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Griffin Eckstein

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Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social · Mar 14

Hundreds rallied outside Chuck Schumer’s @schumer.senate.gov Brooklyn home to protest him “capitulating to fascism” and letting a spending slashing CR through the Senate — @bkindivisible.bsky.social says Schumer needs to fight back

"He is not the leader for this moment": Protesters rage at Schumer for backing GOP spending plan

"He is off course and capitulating to fascism — and we won’t stand for it," one protester told Salon

www.salon.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social · 4d

@jakechristie.bsky.social have you museum’d this one yet

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Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social · 7d

Hi @derekballing.com, I hope you're well. I'm a student journalist in New York reaching out because I saw you on Zohran Mamdani's donor list. I'm reporting on non-New Yorkers who've chipped in to the race and I was wondering if you'd want to speak about giving money to this race! Send me a DM if so!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

slate.com

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Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social · 14d

I love this metaphor, because it also visualizes the ridiculous waste of energy of doing so

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 15d

In a 161-page ruling, Federal District Court Judge William Young finds that noncitizens in the US have the same First Amendment rights as citizens, and the State and DHS secretaries violated the law by arresting and deporting pro-Palestinian protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/rec...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 15d

👀 Just Now -- President Trump in the Oval Office said a government shutdown gives his administration the power to cut benefit programs, which include Social Security and Medicare.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

“We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them, and irreversible by them, like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like. And, you all know Russell Vought. He’s become very popular recently because he can trim the budget to a level that you couldn't do any other way. So they're taking a risk by having a shutdown. Because of the shutdown, we can do things medically and other ways, including benefits. We can cut large numbers of people. We don't want to do that, but we don't want fraud, waste and abuse.”

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helen, gender goblin @gendergoblinhelen.bsky.social · 17d

'out of the three mass shootings today'

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 17d

Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford has been identified as the gunman who attacked Grand Blanc Mormon church, killing 2 people and setting it ablaze. Out of the three mass shootings today, two of them have been carried out by Iraq war veterans.

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Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social · 21d

“ANTI ICE,” I write, before carrying out violence against two immigrants and zero law enforcement officers

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 21d

Hours after a shooting of ICE detainees, the FBI says “early evidence” of messages on the rounds are “anti-ICE in nature.”

Here is a picture FBI Director Kash Patel just tweeted of “the unspent shell casings recovered…engraved with the phrase ANTI ICE.”

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Vulture @vulture.com · 22d

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

www.vulture.com

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 25d

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

www.msnbc.com

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 25d

The FBI had Tom Homan on VIDEO in Sept 2024 taking $50k in bills from undercover ops, indicating “he would facilitate securing contracts for them in exchange for money once he was in office,” then did…nothing? Case now dropped. Carol Leonnig in her new gig has the story www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

www.msnbc.com

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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · 27d

State Sen Jabari Brisport says federal agents on the 10th floor “zip tied the doors closed and then used duct tape to cover any cracks for people to see.”

“And then, they laughed.”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29d

* ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, ANDREESSEN TO CONTROL TIKOK IN US: WSJ

$ORCL

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Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social · 29d

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.

Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social · Sep 12

The most hate mail I ever received in a single day was the day that Jack Posobiec tweeted out a screenshot of an article I wrote and cropped it to prominently include my name. You can take a guess as to what conclusions about me his audience made! Thanks, CBS, for platforming this guy.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Sep 12

I'd list all the things Jack Posobiec is known for, but I think it would get me banned on Bluesky in the current environment of automated moderation.

Let's just say he has an extensive page at the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Anyway, CBS News is talking with Posobiec about his friend Charlie Kirk.

YouTube screenshot of Face the Nation from CBS News: Jack Posobiec reflects on the life of his friend Charlie Kirk

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Sep 11

NEW: Senate Republicans trigger 'nuclear option,' changing rules to speed up Trump nominees

The vote is 53-45, with all GOP senators voting in alignment.

Details on the new rule, and what it means >> www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Senate Republicans trigger 'nuclear option,' changing rules to speed up Trump nominees

The new rule, established by the GOP on party lines, will enable them to confirm Trump nominees in groups, rather than individually. It's the latest move to erode minority powers.

www.nbcnews.com

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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · Sep 10

I regret every shooting video I have ever had to watch.

Andy Carvin @acarv.in · Sep 10

Folks, as someone who watched an enormous amount of graphic footage in my time as a journalist and developed PTSD because of it, please do not watch the Charlie Kirk footage.

Trust me. Once it's seared into your memory you cannot delete it.

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Axios @axios.com · Sep 4

The Justice Department's acting deputy chief was caught on a hidden camera saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people."

DOJ deputy chief: government will "redact every Republican" from Epstein client list

The deputy chief later said his comments were not based on what he's learned from his role at the DOJ.

www.axios.com

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Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social · Sep 4

Reading up, for science

Djokovic Serve Speeds

Saw some of his match today. Groundies and ROS looked amazing. However his serve looked really slow and was around 115mph even on the flat serves. He is usually 125mph. Would like to know what his a...

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · Sep 4

At least three of President Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Aug 27

Weston Halsne, a fifth grade student at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, says his friend Victor was shot while lying on top of him during the shooting at their morning Mass. @kare11.bsky.social reports.
bit.ly/4lMO29W

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · Aug 25

A man, near the White House, who describes himself as a "retired disabled combat veteran," after burning an American flag tells bystanders "I am being detained because I expressed my First Amendment rights."

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Aug 25

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Griffin Eckstein @gec.bsky.social · Aug 17

He went to Georgetown lol. I'm surprised he made it through four years there without being murdered a dozen times over!

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Aug 12

BREAKING WSJ:

The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision

Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.

www.wsj.com

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