Doing the #DemocracyByDesign reading, @bonniehonig.bsky.social!

Democracy Lobby Day in Olympia 2026!
Check out the full article on Cascadia Advocate with @nwprogressive.org

#voterpowerpackets #democracybydesign #rankedchoicevoting

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RCV Day is almost here 🎉 Join us Jan 22 (1–2 PM ET) for a special webinar featuring diverse leaders from across the country working to advance ranked choice voting in their states.

👉 Register today: https://bit.ly/3KYR9iQ

#RCVDay #RankedChoiceVoting #DemocracyByDesign

Leadership change when leaders won’t change—tell @schume.senate.gov posturing with no possibility of change’s not what we want from democrats

Memo for U.S. Congressional Integrity Restructure—please read & share with colleagues
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
#StructuralKindness #DemocracyByDesign

published - Google Drive

I live vermont, please read my 2 documents & share with likeminded house democrats
U.S. Congressional Integrity Restructure
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
#StructuralKindness #DemocracyByDesign
cc: @slotkin.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @welch.senate.gov @balint.house.gov @raskin.house.gov

published - Google Drive

imo has @schumer.senate.gov fingers all over it 😡

Check out my Memo for U.S. Congressional Integrity Restructure — a path for simple majority to restore open debate in both chambers. drive.google.com/drive/folder... #StructuralKindness #DemocracyByDesign

Just finished Memo for U.S. Congressional Integrity Restructure — a path for simple majority to restore open debate in both chambers. drive.google.com/drive/folder... #StructuralKindness #DemocracyByDesign

If AI can flag a border crossing, deny asylum, or decide who’s “high risk”—who’s really in charge of immigration?
I wrote about the stakes—and the possibility of a more just path forward:
usai.futureincommon.org/borders-and-...
#AIandImmigration #DemocracyByDesign

Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed Platform design is a silent pilot steering human behavior.

Social platforms don’t just “host” democracy—they reshape it.
Every choice baked into a feed or algorithm either strengthens civic trust or corrodes it. This Nieman Lab piece lays it out clearly: design is destiny.
🔗 www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/soci...
#DemocracyByDesign #TechJustice #SocialMedia

“I don’t just report — I explain the process.”
That line from Carmella Boykin at yesterday’s Media & Democracy Summit stuck with me. In a world where algorithms distort and engagement incentives reward outrage, it’s radical to slow down and teach.
#MediaLiteracy #TikTokNews #DemocracyByDesign

M Farrior McKinney | Substack Author of Silent Erosion and the It’s the People, Stupid series, exploring democracy, governance, and the myths that shape America. Writing on history, policy, and the dangers of nostalgia-driven lead...

🚨 Dispatch 1: Government Inefficiency
It’s not dysfunction. It’s democracy.
Trump/Musk want less govt, not better govt.
📖 substack.com/@mfarriormck...
#TheWinesapDispatch #DemocracyByDesign

Exactly. Panic isn’t strategy. Elections aren’t a switch the federal government flips on or off 🇺🇸 they’re decentralized, layered, and stubbornly persistent.

The real risk isn’t sudden cancellation; it’s erosion.

Focus on vigilance, not despair.

#DemocracyByDesign