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doin stuff to help US democracy (but not in a boring way) I write: https://democracynotes.substack.com/
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📒 DEMOCRACY NOTES 2/6📒 💸 Trust for Civic Life's latest $8M grant cycle, and more funding news 📰 Emergency resources for all those affected by what's going on in the executive branch 💼 20+ jobs from across the democracy space All this and more via the latest edition of Democracy Notes ⤵️

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What I should have done in the beginning - here's a starter pack of 20-odd experts who journalists or others might want to read/talk to to understand the gutting of the administrative state (as opposed to broad decline of democracy etc). I've focused on academics go.bsky.app/MaC7vnv

submitted 27 days ago • 166 comments

Make sure to tune in this afternoon for expert analysis of the situation at USAID⬇️

submitted 25 days ago • 8 comments

Super scary — this is what cutting off funding streams for the free press looks like

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Join @publicagenda.bsky.social and a panel of experts on Wednesday, January 29th at 1:00pm ET for a live virtual forum breaking down what the 2024 election means for our #democracy. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Democracy jobs!!!

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Excellent NYT interview with the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Hungary. This is a key insight!

submitted 40 days ago • 51 comments

Nothing beats good data viz

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Looking for a starting point to protect and nurture democracy? Quinn Raymond shares concrete actions you can take this year. Read and share: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-you-ca...

submitted 44 days ago • 5 comments

New on journalism.WTF - more journalism conferences with confirmed dates (and pitch deadlines) - nearly 90 known journalism funders - the start of the fellowships database - the start of the awards database As well as more details about upcoming resources and how to contribute. www.journalism.wtf

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

Alright, y'all — here's (some of) what's been happening in the US democracy space lately 🧵

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Hey #civicengagement folks. Check out this great event that's being hosted by @democracy-notes.bsky.social (via @gabe-lerner.bsky.social) and Connective Tissue. virginia.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Worrisome news: House passes broadly written bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits that it labels as "supporting terrorism" apnews.com/article/nonp...

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NEW: 175 leading scholars commend the introduction of the Resolution Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform. The bipartisan task force would study reforms like fusion, proportional representation, and expanding the size of the House. medium.com/@scholarsfor...

submitted 99 days ago • 4 comments

Our statement @freepress.bsky.social on House passage of HR 9495 "In the hands of an autocratic leader, it would undoubtedly be used as a sledgehammer to falsely label civil-society groups as terrorists and silence dissent." www.freepress.net/news/press-r...

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There are SO many democracy champions on Bluesky (already!!) I just updated the @democracy-notes.bsky.social starter pack with 20+ more folks! go.bsky.app/AXBuVj3

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📒 DEMOCRACY NOTES 11/21📒 💰 Press Forward's open call on local news infrastructure ($20M) 📊 Resources and news like @protectdemocracy.org's new apportionment (???) tracker 💼 30+ jobs from across the Democracy space!!! Dig into this week's edition: democracynotes.substack.com/p/this-weeks...

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There've been a LOT of hot takes post-election...but not many asking what pro-democracy nonprofits and funders missed. I really appreciated this open letter in @democracy-notes.bsky.social last week democracytakes.substack.com/p/an-open-le...

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