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E.J. Graff

@ejgraff.bsky.social
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Editorial coaching & communications consulting. Journalist, author, loudmouth. Substack at howtobeamerican.substack.com. Website at ejgraff.com.

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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 16h
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is so fkg brilliant. Forget Third Way, Dems. Follow THIS leader.
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What is this 'trending' shit?? Is Bluesky preparing us for an algorithmic shift??
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
SOCIALIZE TO ORGANIZE the party must throw parties, daily joy is for everybody "a Sing in Solidarity choir, soccer and softball leagues, picnics and potlucks, “Coffee with Comrades,” a running club, dance parties, singles mixers, game nights and birding outings." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
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Opinion | Young Democrats Are Putting the Party Back in Politics. It’s Working.
Fun, free events communicate a larger goal: that everyday people should be able to afford a joyful life.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness."
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know.
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Joe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
No amnesty @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 20/09/2026
An ICE agent shot and wounded a person Sunday in North Austin, according to three state and local officials.
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ICE agent shoots and wounds person in North Austin, officials say
An ICE agent shot and wounded a person Sunday in North Austin, according to three state and local officials.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Happy Friday. We’re taking the House and Senate. Trump will try to sabotage it. We’ll stop him.
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Need a reward break? Take a listen to powerful Black women in New Orleans discussing freedom, community, and democracy. This was convened by reporter Lottie Joiner and produced by former NPR exec Ellen Weiss, for the America's 250 project I managed. Enjoy! www.amacad.org/news/podcast...
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Podcast conversation: Black women in New Orleans talk about freedom, community, and democracy
As America marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Black women in New Orleans have their own ideas about freedom and democracy. On May 20 and May 26, 2026, Black women gathered...
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Maybe you remember the grief that hit us that day. Here's something I wrote, then, about that week. (I'm hearing it makes people cry, so consider whether you want that.) howtobeamerican.substack.com/p/on-septemb...
The Statue of Liberty overlooking the skyline of Manhattan.
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What are you going to do when ICE comes to the polls? Don't expect the police to help. My latest, at Mother Jones. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Cops won’t fight federal election interference—so citizens will have to
How democracy protection groups are preparing for Trump's worst.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If Trump sends ICE to the polls, don't expect cops to stand in their way, writes @ejgraff.bsky.social : www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Cops won’t fight federal election interference—so citizens will have to
How democracy protection groups are preparing for Trump's worst.
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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📍 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐍: ICE arrests in Michigan surged to their highest monthly level since Trump returned to office, with 504 people arrested in July alone. The increase comes as ICE continues arresting people without criminal records. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
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Michigan ICE arrests soar to highest number since Trump took office
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is increasingly arresting people without criminal records, new data shows, as numbers hit a peak in Michigan this summer.
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What are you going to do when ICE comes to the polls? Don't expect the police to help. My latest, at Mother Jones. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Cops won’t fight federal election interference—so citizens will have to
How democracy protection groups are preparing for Trump's worst.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dolly Parton logged a combined total of 115 years of union membership. Throughout her working life, the “9 to 5” singer/songwriter carried the union cards of two major unions: The American Federation of Musicians Local 257 in Nashville — for 58 years. SAG-AFTRA — for 57 years. HAPPY LABOR DAY!
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Opinion | Celebrate Dolly Parton's working-class solidarity
John Nichols: She carried two union cards, sang Woody Guthrie songs and mocked the bosses in "9 to 5."
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Seven Vermont clergy arrested while protesting ICE targeting center religionnews.com/2026/09/04/s...
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Seven Vermont clergy arrested while protesting ICE targeting center
(RNS) — 'I think it is imperative on me, as a faith leader, to proclaim that human beings are not targets and that God is a God of justice and of love,’ said the Rev. Rebecca Girrell, a United Methodi...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026
NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
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Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say
A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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Mark Rothko @markrothko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
No.8 botfrens.com/collections/25/content…
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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 31/08/2026
This is murder. They are murdering this man by denying him treatment.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29/08/2026
When a handful of companies control the economy, a handful of CEOs dictate what you watch on TV, which doctor you’re allowed to see, what you eat, whether predators get online access to your kids, and what apartment you can rent. That's exactly why we need to block mega-mergers.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is from the official DHS account. WTF??
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Optimist: The glass is half full Pessimist: The glass is half empty Editor: What are your sources on whether or not that's actually a glass?
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 03/08/2026
Puppy Court is now in session!
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
What the heck is up with these men named Miller?? www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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Rep. Max Miller denounced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, his former father-in-law
“I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake,” the senator said.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/08/2026
The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
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The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is so cool! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...
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Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon (Gift Article)
The geometric earthwork structures, carved into the ground with embankments and ditches, are in some cases more than 2,500 years old, researchers said.
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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"The line that makes the most sense isn't 'Left' vs 'Right'; it's 'Tyranny' vs 'Democracy.'" -a conservative volunteer on finding a political home at Mass 50501, and knowing "where the hell" they stand. 🇺🇸 www.mass50501.org/blog/on-the-...
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Blog | On the “Right” Side of History - Holding Conservative Values In an Era of Right Wing Authoritarianism — Mass 50501
The Overton window is a funny thing. In American discourse, we tend to imagine the Overton window as a range of politically acceptable ideas for the mainstream population sliding up and down a one-dim...
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Belated happy birthday, Declaration of Independence! I've been thrilled to work on this American Academy of Arts & Sciences magazine of stories of Americans using the Declaration's principles to work in their communities. Please read these to be inspired! www.amacad.org/america-250t...
Magazine cover reading "Telling Our Nation's Story: An America 250th Journal. Stories from journalists across the country and perspectives from Academy members to recognize the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence." From the American Academy of Arts & Sciences' "Our Common Purpose" project.
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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Houses in Auvers - 1890 botfrens.com/collections/46/content…
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Trump’s entire life is marked by moving money around to hide it from taxes or creditors or litigants and now he’s doing the same shit with OUR MONEY. Not his. Ours.
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Kat Hartness @kathartness.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
@omgsidewalks

Unpopular opinion: The fact that they can quickly install data centers nationally means they could've been updating infrastructure which they claimed was too difficult and expensive.
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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
#AbuseOfPowerWatch
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Democrats are not communists. Republicans are fascists.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/07/2026
AOC Proves Direct Link Between Elon Musk and Explosive Diarrhea
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AOC Proves Direct Link Between Elon Musk and Explosive Diarrhea
Is anyone surprised?
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“The Guardian wins the ‘Caption of the Year’ competition: - William Merrin @theguardian.com
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
In 2001, Walter Cronkite appeared on the David Letterman show and shared his thoughts.
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
De Kooning 1937 study for a mural he developed as an employee of the federal Works Progress Administration. so many essential C20 artists were federal employees state capacity includes cultural production, we can have nice things, pass it on
colorful rectangular geometric drawing
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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A Pair of Leather Clogs - 1888 botfrens.com/collections/46/content…
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
You think you're on track to have a great productive day and then the neurological storm crashes in, with criss-crossing lightning screeching across the inside of your skull, and you downgrade expectations significantly. Ah well, thank god for the breakthroughs in meds this past decade. #migraine
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Bee-eater of the Day: Rufous-crowned Bee-eater 📷 Ian Pineda
Photo of bird perched on a branch, description from ebird: ‘A medium-sized, long-tailed bee-eater of open areas. Pale green below with deep green wings; pale blue above and below the base of the tail and below the black mask on the face. Tail turquoise, with extended central tail feathers. Similar in shape and size to Blue-tailed Bee-eater, but Rufous-crowned has the obvious rufous crown and back and lacks the rufous band across the lower throat. Voice is a double-noted “killit,” repeated regularly.’
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Good for her!
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Maybe they should just practice locking the door and turning off the lights and remaining silent while hiding under their desks…or is that just appropriate for kindergartners? 
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Exactly. The president is going to spin some incredible lies about the 2020 election and the media -- and every single Democrat in the country -- has to be ready to smack this bullshit down immediately. Not a mealy-mouthed fact check or, golly, this is weird. Call it out as an assault on democracy.
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E.J. Graff @ejgraff.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
TLDR: It's the end of the world as we know it, and I don't feel very good about it, at all.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
At some point, and this is inevitable for any politician, Mamdani will stumble and get involved with some legitimately objectionable scandal around his administration. It will be an opportunity when this happens to observe if this gets more coverage than every Trump admin scandal combined (it will)
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