Essential reading from ProPublica for pretty much anyone who loves institutions. Their latest piece goes through how the administration is navigating the upcoming midterms, specifically by gutting the agencies that previously countered election disinformation.
Every now and then we talk about the importance of an independent civil service, and this is exactly why. Seeing people who actually know what they are doing ousted in favor of a network of loyalists who actively worked to challenge the 2020 vote is a grim reminder of how fragile these bureaucratic norms actually are.
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Essential reading from ProPublica for pretty much anyone who loves institutions. Their latest piece goes through how the administration is navigating the upcoming midterms, specifically by gutting the agencies that previously countered election disinformation.
Every now and then we talk about the importance of an independent civil service, and this is exactly why. Seeing people who actually know what they are doing ousted in favor of a network of loyalists who actively worked to challenge the 2020 vote is a grim reminder of how fragile these bureaucratic norms actually are.