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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

For the US news industry, a tough summer draws to a close with McClatchy chain's cuts apnews.com/article/layo...

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Oh, hell no. Especially in this. What a way to dishonor a hero.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

For the past few years, the last week of June has become one of my least favorite times of year, because that's when six guys announce that they're taking away more of our rights as Americans. Fricken' SCOTUS.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Wait.. I thought that was Goldwater!

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

You nailed the look. That would have been too risqué for Sears, but Jacques Pennéy was the progressive upstart at the time.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

When I was a much younger dude, I worked in restaurants. Fifty years ago, the only meaning I ever heard ascribed to the term, "86," was that the kitchen was out of the salmon (or any menu offering,) so, make sure people don't order it. Also, "47" always referred to trash that had to be taken out.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

More of my favorite last words! "Useless! Useless!"

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I re-watched it just a couple nights ago. That event took me in to journalism as a career.

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NASA Artemis @artemis.extwitter.link · 11/04/2026

"Planet Earth: You. Are. A. Crew." Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch reflects on what it means to be a "crew."

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Kennan is one of my favorites. Brilliant man.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Nice image. I would perhaps crop in a tiny bit more on the left.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I think he'll announce that we are at war. Lordy, I hate this timeline.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I'm so sick of that word, "deal."

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Dammit, Commodore Decker.. get out of there.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/11/2025

Pope Leo XIV embarked on his first international trip as pontiff on Thursday, traveling to Turkey to start a six-day tour that will also include Lebanon. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Shy Buddy.. I need to have contact with you, to help myself. Please let me get in touch with you soon.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

As I have heard, on the train back to Washington DC he expressed his doubts about the quality of his remarks. "That speech didn't scour," he said.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Our minds are at war with each other all the time. I have had that exact incident.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

It's also disgraceful that SCOTUS chose to let the harm continue while it's litigated in the lower courts.. All my life I thought that the prevailing judicial mindset was akin to "first, do no harm." (1)

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I've always said (and it's copyrighted and trademarked) that the only difference between these movies of dystopic futures and our real life today is that the cars are much cooler in the movies.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

He is literally tearing down the very beating heart of this nation.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

As an IU J-school grad, IDS staffer and lifetime journalist, this makes me genuinely happy. Thank you, Perdue.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

No kings protest in Des moines, lowa.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

My great grand-Uncle built that building. I think he be proud of Iowans today, as I am.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

"And now the days grow short.. I'm in the autumn of my years.." #Foliage #autumn #beauty #nature

In mid-autumn, a cluster of leaves display vibrant green, yellow, and reddish hues.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

A red-tailed harm soars on a hunting trip, after screeching a few times to stir up prey. It's quite far away here, But much later in the day it landed on a branch very close to me. I didn't see these very often around her. Image © me. #nature #birds #hawk #newmexico

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Something I seem to be saying a lot lately: "Sure, I'll volunteer for that."

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I wish there was a way here on blue sky to express, "I am very offended and angry about what the court majority today and I think the rails are finally completely off and EVERYONE is in danger!" But all I can do is put a little heart on a post.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Government derives its power only through the consent of the governed. "We The People" can and do make changes in our American scheme of things. It often takes great struggles to get us to a better, more just society. #democracy #laborday #movement Photo by me.

Demonstrators in New Mexico hold signs along a busy road in an event that expressed dissatisfaction with the current social and political climate.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

A very young fawn seems to pose for a portrait.

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Like it says.. @thethomasgraves.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Without a doubt, she was one of the kindest, most gracious celebritIes I ever had the chance to photograph. Rest well, Connie Francis. Copyrighted photo, made for the Palm Beach Post by Thomas Graves.