Philanthropy Research Consultant + host of @SeaChangeRadio. Making music at https://teapaw.org/t.co/ThVApmmJOD. IG: @alexwisemusic. 7th album release (2025) = One Take
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... and her erstwhile boss.
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"The Cuban regime has stifled any viable domestic opposition. But the withering of the state—a process that has been under way for decades—has accelerated, and is shocking to see up close"
From Robert Worth, @TheAtlantic
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Here is every state with early/mail vote reporting ranked by the change in the share of votes cast by Black voters, relative to the same point in 2022.
Could someone remind me which state the Callais case came from?
(yes, Black turnout in LA is massive, with SC just behind)
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SCOOP: The State Dept has started asking career diplomats up for promotion if they voted for Trump in 16, 20, 24.
Federal law prohibits politically based hiring for career staff.
State tells @washingtonsun it's screening for "fidelity" and execution of the president's vision👇
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1/3 Musk ordered last week's slowdown of Starshield, which Ukraine fights on, after talking with Trump, per @WSJ. In '23 the Pentagon signed a contract with SpaceX to “prevent Musk from turning off the switch," per fmr Under Sec of Defense Colin Kahl.
newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…
Qualification #1 to work for this Administration is to be a liar and a fraud with no moral compunction whatsoever. So, she's perfect!
In 45 minutes, @KatieZacharia will hold her first press conference.
For years, she has claimed to be a lawyer. Will someone ask her if that's true and, if so, and where she is admitted to practice law?
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On Dec. 3, the US plans to livestream a firing squad. If it goes forward, it will be the first public execution here in 90 years.
Here's why we stopped doing it. And why the spectacle can't become the whole story. The American death penalty is barbaric enough. A thread.
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Building on @tbonier's work the most significant early vote trend we're seeing so far (yes it is early) is heightened performance among voters of color. Here's this morning's national early vote tally from #TargetEarly broken out demographically:
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Do you know which state legislatures might flip in November? Our midterms guide walks you through the key states to watch, and the districts that will make or break majorities.
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kidding — but the basic point is the same actually, money and attention flowing to the very top when there is so much local & state power at stake
enter my cheat sheet with hundreds of items!
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