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1 month ago | 
thedailybeast.com | Amanda Litman |Michael Boyle |Michael Daly
Over the weekend, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer led a group of 10 Democrats in voting for President Donald Trump’s government funding bill, despite promising up until the day before that he would use every ounce of leverage he had to stop the legislation, and despite near-unanimous House Democratic opposition to it.
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1 month ago | 
rojospinks.substack.com | Rosie Spinks |Amanda Litman
I recently spent two weeks in southern California, where I grew up, and found myself at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf most mornings during the first half of our trip. CBTL, as my sister and I call it, is a southern California-based chain that we loved as kids for their Ice Blendeds and have continued loving as adults out of some kind of nostalgia. But this time, it felt different. Whatever conglomerate now owns Coffee Bean seems to have stripped it of all the funky, faded charm it once had.
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2 months ago | 
evefox.substack.com | Eve Fox |Amanda Litman
Hi folks,I hope everyone’s week is going well in spite of what’s happening at the federal level. It was so nice to see the news about Monday’s protests and the next civic action is even easier. You don’t have to go anywhere or do anything to participate in next Friday, February 28’s Economic Blackout Day.
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2 months ago | 
downtime.substack.com | Alisha Ramos |Amanda Litman
This is the Friday post at Downtime, a feel-good weekly roundup of recommendations and delightful distractions. If the email cuts off, you can view it on the web. Hello!Thanks for your patience and sorry for the no-show last Friday — as some of you saw, I was quite sick. I’m back, feeling human again, and praying I’ve done my time on the non-stop carousel of daycare viruses (at least for this season—please, dear god). Anyway. How was your week? LOL. What an insane question, right?
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
thedailybeast.com | Amanda Litman
Stop me if this sounds familiar: A woman is running for president against Donald Trump in a high-stakes election, with fundamental rights and democracy itself on the line. But despite these similarities, perhaps the most striking thing about the 2024 election is how much it doesn't feel like 2016.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
bookshop.org | Amanda Litman |Jon Favreau |Jon Lovett |Tommy Vietor
(Author) (Author) (Author) (With) & 2 more FORMAT Buy new or used from an indie through our partner Biblio: Price Condition Seller Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world Description From your friends at Pod Save America and Crooked Media comes a useful and illustrated guide to saving American democracy just in time for the 2024 election and 2025 insurrectionIf you're looking to navigate the chaotic, dunce-infested waters of American politics,...
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
theupandup.us | Rachel H. Janfaza |Daniel Cox |Amanda Litman |John Della Volpe
Last week, I wrote about how a group of students from community colleges in Maricopa County are feeling about the 2024 election. As noted, when it comes to the significance of youth voter turnout, Arizona ranks #3 on the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts’ (CIRCLE)’s list of the top 10 states where young voters are predicted to have the biggest impact on the results of the 2024 presidential election — and Maricopa County is a key area.
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May 2, 2024 | 
newsweek.com | Amanda Litman
Democrats are worried. Admittedly, that's par for the course. Worrying is what Democrats do—it's as natural to us as breathing. But when it comes to President Joe Biden's problem with young voters, we have good reason to be nervous. Recent polls show Biden polling well below his 2020 margin with young voters. Some polls even show him losing young voters to Donald Trump outright.
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Dec 27, 2023 | 
rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com | Amanda Litman
Hi all -I hope your holiday season has been relaxing and joyful so far! Welcome to that liminal space between Christmas and New Years when time feels meaningless. I meant to keep this brief, but as it turns out, I have a lot to say, so please forgive the length of this email. First, thank you.
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Sep 4, 2023 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Allison Gill |Amanda Litman
Monday, September 4th, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: Clarence Thomas finally updates his financial disclosure forms; a Trump campaign aide told Capitol Police officers to go hang themselves during the January 6th attack on the Capitol; after crying in front of Judge Kelly at sentencing, a Proud Boy yelled “Trump Won” as he left the courthouse; Governor Brian Kemp has assembled a commission to determine whether a fake Trump elector should be suspended from the State Senate; a judge has...
