Lindsey Cormack

This year I've been incredibly grateful for the connective outreach that @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social and @adambonica.bsky.social have done on my behalf. If you’re looking for more on Congress and politics - I absolutely recommend the both of them.

A 23 second video on the distribution of conservative media in official congressional e-newsletters over the past 15 years.

The Newsmax jump in 2021 is striking.

That "tea party" moment in American politics

Mentions of "seniors" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

Thanksgiving Greeting from Members of Congress A Round Up + My Own Gratitude

Thanksgiving Greeting from Members of Congress

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Republican members of congress write to their constituents in official e-newsletters about "blessings" way more than Democrats do.

Thank you - I also like it because we are deep enough in the semester that when we get back they are comfortable sharing in class some of the things they heard and learned.

This is the assignment I give over Thanksgiving break in my intro to American politics class:

Office of Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) just now in his official congressional e-newsletter:

"and that President Trump is not a king"

Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Analysis: Moderate Decline Thanksgiving dinner costs fall 5% to $55.18, but farmers face high input costs and weather challenges. See what’s driving price changes in the 2025 AFBF survey.

In official congressional e-newsletters a number of Republican legislators are discussing how turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000 and linking to this:

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i have never seen this

they do sometimes

I have an undergrad who is doing work on how different news networks used different terms over the past 15 years. Here is "woke" at Fox News and in official congressional e-newsletters

The standard congressional Republican Thanksgiving image of the year:

Something I like about being an academic is the wide understanding of an "appropriate" timeline for email responses.

I *just* got a response from an email I sent in April 7, 2024

:)

Ooooh hooray - thanks for letting me know!

Use of the term "middle class" in official congressional e-newsletters, by party, over time

I had never head that song but enjoyed it - thank you

i am very uncultured - you have to help me understand this

Are We Entering A Shipbuilding Era? A New-ish Bipartisan (gasp) Topic in Official Congressional Communications

Are We Entering A Shipbuilding Era?

Communications signs point to yes
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Being "grateful" is pretty linearly on the rise in official congressional communications

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For Halloween, we made a phone graveyard, for Taylor Swift we made phone sleeping bags, for the end of the year volleyball party I just made this:

Congressional Republicans use the word "bombshell" way more than Democrats do in official constituent communications.

This is that vote against the horrors of socialism. I was talking about four days ago.

Well we’re gonna have two open primaries so I think we’re gonna have a lot of wildness all around

To me, this seems like less of a resignation from politics, and more as a calendar clearing opportunity to wind up for a 2028 presidential run

A short video about terms used in official congressional communications over the past 15 years:

I don't know what's happening here, but the word "scam" is having a surge in congressional communications from Republicans.

Reading e-newsletters from 2015 and having a small chuckle at when everything was about #hashtag