Inspired by WYGal's Friday post at DK which featured the Helpers, today I am going to focus on the Explainers. Unlike WYGal's theme, this won't be an ongoing series, but I want to focus on the authors/writers/groups/publications which provide us with information and fresh perspectives, and contribute to one's growth as an informed citizen and resister. Please feel free to add threads, posts, articles, or recommended follows which you've found to be useful Explainers.
When Adrian Jackson and Propane Jane team up, it's Twitter gold.
Our very own Sis Dee on so many topics; right now focused on sounding the alarm on behalf of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Do you need information on ACA or Republican sabotage efforts? Andy Slavitt, Charles Gaba, Louise Norris are Explainers par excellence. (Special h/t to Andy Slavitt for coining the term "Grassidy")
More soon.1/
Looking for people willing to live-blog the Orange Shitgibbon? I recommend two (both with healthy doses of snark...):
Qasim Rashid. He tackles injustice, explains Islam, and delivers burn-inducing snark.
An interview about Islam here, and a tweet:
Walter Shaub. As the former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, he understands the intersection of law and ethics better than most.
And always and forever, She Who Explains Still.