Robert Edwards
@robertsedwards.bsky.social
Veteran, writer, filmmaker, music and comedy nerd, blogging at The King’s Necktie thekingsnecktie.substack.com. Author of RESISTING THE RIGHT, from OR Books. Writer/director of "Land of the Blind" starring Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland.
Trump just pardoned all his co-conspirators.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, other key figures allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Ed Martin, the United States Pardon Attorney, announced that President Trump would be pardoning key figures allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Trump just pardoned all his co-conspirators.
1/ A thorough survey of how Trump and the GOP are brazenly trying to rig the upcoming elections, which they fear they will lose in a fair fight. It’s all right out of the fascist playbook.
Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom: ‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’
White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
1/ A thorough survey of how Trump and the GOP are brazenly trying to rig the upcoming elections, which they fear they will lose in a fair fight. It’s all right out of the fascist playbook.
Just shamelessly reaching into the time machine to side with maybe the worst (and almost certainly the most racist) movement of the postwar 20th century.
Trump says US will boycott G20 summit in South Africa, citing treatment of white farmers
Administration has long accused South Africa of allowing white Afrikaner farmers to be persecuted and attacked
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Just shamelessly reaching into the time machine to side with maybe the worst (and almost certainly the most racist) movement of the postwar 20th century.
Trump REALLY hates having the stain of felony convictions on his record, and can't even hide it. Now he has the DOJ—which he treats like his personal law firm—spending taxpayer dollars trying to get those 34 (count 'em) felony convictions overturned.
Appeals court revives Trump's effort to remove hush money case to federal court
An appeals court has ordered a lower court to revisit whether President Trump's criminal hush money prosecution in Manhattan deserved to be heard in federal court.
abcnews.go.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Trump REALLY hates having the stain of felony convictions on his record, and can't even hide it. Now he has the DOJ—which he treats like his personal law firm—spending taxpayer dollars trying to get those 34 (count 'em) felony convictions overturned.
1/ Big night for my adopted hometown of Bucks County, PA (where my parents have lived for 37 years). Democrats ran the table, ousting Republicans at every turn,
Democrats win big in Bucks County elections
It was an enormous night for Bucks County Democrats as candidates from the left side of the political aisle ousted District Attorney Jennifer Schorn, county Sheriff Fred Harran, Recorder of
www.buckscountyherald.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
1/ Big night for my adopted hometown of Bucks County, PA (where my parents have lived for 37 years). Democrats ran the table, ousting Republicans at every turn,
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
A hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.....except when the sandwich thrower is a hero.
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.....except when the sandwich thrower is a hero.
1/ Is it justifiable for a newspaper to run a headline like this, given the Trump administration's history of broken promises, howling incompetence, and outright lies?
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
1/ Is it justifiable for a newspaper to run a headline like this, given the Trump administration's history of broken promises, howling incompetence, and outright lies?
Big ol' jet airliner—don't carry me too far away.
Kash Patel’s Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks
This dude can’t stop flying to Nashville.
www.thebulwark.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Big ol' jet airliner—don't carry me too far away.
TFW you realize that the neo-Nazi lobbying group you've been working for is neo-Nazi.
(As reported by a once-great newspaper that is now blatantly on that same team.)
(As reported by a once-great newspaper that is now blatantly on that same team.)
Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
At least five members of Heritage’s antisemitism task force resigned after Roberts defended Carlson’s interview with antisemitic white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
TFW you realize that the neo-Nazi lobbying group you've been working for is neo-Nazi.
(As reported by a once-great newspaper that is now blatantly on that same team.)
(As reported by a once-great newspaper that is now blatantly on that same team.)
1/ I posted the other day about the indefensible cuts that the new Bari Weiss-led CBS News made to Trump’s 60 Minutes interview in order to remove incendiary remarks and make him come across better. Now there is reporting that Trump had a hand in dictating those cuts.
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
1/ I posted the other day about the indefensible cuts that the new Bari Weiss-led CBS News made to Trump’s 60 Minutes interview in order to remove incendiary remarks and make him come across better. Now there is reporting that Trump had a hand in dictating those cuts.
1/ This headline is a rhetorical question, IMHO. The answer is a resounding NO.
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1/ This headline is a rhetorical question, IMHO. The answer is a resounding NO.
1/ One of the things that was striking about this past Tuesday's election was how NORMAL it felt: a reminder of the Before Times, when there was some sanity in play, when we were confident that the election was relatively fair and not subject to (severe) interference by the ruling party
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
1/ One of the things that was striking about this past Tuesday's election was how NORMAL it felt: a reminder of the Before Times, when there was some sanity in play, when we were confident that the election was relatively fair and not subject to (severe) interference by the ruling party
That shouldn't take long.
Judge orders prosecutors to turn over evidence in case against James Comey
Federal judge concerned that justice department sought to ‘indict first and investigate later’ in case of ex-FBI director
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
That shouldn't take long.
New on The King's Necktie: Nil nisi bonum, right? Well, not entirely.
Dick Cheney was the foremost player in leading the United States into the most disastrous and illegitimate war we ever fought, predicated on shameless lies. That changed me as a person and my politics profoundly and permanently.
Dick Cheney was the foremost player in leading the United States into the most disastrous and illegitimate war we ever fought, predicated on shameless lies. That changed me as a person and my politics profoundly and permanently.
How Dick Cheney Made Me a Democrat
Nil nisi bonum, right? Well, not entirely.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New on The King's Necktie: Nil nisi bonum, right? Well, not entirely.
Dick Cheney was the foremost player in leading the United States into the most disastrous and illegitimate war we ever fought, predicated on shameless lies. That changed me as a person and my politics profoundly and permanently.
Dick Cheney was the foremost player in leading the United States into the most disastrous and illegitimate war we ever fought, predicated on shameless lies. That changed me as a person and my politics profoundly and permanently.
Hugely encouraging night last night, to say the least. Zohran, Sherrill, Spanberger, and Prop 50 in Cali, among others.
Public disgust with Trump & GOP is clear as day. And they will now be even more afraid of elections—and more aggressive in trying to undermine them—than ever.
Let's keep it up.
Public disgust with Trump & GOP is clear as day. And they will now be even more afraid of elections—and more aggressive in trying to undermine them—than ever.
Let's keep it up.
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hugely encouraging night last night, to say the least. Zohran, Sherrill, Spanberger, and Prop 50 in Cali, among others.
Public disgust with Trump & GOP is clear as day. And they will now be even more afraid of elections—and more aggressive in trying to undermine them—than ever.
Let's keep it up.
Public disgust with Trump & GOP is clear as day. And they will now be even more afraid of elections—and more aggressive in trying to undermine them—than ever.
Let's keep it up.
Could Trump accidentally—emphasis on "accidentally"—bring about something good with his call for Republicans to end the filibuster?
Despite the short term benefits for the GOP, it would be an own goal that would hurt them—and benefit democracy—in the long run. (As I argue in RESISTING THE RIGHT.)
Despite the short term benefits for the GOP, it would be an own goal that would hurt them—and benefit democracy—in the long run. (As I argue in RESISTING THE RIGHT.)
Trump wants Republicans to kill the filibuster. Great!
In the long run, it would be good for Democrats and democracy.
www.publicnotice.co
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Could Trump accidentally—emphasis on "accidentally"—bring about something good with his call for Republicans to end the filibuster?
Despite the short term benefits for the GOP, it would be an own goal that would hurt them—and benefit democracy—in the long run. (As I argue in RESISTING THE RIGHT.)
Despite the short term benefits for the GOP, it would be an own goal that would hurt them—and benefit democracy—in the long run. (As I argue in RESISTING THE RIGHT.)
Not for nothing, but it will be quite a day if Zohran Mamdani wins the NYC mayoral election on the same day that Dick Cheney died.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Not for nothing, but it will be quite a day if Zohran Mamdani wins the NYC mayoral election on the same day that Dick Cheney died.
This just in: bottom of the barrel continues to be scraped.
Trump feels ‘very badly’ for British royal family after Prince Andrew was stripped of titles
King Charles stripped his brother of his titles over relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of Trump’s
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This just in: bottom of the barrel continues to be scraped.
Still pissed about the 2011 White House correspondents dinner, which Meyers hosted, and which many believe prompted Trump to run for president out of spite in the first place. Also, “he sounds like a deranged lunatic” is yet another case of “every allegation is a confession.”
Donald Trump Suggests Seth Meyers' Jokes About Him Might Be Illegal
Donald Trump says Seth Meyers is such a hater that it might even be illegal ... ripping into the star in another Truth Social rant.
www.tmz.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Still pissed about the 2011 White House correspondents dinner, which Meyers hosted, and which many believe prompted Trump to run for president out of spite in the first place. Also, “he sounds like a deranged lunatic” is yet another case of “every allegation is a confession.”
1/ The new Bari Weiss-helmed CBS News cut an embarrassing piece from last night's 60 Minutes interview with Convicted Felon Donald Trump in which he claimed not to know anything about the Chinese crypto billionaire he pardoned (and with whom his family has business ties)
CBS Cuts Trump’s Corruption Tantrum From ‘60 Minutes’ Edit
The moment Trump got testy was missing from Sunday night’s interview.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
1/ The new Bari Weiss-helmed CBS News cut an embarrassing piece from last night's 60 Minutes interview with Convicted Felon Donald Trump in which he claimed not to know anything about the Chinese crypto billionaire he pardoned (and with whom his family has business ties)