “Cowardice is a social virus, but courage is also contagious.” (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/o...

Agree

We can expect lots more of these democracy-corrupting corporate “investments” in the coming months. Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...

notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

Crucially, many local governments are furious with ICE over these purchases, because they were not consulted or even told. Because they are federal property now, it's taking a commercial property off the tax rolls while likely imposing dramatic additional infrastructure costs.

Take any power you have and do as much good as you can with it. This is a fine example. How a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Good job, @bradlander.bsky.social. As a fellow New Yorker, I appreciate your going to MN to support them and learn for our hometown.

Excellent, moving, with telling details: "What [the administration] discovered in the frozen North was...a real resistance, broad & organized & overwhelmingly nonviolent, the kind of movement that emerges only under sustained attacks by an oppressive state." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

About damn time... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough

Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.

Agree!

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

A new wave of Democrats is creating energy & victories by embracing economic populism. They can be even more successful, in elections & governance, if they complement a bold affordability agenda with an ambitious commitment to civic renewal & democracy reform. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/08/r...

friendly reminder that authoritarians tend to use the same playbook and there are proven strategies to resist them and save one’s country written in early 2017 by Eastern Europeans on the forefront of democratic decline, see for yourself how this aligns to the US in 2025 1/x

“The fullness of our authentic human attention, shared with others, is the power with which we make the world. It’s worth fighting for.” The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Battle for Your Attention Is Built on a Lie www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...

New essay: A new generation of Democrats is generating energy & victories with economic populism. They can be even more successful (in elections & governance) if they complement their bold affordability agenda with an ambitious civic renewal agenda. #democracy washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/08/r...

It has been The Onion's best year since we broke Watergate and subsequently, personally had Richard Nixon removed from office. I'm going to share some personal favorite stories in this thread. Please add your own, and visit the Our Annual Year recap below. theonion.com/our-annual-y...

Well said: “Each of us knows that [the Senate] doesn’t work very well right now. Each of us knows we should be taking a look in the mirror and acknowledging that lives lived in a politicized echo chamber are unworthy of a place that calls itself a deliberative body.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Democracy depends on a fearless and free press. Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media. They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.

Interesting piece calling for democracy reform and renewal in France that’s directly relevant to US. In both nations, the answer to political dysfunction and public frustration is deeper democracy and enriched citizenship, not strongman rule and ever more concentrated power. #democracy

Crucial question here: “Given that we are all, every day, imbibing madness, how do we guard our souls?” What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...