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Chris Graves
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Journalism prof at University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Editor, writer, student, teacher | Reader of banned books | Thrive on deadlines & kick-ass stories | Chasing Pike Co. Ohio mass killing 7+ years and counting | https://www.chrisgraves-journalist.com/
And this on the same day. Revisit history: Arts and media = controlling free expression. #payattention
February 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
So many layers.
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance was seen by 133.5 million viewers, Roc Nation announced, making it the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show of all time. nyti.ms/3WZ833D
February 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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If confirmed by the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr would have the power to limit or even cut off contracts with the makers of vaccines for a program that protects nearly 38 million low-income and working-class children from diseases like polio, measles, whooping cough and chickenpox.
The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund Kennedy Would Oversee
If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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A coalition of state attorneys general plans to file suit to block an order from the White House budget office that would freeze all federal grant programs by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Among the states joining the suit are New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Delaware.
States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze
Democratic attorneys general from states including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are moving to keep funds flowing to state governments and cities.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 9:02 PM
"First they came for the journalists and we won't know what happened next." Pay attention. nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/11/21/d...
Trump tells U.S. Senate Republicans they 'must kill' journalism shield law • Nebraska Examiner
President-elect Donald Trump ordered congressional Republicans on Wednesday to block a broadly popular bill to protect press freedoms.
nebraskaexaminer.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Top of do list this weekend: Check out books, books, books at my local library. Then, head to all the town that border Omaha and get a library cards there, too. #books #reading #staysmart
November 15, 2024 at 12:36 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 3:40 AM
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Payback is a bitch. And so are we.

You’re on notice. We aren’t going anywhere. We’re not hiding.

We’re not being silent. But we are taking notes.
November 14, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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The Democratic Party is sifting through the rubble of its sweeping election loss and trying to work out what went wrong.

On "The Daily," Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont discusses how Democrats can chart a path back to power.
Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way
An interview with the Vermont senator on the fallout of the election defeat.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2024 at 12:15 PM
I kind of want to gather up ALL the banned books -- or those we believe will be banned -- and start a new *little free banned book* library. Who is with me? Image: ACLU 💜
November 15, 2024 at 3:40 AM
It's that time in the semester when my eyes bleed from reading, but I want to cry from how far my students have come. #proudprof
November 15, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Hello new world.
November 13, 2024 at 10:49 PM