Daniel Roberts
@drobertsimg.bsky.social
FKA IronMikeGallego. I once wrote a few things you might’ve read but then I had kids. Cancer-hater. Gold Star Family. Recovering A’s fan. Combat sports wunderkind. Anti-Stratfordian. Lawyer.
https://deadspin.com/the-trouble-with-floyd-mayweather-1605217498
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Daniel Roberts
@drobertsimg.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Apologies in advance for what might look like a rambling diatribe going nowhere. But the one thing I know really well - better than almost anyone else - is boxing. And there’s a really valuable lesson from boxing that the Democratic Party needs to learn in a hurry.
Let’s start with the boxing bit.
Let’s start with the boxing bit.
I like Jeff Wise but he is a guy who staked his entire reputation on a completely unsupported theory that the Russians hijacked MH370 and secretly flew it to Kazakhstan, and all the wreckage that’s washed up has been planted, so maybe take his writing with a healthy grain of salt.
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I like Jeff Wise but he is a guy who staked his entire reputation on a completely unsupported theory that the Russians hijacked MH370 and secretly flew it to Kazakhstan, and all the wreckage that’s washed up has been planted, so maybe take his writing with a healthy grain of salt.
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They just openly admit this means them lol
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
They just openly admit this means them lol
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it's a real shame because Christy Martin has an interesting story and deserved better in life. she endured a lot and i was happy to hear this project was happening.
but this is awful, and Sweeney's not doing herself any favors.
but this is awful, and Sweeney's not doing herself any favors.
CHRISTY, (starring Sydney Sweeney) had the worst second weekend drop for a wide release in box-office history.
It earned $108K over the past weekend, a 92% decline.
It earned $108K over the past weekend, a 92% decline.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
it's a real shame because Christy Martin has an interesting story and deserved better in life. she endured a lot and i was happy to hear this project was happening.
but this is awful, and Sweeney's not doing herself any favors.
but this is awful, and Sweeney's not doing herself any favors.
“You know who else loved water? Hitler.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“You know who else loved water? Hitler.”
Let’s ask former Presidents Jeb Bush and Paul Tsongas what they think of polls released two years ahead of an election…
New Hampshire - Democratic Presidential Polling:
Buttigieg: 28%
Newsom: 24%
Harris: 6%
Pritzker: 4%
Booker: 4%
Shapiro: 3%
Klobuchar: 2%
Beshear: 2%
Whitmer: 2%
St. Anselm / Nov 19, 2025
Buttigieg: 28%
Newsom: 24%
Harris: 6%
Pritzker: 4%
Booker: 4%
Shapiro: 3%
Klobuchar: 2%
Beshear: 2%
Whitmer: 2%
St. Anselm / Nov 19, 2025
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Let’s ask former Presidents Jeb Bush and Paul Tsongas what they think of polls released two years ahead of an election…
Once again, this administration is just pandering to the men on X.
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Once again, this administration is just pandering to the men on X.
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Don’t know why but this very sad clip reminds me of that scene from “40 Year Old Virgin” where homie says a breast feels like a bag of sand.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Don’t know why but this very sad clip reminds me of that scene from “40 Year Old Virgin” where homie says a breast feels like a bag of sand.
Really hoping for @annabower.bsky.social to dissect this order in detail. Maybe with some new quotes that Lindsey texts her today.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed
Lindsey Halligan was appointed after President Donald Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute the former FBI director and New York attorney general.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Really hoping for @annabower.bsky.social to dissect this order in detail. Maybe with some new quotes that Lindsey texts her today.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
At Wicked 2. If I somehow make it through without shooting up the theater, consider it a win for humankind.
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
At Wicked 2. If I somehow make it through without shooting up the theater, consider it a win for humankind.
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Cut my arms into pieces
This is my lamprey sport
This is my lamprey sport
The head of health services in the United States, letting parasitic lampreys bite his arms for some godforsaken reason.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Cut my arms into pieces
This is my lamprey sport
This is my lamprey sport
I can’t be the only one who does: I mentally narrate a Thrilla in Manila level play clay of my Mah Jong and Sudoku games.
“Ooooohhh! He played the 4 there! I did not see that coming. AND THE 7 RIGHT BEHIND IT!! This is BEDLAM.”
“Ooooohhh! He played the 4 there! I did not see that coming. AND THE 7 RIGHT BEHIND IT!! This is BEDLAM.”
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I can’t be the only one who does: I mentally narrate a Thrilla in Manila level play clay of my Mah Jong and Sudoku games.
“Ooooohhh! He played the 4 there! I did not see that coming. AND THE 7 RIGHT BEHIND IT!! This is BEDLAM.”
“Ooooohhh! He played the 4 there! I did not see that coming. AND THE 7 RIGHT BEHIND IT!! This is BEDLAM.”
If you’re surprised Mamdani charmed Trump, you haven’t been paying attention. Donald has always wanted to be one of the cool kids and he’ll always be first in line to suck up to someone he perceives as cool.
It doesn’t mean he won’t be calling him a filthy commie tomorrow.
It doesn’t mean he won’t be calling him a filthy commie tomorrow.
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If you’re surprised Mamdani charmed Trump, you haven’t been paying attention. Donald has always wanted to be one of the cool kids and he’ll always be first in line to suck up to someone he perceives as cool.
It doesn’t mean he won’t be calling him a filthy commie tomorrow.
It doesn’t mean he won’t be calling him a filthy commie tomorrow.
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to be clear I think it’s good when the good guys successfully manipulate the malevolent idiot king into doing marginally better things
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
to be clear I think it’s good when the good guys successfully manipulate the malevolent idiot king into doing marginally better things
Cut my arms into pieces
This is my lamprey sport
This is my lamprey sport
The head of health services in the United States, letting parasitic lampreys bite his arms for some godforsaken reason.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Cut my arms into pieces
This is my lamprey sport
This is my lamprey sport
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I have relapsed blackout drunk AF every day since the head of Trust & Safety bullied a victim to protect an abuser. What do male allies need to stay on this?!
First I’m sorry that you had such tragic experiences. That’s horrific.
1) if a person on the news, such as a female journalist talks about a topic, does she deserve threats in a joking way?
2) would you believe those acceptable to receive on your account?
1) if a person on the news, such as a female journalist talks about a topic, does she deserve threats in a joking way?
2) would you believe those acceptable to receive on your account?
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I have relapsed blackout drunk AF every day since the head of Trust & Safety bullied a victim to protect an abuser. What do male allies need to stay on this?!
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🎶 He campaigned in blue
He votes in red
Can’t bind a Fetterman
He votes in red
Can’t bind a Fetterman
John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.
John Fetterman’s Struggle
John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.
nymag.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🎶 He campaigned in blue
He votes in red
Can’t bind a Fetterman
He votes in red
Can’t bind a Fetterman
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Fetterman-esque politics have a constituency of zero these days
the Trump cult demands unconditional adherence, so they don't care for "centrist" Dems, and the Dem base would like <redacted> to happen to every one of their opponents and constantly insulting them puts you on that list
the Trump cult demands unconditional adherence, so they don't care for "centrist" Dems, and the Dem base would like <redacted> to happen to every one of their opponents and constantly insulting them puts you on that list
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Fetterman-esque politics have a constituency of zero these days
the Trump cult demands unconditional adherence, so they don't care for "centrist" Dems, and the Dem base would like <redacted> to happen to every one of their opponents and constantly insulting them puts you on that list
the Trump cult demands unconditional adherence, so they don't care for "centrist" Dems, and the Dem base would like <redacted> to happen to every one of their opponents and constantly insulting them puts you on that list
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People act like the Trump administration is extreme, but consider that in the past 12 hours alone, his White House has announced that the Coast Guard has reversed its recent decision to tolerate swastikas and nooses, *and* that Trump does not in fact want to execute members of Congress.
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
People act like the Trump administration is extreme, but consider that in the past 12 hours alone, his White House has announced that the Coast Guard has reversed its recent decision to tolerate swastikas and nooses, *and* that Trump does not in fact want to execute members of Congress.
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WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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Judge Ellis derides Greg Bovino as a serial fabulist who brazenly lied on the stand and seemingly considered it funny to perjure himself. cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Judge Ellis derides Greg Bovino as a serial fabulist who brazenly lied on the stand and seemingly considered it funny to perjure himself. cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
I want Ana Marie Cox to edit my entire life. Short of that, her edits to former Anthony Weiner for Mayor intern Olivia Nuzzi’s self-indulgent crapfest are well worth your time.
Ok, however much you've thought about this Nuzzi business, I promise I've thought about it more.
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
Notes on Your American Canto Draft
I read it. Everyone deserves a good editor, even people who don’t get one. Olivia, Thank you so much for this. I’m impressed with the scope of your ambition...
newsletter.anamariecox.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I want Ana Marie Cox to edit my entire life. Short of that, her edits to former Anthony Weiner for Mayor intern Olivia Nuzzi’s self-indulgent crapfest are well worth your time.
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This is what happens to cowards when they’re losing. They lash out as violently as they can in a desperate attempt to provoke fear, but just end up underscoring their own fundamental weakness. Trump is just another loser who is losing. Bigly.
Like I wrote a decade ago…
deadspin.com/donald-trump...
Like I wrote a decade ago…
deadspin.com/donald-trump...
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is what happens to cowards when they’re losing. They lash out as violently as they can in a desperate attempt to provoke fear, but just end up underscoring their own fundamental weakness. Trump is just another loser who is losing. Bigly.
Like I wrote a decade ago…
deadspin.com/donald-trump...
Like I wrote a decade ago…
deadspin.com/donald-trump...
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
This is what happens to cowards when they’re losing. They lash out as violently as they can in a desperate attempt to provoke fear, but just end up underscoring their own fundamental weakness. Trump is just another loser who is losing. Bigly.
Like I wrote a decade ago…
deadspin.com/donald-trump...
Like I wrote a decade ago…
deadspin.com/donald-trump...
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is what happens to cowards when they’re losing. They lash out as violently as they can in a desperate attempt to provoke fear, but just end up underscoring their own fundamental weakness. Trump is just another loser who is losing. Bigly.
Like I wrote a decade ago…
deadspin.com/donald-trump...
Like I wrote a decade ago…
deadspin.com/donald-trump...