Rosalie V. Grafe
@quakerabbey.bsky.social
Masters, Writing and Publishing, PSU 2007, 82 yo with severe degenerative scoliosis, news maven, fan of Joyce Vance, Brian Tyler Cohen, Robert Reich, Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell, Chris Hayes, Marc Elias and Glenn Kirschner
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It was an honor to be awarded the 25th Annual Sperber Prize from Fordham University, for my book “Small Acts of Courage”, alongside a news icon, Connie Chung, for her book: “Connie.” now.fordham.edu/university-n...
Journalists Ali Velshi and Connie Chung Honored at Fordham’s 25th Annual Sperber Prize Celebration
Fordham University honored journalists Ali Velshi and Connie Chung on Nov. 10 at its annual Sperber Prize ceremony, recognizing their enduring impact and their outspoken defense of truth and democracy...
now.fordham.edu
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It was an honor to be awarded the 25th Annual Sperber Prize from Fordham University, for my book “Small Acts of Courage”, alongside a news icon, Connie Chung, for her book: “Connie.” now.fordham.edu/university-n...
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Sounds like a distraction from the day’s news to me—but serious nonetheless www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Trump Administration Announces Steps to Dismantle Education Department
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Sounds like a distraction from the day’s news to me—but serious nonetheless www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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8/Being informed is our superpower in this moment. Subscribe to my Civil Discourse to read more if you appreciated this thread. We have the power to save our democracy. joycevance.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
8/Being informed is our superpower in this moment. Subscribe to my Civil Discourse to read more if you appreciated this thread. We have the power to save our democracy. joycevance.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy
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It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race
Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.
www.al.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
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1/Because Judge Currie says the govt can’t keep appointing acting US Attys after an initial 120 day appt, it’s now up to the local district judges to name an acting us atty. They’re likely to name someone who will stand for the rule of law & not reindict bad cases. But…
And now, the case against Letitia James is dismissed too, same rationale but minus the statute of limitations complication.
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
1/Because Judge Currie says the govt can’t keep appointing acting US Attys after an initial 120 day appt, it’s now up to the local district judges to name an acting us atty. They’re likely to name someone who will stand for the rule of law & not reindict bad cases. But…
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6 people have died from a nationwide listeria outbreak.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
6 people have died from a nationwide listeria outbreak.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
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The Trumps went all in on bitcoin and are losing their shirts.
"Trump coin, launched shortly before the inauguration, has lost more than 90% of its value since peaking at $75.35 on January 19. It was trading at $6.25 on Monday."
The family wealth diminished $1B in the crypto crash
"Trump coin, launched shortly before the inauguration, has lost more than 90% of its value since peaking at $75.35 on January 19. It was trading at $6.25 on Monday."
The family wealth diminished $1B in the crypto crash
The crypto crash has tanked the investments of the Trump family and its followers
Trump coin has plunged more than 90% since it peaked shortly after launch. The Trump family's wealth has dipped by $1 billion in the last few months.
www.businessinsider.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Trumps went all in on bitcoin and are losing their shirts.
"Trump coin, launched shortly before the inauguration, has lost more than 90% of its value since peaking at $75.35 on January 19. It was trading at $6.25 on Monday."
The family wealth diminished $1B in the crypto crash
"Trump coin, launched shortly before the inauguration, has lost more than 90% of its value since peaking at $75.35 on January 19. It was trading at $6.25 on Monday."
The family wealth diminished $1B in the crypto crash
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He literally tweeted this out.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
He literally tweeted this out.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
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I’m sure I’m gonna get dragged for this, but I think AI is bad. AI has completely ruined Google search and it’s created a lot more slop that needs to be avoided on the Internet.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I’m sure I’m gonna get dragged for this, but I think AI is bad. AI has completely ruined Google search and it’s created a lot more slop that needs to be avoided on the Internet.
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief Monday supporting Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map, boldly claiming that the much-maligned letter it sent urging state leaders to redistrict was not, in fact, the reason why Texas redrew its map immediately after receiving the letter.
DOJ Tries To Undo Damage of Its ‘Ham-Fisted’ Letter in Texas Gerrymander Case
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief Monday supporting Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map, boldly claiming that the much-maligned letter it sent urging state leaders to redistrict was not, in fact, the reason why Texas redrew its map immediately after receiving the letter.
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Democratic lawyer Marc Elias said his election litigation boutique, Elias Law Firm, has been growing quickly in head count and demand since he launched it four years ago, partly thanks to a surge in litigation over voting rights and redistricting over the last year. www.law.com/newyorklawjo...
Marc Elias' Boutique Sees Rising Demand, Head Count, as Political Litigation Ramps Up| Law.com
The boutique has grown to 62 total attorneys since its founding in 2021, an increase Elias credited largely to redistricting fights at the state level.
www.law.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Democratic lawyer Marc Elias said his election litigation boutique, Elias Law Firm, has been growing quickly in head count and demand since he launched it four years ago, partly thanks to a surge in litigation over voting rights and redistricting over the last year. www.law.com/newyorklawjo...
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Right on!
Alabama finally has someone ready to fight for the Alabama instead of letting Tuberville, a non-resident drifter, run his mouth from Florida.
Doug is stepping in with actual roots, actual plans, and an actual stake in the future of the state.
#DougForAlabama
Alabama finally has someone ready to fight for the Alabama instead of letting Tuberville, a non-resident drifter, run his mouth from Florida.
Doug is stepping in with actual roots, actual plans, and an actual stake in the future of the state.
#DougForAlabama
So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Right on!
Alabama finally has someone ready to fight for the Alabama instead of letting Tuberville, a non-resident drifter, run his mouth from Florida.
Doug is stepping in with actual roots, actual plans, and an actual stake in the future of the state.
#DougForAlabama
Alabama finally has someone ready to fight for the Alabama instead of letting Tuberville, a non-resident drifter, run his mouth from Florida.
Doug is stepping in with actual roots, actual plans, and an actual stake in the future of the state.
#DougForAlabama
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Can someone please at least turn the CAPS LOCK off his phone? Thx.
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Can someone please at least turn the CAPS LOCK off his phone? Thx.
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I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
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The White House blamed Bloomberg News correspondent Catherine Lucey after President Donald Trump referred to her as "piggy.
'Have to be able to take it': White House blames reporter after Trump calls her 'piggy'
The White House blamed Bloomberg News correspondent Catherine Lucey after President Donald Trump referred to her as "piggy."On Friday, Lucey had asked Trump about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal during a gaggle aboard Air Force One.The reporter wondered why the president was defensive, “if there’s nothi...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The White House blamed Bloomberg News correspondent Catherine Lucey after President Donald Trump referred to her as "piggy.
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The government claims two weeks of surveillance footage from Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and won’t be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’
"Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all."
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The government claims two weeks of surveillance footage from Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and won’t be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
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Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
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NEW: The Indiana Senate voted 29-18 to reject a proposed, Trump-backed December session aimed at redrawing the state’s congressional map. The vote keeps the state’s current map intact, marking yet another rebuke of the president’s national gerrymander push.
Indiana GOPers Defy Trump, Vote Against Gerrymander Session
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
NEW: The Indiana Senate voted 29-18 to reject a proposed, Trump-backed December session aimed at redrawing the state’s congressional map. The vote keeps the state’s current map intact, marking yet another rebuke of the president’s national gerrymander push.
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“They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”
Trump meets business partner In the Oval Office
From “bad situation” to “things happen”: How Saudi money changed Trump’s tune on Khashoggi's murder.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”
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The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S. n.pr/4i4exY4
Pope Leo calls out 'extremely disrespectful' treatment of migrants in the U.S.
The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S. n.pr/4i4exY4
@parkroseperma.bsky.social
I just listened to your post about neighbors gathering to protect elementary school kids going to and coming from classes. Could you please send it to Rachel Maddow and Robert Reich? Thanks.
I just listened to your post about neighbors gathering to protect elementary school kids going to and coming from classes. Could you please send it to Rachel Maddow and Robert Reich? Thanks.
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
@parkroseperma.bsky.social
I just listened to your post about neighbors gathering to protect elementary school kids going to and coming from classes. Could you please send it to Rachel Maddow and Robert Reich? Thanks.
I just listened to your post about neighbors gathering to protect elementary school kids going to and coming from classes. Could you please send it to Rachel Maddow and Robert Reich? Thanks.
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NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy. - OtherWords
Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
otherwords.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
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Human Rights Watch found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the United States were beaten almost every day.
Trump sent men to torture in El Salvador, report confirms
Human Rights Watch found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the United States were beaten almost every day.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Human Rights Watch found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the United States were beaten almost every day.