Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I've developed a moral objection to liking posts that do not allow public comments. #the411 PS the dogpiles will just be 1-2% of FB dogpiles. The billboards: cheaper and shorter.static.klipy.comCooler If You Did MemeALT: Cooler If You Did Meme 120
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Why do so many Bluesky users disable public comments? Why are we afraid of interaction and conversation? A social contract? Prefer 1-way streets? Absent true engagement, Bluesky will become a land of rhetorical billboards and emotional dogpiles like many other apps. What's it's true role? 000
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 22/05/2026A lot of people think and say the sentiment, but who are we voting for in the midterms? Which of our AI skeptics and critics has the HI to run and succeed where failure is so abundant due to all those forces: hollow human lives, scorched earth, low-info tech, concentrated wealth. WHO IS RUNNING? 010
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 22/05/2026ALERT: PETE STAUBER WATCH Day 4 of 15 UPDATE: No sightings, not filed, no changes. ANALYSIS: Is he retiring? You tell me. I think so. 010
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 22/05/2026DULUTH DULUTH DULUT: DULUTH DWHOTH DULUTH DULUTH DULUTH ISLUTH DULUTH DULUIN DULUTH DUFRIH DULUTH DULUTH DULUTH SATUTH DULUTH DULUTH DULUTH SUNUTH DTEXTH DULUTH DULUTH DULUTH DBOBTH DULUTH DULUTH DULUTH DATUTH D65U1H D4L0T2 D5L86T4 DUWINH DULUTH DULUTH DULUTH DTHETH DULUTH DULUTH DULUTH DURACE 220
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Recent Pete Stauber (5/20) interview with Hannah Davis, Union Times, as part of what i call a "face-saving farewell tour." Two points of information affirming imminent Stauber retirement: 1. His friend, Golden, is leaving 2. Won't defend Trump's rhetoric Not running. Bidding farewell. 131
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 22/05/2026STAUBER WATCH: MN candidate filing day 3 of 14: Still no Pete. Tell him to "enjoy retirement" on his Facebook: share.google/LL6f4uRh0deq... Like many other Republicans, he doesn't want to back trump for 32 more months. We can compel his early retirement, or beat him in November. 121
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Welcome back, @duluthnews.bsky.social. After one month away, as a paid subscriber, I'm glad you are back on Bluesky. I hope city and regional neighbors on Bluesky go to follow @duluthnews.bsky.social to show our appreciation, keep them engaged here, and maybe off pull off X/Twitter one day. 021
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Send it! #climb #rock #boulder Should I hang in for the primary or drop out? I think 500,000 eligible voters might like the option of a father with young kids, day-job employee, local artist, choosing to self-fund primary run for moral reasons. Time to ROAR. youtu.be/AHNHPa-NAv8?...youtu.beHelland for House - The "Real" Bob HellandYouTube video by Robert Helland 210
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 21/05/2026If your first thought is: that is a dangerous tool. YES. It is a "weapon of mass decision" and if you help me deploy it, we will rock the federal tax code in 2027. *no AI involved minnesotafutures.comstatic.klipy.comMen'S Warehouse - I Guarantee ItALT: Men'S Warehouse - I Guarantee It 000
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Bernie Sanders gave us a rhetorical toolbox for tax reform: "millionaires and billionaires" "the 1%" "feel the Bern" I will give you an analytical toolbox: minnesotafutures.com If YOU here on Bluesky, see the potential in elevating a federal tax form, data visualization, and BI expert: We win.minnesotafutures.comHelland for House - IRS SOI ExplorerTax reform made simple, by Bob Helland for US House 100
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 20/05/2026LLMs and OpenAI have grown-up with externalized costs (see: Musk trial), specifically to speculative investors who anticipate a payout at some future date. Wicked confluence of 1) consumer price and product rejection, 2) waning investor confidence 3) crumbling economy and inflation = WINDOW CLOSING! 130
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Let's bring this energy to the federal government. Proud of Minnesota. 051
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Great start! Check out @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social doing it right. 110
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Put yourself in a GOP Representative's shoes a moment. Forecast the trajectory of POTUS mind in three months and ask: Can I commit to 30 more months of backing him up? Could I really vote against impeachment again? How long can I defend the indefensible? Pete Stauber? Wants out. Won't be pretty. 021
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 19/05/2026You know it's going to happen eventually: Trump's 'weaponization' slush fund will be 'weaponized' against him into making Jim Comey rich in a few years for having been subject to 'weaponized' government under him. Some committee will authorize $86,478,647 payment to him in 2029 to make a point.static.klipy.comCharles Barkley GuaranteeALT: Charles Barkley Guarantee 110
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I have avoided Meta/Facebook, but Bluesky really leaves no other choice: both from 1) a technical perspective - can't compress a 1 min video to post - and 2) an attitudinal perspective - a bastion of left-wing aspiration but low commit, no collective purpose. www.facebook.com/share/r/18g7...facebook.comFacebook 000
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I just want to clarify for the sake of math all of the following round to $1.8B: $1.77B $1.78B $1.776B $1,776M $1,776,000K $1,776,000,000 For news outlets using some standard that makes this $1.7B: note that in that margin of error, $100M could pay the entire annual salary of the US House of Reps. 231
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 16/05/2026We have 2 weeks to compel our representative, Pete Stauber, a 4-term Republican, to retire. It is his wish as much as ours, I believe. He's tired of depending on and defending Trump. Go to his Facebook, wish a 'happy retirement, Pete!' - nurture that seed. Watch for more: youtu.be/mjUVTFwTLVs?...youtu.beHelland for House - Happy Retirement, Pete Stauber!YouTube video by Robert Helland 140
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 15/05/2026It's not an affordability crisis... it's a COSTASTROPHE. 040
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Who is Neutral Bob? I am trying to desensitize people to neutrality in politics including neutral positions and neutral candidates. Not timid, not indifferent, not ambivalent. Neutral. Open-minded. Data-driven. Empathetic. Considered. I am: 10% PRO 10% ANTI 80% NEUTRAL Exception... or rule? 020
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 14/05/2026TMYK: #MN We dont have any clue who is or who is not running for office in Minnesota. Technically speaking. I think our MN election process is beautiful, elegant. Why? As May warms, candidates can get outside and nurture grassroots support, build momentum, and THEN decide to file for office... 1/3 100
Reposted by Just BobChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/05/2026America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more. 486113034706
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Bryan hits the nail on its head. I'm about to boycott any association with DraftKings, etc, including #SNL because of Jost/Che selling out. On this topic "Neutral Bob" is not neutral. 030
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Interesting development in CD6 and CD8 Republican primary challengers to Emmer and Stauber... with websites!static.klipy.comThe Simpsons: Mr. Burns Says ExcellentALT: The Simpsons: Mr. Burns Says Excellent 241
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I asked Trina Swanson 8 tough questions. Now, I have 8 tough questions for Luke Gulbranson. Who do you think will respond first? helland4house.substack.com/p/challenge-...helland4house.substack.comCHALLENGE: 8 Tough Questions for Luke GulbransonAs a late entrant but splashy fundraiser who was the first to report $100,000 in contributions received, Luke has tailwinds but faces headwinds 140
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Who do we love, America? Its the Minnesota Waterfowl Primary. Your VOTE counts: A. Minnesota Loon B. Wood duck C. Parking Lot Seagull Vote in the DFL Primary August 11th! 120
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I appreciate the trans constituency. Trans rights are human rights are constitutional rights. I sense 4 issues dominate conversation. 1) women's athletics/competitions 2) which bathroom used 3) gender-affirming care, access and cost 4) influence on minors All deserve liberty, safety, happiness. 220
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 09/05/2026The GOP is built on fraud, represents fraud, and in 2026 will fraudulently project its ability to deter, detect, or disrupt fraud. Stauber's DFL challenger must be transparent, experienced in financial data, forensics, brutally honest and straightforward. helland4house.substack.com/p/challenge-...helland4house.substack.comCHALLENGE: 8 Tough Questions for Trina SwansonAs the first person to congratulate her on the endorsement win, I will also be the first to challenge her in the primary race to address unanswered questions in her public statements and biography 120
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 08/05/2026As the primary race takes shape I intend to ask fair but tough questions of my DFL/Democrat contenders in Minnesota's 8th district. I have 8 questions for Trina Swanson. Next up: Luke Gulbranson. I likewise invite our primary competitors to challenge me. helland4house.substack.com/p/challenge-...helland4house.substack.comCHALLENGE: 8 Tough Questions for Trina SwansonAs the first person to congratulate her on the endorsement win, I will also be the first to challenge her in the primary race to address unanswered questions in her public statements and biography 140
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 08/05/2026WEEKEND AT BERNIES 4: "Long-Covid Pete Completes his Congressional Farewell Tour." This man is RETIRED people. Go to Facebook and wish him a happy retirement when he walks away from it all in June to be replaced by the next GOP clone who inherits an uncontested primary and $1.0M+. He's cooked. 010
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 06/05/2026My dad, Jeff, is the greatest politician you've never heard of. Here's why: helland4house.substack.com/p/daily-bobb...helland4house.substack.comDAILY BOBBER: An unauthorized biography of the greatest politician ever: My DadWhy I thought my dad was the smartest, bravest person in the world and why I still think he would be better in office than 99% of politicians 010
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 06/05/2026MN partisan elections involve three stages: STAGE 1: Caucus to Convention (May) STAGE 2: Filing to Primary (Aug) STAGE 3: Nomination to General Election (Nov) We are now in STAGE 2, before you assume the 'right' thing to do for any candidate, please read: open.substack.com/pub/helland4...open.substack.comDAILY BOBBER: What is Bob's next move now?After seeing the frontrunner Trina Swanson secure a first-round DFL endorsement on May 2, what is the best path forward for Bob and for CD8? 210
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 06/05/2026If you support any of DFL primary candidates, ask Katie Phang to moderate a US HOUSE (MN-8) forum in Duluth, MN in June at the post below. TRINA SWANSON LUKE GULBRANSON DR. WENDELL SMITH DEBRA TOPPING JP MCBRIDE BOB HELLAND (ME) KATIE PHANG (MODERATOR) Make Stauber famous. 210
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 06/05/2026This candidate is cool: Mallory McMorrow for US Senate. 110
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Tell me this man, hiding behind dark sunglasses, is not retiring after he blocks the nomination June 2 like a dutiful team player. Yeah, Rep. Pete Stauber is running alright: away from Trump and towards retirement! #openseat #petesretreat 210
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This applies to Space Force Commanders as it does to all of you, even if you're not one of Minnesota's "Crazy 8ths"! I have on reputable authority that more GOOD NAMES on ballots is the true path to victory. I'm happy to offer my good name to voters far and wide: BOB HELLAND. Search 4 candidates! 110
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Markets are going UP because the investment cartel knows prices are going UP and never coming back DOWN. #VoteForBob 010
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 03/05/2026PLEASE READ: I aim to lead the MN DFL Party, the state's congressional delegation & represent Minnesota's progressives in Washington and at home. The May 2 DFL CD8 convention deserves summary and redress, with proposals to light our beacon of democracy. helland4house.substack.com/p/top-5-reco...helland4house.substack.comTop 5 Recommendations for DFL Convention ReformKey actions that would put the "D" back in the "D-F-L" which is struggling with its identity as the party of Democrats, Farmers, and Laborers 010
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 03/05/2026ISO: Any congressional candidates and activists who support the repeal of the 1929 Reapportionment Act capping US House seats at 435. #corruption We must double the House size, dilute rep power 50%, and cap representation at 500,000 per rep. (No cap, 750K present.) #RatifyTheOriginal1st #CapAt500K 010
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Guys...guys... it finally happened. And you know what? I really enjoyed meeting, talking to, and looking forward towards what's best for our district with Luke Gulbranson and other candidates, too, including Dr. Wendell Smith. Who wants a little more of this from May to August? #SaunaTalks? 020
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Race starts! 144.5 DFL delegates since pre-Apr. Events: 1. Delegates dismiss RCV motion for 9 candidates 2. Liend drops, McBride no-sho (8) 3. "No Endorse" not listed (DFL Bylaws) 4. Helland = YES primary 5. Gulbranson drops endorsement, YES primary (7) 6. WS+DT = YES, CM+MA = NO 7. TS71 MA22 WS 5 110
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Seriously, has anybody seen him in Minnesota yet? #wheresluke Asking for a friend. 320
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Yeah, unfortunately, this didn't happen tonight. It's ok, Luke. I can't stay mad, dawg. I'll try again next time if you're ready to take the forum stage with us. cc #GulbransonForCongress 020
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I gave my best in Biwabik. Locals pronounce it with strong Bye syllable. Great fries, burger at pub. (Small mustard incident.) I'll be back! As candidates learn from each other, adapt, and play off one another, our DFL (Dems in MN) coalition candidates to #UnseatPete gain strength. Beautiful moon. 120
Just Bob @bobhelland.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Bonus: a special appearance in this BOBBER by CD6 DFL Candidate, Doug Chapin, who moderated our Humphrey School SoS debate at UMN hosted by MPR in 2014. GO, DOUG! @chapinforcongress.bsky.social 12 years later, we could be ballot-buddies! (While never appearing together on a ballot, CD6 & CD8.) 010
