David A. Graham
@dgraham.bsky.social
Journalist, nouvelle-lettrist, and unionist at The Atlantic. Rubber City -> Bull City. [email protected]
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This is the funniest planned economy ever
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This is the funniest planned economy ever
An actual sentence I heard on my local jazz station this week: “We have music coming up from Ornette Coleman and Najee.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
An actual sentence I heard on my local jazz station this week: “We have music coming up from Ornette Coleman and Najee.”
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Is Mamdani a socialist, a communist, a jihadist, yada yada yada?
Trump doesn't care. What he wants to know is, is he a star (and, very important as a follow-up: does he seem to like me and thus confirm that I, too, am a star)?
Trump doesn't care. What he wants to know is, is he a star (and, very important as a follow-up: does he seem to like me and thus confirm that I, too, am a star)?
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Is Mamdani a socialist, a communist, a jihadist, yada yada yada?
Trump doesn't care. What he wants to know is, is he a star (and, very important as a follow-up: does he seem to like me and thus confirm that I, too, am a star)?
Trump doesn't care. What he wants to know is, is he a star (and, very important as a follow-up: does he seem to like me and thus confirm that I, too, am a star)?
When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time. Or, you know, the 27th time. www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...
So, we’re just moving on from the sedition-execution thing?
It's quite tidy how the whole thing worked out, in a way. Democratic members of Congress, recognizing that President Trump would be more than happy to dispatch the military to aid his political object...
www.pbump.net
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time. Or, you know, the 27th time. www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...
Old money fleeing Mamdani's New York for a red state www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
After 167 Years in New York, a Priceless Coin Collection Heads to Toledo
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Old money fleeing Mamdani's New York for a red state www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
Wasn't this guy going to be the dean of a supposed law school? Didn't he make elaborate legal arguments for overturning the 2021 election? Seems like he could parse the president's one-sentence statement for himself
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Wasn't this guy going to be the dean of a supposed law school? Didn't he make elaborate legal arguments for overturning the 2021 election? Seems like he could parse the president's one-sentence statement for himself
Eat hot chip and charge his phone
Has JD Vance done anything as VP besides go on podcasts and complain?
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Eat hot chip and charge his phone
Weird stuff, frankly
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Weird stuff, frankly
It’s the only way to get Charlotteans riled up
Really messed up when ICE invaded a country club.
Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It’s the only way to get Charlotteans riled up
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NEW a cache of emails from the longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell shows her prison conditions improving dramatically as a crisis grew for Trump, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... @theatlantic.com
The Ghislaine Maxwell Emails
The longtime Epstein associate reveled in her privileges after the Trump administration moved her to more comfortable surroundings.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
NEW a cache of emails from the longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell shows her prison conditions improving dramatically as a crisis grew for Trump, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... @theatlantic.com
hmm, what if it's the reverse
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
hmm, what if it's the reverse
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this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
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Uhhh, there are countless media articles doing just that.
Cotton on Trump's boat strikes: "Use common sense. If any of these had been boats full of fisherman or refugees, CNN would've already been on the ground & interviewed all their families & told their stories. We can be confident all of these strikes have been against cartel-based drug traffickers."
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Uhhh, there are countless media articles doing just that.
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Major Republican pollster warns that digging in on anti-Nazism will fracture their coalition
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Major Republican pollster warns that digging in on anti-Nazism will fracture their coalition
Hold me close now,
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Hold me close now,
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Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
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@darthbluesky.bsky.social look at what is in my cvs bag
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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These are steps laid out in Project 2025, of course
McMahon is expected to sign agreements at 2p that could move responsibilities of the office for civil rights, postsecondary education, special education, and elementary education to other departments.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
McMahon Says “Clock Is Ticking” on Education Department
Trump officials are reportedly planning to enact a number of agreements Tuesday that could send key ED responsibilities to other agencies.
www.insidehighered.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
These are steps laid out in Project 2025, of course
For some leading MAGA pundits, condemning anti-semitism is letting the left win www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
For some leading MAGA pundits, condemning anti-semitism is letting the left win www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
When your client definitely didn't ask www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
When your client definitely didn't ask www.propublica.org/article/andr...
Many of FEMA's best administrators are folks who have first excelled at the state level. But given that none has served more than 8 years, maybe not the best idea to move the agency wholesale to accommodate one?!
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Many of FEMA's best administrators are folks who have first excelled at the state level. But given that none has served more than 8 years, maybe not the best idea to move the agency wholesale to accommodate one?!
In my experience, *this* was not why they were lighting up
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In my experience, *this* was not why they were lighting up