Wrote about some of my recent work for @rockefellerinst.bsky.social!

This has not gotten much attention, but it should. Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE. Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.

Wrote about what we miss when we don’t factor the home into conversations about mass shootings injepijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

NYC - emergency mobilization to free Mahmoud Khalil tomorrow

However much you hate the New York Times, it isn't enough

So far in 2025, House and Senate Republicans have introduced at least 26 bills aimed at loosening federal gun laws, according to a Trace analysis. In prior years, this would have been a herculean task. But with GOP-dominated Washington, it seems possible.

This week’s episode is a recap of the legal implications of Trump’s opening weeks, and some pondering of the question: is it a constitutional crisis?

How are we still getting stories like this www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...

In today’s episode, we discuss RFK’s nomination to lead HHS and how the “MAHA” movement embraces the exploitation of health under capitalism while abandoning the sick soundcloud.com/deathpanel/r...

Excellent review of why this man is so deeply dangerous to our health open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

YET ANOTHER STUDY shows that a tiny number of children are diagnosed with gender dysphoria and an even tinier fraction receive puberty blockers or hormones. Anyone still pretending there is a "debate" about this is willfully ignoring all of the available data. gidmk.substack.com/p/gender-dys...

🚨BREAKING🚨 The Fifth Circuit just ruled that the federal ban on federally licensed firearm dealers selling handguns to individuals under 21 is unconstitutional. This dangerous decision will put more guns in the hands of teenagers—endangering lives. We are ready to fight back.

In our series “A Decade of American Gun Violence,” we found a hidden toll of shootings in rural areas, near schools, and on the road. Here are some of the biggest takeaways: