This is my amicus brief in Moore v. Harper, the test of the so-called independent state legislature theory at the Supreme Court. You have to be polite at SCOTUS, but here are my unfiltered thoughts. Frankly, this theory is nuts. 1/4
supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/2…

so strange and unexpected that more handguns would mean more shootings

Researchers say they've identified a pro-China disinformation campaign trying to sway Americans not to vote in the midterms through fake social media accounts and news articles. trib.al/VKDkJOE

Every billionaire is a policy failure, but every billionaire is also a factory for producing policy failures at scale. The political power conferred by massive wealth makes democracy a sham, where 'one person, one vote' is swamped by 'one dollar, one vote.' 1/

Thanks to Aspen Digital Garrett M. Graff for hosting & Tammy Patrick & Nicole Tisdale for imparting wisdom. My takeaway for voters: be prepared, be patient and most importantly participate!

Huge sign here of how the world has shifted:

“Gradually, and then suddenly, impeachment will become as much a litmus test for Republican House members as the Big Lie.” My latest in The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

5. You cannot say you are “pro life” and for the “unborn,” then deny a woman the one procedure that saves her life AND ensures she has the best chance of delivering a healthy baby in the future.

TX/GA bills are robbing women of their maternal health. pbs.org/newshour/healt…

Right-wing outlets that Republicans trust are largely staffed by disciplined partisans dedicated to using their propaganda to help their party win elections, while the mainstream outlets Democrats trust are not. Here's how that plays out. mediamatters.org/fox-news/mains…

An oddly large part of America’s future seems to hang in the balance of: “Just how bitter are Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh?” Not a great way to run a country.

Alito’s position is that the little people are not allowed to question the integrity of powerful government officials, not even when they blatantly lie to our faces, as Alito himself has done his entire career.

Polls aren't perfect, but debate coverage would be 100x better if the media was more reserved about judging public reaction until it had made some even vaguely objective attempt to gauge how the public had reacted.

In the wake of some pretty nasty takes on the Fetterman/Oz debate last night - and I do believe it is possible to have the right amount of empathy here - a reminder to read this: teenvogue.com/story/john-fet…

We really underestimate how much the country is being held back by its ability to build anything ever, let alone affordable.

Best author’s note ever?

I have so many memories of the Thrush Tavern and Paul Rumley from growing up. I couldn’t even count the number of Thrush Burgers I consumed in my life.

From fetterman spox ⁦Joe Calvello⁩ :

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