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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 9h

Massachusetts Avenue.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 9h

I was JUST in Newark, DE this weekend!

E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 9h

Alert @nytpitchbot.bsky.social that it has been replaced.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 9h

The day Trump declares that he "took the freedom of speech away," we get polling showing that even 40% of Republicans think that Trump's improperly punished people who say things he disagrees with.
www.pbump.net/o/even-2-in-...

Even 2 in 5 Republicans understand Trump is impeding free speech

It's not often the case that you will be working on a quick article about something only to have the president of the United States directly validate your thesis. But it happens occasionally, particul...

www.pbump.net

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 13h

The latest issue of "How to be American" is out! YOU know that this Supreme Court won't save us ... but not everyone does. Forward to your friends who are not as steeped in politics and history as we are here.

howtobeamerican.substack.com/p/this-supre...

This Supreme Court won't save us

Part I: How many Constitutions has the United States had?

howtobeamerican.substack.com

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2d

Gabriele Münter (1877-1962), German Expressionist painter who was at the forefront of the Munich avant-garde in the early 20th century #WomensArt

Painting of a sunrise or sunset over an island in silhouette on a calm sea under a dramatic gold, red and purple sky, viewed from a green shore

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 2d

Thank God some organization still has guts and ethics

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 2d

you are no longer allowed to have imposter syndrome.

not after this bari omgwtf weiss situation.

you're literally not allowed to feel imposter syndrome ANYMORE

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3d

so is this the fight against "left-wing terrorism"?

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 5d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 5d

I'm not sure. A LOT of kids are now going through a period where they call themselves nonbinary. It's a pretty widely spread concept through the social interwebs.

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 5d

Dangerous and creepy.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/m...

Immigration attorney says federal officials confiscated his cell phone at Logan, without cause - The Boston Globe

Andrew Lattarulo regularly calls out ICE tactics on his popular Instagram account.

www.bostonglobe.com

E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 5d

"Remembered infamously" <-- or not, depending on who wins & writes the history.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

slate.com

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 5d

WHY the ballroom?? This helps: " Trump has relied on symbols and performances to conflate charisma with character and rancor with revelry."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Louis XIV Moment

www.nytimes.com

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 6d

Journalist Mario Guevara is being deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power.

We should all be outraged.

freedom.press/issues/mario...

Quote card from FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 5d

Little- known fact: If you turn on the heat before November, you get kicked out of New England.

E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 6d

I went to services this morning already weepy (and Yom Kippur is a weepy kind of day). As furious as I get with my fellow Jews, as sick and horrified as we all are at Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, ***murder is still wrong.***

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 6d

I am sure they are aware of the widespread cheering.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 6d

POLLS: Who do Americans blame for the gov't shutdown?*

WASH POST
47% blame Trump/GOP
30% blame Dems

MARIST
38% blame GOP
27% blame Dems

NYT/SIENA
26% blame Trump/GOP
19% blame Dems

MORNING CONSULT
45% blame GOP
32% blame Dems

[*all taken b/w late Sept & Oct 1]

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Early polls show Trump and GOP taking more blame than Democrats for shutdown

The national surveys taken in the final days of September and the first day of the shutdown find that voters are more inclined to blame Trump and his party. But many are uncertain.

www.nbcnews.com

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 6d

I think they're moved by their belief in the rule of law. Not sure what kind of support you mean. If they get threatened I assume they make safety plans with the police like anyone else getting MAGA-bullied.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 7d

Memo to media: Every dollar cut from SNAP benefits comes out of some local grocery store's cash register. Food deserts will grow. Local shopping districts will struggle. PAY ATTENTION!! REPORT ON THE CONSEQUENCES!!

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7d

New from @pamherd.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern?

Some states are threatening to end SNAP. Why? Trump is setting state governments up for failure, cutting resources, adding administrative burdens while imposing massive financial penalties for errors.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...

The Big Beautiful Bill has a SNAP Poison Pill

How states will get the blame for massive cuts to food stamps

donmoynihan.substack.com

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 7d

I love these judges who are refusing to be bullied.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Judge Disqualifies Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney From Handling Cases

www.nytimes.com

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