Journalist. Author of Thank You for Voting (adult + kids editions) @thankyouforvoting on Insta.https://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3mgaxz6xydc2pSee you at @sxswedu.com! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaxz6xydc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3mfrigt7sv22qThis is quite a lot of money. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrigt7sv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3m4dv5mgj3k2mLove this Q&A by @kendallverhovek.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dv5mgj3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3m3f75pvpts2xThere’s the Booker Prize, the Pulitzer … then there’s your book being used as punishment in a voter fraud case! A Michigan woman who voted for Trump twice has to read Thank You for Voting as part of her plea deal. https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/itasca-county-woman-pleads-guilty-to-voter-fraud17 Oct 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3f75pvpts2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3m3dlyurx2c2zA good thing for increasing voter turnout for county and town elections. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dlyurx2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3m27vgri72c26I'm very excited about this panel @sxswedu.com! This group has so much to share about how how state constitutions protect and empower young people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27vgri72c26https://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3lxzka2whqs2t👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 @lawrencehurley.bsky.social for this important story. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzka2whqs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3lw7oadqyss2lHave you voted yet for our @statecourtreport.org SXSW EDU (proposed) panel? We've lined up an all-star group: @lwvus.bsky.social CEO Celina Stewart, @aclu.org's Harper Seldin, and @youthvgov.bsky.social's Julia Olson. But we need your vote! THANK YOU FOR VOTING! https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1750781204344001t4Qf12 Aug 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7oadqyss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3ltz2fqtfks2fToday at 3: Watch @brennancenter.org @statecourtreport.bsky.social panel with all-star education experts discussing this case and other Trump administration education actions, and how states can respond. RSVP here: https://www.brennancenter.org/events/trouble-between-trump-and-states-education-policy [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltz2fqtfks2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3ltxgmzw44s2wSeems like a good time to mention @brennancenter.org and @statecourtreport.bsky.social are hosting a free virtual event tomorrow on how states are handling the roller coaster of education cuts and changes. Excellent panelists! RSVP here: https://www.brennancenter.org/events/trouble-between-trump-and-states-education-policy [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2025 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltxgmzw44s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3lsbiy3gclc2aThank You for Voting came out five years ago today.23 Jun 2025 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbiy3gclc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3lqpimci3r226Congrats to the team at Borgo, which is brand new but manages to feel like it’s been open forever. An absolute stand out in NYC. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpimci3r226https://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3lqnm7snrak2jI’ve edited several essays in this series, and it’s fascinating (and fun even) to learn the history and quirks. Montana’s is/was particularly unique. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnm7snrak2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3lpwlxs5tfk25A beautifully written story of complicated facts and feelings. By @bernstein.bsky.social https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/magazine/lockerbie-bombing-justice-father.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=9F16FA40-AD78-4B77-B138-26587E76658E24 May 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwlxs5tfk25https://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3lpw7pfm4bc2uOn Friday, the NC Supreme Court allowed a major control shift over state election administration to stand, at least for now, despite a trial court finding the change is unconstitutional. @brennancenter.org's Justin Lam explained why this power grab matters. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/north-carolina-court-enables-partisan-shift-state-elections-board24 May 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpw7pfm4bc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3lppbaxih4k2tThings I learned: The Ohio Constitution is one of the nation’s oldest, but events in the last few years — repro rights fights, gerrymandering, questionable state supreme court decisions — have kept this 1851 doc in the news cycle. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppbaxih4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/erings.bsky.social/post/3lot5cmp6z22jI wrote about Allison Riggs in my 2020 book Thank You for Voting when she was arguing for voters’ rights at SCOTUS. Five years later, she spent six months demanding votes in her race for NC Supreme Court be counted. She won. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:7ekoskulnj2ffsiulphy2kmh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lot5cmp6z22j