Kelly Dowdell

Cultural anthropologist, public policy analyst, pop music / Broadway nerd, and wannabe philosopher. Prairie girl transplant to NCR.

[Kelly Dowdell @kellydowdell]

Hey @porterairlines when you resume flights out of PVR, in the next few days please make sure you have lots of food to offer customers - the stuff with decent nutritional value, not junk. Many of us will not have had much access to food since Sunday. Please plan accordingly.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

America needs to learn the terrifying lesson of the British riots. This was Musk’s trial balloon for the US election.

The prospect of political violence is real. And Musk’s behaviour is a warning shot of what’s to come. My piece for @ObserverUK

https://t.co/2Lx8bxGh5T

[Charlotte Alter @CharlotteAlter]

I covered the Clinton campaign, the Women's March, the anti-Trump resistance, the wave of women in the 2018 midterms... and the momentum for Harris over the last 5 days is basically like all of that rolled together. These organizers built muscle memory and it never went away

[Steven Greenstreet @MiddleOfMayhem]

We're almost there, folks.

[Kelly Dowdell @kellydowdell]

@micropainter Maybe new in the UK, but Leadnow's VoteTogether campaign did something quite similar in a bunch of swing ridings here in 2015. There's a great report about the campaign that I can't seem to link to, but a quick search will turn it up.

[Kelly Dowdell @kellydowdell]

Time for @ottawacity to take a field trip to @cityofcalgary to learn about event planning. The @calgarystampede hosts ~120K+ daily visitors without road closures, but 20K @ottawabluesfest attendees leads to pretty significant disruptions to neighbouring communities.

[City of Ottawa @ottawacity]

Bluesfest is nearly here, #OttCity! You might notice some road closures around LeBreton Flats between July 4 and 16 to accommodate the fun.
Check out https://t.co/wQm7RE9hEx for more information on traffic impacts and how you can use @OC_Transpo to get to and from the show.

[Vince Mpls @vincempls]

March 1933 The Enabling Act becomes law in Germany, giving the chief executive power enforce his own laws without checks and balances. The passing of the Act marked the formal transition from democratic republic to totalitarian dictatorship. 6 months later, it was a 1 party state

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

I mean, at a core level, listening to us lawyers is of no more use here. We are beyond "law." We are beyond principles we studied or researched.

We can only tell you what they've done. Experts on fascism and authoritarianism can tell you how to stop the Court.

[Kelly Dowdell @kellydowdell]

I don’t think enough people understand this. If you need a primer, here’s a place to start. https://t.co/rGE0vig6F8

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

I’m about substance, not style.

After last night’s debate, I’m more panicked than ever at Trump’s agenda.

So I made a short video explaining Trump’s detailed plan - Project 2025 - to destroy democracy, criminalize abortion, and target and harass gay and transgender people.

[Kelly Dowdell @kellydowdell]

I need a @yourewrongabout episode about these PSAs from the 80’s. I don’t think we had them in Canada, but I somehow knew the “It’s 10pm…” tagline.

What was going on in NYC in 1984?

Did other US cities have similar ads with different celebs?
https://t.co/iUCM0BcHkX

[Friendly Neighborhood Comrade @SpiritofLenin]

James Baldwin, 1980: "The children are always ours every single one of them all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

"What do you say to a young progressive or an Arab-American who says to you, 'I just can't vote for Biden again after what he's enabled in Gaza.'?

Listen to a detailed, thoughtful, & important answer to my Q from @AOC at the Zeteo launch. (Do try & actually listen & not assume!)

[Kelly Dowdell @kellydowdell]

@DavidColetto @abacusdataca What information sources do people rely on to learn about current events? Include options like private group chats (e.g. WhatsApp), TikTok / YouTube influencers.

[Kelly Dowdell @kellydowdell]

This tweet! And the replies!! 😂

[Gingey @Gingeypie]

I refuse to believe Marchioness of Cholmondeley is a legitimate title, and not just what would happen if I drank 5 glasses of wine and then tried to say Matthew Mcconaughey.

#KateMiddleton #RoyalFamily #rosehanbury

[Kelly Dowdell @kellydowdell]

Ok, but for real, I need @elamin88 to convene a panel on @CommotionCBC to analyze the lyrical content of these two songs and how the differences reflect our respective national identities. I’ll even volunteer! 🙋‍♀️

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

You already know We Are the World but you may not know Canada rounded up their musical All-Stars and made a song for starving people too. It’s like an SCTV sketch, I can’t stop watching. The guy from Loverboy almost ends world hunger by himself. Enjoy.

[Kelly Dowdell @kellydowdell]

While I sometimes (often?) struggle to hold on to optimism, I do, in fact, find consolation in this.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

“everything will be all right. and even if it won't be, we'll have the consolation of having lived honest lives."

- alexei navalny