David A. Graham
@dgraham.bsky.social
Journalist, nouvelle-lettrist, and unionist at The Atlantic. Rubber City -> Bull City. [email protected]
NYT bestseller THE PROJECT out now: https://smarturl.it/GHz99R
NYT bestseller THE PROJECT out now: https://smarturl.it/GHz99R
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Personally, if I were Boeing, I would not use "the war on ___" formulation, given that in most such wars (poverty, drugs, terror), the belligerent seems to have at least fought to a draw www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Boeing Tackles Quality With a ‘War on Defects’
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November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Personally, if I were Boeing, I would not use "the war on ___" formulation, given that in most such wars (poverty, drugs, terror), the belligerent seems to have at least fought to a draw www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Funny how stable leadership produces better results www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Funny how stable leadership produces better results www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
What... are they gonna ask?
"Did you say they should not follow illegal orders?"
"Yep, it's right there on video"
"Did you say they should not follow illegal orders?"
"Yep, it's right there on video"
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What... are they gonna ask?
"Did you say they should not follow illegal orders?"
"Yep, it's right there on video"
"Did you say they should not follow illegal orders?"
"Yep, it's right there on video"
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You arryve at your destinacioun but your onlye piece of luggage ys now full of German sausage. Thys ys the wurst case scenario.
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
You arryve at your destinacioun but your onlye piece of luggage ys now full of German sausage. Thys ys the wurst case scenario.
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To try to avoid the Trump administration’s ire, Duke has instructed faculty not to speak to reporters dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
Duke has sought to tighten faculty media engagement to minimize federal scrutiny
The messages reflect a broader University strategy: keeping Duke out of the national spotlight by exercising caution at the faculty level when it comes to politically sensitive topics.
dukechronicle.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
To try to avoid the Trump administration’s ire, Duke has instructed faculty not to speak to reporters dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
"America is quickly moving toward a system in which tens of millions of blue-state Republicans and red-state Democrats effectively have no congressional representation at all." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse
America is quickly moving toward a system in which tens of millions of blue-state Republicans and red-state Democrats effectively have no congressional representation at all.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"America is quickly moving toward a system in which tens of millions of blue-state Republicans and red-state Democrats effectively have no congressional representation at all." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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when its definitely not a hostage situation
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
when its definitely not a hostage situation
To try to avoid the Trump administration’s ire, Duke has instructed faculty not to speak to reporters dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
Duke has sought to tighten faculty media engagement to minimize federal scrutiny
The messages reflect a broader University strategy: keeping Duke out of the national spotlight by exercising caution at the faculty level when it comes to politically sensitive topics.
dukechronicle.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
To try to avoid the Trump administration’s ire, Duke has instructed faculty not to speak to reporters dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
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Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
I woke up today and chose (rhetorical) violence against lieutenant governorships www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Why One Political Office Is So Mired in Scandals
Maybe giving lieutenant governors a lofty title with few responsibilities is a risky bet.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I woke up today and chose (rhetorical) violence against lieutenant governorships www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Pretty amazing that former Meck sheriff (and ICE official) Jim Pendergraph acknowleges—while defending Trump's CBP operation in Charlotte—that he hired unauthorized immigrants to cut his lawn www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol’s Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops
As undocumented immigrants stayed home and federal agents swept through the city, even the wealthiest neighborhoods got a glimpse of what life without migrants might look like.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Pretty amazing that former Meck sheriff (and ICE official) Jim Pendergraph acknowleges—while defending Trump's CBP operation in Charlotte—that he hired unauthorized immigrants to cut his lawn www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Why do lieutenant governorships seem to attract so many oddball scandals? Maybe giving politicians a lofty title with few responsibilities is a risky bet, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
Why One Political Office Is So Mired in Scandals
Maybe giving lieutenant governors a lofty title with few responsibilities is a risky bet.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Why do lieutenant governorships seem to attract so many oddball scandals? Maybe giving politicians a lofty title with few responsibilities is a risky bet, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
Seems fine www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Seems fine www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
"Trump has a long and ample record on the sexual abuse of vulnerable people by powerful men. He’s for it." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke
What the Georgia representative learned in Washington
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Trump has a long and ample record on the sexual abuse of vulnerable people by powerful men. He’s for it." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Sean Duffy is right
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Sean Duffy is right
Love me some Braxton, but this isn't exactly a high bar
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Love me some Braxton, but this isn't exactly a high bar
This is the funniest planned economy ever
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This is the funniest planned economy ever
An actual sentence I heard on my local jazz station this week: “We have music coming up from Ornette Coleman and Najee.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
An actual sentence I heard on my local jazz station this week: “We have music coming up from Ornette Coleman and Najee.”
When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time. Or, you know, the 27th time. www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...
So, we’re just moving on from the sedition-execution thing?
It's quite tidy how the whole thing worked out, in a way. Democratic members of Congress, recognizing that President Trump would be more than happy to dispatch the military to aid his political object...
www.pbump.net
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time. Or, you know, the 27th time. www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...
Old money fleeing Mamdani's New York for a red state www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
After 167 Years in New York, a Priceless Coin Collection Heads to Toledo
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Old money fleeing Mamdani's New York for a red state www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...