Robster
@unilecturerrob.bsky.social
Bristolian (Gashead) exile in the North West. Lecturer and PostGrad Course Leader. A decade in practice/ two decades in academia. Centrist.
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@arimelber.bsky.social reports on 12/12/2025 on the recent release of #EpsteinFiles photos that include #Pedophile47, Steve Bannon, fmr. President Clinton, & others. @mollyjongfast.bsky.social joins Ari to to dig into the reporting. Release the full #EpsteinTrumpFiles! youtu.be/k9bJQSq0l7M?...
NEW Epstein photos revealed: MS NOW Highlights - Dec. 12
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December 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
@arimelber.bsky.social reports on 12/12/2025 on the recent release of #EpsteinFiles photos that include #Pedophile47, Steve Bannon, fmr. President Clinton, & others. @mollyjongfast.bsky.social joins Ari to to dig into the reporting. Release the full #EpsteinTrumpFiles! youtu.be/k9bJQSq0l7M?...
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In this week’s Letter from London audio, Noosphere contributor @ottoenglish.bsky.social reflects on his time in Bristol, examining Edward Colston’s legacy and what its long-hidden truths reveal about power, history, and the politics of our time.
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Tear Down the Past - hubris and iconoclasm on the city streets of Bristol
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December 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In this week’s Letter from London audio, Noosphere contributor @ottoenglish.bsky.social reflects on his time in Bristol, examining Edward Colston’s legacy and what its long-hidden truths reveal about power, history, and the politics of our time.
🎧 Listen here: www.noosphere.app/tear-down-th...
🎧 Listen here: www.noosphere.app/tear-down-th...
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With all the attention and justified sympathy Keyu Jin is currently getting due to the Epstein emails affair, it might be a good time to share this review of her book I wrote last year. She's basically a soft apologist for the Party, in my view. gabriel965.substack.com/p/keyu-jin-a...
Keyu Jin and China's new playbook
On bridging perspectives and soft apologia
gabriel965.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
With all the attention and justified sympathy Keyu Jin is currently getting due to the Epstein emails affair, it might be a good time to share this review of her book I wrote last year. She's basically a soft apologist for the Party, in my view. gabriel965.substack.com/p/keyu-jin-a...
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Im sure I’ve made informal White House naughty lists in the past, but this is the first official one that taxpayers funded. There really should be a ceremony for such an honor.
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Im sure I’ve made informal White House naughty lists in the past, but this is the first official one that taxpayers funded. There really should be a ceremony for such an honor.
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by @atrupar.com @thorbenson.bsky.social
1/2 “‘We certainly in the past have had antagonistic relationships between members of the press and the president, especially under Nixon,’ Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, told us. ‘But what we see now is the president..
1/2 “‘We certainly in the past have had antagonistic relationships between members of the press and the president, especially under Nixon,’ Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, told us. ‘But what we see now is the president..
Kevin Kruse on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy
"Trump is engaged in a constant war with the media like we’ve never seen from a president before."
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December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
by @atrupar.com @thorbenson.bsky.social
1/2 “‘We certainly in the past have had antagonistic relationships between members of the press and the president, especially under Nixon,’ Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, told us. ‘But what we see now is the president..
1/2 “‘We certainly in the past have had antagonistic relationships between members of the press and the president, especially under Nixon,’ Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, told us. ‘But what we see now is the president..
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Australia’s blanket ban for under-16s has the tech barons on edge. Will other countries follow suit?
Will social media’s week of reckoning finally wake up Silicon Valley?
www.thetimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Australia’s blanket ban for under-16s has the tech barons on edge. Will other countries follow suit?
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2/as well as an oil and gas company in Colorado (among other targets mentioned in related reports).
One of the cyberattacks caused an overflow of 200,000 gallons of water in Texas, while another led to the spoilage of 2,000 pounds of meat and an ammonia leak.
One of the cyberattacks caused an overflow of 200,000 gallons of water in Texas, while another led to the spoilage of 2,000 pounds of meat and an ammonia leak.
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
2/as well as an oil and gas company in Colorado (among other targets mentioned in related reports).
One of the cyberattacks caused an overflow of 200,000 gallons of water in Texas, while another led to the spoilage of 2,000 pounds of meat and an ammonia leak.
One of the cyberattacks caused an overflow of 200,000 gallons of water in Texas, while another led to the spoilage of 2,000 pounds of meat and an ammonia leak.
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❗️🇷🇺Russian GRU hackers attacked 🇺🇸US critical infrastructure — a grand jury indictment in California has been unsealed.
They carried out attacks on an airport in Missouri, water supply systems in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, a meat processing plant in California,
They carried out attacks on an airport in Missouri, water supply systems in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, a meat processing plant in California,
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
❗️🇷🇺Russian GRU hackers attacked 🇺🇸US critical infrastructure — a grand jury indictment in California has been unsealed.
They carried out attacks on an airport in Missouri, water supply systems in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, a meat processing plant in California,
They carried out attacks on an airport in Missouri, water supply systems in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, a meat processing plant in California,
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It’s when my husband tells stories about the time he told a reporter he wanted her to have his baby, and then we learned all about felching, and the 37 affairs he documented in his diary during his previous marriage. There’s just no time like the holidays in the Kennedy house!
December 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It’s when my husband tells stories about the time he told a reporter he wanted her to have his baby, and then we learned all about felching, and the 37 affairs he documented in his diary during his previous marriage. There’s just no time like the holidays in the Kennedy house!
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Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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President Donald Trump continued expressing frustration late Friday evening over the Indiana State Senate's rejection of his redistricting proposal.
Trump targets 'total loser' Republican with primary threat in overnight diatribe
President Donald Trump continued expressing frustration late Friday evening over the Indiana State Senate's rejection of his redistricting proposal. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 31 to 19 against the plan that would have made it significantly more difficult for Democrats to maintain a pres...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
President Donald Trump continued expressing frustration late Friday evening over the Indiana State Senate's rejection of his redistricting proposal.
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The investigators who did the heavy lifting will not get ahead of the DOJ.
If the DOJ releases a load of bullshit which alters their investigation, then all bets are off…
If the DOJ releases a load of bullshit which alters their investigation, then all bets are off…
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The investigators who did the heavy lifting will not get ahead of the DOJ.
If the DOJ releases a load of bullshit which alters their investigation, then all bets are off…
If the DOJ releases a load of bullshit which alters their investigation, then all bets are off…
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Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"
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Asylum Pact 2.0
My analysis of the latest developments on the plans to change EU law on 'safe third countries' and 'safe countries of origin' - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/12/asyl...
My analysis of the latest developments on the plans to change EU law on 'safe third countries' and 'safe countries of origin' - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/12/asyl...
Asylum Pact 2.0: the EU moves towards more stringent rules on ‘safe third countries’ and ‘safe countries of origin’
Steve Peers , Professor of Law, Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit : Steve F, via Wikimedia Commons Introduction T...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Asylum Pact 2.0
My analysis of the latest developments on the plans to change EU law on 'safe third countries' and 'safe countries of origin' - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/12/asyl...
My analysis of the latest developments on the plans to change EU law on 'safe third countries' and 'safe countries of origin' - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/12/asyl...
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"The problem is that recovering a decent chunk of those losses would require the UK to jettison its red lines on customs unions, the single market and the free movement of people."
John Springford on the economic impact of Brexit
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-continuing-search-for-a-workable-brexit/
John Springford on the economic impact of Brexit
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-continuing-search-for-a-workable-brexit/
The continuing search for a workable Brexit - UK in a changing Europe
John Springford looks at the economic impact of the Brexit deal. He argues that while backtracking on Brexit red lines such as joining a customs union would not be politically simple, the domestic reform required to create similar levels of growth would be equally difficult due to the nature of the UK economy.
ukandeu.ac.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"The problem is that recovering a decent chunk of those losses would require the UK to jettison its red lines on customs unions, the single market and the free movement of people."
John Springford on the economic impact of Brexit
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-continuing-search-for-a-workable-brexit/
John Springford on the economic impact of Brexit
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-continuing-search-for-a-workable-brexit/
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Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
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My first read of this case is that it's a COMPLEX decision.
Bad stuff:
- Order releasing 442 people is blocked.
- Limits courts ability to block illegal ICE conduct.
Good stuff:
- Consent decree survives and individual releases can be sought
- Government loses a big mandatory detention argument
Bad stuff:
- Order releasing 442 people is blocked.
- Limits courts ability to block illegal ICE conduct.
Good stuff:
- Consent decree survives and individual releases can be sought
- Government loses a big mandatory detention argument
#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has BLOCKED the order from U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings, that aimed to release hundreds detained by ICE, under the terms below.
Full opinion here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/02/3a/bf63a3...
Full opinion here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/02/3a/bf63a3...
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My first read of this case is that it's a COMPLEX decision.
Bad stuff:
- Order releasing 442 people is blocked.
- Limits courts ability to block illegal ICE conduct.
Good stuff:
- Consent decree survives and individual releases can be sought
- Government loses a big mandatory detention argument
Bad stuff:
- Order releasing 442 people is blocked.
- Limits courts ability to block illegal ICE conduct.
Good stuff:
- Consent decree survives and individual releases can be sought
- Government loses a big mandatory detention argument
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CNN – China’s censorship and surveillance were already intense. AI is turbocharging those systems
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China’s censorship and surveillance were already intense. AI is turbocharging those systems | CNN
Chinese authorities are using artificial intelligence to turbocharge surveillance and censorship, with the technology predicting public demonstrations and monitoring prison inmates, according to a new...
edition.cnn.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
CNN – China’s censorship and surveillance were already intense. AI is turbocharging those systems
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/c...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/c...
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"If you use those models, you’re fundamentally sitting on their platforms. The censorship and the surveillance and the control, the influence, come with it.”
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"If you use those models, you’re fundamentally sitting on their platforms. The censorship and the surveillance and the control, the influence, come with it.”
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More on the ASPI report:
www.aspi.org.au/report/the-p...
www.aspi.org.au/report/the-p...
The party’s AI: How China’s new AI systems are reshaping human rights - ASPI
This report shows how the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming China’s state control system into a precision instrument for managing its population and targeting groups at home and abroad.
www.aspi.org.au
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
More on the ASPI report:
www.aspi.org.au/report/the-p...
www.aspi.org.au/report/the-p...
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Haven't seen a Truth post about this yet and its been an hour.
We just assume he is in the middle of his old man mid-afternoon nap, right? No one wants to wake him?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
We just assume he is in the middle of his old man mid-afternoon nap, right? No one wants to wake him?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trump’s New Political Map
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Haven't seen a Truth post about this yet and its been an hour.
We just assume he is in the middle of his old man mid-afternoon nap, right? No one wants to wake him?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
We just assume he is in the middle of his old man mid-afternoon nap, right? No one wants to wake him?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
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Interesting. I was told I would be completely discredited when the evidence comes out.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
December 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Interesting. I was told I would be completely discredited when the evidence comes out.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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A president with a 36% approval rating still thinks he's a kingmaker. OK, pal...
Trump on Indiana Republicans refusing to redistrict: "There's a man named Bray, I guess head of the Senate. Was that Bray? Was that the name, Bray? I'm sure that whenever his primary is, I'm sure he'll go down. He'll go down. I'll certainly support anybody that wants to go against him."
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A president with a 36% approval rating still thinks he's a kingmaker. OK, pal...
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"Unsurprisingly, the White House is trying to lie its way through it. The only explanation offered so far for Trump's mangled hand is a laughable one about 'frequent handshaking.' And president now says it's 'treasonous' to report on his health."
A band-aid on a festering hand wound
Something's up with Trump's health and we should really find out what it is.
www.publicnotice.co
December 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Unsurprisingly, the White House is trying to lie its way through it. The only explanation offered so far for Trump's mangled hand is a laughable one about 'frequent handshaking.' And president now says it's 'treasonous' to report on his health."