Twain’s Gazette of the Absurd

Why Do These Districts Even Exist?

Geography, Representation, and the Strange Machinery of American Democracy

May 20 • Kimberly Twain

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Hello Fellow Travelers… We’re Still Building Together

Yay!

May 18 • Kimberly Twain

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What the Hell Are They Doing to the Voting Rights Act?

Voting Rights, Gerrymandering, and the Long Afterlife of American Racism

May 13 • Kimberly Twain

April 2026

The Fatal Detour

Notes from my exploration of Death Valley

Apr 15 • Kimberly Twain

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March 2026

The Man Who Declares Tomorrow Before It Arrives

Trump Report Card, Spring Quarter 2026

Mar 25 • Kimberly Twain

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🧭 The Waiting List

or: A Room with a Clock

Mar 18 • Kimberly Twain

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The Town Beneath the Lake

Dispatch from a Forgotten Gold Rush

Mar 15 • Kimberly Twain

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From the Desk of Kimberly Twain

Dear readers,

Mar 13 • Kimberly Twain

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What the Hell Happened to Iran?

From the San Francisco of the Middle East to the Ayatollahs — a personal journey through the revolution that turned a country upside down.

Mar 6 • Kimberly Twain

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February 2026

🧭 WHEN THE CURTAIN RISES, THE PLAY IS ALREADY FIXED

🏛️ THE QUESTIONS AT THE DESKTwain’s Gazette of the Absurd is a reader-supported publication.

Feb 27 • Kimberly Twain

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Who Exactly Is “We?”

A Civic Orientation

Feb 25 • Kimberly Twain

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The Iron Door: A Traveler’s Entry, 1872 / A Detour, 2025

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Feb 23 • Kimberly Twain

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