Todd Graham
@metrogram.bsky.social
Economic demographer & govt stats. Living my best life in Mpls St Paul.
Disclaimers: Views found here are my own & NOT representing my employer.
Same handle on other apps.
Disclaimers: Views found here are my own & NOT representing my employer.
Same handle on other apps.
Pinned
sweet & soft flavor
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
sweet & soft flavor
“I vote with my party 91% of the time… But when they're protecting pedophiles, blowing our budget, starting wars overseas — I'm sorry, I can't go along with that.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
“I vote with my party 91% of the time… But when they're protecting pedophiles, blowing our budget, starting wars overseas — I'm sorry, I can't go along with that.”
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It's just the #northernlights Minneapolis.
a cartoon of two men sitting at a table with the words " good lord what is happening in there " below them
ALT: a cartoon of two men sitting at a table with the words " good lord what is happening in there " below them
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
It's just the #northernlights Minneapolis.
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We used to call this stupidity. There were smart people and stupid people and we let the smart people do the things they were good at and the stupid people were taken care of and didn't need to worry about what the smart people were doing. But now we let the stupid people think they're smart.
Greg Gutfeld says he doesn't understand how vaccines work as “a community preventative thing”
Greg Gutfeld says he doesn't understand how vaccines work as "a community preventative thing"
www.mediamatters.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We used to call this stupidity. There were smart people and stupid people and we let the smart people do the things they were good at and the stupid people were taken care of and didn't need to worry about what the smart people were doing. But now we let the stupid people think they're smart.
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Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
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Brightest northern lights I’ve ever seen in Minneapolis!
The reds, greens and blues above Downtown Minneapolis from across Bde Maka Ska.
The reds, greens and blues above Downtown Minneapolis from across Bde Maka Ska.
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Brightest northern lights I’ve ever seen in Minneapolis!
The reds, greens and blues above Downtown Minneapolis from across Bde Maka Ska.
The reds, greens and blues above Downtown Minneapolis from across Bde Maka Ska.
It's just the #northernlights Minneapolis.
a cartoon of two men sitting at a table with the words " good lord what is happening in there " below them
ALT: a cartoon of two men sitting at a table with the words " good lord what is happening in there " below them
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
It's just the #northernlights Minneapolis.
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Taxes on high earners are too low bsky.app/profile/popc...
Kim Kardashian shares her frustration in a new TikTok after failing the California bar exam, calling out psychics who told her she’d pass.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Taxes on high earners are too low bsky.app/profile/popc...
every time I do my upper-body routine, I'm reminded of this 🤦♂️
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
every time I do my upper-body routine, I'm reminded of this 🤦♂️
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I have a new essay on place-based economic development policies as "broadly-shared abundance policy" at Site Selection magazine: siteselection.com/incentives-s... Key pt: econ dev policies can boost abundance IF targeted at distressed areas/non-employed, & if local housing policies accommodate.
INCENTIVES: SMART LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY Can Gain Support from The Abundance Movement – Site Selection Magazine
siteselection.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I have a new essay on place-based economic development policies as "broadly-shared abundance policy" at Site Selection magazine: siteselection.com/incentives-s... Key pt: econ dev policies can boost abundance IF targeted at distressed areas/non-employed, & if local housing policies accommodate.
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"What's the point of standards?" is pretty much the battle cry of the Right's "intellectual" sphere
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"What's the point of standards?" is pretty much the battle cry of the Right's "intellectual" sphere
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On Veterans Day, we honor those who put service before self.
To every veteran and their families: Thank you for your courage and sacrifice. Our nation is stronger and safer because of you.
To every veteran and their families: Thank you for your courage and sacrifice. Our nation is stronger and safer because of you.
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
On Veterans Day, we honor those who put service before self.
To every veteran and their families: Thank you for your courage and sacrifice. Our nation is stronger and safer because of you.
To every veteran and their families: Thank you for your courage and sacrifice. Our nation is stronger and safer because of you.
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Living the dumbest possible timeline
Trump: "I was recently at an event and I saw that France was celebrating Victory Day, but we didn't. And I saw France was celebrating another Victory Day for World War 2. And other countries were celebrating. They were all celebrating. We're the one that won the wars."
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Living the dumbest possible timeline
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A Berwyn family was driving with their 1-year-old child Saturday when they were pepper-sprayed by federal agents, a video taken by the family shows. The action appears to violate a judge’s restriction on use of force.
1-year-old pepper-sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The guy has no idea how anything works. All lies and incompetence.
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The guy has no idea how anything works. All lies and incompetence.
Yep 🎯
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Yep 🎯
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So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
The interweb is telling me that thief-identifying exploding dye devices are not something I can acquire in my state 💥🤔... Cmon! There's gotta be a workaround for this!? #freedom #thanksDonaldTrump
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The interweb is telling me that thief-identifying exploding dye devices are not something I can acquire in my state 💥🤔... Cmon! There's gotta be a workaround for this!? #freedom #thanksDonaldTrump
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Pro-Life Demonstrator Clearly Using Image Of Subway Chicken Enchilada Melt On Anti-Abortion Poster
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Pro-Life Demonstrator Clearly Using Image Of Subway Chicken Enchilada Melt On Anti-Abortion Poster
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So his plan is to bypass the insurance companies and have the government directly pay Americans to cover their healthcare costs?
Does he realize doctors' and hospital bills are healthcare costs, but insurance is just a cost to an intermediary?
So his plan is government healthcare?
Does he realize doctors' and hospital bills are healthcare costs, but insurance is just a cost to an intermediary?
So his plan is government healthcare?
November 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
So his plan is to bypass the insurance companies and have the government directly pay Americans to cover their healthcare costs?
Does he realize doctors' and hospital bills are healthcare costs, but insurance is just a cost to an intermediary?
So his plan is government healthcare?
Does he realize doctors' and hospital bills are healthcare costs, but insurance is just a cost to an intermediary?
So his plan is government healthcare?
Today, my first time taking Gold Line @metrotransitmn.bsky.social this far south (between Midtown & Bloomington). Very cool route, very fast!
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Today, my first time taking Gold Line @metrotransitmn.bsky.social this far south (between Midtown & Bloomington). Very cool route, very fast!
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It looks like they printed this "sign" on an ink jet and just taped it up. It could only be tackier if it were in comic sans.
They're really leaning into the "TimeShare Management Office" vibe... Bigly... Unless you get that, the billion dollar ballroom boondoggle won't make sense.
#StayclassyPalmBeach
#StayclassyPalmBeach
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It looks like they printed this "sign" on an ink jet and just taped it up. It could only be tackier if it were in comic sans.
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NEW DFP Insight:
Voters everywhere respond when a candidate connects economic populism to clear, actionable goals.
Zohran Mamdani's policies are key examples — and they have popular appeal nationwide.
www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...
Voters everywhere respond when a candidate connects economic populism to clear, actionable goals.
Zohran Mamdani's policies are key examples — and they have popular appeal nationwide.
www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW DFP Insight:
Voters everywhere respond when a candidate connects economic populism to clear, actionable goals.
Zohran Mamdani's policies are key examples — and they have popular appeal nationwide.
www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...
Voters everywhere respond when a candidate connects economic populism to clear, actionable goals.
Zohran Mamdani's policies are key examples — and they have popular appeal nationwide.
www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...