Robert Hood
@rghood.bsky.social
Oregon State University graduate, Oregonian who lived in San Francisco for 20 years. Australian Rules Football fan and St. Kilda tragic. Proud Democrat. Love of my life, Donna Hood.
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Donald Trump has unilaterally decided that one of America's largest media companies must be sold to one of his cronies. Here's why America has a liberal media bias problem.
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Donald Trump has unilaterally decided that one of America's largest media companies must be sold to one of his cronies. Here's why America has a liberal media bias problem.
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If you think Paramount is just trying to buy Warner Brothers so Ellison can stop CNN from criticizing Trump… you’re right!
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
If you think Paramount is just trying to buy Warner Brothers so Ellison can stop CNN from criticizing Trump… you’re right!
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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More and more people are saying it:
SCOTUS is a reactionary monarchist vanguard against all the rest of the courts, who would prefer that law and their lives mean something www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
SCOTUS is a reactionary monarchist vanguard against all the rest of the courts, who would prefer that law and their lives mean something www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
More and more people are saying it:
SCOTUS is a reactionary monarchist vanguard against all the rest of the courts, who would prefer that law and their lives mean something www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
SCOTUS is a reactionary monarchist vanguard against all the rest of the courts, who would prefer that law and their lives mean something www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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President Donald Trump engaged in a similar arrangement to what he has called potentially criminal "mortgage fraud," according to a ProPublica report.
Report says Trump did same 'mortgage fraud' he accuses his targets of
President Donald Trump engaged in a similar arrangement to what he has called potentially criminal "mortgage fraud," according to a ProPublica report.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
President Donald Trump engaged in a similar arrangement to what he has called potentially criminal "mortgage fraud," according to a ProPublica report.
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First, it was members of his Cabinet, then members of Bill Pulte's family and now the President himself.
The breathtaking hypocrisy of this adminstration's weapon-of-choice shows the real basis for these investigations: political retribution.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The breathtaking hypocrisy of this adminstration's weapon-of-choice shows the real basis for these investigations: political retribution.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
First, it was members of his Cabinet, then members of Bill Pulte's family and now the President himself.
The breathtaking hypocrisy of this adminstration's weapon-of-choice shows the real basis for these investigations: political retribution.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The breathtaking hypocrisy of this adminstration's weapon-of-choice shows the real basis for these investigations: political retribution.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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NEW: SCOTUS appears ready to give Trump greater firing powers, over sharp liberal warnings.
The Republican appointees are almost certain to overturn a 90-year precedent, as Trump wants. Pushing back, Sotomayor told DOJ: “You’re asking us to destroy the structure of government.”
Law Dork:
The Republican appointees are almost certain to overturn a 90-year precedent, as Trump wants. Pushing back, Sotomayor told DOJ: “You’re asking us to destroy the structure of government.”
Law Dork:
SCOTUS appears ready to give Trump greater firing powers, over sharp liberal warnings
The Republican appointees are almost certain to overturn a 90-year precedent, as Trump wants. Pushing back, Sotomayor told DOJ: “You’re asking us to destroy the structure of government.”
www.lawdork.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NEW: SCOTUS appears ready to give Trump greater firing powers, over sharp liberal warnings.
The Republican appointees are almost certain to overturn a 90-year precedent, as Trump wants. Pushing back, Sotomayor told DOJ: “You’re asking us to destroy the structure of government.”
Law Dork:
The Republican appointees are almost certain to overturn a 90-year precedent, as Trump wants. Pushing back, Sotomayor told DOJ: “You’re asking us to destroy the structure of government.”
Law Dork:
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Kash Patel has been using FBI agents to drive his girlfriend’s drunk friends home. It’s the kind of corruption that will drive him from office, if it turns out that anyone involved was a Democrat.
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Kash Patel has been using FBI agents to drive his girlfriend’s drunk friends home. It’s the kind of corruption that will drive him from office, if it turns out that anyone involved was a Democrat.
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"We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it" by Luke Slawomirski #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it
Australia’s health system is beginning to resemble the US. We must change course
thepoint.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it" by Luke Slawomirski #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
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NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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Hegseth refusing to hand over his phone to the IG investigation is a pretty big sign they're still using Signal to share classified military info.
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hegseth refusing to hand over his phone to the IG investigation is a pretty big sign they're still using Signal to share classified military info.
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The CFP Committee is supposed to be an independent arbiter.
But did you know conferences are allowed to lobby members in the final week to make the case for their teams?
Of course we got those presentations.
Read it all in this week's FOIAball:
www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...
But did you know conferences are allowed to lobby members in the final week to make the case for their teams?
Of course we got those presentations.
Read it all in this week's FOIAball:
www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The CFP Committee is supposed to be an independent arbiter.
But did you know conferences are allowed to lobby members in the final week to make the case for their teams?
Of course we got those presentations.
Read it all in this week's FOIAball:
www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...
But did you know conferences are allowed to lobby members in the final week to make the case for their teams?
Of course we got those presentations.
Read it all in this week's FOIAball:
www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...
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Gee, no big press gathering in the Oval Office for Trump’s signing of the Epstein files bill. I wonder why not. Also wondering how closely the signature matches the one on the Epstein birthday note. Also wondering if we’ll really see the Epstein files or if he’ll claim loopholes for years.
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Gee, no big press gathering in the Oval Office for Trump’s signing of the Epstein files bill. I wonder why not. Also wondering how closely the signature matches the one on the Epstein birthday note. Also wondering if we’ll really see the Epstein files or if he’ll claim loopholes for years.
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Trump has to release the entirety of the Epstein Files. Recall FBI agents were tasked to find and scrub his name.
We also have the Epstein estate, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the survivors.
He cant escape this.
We also have the Epstein estate, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the survivors.
He cant escape this.
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Trump has to release the entirety of the Epstein Files. Recall FBI agents were tasked to find and scrub his name.
We also have the Epstein estate, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the survivors.
He cant escape this.
We also have the Epstein estate, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the survivors.
He cant escape this.
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NEW: Larry Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Epstein, per Harvard Crimson.
Let the consequences begin!!!!
Let the consequences begin!!!!
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
NEW: Larry Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Epstein, per Harvard Crimson.
Let the consequences begin!!!!
Let the consequences begin!!!!
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the ties to epstein were ugly but it seems like it's equally important that *he wrote at length about sexually harassing a colleague"?!
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
the ties to epstein were ugly but it seems like it's equally important that *he wrote at length about sexually harassing a colleague"?!
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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn reut.rs/43xZrEo
Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn
Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal.
reut.rs
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn reut.rs/43xZrEo
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Chicago homeowners are being walloped with a record property tax hike, with some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods absorbing the steepest increases even as downtown office owners see their bills fall, according to data from the Cook County treasurer’s office.
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Record property tax increases slam Chicago homeowners as downtown owners see cuts
Sinking Loop office values fuel spike in Chicago residential bills, especially on South, West sides, report shows.
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Chicago homeowners are being walloped with a record property tax hike, with some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods absorbing the steepest increases even as downtown office owners see their bills fall, according to data from the Cook County treasurer’s office.
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Q: Speaker Johnson is calling on the Senate to make revisions to this bill because he says it's doesn't adequately protect survivors
MASSIE: That's been a red herring all along. The survivors have always been in favor of this legislation. He's trying to save face.
MASSIE: That's been a red herring all along. The survivors have always been in favor of this legislation. He's trying to save face.
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Q: Speaker Johnson is calling on the Senate to make revisions to this bill because he says it's doesn't adequately protect survivors
MASSIE: That's been a red herring all along. The survivors have always been in favor of this legislation. He's trying to save face.
MASSIE: That's been a red herring all along. The survivors have always been in favor of this legislation. He's trying to save face.
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Yesterday, this letter was launched by a handful of Republican senators seeking suspension of Judge Boasberg pending impeachment proceedings leveled against him by House Republicans. Anything to stop his contempt proceeding into Trump’s MAGA DOJ.
www.schmitt.senate.gov
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Yesterday, this letter was launched by a handful of Republican senators seeking suspension of Judge Boasberg pending impeachment proceedings leveled against him by House Republicans. Anything to stop his contempt proceeding into Trump’s MAGA DOJ.
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President Donald Trump may have acquiesced to demands that give his approval for the Jeffrey Epstein files to be released, but he is not forgiving Republicans for not saving him from the embarrassment of backing down.
Furious Trump rages that Dems outmaneuvered GOP lawmakers — and set trap for him: report
President Donald Trump may have acquiesced to demands that give his approval for the Jeffrey Epstein files to be released, but he is not forgiving Republicans for not saving him from the embarrassment of backing down.According to a report from Politico’s Dasha Burns, the president believes the GOP l...
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
President Donald Trump may have acquiesced to demands that give his approval for the Jeffrey Epstein files to be released, but he is not forgiving Republicans for not saving him from the embarrassment of backing down.
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Mike Johnson accuses Democrats of "forcing a political show vote on the Epstein files" (the measure is also supported by the vast majority of House Republicans!)
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mike Johnson accuses Democrats of "forcing a political show vote on the Epstein files" (the measure is also supported by the vast majority of House Republicans!)
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Keyword: UNCLASSIFIED
Prepare for a lot more unanswered questions, each far more intriguing than "who's Bubba?"
Prepare for a lot more unanswered questions, each far more intriguing than "who's Bubba?"
The House is expected to vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Tuesday. If passed by congress and the senate, and signed by Trump the bill would require the DOJ to release more unclassified records related to Jeffrey Epstein. #OpDeathEaters
House Prepares Vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act as Trump Shifts Position on Disclosure
The House is set to vote on the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, which would force the DOJ to release unclassified records related to Jeffrey Epstein, including flight logs and internal comm...
spookyconnections.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Keyword: UNCLASSIFIED
Prepare for a lot more unanswered questions, each far more intriguing than "who's Bubba?"
Prepare for a lot more unanswered questions, each far more intriguing than "who's Bubba?"
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The 2 people who had the most information on him, suddenly die from suicide, stemming from paedophile cases.
No one in the US news media sees the link.
Not to mention Ivana. 'Falling down a flight of steps'. A day before her deposition.
No one in the US news media sees the link.
Not to mention Ivana. 'Falling down a flight of steps'. A day before her deposition.
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The 2 people who had the most information on him, suddenly die from suicide, stemming from paedophile cases.
No one in the US news media sees the link.
Not to mention Ivana. 'Falling down a flight of steps'. A day before her deposition.
No one in the US news media sees the link.
Not to mention Ivana. 'Falling down a flight of steps'. A day before her deposition.