Matt Graham
@mattgraham.bsky.social
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
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If you’re a social worker helping those in poverty or other marginalized groups, you’re not a professional in the eyes of Donald Trump & JD Vance.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you’re a social worker helping those in poverty or other marginalized groups, you’re not a professional in the eyes of Donald Trump & JD Vance.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
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US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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Democrats and people on the left have been saying mean and (rightfully) alarmist things about MTG for many years: no death threats
Trump does it for like 1 week: death threats
the two parties are not the same in their propensity to generate stochastic violence
Trump does it for like 1 week: death threats
the two parties are not the same in their propensity to generate stochastic violence
The Republican congresswoman warned that the attacks by Trump and others could lead to "a harmful or even deadly outcome." Hours later, local police said her son was the target of a death threat.
Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Trump for 'vicious' attacks amid pipe bomb scare and death threat against her son
The Republican congresswoman warned that the attacks by Trump and others could lead to "a harmful or even deadly outcome." Hours later, local police said her son was the target of a death threat.
nbcnews.to
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Democrats and people on the left have been saying mean and (rightfully) alarmist things about MTG for many years: no death threats
Trump does it for like 1 week: death threats
the two parties are not the same in their propensity to generate stochastic violence
Trump does it for like 1 week: death threats
the two parties are not the same in their propensity to generate stochastic violence
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This is a major reason why nighttime pedestrian deaths have skyrocketed in the US
"Make sure you make eye contact with the driver before entering the crosswalk" - sure, at night, when they have 20% tint.
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is a major reason why nighttime pedestrian deaths have skyrocketed in the US
Nice summary of this by @psypost.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Nice summary of this by @psypost.bsky.social
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BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
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This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
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Rrrrgh, there's a word for when a family blends its business interests with governance in a democracy, it's on the tip of my tongue but I just can't think of it!! I hate it when this happens.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Rrrrgh, there's a word for when a family blends its business interests with governance in a democracy, it's on the tip of my tongue but I just can't think of it!! I hate it when this happens.
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I know this is old man yells at cloud but there is something in the constitution about this
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I know this is old man yells at cloud but there is something in the constitution about this
A nakedly unconstitutional bribe ("emolument")
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A nakedly unconstitutional bribe ("emolument")
Great day for pedestrian safety in Philadelphia
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You've been warned. Broad Street speed cameras begin issuing tickets
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November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Great day for pedestrian safety in Philadelphia
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
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And from Sunshine Hillygus at Duke:
I love that this includes a *self-reported* measure of whether respondent was just trying to be funny with some responses.
(I don't even know what "Trump Bee Movie" means here but I will certainly google)
I love that this includes a *self-reported* measure of whether respondent was just trying to be funny with some responses.
(I don't even know what "Trump Bee Movie" means here but I will certainly google)
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
And from Sunshine Hillygus at Duke:
I love that this includes a *self-reported* measure of whether respondent was just trying to be funny with some responses.
(I don't even know what "Trump Bee Movie" means here but I will certainly google)
I love that this includes a *self-reported* measure of whether respondent was just trying to be funny with some responses.
(I don't even know what "Trump Bee Movie" means here but I will certainly google)
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From Matt Tyler at Rice on measuring support for beliefs in conspiracies: One idea is to look at whether respondents report consistent beliefs over multiple questions in the same survey, with different wording.
(Also: bonus Olympics content!)
(Also: bonus Olympics content!)
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
From Matt Tyler at Rice on measuring support for beliefs in conspiracies: One idea is to look at whether respondents report consistent beliefs over multiple questions in the same survey, with different wording.
(Also: bonus Olympics content!)
(Also: bonus Olympics content!)
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From Joseph Simpian at NYU -- this time looking at an in-person probability survey of teens that asked whether they were adopted. In a more in-depth follow-up, some who said "yes" were misreporting -- and they were much more different from rest of sample than real adoptees
Also some A+ clipart
Also some A+ clipart
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
From Joseph Simpian at NYU -- this time looking at an in-person probability survey of teens that asked whether they were adopted. In a more in-depth follow-up, some who said "yes" were misreporting -- and they were much more different from rest of sample than real adoptees
Also some A+ clipart
Also some A+ clipart
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Leib Littman at CloudResearch notes that acquiescence bias is often exacerbated on some opt-in online panels typically used for consumer research, where fraudulent respondents have an incentive to say "yes" and route themselves into more surveys.
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Leib Littman at CloudResearch notes that acquiescence bias is often exacerbated on some opt-in online panels typically used for consumer research, where fraudulent respondents have an incentive to say "yes" and route themselves into more surveys.
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NEW REPORT from ProPublica finds that Fox News manufactured riots fit for air, using old footage or footage that was not of Portland, for months leading up to September.
It was so convincing that the network apparently prompted Trump to send federal forces to the Pacific Northwest. trib.al/koDwQMR
It was so convincing that the network apparently prompted Trump to send federal forces to the Pacific Northwest. trib.al/koDwQMR
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
NEW REPORT from ProPublica finds that Fox News manufactured riots fit for air, using old footage or footage that was not of Portland, for months leading up to September.
It was so convincing that the network apparently prompted Trump to send federal forces to the Pacific Northwest. trib.al/koDwQMR
It was so convincing that the network apparently prompted Trump to send federal forces to the Pacific Northwest. trib.al/koDwQMR
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Analysis of Fox News coverage preceding the Portland troop deployment reveals a misleading narrative.
ProPublica found the network used 2020 footage labeled as 2025 and described protests as "riots" contrary to official police designations.
ProPublica found the network used 2020 footage labeled as 2025 and described protests as "riots" contrary to official police designations.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Analysis of Fox News coverage preceding the Portland troop deployment reveals a misleading narrative.
ProPublica found the network used 2020 footage labeled as 2025 and described protests as "riots" contrary to official police designations.
ProPublica found the network used 2020 footage labeled as 2025 and described protests as "riots" contrary to official police designations.
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WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
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Trying to imagine the reaction if a Democrat said that the American workforce is talentless.
TRUMP: You have to bring in talent
INGRAHAM: Well, we have plenty of talented people in America
TRUMP: No you don't. No.
INGRAHAM: We don't have talented people here?
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trying to imagine the reaction if a Democrat said that the American workforce is talentless.
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11) The discussion about health care was useful PR, but covered up discussion over the power of the purse, which is fundamental. If the WH doesn't have to follow the law, it doesn't matter what you pass.
With the remaining approps bills + CR, Dems still could fight that fight. If they're smart
With the remaining approps bills + CR, Dems still could fight that fight. If they're smart
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
11) The discussion about health care was useful PR, but covered up discussion over the power of the purse, which is fundamental. If the WH doesn't have to follow the law, it doesn't matter what you pass.
With the remaining approps bills + CR, Dems still could fight that fight. If they're smart
With the remaining approps bills + CR, Dems still could fight that fight. If they're smart
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This speech never gets old.
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This speech never gets old.