Nancy A
@nancyandres.bsky.social
A blue dot Midwesterner just trying to stay informed in order to fight for democracy, climate, reproductive rights, gun safety, and more...
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5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
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NEW: The USPS finalized a postmark rule that could increase late mail-in ballots for rural voters. Even in states with grace periods, mail voters submitting ballots even a day or two before Election Day could now risk their votes not being counted.
Rural Mail-In Ballots at Risk as Post Office Finalizes Changes to Postmark Dates
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
NEW: The USPS finalized a postmark rule that could increase late mail-in ballots for rural voters. Even in states with grace periods, mail voters submitting ballots even a day or two before Election Day could now risk their votes not being counted.
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"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A vote for children to get sick www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A vote for children to get sick www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
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*stares in Adelita Grijalva*
December 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
*stares in Adelita Grijalva*
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The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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The destruction of US science will be felt worldwide for decades. Take it from @msier.bsky.social, who was the lead program director for the Biological Oceanography program at the US National Science Foundation.
I don’t think people understand how wrecked it is or how hard it will be to rebuild.
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The destruction of US science will be felt worldwide for decades. Take it from @msier.bsky.social, who was the lead program director for the Biological Oceanography program at the US National Science Foundation.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
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It's Election Day!
Our team is keeping an eye on nearly 200 races up and down the ballot, from governors and supreme court justices to sheriffs, DAs, and school boards.
Explore our guide, and be sure to save it as we'll update it with results tonight.
Our team is keeping an eye on nearly 200 races up and down the ballot, from governors and supreme court justices to sheriffs, DAs, and school boards.
Explore our guide, and be sure to save it as we'll update it with results tonight.
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's Election Day!
Our team is keeping an eye on nearly 200 races up and down the ballot, from governors and supreme court justices to sheriffs, DAs, and school boards.
Explore our guide, and be sure to save it as we'll update it with results tonight.
Our team is keeping an eye on nearly 200 races up and down the ballot, from governors and supreme court justices to sheriffs, DAs, and school boards.
Explore our guide, and be sure to save it as we'll update it with results tonight.
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Good: Jamie Raskin tells me he's formally demanding any/all internal communications between WH and DOJ on Trump's $230 million payoff.
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse
It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.
newrepublic.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Good: Jamie Raskin tells me he's formally demanding any/all internal communications between WH and DOJ on Trump's $230 million payoff.
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
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NEW: Trump is going to steal $230M in taxpayer dollars by having his DOJ pay him a settlement for his legal trouble. Watch. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
NEW: Trump is going to steal $230M in taxpayer dollars by having his DOJ pay him a settlement for his legal trouble. Watch. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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3/ He’s not the only one struggling to find answers.
Under Trump 2.0, DHS appointees have eroded civil rights guardrails and encouraged agents to wear masks, all while threatening groups standing in their way of creating an unaccountable police force.
Under Trump 2.0, DHS appointees have eroded civil rights guardrails and encouraged agents to wear masks, all while threatening groups standing in their way of creating an unaccountable police force.
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
October 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
3/ He’s not the only one struggling to find answers.
Under Trump 2.0, DHS appointees have eroded civil rights guardrails and encouraged agents to wear masks, all while threatening groups standing in their way of creating an unaccountable police force.
Under Trump 2.0, DHS appointees have eroded civil rights guardrails and encouraged agents to wear masks, all while threatening groups standing in their way of creating an unaccountable police force.
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Today we show the world that in America we are not scared of Trump and his pathetic, vile regime.
Today we show the world that America does not want a tyrant and does not want a king.
Today, let’s make history with the largest peaceful protest ever.
Today we show the world that America does not want a tyrant and does not want a king.
Today, let’s make history with the largest peaceful protest ever.
The Day Trump Feared… Today We Make History Together!!!
By Ben Meiselas
www.meidasplus.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today we show the world that in America we are not scared of Trump and his pathetic, vile regime.
Today we show the world that America does not want a tyrant and does not want a king.
Today, let’s make history with the largest peaceful protest ever.
Today we show the world that America does not want a tyrant and does not want a king.
Today, let’s make history with the largest peaceful protest ever.
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The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been completely removed or otherwise compromised by President Trump’s administration is staggering.
One estimate put it at 3,000 datasets removed.
One estimate put it at 3,000 datasets removed.
A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed
The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been completely removed or otherwise compromised by President Trump’s administration is staggering.
One estimate put it at 3,000 datasets removed.
One estimate put it at 3,000 datasets removed.
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Be there. Saturday, October 18th.
www.nokings.org
www.nokings.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Be there. Saturday, October 18th.
www.nokings.org
www.nokings.org
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Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
www.theatlantic.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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New Column: You know how some historians wonder if people recognize the onslaught in real time? Well, I'm here to tell you that millions of us do. And we're fighting it. newrepublic.com/post/201625/... via @newrepublic.com
Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It
From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.
newrepublic.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New Column: You know how some historians wonder if people recognize the onslaught in real time? Well, I'm here to tell you that millions of us do. And we're fighting it. newrepublic.com/post/201625/... via @newrepublic.com
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I’m sure this is very comforting to American federal workers not getting paid right now.
Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has “directly purchased Argentine pesos,” and the Treasury Department has “finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank.”
October 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’m sure this is very comforting to American federal workers not getting paid right now.
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One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
October 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
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If you're looking for a weekend pod, check out our conversation with Chris Murphy. He delivers one of clearest descriptions yet of the dangers of the moment and offers the strongest case yet for Dems to maximize their resistance. Audio here, highlights threaded below.
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
October 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If you're looking for a weekend pod, check out our conversation with Chris Murphy. He delivers one of clearest descriptions yet of the dangers of the moment and offers the strongest case yet for Dems to maximize their resistance. Audio here, highlights threaded below.
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
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NEW in Bolts: We guide you through more than 180 elections on the ballot in the fall of 2025, and why they matter.
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so much else... Read More
boltsmag.org
October 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NEW in Bolts: We guide you through more than 180 elections on the ballot in the fall of 2025, and why they matter.
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“Health care for illegal aliens” is the new “immigrants are eating cats and dogs in Springfield.”
The Republican playbook is simple: make up a baseless lie, repeat it every chance you get, hope and pray that everyone blames Democrats for the crises you created.
The Republican playbook is simple: make up a baseless lie, repeat it every chance you get, hope and pray that everyone blames Democrats for the crises you created.
September 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“Health care for illegal aliens” is the new “immigrants are eating cats and dogs in Springfield.”
The Republican playbook is simple: make up a baseless lie, repeat it every chance you get, hope and pray that everyone blames Democrats for the crises you created.
The Republican playbook is simple: make up a baseless lie, repeat it every chance you get, hope and pray that everyone blames Democrats for the crises you created.