Rob Pollard
@robpollard45.bsky.social
Midwesterner. Skeptical, particularly of "economic anxiety." Trying to stay open-minded but generally, they are who we thought they were. Michigan fan. Dems need to reckon w fact Trump won 48% of Latino voters.
Very disrespectful to Beck.
Very disrespectful to Beck.
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Rob Pollard
@robpollard45.bsky.social
· Jul 28
Alright, as one of my bugaboos is "all the economic data looks pretty good! We're on our way" and I'd like to see non-aggregated evidence that this is the case (e.g., big company is hiring 5,000 people) and see how things are going in non-AI, crypto, super-rich space, I'll track here.
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Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! Premieres tonight on HBO
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! Premieres tonight on HBO
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I've said this before, but "america was always fascist" is simply not an effective messaging strategy for fighting an american fascist movement. you should not cede them control of the national identity! that's what they want!
People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I've said this before, but "america was always fascist" is simply not an effective messaging strategy for fighting an american fascist movement. you should not cede them control of the national identity! that's what they want!
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It is not normal for a president to be pushing for a net -80 policy. That Trump apparently does not care about the public opinion on Greenland (or maybe he doesn't know about the polls) is a sign of how far we have drifted from normal democratic government
Quinnipiac Poll, Jan 8-12 - poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
It is not normal for a president to be pushing for a net -80 policy. That Trump apparently does not care about the public opinion on Greenland (or maybe he doesn't know about the polls) is a sign of how far we have drifted from normal democratic government
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AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
This is currently the most shared story for @nytimes.com and on the one hand, good. It has on the ground detail of ICE flagrantly abusing the rights of a US citizen, clearly in part bc of his skin color.
However, from the start, it frames things poorly (IMHO).
1/n
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
However, from the start, it frames things poorly (IMHO).
1/n
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
ICE Arrest of a Citizen, Barely Dressed, Sows Fear in Twin Cities
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This is currently the most shared story for @nytimes.com and on the one hand, good. It has on the ground detail of ICE flagrantly abusing the rights of a US citizen, clearly in part bc of his skin color.
However, from the start, it frames things poorly (IMHO).
1/n
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
However, from the start, it frames things poorly (IMHO).
1/n
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
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Michael Shannon - Jason Narducy & Friends have just announced three shows in September on their LRP 40 tribute tour. Tickets are on sale now. Use code Pageant40.
concertedefforts.com/artist/micha...
concertedefforts.com/artist/micha...
January 21, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Michael Shannon - Jason Narducy & Friends have just announced three shows in September on their LRP 40 tribute tour. Tickets are on sale now. Use code Pageant40.
concertedefforts.com/artist/micha...
concertedefforts.com/artist/micha...
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THE WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED OUT OF HER CAR AND ARRESTED BY ICE SPEAKS OUT…
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
January 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM
THE WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED OUT OF HER CAR AND ARRESTED BY ICE SPEAKS OUT…
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
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Trump's foreign policy is about one thing: enriching his family & uber rich friends. Look closely & you'll find someone cashing in.
In Venezuela, it was hedge fund owners and oil interests.
With Greenland, it’s billionaires like Trump-donor Ron Lauder, pushing this land grab.
In Venezuela, it was hedge fund owners and oil interests.
With Greenland, it’s billionaires like Trump-donor Ron Lauder, pushing this land grab.
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Trump's foreign policy is about one thing: enriching his family & uber rich friends. Look closely & you'll find someone cashing in.
In Venezuela, it was hedge fund owners and oil interests.
With Greenland, it’s billionaires like Trump-donor Ron Lauder, pushing this land grab.
In Venezuela, it was hedge fund owners and oil interests.
With Greenland, it’s billionaires like Trump-donor Ron Lauder, pushing this land grab.
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Carney today in Davos:
"What would it mean for middle powers to 'live in truth'? It means naming reality. Stop invoking the 'rules-based international order' as though it still functions as advertised...
"We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn't mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy"
"What would it mean for middle powers to 'live in truth'? It means naming reality. Stop invoking the 'rules-based international order' as though it still functions as advertised...
"We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn't mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy"
January 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Carney today in Davos:
"What would it mean for middle powers to 'live in truth'? It means naming reality. Stop invoking the 'rules-based international order' as though it still functions as advertised...
"We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn't mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy"
"What would it mean for middle powers to 'live in truth'? It means naming reality. Stop invoking the 'rules-based international order' as though it still functions as advertised...
"We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn't mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy"
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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Cade Cunningham just became the first Piston to start an All-Star game since Allen Iverson in 2009 www.freep.com/story/sports...
Detroit Pistons' Cade Cunningham to start 2026 NBA All-Star Game
The NBA announced Cade Cunningham as a 2026 All-Star Game starter on Monday, the first Detroit Piston so named since Allen Iverson in 2009.
www.freep.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Cade Cunningham just became the first Piston to start an All-Star game since Allen Iverson in 2009 www.freep.com/story/sports...
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One small thing I hope comes out of this nightmare is at least renaming the Department of Homeland Security. “Homeland” is not a word Americans use. It sounds like a translation from Heimatsicherheitsabteilung.
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM
One small thing I hope comes out of this nightmare is at least renaming the Department of Homeland Security. “Homeland” is not a word Americans use. It sounds like a translation from Heimatsicherheitsabteilung.
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The NBC audio messed up and Mevis sounded like Boomhauer for a little bit.
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 AM
The NBC audio messed up and Mevis sounded like Boomhauer for a little bit.
Better luck next year Bears.
I mean, that's impossible -- you had a golden horseshoe up your ass all year & you're playing a first-place schedule, so you won't be making the playoffs, but you get the idea.
In honor of the late, great Andy Isaac
#fuckthebears
I mean, that's impossible -- you had a golden horseshoe up your ass all year & you're playing a first-place schedule, so you won't be making the playoffs, but you get the idea.
In honor of the late, great Andy Isaac
#fuckthebears
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Better luck next year Bears.
I mean, that's impossible -- you had a golden horseshoe up your ass all year & you're playing a first-place schedule, so you won't be making the playoffs, but you get the idea.
In honor of the late, great Andy Isaac
#fuckthebears
I mean, that's impossible -- you had a golden horseshoe up your ass all year & you're playing a first-place schedule, so you won't be making the playoffs, but you get the idea.
In honor of the late, great Andy Isaac
#fuckthebears
Is there some big brain reason the Rams are throwing the ball as twice as much as running it? Especially in this weather? And don’t the Bears kinda suck against the run?
#nfl
#nfl
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Is there some big brain reason the Rams are throwing the ball as twice as much as running it? Especially in this weather? And don’t the Bears kinda suck against the run?
#nfl
#nfl
A punt down 12 with 5 minutes to go?
Heck of a time to finally go conservative.
Debacle from Ryans and Stroud. Put a fork in them.
#ontodenver #nfl
Heck of a time to finally go conservative.
Debacle from Ryans and Stroud. Put a fork in them.
#ontodenver #nfl
January 18, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A punt down 12 with 5 minutes to go?
Heck of a time to finally go conservative.
Debacle from Ryans and Stroud. Put a fork in them.
#ontodenver #nfl
Heck of a time to finally go conservative.
Debacle from Ryans and Stroud. Put a fork in them.
#ontodenver #nfl
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Given the open racism and rampant racial profiling by ICE, maybe this will be the first MLK Day in recent history where Republicans do *not* trot out the Only MLK Quote They Know
January 18, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Given the open racism and rampant racial profiling by ICE, maybe this will be the first MLK Day in recent history where Republicans do *not* trot out the Only MLK Quote They Know
I know I'm getting old, when they get to Ryan Clark's "analysis" at halftime and this is all I can think of.
#nfl
youtu.be/PlTz6i4z6xU?...
#nfl
youtu.be/PlTz6i4z6xU?...
Soapdish (3/10) Movie CLIP - Death of a Salesman (1991) HD
YouTube video by Movieclips
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January 18, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I know I'm getting old, when they get to Ryan Clark's "analysis" at halftime and this is all I can think of.
#nfl
youtu.be/PlTz6i4z6xU?...
#nfl
youtu.be/PlTz6i4z6xU?...
What a disaster of a half for Stroud and DeMeco Ryans.
A shell shock QB and a coach who believes he has no options.
Davis Mills is an average backup, so truly a last resort, but CJ Stroud is putting up an all-time worse playoff half. Horrible play needs consequences.
#nfl
A shell shock QB and a coach who believes he has no options.
Davis Mills is an average backup, so truly a last resort, but CJ Stroud is putting up an all-time worse playoff half. Horrible play needs consequences.
#nfl
January 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
What a disaster of a half for Stroud and DeMeco Ryans.
A shell shock QB and a coach who believes he has no options.
Davis Mills is an average backup, so truly a last resort, but CJ Stroud is putting up an all-time worse playoff half. Horrible play needs consequences.
#nfl
A shell shock QB and a coach who believes he has no options.
Davis Mills is an average backup, so truly a last resort, but CJ Stroud is putting up an all-time worse playoff half. Horrible play needs consequences.
#nfl
CJ Stroud doing it all -- throwing wounded ducks, throwing jump balls, taking too long in the pocket, accidentally hurting his offensive lineman.
A five tool player. #nfl
A five tool player. #nfl
January 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM
CJ Stroud doing it all -- throwing wounded ducks, throwing jump balls, taking too long in the pocket, accidentally hurting his offensive lineman.
A five tool player. #nfl
A five tool player. #nfl
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For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Buffalo’s coach should be fired bc he’s taken them as far as he can, but this the cherry on top: know the rules of your sport. Literally your job. Your team can’t be good at details otherwise. #nfl
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Bills miffed by officials' ruling on pivotal INT in OT loss
Bills coach Sean McDermott wasn't happy with the way officials handled a critical overtime play that resulted in a Broncos interception Saturday, saying it was "too big of a play" not to stop the game...
www.espn.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Buffalo’s coach should be fired bc he’s taken them as far as he can, but this the cherry on top: know the rules of your sport. Literally your job. Your team can’t be good at details otherwise. #nfl
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
A perfect example of @nytimes.com and media adhering to Murc’s Law. At least 3 times the reporter refers to this pipeline cancellation being beyond these voters’ control.
No! They (and others) could have not voted for Trump! He (and ultimately the Rs) did this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
No! They (and others) could have not voted for Trump! He (and ultimately the Rs) did this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
A Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
A perfect example of @nytimes.com and media adhering to Murc’s Law. At least 3 times the reporter refers to this pipeline cancellation being beyond these voters’ control.
No! They (and others) could have not voted for Trump! He (and ultimately the Rs) did this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
No! They (and others) could have not voted for Trump! He (and ultimately the Rs) did this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
Nice follow up story. As usual, nothing attract customers like a going-out-of-business sale.
The first woman interviewed is indicative of why they are closing: a 56 year old woman whose *grandmother* was the big shopper there.
It's a different time.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
The first woman interviewed is indicative of why they are closing: a 56 year old woman whose *grandmother* was the big shopper there.
It's a different time.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
January 15, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Nice follow up story. As usual, nothing attract customers like a going-out-of-business sale.
The first woman interviewed is indicative of why they are closing: a 56 year old woman whose *grandmother* was the big shopper there.
It's a different time.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
The first woman interviewed is indicative of why they are closing: a 56 year old woman whose *grandmother* was the big shopper there.
It's a different time.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Rashida Tlaib should not say dumb things like Ford needs to respect and not “demean” that plant worker’s First Amendment rights. Getting basic civ rights wrong helps nobody.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Donations pour in for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump
Video shows someone yelling "pedophile protector" at Trump, who seemingly mouthed back an expletive and flipped his middle finger.
www.detroitnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Rashida Tlaib should not say dumb things like Ford needs to respect and not “demean” that plant worker’s First Amendment rights. Getting basic civ rights wrong helps nobody.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...