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

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Mentions of the word "shame" in official congressional e-newsletters. Similar-ish patterns for Ds&Rs right now as in the first two years of Trump one, different levels

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

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

Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As we head into the weekend, those who subscribe to official e-newsletters from congressional Republicans will get more messages than those hearing from Democrats

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's red snapper season - but this is just the heatmap of official congressional e-newsletters that mention "red snapper"

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Emergent words that were used by 25+ members of congress with a 30 day window (still refining, but gives an interesting overview of the past 15 years)

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I have a lot of events happening in October. If you are in: Utica, NY Manhattan, NY Shrewsbury, MA Marlboro, NY San Antonio, TX Greencastle, IN or Brooklyn, NY I'd love to see you at one of these - making my internet people into my IRL 3D people is one of my favorite things.

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I am really having an insightful time over here with DCinbox - check out that middle line on Obamacare switching from R to D

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Official congressional e-newsletters using the phrase "paying more" over time, by party

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I'm working on a new thing about how the parties approach pushing news in official comms in different ways - here's just one little piece:

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The rent is too damn high influence seen in DCinbox: Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) March 20, 2026

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First talk of the day with the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood, NJ

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For the last 15 years “Health” has been a top 5 focus in official congressional e-newsletters from Democrats

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Congressman Henry Cuellar Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 11:08 AM

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Using the @allsidesnow.bsky.social Media Bias sorting of media outlets, here's how how many official e-newsletters members of Congress have sent referencing different new sources form 2010-2025:

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This is happening tomorrow: The League of Women Voters of Ridgewood hosts author and Professor Lindsay Cormack at its annual luncheon at the Old Paramus Reformed Church on Wednesday, September 30, from 11:30 - 2:00 pm. lwvridgewoodnj.org

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congress used to write to constituents a lot more about "sex trafficking"

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We sold out at the Kansas Book Festival today :)

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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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Here's what it looked like last time around:

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

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