Anu Khosla

lowercase public interest lasagna

[Kristina Ten | @kristinaten on Bluesky @kristina_ten]

Thanks to @anu_khosla for chatting centipede-shaped lakes, the comeback of the one-size popcorn shirt, writing like you talk, the curse of the “old soul” kid, and that time I played Little John’s Wife in a middle-school production of Robin Hood...

[Electric Literature @ElectricLit]

Vauhini Vara (@vauhinivara) on writing collaboratively with AI and its impact on our culture (interview by @anu_khosla) https://t.co/MWXgZcQTdR

[Anu Khosla @anu_khosla]

i'm not really on this site anymore and i'm not sure who is, but if you're out there and you want to read my interview with @ailipstein you can find it in the racket: https://t.co/6jeW9i1eaG

[ettingermentum @ettingermentum]

Some historical trivia: the 60% requirement for referendums in Florida was itself passed by a referendum that received less than 60% of the vote.

[Ally Mutnick @allymutnick]

There will be two Black women serving together in the Senate for the first time in US history

Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland
Lisa Blunt Rochester in Delaware

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

The abortion rights measure in Florida 'lost' with 57% of the vote and 1.5 million more votes than the opposition.

And for what it's worth: Amendment 4 got a million more votes than Ron DeSantis did in 2022

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

For the first time in history, the United States has a sitting congressperson who is transgender.

Congratulations to Sarah McBride, whose race was just called by MSNBC.

She wins in a year where a historic amount of anti-trans ads were blared across TV screens in America.

[Tom Zohar @TomZohar]

My generalized anxiety teaming up with my current very specific anxiety:

[Jen Fifield @JenAFifield]

Arizona Secretary of State @Adrian_Fontes confirms that polling locations in the state have received bomb threats - at sites in Navajo County.

[Political Polls @PpollingNumbers]

🔍 Google search interests

Abortion vs immigration

Last 7 days

[New York Times Tech Guild @NYTGuildTech]

Thank you to everyone honoring our NYT Games picket line and breaking your Wordle streaks! We're so grateful that made you a strike game! Play today's union-friendly connections here: https://t.co/xiizig4iNt

[Alex Danvers @AlexDanvers2017]

There’s a TikTok trend of college women driving to their home states to vote after their mail-in ballots didn’t show up on time.

I’ve never seen anything like it in the US.

Eff DeJoy though.

[Way To Win @WayToWinAF]

15/15 Finally, our new podcast, Charting the Way Forward, is a great way to get those poll results as soon as they’re available and track everything else we’re up to. Also, it's Election Day—LFG!
https://t.co/haWQam8BkU OR
https://t.co/ipZDOSZmlL

[Way To Win @WayToWinAF]

Way to Win’s Plan to Win the WH in ‘24 centered on continued building in four key states: AZ, GA, NC, & NV. Given the Sun Belt’s explosive growth/changing demographics, we see it as the path out of Dems’ continual game of inches in Blue Wall states. A quick 🧵 on our efforts...

[Taniel @Taniel]

A HS teacher just emailed me to say: "Your cheat sheet is a lifesaver: it's portable so students can add to it as they watch results come in, and it drives home the message of how critical down-ballot races are." Literally the dream sort of email to get.

Share it along! (↓)

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Here's a story from canvassing today in Western North Carolina that is worth reading:

I went to a house somewhat off the beaten path. A woman around 40-years-old answered the door. I introduced myself, told her I lived about 25 minutes away, and told her I was out volunteering on behalf of Kamala Harris for president.

She told me that Kamala had her vote, but she's not sure about her husband, who is a lifelong Republican.

I asked if anything I might say to her husband could change his mind. She said she wasn't sure, probably not, and that he "comes from a family of hardcore Trumpers."

Right as I was saying "you never know," her husband comes outside.

He's the same age as her (and me).

Big old unkept beard. Tattoos up and down. Wearing a "protect the 2A" shirt that had some sort of big ass gun on it, and old baggy blue jeans.

He said, "What's all this about?"

I introduced myself to him. I told him I heard from his wife that he may be supporting Donald Trump and that's totally okay, but I'm curious why.

He told me he wasn't really sure, it's what his family has always done.

He asked me why I'm supporting Kamala Harris.

I told him about my views on taxation, abortion, and health care, and then also just the importance of having someone who wants to unite America and who is not a character-depraved asshole, which I think Donald Trump is.

He asked me why I think that of Trump. I told him about the racist remarks from the MSG rally, the pussy grabbing stuff, January 06, the signed bibles, and so on.

He looked me in the eye and said "You know what, you're right. I can't vote for that guy. He's a fucking piece of shit."

(This is verbatim, his words not mine.)

I thanked him for giving me the time of day. I wasn't going to press him any further.

As I was walking away, he said, "Hey."

I turned around and he put out his hand. As we shook hands, he looked me in the eye and said "I am going to vote for Kamala Harris."

His wife was almost tears. He seemed to be too. Truly. Like this big fucking weight was off this man's chest.

Needless to say, it was the highlight of my week.
It shows that people are decent. Yes, many people are low-information. But many are decent. And many people want what is best for America.

It's also a reason to keep knocking doors. There are more people like him out there 🇺🇸

[Anu Khosla @anu_khosla]

lol, the way in which my dog refused to get out of bed this morning because he wanted to sleep in

[k a r y. @itsKARY_]

Dogs don’t give a damn about a daylight savings time.

Getcho ass up.

[Jennifer Schulze @NewsJennifer]

.@propublica is doing some incredible work focusing on the dire consequences of a Trump win. This is the information voters are craving, not the latest poll results. Be sure to read & share. This stuff is important. It's also really good journalism.