E.J. Graff
@ejgraff.bsky.social
Editorial coaching & communications consulting. Journalist, author, loudmouth. Substack at https://howtobeamerican.substack.com. Website at ejgraff.com.
The pup likes the part of Thanksgiving where we take a break while things cook
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The pup likes the part of Thanksgiving where we take a break while things cook
Some turkeys at Harvard (no joke) and a way to see Thanksgiving as a holiday to welcome immigrants. (Even if the original immigrants slaughtered their hosts. )
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Happy Thanksgiving!
It's a complicated holiday. Let's celebrate being alive.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Some turkeys at Harvard (no joke) and a way to see Thanksgiving as a holiday to welcome immigrants. (Even if the original immigrants slaughtered their hosts. )
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Between tearing babies from their parents' arms and traumatizing countless children, abandoning climate action and environmental protection, and loosing RFK on public health, the Trump Administration is engaging in quite a bit of child sacrifice. To their right-mania goals.
Vance loves to deploy fabricated racist fearmongering. First Haitians are eating the pets, now Indigenous people sacrificed children?! Sheesh.
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Between tearing babies from their parents' arms and traumatizing countless children, abandoning climate action and environmental protection, and loosing RFK on public health, the Trump Administration is engaging in quite a bit of child sacrifice. To their right-mania goals.
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This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
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Some countries have all the luck.
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Some countries have all the luck.
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Join me at @propublica.org in one of the most rewarding jobs in journalism, guiding collaborative investigative projects in local newsrooms around the country as a senior editor with our Local Reporting Network!
We’d love to see your application by Dec 8.
We’d love to see your application by Dec 8.
Senior Editor, Local Reporting Network
Remote, United States
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November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Join me at @propublica.org in one of the most rewarding jobs in journalism, guiding collaborative investigative projects in local newsrooms around the country as a senior editor with our Local Reporting Network!
We’d love to see your application by Dec 8.
We’d love to see your application by Dec 8.
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It’s understandable when corrupt authoritarians who market themselves as “fighters against corruption” try to silence their critics. It’s less understandable when journalistic outlets like the BBC cave to such authoritarian tactics.
In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump Angrily Threatened to Sue BBC. Then Things Took a Darker Turn.
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s understandable when corrupt authoritarians who market themselves as “fighters against corruption” try to silence their critics. It’s less understandable when journalistic outlets like the BBC cave to such authoritarian tactics.
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
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To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here's the fifth in my series on how to write for a public audience -- just in time for Thanksgiving break. Let me know if it's useful!
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And as always reach out if you want one-on-one help.
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And as always reach out if you want one-on-one help.
Let's rough out your main ideas
Once you've grabbed your reader's attention, explain your key ideas, one at a time.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Here's the fifth in my series on how to write for a public audience -- just in time for Thanksgiving break. Let me know if it's useful!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
And as always reach out if you want one-on-one help.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
And as always reach out if you want one-on-one help.
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Want to learn to write for a public audience? If at least four people get in touch, I'll offer my zoom class again. We’ll meet five times, every other week, starting in January. Be in touch!
And if you want to learn without a class, subscribe for biweekly tips: ejgraff.substack.com/home
And if you want to learn without a class, subscribe for biweekly tips: ejgraff.substack.com/home
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Want to learn to write for a public audience? If at least four people get in touch, I'll offer my zoom class again. We’ll meet five times, every other week, starting in January. Be in touch!
And if you want to learn without a class, subscribe for biweekly tips: ejgraff.substack.com/home
And if you want to learn without a class, subscribe for biweekly tips: ejgraff.substack.com/home
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So we are currently at multiple threatened military operations, attorneys being rejected for improper appointments, suburbanites chasing the armed agents of the state cursing their names, a two vote margin in the house, and consumer sentiment worse than 2008/2009. It’s been less than a year.
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
So we are currently at multiple threatened military operations, attorneys being rejected for improper appointments, suburbanites chasing the armed agents of the state cursing their names, a two vote margin in the house, and consumer sentiment worse than 2008/2009. It’s been less than a year.
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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.
Try to imagine Democrats lecturing middle Americans on public behavior. Fox News would be out of its mind about elite condescension.
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 8:37 PM
Try to imagine Democrats lecturing middle Americans on public behavior. Fox News would be out of its mind about elite condescension.
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Ok one more video. the most beautiful fluke I've seen. edited for EXTRA BEAUTY!!!
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ok one more video. the most beautiful fluke I've seen. edited for EXTRA BEAUTY!!!
Want to learn to write for a public audience? If at least four people get in touch, I'll offer my zoom class again. We’ll meet five times, every other week, starting in January. Be in touch!
And if you want to learn without a class, subscribe for biweekly tips: ejgraff.substack.com/home
And if you want to learn without a class, subscribe for biweekly tips: ejgraff.substack.com/home
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Want to learn to write for a public audience? If at least four people get in touch, I'll offer my zoom class again. We’ll meet five times, every other week, starting in January. Be in touch!
And if you want to learn without a class, subscribe for biweekly tips: ejgraff.substack.com/home
And if you want to learn without a class, subscribe for biweekly tips: ejgraff.substack.com/home
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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So touched to see a gerrymandered district fight like hell for @aftynbehn.bsky.social. TN District 7, message your friends and make sure they have a way to the polls before they leave town for Thanksgiving. Everyone votes this time.
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So touched to see a gerrymandered district fight like hell for @aftynbehn.bsky.social. TN District 7, message your friends and make sure they have a way to the polls before they leave town for Thanksgiving. Everyone votes this time.
"At the world’s summit, America is overthrowing America." Lydia Polgreen on how Trump is destroying the US status as a world superpower status all on his own.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
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Opinion | The Thucydides Trap Is Coming for America
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November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"At the world’s summit, America is overthrowing America." Lydia Polgreen on how Trump is destroying the US status as a world superpower status all on his own.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
It's shocking.
Jeez. Trump reposted a call to execute six Democratic members of Congress, and it’s not on the front page of the NY Times, and this is the headline—no mention of hanging lawmakers.
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It's shocking.
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How should we consume the news in an era when billionaire oligarchs have smeared muck all over formerly reliable outlets? That's an important question, since staying informed is an important part of belonging to a democracy. Pass this on to your less-informed friends--
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Where do you get your news?
Billionaires are trashing major news outlets and social media platforms. How should we stay informed?
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November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
How should we consume the news in an era when billionaire oligarchs have smeared muck all over formerly reliable outlets? That's an important question, since staying informed is an important part of belonging to a democracy. Pass this on to your less-informed friends--
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Question for #polisky: Can anyone point me to a short video that outlines the key democratic themes in the Declaration of Independence? Not the history of it, but the ideas in it. (1/2)
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Question for #polisky: Can anyone point me to a short video that outlines the key democratic themes in the Declaration of Independence? Not the history of it, but the ideas in it. (1/2)