Eyal Grossman
@eyalgrossman.bsky.social
Edmund Burk: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing."
An honor to meet and talk with the new EU Ambassador to Israel, Michael Mann - @michaelmanneu.bsky.social, Grateful for the inspiring conversation about life, our shared values, and my love and support for the EU and what it stands for. 🇪🇺✨
October 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
An honor to meet and talk with the new EU Ambassador to Israel, Michael Mann - @michaelmanneu.bsky.social, Grateful for the inspiring conversation about life, our shared values, and my love and support for the EU and what it stands for. 🇪🇺✨
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Recognizing Palestine? “It may be a punishment for Netanyahu, but it's a big prize for Israel,” says J Street Israel Director Nadav Tamir 🔊
Recognizing Palestine? 'It may punish Netanyahu, but it's a big prize for Israel'
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August 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Recognizing Palestine? “It may be a punishment for Netanyahu, but it's a big prize for Israel,” says J Street Israel Director Nadav Tamir 🔊
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Had a ball with fellow Contrarians... I think you will love
In “ICE Age,” the latest @talkingfeds.bsky.social Contrarian episode, @normeisen.bsky.social; @mikepod.bsky.social; @jenrubin.bsky.social dazzle in discussions of exposing the BBB; ICE’s abuses; DOJ’s over-the-top politicization; Bove nomination; Jackson; and a lot more. Link: bit.ly/ICEAgeTF
July 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Had a ball with fellow Contrarians... I think you will love
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open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Democrats would be wise to make the case that Trump’s chaotic, cruel, and counterproductive onslaught does not solve Americans’ legitimate concerns about the border, nor does it reflect our deepest-held values.
Democrats Must Lean into Defense of Immigrants
Trump’s reign of terror is rotten policy
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July 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Democrats would be wise to make the case that Trump’s chaotic, cruel, and counterproductive onslaught does not solve Americans’ legitimate concerns about the border, nor does it reflect our deepest-held values.
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I didn’t start out thinking there was some genuinely incriminating info about Trump in the DOJ files on Epstein but I’m definitely changing my mind!
July 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I didn’t start out thinking there was some genuinely incriminating info about Trump in the DOJ files on Epstein but I’m definitely changing my mind!
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open.substack.com/pub/contrari... If someone who witnessed what Lewis had, someone who had risked his life repeatedly, could maintain faith in a multi-generational, multi-ethnic pro-democracy coalition, what right do any of us have to throw up our hands in frustration and walk away from the fight?
John Lewis’s Enduring Example
We have no right to give up on democracy or our fellow Americans
open.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
open.substack.com/pub/contrari... If someone who witnessed what Lewis had, someone who had risked his life repeatedly, could maintain faith in a multi-generational, multi-ethnic pro-democracy coalition, what right do any of us have to throw up our hands in frustration and walk away from the fight?
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Over 1,500 Good Trouble events are happening today in honor of John Lewis. A towering figure of courage and conscience, his legacy reminds us that the fight for justice demands persistence, solidarity, and moral clarity. Jen Rubin reflects on Lewis' enduring example.
John Lewis’s Enduring Example
We have no right to give up on democracy or our fellow Americans
contrarian.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Over 1,500 Good Trouble events are happening today in honor of John Lewis. A towering figure of courage and conscience, his legacy reminds us that the fight for justice demands persistence, solidarity, and moral clarity. Jen Rubin reflects on Lewis' enduring example.
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Americans are taking to the streets today on the 5th anniversary of John Lewis’s passing to honor his legacy and carry forward his call for moral, nonviolent resistance.
Lewis's former speechwriter, Brenda Jones, explains why his message still matters.
Lewis's former speechwriter, Brenda Jones, explains why his message still matters.
Good trouble is protest rooted in philosophy
Rallies today are following the example of the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.
contrarian.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Americans are taking to the streets today on the 5th anniversary of John Lewis’s passing to honor his legacy and carry forward his call for moral, nonviolent resistance.
Lewis's former speechwriter, Brenda Jones, explains why his message still matters.
Lewis's former speechwriter, Brenda Jones, explains why his message still matters.
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"Trump could go back to ignoring the Congress and refusing to spend the appropriated funds. But anyone suing the administration to get those funds would have a virtually airtight case." @tommalinowski.bsky.social
Congress could protect democracy—if it wanted to
This week's 'rescission' scramble shows exactly why our elected officials need to stand up to tyrants.
contrarian.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Trump could go back to ignoring the Congress and refusing to spend the appropriated funds. But anyone suing the administration to get those funds would have a virtually airtight case." @tommalinowski.bsky.social
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Difficult to overstate how much blood RFK and Trump will have on their hands in the coming years.
Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November.
Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November.
A chilling reminder that American science denial does not just affect people in the US, it kills people globally.
June 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Difficult to overstate how much blood RFK and Trump will have on their hands in the coming years.
Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November.
Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November.
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Trump declares war on cities
“We must expand efforts to detain & deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as LA, Chicago, & NY, where Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, & other Cities, are core of the Dem Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base”
“We must expand efforts to detain & deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as LA, Chicago, & NY, where Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, & other Cities, are core of the Dem Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base”
June 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Trump declares war on cities
“We must expand efforts to detain & deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as LA, Chicago, & NY, where Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, & other Cities, are core of the Dem Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base”
“We must expand efforts to detain & deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as LA, Chicago, & NY, where Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, & other Cities, are core of the Dem Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base”
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“No Kings Day is about standing up for our democracy. Standing up for our rights, our liberties and making sure that we are sending a strong message that we are going to have a free and fair democracy,” Deirdre Schifeling, the ACLU’s chief political and advocacy officer, told Democracy Docket.
What to Know About June 14 “No Kings Day” Protests
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“No Kings Day is about standing up for our democracy. Standing up for our rights, our liberties and making sure that we are sending a strong message that we are going to have a free and fair democracy,” Deirdre Schifeling, the ACLU’s chief political and advocacy officer, told Democracy Docket.
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Minnesota Gov. Walz confirms Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband are dead after an overnight "politically motivated assassination"
June 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Minnesota Gov. Walz confirms Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband are dead after an overnight "politically motivated assassination"
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Anyone who claims that the decision to halt Trump’s tariffs is an example of judicial overreach is unserious, uninformed or a liar. Or all of the above.
May 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Anyone who claims that the decision to halt Trump’s tariffs is an example of judicial overreach is unserious, uninformed or a liar. Or all of the above.
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NEW: The Trump administration is subverting the traditional priorities of the Education Department’s decimated civil rights office by making discrimination investigations practically impossible — instead enforcing its own anti-diversity campaign.
A Gutted Education Department’s New Agenda: Roll Back Civil Rights Cases, Target Transgender Students
The Trump administration is subverting the traditional priorities of the department’s decimated civil rights office by making discrimination investigations practically impossible — instead enforcing…
www.propublica.org
May 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: The Trump administration is subverting the traditional priorities of the Education Department’s decimated civil rights office by making discrimination investigations practically impossible — instead enforcing its own anti-diversity campaign.
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Happening now: Fighting Corruption and Protecting Civil Society with Vanita Gupta, former U.S. Associate AG, and @asharangappa.bsky.social, former FBI agent and senior lecturer at Yale University
Watch live on YouTube:
Watch live on YouTube:
The 100 Days Conference
YouTube video by The Contrarian
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April 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Happening now: Fighting Corruption and Protecting Civil Society with Vanita Gupta, former U.S. Associate AG, and @asharangappa.bsky.social, former FBI agent and senior lecturer at Yale University
Watch live on YouTube:
Watch live on YouTube:
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If Amazon won't inform customers about the costs of Trump's tariffs, other companies should step in. Clearly label these costs as the result of TRUMP's tariffs. Slap Trump's name right on them. He's weak on this issue, not strong.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1945...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1945...
Karoline Leavitt’s Angry New Attack on Amazon Reveals Trump’s Weakness
Okay, so Amazon backed down on posting the cost of Trump’s tariffs. But the wildly disproportionate attack on the company from the White House press secretary actually exposed Trump’s deep vulnerabili...
newrepublic.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If Amazon won't inform customers about the costs of Trump's tariffs, other companies should step in. Clearly label these costs as the result of TRUMP's tariffs. Slap Trump's name right on them. He's weak on this issue, not strong.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1945...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1945...
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Don't miss the real-time Econ Q&A with @jaredb-econ.bsky.social & @justinwolfers.bsky.social happening in 1 HOUR
Submit questions for Jared to [email protected] & tune in on Substack—let's do lunch!
Submit questions for Jared to [email protected] & tune in on Substack—let's do lunch!
April 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Don't miss the real-time Econ Q&A with @jaredb-econ.bsky.social & @justinwolfers.bsky.social happening in 1 HOUR
Submit questions for Jared to [email protected] & tune in on Substack—let's do lunch!
Submit questions for Jared to [email protected] & tune in on Substack—let's do lunch!
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ABC let Trump’s border czar lie on air. Again. As Josh Levs explains, “When networks know guests will lie—and air them anyway—that’s a failure.”
Note to media: For heaven’s sake, fact check Trump’s team
Week after week, Trump administration officials repeat the same bad information on Sunday morning talk shows. It doesn't have to be this way.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ABC let Trump’s border czar lie on air. Again. As Josh Levs explains, “When networks know guests will lie—and air them anyway—that’s a failure.”
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White Christians overwhelmingly backed Trump—even as his immigration policies grew crueler. Robbie Jones, president of the Public Religion Research Institute, explains: This is the oldest story in American Christian nationalism
Banned books and white Christian nationalism: Robert P. Jones in discussion with Jen Rubin
YouTube video by The Contrarian
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April 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
White Christians overwhelmingly backed Trump—even as his immigration policies grew crueler. Robbie Jones, president of the Public Religion Research Institute, explains: This is the oldest story in American Christian nationalism
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
April 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
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April 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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74% of EU citizens think that their country benefits from EU membership.
And for a number of years every single UK poll has shown a majority now want to return to the EU
#RejoinEU
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
And for a number of years every single UK poll has shown a majority now want to return to the EU
#RejoinEU
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
Survey confirms Europe’s citizens want the EU to protect them and act in unity | News | European Parliament
The European Parliament’s Winter 2025 Eurobarometer survey, released today, highlights historic levels of approval for EU membership linked to peace and security.
www.europarl.europa.eu
April 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
74% of EU citizens think that their country benefits from EU membership.
And for a number of years every single UK poll has shown a majority now want to return to the EU
#RejoinEU
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
And for a number of years every single UK poll has shown a majority now want to return to the EU
#RejoinEU
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...