Rob Liu
@rob-who.bsky.social
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Suddenly "hate speech" is bad. Suddenly "dehumanizing" people is bad. Suddenly "cancel culture" is good. Suddenly words have consequences.
The modern American right in 2025, folks.
The modern American right in 2025, folks.
September 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Suddenly "hate speech" is bad. Suddenly "dehumanizing" people is bad. Suddenly "cancel culture" is good. Suddenly words have consequences.
The modern American right in 2025, folks.
The modern American right in 2025, folks.
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On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city.
This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.
This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.
September 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city.
This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.
This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.
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Big sigh. Watch this.
Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting?
No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.
Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting?
No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.
September 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Big sigh. Watch this.
Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting?
No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.
Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting?
No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.
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RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
September 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
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Mike Pence has the courage!
"Release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution. ... Anyone who participated or was associated with this despicable man ought to be held up to public scrutiny."
www.cbsnews.com/video/mike-p...
"Release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution. ... Anyone who participated or was associated with this despicable man ought to be held up to public scrutiny."
www.cbsnews.com/video/mike-p...
July 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Mike Pence has the courage!
"Release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution. ... Anyone who participated or was associated with this despicable man ought to be held up to public scrutiny."
www.cbsnews.com/video/mike-p...
"Release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution. ... Anyone who participated or was associated with this despicable man ought to be held up to public scrutiny."
www.cbsnews.com/video/mike-p...
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Watch @timmiller.bsky.social on the Thiel/Douthat interview: "Do you want the human race to endure, Peter Thiel? It seems like basically the answer is no, but he doesn't want to say it. So he comes around to yes after 30 seconds. This is the man that set the vice president in place."
July 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Watch @timmiller.bsky.social on the Thiel/Douthat interview: "Do you want the human race to endure, Peter Thiel? It seems like basically the answer is no, but he doesn't want to say it. So he comes around to yes after 30 seconds. This is the man that set the vice president in place."
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for everyone I know from Philly it is simultaneously the best thing about us and a collective curse upon us all
Do you feel connected to your hometown?As in having a sense of hometown pride?
June 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
for everyone I know from Philly it is simultaneously the best thing about us and a collective curse upon us all
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The fundamental flaw of broken authoritarian narcissists (the core of the right-wing coalition) is that they view empathy as a finite resource, such that, if you extend it to one group, you can't extend it to another. They see all of life through a lens of scarcity, competition, & selfishness.
Elon Musk: "The fundamental moral flaw of the left is empathy for the criminals and not empathy for the victims."
May 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The fundamental flaw of broken authoritarian narcissists (the core of the right-wing coalition) is that they view empathy as a finite resource, such that, if you extend it to one group, you can't extend it to another. They see all of life through a lens of scarcity, competition, & selfishness.
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
May 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
Movie you’ve seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR
April 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Movie you’ve seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR
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REMINDER: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs.
April 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
REMINDER: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs.
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Bad things get worse when you ignore them.... not better. You would think that'd be super obvious right now.
April 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Bad things get worse when you ignore them.... not better. You would think that'd be super obvious right now.
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Just gonna leave this here…
April 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just gonna leave this here…
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Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
Japanese American National Museum takes a stand against DOGE cuts to NEH
The National Endowment for the Humanities warned museums across the country that it was slashing funding, including money previously pledged to places such as LACMA and the Japanese American National ...
www.latimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
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it is 2025. the US president is obsessed with owning greenland. in between golf and signing his name on things, he makes posts in all capital letters which are somehow both meaningless and illegal. you are in your 30s and have the stress level of someone being hunted for sport. life is bad
March 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
it is 2025. the US president is obsessed with owning greenland. in between golf and signing his name on things, he makes posts in all capital letters which are somehow both meaningless and illegal. you are in your 30s and have the stress level of someone being hunted for sport. life is bad
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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
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“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
March 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
Did allowing student athletes to get paid ruin college sports?
Does March Madness suck now?
Does March Madness suck now?
March 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Did allowing student athletes to get paid ruin college sports?
Does March Madness suck now?
Does March Madness suck now?
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I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
March 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
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Joel Embiid has the most points + rebounds + assists + blocks + steals per minute on record in NBA history.
A big loss for the NBA, not just the Sixers.
A big loss for the NBA, not just the Sixers.
March 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Joel Embiid has the most points + rebounds + assists + blocks + steals per minute on record in NBA history.
A big loss for the NBA, not just the Sixers.
A big loss for the NBA, not just the Sixers.
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Zelenskyy has huge balls. Doing this all right in front of the press. Honestly the first bit of inspiring media I've seen in a long time.
February 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Zelenskyy has huge balls. Doing this all right in front of the press. Honestly the first bit of inspiring media I've seen in a long time.