Ames Grawert
Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center, working on criminal justice policy and understanding the impact of federal funding cuts. Hopefully building a better world for everyone, especially two little girls. Views my own, dad jokes and sci-fi takes welcome.
- What a heartbreaking development. CIA's World Factbook was one of my first introductions to real policy and data work, decades ago, as a new member of the Model UN team.
- Add the CIA World Factbook to the long and growing list of disappearing government datasets: www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
- Reposted by Ames GrawertThe hits just keep on coming. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
- End of an era! I've had this ink bottle for longer than I've been married. So many notebook pages full of cerulean blue...
- Free product idea for local coffee shops and bakeries serving young families: KPop Demon Hunter Cake Pops
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- A new report from the @counciloncj.org shows a 21% decline in murder from 2024-25 and drops in other forms of violent crime. It provides strong evidence of continuing, nearly across-the-board declines in crime and especially violent crime. Some quick notes & context. counciloncj.org/crime-trends...
- Curious how other dads of girls see Calvin and Hobbes, which I also have loved since I was roughly six. I'd like to share it with my kids but I'm not sure how they'd interpret Calvin's longstanding fight with Suzy, GROSS...
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- HHS recently moved to freeze funding for daycares nationwide, affecting hundreds of millions of dollars that families depend on. What you might not know: It's the second time this has happened in a year. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
- My daughter says I’m so good at making grilled cheeses that I should work at a restaurant making them, so yeah, I’d say my winter break is going ok
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- From July: How a mass federal funding freeze threw daycares into chaos www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
- Federal funding for criminal justice research helps equip state and local leaders with the best strategies for keeping our communities safe. DOJ's decision to cut those investments undermines years of progress. New from the @brennancenter.org: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
- Folks cleaning menorahs tonight, remember: Wax melts above 200°, then drips cleanly off most surfaces or can be wiped away. If you can safely heat your menorah, it's by far the fastest way to clean it!
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- Went to a fountain pen repair workshop last week and learned that I've been adjusting tine alignment the wrong way for... fifteen years? Maybe twenty? The good news is my old pens that didn't write well "for some strange reason" are now back in action!
- Just saw a “(cleaned up)” cite in the wild. What hath Appellate Twitter wrought?? cc: @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social
- New from the @brennancenter.org: DOJ recently cut funding for historically bipartisan work designed to help people returning home from prison. Nicole Ndumele and I explored what will happen without this critical funding. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
- Reposted by Ames GrawertGreat culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
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- NEW: In a new amicus brief, law enforcement officials argue that boundaries around how local police interact with federal immigration enforcement are indispensable to building public trust with local communities. Read their brief here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14752/...
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- What do the facts say about crime in New York City? We chronicle where New York stands compared to other cities, progress it has made since the pandemic — and remaining public safety challenges. New from the @brennancenter.org: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
