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Rosalie V. Grafe

@quakerabbey.bsky.social
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Masters, Writing and Publishing, PSU 2007, 82 yo with severe degenerative scoliosis, news maven, fan of Joyce Vance, Brian Tyler Cohen, Robert Reich, Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell, Chris Hayes, Marc Elias and Glenn Kirschner

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 09/05/2026
Americans are bound to obey the court’s rulings as a matter of law, but they are not obligated to respect or have confidence in an institution that does not respect them or the Constitution. trib.al/tktiyva
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John Roberts Is Trying to Defend the Indefensible
The chief justice insists he and his colleagues are not political actors, but can’t explain what an overtly politicized right-wing court would do differently from the one he leads.
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The Economist @economist.com · 25/04/2026
Donald Trump's approval rating currently stands at -18. His unpopularity is in large part explained by Americans’ views of the economy. Follow our Trump tracker for the latest
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Donald Trump’s approval rating
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 25/04/2026
In 2021, New York enacted a law that classified the improper marketing or sale of guns as a “public nuisance” and mandated that gun companies more carefully monitor the distribution and marketing of their guns. Rhode Island may pass its own version of the law this year.
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Some States Are Making It Easier to Sue Gun Companies
Rhode Island is considering a version of a “public nuisance” law that allows lawsuits against gunmakers and sellers. There are parallels with other consumer protection measures.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 25/04/2026
Appeals court rules that President Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal
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Appeals court rules that President Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 25/04/2026
A senior Taiwanese official expressed concern that President Donald Trump might make concessions on the self-governed island in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and said Taiwan was working hard to prevent such a scenario
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Taiwan Fears It’ll Be ‘On the Menu’ at Xi’s Summit With Trump
A senior Taiwanese official expressed concern that President Donald Trump might make concessions on the self-governed island in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and said that Taiwan was working hard to prevent such a scenario.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 05/04/2026
Federal agents’ indiscriminate use of “less-lethal” chemical weapons against the nonviolent demonstrators became a hallmark of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. theintercept.com/2026/04/03/l...
A photo of federal agents using tear gas and smoke bombs against protesters in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree."
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 04/04/2026
Starting in September, Boston will become the first major city in the country to ensure high school students graduate with AI proficiency, helping students use AI as a tool for learning while preparing them for college and the workforce.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 05/04/2026
DRC gov't says deportees will begin to arrive this month, under a 'temporary' arrangment paid for by the US.
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DR Congo to receive ‘third-country' deportees from the US under new deal
DRC gov't says deportees will begin to arrive this month, under a 'temporary' arrangment paid for by the US.
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NPR @npr.org · 05/04/2026
Trump's executive order seeks to create lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state and instruct the U.S. Postal Service to send mail ballots only to verified voters.
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Trump signs a new executive order on voting. Experts say he lacks the authority
Trump's executive order seeks to create lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state and instruct the U.S. Postal Service to send mail ballots only to verified voters.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/04/2026
Trump posted the first architectural renderings of his future presidential library, planned for a prime plot of land donated by Miami Dade College. He later said it's "most likely to be a hotel."
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What to know about Trump's future presidential library, which he says may be a hotel
Trump posted the first architectural renderings of his future presidential library, planned for a prime plot of land donated by Miami Dade College. He later said it's "most likely to be a hotel."
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 31/03/2026
BREAKING: A judge orders the Trump administration to halt construction of $400 million White House ballroom unless Congress approves the plan.
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Judge orders Trump administration to halt White House ballroom construction unless Congress OKs it
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 01/04/2026
Alex Jones said Republicans need to “cut bait on Trump” to stand a chance in the midterm elections.
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Alex Jones Urges Republicans To Ditch Trump: ‘Sounds Like The Brain’s Not Doing Too Hot’
Alex Jones said Republicans need to “cut bait on Trump” to stand a chance in the midterm elections.
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teddyintn @teddyintn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Outrageous. Stripping Liam Conejo Ramos and his family of asylum is beyond cruel and indefensible. This decision must be overturned. Shame.
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Judge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family's removal
The family’s lawyers plan to appeal the judge’s decision to deport the family to Ecuador.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/03/2026
This is one of the best descriptions of the Ukrainian drone war, and its significance for all of us, that I have read www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
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The new world war
Why the battle for Iran and Ukraine is coming for us all
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
This is a good time to remember that immigration judges aren’t real judges. They work for DOJ as part of the executive branch (under Bondi and Trump) and the fact that we call them judges like they’re independent arbiters would be laughable in a free and fair country.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Congress could fund TSA, FEMA, and other DHS workers today. Republicans are blocking it unless ICE gets billions more. They’re holding paychecks and public safety hostage to protect ICE. That’s the fight happening in the House. #FundDHSFreezeICE #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 19/03/2026
From Life magazine, March 10th, 1921. babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=md...
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
When does the punishment begin for Noem?
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The Politics of Greed 😡
The top 1% controls 46% of world's wealth - Oxfam
A Matt Wuerker cartoon showing a 1% landowner saying "still not enough" while solely owning half of the planet.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
1/ Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland in January, with military support from France, Germany, and Nordic nations. Elite troops and F-35 jets with live ammunition were sent, and runways were to be blown up to prevent an invasion. ⬇️
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Rep. Maxwell Frost: We asked Pam Bondi multiple times, are you going to come and speak with us under oath? She would not say yes. We want her under oath because we do not trust her. Why don't we trust her? Because she's a liar. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The reckless campaign against Iran will weaken America’s president. That will make him angry. Be warned: he makes a very bad loser. econ.st/4lA7lEQ
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Just reupping this image from my newsletter last week, that I hope people will feel free to save and liberally spred around the interwebs. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
My latest on the complicity of lawyers in dismantling democracy and the Justice Department's attempt to thwart the ability of state bars to hold them accountable open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
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The Last Gatekeepers
Why the Trump administration wants to neutralize state bar discipline.
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Vicki L (miaocherie) @miaocherie.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social QOTD (book) - "Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy" by Joyce Vance, who served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 2009 to 2017.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I wrote about this, and what it means for the First Amendment, last night. Get the history & the analysis here: joycevance.substack.com/p/attacking-... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/w...
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F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The ruling brought an abrupt halt to the major changes that Mr. Kennedy, who has long been skeptical of vaccines, had set in motion, upending national vaccine policy and making sweeping revisions to the recommendations for what shots are given and when. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...
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Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A civil case brought by Epstein survivors may be close to settlement. Tonight we dig into the allegations & why this could be extremely important-& unwanted in the White House-news. Follow the money! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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We Have Not Forgotten About The Epstein Files
Even though Donald Trump went to war in Iran, arguably according to at least some commentators and even a Republican congressman, to distract from the Epstein Files, we have not forgotten about them o...
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 19/03/2026
Trump’s tariffs were ruled illegal. Where’s the refund of $166 billion — plus interest? | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg
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Trump’s tariffs were ruled illegal. Where’s the refund of $166 billion — plus interest? • Kansas Reflector
Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs as illegal, small business owners are unsure if they’ll be made whole after a year of increasing costs and unc...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/03/2026
When a Minneapolis man, a U.S. citizen, asked an ICE agent why he needed to show his documents, the agent said “because of your accent.” We're fighting ICE's unconstitutional racial profiling in court.
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Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling and Unlawful Arrests
ICE and CBP upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of ACLU lawsuit against Trump administration.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
People just want to be able to go to the hospital without going bankrupt. www.businessinsider.com/robot-dogs-q...
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Robot dogs are protecting data centers. Operators are seeing payoffs.
Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics are selling robot dogs to data center operators, providing perimeter security and inspection capabilities.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/03/2026
Did anyone point out that the DOW is under 50,000?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/03/2026
HANDS OFF: 1300 events NO KINGS 1: 2100 events NO KINGS 2: 2700 events NO KINGS 3: 3000 events and counting Let’s make history. Again.
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Rosalie V. Grafe @quakerabbey.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Can optimism be revived?
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
In case you missed anything, here are all of the past week’s columns from Civil Discourse, collected in one place. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Sunday Morning Wrap-Up
Here’s the highlight reel of the past week’s posts and events.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
If you need some pictures of chickens tonight, I’m here for you. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-night-of...
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A Night Off With Chickens
I’ve had lots of travel and lots of travel delays in the last week, so I’m going to take a night off now that I’m safely back home, and get a little extra sleep.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A Pew survey found that 53% of American adults describe the morality and ethics of our fellow citizens as “bad.” Meanwhile, in Canada, 92% say their fellow Canadians are good while just 7% say they’re bad. Why are we Americans so down on our fellow citizens?
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Why do Americans hate each other while Canadians love each other?
Could it have something to do with our politics? With the sociopath in the Oval?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Not only this — but donors who give $1M+ to a Trump-backed group organizing events for the nation's 250th anniversary will gain special access to, and can seek favors from, Trump himself. Everything is for sale. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
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For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Trump has raked in at least $30 million…from his own cabinet. 20 members have funneled millions right into Trump’s pockets through political donations, visits to his properties, stock holdings in his companies, and other donations. The grift never ends.
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20 White House cabinet members have directed at least $30 million to benefit Trump - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
The $30 million comes in the form of political contributions, property visits, stock holdings and donations to White Hou
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Micah @rincewind.run · 11/03/2026
the reason Carrot didn't end up being the actual protagonist of the Watch series is that he figured out who he wanted to be and became that person very quickly and that is a rare talent indeed
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Micah @rincewind.run · 11/03/2026
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms "Carrot often struck people as simple. And he was. Where people went wrong was thinking that simple meant the same thing as stupid."
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CNN @cnn.com · 11/03/2026
Moscow is giving Iran specific advice on drone tactics to hit US and Gulf nation targets in the Middle East, source tells CNN. cnn.it/4sCIm64
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11/03/2026
The United States is responsible for killing at least 175 people, many of them children, in a Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school on the last day of February. Donald Trump has previously suggested, without evidence, that Iran was responsible for the strike.
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US responsible for killing Iranian schoolchildren. Trump previously blamed Iran.
New reporting confirms American Tomahawk missiles destroyed Shajarah Tayyebeh school on the last day of February. The president earlier said he “just doesn’t know enough about it.”
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Ernesto @ernest33141.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The #MiddleEast is on fire #Gas prices are soaring #Jobs are disappearing #Felon47 is golfing again #RemoveTrump #Resist
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Cap'm Kickass @capmkickass.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Take a look at this. It's extremely helpful. What Is the Filibuster and How Can the Senate Reform It? - Democracy Docket share.google/0zA7lVKlZG3R...
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What Is the Filibuster and How Can the Senate Reform It?
Read the latest Explainer.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A talking filibuster is when you make the OTHER PARTY talk and talk. Republicans are so dumb, they are now planning a filibuster of their own bill! www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Republicans plan marathon debate for SAVE America Act
But don’t call it a “talking filibuster.”
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