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"An independent judiciary matters in itself, but also because it is typically among the authoritarian playbook’s first targets. Capturing the courts opens the way to other attacks on democratic norms and principles."
How to Flip the Script on the Authoritarian Playbook | Journal of Democracy
Aspiring authoritarians share some common tactics for trying to dismantle a democracy. But recent cases also reveal lessons on how to defend against these attacks and slow the threat of democratic…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"An independent judiciary matters in itself, but also because it is typically among the authoritarian playbook’s first targets. Capturing the courts opens the way to other attacks on democratic norms and principles."
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Political violence is rising in wealthy democracies. Polarized societies and bitter party politics are putting candidates and election officials in serious peril. Political leaders, more than anyone, have the power to stoke or stamp out this dangerous cycle of violence.
How to Prevent Political Violence | Journal of Democracy
Political violence is rising in wealthy democracies. Polarized societies and bitter party politics are putting candidates and election officials in serious peril. Political leaders, more than anyone…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
September 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Political violence is rising in wealthy democracies. Polarized societies and bitter party politics are putting candidates and election officials in serious peril. Political leaders, more than anyone, have the power to stoke or stamp out this dangerous cycle of violence.
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.@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social talks to the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about her new book and the authoritarian crackdown on scholars across borders.
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Sarah McLaughlin, "Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and Borderless Censorship Threaten Free Speech" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025) - New Books Network
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September 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
.@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social talks to the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about her new book and the authoritarian crackdown on scholars across borders.
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Harvard just beat Trump in court. It wasn't just their lawyers. It was us: students, faculty, alumni, and the community writ large.
This moment feels overwhelming. We can't stop every attack, but we can slow them down and protect our own. That's the work and I need your vote to keep doing it.
This moment feels overwhelming. We can't stop every attack, but we can slow them down and protect our own. That's the work and I need your vote to keep doing it.
September 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Harvard just beat Trump in court. It wasn't just their lawyers. It was us: students, faculty, alumni, and the community writ large.
This moment feels overwhelming. We can't stop every attack, but we can slow them down and protect our own. That's the work and I need your vote to keep doing it.
This moment feels overwhelming. We can't stop every attack, but we can slow them down and protect our own. That's the work and I need your vote to keep doing it.
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We asked Boston At-Large Candidates, "What specific housing policy initiatives will you prioritize as an elected official?” 🧵Here is what they said. tinylink.net/o5Hwm
Boston City Council Questionnaire
Abundant Housing MA curated a series of questions for Boston City Council Candidates to weigh-in on current and future housing policy.
www.abundanthousingma.org
September 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
We asked Boston At-Large Candidates, "What specific housing policy initiatives will you prioritize as an elected official?” 🧵Here is what they said. tinylink.net/o5Hwm
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Are you prebeared to vote on September 9th?
August 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Are you prebeared to vote on September 9th?
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While riding the B or Q trains between Dekalb Ave station and the Manhattan Bridge, you may catch a glimpse of "Masstransiscope," a public art installation by Bill Brand. It was added to the #NYCsubway system in 1980.
August 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
While riding the B or Q trains between Dekalb Ave station and the Manhattan Bridge, you may catch a glimpse of "Masstransiscope," a public art installation by Bill Brand. It was added to the #NYCsubway system in 1980.
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Democracy is in decline, growing weaker from within. But why?
How to Stop Democratic Backsliding | Journal of Democracy
Democracy is in decline, growing weaker from within. But why? And can we reverse the damage before it’s too late?
www.journalofdemocracy.org
August 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democracy is in decline, growing weaker from within. But why?
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Not only did Rep. David Schweikert vote to kick over 31,000 Arizonans off their health care, but now he's mocking their outrage.
Rep. Schweikert has turned his back on #AZ01. We're going to make sure he's voted out of Congress.
coppercourier.com/2025/08/21/g...
Rep. Schweikert has turned his back on #AZ01. We're going to make sure he's voted out of Congress.
coppercourier.com/2025/08/21/g...
GOP Congressman calls Medicaid cut critiques as ‘whining and bedwetting’
Republican Rep. David Schweikert mocks critics of Medicaid cuts in a new radio show segment.
coppercourier.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Not only did Rep. David Schweikert vote to kick over 31,000 Arizonans off their health care, but now he's mocking their outrage.
Rep. Schweikert has turned his back on #AZ01. We're going to make sure he's voted out of Congress.
coppercourier.com/2025/08/21/g...
Rep. Schweikert has turned his back on #AZ01. We're going to make sure he's voted out of Congress.
coppercourier.com/2025/08/21/g...
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AHA member David Blight (Yale Univ.) was interviewed on CNN about the sweeping review of the Smithsonian ordered by President Trump. “They want to try to roll back about 60–70 years of historical scholarship. . . . They call it ‘wokeness.’ We call it good history.” 🗃️
Trump escalates his attacks on cultural institutes | CNN
Eleni Giokos speaks to historian David Blight about President Donald Trump’s attack on Smithsonian Institution museums, and his comments on slavery.
www.cnn.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
AHA member David Blight (Yale Univ.) was interviewed on CNN about the sweeping review of the Smithsonian ordered by President Trump. “They want to try to roll back about 60–70 years of historical scholarship. . . . They call it ‘wokeness.’ We call it good history.” 🗃️
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It's 2018. The LA City Council is opposing SB827 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,663
It's 2019. The LA City Council is opposing SB50 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,791
It's 2025. The LA City Council is opposing SB79 because it overrides local control. Rent is $2,625
It's 2019. The LA City Council is opposing SB50 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,791
It's 2025. The LA City Council is opposing SB79 because it overrides local control. Rent is $2,625
“Los Angeles leaders are once again demonstrating their cowardice and failing their own constituents who desperately need more housing—and they’re doing it at the behest of LA’s wealthiest, most entitled voters, who have consistently blocked progress on housing affordability.” - @hanlon.bsky.social
California YIMBY Statement on LA City Council Vote on SB 79
Los Angeles, CA — Today the Los Angeles City Council voted to oppose SB 79, a state bill designed to expand affordable housing near major transit stops. In doing so, councilmembers repeated discredite...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's 2018. The LA City Council is opposing SB827 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,663
It's 2019. The LA City Council is opposing SB50 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,791
It's 2025. The LA City Council is opposing SB79 because it overrides local control. Rent is $2,625
It's 2019. The LA City Council is opposing SB50 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,791
It's 2025. The LA City Council is opposing SB79 because it overrides local control. Rent is $2,625
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52 New Street - Application Period Closing Soon
1 week left to apply for affordable housing lottery at 52 New Street in Cambridge. Applications must be received before deadline Thu, Aug 28 at 3 p.m. The lottery will occur on September 16th, 2025 at 3 p.m.
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1 week left to apply for affordable housing lottery at 52 New Street in Cambridge. Applications must be received before deadline Thu, Aug 28 at 3 p.m. The lottery will occur on September 16th, 2025 at 3 p.m.
52newstreetapartments.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
52 New Street - Application Period Closing Soon
1 week left to apply for affordable housing lottery at 52 New Street in Cambridge. Applications must be received before deadline Thu, Aug 28 at 3 p.m. The lottery will occur on September 16th, 2025 at 3 p.m.
52newstreetapartments.com
1 week left to apply for affordable housing lottery at 52 New Street in Cambridge. Applications must be received before deadline Thu, Aug 28 at 3 p.m. The lottery will occur on September 16th, 2025 at 3 p.m.
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The MAGA energy agenda is pretty simple.
It's about combining the energy policy of the 1980s with the trade policy of the 1880s. And it's about trying so hard to own the libs at any cost, you raise electricity prices everywhere.
derekthompson.substack.com/p/american-e...
It's about combining the energy policy of the 1980s with the trade policy of the 1880s. And it's about trying so hard to own the libs at any cost, you raise electricity prices everywhere.
derekthompson.substack.com/p/american-e...
American Energy Policy Cannot Afford to Be This Dumb
While China builds the economy of the future, Trump’s agenda combines the energy policy of the 1980s with the trade policy of the 1880s.
derekthompson.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The MAGA energy agenda is pretty simple.
It's about combining the energy policy of the 1980s with the trade policy of the 1880s. And it's about trying so hard to own the libs at any cost, you raise electricity prices everywhere.
derekthompson.substack.com/p/american-e...
It's about combining the energy policy of the 1980s with the trade policy of the 1880s. And it's about trying so hard to own the libs at any cost, you raise electricity prices everywhere.
derekthompson.substack.com/p/american-e...
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"Restoring the right to vote in prison isn’t just good policy. It’s a moral imperative. And the objections don’t hold up." #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/06/o...
Letting prisoners vote wouldn’t be radical. After all, Mass. did it for decades. - The Boston Globe
The case for ending disenfranchisement behind bars.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Restoring the right to vote in prison isn’t just good policy. It’s a moral imperative. And the objections don’t hold up." #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/06/o...
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SCOOP from me: FEMA is planning to order states to immediately stop activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism - the latest in a broad federal move to downplay the threat:
Combating Domestic Violent Extremism Is No Longer a FEMA Priority
Documents obtained by WIRED show FEMA plans to direct states and tribes to halt activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism so as to align with "current administration priorities."
www.wired.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
SCOOP from me: FEMA is planning to order states to immediately stop activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism - the latest in a broad federal move to downplay the threat:
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The MA Senate Judiciary Comm advanced both Clean Slate bills to Senate Ways & Mean, and now we NEED YOUR HELP!
Please take 1 min to click to help-->
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@bostonlegalaid.bsky.social @justice4housing.bsky.social
@progressivemass.bsky.social
#mapoli
Please take 1 min to click to help-->
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@bostonlegalaid.bsky.social @justice4housing.bsky.social
@progressivemass.bsky.social
#mapoli
August 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The MA Senate Judiciary Comm advanced both Clean Slate bills to Senate Ways & Mean, and now we NEED YOUR HELP!
Please take 1 min to click to help-->
actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
@bostonlegalaid.bsky.social @justice4housing.bsky.social
@progressivemass.bsky.social
#mapoli
Please take 1 min to click to help-->
actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
@bostonlegalaid.bsky.social @justice4housing.bsky.social
@progressivemass.bsky.social
#mapoli
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Security Deposits - Knowing the Law can Save you Thousands of Dollars.
Check out the info on CambMA's ABC IEPAC's website.
www.abciepac.org/accomplishme...
Then consider donating to ABC IEPAC so we can continue to elect pro-housing / pro-tenant City Councillors!
Check out the info on CambMA's ABC IEPAC's website.
www.abciepac.org/accomplishme...
Then consider donating to ABC IEPAC so we can continue to elect pro-housing / pro-tenant City Councillors!
Accomplishments — A Better Cambridge IEPAC
www.abciepac.org
August 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Security Deposits - Knowing the Law can Save you Thousands of Dollars.
Check out the info on CambMA's ABC IEPAC's website.
www.abciepac.org/accomplishme...
Then consider donating to ABC IEPAC so we can continue to elect pro-housing / pro-tenant City Councillors!
Check out the info on CambMA's ABC IEPAC's website.
www.abciepac.org/accomplishme...
Then consider donating to ABC IEPAC so we can continue to elect pro-housing / pro-tenant City Councillors!
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I’m proud of what we've accomplished. Our “Paris-style” reforms made headlines, from The Economist to The Daily Show. Some said for the first time they have real hope they can stay in the city they love
But big wins come with big pushback and a tough re-election Help me raise the $50k I need to win
But big wins come with big pushback and a tough re-election Help me raise the $50k I need to win
July 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I’m proud of what we've accomplished. Our “Paris-style” reforms made headlines, from The Economist to The Daily Show. Some said for the first time they have real hope they can stay in the city they love
But big wins come with big pushback and a tough re-election Help me raise the $50k I need to win
But big wins come with big pushback and a tough re-election Help me raise the $50k I need to win
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Proud to have helped one blue city that is getting it right! Please donate now to ensure our progress is not rolled back and we can continue to get it right! #CambMA #mapoli
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The Limits of Sprawl - #CambMA one blue city that is getting it right!
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The Limits of Sprawl
Is Atlanta’s slowdown telling us something?
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July 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Proud to have helped one blue city that is getting it right! Please donate now to ensure our progress is not rolled back and we can continue to get it right! #CambMA #mapoli
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