Dr Bob
@drbob601.bsky.social
You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.
― Alexander Solzhenitsyn
― Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Incredible reporting here from the @nytimes.com......(gift link).
Colombian fishermen scared to fish for fear of being killed by the US military in waters their families have fished for generations....
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Colombian fishermen scared to fish for fear of being killed by the US military in waters their families have fished for generations....
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Grim Evidence of Trump’s Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Incredible reporting here from the @nytimes.com......(gift link).
Colombian fishermen scared to fish for fear of being killed by the US military in waters their families have fished for generations....
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Colombian fishermen scared to fish for fear of being killed by the US military in waters their families have fished for generations....
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
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Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.
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Yeah guys, Alex Karp of Palantir is a totally normal guy who just happens to quote several minutes’ worth of a Nazi speech, before doing random tai chi and leaving
Karp is a dangerous, completely unhinged lunatic and it’s made worse by the fact that he’s obviously on coke too
Karp is a dangerous, completely unhinged lunatic and it’s made worse by the fact that he’s obviously on coke too
December 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Yeah guys, Alex Karp of Palantir is a totally normal guy who just happens to quote several minutes’ worth of a Nazi speech, before doing random tai chi and leaving
Karp is a dangerous, completely unhinged lunatic and it’s made worse by the fact that he’s obviously on coke too
Karp is a dangerous, completely unhinged lunatic and it’s made worse by the fact that he’s obviously on coke too
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Trump: "We have a fool at the Federal Reserve. I mean, Biden reappointed him. It's too bad. You would have thought he wouldn't have done that."
(Jerome Powell was appointed by Trump)
(Jerome Powell was appointed by Trump)
December 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trump: "We have a fool at the Federal Reserve. I mean, Biden reappointed him. It's too bad. You would have thought he wouldn't have done that."
(Jerome Powell was appointed by Trump)
(Jerome Powell was appointed by Trump)
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“But in a modern, free, and truly democratic society, it should not be a mystery for days to its population and its voters whether or not their president has just bombed a new sovereign nation, without any declaration of war – all while the federal government that’s funded by our tax dollars…
December 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“But in a modern, free, and truly democratic society, it should not be a mystery for days to its population and its voters whether or not their president has just bombed a new sovereign nation, without any declaration of war – all while the federal government that’s funded by our tax dollars…
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Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.
December 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.
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Most billionaires in fact have a zero sum view of the world and the rest of us non-billionaires would be fools to disarm in the face of evil.
The perfect Yglesias post: declaring “billionaires are good, actually,” as if it was some bold, counterintuitive take.
December 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Most billionaires in fact have a zero sum view of the world and the rest of us non-billionaires would be fools to disarm in the face of evil.
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The only reference to Jan 6 riots in the Capitol visitor center (that I could find): “On January 6, 2021, Congress was engaged in certifying the Electoral College results when proceedings were interrupted.”
December 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The only reference to Jan 6 riots in the Capitol visitor center (that I could find): “On January 6, 2021, Congress was engaged in certifying the Electoral College results when proceedings were interrupted.”
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If you grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, as I did, the world is upside down, backwards and prolapsed. Though I pay attention to politics for a living, it's still hard for me to believe that my country, the United States, is aligned with Russia. As @dennycarter.bsky.social said, none of it makes sense.
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 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If you grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, as I did, the world is upside down, backwards and prolapsed. Though I pay attention to politics for a living, it's still hard for me to believe that my country, the United States, is aligned with Russia. As @dennycarter.bsky.social said, none of it makes sense.
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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
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This seems significant for the whole “mailbox rule” in contract law - now not even the accepting party knows the date of their acceptance?
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This seems significant for the whole “mailbox rule” in contract law - now not even the accepting party knows the date of their acceptance?
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This is called "freedom" and it's pissing off the new Commissars who believe that artists must perform at the State's command
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This is called "freedom" and it's pissing off the new Commissars who believe that artists must perform at the State's command
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Shirley honed his craft making misleading videos about immigrants in 2024, taking comments out of context, using deceptive cuts, and overlaying transcriptions/translations that often distorted what his subjects had actually said. Seems like he’s moved on to using unvetted (false) witness statements.
Today, I debunk Nick Shirley’s vicious viral video attacking Somalis in Minnesota. The one JD Vance suggests deserves a Pulitzer. The 42-min propaganda with zero evidence, that has captured MAGA media, and is being used to cover up the real issue entirely.
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Debunking the Nick Shirley Video Attacking Somalis in Minnesota
A 42 minute video with zero evidence and overwhelming propaganda has captured MAGA media—here are the facts they hope you don't see
www.qasimrashid.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Shirley honed his craft making misleading videos about immigrants in 2024, taking comments out of context, using deceptive cuts, and overlaying transcriptions/translations that often distorted what his subjects had actually said. Seems like he’s moved on to using unvetted (false) witness statements.
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Been thinking about a bargain like this, or alternatively, Trump Overstretch: these conflicts plus Gaza are now linked not by bargains or transactionalism but b/c Trump spread US power thin & gutted capacity, so whichever crisis flares first may inflame others. Not dominos, just Trumpian anarchy.
The fundamental bargain, from the Putin-Lavrov perspective: Russia gets Ukraine, China gets Taiwan, Trump gets Greenland and Venezuela.
December 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Been thinking about a bargain like this, or alternatively, Trump Overstretch: these conflicts plus Gaza are now linked not by bargains or transactionalism but b/c Trump spread US power thin & gutted capacity, so whichever crisis flares first may inflame others. Not dominos, just Trumpian anarchy.
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youngkin ending his term as virginia’s worst governor of the 21st century thus far, with a political career that has gone down the toilet
Politico Gives Youngkin “The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politicians”; Says His “star faded as he hemmed and hawed about running for president last year” – and Badly Lost the 2025 Elections bluevirginia.us/2025/12/poli...
Politico Gives Youngkin “The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politicians”; Says His “star faded as he hemmed and hawed about running for president last year” – and Badly Lost the 2025 Elections
I included this Politico story ("The 2028 Race Has Begun. Here’s Who’s Winning.") in the morning news clips today, but I liked the part about Youngkin winning "The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politi...
bluevirginia.us
December 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
youngkin ending his term as virginia’s worst governor of the 21st century thus far, with a political career that has gone down the toilet
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The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
December 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
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Greene's shift is newsworthy but it's shockingly dishonest for @nytimes.com to portray it as a sincere awakening. There's no evidence of that; she's not changing caucus nor voting differently. She's an abhorrent bigot cynically adjusting position because she sees Trump as a liability. That's a fact.
An entire feature-length profile about her in the New York Times, the paper of record, that not *one single time* mentions that she's a rabid antisemite.
When she does her real apology for that wake me up.
When she does her real apology for that wake me up.
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Greene's shift is newsworthy but it's shockingly dishonest for @nytimes.com to portray it as a sincere awakening. There's no evidence of that; she's not changing caucus nor voting differently. She's an abhorrent bigot cynically adjusting position because she sees Trump as a liability. That's a fact.
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The poor don't want HSAs with temporary vouchers. They want health insurance that covers services.
Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
December 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The poor don't want HSAs with temporary vouchers. They want health insurance that covers services.
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she just got the house to pass her bill criminalizing trans care for people under 18 years old.
the only mention in this piece is about how she’s upset trump hasn’t done *enough* to harm trans kids. oh and a quote from her saying trans people are all “perverted”.
what is going on at NYT?
the only mention in this piece is about how she’s upset trump hasn’t done *enough* to harm trans kids. oh and a quote from her saying trans people are all “perverted”.
what is going on at NYT?
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong.” Read the inside story of how Marjorie Taylor Greene went from zealous Trump cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic: nyti.ms/3Lbzi88
December 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
she just got the house to pass her bill criminalizing trans care for people under 18 years old.
the only mention in this piece is about how she’s upset trump hasn’t done *enough* to harm trans kids. oh and a quote from her saying trans people are all “perverted”.
what is going on at NYT?
the only mention in this piece is about how she’s upset trump hasn’t done *enough* to harm trans kids. oh and a quote from her saying trans people are all “perverted”.
what is going on at NYT?
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This is such a deceitful misrepresentation of what is happening I don't even know where to start.
The Trump administration hijacked billions in infrastructure bill money to slather Elon Musk with subsidies and the Wall Street Journal is thrilled about it:
The Trump administration hijacked billions in infrastructure bill money to slather Elon Musk with subsidies and the Wall Street Journal is thrilled about it:
The headline made me snort out loud. This editorial really strives to make good Biden policies sound sinister and bad—for example, characterizing consumer protections as frivolous burdens on providers. @karlbode.com gift article
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump Unbreaks the Internet
Deregulation in broadband deployment is saving billions of dollars for taxpayers.
www.wsj.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is such a deceitful misrepresentation of what is happening I don't even know where to start.
The Trump administration hijacked billions in infrastructure bill money to slather Elon Musk with subsidies and the Wall Street Journal is thrilled about it:
The Trump administration hijacked billions in infrastructure bill money to slather Elon Musk with subsidies and the Wall Street Journal is thrilled about it:
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Flu deaths exceeded COVID deaths last winter and we may be on track for the same thing this year!
I can speak anecdotally that at the hospital I work at we’ve had very low covid census. We test anyone experiencing respiratory symptoms, and we’ve had very few people with Covid who have needed to be hospitalized. Which is a relief because we are absolutely inundated with flu rn
December 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Flu deaths exceeded COVID deaths last winter and we may be on track for the same thing this year!
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It's remarkable how low COVID deaths have fallen in the last year. The 2024 summer wave peaked at 1,358 deaths per week; the 2025 summer wave peaked at 466 deaths per week.
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/su...
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/su...
December 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's remarkable how low COVID deaths have fallen in the last year. The 2024 summer wave peaked at 1,358 deaths per week; the 2025 summer wave peaked at 466 deaths per week.
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/su...
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/su...
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The Democratic party would win elections repeatedly if they competently challenged corporate power.
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Democratic party would win elections repeatedly if they competently challenged corporate power.
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They were too busy protecting the names of Epstein’s co-conspirators like President ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️
NEW: Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky confirms to me that the DOJ has failed to properly redact her name in the Epstein files.
This is her name, and she has confirmed this is an old phone number of hers. Both should have been redacted. Neither were.
This is her name, and she has confirmed this is an old phone number of hers. Both should have been redacted. Neither were.
December 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
They were too busy protecting the names of Epstein’s co-conspirators like President ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️