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Margaret Mayakovsky

Congress & Legislative Promises

Margaret Mayakovsky writes Democrawonk’s congressional satire, following the gap between what lawmakers promise and what they actually pass. Hearings, floor speeches, and procedural excuses all get a turn under the microscope. She reads the fine print so Congress can pretend it did.

Articles By Margaret Mayakovsky

106 published articles

Democrawonk — A federal official brandishes a huge stopwatch while an election clerk examines ballot records.

The Deadline Is Clear. The Evidence Isn’t.

Washington’s CircusOctober 25, 2026 at 11:03 AM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

Washington has given the spreadsheet a badge and everyone else a stopwatch.

Democrawonk — A state official covers a television’s speakers while viewers watch his efforts to silence it.

Florida Would Prefer A Quieter Commercial

Washington’s CircusOctober 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

The preferred rebuttal seems to involve the television going silent.

Democrawonk — A student holding an ID looks into an identity-check mirror showing a pink question mark while a judge examines a clipboard.

Supreme Court Protects Students From Last-Minute Election Confusion By Giving Them More Homework

Washington’s CircusOctober 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

The photograph is still you. Its legal career has taken a turn.

Democrawonk — Two technicians oversee an elaborate machine around a pendant that prints THANK MOM, above four pink-lined boxes holding differently colored pendants.

The $249 Self-Awareness Pendant Comes In Four Colors Of Being Judged

TechnologyOctober 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

A forthcoming pendant promises personal insights from your speech. Its founder’s example is a reminder to thank her mother.

Democrawonk — Trump examines a winding river-shaped collectible above a pink-lined case with lake and gulf pieces and empty river and ocean spaces.

Trump Has A Lake And A Gulf. Someone Find Him A River That Matches.

PoliticsOctober 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

Trump’s naming ambitions leave him looking for a suitably impressive river and an ocean that will fit the set.