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Griffin Eckstein
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journalist and student @ nyu
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Blank Street’s seasonal drink specials essentially being tea flavored tea and coffee flavored coffee…
Earl Grey Matcha Espresso Martini Latte
November 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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The guy who called American leftists "unhumans"
Book cover of Jack Posobeic's "Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)" featuring a red skull with a hammer and sickle. Also advertises a foreword by Steve Bannon.
September 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Arizona
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July 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Simpsons focus group meme: who wants massive global tariffs to force American industry to reshore manufacturing? [kids raising hands] who wants bespoke deals with every country on earth so American companies can pay no tariffs? [kids raising hands] so you want both long term tariff revenue from other countries, and deals with them to avoid tariffs? [Milhouse:] and we want to escalate with china, so they back down
April 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Broke: Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance

Woke: Wallsocket by Underscores
Profile of Underscores in NME magazine: The record sees Grey, a self-confessed "woman of American circumstance", observe the fictional town of Wallsocket, Michigan, where three suburban girls come of age and reckon with religion, violence, class dissonance and feminine rage. She pertinently critiques the tensions of Middle America, which proved popular among her politically informed audience. "Exploring those little pockets of frustration is important," she asserts. "| was thinking a lot about the cards that are dealt in America. The US has a unique lottery. Everyone's a victim of American circumstance."
March 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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“Die-in” demonstration on Wall Street for DOGE healthcare cuts Saturday morning
Protesters “die-in” outside the Stock Exchange holding tombstone signs. One in the foreground reads “bled out during miscarriage” Tombstone signs read “plane crash— no FAA” and “RIP couldn’t afford my meds” A crowd of demonstrators carry tombstones with various DOGE budget cuts Protestors on Wall Street. Some are dressed in 1199SEIU vests
March 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Healthcare workers and demonstrators against DOGE come out to Wall Street
March 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Signs near Union Square
Sign reading “we the people have no king” Sign reading “wake up, you could be next” and an American flag Sign reading “HOLD THE LINE” Sign reading “NAZIS Out”
February 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Newscasters position microphones to capture mayoral candidate answers
Two news microphones from CBS2 and FOX5 sit on a fold-out table near a speaker
February 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Comptroller Brad Lander speaks to voters online and in-person during
Comptroller Brad Lander answers a question and gestures with his hands in front of a Zoom conference full of Democratic voters
February 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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State Sen. Jessica Ramos speaks with members of the NYU College Democrats
State Sen. Jessica Ramos shared an intimate conversation in warm lighting with a young Democratic voter
February 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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A 6-year-old New Yorker asks State Sen. Jessica Ramos what she will do to prevent ICE from entering schools
A 6-year-old girl approached a microphone pointed downward behind a crowded row of downtown Democratic voters
February 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson fields questions on his friendship with billionaire GOP megadonor Bill Ackman
Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson pictured looking defeated while holding a microphone and looking off in the distance
February 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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🧵 A look at Tuesday’s #nyc Mayoral Candidate Forum: Fmr Comptroller Scott Stringer delivers his five-minute opener to Downtown Democrats — 📸 by me
Former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer delivers his five-minute opener to local Democrats at the United Coalition of Democratic Downtown Clubs Mayoral Candidate Forum
February 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Musk tells AfD rallygoers: "It's okay to be proud to be German...It’s good to be proud of German culture... and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything"

The Neo-Nazi NDP party slogan is "Ich bin stolz, ein Deutscher zu sein,” or in English “I’m proud to be German"
January 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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They did
Half of a wheel of Parmesan resting on a subway station bench in a shopping bag
December 2, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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Will Wegmans honor this price
Half wheel of Parmesan with a price tag for $30.59 in a shopping cart
December 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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Nate is engaging in an insanely dishonest conflation in @taylorlorenz.bsky.social's claim, mixing right-wing media financial backing and campaign donations (not to mention a vast majority of funds into Trump's effort went to PACS). Perhaps its bc Nate and r-wing media have the same financial backers
Nate Silver qt post "Nate Silver @NateSilver538 •3m There's >= more money in progressive circles than in conservative circles. Harris raised more money than Trump. If Talyor Lorenz is mad that she's not getting more subscribers, maybe it's because she doesn't offer a good product." of Taylor Lorenz's article claim that "Leftist channels do not receive widespread financial backing from billionaires or large institutional donors, primarily because leftist content creators support policies that are completely at odds with what billionaires want. Left leaning influencers argue for things like higher taxes on the rich, regulations on corporations, and policies that curb the power of elites. Wealthy mega donors aren't going to start pouring money into a media ecosystem that directly contradicts their own financial interests. And so, progressive creators are left to rely on meager crowdfunding efforts to make a living."
November 23, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Too soon
Reddit comment: “Kamala IS brat (as in debuting in #2)”
November 6, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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Email from Trump press office: "From a campaign official, this is not a real release."
November 2, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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I officially cast my first ballot for President!!
“Hello from the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. Election Day is 11-05-2024. Your signature has been verified. Your ballot was counted.” I voted
October 29, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #341,862!
Celebrating 10M users *341,862 FIRST 10% Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social Joined Jul 23, 2023
September 17, 2024 at 12:33 AM
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It’s right here!
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July 26, 2024 at 2:20 AM
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what are the constitutional requirements to be vice president again
Pop crave post on Twitter: Kamala Harris has followed Charli xcx on Instagram and Twitter following her support
July 22, 2024 at 1:07 AM
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If Biden made this same exact flub it would be a front page op-ed in the Washington Post.
Wapo reporter Cleve R. Wootson Jr. in a live update: I'm not sure whether this complex and byzantine foreign policy question helps Biden in the eyes of his critics or helps him. Clearly, he knows a lot and has a command of the situation, but there's a flub or two, he's said "for example" like four times now and his answer is meandering.
July 12, 2024 at 12:07 AM