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ScamPACs (opens the original)
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About these notes: Always Monday, free, (fairly) short, and about civil society’s future. At times, interesting. If this was forwarded to you, you can subscribe using the link at the end.You’re a responsible citizen. You do your part. You donate online to a candidate you admire. You fill out the form that requires your email and cellphone number. Then, the deluge. Endless urgent fundraising pleas. Tonight Is a Huge Deadline! Quadruple-match EXPIRES in 180 MINUTES!! Give $20 or the Free World Van
Democracy Defenders (opens the original)
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About these notes: Always Monday, free, (fairly) short, and about civil society’s future. At times, interesting. If this was forwarded to you, subscribe with the link at the end.Today, on the theme of Democracy Moneyball, we’ll focus on an organization doing courageous and remarkable work – Democracy Defenders. Also, I’m co-hosting an online event on October 7th with key team members of the Democracy Defenders PAC – the best possible use of your democracy dollars ahead of the midterms. Details b
Normalcy? (opens the original)
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About these notes: Always Monday, free, (fairly) short, and about civil society’s future. At times, interesting. If this was forwarded to you, subscribe with the link at the end.It’s human nature to lock in on what’s likely. What past experience tells us to expect. Psychologists have a term for this: normalcy bias. It’s why we assume the hurricane will. The chest pain is just heartburn. The check-engine light can wait. We’re wired to bet on normal – because normal wins most of the time. Until it
Demolition Derby (opens the original)
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About these notes: Always Monday, free, (fairly) short, and about civil society’s future. At times, interesting. If this was forwarded to you, you can subscribe with the link below.Happy Labor Day! Today, our topic is Washington, D.C. We start with something inspiring. Then, the stark contrast.In 1993, Frances Tiafoe’s parents emigrated to a D.C. suburb, fleeing Sierra Leone’s civil war. There, his dad helped build a junior tennis center, and then worked as its custodian. To make ends meet, mom
Earning Power (opens the original)
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About these notes: Always Monday, free, (fairly) short, and about civil society’s future. At times, interesting. If this was forwarded to you, subscribe with the link at the end.Today, affordability versus earning power. The two factors that determine whether a family can make ends meet.Let’s go back five years. Biden’s American Rescue Plan offered a big increase in the Child Tax Credit for the last six months of 2021 — reducing childhood poverty by a stunning 43%. When it expired in December
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