Experts wondered whether voter turnout would slump in the two swing states battered by Hurricane Helene. The opposite is happening: voter enthusiasm is surging. grist.org/politics/voter…

“At this point, I don’t feel like I’m going to vote for anyone, because none of them have done anything to help East Palestine.” Vital & well-reported piece on how politicians exploited the EP disaster to help themselves but not residents Mother Jones motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

“if we have to talk about the elections, and we do because the outcomes of elections still shape the ground upon which we live work and organize … let’s talk about them from the bottom up, and not the top down.”

Really sharp dispatch from East Palestine, Ohio, from eve andrews, featuring some striking images from Nate Smallwood motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

. eve andrews with an engrossing piece from East Palestine on how the disaster created a sense that the government must do more—and an uneasiness that the system we have means it can motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

mosquito bite on Election Day in western Pennsylvania

with such intense focus on this region this election season, i wanted to know how voters in east palestine and its surrounding towns in PA had changed their opinions of government and electoral politics since the feb 2023 derailment. that story is here: motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

Re-upping our informal survey of farmers all over the country, all sizes and types, asking "who are you voting for?" ambrook.com/research/legis…

Had a similar thought during the democracy porn push of Jan 6 hearings motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2022…

anyway motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

Many people will continue struggling to come to terms with the election results, but there’s still a lot you can do: 1) Be irritable at work 2) Withdraw from people who love you/need you 3) Make an impulsive and self destructive major life decision

against?

I don’t know that I would want some of these boys to get into beekeeping but yes