Robert Lloyd
@robertlloyd.bsky.social
More than full time TV critic, L.A. Times. Sometime sideman. Picture drawer.
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Ok I had to look this up and…true! www.miaminewtimes.com/news/marco-r...
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Ok I had to look this up and…true! www.miaminewtimes.com/news/marco-r...
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Trumper court gun nuts: …”open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition…clearly protected at the time of the Founding and at the time of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.” In 1776 & 1866? You fools deserve impeachment.
Trumper court gun nuts: …”open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition…clearly protected at the time of the Founding and at the time of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.” In 1776 & 1866? You fools deserve impeachment.
California ban on open carry of firearms ruled unconstitutional by appeals court
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the ban, which applied to counties with populations greater than 200,000, violates residents’ 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
www.latimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trumper court gun nuts: …”open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition…clearly protected at the time of the Founding and at the time of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.” In 1776 & 1866? You fools deserve impeachment.
Trumper court gun nuts: …”open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition…clearly protected at the time of the Founding and at the time of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.” In 1776 & 1866? You fools deserve impeachment.
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NEW: The rap on the candidates for California governor is they're a collective bore.
But that says more about those spitballing about the race than the candidates running. Voters want someone who'll get stuff done, not bread and circuses.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
But that says more about those spitballing about the race than the candidates running. Voters want someone who'll get stuff done, not bread and circuses.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Commentary: Unhappy with the choices for California governor? Get real
There's a large and varied field to choose from, even if there are no celebrities or white knights riding to the rescue. Voters are looking for someone to lead the state, not entertain them.
www.latimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
NEW: The rap on the candidates for California governor is they're a collective bore.
But that says more about those spitballing about the race than the candidates running. Voters want someone who'll get stuff done, not bread and circuses.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
But that says more about those spitballing about the race than the candidates running. Voters want someone who'll get stuff done, not bread and circuses.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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It's more than a little disconcerting that invading another country to steal its resources is now less controversial and more acceptable to my government and much of this country than me using the bathroom
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
It's more than a little disconcerting that invading another country to steal its resources is now less controversial and more acceptable to my government and much of this country than me using the bathroom
Meanwhile, on television. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: 'Best Medicine' has more whimsy but it's less real than 'Doc Martin'
Josh Charles stars in Fox's adaptation of the British dramedy "Doc Martin," where a doctor moves from the big city to a small East Coast town.
www.latimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Meanwhile, on television. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
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The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades - Communications Earth & Environment
Global mean sea level rise amounted to 4.5 mm per year as a result of warming oceans and melting land ice, more than twice the rate of 2.1 mm/year observed at the start of satellite data in 1993, base...
www.nature.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
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Still Life With Lemons, 1943
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/17134
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/17134
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Still Life With Lemons, 1943
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/17134
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/17134
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One thing to mentally prepare for is that, no matter what's about to happen in Venezuela, Trump is going to say everything is wonderful and for a long while the mainstream political press is doing to just reflexively report that.
We likely won't know how it's actually going for a couple of years.
We likely won't know how it's actually going for a couple of years.
For anyone not old enough to understand what happened in 2004.
This was super prevalent.
And very few people in America took heed.
This was super prevalent.
And very few people in America took heed.
January 4, 2026 at 4:48 AM
One thing to mentally prepare for is that, no matter what's about to happen in Venezuela, Trump is going to say everything is wonderful and for a long while the mainstream political press is doing to just reflexively report that.
We likely won't know how it's actually going for a couple of years.
We likely won't know how it's actually going for a couple of years.
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FACT CHECK American companies never owned oil or land in Venezuela, and officials didn’t kick them out. Venezuela, following Mexico, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, nationalized its most lucrative sector in 1976 and developed mutually beneficial partnerships with American and other firms
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Trump says Venezuela stole U.S. oil, land and assets. Here’s the history.
The government of the oil-rich nation took control of its petroleum industry in 1976, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets.
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December 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
FACT CHECK American companies never owned oil or land in Venezuela, and officials didn’t kick them out. Venezuela, following Mexico, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, nationalized its most lucrative sector in 1976 and developed mutually beneficial partnerships with American and other firms
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Exactly one month ago.
Breaking: President Trump pardons former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez serving 45-year sentence on drug charges.
Amid anti-drug push, Trump pardons leader sentenced on cocaine charges
Trump said Nov. 28 that he planned to pardon the former Honduran leader, and a White House official confirmed Dec. 2 that the pardon had been issued.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Exactly one month ago.
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This is billionaire-controlled media. They want to sleepwalk us into another forever war. We must break free.
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This is billionaire-controlled media. They want to sleepwalk us into another forever war. We must break free.
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I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
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Providing SNAP benefits to people who need food is kind. Policing the eating habits of people who need SNAP is cruel.
SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states
Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries are seeing new limits on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.
www.latimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Providing SNAP benefits to people who need food is kind. Policing the eating habits of people who need SNAP is cruel.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
Support your local newspaper.
Three years ago, I wrote about a failed case where the L.A. D.A.'s office brought charges largely on the word of 2020 election deniers.
Now, the prosecutor behind the case is one of the top voting rights lawyers for the Trump administration.
My latest:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Now, the prosecutor behind the case is one of the top voting rights lawyers for the Trump administration.
My latest:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump's DOJ hires voting rights lawyer behind L.A. case cited by conspiracy theorists
The Trump administration's new top voting rights lawyer is Eric Neff, a former L.A. County prosecutor who led a failed case against a voting software company that was the subject of conspiracy theorie...
www.latimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Support your local newspaper.
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🔴 Guerra en Europa, guerra en Oriente Medio y ahora guerra en América del Sur.
Se impone la ley de la selva.
Se destruye el derecho internacional.
Con líderes megalómanos que actúan sin frenos ni guardarraíles.
Se impone la ley de la selva.
Se destruye el derecho internacional.
Con líderes megalómanos que actúan sin frenos ni guardarraíles.
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🔴 Guerra en Europa, guerra en Oriente Medio y ahora guerra en América del Sur.
Se impone la ley de la selva.
Se destruye el derecho internacional.
Con líderes megalómanos que actúan sin frenos ni guardarraíles.
Se impone la ley de la selva.
Se destruye el derecho internacional.
Con líderes megalómanos que actúan sin frenos ni guardarraíles.
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NEW from me:
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Private jets and ‘Bari pitches’: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused o...
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 12:51 AM
NEW from me:
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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There’s a lot of good stuff here. Another reason to appreciate the great state of California.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
California rolls out sweeping new laws for 2026, from cellphone limits in schools to a ban on cat declawing
A slew of new laws in California have gone into effect, including a ban on law enforcement officers wearing masks, cuts to the cost of insulin and a requirement for landlords to provide refrigerators.
www.latimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
There’s a lot of good stuff here. Another reason to appreciate the great state of California.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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However heartwarming, clever, historically fascinating, or technically advanced your AI slop post is, I will not watch it. I will not like it. I will not share it.
Make human stuff.
Make human stuff.
January 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
However heartwarming, clever, historically fascinating, or technically advanced your AI slop post is, I will not watch it. I will not like it. I will not share it.
Make human stuff.
Make human stuff.
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For the first Latinx Files newsletter of the year I made some predictions for 2026. One of them may be wishful thinking www.latimes.com/delos/newsle...
Our Latino predictions for 2026
From the midterm elections to the World Cup to the Grammys, here are five predictions for 2026.
www.latimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
For the first Latinx Files newsletter of the year I made some predictions for 2026. One of them may be wishful thinking www.latimes.com/delos/newsle...
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Proud of this De Los doubleheader in today’s @latimes.com entertainment print section.
Cliqua story (by @carlosfilm.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Leather: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Cliqua story (by @carlosfilm.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Leather: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Proud of this De Los doubleheader in today’s @latimes.com entertainment print section.
Cliqua story (by @carlosfilm.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Leather: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Cliqua story (by @carlosfilm.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Leather: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
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We just cancelled all federal funding for foreign language & area studies at America’s universities to “save”…$86,000,000:
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Trump golfed 1/4 of the days he was president in 2025. Costing US taxpayers to pay his Golf clubs $110,600,000.
January 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
We just cancelled all federal funding for foreign language & area studies at America’s universities to “save”…$86,000,000:
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Definitely a must read article - reality takes down the delusions of a rich man/former drug addict/serial abuser.
"You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That they’ll never pay taxes or write poems. That they are, in essence, collateral damage. I’d like to introduce you to my daughter." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter Is a Tragedy
Our 11th most-read article of 2025. - - -Dear Mr. RFK Jr., (The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.) You said autistic children a...
buff.ly
December 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Definitely a must read article - reality takes down the delusions of a rich man/former drug addict/serial abuser.