Chris Graff

been there. done that.

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

“It is increasingly impossible to tell whether the group of masked men in plainclothes kidnapping people off the streets are federal agents or just vigilantes. And the fact that ICE apparently doesn’t even care should terrify us as a democracy.” https://t.co/vGNBs53GyK

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

@NBCNews @NBCNews you have got to be kidding me: not a mention of the scotus 7-2 decision on @NBCNightlyNews Why?

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

“He's doing this because he wants to pick this fight — and because he wants to do worse. Once you cross this red line, there’s almost no other red line worth stopping at between democracy and full-blown authoritarianism.” https://t.co/FbeeCkGkyT

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

Kudos to ⁦@SenPeterWelch⁩ for joining Sen. Booker’s effort to put a spotlight on the nation’s crisis.
#vt #vtpoli

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

“This week was marked by stunningly brazen, unquestionably illegal, and unconstitutional assaults on the nation’s historic traditions of due process and free speech” https://t.co/Rt3jSIRETw

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

“South African oligarch Elon Musk spent his third week in power dismantling the legal constraints that would stop him — already the world’s wealthiest man — from turning the US government into his personal piggy bank.” https://t.co/HO7xlOz7ke

[vermontbiz @vermontbiz]

Vermont Disaster Recovery Fund closes and merges operations with VCF
https://t.co/hmgFxRRXoT

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

“Those safeguards and traditions exist because the FBI, in the wrong hands, is incredibly dangerous to American democracy.” https://t.co/E8d0Q85rWM

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

https://t.co/KUJ3Uq91Fj via @NYTOpinion

“the Patel selection stands out as more concretely dangerous and worrisome than many of the other questionable Trump choices.”

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

https://t.co/ETV2a1DLoX

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

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“A victory on Tuesday by Kamala Harris always felt somewhat mystical and metaphysical; it seemed almost impossible she’d win and also impossible that she’d lose.”

[Reed Galen @reedgalen]

If you’re asking yourself, “How can this election be so close?” Please take the time to listen to @vermontgmg’s incredible series, Long Shadow Season 2, The Rise of the American Far Right.

This is Episode 1, but all seven are essential listening. https://t.co/Wfdl2SCJc3

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

The owners of the Wash Post and LA Times have committed "self-sabotage," @nancygibbs writes:

"Announcing a sudden change in policy so close to the election suggests cowardice more than conviction, however much airbrushing the apologists do."

https://t.co/5HAe9j81CB

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

Every reporter on every interview program should be asked this question: “Do you think Trump is fit to be president?”

[Mark Zandi @Markzandi]

I’ve hesitated to say this at the risk of sounding hyperbolic, but with last week’s big GDP revisions, there is no denying it: This is among the best performing economies in my 35+ years as an economist. Economic growth is rip-roaring, with real GDP up 3% over the past year. Unemployment is low at near 4%, consistent with full employment. Inflation is fast closing in on Fed’s 2% target - grocery prices, rents and gas prices are flat to down over the past more than a year. Households’ financial obligations are light, and set to get lighter with the Fed cutting rates. House prices have never been higher, and most homeowners have more equity in their homes than ever. Corporate profits are robust, and the stock market is hitting a record high on a seemingly daily basis. Of course there are blemishes, as lower-income households are struggling financially, there is a severe shortage of affordable homes, and the government is running large budget deficits. And things could change quickly. There are plenty of threats. But in my time as an economist, the economy has rarely looked better.

[Boris Zilberman @rolltidebmz]

‘We’re the Only Plane in the Sky’ via ⁦@vermontgmg⁩ https://t.co/DIkK3PHDuY

[Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg]

“Severe clear” here in VT this week, just as it was 23 years ago. A typical September sky but one that will forever haunt. Today, so many years later, we must never forget and work to protect democracy and freedom in our time, as so many other generations have done before us.

[WIRED @WIRED]

Two major wars. A rising China. Hackers everywhere.

Antony Blinken—who once thought he might become a musician, or a journalist—is the US secretary of state, and he says he’s here to help.

The Big Interview:
https://t.co/mkdVxSoaJT

[Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg]

My appearance today on CBS Sunday Morning about the 50th anniversary, this week, of Richard Nixon’s resignation. https://t.co/oRs064vC1O

[Chris Graff @chrisgraffvt]

A Round Of Applause For Joe Biden https://t.co/pOx0QC0DEM via @YouTube