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Rob Gunther

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producer at Slate's daily news podcast What Next | rob.gunther at slate dot com - audio journalist, podcast producer, illustrator | 1robgunther at gmail

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · Nov 11

I’m a NYC based journalist and illustrator. Here’s some recent artwork I made for this year’s inktober challenge: 31 drawings in 31 days, pen and paper. If the Mets won on any given day, that’s what I drew. 1/7

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 1d

A sad byproduct of the GOP's "dems shut down the government to give illegal aliens healthcare" lie is that dems feel the need to come out and be like, "No! We'll never give money to undocumented immigrants for healthcare!" and that itself is kind of a baseline win for the anti-immigrant right.

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s do that hockey

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 4d

Stephen Miller deputy Anthony Salisbury was texting on signal in public. Lots of serious stuff out in the open that was photographed and leaked to a reporter. But also he calls Kash Patel a “douche canoe.”

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 5d

Great example of a journalist taking GOP talking points at face value and amplifying a narrative that’s not true.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true--

ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 5d

Peacemaker S2 E7

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 8d

Gift link: Worth reading today while clips of this batshit speech flood our socials. In 2018, Pete Hegseth’s mom wrote him a letter. “Is there any sense of decency left in you?” she said, noting his abusive behavior toward women. She pointed out his lack of character. And she called him a baby.

Text of the Email That Pete Hegseth’s Mother Sent Him

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 9d

I endorse the winning slop bowl, a no brainer.

nadira 🙃 @calllmenadira.net · 9d

I ranked all of the popular Slop Bowls for @slate.com!

Through my research, I found horror stories of customers allegedly being served severed fingers, class action lawsuits, and glorious, gooey mac and cheese.

Capitalism may ruin everything, but that doesn't mean we need to abandon discernment!

Slop Bowls Have Taken Over the Working Person’s Lunch Break. We’ve Ranked Them From the Sloppiest to the Supreme.

You’re probably going to need a spoon …

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 9d

Eero is so good. I’ve set up networks at my parents and in-laws big houses. Can’t recommend enough.

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 11d

Remember when Bush fired a bunch of of US attorneys for political reasons and Congress investigated the hell out of the firings and Alberto Gonzales eventually had to step down as AG?

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12d

Yet another US Attorney fired — this time in California, for… telling people to abide by a court order. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 11d

Is there, like, something more? | analysis

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 11d

Are we losing our connection to one another? on.ft.com/47ZiOsU | opinion

Are we losing our connection to one another?

When people are numbed by violence and pain, compassion becomes harder to practise

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 13d

I get no joke upwards of 20 texts a day from random Dems running for office, long walls of text addressing me by my first name, asking me for money. This stuff is more annoying than actual spam and it doesn't stop, even if I report all of them as junk. This is not how you get people on your side.

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 13d

I got to speak with @karenattiah.bsky.social today while I'm filling in for Mary Harris on @slate.com's daily news podcast, What Next. We talked about her time at the Washington Post, this new era of censorship, and why rules about free speech don't seem to be applied evenly across the board.

Jimmy Kimmel Got His Job Back. She Didn’t.

An opinion editor opined online.

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks Derreck! This team has been running year round since 2011 and this is our 2nd ever championship.

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 13d

CHAMPS!

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 14d

If H-2A visas are under the radar, you've definitely heard of Trump's weekend shakeup of H-1B visas, for specialized foreign workers. My colleague @nitishpahwa.com says it's "just the latest plank of an immigration policy that shuts off American borders to everyone except for the wealthiest."

This Idea Threatened to Tear MAGA Apart. Trump Just Picked a Side—and It May Come Back to Haunt Him

It's not going to pan out the way the president hopes.

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 15d

Check out Max's reporting here. You've got to read the whole story. With ICE targeting undocumented workers at the job site, there will be more demand for H-2A visa holders. But Trump's proposed budget calls for less money to enforce abuses to these guest workers. And there's lots of abuse:

ProPublica @propublica.org · 18d

In 2021, Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in forced labor as part of a federal investigation that exposed widespread abuses of H-2A workers across Georgia.

This is the story of what one of those workers endured.

By @maxblau.bsky.social

A Farmworkers Visa Promised Her a Better Life. It Was a Trap.

Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life. She ended up a victim of an operation that is alleged to have exploited the H-2A visa program — and the workers it…

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Max Blau @maxblau.bsky.social · 15d

I went on @slate.com's What Next podcast to discuss my ongoing H-2A visa series for @propublica.org. Listen to our convo about the perils of the program, tough choices facing foreign farmworkers, and the difficulties of clamping down on abuse and exploitation.
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Trump’s Attack on Visas

Working illegally is riskier, but working legally is becoming impossible.

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 15d

Does your food come from a system of modern day slavery here in the US? I'm guest-hosting for Mary Harris today on What Next, @slate.com's daily news pod. ProPublica's @maxblau.bsky.social joined to share his reporting on H-2A visas for seasonal farmworkers, who will be more vulnerable under Trump.

Trump’s Attack on Visas

Working illegally is riskier, but working legally is becoming impossible.

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 16d

“The mother will have to tough it out a little bit”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Q: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists put out a statement saying 'acetaminophen remains a safe option for pain relief during pregnancy.' That's at odds with you

TRUMP: That's the establishment. They're funded by lots of different groups. And you know what? Maybe they're right.

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 16d

We can do this the easy way or the hard way. Oh actually I forgot to mention, there's one other option: we can do it the really stupid way that makes me look like an idiot in the end.

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 17d

Gift link: 2025, lot of people are talking about cash bribes in bags.

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 19d

congrats to @benmathislilley.bsky.social for capping off a legendary 11-year run at Slate. it's been an honor and a pleasure, and I'll very much miss working with you slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Biggest Difference Between the Trump Era and the Obama Era

How did literally everything go up for debate?

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 19d

I had a minor, non-serious recurring medical issue over the summer that required 3 separate specialists. While waiting for appointments, I would get impatient and ask the AI LLMs. Every single time, they gave me convincing stuff to read that sounded great but was ultimately a bunch of nonsense.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19d

Reid Hoffman says a “24/7 medical assistant running on every smartphone” is “essentially doable” right now.

“If you get a serious diagnosis and you don’t consult ChatGPT or a frontier model as a second opinion, you’re making a mistake.” #TAF25

Watch more here: bit.ly/46lDaLT

Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 21d

Brian Kilmeade gets off with a tepid apology after saying homeless people should be euthanized. But let’s talk about the liberal media bias.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 21d

this is quite genuinely insane, and I want to believe the backlash to this will be severe

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments

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Rob Gunther @1robgunther.bsky.social · 21d

What about that iPod trip hop fight scene with Mary from seventh heaven