Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11/10/2026What a vibe this is....🔥reddit.comFrom the SipsTea community on Reddit: "Tech billionaires are not your constituents." Resident delivers a powerful speech demanding a ban on massive AI data centers.Explore this post and more from the SipsTea community 120
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p... Hegseth's dismissals of senior officers have raised concern about the politicization of the military. The armed forces swear an oath to the Constitution, not to a person. Let's hope that oath holds if any order crosses the legal line.cnn.comHegseth directs military to defend US midterm elections from foreign interference | CNN PoliticsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a memo directing the military to defend the US midterm elections from foreign interference, the Pentagon said Monday. 010
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... “Would you like to buy some weapons?” is a weird line from the leader of the free world, not a guy clearing out a warehouse.theguardian.comTrump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador saysDavid Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island 010
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 20/09/2026www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckin... During this stressful political season, it's wonderful to find out we can still do it the right way in the U.S. This made my week. 👍reddit.comFrom the nextfuckinglevel community on Reddit: Largest wildlife overpass in North America reduced wildlife collision by 91%Explore this post and more from the nextfuckinglevel community 010
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti... I can't even comprehend this move by the Trump administration.yahoo.comPentagon refuses payout for soldiers who died in Iran conflict ‘because it isn’t a war’The families of US soldiers who have died in the US-Israeli war against Iran are battling to ensure they receive appropriate pay and benefits for their loved ones. 031
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u... He doesn't care about affordability. A pricey ballroom while people struggle? Typical. Watch what he does, not what he says a great president's actions should speak so loud, the words don't matter.nytimes.comWhistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before MidtermsA report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. 022
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The genius of the plan: shoppers save a little, politicians claim a win, and ranchers absorb the loss. Truly, everyone benefits if you ignore ranchers. 242
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 23/08/2026www.yahoo.com/news/politic... This sounds like a personal problem and a good idea...yahoo.comTrump: I’ll be impeached if I lose the midtermsDonald Trump has claimed he will be impeached if the Republicans lose the midterm elections in November. 140
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 02/08/2026www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res... Excellent resource for seeing the path the current administration is taking to the midterms and beyond.brennancenter.orgVoting Rights Litigation TrackerAs state legislatures enact policies to make it harder to vote, court battles loom. 041
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 01/08/2026www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-dis... It's about whether people with disabilities can be part of their families, attend school, hold jobs, and participate fully in the life of their communities...not put in a facility.cbsnews.comStates aren't required to provide community-based care for people with disabilities, new DOJ opinion claimsThe Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Thursday said states aren't required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care. 011
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11/07/2026www.votebeat.org/national/202... A leaderless federal election agency, mid-cycle, hands both sides fresh ammunition to question the legitimacy of results, regardless of how the vote actually goes.votebeat.orgTrump fires all commissioners of federal election agencyMonths before the midterms, the only federal agency dedicated solely to election administration is now unable to do anything. 101
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 04/07/2026www.cbsnews.com/projects/202... A coincidence becomes a pattern when it predicts future observations better than chance.cbsnews.comExplore Trump's 3,600 stock trades from the first 3 months of 2026View the companies and sectors the president's investment accounts bought and sold. 021
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21/06/2026www.bbc.com/news/live/c9... This saga will drag on for months, powered by a “deal maker” polishing his own reflection while trying to whitewash the past of leaders he quietly longs to be mistaken for.bbc.comUS denies Iran's claim to have closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks in LebanonUS Vice-President JD Vance is heading to Switzerland for more talks, and an Iranian delegation has already arrived. 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 20/06/2026thegrio.com/2026/06/19/b... I must have teared up a dozen times during the speech from the first lady to the president.thegrio.comPoll reveals Barack Obama remains the most popular living U.S. presidentThe latest Barack Obama poll from CNN finds him America's most popular living president, ahead of Donald Trump and Joe Biden in favorability. 010
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 15/06/2026This is a hero. This is service to the country. Put his picture back. What a disappointment this is. 022
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 14/06/2026www.cnbc.com/2026/06/13/t... Iran explicitly contradicted Trump: its Foreign Ministry said, "it will not be tomorrow," a significant public contradiction.cnbc.comTrump says peace deal will be signed Sunday after Iran said it remains cautious on timingPresident Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that a deal to end the war with Iran will be signed on Sunday. 010
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026truthout.org/articles/exp... Mail voting is basic election infrastructure, not a sinister plot involving envelopes. Millions use it because they are elderly, disabled, deployed, rural, working, traveling, or simply living in the 21st century.truthout.orgExperts Warn Trump Order Would Effectively End the Ability to Vote by MailCongressional Democrats and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general are urging courts to block the order. 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 06/06/2026apnews.com/article/cali... Midterm preview folks...apnews.comUS attorney opens investigations into California's elections, sends prosecutor to LA vote centerThe U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles says it has opened “multiple election fraud investigations” related to California’s elections and sent a prosecutor to the county’s vote-counting center. 010
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Newest headliner for Trump's 250 get-together. 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 01/06/2026www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/i... White House Aide Who Explained Iran As “Like Iraq, But Faster” Promoted To Senior Strategy Role.cnbc.comIran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State mediaThe report in Iranian state media homes in on Israel's military operations in Lebanon against the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah. 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 24/05/2026“Thank you for your question. Our concern about fraud is highly selective. Next question.” 132
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 23/05/2026www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... The quiet federalization of election control. Blue our number 1 concern right now.🤔reuters.comExclusive: Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theoriesWhite House adviser Kurt Olsen, a lawyer Trump has tasked with proving widely debunked election-rigging conspiracy theories, pushed the plan to target Dominion Voting Systems machines. 021
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 17/05/2026www.bloomberg.com/news/article... “The trades were automated.”Cool. And autopilot still matters if you own the plane...bloomberg.comTrump’s More Than 3,700 Trades Provoke Wall Street AstonishmentPresident Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that he or his investment advisers made more than 3,700 trades in the first quarter, a flurry totaling tens of millions of dollars and involv... 001
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11/05/2026people.com/trump-says-h... Project 2025 and “election integrity army” rhetoric both stem from the same core belief: “If our side loses, the system itself must be malfunctioning.”people.comTrump Says He'll Have 'Election Integrity Army' in Every State During Midterms That'll Be 'Much Bigger' Than 2024Donald Trump announced plans for the 2026 midterms to deploy a Republican 'election integrity army' that's 'bigger' than 2024, in response to the Democrat-led election task force that Chuck Schumer la... 001
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 08/05/2026newrepublic.com/article/2100... The South spent decades saying: “Racism is over.”Then immediately redesigned the maps the second courts loosened the rules. Interesting timing....🤔newrepublic.comSouthern Republicans Are Already Deleting Black DistrictsThe Supreme Court’s recent gerrymandering ruling has touched off an instantaneous demolition of Black political power as state lawmakers roll back the Second Reconstruction. 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 07/05/2026newrepublic.com/post/210025/... Fox News arriving almost instantly to an FBI raid targeting a major Trump critic is the kind of optics that pours gasoline on public distrust.newrepublic.comFBI Raids Office of Top Democratic Leader in Redistricting WarsVirginia’s L. Louise Lucas has been unafraid to stand up to Trump. Now, she’s become a target after a major victory. 072
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 06/05/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o... History is full of societies that learned institutions are only as durable as the people willing to defend them.nytimes.comOpinion | ‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’ 012
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 03/05/2026www.the-independent.com/news/world/a... Unacceptable.the-independent.comWhere is Renee Good’s killer? AOC outraged by ICE agent’s reinstatementNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul also wants to know if Jonathan Ross is working in their state 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 29/04/2026www.axios.com/local/austin... “The news isn’t a finish line...it’s your cue. Go vote anyway.”axios.comTalarico leads Cornyn and Paxton in UT pollThe survey was conducted as the two Republican candidates continue to battle for the GOP nomination. 021
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 29/04/2026www.vanityfair.com/style/story/... Whether your into royalty or not this speech slaps🔥...though i don't get why red was clapping🤔vanityfair.comAn “Anxious” Monarch, a Team of Aides, and 12 Standing Ovations: How King Charles’s Historic Congressional Address Came to BeUnder the guidance of his most trusted aides, King Charles wrote and delivered a speech that’s already being called one of the most important of his reign. 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 25/04/2026globalnews.ca/news/1181367... On behalf of the good guys.... Thank you, Hungary💪globalnews.caUkraine gets US$106B loan package from EU after Hungary changes vote - National | Globalnews.caThe measures were prepared early this year and set to be announced in February to mark the fourth anniversary of the conflict, but Hungary and Slovakia had opposed the move. 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 20/04/2026www.reuters.com/legal/govern... President enters negotiations with government over lawsuit filed by president against government run by president.reuters.comTrump, IRS in talks to settle US president's $10 billion lawsuitLawyers for Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service are in talks to settle the U.S. president's $10 billion lawsuit against the tax collection agency for leaking his tax returns to the media i... 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 12/04/2026www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... Power writes the rule Power shapes the exception Power avoids the consequencebloomberg.comDOJ Memo: Trump Need Not Comply With Presidential Records ActThe 1978 law passed in the wake of Watergate to ensure presidential records are preserved, is “unconstitutional,” a DOJ legal opinion concluded. 011
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11/04/2026www.the-independent.com/news/world/a... Duty to serve vs. belief about what is worth fighting for.the-independent.comSoldiers are seeking early end to service amid Iran war discontentOperators on GI Rights Hotline say callers ‘scared of killing people in a war they don’t believe in’ 1105
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11/04/2026www.democraticunderground.com/10143647776 White House unveils new employee retention plan: “Commit questionable acts now, receive complimentary pardon later.”democraticunderground.comTrump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office - Democratic Underground ForumsSeems like they all know they are commiting crimes? 060
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 05/04/2026www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... Iran looked at the world’s most advanced military and said: “Cool. We’ll fight everything around it instead.”tomshardware.comIranian missile blitz takes down AWS data centers in Bahrain and Dubai — Amazon reportedly declares “hard down” status for multiple zonesIranian strikes are taking out AWS servers in the region. 050
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 04/04/2026www.npr.org/2026/04/03/n... Increase defense spending. Decrease support systems. Wait for instability. Call the instability a security threat. Increase defense spending.🤫npr.orgTrump budget seeks $1.5 trillion in defense spending alongside domestic program cutsIn his annual budget, President Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades. 141
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 31/03/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o... It’s not just “did people reoffend?” It’s “What does removing consequences teach everyone else?”nytimes.comOpinion | The People Trump Pardoned Are on a Crime Spree 010
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 30/03/2026www.armytimes.com/news/your-mi... Coincidence? During the Iraq/Afghanistan era, the Army also raised enlistment age to 42.armytimes.comArmy raises maximum enlistment age to 42The service's new policy also removed previous enlistment obstacles for potential recruits who have a single marijuana or drug paraphernalia conviction. 010
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Me: pretty moderate Also, me when AOC talks: …no wait, she cooked here. 041
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 29/03/2026www.reuters.com/world/middle... Iran doesn’t need to match force with force. They stretch the conflict across regions, hit softer targets, and activate proxies. You win the battlefield. They shift the game...reuters.comPentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, Washington Post reportsThe Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing U.S. officials. 000
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 28/03/2026History doesn’t remember presidents for who they defended in headlines. It remembers whether they actually did the job. 020
Curious Rob @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 23/03/2026www.politico.com/news/2026/03... Over time, people ... “Voting is complicated.” “It’s probably not worth it.” 👉 That belief spreads socially 👉 Participation drops before any barrier is encounteredpolitico.comTrump’s voter crackdown reaches college campusesThe administration's moves to tighten voting rules could dampen student participation in a midterm election where control of Congress may be decided by small margins. 000