Eron Lloyd

Is American democracy doomed? How to understand the concept of "competitive authoritarianism" and why it's crucial to push back now to avoid it.

I wrote about how Trump is destroying American democracy, along with eight crucial lessons about how to counteract it, drawing on my 14 years of studying brave pro-democracy opposition movements in authoritarian regimes across the globe. We’re in serious trouble, but there’s still hope.

That happened to me a few weeks back, too. I quickly took action with my bank, but the lack of more formal notification was concerning.

All good, A.J. Passing the torch is as important as lighting the fire. I enjoyed everything you shared.

Glad to have found you here, and I look forward to reading your book!

Happy holidays, Scot! Glad to see you on #bsky.

How Gerrymandering and Fair Maps Affected the Battle for the House Four takeaways on how voting maps made the difference in a tight fight for the House in 2024.

The results of the 2024 House race illustrate the power of gerrymandering and the importance of redistricting reforms.

$1B for a stadium $150M for a comprehensive public transit system

Something, something...bread and circuses... something.

#HTMX enabling the increased adoption of Python-based backend infrastructure for modern interactive web apps.

Documenters.org: Making Local Government More Accountable All the info you need on public meetings in your town, in one easy-to-search place. Get TRAINED and PAID to hold your local government accountable. Powered by City Bureau.

Just learned about philly-pa.documenters.org developed by @pdw.co. They're doing awesome civic data projects like Documenters and now provide some coverage in #philadelphia. Very inspiring work.

Redistricting Cases that Could Impact the 2026 Midterms Read more here.

Ongoing redistricting lawsuits across the country have the potential to significantly impact the outcomes of the 2026 midterm election.

Here are 10 redistricting cases currently in court that you should watch.

Here's a graphic shared at FDPA conference last weekend.
Orange dots represent 10 Pennsylvanians who signed a petition in support of an independent redistricting comission.
Green patches are zip codes where there are supporters.
Dark green were added in the past 6 months.

New project to shorten django-admin to django because we are not monsters: https://micro.webology.dev/2024/12/14/new-project-to.html

I’m hopeful this can become a valuable resource for streaming #publicdata. Looking forward to starting to dig into the #bsky #API.

December 9th is International Anti-Corruption Day #IACD2024 and in standing in solidarity #UnitedAgainstCorruption I wrote a reflection on survival tips for young staffers in political institutions: www.eronlloyd.com/blog/2024-20.... For those heading to D.C., I urge you to heed this advice.

Good work pushing back. I hope the balance change isn't related to the platform issues if they're having on the front end. Failing CSRF is a problem; I'd recognize those Django errors anywhere.

First post! Feels a bit familiar... let's see if @bsky.app can become the spiritual successor we can enjoy using.