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dgraham.bsky.social
Journalist, nouvelle-lettrist, and unionist at The Atlantic. Rubber City -> Bull City. [email protected] NYT bestseller THE PROJECT out now: https://smarturl.it/GHz99R
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Yes, it's malicious, but it's also very, very, very dumb

McLaughlin has got this copied to her clipboard for easy access

Gotta get the local angle

America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

The enormous demonstrations against Donald Trump were closely connected to the chaos of the past 12 days. Let’s review the tape, @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.

It's been 12 days since the meltdown of the relationship between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, but it seems like much longer because of how much has happened. @dgraham.bsky.social reviews the tape. @theatlantic.com

Excited to join @bigtentusa.bsky.social and @andrawatkins.bsky.social at 7 p.m. Wednesday to talk about Project 2025 and THE PROJECT. Join the conversation here: bigtentusa.org/event/inside...

"Palestinianism"

An absolute master and legend

Fascinating point. Now to look up why Russia was booted from the G8…

Sensing a theme here

Army struggling to hit recruiting targets once again

Believe it or not, this quote is about Nicaragua and not the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/w...

@petridishes.bsky.social is BACK. And some things have happened www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

New @kerryhowley.bsky.social dropped nymag.com/intelligence...

To paraphrase a certain president: I prefer the war heroes who fought *for* the United States.

Death to this headline

Noem: "I'm so sick of the politics. These are people's lives." Seems widely applicable!

freedom of speech is also generally understood to include freedom from compulsory speech

🎙️ON AIR: We're speaking with @juliettekayyem.bsky.social and @theatlantic.com's @dgraham.bsky.social about Trump’s intensifying efforts to assert executive power, the strategies at play and what the implications could be for our democracy. 📻 Listen:

I've been in downtown LA since Sunday. Here's what I saw. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Incredible trolling

You don't have to think that. But you do have to question why the government would honor people specifically for their actions in a treasonous rebellion

Someone's killing off Ben Greenman collaborators. Protect George Clinton at all costs!

Does @jackhamilton.bsky.social have an alibi? www.stereogum.com/2311287/two-...

Trump's aides are confident that they're winning the LA protests. Don't count on it www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

[email protected] asks: Where are the generals? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

For those of you who think I'm wrong about the protests, my colleague @dgraham.bsky.social has a more positive view, and you should read it: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Gaahhhh stop referring to what "experts see" in headlines when the evidence is overt actions and the body of the story makes this clear www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o...

Oh, I see, we're not *going* to arrest Gavin Newsom, we're just *threatening* to arrest Gavin Newsom www.cbsnews.com/news/homan-s...

Donald Trump in 1990 on the Tiananmen Square massacre: “The Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength.”

More right-wing big-government

When Trump decided to deploy the National Guard to L.A., over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom, the president turned long-standing conservative dogma on its head, @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.