Eric
@ericgrote.bsky.social
Educated in Environmental Economics, subpar gardener, soccer sufferer, former film extra. he/him
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There is no place for violence and hatred in our communities, and regardless of your gender identity, we all deserve to feel safe in our homes.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember our friends and neighbors we have lost because of hatred and anti-trans violence.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember our friends and neighbors we have lost because of hatred and anti-trans violence.
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There is no place for violence and hatred in our communities, and regardless of your gender identity, we all deserve to feel safe in our homes.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember our friends and neighbors we have lost because of hatred and anti-trans violence.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember our friends and neighbors we have lost because of hatred and anti-trans violence.
If I were a teacher I would show all my students the Carlin standup where he whittles all the commandments into 3 then basically 1 and then breaks apart organized religion completely
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If I were a teacher I would show all my students the Carlin standup where he whittles all the commandments into 3 then basically 1 and then breaks apart organized religion completely
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The Wall Street Journal broke down how many times each person appeared in Epstein threads and here are the top #4. Trump is #1
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The Wall Street Journal broke down how many times each person appeared in Epstein threads and here are the top #4. Trump is #1
First off, I didn’t know @mlsist.bsky.social was writing for @us.theguardian.com. This is a fantastic piece
As a Union fan, he’s gotta GTFO Philly. No room for misogynist, racist, sexist assholes.
As a Union fan, he’s gotta GTFO Philly. No room for misogynist, racist, sexist assholes.
NEW: Ernst Tanner has built a powerhouse at the Philadelphia Union.
But my @us.theguardian.com investigation has shown wide-ranging allegations of misbehavior throughout his 7-year tenure.
Tanner denies the allegations, and was investigated by MLS this year.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
But my @us.theguardian.com investigation has shown wide-ranging allegations of misbehavior throughout his 7-year tenure.
Tanner denies the allegations, and was investigated by MLS this year.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
MLS executive who built a powerhouse faced allegations of sexist, racist and homophobic behavior
Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner denies the allegations, which prompted a recently-concluded MLS investigation that could not corroborate them
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
First off, I didn’t know @mlsist.bsky.social was writing for @us.theguardian.com. This is a fantastic piece
As a Union fan, he’s gotta GTFO Philly. No room for misogynist, racist, sexist assholes.
As a Union fan, he’s gotta GTFO Philly. No room for misogynist, racist, sexist assholes.
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
I support this but there’s going to be more games with football lines on the field, no?
MLS will take a break from mid-December through early to mid-February, as reported yesterday.
Will likely see more games in warmer markets in December/Feb, and conversely more in northern markets in July-August.
But never more than 3 in row for a team at home/away.
Will likely see more games in warmer markets in December/Feb, and conversely more in northern markets in July-August.
But never more than 3 in row for a team at home/away.
BREAKING: MLS owners officially voted to flip to a "summer-spring" format beginning in mid-July and running through the end of May. Will start in 2027.
Also voted on the regular season format.
Details and quotes here from Palm Beach.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Also voted on the regular season format.
Details and quotes here from Palm Beach.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I support this but there’s going to be more games with football lines on the field, no?
Just have Coogan or Rob do it
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Just have Coogan or Rob do it
Republicans are beyond shame. You turn voters off by capitulating to fascists who aim to enrich themselves while bankrupting and starving working people
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Republicans are beyond shame. You turn voters off by capitulating to fascists who aim to enrich themselves while bankrupting and starving working people
More of this
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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dick cheney was so racist that he literally died to make sure he never saw a muslim man elected as mayor of new york
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
dick cheney was so racist that he literally died to make sure he never saw a muslim man elected as mayor of new york
I won’t ever forget the Haliburton rule that allowed fracking to be exempt from the clean water act. Chaney was the worst…for awhile until you know, today’s fascists
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I won’t ever forget the Haliburton rule that allowed fracking to be exempt from the clean water act. Chaney was the worst…for awhile until you know, today’s fascists
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1/ In late October, Middlebury College announced that Lia Smith, a 21-year-old student and diver, had taken her own life. She was also a trans athlete in a country that often treats transgender participation in sports as a political controversy. 🧵
October 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
1/ In late October, Middlebury College announced that Lia Smith, a 21-year-old student and diver, had taken her own life. She was also a trans athlete in a country that often treats transgender participation in sports as a political controversy. 🧵
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
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Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
Hahahaha
I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.
October 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hahahaha
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No Kings, Philadelphia
October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
No Kings, Philadelphia
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
These types of stories have been coming out every day. I wonder how many stories like this aren’t being told
“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
These types of stories have been coming out every day. I wonder how many stories like this aren’t being told
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FIFA is too cowardly to kick the occupation state from all competitions so countries are making sure they don’t advance by trashing them. Norway won their match today 5-0 and Norway’s soccer federation says it will donate all profits from this World Cup qualifying game to aid work in Gaza.
October 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
FIFA is too cowardly to kick the occupation state from all competitions so countries are making sure they don’t advance by trashing them. Norway won their match today 5-0 and Norway’s soccer federation says it will donate all profits from this World Cup qualifying game to aid work in Gaza.
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George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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genuinely impossible to overstate what the secret police are doing. It is state hooliganism. It is gangsterism as policy. It is the jouissance of the original klan nightriders that followed the civil war. they terrorize minority communities while intentionally paralyzing local governments.
Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.
www.cbsnews.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
genuinely impossible to overstate what the secret police are doing. It is state hooliganism. It is gangsterism as policy. It is the jouissance of the original klan nightriders that followed the civil war. they terrorize minority communities while intentionally paralyzing local governments.
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As Russia is discovering, a drone can wreck an oil refinery
Not so much a solar farm, since silicon doesn't explode
billmckibben.substack.com/p/its-hard-t...
Not so much a solar farm, since silicon doesn't explode
billmckibben.substack.com/p/its-hard-t...
It's hard to drone a solar panel
The war in Ukraine may be adding resilience to the list of clean energy's virtues
billmckibben.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
As Russia is discovering, a drone can wreck an oil refinery
Not so much a solar farm, since silicon doesn't explode
billmckibben.substack.com/p/its-hard-t...
Not so much a solar farm, since silicon doesn't explode
billmckibben.substack.com/p/its-hard-t...