Dana Wormald
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Dana Wormald
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INVESTIGATION: In December 2022, the Weidlichs heard a knock on their door. Police were there to tell them their disabled son was found dead in the woods behind his care home. Read more in Part II of "A System of Harm," an investigative series by me for @NewHampshireBulletin.com: buff.ly/FeJJu5G
A man with disabilities was found dead in the woods. New Hampshire was supposed to protect him. • New Hampshire Bulletin
They call it the disability cliff. When young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities finish high school, they lose access to the extensive services provided by public school special…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
INVESTIGATION: In December 2022, the Weidlichs heard a knock on their door. Police were there to tell them their disabled son was found dead in the woods behind his care home. Read more in Part II of "A System of Harm," an investigative series by me for @NewHampshireBulletin.com: buff.ly/FeJJu5G
A new column, this one on Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, and the price of bailing on a stand. #NHPolitics
The big political stand that wasn’t • New Hampshire Bulletin
I spend as little time as possible thinking about the game of politics, but the gambit was doomed from the beginning.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A new column, this one on Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, and the price of bailing on a stand. #NHPolitics
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THREAD: When Lucas Houle, who has intellectual and developmental disabilities, was pinned to the ground and beaten by his own caretakers, he screamed, “Please stop, don’t beat me up.” His story and others are told today in "A System of Harm," an investigative series by me. (1/10)
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
THREAD: When Lucas Houle, who has intellectual and developmental disabilities, was pinned to the ground and beaten by his own caretakers, he screamed, “Please stop, don’t beat me up.” His story and others are told today in "A System of Harm," an investigative series by me. (1/10)
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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A new column, this one on those lucky devils known as the poor who Republicans say are doing quite well for themselves. #NHPolitics
It would be nice if poor people were doing half as well as Republicans say they are • New Hampshire Bulletin
The Republican instinct to block funding that assists those nefarious actors known as low-income people, in advance of any examination of the system in question, is indicative not only of the party’s ...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A new column, this one on those lucky devils known as the poor who Republicans say are doing quite well for themselves. #NHPolitics
My column this week focuses on a couple of ideas. One, that a simple life worth celebrating is prohibitively expensive for most and, two, that the right's response to that fact is the damaging lie that to provide opportunity for one it must be seized from another. #NHPolitics
Simplicity is great — but who can afford it? • New Hampshire Bulletin
There’s a line in the opening narration of the first “Lord of the Rings” movie that I like: “It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.”
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October 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
My column this week focuses on a couple of ideas. One, that a simple life worth celebrating is prohibitively expensive for most and, two, that the right's response to that fact is the damaging lie that to provide opportunity for one it must be seized from another. #NHPolitics
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Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social : The simple life has never been so hard — and that's not even the worst part. #NHPolitics
Simplicity is great — but who can afford it? • New Hampshire Bulletin
There’s a line in the opening narration of the first “Lord of the Rings” movie that I like: “It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.”
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October 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social : The simple life has never been so hard — and that's not even the worst part. #NHPolitics
A new one from me: Behold, another nonsolution to New Hampshire’s school funding nightmare. #NHPolitics
Behold, another nonsolution to New Hampshire’s school funding nightmare • New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire Republicans seem to understand that the state has a property-tax problem, so that’s good. The bad news is that their idea of problem-solving consistently rests on finding new ways to bla...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A new one from me: Behold, another nonsolution to New Hampshire’s school funding nightmare. #NHPolitics
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Granite Staters who took to the streets Oct. 18 in Concord said concerns about health care, immigration, racism, disability rights, free speech, and more motivated them to join that day’s No Kings protest. From Molly Rains #NHPolitics
Second No Kings protest draws thousands in New Hampshire • New Hampshire Bulletin
Granite Staters who took to the streets Oct. 18 in Concord said concerns about health care, immigration, racism, disability rights, free speech, and more motivated them to join that day’s No Kings…
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October 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Granite Staters who took to the streets Oct. 18 in Concord said concerns about health care, immigration, racism, disability rights, free speech, and more motivated them to join that day’s No Kings protest. From Molly Rains #NHPolitics
No Kings is officially underway in Concord. Here’s the scene on the State House side of Main at noon.
October 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
No Kings is officially underway in Concord. Here’s the scene on the State House side of Main at noon.
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“I'm an eighth generation New Hampshire native. I was raised a Republican, fiscally conservative, socially responsible, protectors of the environment, party of Lincoln, and so now I'm a very active Democrat,” said Meredith resident Sandy Mucci in Concord. Photo by Molly Rains/New Hampshire Bulletin
October 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“I'm an eighth generation New Hampshire native. I was raised a Republican, fiscally conservative, socially responsible, protectors of the environment, party of Lincoln, and so now I'm a very active Democrat,” said Meredith resident Sandy Mucci in Concord. Photo by Molly Rains/New Hampshire Bulletin
Still a half-hour out from the official start of the #NoKings protest, a growing row of signs elicits steady beeping on North Main St. in front of the State House in Concord. #NHPolitics
October 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Still a half-hour out from the official start of the #NoKings protest, a growing row of signs elicits steady beeping on North Main St. in front of the State House in Concord. #NHPolitics
An hour before the No Kings rally is set to begin in downtown Concord, protesters have started arriving on the State House grounds with signs, slogans, and a few guitars. #NHPolitics
October 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
An hour before the No Kings rally is set to begin in downtown Concord, protesters have started arriving on the State House grounds with signs, slogans, and a few guitars. #NHPolitics
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Credit to @statesnewsroom.com for making a big commitment to cover this enormous #NoKings story. Live coverage across the country. That's a big deal.
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October 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Credit to @statesnewsroom.com for making a big commitment to cover this enormous #NoKings story. Live coverage across the country. That's a big deal.
(Also: there's a State Newsroom digital outlet in your state- find it at the link below, sign up and support. It's free, no paywall.)
(Also: there's a State Newsroom digital outlet in your state- find it at the link below, sign up and support. It's free, no paywall.)
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States Newsroom is covering today's No Kings protests throughout the nation. Follow the national live feed here:
No Kings protest coverage | News From The States
Protestors march in a No Kings demonstration in Montgomery, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)
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October 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
States Newsroom is covering today's No Kings protests throughout the nation. Follow the national live feed here:
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"We should have known that our ever-dimming enlightenment would open the door to the most strident champions of our basest instincts." What a mess we've made: Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social #NHPolitics
What a mess we’ve made • New Hampshire Bulletin
We should have seen it coming — this moment right now — a long time ago, whenever it was that we made politics a central form of entertainment.
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October 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"We should have known that our ever-dimming enlightenment would open the door to the most strident champions of our basest instincts." What a mess we've made: Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social #NHPolitics
A new column, this one on the mess we've all made and how we can get out of it, maybe. #NHPolitics
What a mess we’ve made • New Hampshire Bulletin
We should have seen it coming — this moment right now — a long time ago, whenever it was that we made politics a central form of entertainment.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A new column, this one on the mess we've all made and how we can get out of it, maybe. #NHPolitics
Here’s a new one, on what 100 imaginary villagers can teach us about economic inequality. (And also, NH needs an income tax and the US needs Medicare for All.)
The villagers are restless, but not in the way they should be • New Hampshire Bulletin
If we were a village of 100 instead of a nation of 340 million, I wonder if the perceptions would be different.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Here’s a new one, on what 100 imaginary villagers can teach us about economic inequality. (And also, NH needs an income tax and the US needs Medicare for All.)
A new column, this one on how entrenched racism, moral panic, and economic policies that favor the wealthy have given Republicans all they needed to win and hold power in New Hampshire and the nation. #NHPolitics
How power is won and held, in New Hampshire and the nation • New Hampshire Bulletin
Several decades ago, Republican campaign consultant Lee Atwater described how, as The Nation put it, “Republicans can win the vote of racists without sounding racist themselves.” Atwater outlined the ...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A new column, this one on how entrenched racism, moral panic, and economic policies that favor the wealthy have given Republicans all they needed to win and hold power in New Hampshire and the nation. #NHPolitics
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Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social : To understand why Republican lawmakers in Concord and Washington are willing to deplete a popular program like Medicaid, just consider their core political philosophy. And then follow the money. #NHPolitics
Most Americans support Medicaid. So why is it being targeted in New Hampshire and nationally? • New Hampshire Bulletin
Let’s start at a place where we can all agree: In a nation of 340 million people, systems designed to serve the needs of such a large population will be imperfect.
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September 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social : To understand why Republican lawmakers in Concord and Washington are willing to deplete a popular program like Medicaid, just consider their core political philosophy. And then follow the money. #NHPolitics
A new column on the two ideas of government and which one is winning, by a lot. #NHPolitics
There are two ideas of government, and New Hampshire has long since made its choice • New Hampshire Bulletin
In the storybook version of American politics, a fresh idea to benefit the common good is what gets you elected as a public servant. The reality of American politics is that it’s much easier to win a ...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A new column on the two ideas of government and which one is winning, by a lot. #NHPolitics
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“What these [obscene] dollars actually buy is the carving up of the electorate. ..our back and forth majorities, our do nothing congresses, our career politicians, and the same domestic problems year in and year out.”
A new column, this one on a potential Sununu-Pappas contest and our very expensive (and therefore broken) elections. #NHPolitics
New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race will be very expensive. And that’s a big problem. • New Hampshire Bulletin
I know the American divide is real — but so, too, is its absence.
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September 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
“What these [obscene] dollars actually buy is the carving up of the electorate. ..our back and forth majorities, our do nothing congresses, our career politicians, and the same domestic problems year in and year out.”
A new column, this one on a potential Sununu-Pappas contest and our very expensive (and therefore broken) elections. #NHPolitics
New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race will be very expensive. And that’s a big problem. • New Hampshire Bulletin
I know the American divide is real — but so, too, is its absence.
newhampshirebulletin.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A new column, this one on a potential Sununu-Pappas contest and our very expensive (and therefore broken) elections. #NHPolitics
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How expensive will New Hampshire's U.S. Senate race be? Very, and that's one of America's very biggest problems. Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social #NHPolitics
New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race will be very expensive. And that’s a big problem. • New Hampshire Bulletin
I know the American divide is real — but so, too, is its absence.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
How expensive will New Hampshire's U.S. Senate race be? Very, and that's one of America's very biggest problems. Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social #NHPolitics
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I read this thoughtful little piece 3 times in a row.
I’ll be thinking about restlessness realized as grace vs restlessness realized as grievance for a while…
I’ll be thinking about restlessness realized as grace vs restlessness realized as grievance for a while…
"Restlessness realized as grace pushes a person toward empathy. ... But restlessness realized as grievance pushes them toward the boundless nowhere of retributive politics." Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social #NHPolitics
The Granite State’s engineered rise to grievance • New Hampshire Bulletin
If you’ve ever attempted to observe your own thoughts, even for a moment, maybe you noticed how easily the mind can move between grace and grievance.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I read this thoughtful little piece 3 times in a row.
I’ll be thinking about restlessness realized as grace vs restlessness realized as grievance for a while…
I’ll be thinking about restlessness realized as grace vs restlessness realized as grievance for a while…