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Autistic and neurodivergent people deserve far better than a government looking to prevent their existence, let alone one that will invent fictitious ways to do so that puts everyone in danger

🚨BREAKING: Missourians fighting the gerrymandered congressional map passed last week by Republican state lawmakers are laying the groundwork for a ballot referendum that could give voters the power to block the map from going into effect. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Matthew Dowd only stated what any breathing, able brained person already knew. Charlie Kirk peddled hate, racism, and sexism. @msnbc.com you made a mistake with this one. Your viewership is going to take a hit. As it should. Stand by your people. Defend their right to tell the truth. Do better.

The Supreme Court is forging an America where weighing race can be used to harm minorities, but not to protect them.

NEWS: A federal appeals court ruling upheld the law I led to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. I submitted an amicus brief to the court arguing for the constitutionality of this law. This is a major victory for seniors and affordable health care.

Catastrophic times. The set backs cant be overstated. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

I opened my own Little Free Library today ♥️ Pittsburgh friends...message me for the address!

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Reposting this for any women with ADHD living in Westchester/Hudson Valley, NY. 2 spots left! Class starts October 1st.

Bernie is right. Health care should be based on medical science. I’m glad I found out I needed a measles vaccine this summer. And it’s right to provide shingles shots to seniors and vaccines for kids. Let’s focus on health care costs instead of upending the CDC. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Dream team!

PBS News Hour is, hands down, one of the most worthwhile news programs. Support public media: www.pbs.org/passport/

“Alarm” and “concern” from Senate republicans is an old and cowardly slide show. No one is falling for this. They will not take action. It’s a fact. Let’s stop this pretense of alarm. Unconscionable. Senate Republicans express alarm over CDC Director’s firing - The Wall Street Journal

🚨BREAKING: Arizona Court of Appeals REJECTS right wing challenge to Arizona's signature matching process. Another VICTORY for my law firm's clients and the voters of Arizona. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...

🚨BREAKING: 3rd Circuit REJECTS RNC motion to pause ruling requiring Pennsylvania counties to count undated/wrongly dated ballots. This means counties cannot reject undated and wrongly dated ballots while the case continues on appeal. Congrats to our clients DSCC and DCCC!

🚨BREAKING: A leading election conspiracy theorist has been named to a new “election integrity” post at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

We need a dark comedy movie or psychological thriller starring Patrick Fischler and David Dastmalchian as brothers

I promised Texas would be sued. And I don't bluff. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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If you happen to live in or near Hudson Valley, NY, help me spread the word about my new ADHD workshop for women! Feel free to DM me for more information. #ADHD www.writerscenter.org/event-detail...

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I am aware of reports that threats were made against Texas elected officials in our state. Threats of violence will be investigated and those responsible will be held accountable. I have instructed @ilstatepolice.bsky.social to ensure we maintain public safety.

Please pay attention.👇 We cannot afford to leave our democracy in the hands of a process that requires this DOJ to act in good faith. We must act now to harden our election systems. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

NEW: The Senate just reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore and expand federal protections for our right to vote. As states continue to pass legislation that makes voting harder, it's time for our leaders to protect this essential right.

BREAKING: New documents and testimony make it clear that Emil Bove urged DOJ officials to defy court orders – then misled the Judiciary Committee about it. The facts are disqualifying. And the timeline is damning. Let's break it down. 🧵

🚨BREAKING: The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals holds that voters and private organizations can no longer sue under Section 208 – the VRA provision that protects the right of voters with disabilities or language barriers to receive assistance at the polls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Sending my best to a true public servant and fellow Midwesterner, Governor Tony Evers, on his announced retirement. I saw up close his commitment to doing the right thing for Wisconsinites - and countless lives are better today because he stepped up to serve.

@chicagotribune.com laid of 10% of its newsroom today, which was already down to 80 people. Yet another victim of Alden Capital. This is how it is destroying local news: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Pitching NPR (thrillers, nonfiction, literary fiction, work in translation, etc) and always looking for stuff for my CrimeReads column (crime, noir, mystery, suspense, true crime, etc). If you have anything that fits coming out between August and December, let me know! Thank you.

I’m glad Marisa mentioned this. In certain circles there is - correctly! - laser focus on this catastrophe but it can be hard to get the story through to people, in no small part because it’s so upsetting and bleak and enraging that some deep part of people shuts down and rejects it.

I think it’s worth noting this piece generated the most unsubscribes I’ve seen in a while, and the newsletter version had the lowest open rate in many months. These horrors persist in part because too many people go to great pains to avoid them.

People exploding this false messaging that I voted for a bill + funding that I quite literally voted NO on. The threat environment this morning is scary. Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the position if you disagree but don’t lie. It’s out of control. Saying I voted for this funding is false.

Autocratic populism produces poverty and decline

Epstein Victim Twice Named Trump to Law Enforcement - The Daily Beast

If you are not paying attention to this, you are doing exactly what Trump and the GOP want. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

1/ “We got a beating for breakfast. We got a beating for lunch. We got a beating for dinner.” @nlanard.bsky.social & @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social broke story Venezuelans sent to CECOT for innocent tattoos (like autism awareness). Now they chronicle their return: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I thought they were against flag burning. www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/t...

I feel like this story needs to recirculate now..... www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

Did NY Rep. Lawler manufacture disruption at his own Town Hall?https://midhudsonnews.com/2025/07/18/protestors-demonstrate-against-rep-lawlers-staff-member/

midhudsonnews.com/2025/07/18/p... @lawler4ny.bsky.social your constituents deserve answers - did you deliberately foster the disruptions at your own town hall?

“This summer, educators and administrators need to reckon with what generative A.I. is doing to the classroom and to human expression,” writes Meghan O’Rourke, a professor of creative writing at Yale University.

“A statement by 40 Jewish faculty and staff on antisemitism and DEI at U.Va.: The current political campaign against antisemitism in higher education does not protect Jews — it harms us, our communities and our institutions” www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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