John Robinson
@jrobin.bsky.social
Former editor of the News & Record in Greensboro, NC; former UNC journalism professor. He's strolled all alone through a fallout zone & came out with his soul untouched.
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The cognitive dissonance required must be melting his brain. Then again slaveowners considered themselves righteous Christians. The human capacity for self-serving delusion is astonishing.
Sorry. I think about this alot.
Sorry. I think about this alot.
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The cognitive dissonance required must be melting his brain. Then again slaveowners considered themselves righteous Christians. The human capacity for self-serving delusion is astonishing.
Sorry. I think about this alot.
Sorry. I think about this alot.
A former journalism student sent this to me to read because of the stellar writing (I hope). My work here is done. www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A former journalism student sent this to me to read because of the stellar writing (I hope). My work here is done. www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
In which @axios.com quotes Trump & others accusing Biden but never says the shooter was granted asylum by…Trump. Suspect had helped CIA
www.axios.com/newsletters/...?
www.axios.com/newsletters/...?
Axios AM
www.axios.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In which @axios.com quotes Trump & others accusing Biden but never says the shooter was granted asylum by…Trump. Suspect had helped CIA
www.axios.com/newsletters/...?
www.axios.com/newsletters/...?
These horror stories of cruelty occur every day - and ignored by complicit Republicans - and they make no difference to this bigoted, mean-spirited administration.
Let this be the final trigger that brings a blue wave in 2026.
Let this be the final trigger that brings a blue wave in 2026.
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
These horror stories of cruelty occur every day - and ignored by complicit Republicans - and they make no difference to this bigoted, mean-spirited administration.
Let this be the final trigger that brings a blue wave in 2026.
Let this be the final trigger that brings a blue wave in 2026.
My pre-Christmas wish is that the @nytimes.com would refuse any more columns by Maureen Dowd’s brother. They’re lazy and make me anti-thankful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
Opinion | Time to Let My Brother Kevin Do the Carving
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November 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My pre-Christmas wish is that the @nytimes.com would refuse any more columns by Maureen Dowd’s brother. They’re lazy and make me anti-thankful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
“Every player wants to know, ‘What’s my revenue share? What am I going to get this year?’” Lombardi said. “And if I don’t like the number, then maybe I’ll just go in the portal … so I think that’s the conversations you have to have with everybody.”
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After Belichick’s year one, UNC football GM Michael Lombardi previews offseason
With the offseason looming, North Carolina general manager Michael Lombardi gave a preview of recruiting priorities for the Tar Heels
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November 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
“Every player wants to know, ‘What’s my revenue share? What am I going to get this year?’” Lombardi said. “And if I don’t like the number, then maybe I’ll just go in the portal … so I think that’s the conversations you have to have with everybody.”
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
What happens when you consider yourself a righteous man but remain subservient to the most corrupt, sinful man.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
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November 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
What happens when you consider yourself a righteous man but remain subservient to the most corrupt, sinful man.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
I’m thankful for her👇
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I’m thankful for her👇
“In 1861, Americans went to war to keep a cabal from taking control of the government and turning it into an oligarchy.”
A banger of a Thanksgiving column. And, yes, relevant to today.
A banger of a Thanksgiving column. And, yes, relevant to today.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
“In 1861, Americans went to war to keep a cabal from taking control of the government and turning it into an oligarchy.”
A banger of a Thanksgiving column. And, yes, relevant to today.
A banger of a Thanksgiving column. And, yes, relevant to today.
Republican judges
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Judges allow Republican-drawn NC congressional map to take effect for 2026
The challengers claimed the map illegally retaliated against voters in northeastern NC for electing a Democrat in 2024.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Republican judges
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www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The most powerful Republican in N.C. believes a guy who thinks grocery is an old-fashioned word instead of every shopper in the U.S. (Doubt he shops for the Thanksgiving meal.)
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The most powerful Republican in N.C. believes a guy who thinks grocery is an old-fashioned word instead of every shopper in the U.S. (Doubt he shops for the Thanksgiving meal.)
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I’ve read a lot of descriptions of that meeting but none as perfect as @tressiemcphd.bsky.social’s:
“Yet Trump showered Mamdani with praise. He glowed up at him beatifically, looking to all the world like a young girl in a Renaissance painting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
“Yet Trump showered Mamdani with praise. He glowed up at him beatifically, looking to all the world like a young girl in a Renaissance painting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | Has Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Seen the Light?
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November 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I’ve read a lot of descriptions of that meeting but none as perfect as @tressiemcphd.bsky.social’s:
“Yet Trump showered Mamdani with praise. He glowed up at him beatifically, looking to all the world like a young girl in a Renaissance painting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
“Yet Trump showered Mamdani with praise. He glowed up at him beatifically, looking to all the world like a young girl in a Renaissance painting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
This, right here👇
Greene “has long thought that being a tough girl rumbling alongside the boys will earn their loyalty, when all it ever does is earn women the right to throw themselves on the sword for men who never deserved their sacrifices.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Greene “has long thought that being a tough girl rumbling alongside the boys will earn their loyalty, when all it ever does is earn women the right to throw themselves on the sword for men who never deserved their sacrifices.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | Has Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Seen the Light?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This, right here👇
Greene “has long thought that being a tough girl rumbling alongside the boys will earn their loyalty, when all it ever does is earn women the right to throw themselves on the sword for men who never deserved their sacrifices.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Greene “has long thought that being a tough girl rumbling alongside the boys will earn their loyalty, when all it ever does is earn women the right to throw themselves on the sword for men who never deserved their sacrifices.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
NC Republicans are happy to share voter information with ICE and Homeland Security.
Here's the laughable part: "Sam Hayes, the board’s executive director, said he was confident that DHS would protect sensitive voter data."
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Here's the laughable part: "Sam Hayes, the board’s executive director, said he was confident that DHS would protect sensitive voter data."
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC agrees to use Homeland Security program to check voter rolls for noncitizens
A DHS report notes that the personal identifying information could be shared with ICE and Border Patrol.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
NC Republicans are happy to share voter information with ICE and Homeland Security.
Here's the laughable part: "Sam Hayes, the board’s executive director, said he was confident that DHS would protect sensitive voter data."
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Here's the laughable part: "Sam Hayes, the board’s executive director, said he was confident that DHS would protect sensitive voter data."
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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"Nothing is riding on this except the First Amendment of the Constitution, freedom of the press, and quite possibly, the future of the country." -- Ben Bradlee as portrayed by Jason Robards, "All the President's Men."
53 years later...
53 years later...
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Nothing is riding on this except the First Amendment of the Constitution, freedom of the press, and quite possibly, the future of the country." -- Ben Bradlee as portrayed by Jason Robards, "All the President's Men."
53 years later...
53 years later...
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“We’re the FBI and we’re here to investigate whether you committed a crime by urging people not to commit crimes.”
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“We’re the FBI and we’re here to investigate whether you committed a crime by urging people not to commit crimes.”
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It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
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the other thing is i wonder if he's confused by a mirror image
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
the other thing is i wonder if he's confused by a mirror image
When the UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership doesn’t even understand its own mission.
Or maybe it does.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
Or maybe it does.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
'Dictatorial powers': SCiLL dean ignored vote of the School's advisory board
New evidence obtained by The Daily Tar Heel gives weight to claims made by professors who resigned from the School of Civic Life and Leadership.
www.dailytarheel.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
When the UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership doesn’t even understand its own mission.
Or maybe it does.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
Or maybe it does.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
If my flight were on time and I had more legroom and they didn’t charge for every damn thing and they made life easier when the flight is cancelled, then I’ll do what this reality show guy asks.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If my flight were on time and I had more legroom and they didn’t charge for every damn thing and they made life easier when the flight is cancelled, then I’ll do what this reality show guy asks.
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How can anyone continue to support this??
ICE kidnapped a 17-year-old U.S. citizen named Christian Jimenez. Jimenez, a high school senior born in Newberg, Oregon, was driving on his school’s lunch break when ICE/CBP agents stopped his car, smashed his window, and abducted him on November 21, 2025.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
How can anyone continue to support this??
“GasBuddy forecast gas prices will sit at a national average price of $3.02 per gallon over the holiday. The average price for a gallon of gas sat at the same price in 2024.”
My rep, who doesn’t read the stuff he posts…wrong.
My rep, who doesn’t read the stuff he posts…wrong.
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“GasBuddy forecast gas prices will sit at a national average price of $3.02 per gallon over the holiday. The average price for a gallon of gas sat at the same price in 2024.”
My rep, who doesn’t read the stuff he posts…wrong.
My rep, who doesn’t read the stuff he posts…wrong.
Sen. Kelly should say, “C’mon. America will finally see what idiots you are.”
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sen. Kelly should say, “C’mon. America will finally see what idiots you are.”