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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Graham was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, but he did not end his Workdays program. He was aware that members of Congress tend to get isolated inside the “Washington Bubble.” Returning to Florida to sweat through an eight-hour shift alongside everyday workers helped keep him grounded. /9

Senator Bob Graham packs citrus at the Alcoma Packing Co. in Lake Wales, Fla., 1990. As Senator, Graham used the Workdays to gather raw, unfiltered data to challenge federal agencies. When he worked alongside U.S. Customs inspectors or airport baggage handlers, he wasn’t just doing the physical labor. He was asking the workers about supply chain bottlenecks, safety hazards and where federal funding was being wasted. If a federal agency told his Senate committee that a specific program was working perfectly, but a worker on the ground told him it was a disaster, Graham would use his notebooks to cite the real-world failure during Senate hearings. Later in his career, Graham’s primary rule for choosing jobs was ensuring they were “sweaty and gritty.” He felt he learned the most from intense physical labor where the workers around him cared little about politics but cared deeply about real-world economic pressures. Photo credit: Florida Memory.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Graham proved that governing and public service require more than political theater. He defined his career through practical action, meticulous policy work and a hands-on approach, endearing him to voters. When he died on April 16, 2024, he was mourned throughout Florida and across the nation. /end

A portrait of Bob Graham is displayed inside the Old Capitol building in Tallahassee, Fla., where Graham was lying in state, April 26, 2024. When Graham died on April 16, 2024, at age 87, public officials from across the political spectrum united in praising his integrity, transcending modern partisan divide. The public response underscored how everyday Floridians felt closely connected to Graham, largely due to his “Workdays” campaign. The official oil-on-canvas portrait seen here was painted by Marshall Bouldin III in 1986 during Graham’s tenure as Florida Governor. Bouldin wisely chose to depict Graham holding one of his notebooks. The painting is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Florida History. It hangs in the Florida State Capitol to commemorate his tenure as the state’s 38th Governor. Photo credit: Brandan Farrington / AP.

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joneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Excellent thread, Shooti, especially at a time where we are being governed by detached clueless wealthy oligarchs.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Postscript: Gwen Graham, Bob Graham’s daughter, carries forward her father’s dedication to public service. She is running for Florida Lt. Governor alongside David Jolly for Governor. Jolly and Graham have developed a detailed plan to address Florida’s challenges and take the state into the future.

Gwen Graham (left) speaks at a press conference outside the Historic Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, where gubernatorial candidate David Jolly (right) announced her selection as his running mate, June 10, 2026. The Jolly-Graham ticket centers its campaign on housing affordability, property tax relief, healthcare costs, public education and opposing large-scale AI data centers that impact local resources.

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