John Robinson
@jrobin.bsky.social
Former editor of the News & Record in Greensboro, NC; former UNC journalism professor. He's strolled all alone through a fallout zone & came out with his soul untouched.
Trump-approved new TikTok.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Trump-approved new TikTok.
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Only political cowards “struggle” to respond.
January 26, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Only political cowards “struggle” to respond.
Thank god, among all the cities in N.C., Greensboro isn’t covered in ice and all anyone cares about is food.
January 26, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Thank god, among all the cities in N.C., Greensboro isn’t covered in ice and all anyone cares about is food.
Umm, senator, so President Trump is doing an incredible disservice to his own legacy?
Narrator: President Trump’s legacy is secure, and it’s shameful.
Narrator: President Trump’s legacy is secure, and it’s shameful.
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Umm, senator, so President Trump is doing an incredible disservice to his own legacy?
Narrator: President Trump’s legacy is secure, and it’s shameful.
Narrator: President Trump’s legacy is secure, and it’s shameful.
My senator’s inability to call out Trump turns his rightful stand into mush.
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
My senator’s inability to call out Trump turns his rightful stand into mush.
Is it a gun?
Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet?
This is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in your American skin
Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet?
This is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in your American skin
January 24, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Is it a gun?
Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet?
This is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in your American skin
Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet?
This is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in your American skin
My other senator, neglecting to consider how his support of Trump’s and RFK Jr.’s policies are hurting “the most vulnerable.”
January 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
My other senator, neglecting to consider how his support of Trump’s and RFK Jr.’s policies are hurting “the most vulnerable.”
My senator trying to undo the damage that Trump has done. Unfortunate that he didn’t make the attempt back when it mattered.
January 24, 2026 at 12:49 PM
My senator trying to undo the damage that Trump has done. Unfortunate that he didn’t make the attempt back when it mattered.
Whenever my congressman uses “common sense” I know it’s not.
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Whenever my congressman uses “common sense” I know it’s not.
My rep has bathed in the Kool-Aid
OTOH, in Trump’s first year:
🤡USA invaded Venezuela & threatens war with Greenland
🤡Food prices are up
🤡Detention camps are overflowing and people are dying
🤡ICE is killing people
🤡Our allies are turning against us
🤡Trump is pals with the world’s dictators
OTOH, in Trump’s first year:
🤡USA invaded Venezuela & threatens war with Greenland
🤡Food prices are up
🤡Detention camps are overflowing and people are dying
🤡ICE is killing people
🤡Our allies are turning against us
🤡Trump is pals with the world’s dictators
January 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
My rep has bathed in the Kool-Aid
OTOH, in Trump’s first year:
🤡USA invaded Venezuela & threatens war with Greenland
🤡Food prices are up
🤡Detention camps are overflowing and people are dying
🤡ICE is killing people
🤡Our allies are turning against us
🤡Trump is pals with the world’s dictators
OTOH, in Trump’s first year:
🤡USA invaded Venezuela & threatens war with Greenland
🤡Food prices are up
🤡Detention camps are overflowing and people are dying
🤡ICE is killing people
🤡Our allies are turning against us
🤡Trump is pals with the world’s dictators
Unbelievable. He should have added, “unless they live in Minneapolis.”
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Unbelievable. He should have added, “unless they live in Minneapolis.”
The one moment of the year when the senator honors MLK Jr. before going back to opposing everything the reverend doctor stood for.
January 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The one moment of the year when the senator honors MLK Jr. before going back to opposing everything the reverend doctor stood for.
A big test for Margaret Brennan. Will CBS let her lay bare Noem’s lies and double talk?
January 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
A big test for Margaret Brennan. Will CBS let her lay bare Noem’s lies and double talk?
Sen. Tillis takes the right stance on Greenland but he just can’t bring himself to criticize Trump.
January 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Sen. Tillis takes the right stance on Greenland but he just can’t bring himself to criticize Trump.
Who’s going to tell MAGA McDowell that Trump routinely pardons drug dealers?
January 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Who’s going to tell MAGA McDowell that Trump routinely pardons drug dealers?
He just plays tough
January 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
He just plays tough
Mass demonstrations across the country. Trump threatens to bomb Iran and takeover Greenland. Ice snatching kids and shooting citizens.
I suppose my MAGA rep needs to find something to be excited about.
I suppose my MAGA rep needs to find something to be excited about.
January 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Mass demonstrations across the country. Trump threatens to bomb Iran and takeover Greenland. Ice snatching kids and shooting citizens.
I suppose my MAGA rep needs to find something to be excited about.
I suppose my MAGA rep needs to find something to be excited about.
It’s been 15 months since Trump promised to make Western North Carolina whole after the devastation of Hurricane Helene.
Sen. Budd is still begging him to make good on his promise.
Sen. Budd is still begging him to make good on his promise.
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
It’s been 15 months since Trump promised to make Western North Carolina whole after the devastation of Hurricane Helene.
Sen. Budd is still begging him to make good on his promise.
Sen. Budd is still begging him to make good on his promise.
He’s either gaslighting or not too smart or both. Liberals never said the U.S. government should kidnap the president and his wife, and declare that they were going to take the oil and run the country
January 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
He’s either gaslighting or not too smart or both. Liberals never said the U.S. government should kidnap the president and his wife, and declare that they were going to take the oil and run the country
January 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
