JustRobin
@robbinbobbin.bsky.social
Printer. Not a dinosaur. Living in beautiful NM as a blue dot in a red corner. Been on this earth for a half century. Saddened that the things that were top issues when I was a child are becoming top issues again.
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This is one of our favorites!
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is one of our favorites!
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Weather for Santa's ride tonight! 🦌🦌🦌🦌🛷🎅
• CA: Heavy rain (flooding), windy, & heavy mtn snow
• NW & Great Basin.: Areas of gusty winds, rain & mtn snow
• Gulf Coast & Midwest: Dense fog & patchy light rain
• NE: Mostly cloudy
• AK: Cold w/ snow
• SE to S. Rockies & HI: Clear to partly cloudy
• CA: Heavy rain (flooding), windy, & heavy mtn snow
• NW & Great Basin.: Areas of gusty winds, rain & mtn snow
• Gulf Coast & Midwest: Dense fog & patchy light rain
• NE: Mostly cloudy
• AK: Cold w/ snow
• SE to S. Rockies & HI: Clear to partly cloudy
December 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Weather for Santa's ride tonight! 🦌🦌🦌🦌🛷🎅
• CA: Heavy rain (flooding), windy, & heavy mtn snow
• NW & Great Basin.: Areas of gusty winds, rain & mtn snow
• Gulf Coast & Midwest: Dense fog & patchy light rain
• NE: Mostly cloudy
• AK: Cold w/ snow
• SE to S. Rockies & HI: Clear to partly cloudy
• CA: Heavy rain (flooding), windy, & heavy mtn snow
• NW & Great Basin.: Areas of gusty winds, rain & mtn snow
• Gulf Coast & Midwest: Dense fog & patchy light rain
• NE: Mostly cloudy
• AK: Cold w/ snow
• SE to S. Rockies & HI: Clear to partly cloudy
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"Nora Benavidez, senior counsel at Free Press, an American organization that seeks to protect digital rights and privacy, called the announcement 'chilling and unconstitutional.' She said the administration was silencing its critics in the name of protecting free speech."
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"Nora Benavidez, senior counsel at Free Press, an American organization that seeks to protect digital rights and privacy, called the announcement 'chilling and unconstitutional.' She said the administration was silencing its critics in the name of protecting free speech."
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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
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20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
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Suggestion regarding Trump-Epstein:
Don't focus on finding a smoking gun. There's already so much smoke. Most unconvinced by already-public evidence are cultists who'll deny forever (or like it).
The goals should be truth, justice for victims, and an appalled scandal drumbeat that never goes away.
Don't focus on finding a smoking gun. There's already so much smoke. Most unconvinced by already-public evidence are cultists who'll deny forever (or like it).
The goals should be truth, justice for victims, and an appalled scandal drumbeat that never goes away.
December 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Suggestion regarding Trump-Epstein:
Don't focus on finding a smoking gun. There's already so much smoke. Most unconvinced by already-public evidence are cultists who'll deny forever (or like it).
The goals should be truth, justice for victims, and an appalled scandal drumbeat that never goes away.
Don't focus on finding a smoking gun. There's already so much smoke. Most unconvinced by already-public evidence are cultists who'll deny forever (or like it).
The goals should be truth, justice for victims, and an appalled scandal drumbeat that never goes away.
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if you don't play or follow golf (or just don't get why so many people love it) this probably isn't on your radar but it should be understood as both a naked land grab and an attack on a part of DC's black history
December 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
if you don't play or follow golf (or just don't get why so many people love it) this probably isn't on your radar but it should be understood as both a naked land grab and an attack on a part of DC's black history
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1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
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It's pretty fucking fearless to go back and do your goddamn oversight visit where they last framed you for assault.
‼️💥 Today, we are outside Delaney Hall in support of Congresswoman
@replamonica.bsky.social
and Congressman
@menendez.house.gov
as they conduct an Oversight visit following the devastating loss of Jean Wilson Brutus, a community member detained at Delaney Hall earlier this month.
@replamonica.bsky.social
and Congressman
@menendez.house.gov
as they conduct an Oversight visit following the devastating loss of Jean Wilson Brutus, a community member detained at Delaney Hall earlier this month.
December 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's pretty fucking fearless to go back and do your goddamn oversight visit where they last framed you for assault.
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Alan Dershowitz, Mr “I kept my underwear on” is not going to be happy about this.
The redacted document says he negotiated the Epstein agreement in order to protect himself.
More generally, Epstein’s buddies are not going to be happy,
as there seems to be a way to see behind the redactions …
The redacted document says he negotiated the Epstein agreement in order to protect himself.
More generally, Epstein’s buddies are not going to be happy,
as there seems to be a way to see behind the redactions …
It is. You can actually search visible text on the redacted documents and the completely UNredacted document appears in the results 😭
December 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Alan Dershowitz, Mr “I kept my underwear on” is not going to be happy about this.
The redacted document says he negotiated the Epstein agreement in order to protect himself.
More generally, Epstein’s buddies are not going to be happy,
as there seems to be a way to see behind the redactions …
The redacted document says he negotiated the Epstein agreement in order to protect himself.
More generally, Epstein’s buddies are not going to be happy,
as there seems to be a way to see behind the redactions …
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Btw, the AGs asserted millions in consumer savings from offshore wind, and in court proceedings, Trumpsters didn’t deny it.
December 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Btw, the AGs asserted millions in consumer savings from offshore wind, and in court proceedings, Trumpsters didn’t deny it.
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Julie has been covering this longer than most. The DOJ is not following the law. #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
December 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Julie has been covering this longer than most. The DOJ is not following the law. #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
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Exactly this: the administration’s concentration camps should be a howling, daily outrage, a scandal of historic proportions.
Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Exactly this: the administration’s concentration camps should be a howling, daily outrage, a scandal of historic proportions.
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An absolute horror. One day this accursed administration will end; one day Trump will be dead. The people who made this happen, who covered it up, should reflect very hard on which direction they want their lives to go that day. Because they’re deciding right now, whether they know it or not.
Detainee they are interviewing was a college student in Columbia. Waited in Mexico until he had a 2024 immigration interview in CA - a scheduled appointment - where he was told he was a danger to society. Claims he has no criminal record, never even got a traffic ticket. Was immediately detained
December 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
An absolute horror. One day this accursed administration will end; one day Trump will be dead. The people who made this happen, who covered it up, should reflect very hard on which direction they want their lives to go that day. Because they’re deciding right now, whether they know it or not.
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A fantastic NYT report: Donors to Trump get pardons, jobs, & access - and benefited from regulatory decisions the Trump admin has made.
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A fantastic NYT report: Donors to Trump get pardons, jobs, & access - and benefited from regulatory decisions the Trump admin has made.
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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RM @meeks.house.gov joined @warren.senate.gov in a letter demanding that the Commerce Department turn over information required by statute regarding the admin’s intention to approve the sale of advanced AI chips to China despite the significant military application potential of the technology.
December 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
RM @meeks.house.gov joined @warren.senate.gov in a letter demanding that the Commerce Department turn over information required by statute regarding the admin’s intention to approve the sale of advanced AI chips to China despite the significant military application potential of the technology.
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Biden's labor secretary had a fantastic deal with US Steel and labor unions to build all wind turbines here in the US with unions. That's all out the damned window now.
Burgum on wind energy: "It wasn't even actually green because when you look at the components, the magnets, the blades, everything that goes into building this thing, you can really question whether it was green in the first place"
December 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Biden's labor secretary had a fantastic deal with US Steel and labor unions to build all wind turbines here in the US with unions. That's all out the damned window now.
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"Unlike many of Flock’s cameras, which are designed to capture license plates as people drive by, Flock’s Condor cameras are pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras designed to record and track people, not vehicles. "
SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves.
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Unlike many of Flock’s cameras, which are designed to capture license plates as people drive by, Flock’s Condor cameras are pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras designed to record and track people, not vehicles. "
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This story would’ve never come out w/o the research, interviews, writing, photography, editing and hard work of trained, experienced journalists. It’s a heartbreaking piece that deserves a read. Subscribe to your local news org and support their work.
In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This story would’ve never come out w/o the research, interviews, writing, photography, editing and hard work of trained, experienced journalists. It’s a heartbreaking piece that deserves a read. Subscribe to your local news org and support their work.
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💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government. n.pr/48P2QSb
How President Trump reshaped capitalism in 2025
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
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The government in Copenhagen has insisted on respect for its country's territorial integrity on Monday, after the US president appointed the Louisiana governor as an envoy to bring Greenland under US control.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/HER9
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/HER9
December 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The government in Copenhagen has insisted on respect for its country's territorial integrity on Monday, after the US president appointed the Louisiana governor as an envoy to bring Greenland under US control.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/HER9
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/HER9
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Read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the Roberts' court's attempts to "to turn the guarantees of the Civil War amendments back into what James Madison called "parchment barriers.'"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the Roberts' court's attempts to "to turn the guarantees of the Civil War amendments back into what James Madison called "parchment barriers.'"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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This statement is a sick joke. US foreign policy is a sick joke, being implemented by enemies of truth, freedom & democracy - people driven by personal greed & the opportunity to exploit the suffering of others by trading US power and prestige for death & business opportunities.
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This statement is a sick joke. US foreign policy is a sick joke, being implemented by enemies of truth, freedom & democracy - people driven by personal greed & the opportunity to exploit the suffering of others by trading US power and prestige for death & business opportunities.
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Bari Weiss spiked the CECOT story because she wanted to have Stephen Miller included and demanded to control the language 60 Minutes used to describe the men who were brutally tortured after being sent to El Salvador without due process.
December 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Bari Weiss spiked the CECOT story because she wanted to have Stephen Miller included and demanded to control the language 60 Minutes used to describe the men who were brutally tortured after being sent to El Salvador without due process.
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Trump is no longer making any pretense of sanctioning firms supplying the Russian military. He is shifting the US position steadily to a pro-Russian position, including support for Russian military operations in Ukraine.
December 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Trump is no longer making any pretense of sanctioning firms supplying the Russian military. He is shifting the US position steadily to a pro-Russian position, including support for Russian military operations in Ukraine.