Robert Karsten
@rwkar.bsky.social
Former chemist, financial planner, politician, and current amateur house designer.
Seduced by the Louis XIV Treatment
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Seduced by the Louis XIV Treatment
What JD Vance and his entourage in Milan teach us about Epstein’s magnetism
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February 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Seduced by the Louis XIV Treatment
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The US deficit is approaching ww2 levels as a percent of GDP.
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The US deficit is approaching ww2 levels as a percent of GDP.
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
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“I know state terror when I see it. It’s lawyers in suits and bureaucrats at desks and journalists spinning a narrative so truth is distorted. It’s ICE agents breaking car windows and shooting unarmed citizens ... It is turning fear into a policy, a goal” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni
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February 9, 2026 at 1:46 AM
“I know state terror when I see it. It’s lawyers in suits and bureaucrats at desks and journalists spinning a narrative so truth is distorted. It’s ICE agents breaking car windows and shooting unarmed citizens ... It is turning fear into a policy, a goal” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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EVERYONE needs to read Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social “They Knew” right now. She has been writing about & tying together loose ends about this “president”, our government & ties to foreign interests for well over a decade now. If you don’t know of her work, I cannot recommend it enough.
February 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
EVERYONE needs to read Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social “They Knew” right now. She has been writing about & tying together loose ends about this “president”, our government & ties to foreign interests for well over a decade now. If you don’t know of her work, I cannot recommend it enough.
It could happen to any of us. Stop it now.
One day ICE might hit your car, then charge you with assault.
Is this freedom?
We need to ABOLISH ICE!
A faster way for that to happen is help elect Shawnforgeorgia.com
Volunteer or donate because if we win this GA-14 seat, we can flip the House & the election is Mar 10, less than a month away!
Is this freedom?
We need to ABOLISH ICE!
A faster way for that to happen is help elect Shawnforgeorgia.com
Volunteer or donate because if we win this GA-14 seat, we can flip the House & the election is Mar 10, less than a month away!
February 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
It could happen to any of us. Stop it now.
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It is nice to see at least one conservative publication acknowledging the most blatant corruption happening in the history of the US by far, but this will never be mentioned on Fox or Newsmax. On those networks, none of this is happening.
February 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
It is nice to see at least one conservative publication acknowledging the most blatant corruption happening in the history of the US by far, but this will never be mentioned on Fox or Newsmax. On those networks, none of this is happening.
Excellent question.
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
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February 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Excellent question.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. It’s like a corporation in bankruptcy—either dissolved or reorganized. They’re morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. It’s like a corporation in bankruptcy—either dissolved or reorganized. They’re morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
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We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
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Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
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The Long Ukrainian Winter
How You Can Help
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February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
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Trump Goes Full Racist During Black History Month
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Trump Goes Full Racist During Black History Month
My conversation with Joy Reid, Waj Ali, Tim Wise, and Karen Attiah about Trump promoting images of the Obamas as apes on social media.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Trump Goes Full Racist During Black History Month
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Ten countries have launched investigations related to the released Epstein files.
Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Ten countries have launched investigations related to the released Epstein files.
Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
…
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Forecast: 2004. Arrival: 2021. Oops. #econsky
Trump economic advisor Kevin Hassett co-wrote a book in 1999 titled “Dow 36,000”that predicted it would reach that milestone by 2004.
The Dow didn’t hit 36,000 until late 2021.
The Dow didn’t hit 36,000 until late 2021.
February 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Forecast: 2004. Arrival: 2021. Oops. #econsky
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Republicans’ tax cuts shaved billions off Amazon’s tax bill, new government filings show.
The company says it ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year — even as its profits jumped by 45 percent to nearly $90 billion.
More on Amazon's 87% drop in taxes👇
The company says it ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year — even as its profits jumped by 45 percent to nearly $90 billion.
More on Amazon's 87% drop in taxes👇
Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts
The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'
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February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
TCU+LIVE: Trump's Shameful National Prayer Breakfast Ramble
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TCU+LIVE: Trump's Shameful National Prayer Breakfast Ramble
Plus the latest writing from the Convocation team.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
TCU+LIVE: Trump's Shameful National Prayer Breakfast Ramble
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American Decency Still Lives
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American Decency Still Lives
When pushed far enough, Americans will do the right thing
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February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
American Decency Still Lives
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New retirement plan (leather pants) just dropped
if you took my advice last year and bought used leather pants, wore those leather pants, and then resold them on eBay, you would have made more money than if you invested in bitcoin
February 6, 2026 at 2:24 AM
New retirement plan (leather pants) just dropped
NPS removes Native American signage at Little Bighorn National Monument www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...
NPS removes Native American signage at Little Bighorn National Monument
NPS recently removed signage at Little Bighorn National Monument under Trump's "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" executive order.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM
NPS removes Native American signage at Little Bighorn National Monument www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...
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Drawdowns redefined: Melania Coin edition. #econsky
There are drawdowns. And then there’s Melania Coin.
February 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Drawdowns redefined: Melania Coin edition. #econsky
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The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, published a paper highlighting the econ benefits of immigration. They found immigrants:
-Paid more in taxes than received in benefits (+$14.5 trillion)
-Reduced deficits
-Were a net positive even if low skilled or were non-citizens
#econsky
-Paid more in taxes than received in benefits (+$14.5 trillion)
-Reduced deficits
-Were a net positive even if low skilled or were non-citizens
#econsky
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, published a paper highlighting the econ benefits of immigration. They found immigrants:
-Paid more in taxes than received in benefits (+$14.5 trillion)
-Reduced deficits
-Were a net positive even if low skilled or were non-citizens
#econsky
-Paid more in taxes than received in benefits (+$14.5 trillion)
-Reduced deficits
-Were a net positive even if low skilled or were non-citizens
#econsky
Minneapolis: What Kind of Nation Terrorizes Its Children? dianeravitch.net/2026/02/04/m...
Minneapolis: What Kind of Nation Terrorizes Its Children?
Italia Fittante is a high school literature teacher in Minneapolis. This essay was published by Education Week. Trump promised during his campaign to deport “the worst of the worst,” cr…
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February 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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