Bob Johnson
@bestbob.bsky.social
Retired after 30+ years of higher education marketing. New focus on politics, mystery books, photography and more.
My curiosity question? How did this thing evade pursuit as long as it did?
Breaking news: U.S. forces seized a Russian-flagged tanker Wednesday that had evaded a naval blockade near Venezuela, officials said.
U.S. seizes Russian-flagged tanker that fled Venezuela blockade
The tanker Marinera had been pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard for weeks.
wapo.st
January 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
My curiosity question? How did this thing evade pursuit as long as it did?
Can’t say DJT doesn’t know which way the wind blows…
US President Trump tells Republicans: 'You gotta win the midterms' or 'I'll get impeached'
January 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Can’t say DJT doesn’t know which way the wind blows…
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The newly-installed anchor of "CBS Evening News" Tony Dokoupil signed off with a totally, definitely, absolutely impartial "salute" to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
CBS Suck Up Salutes Rubio
The newly-installed anchor of "CBS Evening News" Tony Dokoupil signed off with a totally, definitely, absolutely impartial "salute" to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The newly-installed anchor of "CBS Evening News" Tony Dokoupil signed off with a totally, definitely, absolutely impartial "salute" to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Trump has about guaranteed China will dominate EV world. U.S. an island of petrol cars no long from now.
Well, Tesla make a handful of cars that are all tainted by ugliness, poor quality, and miasmic elon-ism (an unpleasantly pungent musk to them, you might say), and BYD makes dozens (like a real car company), including industrial vehicles and the current fastest production supercar in history.
January 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Trump has about guaranteed China will dominate EV world. U.S. an island of petrol cars no long from now.
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No president has appealed to Americans’ darkest impulses or sought to turn them on one another like Trump has.
Trump can't hide his long legacy of inciting violence
No president has appealed to Americans' darkest impulses or sought to turn them on one another like Trump has.
www.motherjones.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
No president has appealed to Americans’ darkest impulses or sought to turn them on one another like Trump has.
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
“Europe as a liberal stronghold…” must survive
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
“Europe as a liberal stronghold…” must survive
Yes
Donald Trump targets his political enemies in order to keep power. In 2026, that won't just mean going after people like James Comey and Tish James. It will require him to target voters who he needs to disenfranchise to keep control of Congress. The fight for democracy is more urgent than ever.
December 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Yes
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Since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% — a 1% that now owns more wealth than the bottom 93%.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
December 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% — a 1% that now owns more wealth than the bottom 93%.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
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When and if sane and honest people ever again control the U.S. government, one of the first things they should do is enact a tax on large accumulations of wealth. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-the-market-were-working-well-we
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When and if sane and honest people ever again control the U.S. government, one of the first things they should do is enact a tax on large accumulations of wealth. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-the-market-were-working-well-we
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Republicans claim they’re better for the economy, but it hasn't been true for a century. Don't fall for it. They're better for the wealthy and that's it.
December 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Republicans claim they’re better for the economy, but it hasn't been true for a century. Don't fall for it. They're better for the wealthy and that's it.
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She has the microphone.
She has immunity.
If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor.
Silence isn’t caution.
It’s a choice.
She has immunity.
If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor.
Silence isn’t caution.
It’s a choice.
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
She has the microphone.
She has immunity.
If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor.
Silence isn’t caution.
It’s a choice.
She has immunity.
If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor.
Silence isn’t caution.
It’s a choice.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said that her defense of survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein caused her breakup with Trump.
Greene said the president told her if the identities of the men in the files were revealed, some of his “friends will get hurt."
Greene said the president told her if the identities of the men in the files were revealed, some of his “friends will get hurt."
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump turned on her over Epstein survivors
The congresswoman revealed how and why she broke from Trump and Republican leadership.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said that her defense of survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein caused her breakup with Trump.
Greene said the president told her if the identities of the men in the files were revealed, some of his “friends will get hurt."
Greene said the president told her if the identities of the men in the files were revealed, some of his “friends will get hurt."
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And detainees are held for much long periods of time than needed so that these companies can charge more and make billions extra. It’s state sanctioned human trafficking.
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
And detainees are held for much long periods of time than needed so that these companies can charge more and make billions extra. It’s state sanctioned human trafficking.
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“The chaos and cruelty of a worksite raid is exactly what Trump wants to show: lots of money and militarization poured into small communities to arrest people.”
The “chaos and cruelty” of Trump’s worksite immigration raids
A scholar looked at how the enforcement tactic upends communities, leaving many feeling “like a tornado” hit their town.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“The chaos and cruelty of a worksite raid is exactly what Trump wants to show: lots of money and militarization poured into small communities to arrest people.”
Yes. This one isn’t hard to figure out. Not many Christians live in the Nigerian area we shot cruise missiles at. But goon internal politics with Trump base.
A monumental waste of money, all to try to trick U.S. evangelicals into continuing to support Trump as a “protector of Christians.”
December 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Yes. This one isn’t hard to figure out. Not many Christians live in the Nigerian area we shot cruise missiles at. But goon internal politics with Trump base.
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I know what side Rob Reiner was on and I know what side I am on. Show me what side you are on.
Please comment and repost 💙🫂
Please comment and repost 💙🫂
December 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I know what side Rob Reiner was on and I know what side I am on. Show me what side you are on.
Please comment and repost 💙🫂
Please comment and repost 💙🫂
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Example of ICE resistance that worked… take away their parking spaces
“YES: Residents of Takoma Park, Maryland, noticed ICE cars lurking every day in a parking lot. So they showed up early to occupy the space, with coffee, music, conversation, knitting... not leaving ICE a single parking space. ICE stopped coming.” I. S. Democratic Socialists
December 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Example of ICE resistance that worked… take away their parking spaces
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Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...
www.propublica.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
Different way to gauge which way the wind blows…
Tonight, my Uber driver said, “I never hear passengers say nice things about Donald Trump anymore. Several years ago, I would hear praise all the time. No more.”
Just one sign things may be changing.
Just one sign things may be changing.
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Different way to gauge which way the wind blows…
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Bullseye from 60 Minutes journalist Sharyn Alfonsi in response to Bari Weiss: “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-r...
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-r...
Snapshot: Rejecting the Regime's 'Kill Switch'
CBS News' Bari Weiss blocked a rigorous '60 Minutes' story about the brutal CECOT prison. This is not tolerable.
www.americaamerica.news
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Bullseye from 60 Minutes journalist Sharyn Alfonsi in response to Bari Weiss: “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-r...
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-r...
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Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada and Germany, have condemned the Israeli security cabinet’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they violate international law and risk fuelling instability.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK, Canada and Germany condemn Israel for 19 new West Bank settlements
Fourteen countries, also including France, Italy, Ireland and Spain, say actions ‘violate international law and risk fuelling instability’
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada and Germany, have condemned the Israeli security cabinet’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they violate international law and risk fuelling instability.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...