LeAnn Davis
@leannjdavis.bsky.social
User experience designer. Boymom. Bryn Mawrter. ADHD/Dyslexia advocate. Political junkie. Truth seeker. Reluctant activist. Writer. Geek.
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I don't know what Jeff Bezos means by "personal liberties and free markets." But I do know this: The biggest threat to personal liberties and free markets in America today is Donald Trump. My @postopinions.bsky.social column on this week's trauma at the Post. wapo.st/3DaSKxX
Opinion | Here’s the real threat to ‘personal liberties and free markets’
The rapidly spreading authoritarianism coming from this administration threatens all of our freedoms.
wapo.st
February 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I don't know what Jeff Bezos means by "personal liberties and free markets." But I do know this: The biggest threat to personal liberties and free markets in America today is Donald Trump. My @postopinions.bsky.social column on this week's trauma at the Post. wapo.st/3DaSKxX
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People often say that Trump is following the authoritarian playbook in his administration.
This is a very comprehensive look at what that means in concrete terms.
Please read and share this piece, it's really important www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
This is a very comprehensive look at what that means in concrete terms.
Please read and share this piece, it's really important www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
People often say that Trump is following the authoritarian playbook in his administration.
This is a very comprehensive look at what that means in concrete terms.
Please read and share this piece, it's really important www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
This is a very comprehensive look at what that means in concrete terms.
Please read and share this piece, it's really important www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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President Trump has pardoned or ordered the release of virtually all who were federally prosecuted for Jan. 6, including those convicted of seditious conspiracy or assaulting police officers.
Here's free access to my colleagues' extraordinary coverage of that day:
www.pulitzer.org/winners/wash...
Here's free access to my colleagues' extraordinary coverage of that day:
www.pulitzer.org/winners/wash...
January 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
President Trump has pardoned or ordered the release of virtually all who were federally prosecuted for Jan. 6, including those convicted of seditious conspiracy or assaulting police officers.
Here's free access to my colleagues' extraordinary coverage of that day:
www.pulitzer.org/winners/wash...
Here's free access to my colleagues' extraordinary coverage of that day:
www.pulitzer.org/winners/wash...
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"Democrats were out of power, out of ideas, and out of touch. To change that, in 1985, I joined with a group of governors, senators, and representatives to form the Democratic Leadership Council."
Al From on fixing the Democratic brand, then and now:
Al From on fixing the Democratic brand, then and now:
What It Took to Fix the Democratic Brand Last Time Around
Today’s solutions will be different—but there are lessons worth learning from the story of the Democratic Leadership Council.
www.thebulwark.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
"Democrats were out of power, out of ideas, and out of touch. To change that, in 1985, I joined with a group of governors, senators, and representatives to form the Democratic Leadership Council."
Al From on fixing the Democratic brand, then and now:
Al From on fixing the Democratic brand, then and now:
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Trump thinks that elections aren't already based exclusively on the Electoral College.
It's the dementia.
It's the dementia.
December 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Trump thinks that elections aren't already based exclusively on the Electoral College.
It's the dementia.
It's the dementia.
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There’s a live risk that the global order is breaking. And while it wouldn’t happen all at once, if it breaks it will not bounce back.
You’ll Miss the Pax Americana When It’s Gone
The post-Cold War international system has its flaws, but the alternative is worse.
www.thebulwark.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:00 AM
There’s a live risk that the global order is breaking. And while it wouldn’t happen all at once, if it breaks it will not bounce back.
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This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:29 AM
This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“Americans tend to vastly overestimate the size of minority groups.”
% Who Are:
🤔 Estimated ☑️ Actual
Gays/Lesbians:
🤔 30% ☑️ 3%
Bisexual:
🤔 29% ☑️ 4%
Transgender:
🤔 21% ☑️ 0.6%
Muslim:
🤔 27% ☑️ 1%
Jewish:
🤔 30% ☑️ 2%
Native American:
🤔 27% ☑️ 1%
Asian American:
🤔 29% ☑️ 6%
Black:
🤔 41% ☑️ 12%
% Who Are:
🤔 Estimated ☑️ Actual
Gays/Lesbians:
🤔 30% ☑️ 3%
Bisexual:
🤔 29% ☑️ 4%
Transgender:
🤔 21% ☑️ 0.6%
Muslim:
🤔 27% ☑️ 1%
Jewish:
🤔 30% ☑️ 2%
Native American:
🤔 27% ☑️ 1%
Asian American:
🤔 29% ☑️ 6%
Black:
🤔 41% ☑️ 12%
From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans | YouGov
When it comes to estimating the size of demographic groups, Americans rarely get it right. In two recent YouGov polls, we asked respondents to guess the percentage (ranging from 0% to 100%) of America...
today.yougov.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:40 AM
“Americans tend to vastly overestimate the size of minority groups.”
% Who Are:
🤔 Estimated ☑️ Actual
Gays/Lesbians:
🤔 30% ☑️ 3%
Bisexual:
🤔 29% ☑️ 4%
Transgender:
🤔 21% ☑️ 0.6%
Muslim:
🤔 27% ☑️ 1%
Jewish:
🤔 30% ☑️ 2%
Native American:
🤔 27% ☑️ 1%
Asian American:
🤔 29% ☑️ 6%
Black:
🤔 41% ☑️ 12%
% Who Are:
🤔 Estimated ☑️ Actual
Gays/Lesbians:
🤔 30% ☑️ 3%
Bisexual:
🤔 29% ☑️ 4%
Transgender:
🤔 21% ☑️ 0.6%
Muslim:
🤔 27% ☑️ 1%
Jewish:
🤔 30% ☑️ 2%
Native American:
🤔 27% ☑️ 1%
Asian American:
🤔 29% ☑️ 6%
Black:
🤔 41% ☑️ 12%
So. Much. This.
"I’m not sure how democracy is supposed to work with a population that is this paranoid, confused, and oblivious to reality. Maybe you have some ideas." ICYMI, @jvl.bsky.social on Americans' strange cognitive bias:
Americans Have One Very Strange Cognitive Bias
Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love The People.
www.thebulwark.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:48 AM
So. Much. This.
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You cannot make this up. Trump is about to appoint a former top George Soros investment guy as Treasury Secretary.
He screws over MAGA again and again and they still love him.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/p...
He screws over MAGA again and again and they still love him.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/p...
Trump offers billionaire Scott Bessent Treasury secretary role, sources say | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump has offered the Treasury secretary position to Scott Bessent, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:42 PM
You cannot make this up. Trump is about to appoint a former top George Soros investment guy as Treasury Secretary.
He screws over MAGA again and again and they still love him.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/p...
He screws over MAGA again and again and they still love him.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/p...
Thought provoking article. Don’t get stuck on the title, which is beside the point.
“[W]hile vast numbers of Americans participate in presidential elections, only small minorities of voters actually stay engaged. And the priorities of the two groups are not the same, far from it.”
“[W]hile vast numbers of Americans participate in presidential elections, only small minorities of voters actually stay engaged. And the priorities of the two groups are not the same, far from it.”
Opinion | Donald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail
The president-elect is planting the seeds of his own political demise.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Thought provoking article. Don’t get stuck on the title, which is beside the point.
“[W]hile vast numbers of Americans participate in presidential elections, only small minorities of voters actually stay engaged. And the priorities of the two groups are not the same, far from it.”
“[W]hile vast numbers of Americans participate in presidential elections, only small minorities of voters actually stay engaged. And the priorities of the two groups are not the same, far from it.”
Who woulda thunk?
An estimated 10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20 percent from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says
The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are especially susceptible to complications.
wapo.st
November 15, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Who woulda thunk?
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