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Data and Democracy: Charting Assault on American Democracy and a Path Forward


A narrative of a democracy in the balance, told through 29 data visualizations.

This pattern suggests the efficiency initiative functions more as ideological restructuring than genuine government reform, systematically weakening agencies that typically provide regulatory oversight and social services. This near-perfect inversion suggests the Supreme Court is operating by different legal standards than the rest of the federal judiciary, potentially prioritizing political outcomes over consistent application of law. With a peak of 48 fundraising emails hitting my inbox in a single day, the sheer volume of appeals reflects a fundraising-at-all-costs mentality that risks alienating and exhausting the very grassroots supporters parties depend on.

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