How Fox Chased Its Audience Down the Rabbit Hole
Jim Rutenberg in the NYT Magazine with a deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep dive on how we got to the Dominion defamation lawsuit.
ProPublica blockbuster on undisclosed gifts to Justice Thomas
Here’s an excerpt:
For more than two decades, Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year from the Dallas businessman [Harlan Crow] without disclosing them, documents and interviews show. A public servant who has a salary of $285,000, he… Continue reading
Tennessee House Expels Two Members Over Gun Reform Protest
There were three expulsion resolutions pending Thursday morning, based on three members (Justin Pearson, Justin Jones, and Gloria Johnson) leading gun violence reformers in a protest from the floor of the House chamber after they hadn’t otherwise been recognized… Continue reading
Continuing “Twitter Files” Tussle
General background: there’s an explainer here about the “Twitter Files” (and the controversies over the “Twitter Files”).
One of the controversies is about Matt Taibbi’s reporting on the Election Integrity Partnership, an academic research coalition studying misinformation related to elections.… Continue reading
House Judiciary Subpoenas Former Manhattan Special Assistant DA Mark Pomerantz
Here’s the cover letter attached to the subpoena, explaining House Judiciary’s rationale for conducting a deposition. Pomerantz worked on the Trump investigation for the Manhattan DA’s office, resigned in protest when Trump was not charged earlier in DA Bragg’s tenure,… Continue reading
More takes (collected) on the Trump indictment
Eric Columbus has started a thread accumulating several beyond those out in the immediate aftermath of the arraignment.
“Attacks on Dominion Voting Persist Despite High-Profile Lawsuits”
It may take an enforced monetary judgment to actually stop the nonsense.
“Trump-fueled election deniers still ‘spread lies,’ experts warn. What does that mean for 2024?”
USA Today discusses the half-life of information disorder.
“Cochise supervisors ordered to pay legal fees in election certification suit”
The supervisors who initially refused to certify the canvass for the 2022 midterms are on the hook for fees for the subsequent suit compelling certification. Here’s the order.
The court rejected the argument that “taxpayers might bear the burden… Continue reading
“Gator Caucus disputes legitimacy of Senate presidential election”
The students may be learning too many real-life lessons about elections in the Sunshine State.
This story about the election to the presidency of the University of Florida Student Senate runneth over the cup: disputed results, quorum runs, disputes about… Continue reading
New report on the impact of opt-out voter registration at California DMVs
New from the Center for Inclusive Democracy (and democracy all-star Mindy Romero will explain it to you at greater length, here). Unsurprisingly, registration at California DMVs has become the most frequent means of registration since the process went opt-out… Continue reading
“New ballot-counting machines tested in spring voting were accurate, election officials say”
From NHPR, and no surprise. But/and this is also the best kind of service journalism.
“A Welcome Rethink on Ranked-Choice Voting”
The WSJ editorial board praises Idaho.
“Virginia Rolls Back Voting Rights for Ex-Felons, Bucking Shaky Bipartisan Trend”
The NYT on state pushback to re-enfranchisement.