Barry Graubart
@graubart.bsky.social
Gen AI Product Leader| NYS Advocacy for @MomsDemand | He/Him
Sending ❤️ to all those with an empty seat at the Thanksgiving table.
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Sending ❤️ to all those with an empty seat at the Thanksgiving table.
Wait until the administration learns about all the mass shootings committed by White, Christian men.
The Trump administration said Wednesday that it had stopped processing immigration applications from Afghanistan, hours after officials in Washington detained an Afghan man they said had shot two National Guard troops near the White House.
Here's what to know.
Here's what to know.
Trump Administration Pauses Immigration From Afghanistan After D.C. Shooting
The U.S. agency overseeing immigration made the announcement after an Afghan man shot two National Guard troops near the White House.
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Wait until the administration learns about all the mass shootings committed by White, Christian men.
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This mailer being sent out in #NY17 is WILD.
All of the wording about Mike Lawler is technically accurate, but hoo-boy the design choices here are something to behold.
Definitely zoom in and read for yourself.
Image courtesy of @timmyfacciola.bsky.social on X.
All of the wording about Mike Lawler is technically accurate, but hoo-boy the design choices here are something to behold.
Definitely zoom in and read for yourself.
Image courtesy of @timmyfacciola.bsky.social on X.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This mailer being sent out in #NY17 is WILD.
All of the wording about Mike Lawler is technically accurate, but hoo-boy the design choices here are something to behold.
Definitely zoom in and read for yourself.
Image courtesy of @timmyfacciola.bsky.social on X.
All of the wording about Mike Lawler is technically accurate, but hoo-boy the design choices here are something to behold.
Definitely zoom in and read for yourself.
Image courtesy of @timmyfacciola.bsky.social on X.
Evan Osnos’ “The Haves and The Have-Yachts” is the most clever book title of 2025.
Nothing could possibly top… oh wait.
Nothing could possibly top… oh wait.
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Evan Osnos’ “The Haves and The Have-Yachts” is the most clever book title of 2025.
Nothing could possibly top… oh wait.
Nothing could possibly top… oh wait.
This will only amp up the violence against immigrants and persons of color.
Pete Hegseth says Donald Trump has asked for 500 additional troops to be deployed to Washington, D.C. after the shooting.
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This will only amp up the violence against immigrants and persons of color.
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
I hope the two National Guardsmen are OK.
Using the National Guard as props is dangerous and unethical.
Reassigning ATF agents to focus on immigration means more deadly guns in the street.
These 3 things can all be true.
Using the National Guard as props is dangerous and unethical.
Reassigning ATF agents to focus on immigration means more deadly guns in the street.
These 3 things can all be true.
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I hope the two National Guardsmen are OK.
Using the National Guard as props is dangerous and unethical.
Reassigning ATF agents to focus on immigration means more deadly guns in the street.
These 3 things can all be true.
Using the National Guard as props is dangerous and unethical.
Reassigning ATF agents to focus on immigration means more deadly guns in the street.
These 3 things can all be true.
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Keep in mind, immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans.
Every move here is misguided. Meanwhile, gun traffickers and reckless gun sellers continue their business, benefitting from a blind eye.
Every move here is misguided. Meanwhile, gun traffickers and reckless gun sellers continue their business, benefitting from a blind eye.
The Trump administration's continued focus on immigration enforcement is letting gun crime off the hook.
The number of weapons seized by DHS dropped 73% compared to last year.
Keep in mind, immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans. These shifts make us all less safe.
The number of weapons seized by DHS dropped 73% compared to last year.
Keep in mind, immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans. These shifts make us all less safe.
Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Keep in mind, immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans.
Every move here is misguided. Meanwhile, gun traffickers and reckless gun sellers continue their business, benefitting from a blind eye.
Every move here is misguided. Meanwhile, gun traffickers and reckless gun sellers continue their business, benefitting from a blind eye.
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Congratulations to John J. Donohue and colleagues, whose paper, “Why do right to carry laws increase violence? Effects on gun theft and clearance rates,” was one of two selected for honorable mention by the 2025 Greenwald Award Independent Review Panel! sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Why do right to carry laws increase violence? Effects on gun theft and clearance rates
Since the 1970s most state restrictions on carrying handguns in public have been eased or eliminated. Several of the early impact evaluations of these…
sciencedirect.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Congratulations to John J. Donohue and colleagues, whose paper, “Why do right to carry laws increase violence? Effects on gun theft and clearance rates,” was one of two selected for honorable mention by the 2025 Greenwald Award Independent Review Panel! sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
I feel this is like the periodic “Dems in disarray” stories that frequently come up.
I’m sure there’s a ton of frustration and a couple more members might step down mid-term, but it’s a big leap (in a highly gerrymandered House) to thing power would flip to Dems.
I’m sure there’s a ton of frustration and a couple more members might step down mid-term, but it’s a big leap (in a highly gerrymandered House) to thing power would flip to Dems.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I feel this is like the periodic “Dems in disarray” stories that frequently come up.
I’m sure there’s a ton of frustration and a couple more members might step down mid-term, but it’s a big leap (in a highly gerrymandered House) to thing power would flip to Dems.
I’m sure there’s a ton of frustration and a couple more members might step down mid-term, but it’s a big leap (in a highly gerrymandered House) to thing power would flip to Dems.
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Insurers AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots and to retreat from coverage of AI risk as multibillion-dollar claims mount
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Insurers AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots and to retreat from coverage of AI risk as multibillion-dollar claims mount
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Fantastic story, but sad that people have to take these measures (and clearly not scalable)
“Once, after the group bought out a tamale vendor’s cart, that man found them days later to say immigration agents were spotted on his block just hours after. ‘You saved my life,’ Rosales said the man told them.” apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown
Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Fantastic story, but sad that people have to take these measures (and clearly not scalable)
Good to see the Kittle House return.
(We were married there)
(We were married there)
The much-anticipated return of The Kittle House in Chappaqua is here. Read about the historic inn and restaurant's new owners, learn the ins and outs of what's new after the renovation, and get a look inside.
Iconic Westchester restaurant reopens after year-long renovation
New look, familiar feel: Inside the reopened Kittle House in Chappaqua.
www.lohud.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Good to see the Kittle House return.
(We were married there)
(We were married there)
Oh no! RIP Jimmy Cliff
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Oh no! RIP Jimmy Cliff
Clearly, Hakeem Jeffries doesn't know that my heart is part Socialist.
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Clearly, Hakeem Jeffries doesn't know that my heart is part Socialist.
Bessent attended Yale and worked in and started up a hedge fund based in NYC.
He knows that incomes in blue states dwarf those of red states, and that moving to a red state will NOT raise the standard of living for most Americans.
He knows that incomes in blue states dwarf those of red states, and that moving to a red state will NOT raise the standard of living for most Americans.
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Bessent attended Yale and worked in and started up a hedge fund based in NYC.
He knows that incomes in blue states dwarf those of red states, and that moving to a red state will NOT raise the standard of living for most Americans.
He knows that incomes in blue states dwarf those of red states, and that moving to a red state will NOT raise the standard of living for most Americans.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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Thirteen years ago, Jordan Davis, 17, was shot and killed by a white man because he and his friends were playing “loud music” at a Florida gas station. After his death, Jordan’s mother, @mcbath.house.gov, dedicated her life to #EndGunViolence, becoming a national leader with Moms Demand Action.
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thirteen years ago, Jordan Davis, 17, was shot and killed by a white man because he and his friends were playing “loud music” at a Florida gas station. After his death, Jordan’s mother, @mcbath.house.gov, dedicated her life to #EndGunViolence, becoming a national leader with Moms Demand Action.
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Chaos and lies in US diplomacy & media: Marco Rubio now denies the US had any input into the savage 28-point ultimatum to Ukraine - says it's from Russia. But Axios reporters Barak Ravid and David Lawler, who got the leak, claimed it was written by the US, by Steve Witkoff and... Marco Rubio! 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Chaos and lies in US diplomacy & media: Marco Rubio now denies the US had any input into the savage 28-point ultimatum to Ukraine - says it's from Russia. But Axios reporters Barak Ravid and David Lawler, who got the leak, claimed it was written by the US, by Steve Witkoff and... Marco Rubio! 1/
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AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
Excited for Patti Smith on the 50th anniversary of Horses
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Excited for Patti Smith on the 50th anniversary of Horses
Have I mentioned that it’s past time to primary Hakeem Jeffries?
There is no threat of socialism facing the US right now. How about a resolution to CONDEMN FASCISM? And maybe one to condemn political cowardice?
There is no threat of socialism facing the US right now. How about a resolution to CONDEMN FASCISM? And maybe one to condemn political cowardice?
4 senior House Dems — Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark, Pete Aguilar, & Ted Lieu — voted for a Republican-led resolution to “CONDEMN SOCIALISM,” a symbolic measure that passed the chamber on Wed. The vote comes as NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to meet with Pres. Donald Trump at the WH today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Have I mentioned that it’s past time to primary Hakeem Jeffries?
There is no threat of socialism facing the US right now. How about a resolution to CONDEMN FASCISM? And maybe one to condemn political cowardice?
There is no threat of socialism facing the US right now. How about a resolution to CONDEMN FASCISM? And maybe one to condemn political cowardice?
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NEW: The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of NY immigrants' rights volunteers organizing court watch+ labeled activists “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NEW: The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of NY immigrants' rights volunteers organizing court watch+ labeled activists “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.