Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
@guthriegf.bsky.social
Vice President of Programs and Strategy, Interfaith Alliance | Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress | Columnist, MSNBC
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CHARLOTTE
“Agents parked just outside a closed gate leading to the church parking lot & ran into the yard…
The agents asked no questions and showed no identification before taking one man away, whose wife and child were inside at the time…”
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“Agents parked just outside a closed gate leading to the church parking lot & ran into the yard…
The agents asked no questions and showed no identification before taking one man away, whose wife and child were inside at the time…”
More 👉 www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
CHARLOTTE
“Agents parked just outside a closed gate leading to the church parking lot & ran into the yard…
The agents asked no questions and showed no identification before taking one man away, whose wife and child were inside at the time…”
More 👉 www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
“Agents parked just outside a closed gate leading to the church parking lot & ran into the yard…
The agents asked no questions and showed no identification before taking one man away, whose wife and child were inside at the time…”
More 👉 www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Proud to be a signatory alongside folks like @maggiesiddiqi.bsky.social @guthriegf.bsky.social @brianmclaren.bsky.social @lisasharper.bsky.social @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social and others...
The Rhode Island State Council of Churches is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its attempt to halt SNAP during the government shutdown.
We express our solidarity in their just legal fight to feed the hungry: www.interfaithalliance.org/post/solidar...
We express our solidarity in their just legal fight to feed the hungry: www.interfaithalliance.org/post/solidar...
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Proud to be a signatory alongside folks like @maggiesiddiqi.bsky.social @guthriegf.bsky.social @brianmclaren.bsky.social @lisasharper.bsky.social @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social and others...
In the decade since Obergefell made same-sex marriage the law of the land, public opinion continues to shift in favor of same-sex marriage.
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In the decade since Obergefell made same-sex marriage the law of the land, public opinion continues to shift in favor of same-sex marriage.
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Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
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Our litigation at @democracyforward.org has exposed this administration for what it is: cruel and willing to use the American people (including those who voted for the President) as political pawns. We will not stop fighting for the people. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
The Agriculture Department also demands that states “immediately undo” any steps they have taken to send full November payments to recipients of the food assistance program, referred to as food stamps...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our litigation at @democracyforward.org has exposed this administration for what it is: cruel and willing to use the American people (including those who voted for the President) as political pawns. We will not stop fighting for the people. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
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A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees
Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees
A victory for religious freedom!
Ghazala Hashmi (D) has been elected Lt. Governor of Virginia, the first Muslim American to be elected to any statewide office at lieutenant governor and above.
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
A victory for religious freedom!
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Reminder: it’s ok to feel good about good results on an election night. You don’t have to worry that you’re jinxing something or that there’s no time to celebrate. Revel in the victories when you can, you can roll up your sleeves and get back to work tomorrow.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Reminder: it’s ok to feel good about good results on an election night. You don’t have to worry that you’re jinxing something or that there’s no time to celebrate. Revel in the victories when you can, you can roll up your sleeves and get back to work tomorrow.
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These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
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score one for "the pundits are projecting their own preoccupations onto the electorate"
Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
score one for "the pundits are projecting their own preoccupations onto the electorate"
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Even more relevant now that Dems are going to control Virginia.
Virginia state Senator Louise Lucas (a Democrat who is the chamber's president pro tempore) just tweeted this:
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Even more relevant now that Dems are going to control Virginia.
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Congratulations to Virginia governor-elect Abigail Spanberger, who will be the first woman to hold the state's highest office. Virginians are clear—they want a governor who will fight back against Trump's chaos and ensure they can afford everyday essentials.
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Congratulations to Virginia governor-elect Abigail Spanberger, who will be the first woman to hold the state's highest office. Virginians are clear—they want a governor who will fight back against Trump's chaos and ensure they can afford everyday essentials.
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A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
Praise be to God!
Dem. Abigail Spanberger wins VA governor race. GOP nominee Winsome Earle-Sears had framed her campaign as spiritual battle against God's enemies (www.youtube.com/shorts/BbQt9...). That didn't work out!
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Praise be to God!
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I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.
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Decision Desk HQ is the first to call a race, saying Abigail Spanberger wins.
The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia.
Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.
The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia.
Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Decision Desk HQ is the first to call a race, saying Abigail Spanberger wins.
The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia.
Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.
The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia.
Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.
Religious bigotry is certainly a current throughout US history, but the dominant narrative is one of an expanding realization of religious freedom for ALL — the founding promise of the United States.
The irony is that a century ago, the exact same kind of religious bigotry that Cuomo’s embraced down the stretch — we can’t elect someone from that faith or they’ll impose it on all of us! — was aimed squarely at Catholics like Cuomo.
Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Religious bigotry is certainly a current throughout US history, but the dominant narrative is one of an expanding realization of religious freedom for ALL — the founding promise of the United States.
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The irony is that a century ago, the exact same kind of religious bigotry that Cuomo’s embraced down the stretch — we can’t elect someone from that faith or they’ll impose it on all of us! — was aimed squarely at Catholics like Cuomo.
Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The irony is that a century ago, the exact same kind of religious bigotry that Cuomo’s embraced down the stretch — we can’t elect someone from that faith or they’ll impose it on all of us! — was aimed squarely at Catholics like Cuomo.
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Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back. nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-... @deepaiyer.bsky.social @buildingmovement.bsky.social
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Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back. nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-... @deepaiyer.bsky.social @buildingmovement.bsky.social
“What most excites these rabbis about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is the new possibility of Muslim-Jewish cooperation in politics”
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Meet the New York rabbis planning to vote for Mamdani
(RNS) – Mamdani’s defense of Palestinian liberation has alarmed many New York Jews. But some rabbis are enthusiastically embracing, and even campaigning for, the Muslim mayoral candidate.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“What most excites these rabbis about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is the new possibility of Muslim-Jewish cooperation in politics”
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