Amanda Nelson
Historian and political content creator (Amanda's Mild Takes). Known for using American history, civics, and political science to explain how power actually works while asking what happens when citizens focus on headlines instead of understanding the systems behind them.
What flipped Virginia’s state house blue?
Y’all know I’ve been crowing about how your state level elections are the most important elections you can participate in...
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Trump goes after Gavin Newsom
Trump's DOJ is investigating Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Newsom announced Monday that federal agents have knocked...
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How a Democratic Governor can fix the maps in TN
Jerri Green is the first guest I’ve brought on to talk to y’all twice because she’s running for Governor of...
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What the King family thinks we should do about voting rights
I had such an exciting opportunity to talk to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s son, Martin Luther King III, his wife...
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Donald Trump’s Ls of the week!
Links to all sources are on Substack every week! https://amandasmildtakes.substack.com/p/donald-trumps-ls-of-the-week-4b6 source
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