How Democracy Works

HOW DEMOCRACY WORKS NOW: our film series on the fight for immigration reform on Capitol Hill + around US has a capstone: Immigration Battle/Reasons to Believe

[Josh Breisblatt @jbreisblatt]

This is just 100% incorrect.

The bill specifically applies to all people who entered the country unlawfully or with an expired visa (section 212(a)(6)(A) and (7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

This means ALL Dreamers, including DACA recipients are covered by this bill.

[Aleksandar Djokic (Александар Джокич) @polidemitolog]

Every time I try to have an intellectually honest conversation with someone who says he doesn't care about Ukraine, but cares about Gaza, it always comes down to America is the biggest evil in the world. In the end, it's not about Gaza, it's not about Ukraine, it's about the radical left's struggle against the US. As if a world would be a better place if we were left only with the likes of Putin and Xi. I'm sorry, a democratic US will always be the lesser evil than totalitarian Russia and China. It was true during the Cold War and it's true today.

[Marius Hauken @mhauken]

You have an unused power app on your iPhone: Voice Memos.

5 features you might not know about
(and how to leverage AI to transcribe your voice memos)

[Camerini-Robertson @mcsr]

And a little more recently, here's what we've been working on: https://t.co/PrUVP32VgS

[Camerini-Robertson @mcsr]

Great news! Our award-winning doc on political asylum is now available for streaming free @Kanopy through public libraries, colleges and universities across the country and around the globe @mcsr @hdwn

[How Democracy Works @hdwn]

Saw Retrograde at the Roxy. Not a sweeping analysis of the Afghan war, a film of careful, tender observation by a documentary filmmaker whose work honors the craft. Beyond politics and policy, a look at people caught up in and swept away by a tragedy. #retrograde #MatthewHeineman

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A lovely and thoughtful interview with one of our heroes @cecmunoz in @GPPolicyReview A reminder of her wise and memorable words in @hdwn

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Join us this doctober in celebrating Sundance Institute’s 20th anniversary of the Documentary Film Program - urgent storytelling, building community for artists, and developing fearless projects from global storytellers. #Sundance #DocFilmProgram20th

[How Democracy Works @hdwn]

Sundance always been an inspiration + the Documentary Film Program a unique kind of home.

[How Democracy Works @hdwn]

That famous Sundance dedication to fearless storytelling leads to unexpected places - Capitol Hill and now, the High Plains of SW Kansas. We’ve found the most challenging storytelling of our whole careers. Thank you, Sundance Institute! #Sundance #DocFilmProgram20thdanceorg

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@davidcondos @RTDNA @hppr @ksnewsservice Congratulations!

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@JoeTrippi @ChrisStirewalt @arnonmishkin Stirewalt is a national treasure. Smart, passionate about politics, deeply honorable. And funny.

[David French @DavidAFrench]

I have never seen anything like the censorship fever that is breaking out across America. In law and culture, we are witnessing a display of contempt for the First Amendment, for principles of pluralism, and for simple tolerance of opposing views. https://t.co/earhv1GZyE

[Jim Friedlich @JimFriedlich]

“A community is only as strong as its newspaper 📰 and a newspaper is only as strong as its community.” @StormLakeMovie. A stunning, must-see documentary about why #LocalNewsMatters in Storm Lake, Iowa, and America. @lenfestinst #NewsPhilSummit

[Adam Tooze @adam_tooze]

“Natural” experiment:
Chartbook #45 on the Mariel boatlift, Miami in the 1980s and the simultaneous construction of an object of moral panic, pop cultural glamor, policing and economic analysis.
https://t.co/cvaaMmkPZe

[How Democracy Works @hdwn]

https://t.co/Mr0zCqzV78

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@nameshiv Try Tonjes Farms, union square market Saturdays

[How Democracy Works @hdwn]

@diazbriseno My ancestral town

[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

It's the central claim of the entire story: "Biden exempted unaccompanied kids and then got overwhelmed" but it's not true. The whole piece should be pulled.