Robert "Bob" Karp
@rwkarp.bsky.social
National news & politics; Arizona politics with a focus on Cochise County. Find more at https://rwkarp.com
Missed this. Thanks to @msnownews.bsky.social daily newsletter for pointing this out in an article. They now say the quiet part out loud.
From a post on X.
From a post on X.
December 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Missed this. Thanks to @msnownews.bsky.social daily newsletter for pointing this out in an article. They now say the quiet part out loud.
From a post on X.
From a post on X.
Appalling. Read a good summary of Trump's "vandalism of public property."
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The United States of Donald Trump
Donald Trump is slapping his name and face on everything he can, but America’s institutions don’t belong to him.
www.theatlantic.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Appalling. Read a good summary of Trump's "vandalism of public property."
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
#Today'sHeadline
From the @washingtonpost.com business section.
Suggestions to my friends for gift giving.
At my age I'm probably need all three.
From the @washingtonpost.com business section.
Suggestions to my friends for gift giving.
At my age I'm probably need all three.
December 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#Today'sHeadline
From the @washingtonpost.com business section.
Suggestions to my friends for gift giving.
At my age I'm probably need all three.
From the @washingtonpost.com business section.
Suggestions to my friends for gift giving.
At my age I'm probably need all three.
#Today'sChart
Golden age of America? Total BS!
Golden age of America? Total BS!
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#Today'sChart
Golden age of America? Total BS!
Golden age of America? Total BS!
A thoughtful opinion piece from David A. Graham of @theatlantic.com on Trump's inability to even fake empathy.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Blames Rob Reiner for His Own Murder
This morning’s Truth Social post was nauseating even by the president’s standards.
www.theatlantic.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A thoughtful opinion piece from David A. Graham of @theatlantic.com on Trump's inability to even fake empathy.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
I may have read this incorrectly. But immigrants approve of the Trump presidency at greater than 40% at about the same rate as the overall population? I assume we include non-citizen immigrants in this poll? Is this balanced as to how long the immigrants have been in the country?
Stephen Miller’s great-replacement claims about immigrants replacing Republicans are an effort to leverage partisanship to boost support for throwing immigrants out of the country. But immigrants aren’t particularly Democratic — or even anti-Trump.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/data-is-anti...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/data-is-anti...
December 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I may have read this incorrectly. But immigrants approve of the Trump presidency at greater than 40% at about the same rate as the overall population? I assume we include non-citizen immigrants in this poll? Is this balanced as to how long the immigrants have been in the country?
If you are in the Sierra Vista, Arizona area. Drop off a toy for our Toy for Tots drive. @cochisecodems.bsky.social Office at 400 E. Fry Blvd., Sierra Vista. 10 - 4. Last day is Friday!
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you are in the Sierra Vista, Arizona area. Drop off a toy for our Toy for Tots drive. @cochisecodems.bsky.social Office at 400 E. Fry Blvd., Sierra Vista. 10 - 4. Last day is Friday!
This is an incredibly thoughtful essay by @pbump.com with outstanding charts. (Always his expertise) Some of the data is discouraging, but knowing the problem is a step towards finding a solution to getting young people engaged in the political process.
The Times piece by @brendannyhan.bsky.social about No Kings made me curious about the political activism of young people over time. So I pulled some CES data and made some charts. www.pbump.net/o/how-severe...
How severe is the political pessimism of young Americans?
Somewhat buried in the pre-Thanksgiving conversation, Dartmouth University's Brendan Nyhan offered an interesting observation in an essay for the New York Times. "[T]he scale of the protests" targetin...
www.pbump.net
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
This is an incredibly thoughtful essay by @pbump.com with outstanding charts. (Always his expertise) Some of the data is discouraging, but knowing the problem is a step towards finding a solution to getting young people engaged in the political process.
#Today'sHeadline
I would like to be sympathetic, but I'm not a good person. So, what did you think? Trump and his family lined their pockets with your money. Time to face up what Trump Inc. is really doing.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
I would like to be sympathetic, but I'm not a good person. So, what did you think? Trump and his family lined their pockets with your money. Time to face up what Trump Inc. is really doing.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
November 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#Today'sHeadline
I would like to be sympathetic, but I'm not a good person. So, what did you think? Trump and his family lined their pockets with your money. Time to face up what Trump Inc. is really doing.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
I would like to be sympathetic, but I'm not a good person. So, what did you think? Trump and his family lined their pockets with your money. Time to face up what Trump Inc. is really doing.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
From @pbump.com an interesting opinion piece about the "flexibility" of Republicans on the issue of military action on Venezuela. The rest of the country isn't happy about this!
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | GOP voters liked Trump as the ‘antiwar’ candidate. Now they’d support an attack on Venezuela
Philip Bump: In 2024, Trump had the support of many "antiwar" voters. In 2025, a lot of those same voters would support him launching an attack on Venezuela.
www.ms.now
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
From @pbump.com an interesting opinion piece about the "flexibility" of Republicans on the issue of military action on Venezuela. The rest of the country isn't happy about this!
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
AZ CD6 candidate Jo Mendoza appears on CNN to talk about military service.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PESY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PESY...
JoAnna Mendoza on CNN | Hell Cats | 11.25.25
YouTube video by Mendoza For Congress
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November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
AZ CD6 candidate Jo Mendoza appears on CNN to talk about military service.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PESY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PESY...
AZ Dems, how did we get this so wrong? I remember being enthusiastic about her when she ran for Senate. What did we miss?
"We are so excited to be working hand in glove with the Trump administration" -- Kyrsten Sinema is on Maria Bartiromo's show shilling for AI and praising Trump
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
AZ Dems, how did we get this so wrong? I remember being enthusiastic about her when she ran for Senate. What did we miss?
AZ CD6 Democrats are raising money and keeping the pressure on Rep. Ciscomani. More to come. Help us out visit to donate to the Cochise County Democratic Party.
tinyurl.com/yc6psb97
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November 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
AZ CD6 Democrats are raising money and keeping the pressure on Rep. Ciscomani. More to come. Help us out visit to donate to the Cochise County Democratic Party.
tinyurl.com/yc6psb97
tinyurl.com/yc6psb97
#Today'sHeadline
Wow. Trump 2.0 cabinet and top officials outdo Trump 1.0 corruption and self-dealing. I didn't have it on my bingo card that the head of the FBI would give his girlfriend a SWAT team for security.
Times are crazy!
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Wow. Trump 2.0 cabinet and top officials outdo Trump 1.0 corruption and self-dealing. I didn't have it on my bingo card that the head of the FBI would give his girlfriend a SWAT team for security.
Times are crazy!
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel's girlfriend being protected by FBI SWAT agents as security perk
Agents on a detail with the country singer would presumably be unable to respond or delayed in responding to other incidents, according to sources.
www.ms.now
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
#Today'sHeadline
Wow. Trump 2.0 cabinet and top officials outdo Trump 1.0 corruption and self-dealing. I didn't have it on my bingo card that the head of the FBI would give his girlfriend a SWAT team for security.
Times are crazy!
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Wow. Trump 2.0 cabinet and top officials outdo Trump 1.0 corruption and self-dealing. I didn't have it on my bingo card that the head of the FBI would give his girlfriend a SWAT team for security.
Times are crazy!
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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As Trump focuses on hunting down undocumented immigrants, DHS agents have been diverted from investigating sex crimes against children, human smuggling and Iranian black market oil sales used to fund terrorism, @nytimes.com investigation finds. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
The Department of Deportation
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As Trump focuses on hunting down undocumented immigrants, DHS agents have been diverted from investigating sex crimes against children, human smuggling and Iranian black market oil sales used to fund terrorism, @nytimes.com investigation finds. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Branding 101: MSNBC becomes MSNOW. I would love to know the thought behind keeping the MS part of it which goes back to Microsoft, a partner in the original start up. Yes, you wanted to get away from the NBC part of it because of the spin off.
NBC has NBC News Now streaming product. Really?
NBC has NBC News Now streaming product. Really?
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Branding 101: MSNBC becomes MSNOW. I would love to know the thought behind keeping the MS part of it which goes back to Microsoft, a partner in the original start up. Yes, you wanted to get away from the NBC part of it because of the spin off.
NBC has NBC News Now streaming product. Really?
NBC has NBC News Now streaming product. Really?
Of course.
The FBI has recently used polygraph tests to ask senior employees if they have said anything negative about FBI Director Kash Patel or had spoken to the media.
Separately, Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams.
Separately, Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Of course.
This is worth a read. From @postopinions.bsky.social
how some Democrats are running for the House in 2026.
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how some Democrats are running for the House in 2026.
wapo.st/48a09tY
Opinion | This rising House Democrat is a voice for the angry middle
Why I’m keeping an eye on the political trajectory of Jason Crow, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan.
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This is worth a read. From @postopinions.bsky.social
how some Democrats are running for the House in 2026.
wapo.st/48a09tY
how some Democrats are running for the House in 2026.
wapo.st/48a09tY
Obama surprises veterans arriving on Honor Flight to DC
YouTube video by ABC News
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November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#GriftWatch
Amazing and disgusting, but not surprising. This isn't his normal grift. This involves the US Military!
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Amazing and disgusting, but not surprising. This isn't his normal grift. This involves the US Military!
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#GriftWatch
Amazing and disgusting, but not surprising. This isn't his normal grift. This involves the US Military!
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Amazing and disgusting, but not surprising. This isn't his normal grift. This involves the US Military!
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
In almost four months the US House of Representatives has only been in session about 20 days.
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In almost four months the US House of Representatives has only been in session about 20 days.
Thankyou @pbump.com for sharing this chart. Not that it really matters, but of course Trump manages to outdo all other modern presidents.
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Thankyou @pbump.com for sharing this chart. Not that it really matters, but of course Trump manages to outdo all other modern presidents.
"Obamacare" is very popular in Arizona. Rep. Ciscomani should be asked how he and the Republicans in the House will lower the premium increases that are about to take place at the beginning of 2026. Make a deal now and end the shutdown and seat Rep. Elect Grijalva.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Obamacare" is very popular in Arizona. Rep. Ciscomani should be asked how he and the Republicans in the House will lower the premium increases that are about to take place at the beginning of 2026. Make a deal now and end the shutdown and seat Rep. Elect Grijalva.