Lindsey Cormack
@dcinbox.bsky.social
PoliSci Prof. Official Congress e-news DB: DCinbox.com & CB8 member. Book on Parenting, Politics and Civic Ed (HowtoRaiseaCitizen.com), Political Communications & Electoral Systems. NYC💗UES + Marlboro NY
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Single-payer healthcare would at least make someone's chart making job a lot easier
December 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Single-payer healthcare would at least make someone's chart making job a lot easier
The Genesis of DCinbox: The database of junk mail idea of a moderately scared 22 year old
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The Genesis of DCinbox
The database of junk mail idea of a moderately scared 22 year old
open.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Genesis of DCinbox: The database of junk mail idea of a moderately scared 22 year old
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I just got another holiday time @barnesandnoble.com surprise, this time in the Fredericksburg Barnes and Noble.
December 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I just got another holiday time @barnesandnoble.com surprise, this time in the Fredericksburg Barnes and Noble.
I just had a nice surprise: Having How to Raise a Citizen being included among this list of books worth finishing by Lauren Gambill (a pediatrician, mother, policy expert, and writer)
laurengambillmd.substack.com/p/books-wort...
laurengambillmd.substack.com/p/books-wort...
Books Worth Finishing
The books that gave me perspective, agency, and hope in 2025.
laurengambillmd.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I just had a nice surprise: Having How to Raise a Citizen being included among this list of books worth finishing by Lauren Gambill (a pediatrician, mother, policy expert, and writer)
laurengambillmd.substack.com/p/books-wort...
laurengambillmd.substack.com/p/books-wort...
I'm seeing an amount of online freakout about executive agencies posting "christian" holiday greetings...
This is something members of Congress in their official have been doing for at least the last 15 years (and before and this is A-OK)
A few examples: Congressman Andy Biggs this year
This is something members of Congress in their official have been doing for at least the last 15 years (and before and this is A-OK)
A few examples: Congressman Andy Biggs this year
December 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm seeing an amount of online freakout about executive agencies posting "christian" holiday greetings...
This is something members of Congress in their official have been doing for at least the last 15 years (and before and this is A-OK)
A few examples: Congressman Andy Biggs this year
This is something members of Congress in their official have been doing for at least the last 15 years (and before and this is A-OK)
A few examples: Congressman Andy Biggs this year
Mentions of "Isis" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
December 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Mentions of "Isis" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
Use of:
messiah
lord
christ
god
in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party
(check out how the y axis grows)
messiah
lord
christ
god
in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party
(check out how the y axis grows)
December 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Use of:
messiah
lord
christ
god
in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party
(check out how the y axis grows)
messiah
lord
christ
god
in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party
(check out how the y axis grows)
A friend from home town friend alerted me that I should go to the @barnesandnoble.com near where I worked in high school.
Look what I found!
Look what I found!
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A friend from home town friend alerted me that I should go to the @barnesandnoble.com near where I worked in high school.
Look what I found!
Look what I found!
Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "trafficking" over time, by party:
December 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "trafficking" over time, by party:
This is not good bedtime reading, but given that a set of the Epstein Files are out at the Dept of Justice website, I've read some.
This is the last one I can stomach for the night, and it mentions Christmas:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
This is the last one I can stomach for the night, and it mentions Christmas:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
December 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This is not good bedtime reading, but given that a set of the Epstein Files are out at the Dept of Justice website, I've read some.
This is the last one I can stomach for the night, and it mentions Christmas:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
This is the last one I can stomach for the night, and it mentions Christmas:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "Epstein" over time, by party:
December 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "Epstein" over time, by party:
The GOP narrative around "obamacare" has shifted a bit.
Back in 2010 it was "the march towards socialized medicine continues."
Today it's "Democrats want to send more of YOUR tax dollars to insurance companies."
Back in 2010 it was "the march towards socialized medicine continues."
Today it's "Democrats want to send more of YOUR tax dollars to insurance companies."
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The GOP narrative around "obamacare" has shifted a bit.
Back in 2010 it was "the march towards socialized medicine continues."
Today it's "Democrats want to send more of YOUR tax dollars to insurance companies."
Back in 2010 it was "the march towards socialized medicine continues."
Today it's "Democrats want to send more of YOUR tax dollars to insurance companies."
Where official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "navidad" have come from over the past 5 years:
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Where official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "navidad" have come from over the past 5 years:
The focus on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) is ratcheting up in official congressional e-newsletters:
December 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The focus on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) is ratcheting up in official congressional e-newsletters:
I don't totally get the imagery here, but it's what Senator John Cornyn sent the other week:
December 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I don't totally get the imagery here, but it's what Senator John Cornyn sent the other week:
"The typical child in America spends less time outdoors than a federal inmate." - Rep Jake Auchincloss Dec 19, 2025
December 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"The typical child in America spends less time outdoors than a federal inmate." - Rep Jake Auchincloss Dec 19, 2025
Official congressional emails mentioning "affordability crisis" over time, by party
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Official congressional emails mentioning "affordability crisis" over time, by party
Aw thank you so much for sighting and putting out to your parts of the internet!
Nice to see @nytimes.com citing @dcinbox.bsky.social
Affordability — a word that nods to the costs of housing, child care, groceries, health care, utilities and other essential expenses — is dominating the political conversation ahead of the midterm elections. How did it emerge so quickly?
December 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Aw thank you so much for sighting and putting out to your parts of the internet!
Thank you so much for spotting and alerting me to this! 🆒
December 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thank you so much for spotting and alerting me to this! 🆒
We need more peppermint ice cream in the country
December 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We need more peppermint ice cream in the country
Overall volume of official e-newsletters from Congress over the past 15 years, by party
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Overall volume of official e-newsletters from Congress over the past 15 years, by party
A year of official congressional communications in 1 minute
December 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A year of official congressional communications in 1 minute
The Department of Homeland Security recently launched its public facing "Worst of the Worst" database.
You can see it here: www.dhs.gov/wow
You can see it here: www.dhs.gov/wow
Arrested: Worst of the Worst | Homeland Security
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is highlighting the worst of worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
www.dhs.gov
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Department of Homeland Security recently launched its public facing "Worst of the Worst" database.
You can see it here: www.dhs.gov/wow
You can see it here: www.dhs.gov/wow
Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "discharge petition" over time, by party
December 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "discharge petition" over time, by party