1/There's been good stuff written abt the politics underlying Democrats' landmark measure to address the climate crisis. One common refrain is that Dems finally figured out how to legislate on climate with carrots, not sticks. That's key-- but not the only way to think about it.

Why was it a problem that Trump had top secret nuclear documents in his home (besides, of course, being completely illegal)? Because it directly undermined a key pillar of US foreign policy since 1945: nonproliferation. [THREAD]

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You have the right to vote even if you don’t speak or read English. This guide will tell you about your right to ask for help, how to vote and what to do if you have problems. Available in 11 languages 🧵👇 propublica.org/article/guide-…

As we get closer to elex day, w many close statewide races, we should reacquaint ourselves w the pace of vote reporting across the states. MIT Election Lab wrote a report abt this from 2020. Here's the fig showing the % of votes reported on elex night. electionlab.mit.edu/sites/default/…

The Voting Rights Act entitles people who struggle with literacy to get help casting their ballots. This is also true for people who do not speak English and those with intellectual disabilities. propub.li/3CgXBdL

.Max Fisher wrote up an analysis of some alarming trends in global protest in the The New York Times today. Some folks have asked me about it. Here I add some context, caveats, and implications to Max's analysis. 🧵 nytimes.com/2022/09/30/wor…

And finally, as much as no one wants to hear this, it is quite possible that control of Congress will not be known until several days (if not several weeks, if a GA runoff occurs and could be decisive) after Election Day.

Anyone wondering what life as a competitive authoritarian regime will look like in America can look at states like Nevada. Dana Milbank provides essential reporting about the state of election administration in NV. Every paragraph is mind blowing. Ungated. wapo.st/3TGdC3j

1. By week’s end, a sizable percentage of the GOP base will believe an absurd conspiracy theory positing that Paul Pelosi was assaulted by his leftist gay lover. Allow me to explain.

Polls are now open and will close at 8 p.m. California has same-day voter registration, and you have the right to cast a provisional ballot if your name is not on the voter list at your polling place.

Remember that a lot of the states we are watching today allow mail ballots to be *postmarked* today and arrive later. Depending on the volume of outstanding mail ballots, this could mean several days of waiting for results in close races. ncsl.org/research/elect…

A reminder that there’s no horserace aspect to counting votes. No one “pulls ahead” in the count or “makes up ground” or “loses their lead” in any real sense. It’s just an artifact of the process, the order in which votes are counted, an order part mandated and part random.

Remember that several states with closely watched races do not allow mail ballots to be processed until today. That takes time and will probably result in delays in getting results, particularly in close races. ncsl.org/research/elect…

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Resources on election administration for anyone who might be interested, including our intrepid roving journalist. ncsl.org/research/elect…

This #Thanksgiving, I #givethanks for the many ways the world has improved. Child mortality has fallen. Life expectancy has risen. Countries have gotten richer. Women have gotten more education. Basic water source usage has risen. Basic sanitation has risen. Data from Gapminder

Judging Biden & Congress How productive was Biden in last congress? How much will be possible in divided gov? & how much are the parties changing in primaries & governance? New Niskanen Center #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with Dr. Casey Dominguez niskanencenter.org/judging-biden-…