Allegra Kirkland
@allegrak.bsky.social
Politics @ TPM // Previously @ Teen Vogue
Read the plan for Trumps attack on the federal census and constitutional apportionment talkingpointsmemo.com/news/read-a-...
READ: A New Draft Rule for the Census Seeks Sweeping Changes to How Political Power Is Allocated
The Trump administration is planning to dramatically reshape the data the Census...
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According to documents reviewed by TPM, the Trump administration is planning to exclude noncitizens from the 2030 Census, and to eliminate the collection of race and ethnicity data for the first time since 1790.
READ: A New Draft Rule for the Census Seeks Sweeping Changes to How Political Power Is Allocated
The Trump administration is planning to dramatically reshape the data the Census...
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W/@laylaayanna.bsky.social: We're exclusively publishing Trump admin plans to alter the 2030 Census in a way that, critics say, will systematically undercount the population of blue states, diminishing their Congressional delegations. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/read-a-...
READ: A New Draft Rule for the Census Seeks Sweeping Changes to How Political Power Is Allocated
The Trump administration is planning to dramatically reshape the data the Census...
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The Trump administration plans to exclude noncitizens from the Census count and stop collecting race and ethnicity data for the first time in Census history, according to documents obtained by TPM. from me with @joshkovensky.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/news/read-a-...
READ: A New Draft Rule for the Census Seeks Sweeping Changes to How Political Power Is Allocated
The Trump administration is planning to dramatically reshape the data the Census...
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Emine Yücel and Josh Kovensky uncovered new evidence that the Trump admin is withholding funds from blue states just because they voted blue. Join us at 1 p.m. ET for a YouTube live about their findings, what it all means, and what can be done:
We’re Goin’ Live to Talk Trump’s Blue State Retribution at 1 PM ET
This afternoon, Emine Yücel, Josh Kovensky and John Light will join me...
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Extremely cool to have a book excerpt in @talkingpointsmemo.com—not least since that's where I got my journalistic start years ago. An exclusive look from my new book UNITED STATES OF OLIGARCHY, on what needs to be done to beat back American oligarchy. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/we-actu...
We Actually Know Exactly How We Can Address Trump’s Corruption Spree
This book excerpt is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
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For @talkingpointsmemo.com, I wrote about how 2026 election conspiracy theories are just 2020 conspiracy theories, only faster and dumber. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the...
How the 2026 Midterms Are Recycling 2020 Conspiracy Theories
In Rough Edges, Mike Rothschild writes about fringe groups, conspiracy theories and how...
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Many of us are very happy to put the anxiety and horrors of 2020 in the rearview. Not so for the GOP, who've made 2020 conspiracy theories a central part of their midterms messaging. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the...
Why Republicans Just Can’t Quit 2020
In Rough Edges, Mike Rothschild writes about fringe groups, conspiracy theories and how...
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Mike Rothschild: "Republicans are both replaying the past and actively rewriting it, trying to distract their voters from current crises and rally them around Trump’s brand one last time."
How the 2026 Midterms Are Recycling 2020 Conspiracy Theories
In Rough Edges, Mike Rothschild writes about fringe groups, conspiracy theories and how...
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A teenager in North Carolina has been arrested for assault with a "deadly weapon" after taking abortion medication. @kylietcheung.bsky.social has been doing such an incredible job with these pieces on post-Dobbs criminalization
North Carolina Teen Arrested for Using Abortion Pills As “Deadly Weapon”
The 18-year-old faces criminal charges for trying to self-manage an abortion
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NEW from TPM: The Trump administration has confessed at least three times in court to having withheld funding from states simply because of how they voted, a damaging admission intended to avoid discovery, which might heave revealed something even more dramatic.
Trump Administration Has Repeatedly Confessed in Court to Withholding Money From Blue States
Late last year, Department of Justice (DOJ) officials agreed to make a...
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It's been almost 2 months since police killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley outside a Mississippi Walmart and while local leaders are silent, community members are not. New from me on what's happening in Senatobia, MS for @theintercept.com:
Black Residents Warned of Abusive Cops for Years. Then Police Shot and Killed a Toddler.
In Senatobia, Mississippi, where police killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, community members had urged leaders to rein in the police. Are they listening now?
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NEW piece from me @joshkovensky.bsky.social looking at instances of Trump admin admitting in court to terminating clean energy grants, in part or entirely, to punish the president’s perceived political enemies. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-a...
Trump Administration Has Repeatedly Confessed in Court to Withholding Money From Blue States
Late last year, Department of Justice (DOJ) officials agreed to make a...
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Following El-Sayed's win, Republicans immediately started talk of "Islamists" and "terrorist organizations."
GOP Immediately Turns the Islamophobia Dial All the Way Up; El-Sayed Hits Back
Introducing America to ‘Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed’ It’s not at all surprising, but...
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Today, for the first time in New York City history, 2,000 two year-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. A big step for those who take baby steps. A big step towards a City every New Yorker can afford.
Two more GOP amendments go down to crushing defeats, both in MO. #4 would have made future ballot initiatives impossible to pass by requiring winning a majority statewide *and* in each congressional district. #5 would have eliminated the state income tax.
Decision Desk HQ projects No wins the Kansas Constitutional Amendment - Elections for Supreme Court Justices #DecisionMade: 9:00 PM EDT
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In 2022, Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected the GOP’s anti-abortion agenda. Four years later, state lawmakers are trying “another path.”
The Push to Elect Kansas Supreme Court Justices Is a Cynical Anti-Abortion Power Grab
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It...
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"...in his nightmares, he sees the agents of the American government lunging towards him, over and over. This time, they kill him." Incredible, stomach churning piece from @minnesotareformer.com of the @statesnewsroom.com about an absolutely vile assault by ICE during the Minnesota occupation.
Minnesota Reformer@minnesotareformer.com · last wk.On Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van. The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.
Let's remember some Baseball Injuries! I'll go first: Glenallen Hill having a nightmare about spiders that was so bad he fell out of bed and through a glass table
Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · 2w agoMLB players are the thoroughbred horses of the human world in that if you take your eye off them for a second they will get loose and find some completely novel Looney Tunes way to suffer a catastrophic injury
Combine the narrative of a telegenic white player’s trials as a brave and lonely anti-trans crusader with easy-to-get footage of fans yelling at calculatedly young women advocating for the same cause. It’s a Fox News (Fever) dream talkingpointsmemo.com/news/sophie-...
The Right Has Found Its New Riley Gaines in the WNBA
The right-wing media machine is salivating over its newest anti-trans storyline, served...
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"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our event at Crystal Lake bar last night in collaboration with @marisakabas.bsky.social of The Handbasket! talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/photo...
I wrote about how immigration arrests are at all-time highs, even as ICE is trying to assume a lower public profile. How are they doing this? Look to your local police.
ICE’s Secret Weapon Is in Your Community
While attempting to maintain a relatively lower profile, ICE is managing to arrest record numbers of people. Here’s how it’s doing that.
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Six years later with his approval rating the lowest it's ever been, Trump appears to be yearning for a simpler era when he — and his delusions — were at the height of their influence and relevance.
Trump and Republicans Ensconce Themselves in 2020 in Lieu of Any 2026 Midterms Strategy
By now, you may have seen the headlines about Sen. Rand Paul...
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