Robert Balkovich
@robertbalkovich.bsky.social
Sr. Lead Editor at Explore, former Lonely Planet guidebook writer, prolific and unremarked on fiction writer
The way some people talk about Bluesky content moderation....like I think it's always a good idea to discuss and question where the line is and how/when the rules are applied but it's starting to give
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The way some people talk about Bluesky content moderation....like I think it's always a good idea to discuss and question where the line is and how/when the rules are applied but it's starting to give
Golden was not a team player and his political instincts were selfish and wrong. Having people like him in the party at this moment is a net-negative -- he is the definition of someone who obeys in advance. He is a morale killer and a momentum halter. Truly good riddance to bad rubbish.
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Golden was not a team player and his political instincts were selfish and wrong. Having people like him in the party at this moment is a net-negative -- he is the definition of someone who obeys in advance. He is a morale killer and a momentum halter. Truly good riddance to bad rubbish.
This is the second stray black cat who has shown up on my front porch since I moved into this house in the country. Happy Halloween!!
November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is the second stray black cat who has shown up on my front porch since I moved into this house in the country. Happy Halloween!!
I was there at the birth
Out of the cloudburst
The head of the tempest
Murderer! Murderer!
Of calm
Out of the cloudburst
The head of the tempest
Murderer! Murderer!
Of calm
October 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I was there at the birth
Out of the cloudburst
The head of the tempest
Murderer! Murderer!
Of calm
Out of the cloudburst
The head of the tempest
Murderer! Murderer!
Of calm
I gasped like Sarah Jessica Parker at the eclipse when I walked outside and saw this.
October 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I gasped like Sarah Jessica Parker at the eclipse when I walked outside and saw this.
As Cher once said:
October 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
As Cher once said:
Plague and Small Pox now that RFK Jr. has his vaccine advisory board up and running
September 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Plague and Small Pox now that RFK Jr. has his vaccine advisory board up and running
Semafor bugs me so much because they do really well reported work but then also feel the need to throw in shit like this. We do not need to print obvious lies in the news under the banner of "ROOM FOR DISAGREEMENT"!!!!
September 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Semafor bugs me so much because they do really well reported work but then also feel the need to throw in shit like this. We do not need to print obvious lies in the news under the banner of "ROOM FOR DISAGREEMENT"!!!!
Listening to THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY
September 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Listening to THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY
So no Civil War?
September 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
So no Civil War?
Money, drugs, chains on my chest, that vintage Celine
Diamond grills, champagne bottles, swagger I bleed
I want sex, money, bitches, and the stickiest weed
Diamond grills, champagne bottles, swagger I bleed
I want sex, money, bitches, and the stickiest weed
September 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Money, drugs, chains on my chest, that vintage Celine
Diamond grills, champagne bottles, swagger I bleed
I want sex, money, bitches, and the stickiest weed
Diamond grills, champagne bottles, swagger I bleed
I want sex, money, bitches, and the stickiest weed
Came out of nowhere, didn't give no warnin'
Pedal so heavy, like the two most wanted
Pedal so heavy, like the two most wanted
September 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Came out of nowhere, didn't give no warnin'
Pedal so heavy, like the two most wanted
Pedal so heavy, like the two most wanted
how your skeets find me
September 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
how your skeets find me
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
September 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
ketamine coke and molly
Some recent scenes from the farm
August 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Some recent scenes from the farm
how it feels to watch Survivor: Australia vs the World
August 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
how it feels to watch Survivor: Australia vs the World
who else in a hot tub in the woods listening to Black Star by Amaarae rn?
August 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
who else in a hot tub in the woods listening to Black Star by Amaarae rn?