Rob Archer
@robarcher.bsky.social
Award-winning news anchor, writer & podcaster in Los Angeles. 🎙️ TheRobArcher.com
We're not getting official numbers from the government, but ADP says private employment fell by 32,000 jobs last month. It was the third decline in four months. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/a...
November private payrolls unexpectedly fell by 32,000, led by steep small business job cuts, ADP reports
The payrolls decline marked a sharp step down from October, which saw an upwardly revised gain of 47,000 positions.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We're not getting official numbers from the government, but ADP says private employment fell by 32,000 jobs last month. It was the third decline in four months. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/a...
Congressional probes into the “double-tap” strike that killed 2 men clinging to wreckage are heating up. Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered, “kill them all.” That order would breach U.S. and international law. Now he’s shifting blame — pinning it on the on-scene commander. Read more 🔗
Is This Why the Trump Administration Was So Triggered?
Experts say Pete Hegseth's verbal order to leave no survivors is a war crime
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December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Congressional probes into the “double-tap” strike that killed 2 men clinging to wreckage are heating up. Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered, “kill them all.” That order would breach U.S. and international law. Now he’s shifting blame — pinning it on the on-scene commander. Read more 🔗
Bradley would be on the hook for following an illegal order. "Just following orders" is not an excuse. But it looks like Hegseth is laying the groundwork to claim he didn't give an illegal order.
Is Hegseth laying the groundwork to blame Admiral Frank Bradley? www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Fear grows that White House is throwing admiral under the bus to protect Hegseth
The Trump administration appears to be scapegoating a decorated Navy SEAL commander in order to insulate the ‘Secretary of War’ as questions mount over whether US forces committed a war crime
www.the-independent.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Bradley would be on the hook for following an illegal order. "Just following orders" is not an excuse. But it looks like Hegseth is laying the groundwork to claim he didn't give an illegal order.
Is Hegseth laying the groundwork to blame Admiral Frank Bradley? www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Fear grows that White House is throwing admiral under the bus to protect Hegseth
The Trump administration appears to be scapegoating a decorated Navy SEAL commander in order to insulate the ‘Secretary of War’ as questions mount over whether US forces committed a war crime
www.the-independent.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Is Hegseth laying the groundwork to blame Admiral Frank Bradley? www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
The administration just embraced a word with a chilling history: remigration. It’s not about security. It’s about reshaping who counts as “American.” I break down the history, the ideology, and the danger: www.therobarcher.com/p/the-remigr...
The Remigration Trap
How a tragedy in D.C. became the launchpad for America’s “soft” ethnic cleansing
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December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The administration just embraced a word with a chilling history: remigration. It’s not about security. It’s about reshaping who counts as “American.” I break down the history, the ideology, and the danger: www.therobarcher.com/p/the-remigr...
War-crimes allegations against Pete Hegseth are escalating, along with public outrage. This is the danger of illegal orders — and why the military must be reminded never to obey them. Full post: www.therobarcher.com/p/is-this-wh...
Is This Why the Trump Administration Was So Triggered?
Experts say Pete Hegseth's verbal order to leave no survivors is a war crime
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November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
War-crimes allegations against Pete Hegseth are escalating, along with public outrage. This is the danger of illegal orders — and why the military must be reminded never to obey them. Full post: www.therobarcher.com/p/is-this-wh...
Over more than a decade, Lakanwal underwent numerous rounds of vetting — starting in 2011, when he began working with the US military and intelligence agencies — and culminating in his approval for permanent asylum by the Trump administration. www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
Afghan vetting process under renewed scrutiny following National Guard shooting in DC | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is blaming the Biden administration for this week’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, in part by insisting that the suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan, was am...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Over more than a decade, Lakanwal underwent numerous rounds of vetting — starting in 2011, when he began working with the US military and intelligence agencies — and culminating in his approval for permanent asylum by the Trump administration. www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
My next band will be called Quiet Quiet Piggy.
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My next band will be called Quiet Quiet Piggy.
Everything gets crazier and crazier, outrage upon outrage, until people are numb and no longer feel them.
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Everything gets crazier and crazier, outrage upon outrage, until people are numb and no longer feel them.
"As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors." wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors." wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Sedition? This plaque was placed at West Point. "Our American code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law."
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sedition? This plaque was placed at West Point. "Our American code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law."
I give thanks to radio and you, the listener, for being there. I miss it and will be back soon. www.therobarcher.com/p/radio-than...
Radio Thanksgiving
And being thankful for radio and its listeners
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November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I give thanks to radio and you, the listener, for being there. I miss it and will be back soon. www.therobarcher.com/p/radio-than...
BREAKING 🚨 A Georgia judge has thrown out the final remaining criminal case against President Trump, shutting down the last prosecution tied to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
BREAKING 🚨 A Georgia judge has thrown out the final remaining criminal case against President Trump, shutting down the last prosecution tied to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
But what about the soldier on the battlefield? We can't expect them to figure out which orders are legal or illegal! Actually, we can. I explain 👉 www.therobarcher.com/p/why-its-il...
Why It’s Illegal for Soldiers to Follow Illegal Orders
Senator Mark Kelly, Pete Hegseth, and the truth about military obedience
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November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
But what about the soldier on the battlefield? We can't expect them to figure out which orders are legal or illegal! Actually, we can. I explain 👉 www.therobarcher.com/p/why-its-il...
Ah, you say, but we can't have soldiers on the battlefield trying to figure out which orders are legal or illegal. Well, the UCMJ takes that into account. I explain ➡ www.therobarcher.com/p/why-its-il...
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Ah, you say, but we can't have soldiers on the battlefield trying to figure out which orders are legal or illegal. Well, the UCMJ takes that into account. I explain ➡ www.therobarcher.com/p/why-its-il...
We're in a very similar situation to the ones that led up to the 1929 and 2008 crashes. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We're in a very similar situation to the ones that led up to the 1929 and 2008 crashes. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
From "The list is on my desk" to "It's a hoax" to "Don't release them" and back again. 📉 The timeline of Trump’s stance on the Epstein files isn't just a pivot—it’s complete whiplash. We tracked every single narrative shift as the files got closer to daylight. See the full timeline:
The Epstein Files Timeline
And how the story kept changing
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November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
From "The list is on my desk" to "It's a hoax" to "Don't release them" and back again. 📉 The timeline of Trump’s stance on the Epstein files isn't just a pivot—it’s complete whiplash. We tracked every single narrative shift as the files got closer to daylight. See the full timeline:
When you lay out a timeline of Trump's responses to the Epstein files, you see just how much he changed his story. It went from 'Release them' to 'There's nothing to see here' to 'Obama and Clinton wrote them' to 'Don’t release them' to 'Release them' again. See the whole thing here 👉
The Epstein Files Timeline
And how the story kept changing
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November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When you lay out a timeline of Trump's responses to the Epstein files, you see just how much he changed his story. It went from 'Release them' to 'There's nothing to see here' to 'Obama and Clinton wrote them' to 'Don’t release them' to 'Release them' again. See the whole thing here 👉
The Coast Guard tried to downgrade the swastika to a “divisive” symbol. People erupted. They reversed it within hours.
This wasn’t a paperwork error. It was a policy shift — and a warning sign. Full story inside. www.therobarcher.com/p/the-coast-...
This wasn’t a paperwork error. It was a policy shift — and a warning sign. Full story inside. www.therobarcher.com/p/the-coast-...
UPDATE: The Coast Guard Does an About-Face on the Swastika
The service issued a new memo after backlash to the change in "hate symbols"
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November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Coast Guard tried to downgrade the swastika to a “divisive” symbol. People erupted. They reversed it within hours.
This wasn’t a paperwork error. It was a policy shift — and a warning sign. Full story inside. www.therobarcher.com/p/the-coast-...
This wasn’t a paperwork error. It was a policy shift — and a warning sign. Full story inside. www.therobarcher.com/p/the-coast-...
At this point, is there anyone NOT running for governor of California?
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
At this point, is there anyone NOT running for governor of California?