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I did something that's big news for me, and not typically what academic political scientists do:
I wrote a parenting book about our subject.
This is a medium-long thread on why/how.
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Corruption in Communications: Democrats are making a push right now
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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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So I’ll see you tomorrow Michigan…
UPDATE: An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to pause flights in the Northeast.
Right now:
- Flights are resuming at LGA and PHL
- Flights into EWR, JFK, and Teterboro Airport are paused
This incident underscores the need for additional funding to modernize aging infrastructure and prevent disruptions like this in the future.
Follow @FAANews for updates.
Community note
Amtrak and NJ Transit stated the cable was cut by a NJ Transit contractor on their property, not an Amtrak crew. The outage started with failure of an aging primary circuit; the cut affected only the backup line.
northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
nydailynews.com/2026/09/21/nyc…
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Lindsey Cormack retweeted
UPDATE: An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to pause flights in the Northeast.
Right now:
- Flights are resuming at LGA and PHL
- Flights into EWR, JFK, and Teterboro Airport are paused
This incident underscores the need for additional funding to modernize aging infrastructure and prevent disruptions like this in the future.
Follow @FAANews for updates.
Community note
Amtrak and NJ Transit stated the cable was cut by a NJ Transit contractor on their property, not an Amtrak crew. The outage started with failure of an aging primary circuit; the cut affected only the backup line.
northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
nydailynews.com/2026/09/21/nyc…
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Speaker Johnson has scheduled 261 voting days over the past two years (out of 730 total) and ended up cancelling 63 of those days
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Well, this is a very nice write up for an event I'm doing this coming Thursday in Pennington, NJ:
mercerme.com/author-lindsey-…
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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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A local leader in Delaware 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 @braverangels Delaware Alliance.
More details are here:
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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)
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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.
usnews.com/news/politics/art…
@usnews
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Lindsey Cormack retweeted
Dr. Lindsey Cormack has read more congressional newsletters than almost anyone alive.
@DCInbox archives every e-newsletter from Congress to constituents, tracking messaging trends and where the conversation's headed.
If newsletters aren't part of your dialogue tracking, they better be. Join her at #WonkWeek: utm.guru/usVUb
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4 Senators got together to make an "America In Jeopardy" Jeopardy spoof:
piped.video/watch?v=Mw-Gx7ev…
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Lindsey Cormack retweeted
"From 1950s until 2020, civics had the most precipitous decline on minutes in the classroom out of all subjects." @DCInbox
piped.video/8jGzRgCt0lU
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Congressional Republicans have really been leaning into casework over the past two years.
Here's the frequency of "constituents navigate" in official e-news, as in "helping constituents navigate federal..."
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OMG!!!!!!!!!!
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