In the news today: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appointed a second House Republican to the select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. A Republican lawmaker deleted a tweet comparing government pandemic expert Dr. Anthony Fauci to a deadly cult leader—but not because she regretted the comparison. California is expanding access to health insurance for undocumented residents, and that’s a very good thing: Pandemics don’t care about paperwork.

Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.

Psychologists and psychiatrists, along with philosophers, have long debated what it means to actually be human.

Masturbation is still a big no-no, according to the Catholic Church. The catechism calls it “an intrinsically and gravely disordered action.” But it’s only a mortal sin if you’re doing it right. For those of you who weren’t raised Catholic, you should know you should know that dying in a state of mortal sin is a pretty big deal.

According to the great doctors of the Catholic Church, including St. Augustine of Hippo and St.

This story was originally published at Prism.

At sunrise Tuesday morning, a broad coalition of immigrant justice organizers from groups across the New York metropolitan area halted operations at a remote Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Newark, New Jersey. The site of the protest is largely shaped by its industrial landscape and proximity to Newark International Airport.

This article was originally published at Prism. It’s part three in a series about the harassment of marginalized journalists. Read parts one and two of the series here.

Being a reporter is a public-facing profession by nature, and the exposure that accompanies a byline often comes with harassment, unwanted critiques, and ridicule from strangers and sources.