Alexandra Grabbe
@alexandragrabbe.bsky.social
Author of The Nansen Factor, Refugee Stories. Former talk show host in Paris; former green innkeeper on Cape Cod. Now living in Arlington, MA. Memoir to be published by Koehler Books in March 2026. @AuthorsGuild
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We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension
December 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension
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Georgia Dream is a Russian puppet
Caucasus School of Business Dean Elene Janjghava will be prosecuted for protesting on a pavement.
#GeorgiaProtests #TerrorinGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests #TerrorinGeorgia
December 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Georgia Dream is a Russian puppet
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Message to President Trump from Greenland Tupaarnaq made by a greenlandic woman, which is a EU citizen.
December 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Message to President Trump from Greenland Tupaarnaq made by a greenlandic woman, which is a EU citizen.
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A subtle go fuck yourself message to Trump from Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen. 😂🤣👇
December 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A subtle go fuck yourself message to Trump from Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen. 😂🤣👇
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
I watched #60Minutes faithfully for 25 years on #CBS Sad that segments are now being censored.
December 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I watched #60Minutes faithfully for 25 years on #CBS Sad that segments are now being censored.
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Since I’m getting “what did I miss” from alot, Paramount Plus, owner of CBS spiked the El Salvador CECOT prison story yesterday on 60 minutes because it made the White House look bad. Cancel paramount plus
Censorship. Bari Weiss
Censorship. Bari Weiss
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Since I’m getting “what did I miss” from alot, Paramount Plus, owner of CBS spiked the El Salvador CECOT prison story yesterday on 60 minutes because it made the White House look bad. Cancel paramount plus
Censorship. Bari Weiss
Censorship. Bari Weiss
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"I thought they would kill us": Venezuelan migrant details abuse in El Salvador CECOT prison
The documentary CBS refuses to publish.
The documentary CBS refuses to publish.
December 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"I thought they would kill us": Venezuelan migrant details abuse in El Salvador CECOT prison
The documentary CBS refuses to publish.
The documentary CBS refuses to publish.
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
What a thrill to receive a box of books you labored over for months, sometimes years, even ARCs bring a big smile. Preorder SEEING JOY. It’s a great memoir if I do say so myself. #booksky #eldercare
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What a thrill to receive a box of books you labored over for months, sometimes years, even ARCs bring a big smile. Preorder SEEING JOY. It’s a great memoir if I do say so myself. #booksky #eldercare
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Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
Tell Congress: Require ICE to unmask and display clear identification
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
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You'll see this article posted a lot today. That's only because everyone should read it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You'll see this article posted a lot today. That's only because everyone should read it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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“He is not unstoppable and you are not without power”
Remind yourself of this every day.
Especially on the bad days.
Remind yourself of this every day.
Especially on the bad days.
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“He is not unstoppable and you are not without power”
Remind yourself of this every day.
Especially on the bad days.
Remind yourself of this every day.
Especially on the bad days.
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Did you see #tourists to the USA now need to bring a suitcase of documents for customs to check along with social media? Looks like someone is trying to destroy the #hospitalityindustry.
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Did you see #tourists to the USA now need to bring a suitcase of documents for customs to check along with social media? Looks like someone is trying to destroy the #hospitalityindustry.
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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Tusk warned that the Polish crypto sector is "infiltrated and controlled" by Russian and Belarusian entities, citing intelligence that A7A5, the Russian stablecoin sanctioned by the EU in October, is being used to finance local sabotage operations.
December 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Tusk warned that the Polish crypto sector is "infiltrated and controlled" by Russian and Belarusian entities, citing intelligence that A7A5, the Russian stablecoin sanctioned by the EU in October, is being used to finance local sabotage operations.
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“It confirms what we already knew — this was not about public safety, it’s about stoking chaos and fear and terrorizing communities,” said state Sen. Royce Duplessis.
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown
Records reviewed by the AP show that few of those arrested have criminal histories beyond traffic violations.
www.nola.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
“It confirms what we already knew — this was not about public safety, it’s about stoking chaos and fear and terrorizing communities,” said state Sen. Royce Duplessis.
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.