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Gabe Lerner

@gabe-lerner.bsky.social
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doin stuff to help US democracy (but not in a boring way) I write: democracynotes.substack.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Arresting judges. Read that again.
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Public Agenda @publicagenda.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Join us on Tuesday, May 6th at 1:00pm ET for Decoding Democracy: Do Your Rights Depend on Where You Live? to explore how where Americans live affects their access to the ballot box. Register free: lnkd.in/gF85E8Qb Special thanks to @democracy-notes.bsky.social for being our Presenting Partner!
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Gabe Lerner @gabe-lerner.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Law firms...universities...they're not learning from history. This is the best piece I've found on what they ~should~ be doing. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/why-collec...
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Why collective action is the only way
History shows how democracy wins
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Gabe Lerner @gabe-lerner.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Best piece I've seen on what law firms and universities are getting wrong, from @protectdemocracy.org's @ianbassin.bsky.social: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/why-collec...
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Why collective action is the only way
History shows how democracy wins
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Democracy Notes Perspectives @democracy-notes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🤠 Howdy, partners! 🤠 This week's Democracy Notes #newsletter is OUT NOW! Featuring: 💼 Job opportunities 💵 Philanthropy 📰 This week's headlines 📅 Events ...and more! Don't miss out! 🔗 democracynotes.subst...
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This week's Democracy Notes
Howdy, partners!
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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 13/03/2025
We are seeking an Engineering Lead to join our Local Lab team! Your strategic and technical skills will go toward building a new online platform that encourages meaningful connections with local community. newpublic.org/jobs/head-of...
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Job: Head of Engineering, Local Lab | New_ Public
We are seeking an Engineering Lead to join our Local Lab team! This role is the technical foundation of our Local Lab, a small, cross-functional team dedicated to developing a new community platform f...
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Democracy Notes Perspectives @democracy-notes.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
There’s a lively conversation among funders and foundation presidents, current and former, playing out in public right now — about diversified revenue, the need for collaboration among funders, and more ⤵️ Full rundown in our latest edition on Substack: democracynotes.substack.com/p/this-weeks...
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Democracy Notes Perspectives @democracy-notes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
📒 DEMOCRACY NOTES 2/6📒 💸 Trust for Civic Life's latest $8M grant cycle, and more funding news 📰 Emergency resources for all those affected by what's going on in the executive branch 💼 20+ jobs from across the democracy space All this and more via the latest edition of Democracy Notes ⤵️
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This week's Democracy Notes
Howdy! I guess it’s time to upgrade that ol’ Zoom subscription!
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
What I should have done in the beginning - here's a starter pack of 20-odd experts who journalists or others might want to read/talk to to understand the gutting of the administrative state (as opposed to broad decline of democracy etc). I've focused on academics go.bsky.app/MaC7vnv
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 03/02/2025
Make sure to tune in this afternoon for expert analysis of the situation at USAID⬇️
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Our tech policy expert Liana Keesing will join Gabe Lerner of @democracy-notes.bsky.social for a conversation about what can be done to advance and protect our democracy at the state level. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Where Sh*t (Still) Gets Done: State Democracy Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Democracy policy? In this Congress?? To be determined. But there's lots of potential at the state level to continue to advance civics education, tech reform, national service, funding for librarians a...
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Gabe Lerner @gabe-lerner.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Super scary — this is what cutting off funding streams for the free press looks like
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Public Agenda @publicagenda.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Join @publicagenda.bsky.social and a panel of experts on Wednesday, January 29th at 1:00pm ET for a live virtual forum breaking down what the 2024 election means for our #democracy. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Gabe Lerner @gabe-lerner.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Democracy jobs!!!
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Excellent NYT interview with the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Hungary. This is a key insight!
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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Nothing beats good data viz
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 15/01/2025
Looking for a starting point to protect and nurture democracy? Quinn Raymond shares concrete actions you can take this year. Read and share: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-you-ca...
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How *you* can protect democracy
29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect our system of government
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Heather Bryant @hbcompass.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
New on journalism.WTF - more journalism conferences with confirmed dates (and pitch deadlines) - nearly 90 known journalism funders - the start of the fellowships database - the start of the awards database As well as more details about upcoming resources and how to contribute. www.journalism.wtf
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Journalism WTF
A little help in navigating resources, events, groups and opportunities in the world of creating news and information.
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Democracy Notes Perspectives @democracy-notes.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Alright, y'all — here's (some of) what's been happening in the US democracy space lately 🧵
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
👀👀👀
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Matt Vanderwerff @mavander.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Hey #civicengagement folks. Check out this great event that's being hosted by @democracy-notes.bsky.social (via @gabe-lerner.bsky.social) and Connective Tissue. virginia.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Joy to the (Civic) World: The Role of Fun & Joy in Civic Life. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Participating in civic life doesn't need to feel like eating your spinach. Yes, it's important. But it can be both important and fun and joyful. In small towns and big cities across the country, leade...
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Saskia Brechenmacher @saskiabr.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Worrisome news: House passes broadly written bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits that it labels as "supporting terrorism" apnews.com/article/nonp...
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House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism
The U.S. House passed legislation that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 21/11/2024
NEW: 175 leading scholars commend the introduction of the Resolution Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform. The bipartisan task force would study reforms like fusion, proportional representation, and expanding the size of the House. medium.com/@scholarsfor...
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Letter to Congress on Supporting the Select Committee on Electoral Reform
Dear Members of the U.S. House of Representatives:
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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Our statement @freepress.bsky.social on House passage of HR 9495 "In the hands of an autocratic leader, it would undoubtedly be used as a sledgehammer to falsely label civil-society groups as terrorists and silence dissent." www.freepress.net/news/press-r...
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House Advances Dangerous Legislation That Would Give the Trump Administration Unprecedented Powers To Crush Dissent
The bill would allow the Treasury Department to explicitly target, harass and investigate thousands of nonprofit organizations.
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Gabe Lerner @gabe-lerner.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
There are SO many democracy champions on Bluesky (already!!) I just updated the @democracy-notes.bsky.social starter pack with 20+ more folks! go.bsky.app/AXBuVj3
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Democracy Notes Perspectives @democracy-notes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
📒 DEMOCRACY NOTES 11/21📒 💰 Press Forward's open call on local news infrastructure ($20M) 📊 Resources and news like @protectdemocracy.org's new apportionment (???) tracker 💼 30+ jobs from across the Democracy space!!! Dig into this week's edition: democracynotes.substack.com/p/this-weeks...
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This week's Democracy Notes
Welcome back!
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Gabe Lerner @gabe-lerner.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
There've been a LOT of hot takes post-election...but not many asking what pro-democracy nonprofits and funders missed. I really appreciated this open letter in @democracy-notes.bsky.social last week democracytakes.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
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An Open Letter to Our Partners in the Fight for Democracy
From Scott Warren and Lilia Dashevsky
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