Don Moynihan
Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan.
Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy.
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- From 1982-2018, the Republican National Committee was barred from "ballot security measures" because of their record of using state actors to intimidate minority voters. (H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social) www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
- Scenes from a personalist regime: the president speaks directly with the security agents expected to generate a justification for his taking control over elections
- "With Closure, Kennedy Center Follows the Path of Trump Steaks, Trump Plaza, and Trump Vodka"
- Gonna beg media not to just repeat Trump's obviously bullshit framing in the headlines. Tell readers the truth in the headlines. Alternatives: "With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely" "Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
- Breaking news: President Trump said that the Kennedy Center could temporarily close for roughly two years to undergo construction. wapo.st/49VsdCk
- "We need to be the news" says Bari Weiss, as she hires Epstein connections. (Attia just joined CBS).
