Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

🛠️Dad, cyclist, citizen 💡🤳Author @CivicTexts: https://t.co/V7AmqJ7zMP ☀️ Advocate @OpenGov 🇺🇸Editor @ePluribusUnum 📲4108499808 digiphile.info/about/ United States Joined March 2007

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

2 days ago

“The vice chair of the @FEC, the federal agency charged with enforcing campaign finance laws, will resign from his post after 5 years with the agency, leaving just 2 commissioners behind as the agency nears 5 months without a quorum.” politico.com/news/2025/09/2… Deregulation by void.

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

2 days ago

If you’re in DC, I recommend visiting NARA to read the entire Constitution, from the powers & responsibilities that each branch of U.S. government holds to the freedoms and rights enumerated in the amendments. Public access to public records is a public good: please use it! 📜🇺🇸

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

2 days ago

In 2018, I raised alarms about the dire risks diminished credibility of @WhiteHouse officials would pose in a war, disaster, or pandemic. In 2020, Americans died after @POTUS45 lied about a deadly airborne disease. In 2025, we must verify, then verify: open.substack.com/pub/harrylitma…

Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

5 years ago

Historically, a @WhiteHouse press secretary protected a @POTUS’ image, promoted news, took questions, & advocated internally on behalf of the press whitehousehistory.org/questions/what… A @PressSec must remain credible, especially during wars & public health emergencies

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8 years ago

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

5 years ago

“Our most urgent task as a Party is to restore the American people's faith in their government by electing a president who will enforce duly enacted laws, honor constitutional limits on executive authority, and return credibility to the Oval Office.”-@GOP, 2020

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

4 years ago

"The American people should only invest credibility in this administration’s intention to implement @opengovpart commitments when we see @Cabinet secretaries, @WhiteHouse officials, @PressSec & @POTUS share the plan & take questions on the record about it" e-pluribusunum.org/2021/11/04/the…

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

2 years ago

Autocrat’s plays: Capture state institutions Undermine judiciary Erode press freedom Crack down on opposition Spread division, doubt, & disinfo online Attack election credibility Blame ethnic or religious minorities & immigrants for societal challenges theconversation.com/so-you-want-to…

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

2 years ago

Intentionally deceiving journalists in peace time erodes the credibility that democratic governments need in a hot war. @WhiteHouse @StateDept can & should insist that ALL of our allies uphold #pressfreedom as part of a global compact to respect human rights & avoid war crimes.

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4 years ago

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WIRED @WIRED

2 days ago

Workers complained of a lack of transparency and a bewildering array of new faces in their offices—some much less friendly than others. wired.com/story/oral-his…

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2 days ago

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is facing a lawsuit that claims it’s violating the First Amendment. The suit, filed by its own law professor, Tim Bakken, alleges that the academy is banning professors from expressing opinions in the classroom and demanding they seek…

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

a year ago

@BrynnTannehill @POTUS @VP @brianklaas @froomkin @JVLast @SykesCharlie @BulwarkOnline @TPM_dk @freedomhouse @BrightLineWatch @JohnJHarwood @nycscribe @martyschladen If you’re remotely interested in the history of fascism — far-right ultranationalism, authoritarianism, & American democracy, make time for this interview with @NGrossman81 theunpopulist.net/p/is-trump-a-f… What’s missing from a national dialogue that references Nazi: the relevant…

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

3 years ago

@nytimes @nycscribe @DLeonhardt We believe: "government should be transparent if we pay for the government" -"we should have access to records & understand how it’s spending our money" -the more people who get involved in our democracy and the more people who vote, the better.”-@cbaxter1 americanpressinstitute.org/publications/r…

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

3 years ago

"When it comes to public spending and things like that, we’re advocating to make sure that the money you spend is on the purposes for which it was announced, and not corruption"-@ChrisQuinnOhio niemanreports.org/articles/newsr… If journalists don't advocate for democracy, fascism awaits.

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Alexander B. Howard @digiphile

4 years ago

“What we're for as journalists is truth.”—@bartongellman “What we're for as journalists is democracy.” npr.org/2021/12/09/106… Via @ReliableSources view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/16391… Gellman gets it, but mainstream press is still waking up to the growing threat to American democracy.