David A. Graham
@dgraham.bsky.social
Journalist, nouvelle-lettrist, and unionist at The Atlantic. Rubber City -> Bull City. dgraham@theatlantic.com NYT bestseller THE PROJECT out now: https://smarturl.it/GHz99R
We tried nothing and it didn’t work! Guess nothing can be done
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
New polls show Trump losing support among the groups at the heart of his supposed 2024 political realignment, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/IgEG1z6R
The best thing to do when you have two above-average catchers under club control is to trade one of them to the team directly above you in the division standings. The Oriole Way.
Peter Abraham@peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 2d agoAdley Rutschman was once the centerpiece of Baltimore’s rebuild and that hasn’t worked out like the Orioles hoped. But he’s still a switch-hitting All-Star catcher. Be a bold pickup for the Sox if they can make it happen.
Might have been worth doing this (1) before starting the war and (2) before firing all the flag officers who weren't committed to the admin groupthink
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d agoPENTAGON: Anyone got any ideas? @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
It’s a crime to make up facts about otters now? I thought this was America?
In Otter News@in-otter-news.bsky.social · 4d agoSounds like otter chaos.
Your tax dollars at work www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/p...
Justice Dept. admits Reflecting Pool renovation was flawed, drops case against former Olympian | CNN Politics
The Justice Department is admitting that President Donald Trump’s $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was flawed, and it is dropping the criminal case against former Olympia...
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I had forgotten what a powerhouse the Dave Holland Quintet was. Very special group daveholland.bandcamp.com/album/freedo...
Freedom Call, by Dave Holland
18 track album
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Why would he give up a $1.8 billion pot of money when he already has a lackey in place? www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Cares More About His Slush Fund Than Todd Blanche
The president seems less willing to let go of $1.8 billion than his pick for attorney general.
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Listening to the new Domi and JD Beck, thinking of this passage from Miles' autobiography for no reason at all
For some reason this reminded me of the time when Michele Bachmann ('memba her?) pronounced it "chootspa"
"The African-American pope is hanging out with Patti Smith" is somehow a true statement
Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 5d agoThe godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.
UEFA spokesperson Dietmar Fumm said to reporters "This decision effectively signals that Gianni Infantino is an enemy of world football". tl;dr: FIFA "foe" - Fumm
A lawyer for the Trump administration recently made an admission in a court filing—the latest instance of the judicial system puncturing the White House's public spin, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Trump Administration Tells the Truth
A government lawyer admitted in a court filing that the administration withheld grants based on whom states had voted for.
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You can pry the em-dashes from my cold, dead hands
Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...
As long as it's native-born and at least 35 in dog years, what's the issue?
Brandon “Bouncing Beebles" Kirkman@kirkmanbrandon.bsky.social · last wk.With how bad everything has been in the states politically for the last few decades, we have to at least appreciate we are closer than ever to just letting a dog be president
The Trump administration tried to hide a war—and ended up hiding the deaths of American service members along the way, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
The War That Shall Not Be Named
The Trump administration’s bumbling effort to pretend it’s not fighting a war has pushed it into covering up the deaths of American soldiers.
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