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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 14m

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 23h

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

Someone asked me about this recently he doesn’t appear in the data. It said hardly at all. It’s something like fewer than nine times.

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

tell me more for how you're thinking about measuring narrow? I'm interested.

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

I thought so - I’m glad you did too

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I had a very nice conversation with Tim Peters on Copper Country Today about How to Raise a Citizen and why helping young people understand government and see themselves as part of civic life matters so much right now. Thanks for caring about this topic! open.spotify.com/episode/0nCo...

open.spotify.com

September 27, 2026 - Author Lindsey Cormack

Copper Country Today · Episode

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have a bit in a new @newsweek.com article: The More Young People Use AI, the Less They Like It www.newsweek.com/ai-politics/...

newsweek.com

The kids are not all right—about AI

The generation expected to love AI may become its toughest critic

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

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

yes - Republicans were concerned with: censorship, biden, speech, free, twitter Democrats about: kids, ai, privacy, data centers, health

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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 · 28/09/2026

If you're in Brooklyn tonight there are a few tickets left for a 7 pm lecture about DCinbox: www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o... Would love to make some online friends into IRL friends.

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Lectures on Tap - "How To Talk To America: Emails From Congress Explained"

Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in NYC bars.

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

Thanks! And some who debated at Topeka West but was two years younger than us came up afterwards and said, “I think I know you from debate but something seems different…” (which turns out to be my last name and hair color)

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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 · 26/09/2026

TIL: That Wyoming suffers the highest per capita rate of fatal truck collisions despite being the least populated US state. wyoleg.gov/InterimCommi...

wyoleg.gov

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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

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

dcinboxinsights.substack.com

Corruption in Communications

Democrats are making a push right now

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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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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Getting into some of the meta findings of dcinbox

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The above is the overall email volume (I forgot to write that)

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here's what it looked like last time around:

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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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