Kevin Grant
@kevindgrant.bsky.social
All-in on the future of journalism and our democracy.
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now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Fox goes with real-world math over WH gaslight.
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Fox goes with real-world math over WH gaslight.
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A group of moms from the western suburbs were arrested Friday morning during a protest against the separation of families outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
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14 suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility
The mothers sat in a circle on Beach Street Friday to “demand an end” to Chicago-area federal immigration raids.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A group of moms from the western suburbs were arrested Friday morning during a protest against the separation of families outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
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The whole forum is good. Different takes, but there is a lot of agreement that Trump's movement without Trump is in for a lot of trouble: www.notus.org/perspectives...
What issue poses the biggest long-term threat to the unity of Trump’s MAGA movement?
Matthew Continetti, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques, Jennifer Mercieca, Brittany Martinez, Reed Galen, Adrienne Elrod
www.notus.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The whole forum is good. Different takes, but there is a lot of agreement that Trump's movement without Trump is in for a lot of trouble: www.notus.org/perspectives...
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ICE paid Palantir $51 million for software to help with criminal investigations and to track self-deportations and people who have overstayed their visas.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/corecivic-geo-group-palantir-revenue-trump-deportations
https://www.notus.org/immigration/corecivic-geo-group-palantir-revenue-trump-deportations
ICE Detention and Surveillance Translate Into Hundreds of Millions for Companies
“We've never seen anything like this before,” Geo Group founder George Zoley said.
www.notus.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
ICE paid Palantir $51 million for software to help with criminal investigations and to track self-deportations and people who have overstayed their visas.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/corecivic-geo-group-palantir-revenue-trump-deportations
https://www.notus.org/immigration/corecivic-geo-group-palantir-revenue-trump-deportations
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Congress’ nonpartisan number cruncher says between $7 billion and $14 billion in economic activity could be permanently lost because of the shutdown. Depending on the Trump administration’s actions, it could be an even bigger hit.
How much could the federal shutdown cost?
Congress’ nonpartisan number cruncher says between $7 billion and $14 billion in economic activity could be permanently lost because of the shutdown. Depending on the Trump administration’s actions,…
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November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Congress’ nonpartisan number cruncher says between $7 billion and $14 billion in economic activity could be permanently lost because of the shutdown. Depending on the Trump administration’s actions, it could be an even bigger hit.
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The AP does exactly what professional journalists are supposed to do: identify and describe some of the 60 plus persons summarily executed by Trump and Hegseth. One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The AP does exactly what professional journalists are supposed to do: identify and describe some of the 60 plus persons summarily executed by Trump and Hegseth. One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
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Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
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Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
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Roberts now going at the solicitor general like a cat with a wounded mouse. Keeps telling him that tariffs are taxes on the American people. "Who pays the tariffs??" Says Trump's argument would neutralize separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. Incredible stuff.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Roberts now going at the solicitor general like a cat with a wounded mouse. Keeps telling him that tariffs are taxes on the American people. "Who pays the tariffs??" Says Trump's argument would neutralize separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. Incredible stuff.
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UPDATE: Dems lead every city council race in Aurora, Colorado - and could flip a 7-3 GOP majority into a 6-4 Dem edge - including what would be a shocking upset of MAGA media star Danielle Jurinsky, whose claims of a "complete gang takeover" led Trump to call Aurora "conquered." #copolitics
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
UPDATE: Dems lead every city council race in Aurora, Colorado - and could flip a 7-3 GOP majority into a 6-4 Dem edge - including what would be a shocking upset of MAGA media star Danielle Jurinsky, whose claims of a "complete gang takeover" led Trump to call Aurora "conquered." #copolitics
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Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."
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Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
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A pro-ICE sheriff in a purple Philly suburban county got the boot as well.
Feel like law enforcement races are the ones least likely to flip to Dems, but last night even those did.
And a pro-ICE sheriff lost in a county that is 80% white. So this wasn’t just the cratering of Hispanic GOP support.
Feel like law enforcement races are the ones least likely to flip to Dems, but last night even those did.
And a pro-ICE sheriff lost in a county that is 80% white. So this wasn’t just the cratering of Hispanic GOP support.
Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.
Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night - Bucks County Beacon
Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the “Blue Wave” that washed away local Republican office holders.
buckscountybeacon.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A pro-ICE sheriff in a purple Philly suburban county got the boot as well.
Feel like law enforcement races are the ones least likely to flip to Dems, but last night even those did.
And a pro-ICE sheriff lost in a county that is 80% white. So this wasn’t just the cratering of Hispanic GOP support.
Feel like law enforcement races are the ones least likely to flip to Dems, but last night even those did.
And a pro-ICE sheriff lost in a county that is 80% white. So this wasn’t just the cratering of Hispanic GOP support.
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Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.
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How it plays abroad:
BREAKING Leftist Trump foe Mamdani elected mayor of New York City, report US networks
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
How it plays abroad:
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Might actually go up 14 seats. Huge. People are pissed. projects.statenavigate.com/25-26/states...
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Might actually go up 14 seats. Huge. People are pissed. projects.statenavigate.com/25-26/states...
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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just catching up on Bill Belichick’s disastrous year as UNC coach and discovering the exact mechanics of how he secured the job. www.theringer.com/2025/10/31/c...
November 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
just catching up on Bill Belichick’s disastrous year as UNC coach and discovering the exact mechanics of how he secured the job. www.theringer.com/2025/10/31/c...
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Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) initiative is a temporary state-run program created from scratch to provide food benefits to eligible recipients during the federal government shutdown. Here's how it will work: www.cvilletomorrow.org/virginia-lau...
Virginia launches new emergency food assistance program amid federal shutdown
SNAP recipients will receive weekly assistance from the state starting in November until the federal government reopens.
www.cvilletomorrow.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) initiative is a temporary state-run program created from scratch to provide food benefits to eligible recipients during the federal government shutdown. Here's how it will work: www.cvilletomorrow.org/virginia-lau...
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A spokesman for the North Carolina Republican Party appeared to threaten @propublica.org — citing his “connections” to the Trump administration — over a story on a conservative state Supreme Court judge www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
N.C. GOP spokesman urges reporter to drop news story, citing Trump ties
Communications director Matt Mercer later said in a social media post that Trump should “feed ProPublica to the USAID wood chipper.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A spokesman for the North Carolina Republican Party appeared to threaten @propublica.org — citing his “connections” to the Trump administration — over a story on a conservative state Supreme Court judge www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trial set for Dec 1 over NPR's allegations that CPB unlawfully yielded to White House pressure as new evidence comes to light.
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
Trial set over NPR allegations that CPB yielded to White House pressure
NPR alleges that CPB unlawfully yanked away a planned three-year contract worth $36 million in the face of intense pressure from the White House to sever ties with the radio network.
www.npr.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Trial set for Dec 1 over NPR's allegations that CPB unlawfully yielded to White House pressure as new evidence comes to light.
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
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USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP - NOTUS
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USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP
The 55-page “lapse of funding” document for USDA is no longer available online.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP - NOTUS
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