this feels very true tbh and not just for art
@dancow.bsky.social i didnât block you Dan
Obligatory quadrennial post of baby me standing at Joe Bidenâs podium after the 2008 VP debate (my first news job).
The pre-publication to post-publication emotional rollercoaster I assume every journalist goes through feels like it needs a name
Dessa Cosma's precinct had no voting booths reachable from her wheelchair. A worker said to fill out her ballot on the check-in table, and got annoyed when she said she had the right to vote privately. That night, several disabled colleagues had horror stories too. Gift link to my article today:
A report to the Election Assistance Commission from researchers at Rutgers University found that disabled votersâ turnout lagged non-disabled votersâ by 11 percentage points, down from 17.
It is pretty wild to think about how many organizations are spending so much time separately doing extremely similar work on precinct data just because the reporting structure is so bad
Voting rights lawyers & researchers keep hitting an infuriating obstacle: many counties & state just don't make their precinct-level results available! A huge obstacle to lawsuits & remedies, delaying things for months if not scuttling altogether. NEW: boltsmag.org/election-dat...
Analysts spend countless hours and resources compiling the precinct-level results they need for litigation and research. They want legislation to force states to make it all accessible.
Got our first delivery of Hog Island Oyster Co. subscription oysters last night (mega delicious) and it came with cute little shucking/tasting supplies!
Docs for New York, Timbs for the Bay