Thread by @Taniel

It's the end of our first week at @BoltsMag, & I'm so proud of what we have put out in the world already (& of sharing everything that we have in store).

Here's a thread of the 8 stories & pages we published this week on boltsmag.org (before I sleep all weekend). ↓

1️⃣ Trump's Big Lie has put local election admin on hot seat. But it's so extraordinarily difficult to get your bearings on what offices matter where, & this is a big problem as Bannon builds up its takeover strategy. So @yeargain built a unique database: boltsmag.org/the-mosaic-of-…

2️⃣ The database itself is available here, & it's really so rich. I myself learned so much talking about it with @yeargain over the past two months, & it opens up so many ideas for further work. Check out the landscape in your state, at least! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…

3️⃣ The election for one of those local election offices is in 3 weeks! Austin will decide who runs elections in TX's bluest county, & 2 candidates talked to @michaelsbarajas about how they'd get creative in the face of GOP restrictions. A major question. boltsmag.org/voting-rights-…

4️⃣ Boston, a city rife with police violence & impunity, has a new mayor who ran on confronting this. But as much as anything this is a test of what progressives are willing to do on policing when in power, @EoinHiggins_ lays out: boltsmag.org/boston-michell…

5️⃣ There are THOUSANDS of elections in 2022 that will shape criminal justice -- so my first dive into them is this guide to the 8 key questions what you should be watching: boltsmag.org/2022-preview-c…

6️⃣ With this database of all DA/sheriff races: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…

And maps!

7️⃣ A masterful dive, by @PiperSFrench, into the jaw-droppingly fascinating DA race in San Jose, where a DA and public defender who have faced off for years in the courtroom & legislature now are going head to head with major ramifications: boltsmag.org/sentencing-ref…

8️⃣ Did you know that nearly HALF of NY's parole board is sitting despite their terms having expired, and deciding the fate of thousands of incarcerated New Yorkers...? A must-read 🤯 piece by @macfathom (in collab with @nysfocus): boltsmag.org/new-york-parol…

More coming next week! Follow @Boltsmag, & join us at boltsmag.org/newsletter!

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