PaulRobison
@paulrobison.bsky.social
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PaulRobison
@paulrobison.bsky.social
· Nov 9
I’m Paul Robison — retired educator, writer, photographer, and observer of American democracy. I explore how ideas shape our politics and our lives. Follow for thoughtful analysis and clear language in a confusing time. Occasionally, I'll drop in some literary fiction and ESL tips.
Broadway Gold Center, LA.
February 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Broadway Gold Center, LA.
Two different generations. Downtown LA.
January 31, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Two different generations. Downtown LA.
A forgotten 1945 U.S. Army document warned that fascism could rise in America. It also explained how democracies lose their defenses. Eighty years later, the warning reads less like history and more like a diagnosis.
storyhaven.website/the-u-s-army...
storyhaven.website/the-u-s-army...
The U.S. Army Warned About Fascism in 1945. We Forgot the Lesson. - StoryHaven
A World War II Army document warned that fascism could rise at home. What followed in the next eighty years […]
storyhaven.website
January 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A forgotten 1945 U.S. Army document warned that fascism could rise in America. It also explained how democracies lose their defenses. Eighty years later, the warning reads less like history and more like a diagnosis.
storyhaven.website/the-u-s-army...
storyhaven.website/the-u-s-army...
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GENERAL STRIKE U.S.
3.5%
NATIONAL SHUTDOWN
JAN 30, 2026
ABOLISH ICE
NO WORK. NO SCHOOL.
NO SPENDING.
General Strike U.S.
linktr.ee/generalstrikeus
3.5%
NATIONAL SHUTDOWN
JAN 30, 2026
ABOLISH ICE
NO WORK. NO SCHOOL.
NO SPENDING.
General Strike U.S.
linktr.ee/generalstrikeus
January 28, 2026 at 12:38 PM
GENERAL STRIKE U.S.
3.5%
NATIONAL SHUTDOWN
JAN 30, 2026
ABOLISH ICE
NO WORK. NO SCHOOL.
NO SPENDING.
General Strike U.S.
linktr.ee/generalstrikeus
3.5%
NATIONAL SHUTDOWN
JAN 30, 2026
ABOLISH ICE
NO WORK. NO SCHOOL.
NO SPENDING.
General Strike U.S.
linktr.ee/generalstrikeus
Nick in 2018. Carmen's godson. He just turned 12 a few days ago.
January 28, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Nick in 2018. Carmen's godson. He just turned 12 a few days ago.
Strabucks, downtown LA
January 27, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Strabucks, downtown LA
I have been banned from Facebook -- apparently for posting a photo of my dog. I'm guilty. I am not going to risk posting his photo here.
Please feel free to follow me on Bluesky.
bsky.app/profile/paul...
Please feel free to follow me on Bluesky.
bsky.app/profile/paul...
bsky.app
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I have been banned from Facebook -- apparently for posting a photo of my dog. I'm guilty. I am not going to risk posting his photo here.
Please feel free to follow me on Bluesky.
bsky.app/profile/paul...
Please feel free to follow me on Bluesky.
bsky.app/profile/paul...
Reposted by PaulRobison
NEW: State election officials are condemning Attorney General Pam Bondi for blackmailing Minnesota by suggesting the administration would withdraw ICE if the state hands over its unredacted voter data.
An expert said the proposal is “laying the groundwork to try to interfere with the election.”
An expert said the proposal is “laying the groundwork to try to interfere with the election.”
‘All-out assault on our democracy:’ Bondi’s Minnesota blackmail letter draws righteous fury from state election leaders
“This isn't leadership. This is blackmail," Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said. "This is the way organized crime works."
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
NEW: State election officials are condemning Attorney General Pam Bondi for blackmailing Minnesota by suggesting the administration would withdraw ICE if the state hands over its unredacted voter data.
An expert said the proposal is “laying the groundwork to try to interfere with the election.”
An expert said the proposal is “laying the groundwork to try to interfere with the election.”
Notice the reflection in the rear quarter panel. Downtown Los Angeles.
January 26, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Notice the reflection in the rear quarter panel. Downtown Los Angeles.
I’ve never been a fan of boycotts or economic blackouts. They often hurt workers before they hurt corporations.
But in today’s political climate, I’m rethinking what silence means, and whether even imperfect civic action has value.
storyhaven.website/when-emotion...
But in today’s political climate, I’m rethinking what silence means, and whether even imperfect civic action has value.
storyhaven.website/when-emotion...
When Emotion Becomes Action: Protest, Pragmatism, and the Space Between - StoryHaven
A reflection on protest, pragmatism, and what silence means in a political climate that no longer feels normal I have […]
storyhaven.website
January 26, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I’ve never been a fan of boycotts or economic blackouts. They often hurt workers before they hurt corporations.
But in today’s political climate, I’m rethinking what silence means, and whether even imperfect civic action has value.
storyhaven.website/when-emotion...
But in today’s political climate, I’m rethinking what silence means, and whether even imperfect civic action has value.
storyhaven.website/when-emotion...
Reposted by PaulRobison
Lots of people are asking me why DOJ is leveraging the ICE deployment in Minnesota to obtain unreacted copies of the state's sensitive voter file data. I recently explained why this is the biggest legal story and may be the biggest political story of the year.
Watch and share.
Watch and share.
WARNING: Trump’s 2026 Plan to Weaponize Your Voter Data
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Lots of people are asking me why DOJ is leveraging the ICE deployment in Minnesota to obtain unreacted copies of the state's sensitive voter file data. I recently explained why this is the biggest legal story and may be the biggest political story of the year.
Watch and share.
Watch and share.
Farmer's Market Across from City Hall (LA)
January 25, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Farmer's Market Across from City Hall (LA)
When Democracy Depends on Us: Why Supporting Public Citizen Matters Now storyhaven.website/when-democra...
When Democracy Depends on Us: Why Supporting Public Citizen Matters Now - StoryHaven
American democracy has never survived on good intentions alone. It has survived because citizens, courts, and independent institutions have insisted […]
storyhaven.website
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
When Democracy Depends on Us: Why Supporting Public Citizen Matters Now storyhaven.website/when-democra...
On the way to work in Venice (Los Angeles), California
January 24, 2026 at 4:58 PM
On the way to work in Venice (Los Angeles), California
Biketail en Venice (Los Angeles), California.
January 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Biketail en Venice (Los Angeles), California.
The Board of Peace and the Risks of Parallel Power storyhaven.website/the-board-of...
The Board of Peace and the Risks of Parallel Power - StoryHaven
Why experts warn that Gaza’s new governance model could normalize external control and weaken the international system The Trump administration’s […]
storyhaven.website
January 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The Board of Peace and the Risks of Parallel Power storyhaven.website/the-board-of...
Bike & Board, Venice Beach, Los Angeles.
January 23, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Bike & Board, Venice Beach, Los Angeles.
Wake-Up Call for Democracies: How They Die From Within storyhaven.website/wake-up-call...
Wake-Up Call for Democracies: How They Die From Within - StoryHaven
Part One: The Method of Decline Democracies do not always die with gunfire and martial law. Often, they slip into […]
storyhaven.website
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Wake-Up Call for Democracies: How They Die From Within storyhaven.website/wake-up-call...
Citizens United and Project 2025: How Money, Power, and Personnel Threaten American Democracy storyhaven.website/citizens-uni...
Citizens United and Project 2025: How Money, Power, and Personnel Threaten American Democracy - StoryHaven
In January 2010, the Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential — and controversial — decisions in American legal […]
storyhaven.website
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Citizens United and Project 2025: How Money, Power, and Personnel Threaten American Democracy storyhaven.website/citizens-uni...
Why I Wrote This (And What’s Probably Wrong With Me) storyhaven.website/why-i-wrote-...
Why I Wrote This (And What’s Probably Wrong With Me) - StoryHaven
I suffer from a rare condition. It’s the kind of syndrome that develops when you start out as a political science […]
storyhaven.website
January 22, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Why I Wrote This (And What’s Probably Wrong With Me) storyhaven.website/why-i-wrote-...
Bikiniland of Venice, Los Angeles, California
January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Bikiniland of Venice, Los Angeles, California
Redhead with freckles in LA.
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Redhead with freckles in LA.
Curly hair and sunglasses, sidewalk café, Los Angeles
January 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Curly hair and sunglasses, sidewalk café, Los Angeles
Dancing in Union Station, Los Angeles
January 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Dancing in Union Station, Los Angeles
Beard on Metro -- Los Angeles
January 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Beard on Metro -- Los Angeles