August 16, 2025 Update....

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Published on August 16, 2025 by The True Representation Movement

Here's the latest from the TRM front:

1. The Episdemos App internal Beta is now ongoing. Great feedback from users so far. The iPhone Beta version will be out the week of August 24th (ahead of schedule!). If you wish to be considered for an invitation to try out the app, please go here to register.

2. Newly published essay:

Maine seems ripe for a new approach to democratic representation (August 11, 2025) - The Portland Press Herald (Maine)
From Top-Down to Collaborative: Rethinking Schools as Listening Communities: A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Chace (August 11, 2025) (The Social Epistemology Review & Reply Collective)
On Weapons of Mass Surveillance (August 9, 2025) - The Lifeboat Foundation
The Chattering Class and the Commodification of Outrage (August 8, 2025) - The Fulcrum
Manufacturing Dissent: How ‘Deep Disagreement’ Serves the Anti-Democratic Elite (August 4, 2025) - The Fulcrum

3. Special Ask: Please consider replying to the piece that we published on August 11th in the Portland Press Herald by going here. Your engagement and support will help win hearts and change minds.

4. Newly published podcast episodes:

Bill Pluecker: "On Being a State Rep. In Maine" -- Part 1 & Part 2
Sung Jun Han: "On Lottocracy" -- Part 1 & Part 2

5. As we gear up and expand our work, we have started taking donations - but only from individuals. If you wish to make a financial contribution, please go here: https://opencollective.com/trm. Please do note that TRM is a 501(c)(4) and therefore donations are NOT tax-deductible.

Stay tuned -- and please spread the word. And if you are on social, please follow us via:

PS: The best way to help us spread the word is to share this TRM Deep Dive episode. People seem to really appreciate being able to listen to an introduction about the movement vs. reading text.