Rob
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Rob
@history-rob.bsky.social
Husband, father to 4 teenagers, into software development and dabbles in history, politics, architecture, and baking. Hoosier; he / him
Rule of Law? Originalist? Text, history, and tradition? Republicans supposedly support these. 🤷
Today is probably a good day to point out Article 4 Section 5 of the Indiana Constitution, which allows for apportionment of senators of representatives only after the decennial (every 10 year) census
August 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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“Hey Live Nation: I was hit by an SUV and am in a wheelchair for the foreseeable future. I called to switch an @offspring concert ticket to a wheelchair seat and your rep refused bc the handicap seat cost less. I even offered to eat the difference. What cruelty is this? Fix this.” — Chris Sikich
July 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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When asked if the United States should have a military parade to show off its might, President Eisenhower responded:

“Absolutely not. We are the pre-eminent power on Earth. For us to try and imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak.”
May 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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And driving down their public trust and approval by the minute.

Trump has created America’s greatest civil-military relations crisis since the Civil War.

And it’s just getting started.🚨

📺I’ll join CNN & Abby Phillip at 10ET with more on this, LA & whatever madness happens in the next two hours.
June 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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WHAT IS TEAR GAS & WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE EXPOSED‼️

3 part video

Watch all and share!

BE SMART! STAY SAFE!

Originally from 2020 during the BLM protests.

IG: @occupyeverything
June 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Hell yes. My higher ed colleagues just informed me that Harvard is quietly offering FREE online courses on U.S. government and civic engagement.

This. This right here is how you punch a bully in the damn nose, then dunk on him. So proud of my former employer-client.

Let’s goooo‼️🇺🇸🇺🇸
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
pll.harvard.edu
May 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Perfect…
May 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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In memory of all those who have died in service to our country.

Thank you to Valhalla Memory Gardens in #Bloomington, IN for allowing me to play today.

#TapsAcrossAmerica, #HoosierSky
May 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Now is a great time to reach out to your member of Congress who promised not to cut Medicaid.

Or to your conservative friends who don't think we should be exploding the debt.

Because today, Donald Trump met with Republicans on Capitol Hill, trying to pass a bill that would do both.
May 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I know what I’ll be listening to tomorrow morning.
Ope! Don't mind me. Just here to remind you we've got a new Sunday morning politics show beginning TOMORROW! Live on Project Next at 10:30 am. I'll be a guest on my first ever Instagram Live with Kurt Mullett tonight at 9pm to talk all about it.

https://www.instagram.com/hoosierblue63/
May 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Here is what we confirmed: After Musk’s rise to power in the U.S. government, the State Department has repeatedly coaxed, lobbied and browbeat this tiny West African country into giving business to Musk’s satellite company Starlink.
The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers a...
www.propublica.org
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Yes, I'm pissed about the jumbo jet too. But this is actually the most important story today.
May 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Roger Stone called for me to be charged with treason and executed because I introduced a bill to take on Trump’s corruption. Last I checked, that’s my job. Words matter and political violence is personal to my family. This Admin wants to intimidate us, but we can't let them.
May 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
IYKYK
feels like this was the music they should've used to announce him
May 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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If I were JD Vance, I would consider whether God is perhaps sending me some fairly specific messages
May 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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And here's the data in case anyone's curious:

bsky.app/profile/nerd...
Trump and Duffy need to stop whining and do their jobs.

For the record:

Secretary Buttigieg hired thousands of air traffic controllers and asked Congress to fund 2,000 more in 2025.

During Trump's first term, the number of air traffic controllers decreased EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
May 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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May 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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On Friday, the Indiana Capital Chronicle's Casey Smith was honored as Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists. We're so proud!
Indiana Capital Chronicle takes home awards for top journalist, best website • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Society of Professional Journalists honored the ICC with seven awards, including a top recognition for Senior Reporter Casey Smith.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Last month, Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed into law Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), which bans the use of university-issued IDs as valid voter identification at the polls. A new lawsuit calls this a “surgical attack” on student voting access as Indiana continues to allow other, less secure forms of voter ID.
New Lawsuit Blasts Indiana for Banning Student IDs at the Polls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“I see four lights!” Picard STNG S6E10-11 Chain of Command
Trump trying to force a journalist to repeat his lie on tv that a random photoshop of an MS13 tattoo Abrego's knuckles is a real photo of Abrego's tattoos
May 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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It’s 2025 and they’re just now defining rape as sex without consent. How women stay non-violent despite our constant dehumanization should be studied.
May 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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“But I had neglected a key part of the Iraqi society: the women.” My latest for ⁦‪@thebulwark.com The values of the Women, Peace, and Security Program. www.thebulwark.com/p/a-commande...
A Commander’s Case for Women, Peace, and Security
The program makes the military more effective. The secretary of defense thinks it’s “woke.”
www.thebulwark.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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#hoosiersky cult leaders are never wrong, so I doubt Hoosier voters will let this change their mind that most of TFG’s tariffs are bad
May 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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This is disturbing, devastating, heartbreaking.

Women are half of the population yet don't have the research to make informed health decisions. Those of us who are women’s health warriors need to dig in, channel our righteous anger, and ensure women’s health research isn’t obliterated.
March 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM