Robert Zakin
@rabazaki.bsky.social
Once upon a time I made TV. Now I putter. Story trumps everything.
The NYT (still the newspaper of record) reports "House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 2025" Who needs governing? We don't need no stinkin' governing!
January 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The NYT (still the newspaper of record) reports "House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 2025" Who needs governing? We don't need no stinkin' governing!
Our Airbnb guest just cancelled, writing "Due to the political situation in [the] USA. Our event has been moved to Canada." This is the first of, hopefully, no more.
January 13, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Our Airbnb guest just cancelled, writing "Due to the political situation in [the] USA. Our event has been moved to Canada." This is the first of, hopefully, no more.
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Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings
Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings
From 46-minute jams to MTV video hits, here are the freedom-loving Dead guitarist and singer’s finest songs about ‘rainbows of sound’ and ‘enjoying the ride’
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings
In case you missed this update …
January 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
In case you missed this update …
JD Vance, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller are the Unholy Trinity. Trump is an anal sphincter, but they are evil.
January 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
JD Vance, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller are the Unholy Trinity. Trump is an anal sphincter, but they are evil.
So, asking for a friend, what is a professional agitator? Who pays you? How do you become one and go pro?
January 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
So, asking for a friend, what is a professional agitator? Who pays you? How do you become one and go pro?
That Tom Homan is the voice of reason in the Administration, tells us all we need to know about this Administration and the Minneapolis tragedy. They do not care.
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
That Tom Homan is the voice of reason in the Administration, tells us all we need to know about this Administration and the Minneapolis tragedy. They do not care.
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The most literate Democrat.
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The most literate Democrat.
"Unrestrained." I think that should be the word of the year. Maybe the next three years.
January 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"Unrestrained." I think that should be the word of the year. Maybe the next three years.
January 6, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Snatching the bad guy is the easy part.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Snatching the bad guy is the easy part.
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Why is Marco Rubio this morning such a whiner?
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Why is Marco Rubio this morning such a whiner?
Trump wants a third of the globe. That gives China a third, and gives Russia a third. Donroe. Ugh.
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Trump wants a third of the globe. That gives China a third, and gives Russia a third. Donroe. Ugh.
OK for what it's worth (which is nothing,) I am CBS News curious. I'll give them a shot.
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
OK for what it's worth (which is nothing,) I am CBS News curious. I'll give them a shot.
"You have to take the public to war before you take the army to war." unless you're Trump or a host of other clowns! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyeK...
"This Country's Going to War"- Duck Soup sequence
YouTube video by Pantoist
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"You have to take the public to war before you take the army to war." unless you're Trump or a host of other clowns! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyeK...
I am not a fan of our President, Donald Trump. But, it is in everyone's best interest that a President succeeds, even if he's a jerk with twisted values. However, man he's looking old and tired.
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I am not a fan of our President, Donald Trump. But, it is in everyone's best interest that a President succeeds, even if he's a jerk with twisted values. However, man he's looking old and tired.
I always considered "Duck Soup" the best Marx Brothers comedy - the most full throttled lunacy - but seeing "Horsefeathers" for the first time in years I'm ready to reassess. I laughed out loud.
January 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I always considered "Duck Soup" the best Marx Brothers comedy - the most full throttled lunacy - but seeing "Horsefeathers" for the first time in years I'm ready to reassess. I laughed out loud.
I don't think the President knows the sentiment, "You have to take the public to war before you take the army to war." Because he has his sites on Venezuela and I have no idea why.
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I don't think the President knows the sentiment, "You have to take the public to war before you take the army to war." Because he has his sites on Venezuela and I have no idea why.
Trump just plastered his name on The Kennedy Center. Hey New Yorkers next is the Trump-Lincoln Center. It's a slippery slope. His brazen insecurity is dangerous, and tragic.
December 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trump just plastered his name on The Kennedy Center. Hey New Yorkers next is the Trump-Lincoln Center. It's a slippery slope. His brazen insecurity is dangerous, and tragic.
The Congress' only way to legislate is by discharge petition because, you know, leadership. The lack of leadership, that is.
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Congress' only way to legislate is by discharge petition because, you know, leadership. The lack of leadership, that is.
"Unbelievable" was my daily sigh re: the news. But now, especially after Mr. Trump blames Rob Reiner and his wife's tragic murder on lefty politics, my new words are "No words." May they RIP. And may our president ...
December 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Unbelievable" was my daily sigh re: the news. But now, especially after Mr. Trump blames Rob Reiner and his wife's tragic murder on lefty politics, my new words are "No words." May they RIP. And may our president ...
_________________ is a blank space where accountability is supposed to live. Fill in the blank.
December 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
_________________ is a blank space where accountability is supposed to live. Fill in the blank.
“Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia’s view” Not surprisingly, the Russians are thrilled. Finally, it took this President to make the Russians happy.
December 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia’s view” Not surprisingly, the Russians are thrilled. Finally, it took this President to make the Russians happy.
Mike Johnson is more the legislative director for the White House than Speaker of the House.
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Mike Johnson is more the legislative director for the White House than Speaker of the House.