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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 6h

“They’re taking black jobs” — DJT, June 2024 www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 16h

lol man you're not supposed to just say that

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 22h

"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 16h

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 16h

Was it Rosa Luxemberg

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 21h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

He's just so good, across such a range of styles. I don't like that many piano players and I will immediately grab anything he's on

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a great Taborn profile by @adamshatz.bsky.social from 2017 www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/m...

The Ethereal Genius of Craig Taborn (Published 2017)

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

Craig Taborn is a genius, and a Genius: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/a...

MacArthur Foundation Announces 2025 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners

www.nytimes.com

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

I regret to say this is an excellent subject line

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

I would simply add to this @jamellebouie.net column that we have prominent MAGA outlets *explicitly citing the Red Scare* as a good model
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

thefederalist.com/2025/10/03/t...

Opinion | The Second Trump Administration Is a Museum of America’s Worst Moments

www.nytimes.com

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

That's an absolute National Guard unit

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ladies and gentlemen, wednesday @colbertwednesday.bsky.social · 1d

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

Carolina football is cheating and STILL getting its ass kicked www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...

Report: UNC football suspends assistant coach Armond Hawkins

A first-year assistant on Bill Belichick’s UNC staff, Armond Hawkins was suspended amid reports a player’s family received improper benefits.

www.newsobserver.com

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah. We’ve also previously discussed some of the oddness in the Ward 3 race.

David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if the close result in ward 1 shows some enduring power for Durham Committee endorsements too. (And incumbency, of course)

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to overstate the chicken-suit guy's courage, though. Her record with animals is no joke

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

This made me laugh so hard. Second screenshot is of the video posted by Benny Johnson of the event.

Benny Johnson « @bennyjohnson
X.com
BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stares down army of Antifa and a guy in a chicken suit from the rooftop of the ICE facility here in Portland.
Noem says:
"Hey; Guy in the chicken suit. You can do better.
Too bad they are uneducated and ill-informed."
Noem isn't chicken: [chicken emoji]

A view from the roof of the building. There are about 15-20 people visible in total, several of whom appear to be reporters. Most are holding signs. They aren’t even taking up the whole sidewalk. One guy is wearing a chicken suit.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

Hey guys. It's your boy J Edgar here. I have something new that I'm really excited to share with you—it's called COINTELPRO and I really think you're gonna love it

Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 1d

Obviously not the main point here, but it's interesting how this is framed as content rather than policy.

"BREAKING" is typically what journalists or influencers say when they have a big story -- not what government officials say when they launch "undercover" operations

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 1d

Britain was a mistake

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Alex Mack 10 🇯🇲 @chillarybanks.com · 2d

🚨 Durham, NC!

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 2d

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 2d

this is actually a pretty big black mark on Hulu that they had the opportunity to chronicle an extremely newsworthy spectacle and are letting UNC back out of it because it makes them look bad

Inside Carolina @insidecarolina.bsky.social · 2d

UNC, Hulu Not Moving Forward With Season Documentary

North Carolina announced in August that it would do a season-long documentary to showcase the team.

dlvr.it

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 2d

Finally, an honest email subject line

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 2d

There are people who plan. There are people who lead. There are medics. There are marshals.

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 2d

Something that I think many people don't grasp about radical groups in places like Portland is that they are often very organized and regimented

Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 2d

Very proud of the Portland radicals who thus far see to be declining to take the bait

Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 2d

It's amazing to think about how we got here: The delusional mad king was watching Fox News b-roll, thought it was a current event, and decided to invade Portland--and now the entire MAGA movement is trying to turn Trump's delusions into reality.

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 2d

www.stereogum.com/2325208/weir...

Weirs' 'Diamond Grove' Is The Traditional Folk/Experimental Noise Album You Didn't Know You Needed

Weirs is an oft-morphing musical collective based in central North Carolina, whose performances reportedly have featured between two and 12 members. Diamond Grove, out today, is their second album and...

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