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Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "rising costs" over time, by party

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Corruption in Communications: Democrats are making a push right now dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/corruption...

Corruption in Communications

Democrats are making a push right now

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Back in 2021 over 3% of all official congressional e-newsletters from Republicans mentioned "critical race theory"

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About 3% of all official e-newsletters sent by congressional Republicans in 2025 mentioned DEI

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I obviously need to refine what I'm up to and stop words, but this test result from DCinbox in 2024 is amusing to me

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Raw counts versus share of all official e-newsletters mentioning "health" over time, by party

Share of official congressional e-newsletters using the word "woke" over time, by party

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Getting into some of the meta findings of dcinbox

Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning the word "trillion" over time, by party

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Back in 2022 Congressional Republicans were a lot more focused on "diesel" in official congressional e-newsletters than they are now. In 2022 diesel got to ~ $5.82 per gallon. Today it's ~ $6.53 per gallon.

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Official Congressional E-newsletters mentioning "Trump" over time, by party in the 119th Congress:

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Democrats are far more likely than republicans to remind constituents of "open enrollment periods" for things like Medicare, and for state programs like Access Health CT, Covered California or Medi-Cal, and other parts of Affordable Care Act Marketplace than Republicans are.

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Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "annihilate" over time, by party

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The 119th Congress: Most productive or least productive? Depends on who is talking:

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today I am teaching 3 classes then heading up to Michigan Tech to give a talk tomorrow. On Thursday, I’m giving a talk in Pennington, NJ. On Friday I’m heading back to Kansas to speak at the Kansas Book Festival. If you are in those places, and want to meet up, please reach out!

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Debate on AI could be more about Redistribution than Regulation. My guess is that tech prefers the regulation focus, but Bernie Sanders has been laying some decently compelling reasons for why the "issue of AI" is much more than the dangers. He says, "The foundation of artificial

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bernie Sanders making a math and policy argument Apr 23, 2026

Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This was sorta wild then and it's sorta wild now (especially from a sitting rep to a senator from the same delegation) Jon "Mamdani" Ossoff?

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A total stranger took my most recent book and organized a series of 5 free teaching events around it that he plans to lead over the next few months with the Braver Angels Delaware chapter. I'm touched and after talking with him, really excited to see how this turns out. More details are here:

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "chaos" over time, by party

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mentions of "politico" in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mentions of "CNN" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mention of "Hegseth" in official congressional communications, during the 119th Congress, by party

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congress Won’t “Regulate” AI, but the Conversation Should be Bigger Anyhow (Besides - they are more focused on insulting each other and the elections) dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/congress-w...

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Congress Won’t “Regulate” AI, but the Conversation Should be Bigger Anyhow

(Besides - they are more focused on insulting each other and the elections)

Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

House Primary Results 2026: A Closer Look at the Numbers Behind Incumbent Defeats Does it seem as if moderate incumbents are getting wiped out in 2026? The numbers tell a different story. www.usnews.com/news/politic... @usnews.com

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Mentions or "border" since the start of the current congress by party. I'm sorta surprised there is not more coming from the GOP in a way that touts the policy changes of last 1.5 years as promises kept, or a success.

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

sometimes it feels like not enough people had to read 1984

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There have been a few different "Clarity Act"s over the last 16 years, but the biggest push was from Congressional Republicans on the 2025 H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Congressional Republicans are increasingly talking about "ratepayers" re: data centers and AI

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There's been a lot more official congressional e-newsletters focused on "radicals" than "artificial intelligence"

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'People Must Have Power To Stop Anti-Human Decisions': Bernie Sanders Explains His Proposed AI Law

The Bernie AI Dividend would be more interesting and justifiable (and maybe more) than the proposed GOP Keeps Control Dividend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ2v... He proposed this back in June, but has been downplayed since

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YouTube video by Mint

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Congressional Republicans are writing to constituents about "socialist" this and that more now than they did last year, but it's nothing compared to the attention of 2021.

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