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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 8h

Excited About Spain.
I was in Cadiz during the first No Kings day. No rallies there, but I represented.

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 8h

Seems like the last vestiges of the Voting Rights Act will be wiped away by this court.

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 11h

Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.

The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.

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Matthew W Nugent @n00ge8.bsky.social · 12h

Sandy Hook Families Focus on Enforcing $1.4 Billion Verdict after Supreme Court Denies Alex Jones' Appeal

"We look forward to enforcing the jury's historic verdict and making Jones and Infowars pay for what they have done," attorney Chris Mattei said.

Reporting from @ctinsider.bsky.social

Sandy Hook families focus on ‘enforcing’ $1.4B verdict after Supreme Court denies Alex Jones’ appeal

“We look forward to enforcing the jury’s historic verdict and making Jones and Infowars pay for what they have done,” attorney Chris Mattei said.

www.ctinsider.com

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 12h

And Rep Mike Lawler, who constantly touts that he married a Jewish woman, pals around with then.

Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 12h

Is that why he’s a “theoretical physicist” not an actual physicist? 😂

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 1d

Not that GQ has ever been a serious magazine, but with all that’s is going on, they do an “are Nazis hot?” story.
Ugh.

GQ @gqmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

Is hard-right streamer Nick Fuentes winning over women on the left? Writer Katherine Dee investigates www.gq.com/story/nick-f...

Is Nick Fuentes Winning Over Women on the Left?

There are the Tumblr “Nickstorians” and sincere fanfics. But are young, liberal, possibly irony-poisoned women fetishizing or even falling for the hard-right streamer with the “groyper” following? Wri...

www.gq.com

Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 1d

I had no idea that CA prosecutors can’t request an ERPO directly.
Glad that in NY, prosecutors, LEO’s, family members, educators and health care professionals can request one.

KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 2d

Newsom signs bill allowing prosecutors to seek gun violence restraining orders in select counties

A bill that would allow California prosecutors to help quickly take firearms away from people who pose a threat has been signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Assembly Bill 1344, introduced by Assemblymembe…

ktla.com

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 1d

Every election we hear that “if you elect the progressive, the wealthy will all flee”, but it’s always BS.

Have you ever tried living in Florida? Hurricanes, uninsurable homes, weak school systems.
And if you’re used to NYC culture, good luck.

Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 1d

Did New York's last big tax increase on the wealthy actually drive our millionaires to Florida?

No, absolutely not, says a new study.

And other links to start your day!

hellgatenyc.com/the-myth-of-...

The 'Myth' of the Fleeing NY Millionaire

And other links to start your day Tuesday.

hellgatenyc.com

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 1d

It’s definitely a balance - and there’s no obvious place to draw the line.
There’s also the risk of numbing people to the horrors by sharing everything.
It’s tricky.

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been saying this from day 1 - they can’t deport 10m people. They want to be seen widely as doing horrible things in order to get folks to leave (or not come) due to fear.
When we share their evil, we are doing their bidding.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 2d

My wife sewing Psycho to my daughter in 6th grade had a similar impact. She soon read all of Stephen King and aspired to direct horror films

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s the video

bsky.app/profile/cjze...

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 2d

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 2d

8-6-2-2 unassisted double play.

Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 2d

That may be the wildest play I’ve ever seen in a MLB playoff game.

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 2d

Years ago, I was commuting weekly to ATL and would get bumped up to 1st a lot. But in a 2.5 hour domestic flight it’s not really special.
Now I frequently fly to Europe and wish I would get bumped up, but never happens.

Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 2d

CBS will soon be like Time - a brand that your parents remember as having been a quality news source.

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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Annie Andrews, MD @drannieandrews.com · 3d

There was a mass shooting in South Carolina last night and all we get from the GOP is thoughts and prayers.

Here’s my plan.

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 3d

Ugh.
SC needs new leadership, including @drannieandrews.com in the US Senate.

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 3d

I was a bartender during college and don’t remember a single situation that would have been improved by having armed patrons.

We had our share of bar fights - a few bruises & cuts, maybe a bloody nose - but everyone made it home alive.

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 3d

Horrible mass shooting in a Beaufort County, South Carolina bar last night.

South Carolina has weak gun laws - and allows concealed carry in bars. All the prayers that Nancy Mace sends won’t do a thing to prevent these from occurring unless they change their laws.

www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

4 killed and 20 more injured in shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.

www.npr.org

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 4d

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New game.

Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 4d

Not a good start.
C’mon Cubs!

Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 4d

Not a good start.
C’mon Cubs!

Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 4d

If you’re looking for Diane Keaton films untainted by Woody Allen, watch Something’s Gotta Give, Reds, Shoot the Moon, first Wives Club and Marvin’s Room. And, of course, Godfather and Godfather II.

RIP

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 4d

HOW THE FUCK IS DIANE KEATON DEAD BUT THAT OLD BITCH WOODY ALLEN STILL ALIVE???

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Barry Graubart @graubart.bsky.social · 5d

I stand corrected.
She’s more aligned with Trump than I realized
“Since Trump’s reelection, Machado has been an outspoken supporter of the U.S. president, describing him as the “biggest opportunity we’ve ever had” for regime change in Venezuela.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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