Karen “Will not Toady” Robertson
@karenrobz.bsky.social
23-year veteran of US Courts/recovering attorney, Rocky Mountain enthusiast, teaching ESL to adult immigrants & refugees in Aurora CO, ally, wife & mother of good men, all are welcome at my house.
Sometimes my Dutch background allows me an extra chuckle
August 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Sometimes my Dutch background allows me an extra chuckle
Great insight. This paragraph struck me as maybe not a New Yorker but someone who loves food & being in a city full of great food in diverse neighborhoods. There are a lot of non-partisans/regular people this resonates for.
![Excerpt of NR article ending with "[Mamdani's messaging around the eating & sharing of ethnic food] captures what's essential about the man himself: "'The generosity around food is so much of who he is.'"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbvciu3mon3vbg6xdcbpcfzq/bafkreicu2klimwq5c7g4cnqyanp6y63qn65jjrvog45f5eiwgegv4xb74m@jpeg)
July 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Great insight. This paragraph struck me as maybe not a New Yorker but someone who loves food & being in a city full of great food in diverse neighborhoods. There are a lot of non-partisans/regular people this resonates for.
Really good post. This final "But" is going to disappoint, but it's the point we've got to keep making...
July 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Really good post. This final "But" is going to disappoint, but it's the point we've got to keep making...
Who TALKS like this and has any respect whatsoever?!
June 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Who TALKS like this and has any respect whatsoever?!
Or, hear me out…
June 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Or, hear me out…
We had lots of fun in Denver!
June 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
We had lots of fun in Denver!
I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Just informed at my work that our grant funding Citizenship classes & preparation for the test for qualified immigrants & refugees has been terminated bc "[t]he work performed under this award no longer effectuates the program goals [or] priorities" of the USCIS.
April 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Just informed at my work that our grant funding Citizenship classes & preparation for the test for qualified immigrants & refugees has been terminated bc "[t]he work performed under this award no longer effectuates the program goals [or] priorities" of the USCIS.
Maybe people a little salty about this move, Elon. You can dish it, but not take it.
March 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Maybe people a little salty about this move, Elon. You can dish it, but not take it.
*This* suit. Super dignified and respectful.
March 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
*This* suit. Super dignified and respectful.
Wonderful! I teach "Dreams" to lower level ELLs. It's perfect for newcomers and anyone who's fled terrible things... I begin with a cloze where we build missing words (dreams, bird, fly; go & snow) & build to pairs that memorize one stanza each & present.
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wonderful! I teach "Dreams" to lower level ELLs. It's perfect for newcomers and anyone who's fled terrible things... I begin with a cloze where we build missing words (dreams, bird, fly; go & snow) & build to pairs that memorize one stanza each & present.
January 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This was WILD to read in 1981 in an AP English class, but I don't know what was more wild: the book or the fact that it was assigned by Ms. Rotter, a decidedly dotty teacher who was, at a minimum, in her late 70s at the time. We all just thought she must not have read it ...
December 12, 2024 at 8:31 PM
This was WILD to read in 1981 in an AP English class, but I don't know what was more wild: the book or the fact that it was assigned by Ms. Rotter, a decidedly dotty teacher who was, at a minimum, in her late 70s at the time. We all just thought she must not have read it ...
December 3, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Zzzzzzz
November 18, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Zzzzzzz
It snowed a bit in Denver today.
November 10, 2024 at 1:30 AM
It snowed a bit in Denver today.