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3,165 people isn't a huge number overall, but 3,165 people foolish enough to buy Trump mobile will probably keep a whole call-center full of of Nigerian princes eating well for months.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 18h

More risable that Hanania thinks this is a just world, or that he thinks he's a writer?

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 18h

Historically, striking the homeport of the US Pacific fleet has been considered not a big deal, and a day that will not live in any particular infamy.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19h

"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 20h

Based on this poster, I'd consider adopting "No one escapes Spencer Ackerman!" as a personal motto

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 22h

"AIpine Divorce" (works better in a serif font)

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 22h

They call it "the weave"

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 22h

They call it "the weave"

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 23h

This gets to the heart of the question: are Democratic legislators going to look for ways to accomplish things (or, if you like, to "Do Something"), or will they be looking for reasons why they can't do anything? I hope it's the former, but I wish I was more confident.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Al Capone, A Family Man Jailed For Accounting Irregularities, Dead At 48"

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I thought Rees-Mogg's deal was that as much as he wants to give the impression an old-school aristocrat, his father was a truck driver or something like that.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is something George Armstrong Custer used to enjoy

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Perhaps one of the dedicated originalists in the Republican party could check their pocket constitution to see which branch of government has the power to decide how money is spent

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Lobbying the Pope's advisor

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yep, though he does look like someone who might be nicknamed "Skunkworks."

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Consistent* Ethic of Life (*some restrictions apply)

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

50 years ago a Republican faced a consequence for his actions, and the party embarked on a long-term nation-destroying project to try to ensure it would never happen again.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've been wondering if breaking the internet for human use - by drowning useful content in slop sites and agent-driven hassles - isn't an element of the plan to force AI usage on individuals. Like if they make the internet unpleasant enough to use, you'll be willing to let an AI use it for you.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."

Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sure, but she blew those guys up with girly-grenades so that means it doesn't count.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ok, that's enough internet for today

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bowing is the opposite direction from the way knees usually bend, isn't it?

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Definitely "this is your brain on drugs." At least partially because of the sequel where Rachael Leigh Cook smashes up the whole kitchen.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I get this same feeling about federal judges. I shouldn't have to know the name of a federal judge in Wichita Falls.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Guys, Spirit Airlines went out of business, we don't have to do this anymore. Just bring a carry-on.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wow he's just renaming things left and right lately

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sure but what are we going to do when China perfects SDI (super duper intelligence)?

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I kind of wonder if they're just running with what they had pre-written

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You could livestream yourself making a giant bonfire of this money, and it would get more viewers than a Lindsay Graham documentary.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The press doesn't really know what to do when the answer to bombshell questions is just "Yes, obviously" Is whatever the president is doing wildly unconstitutional? "Yes, obviously." Is the president's relationship with his mistress-daughter-caregiver weird and concerning? "Yes, obviously." Etc.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm looking forward to this American reboot of "Last of the Summer Wine"

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I noticed that too. I wonder if "dachshunds" became "sausage dogs" in WWI, when German Shepherds became Alsatians, and Saxe-Coburg Gothas became Windsors.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I already know more about the Republican Cinematic Universe than I'd prefer, and it's really difficult to keep straight which characters are currently pretending to be respectable, and which are currently going mask-off.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Same here - I've heard choosing texas a couple times, but definitely never heard Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lex is unrealistic only in his general competence. Like: Comics Lex Luthor: can cure cancer but doesn't want to because he's evil Real Life Lex Luthor: thinks he's cured cancer by injecting people beef tallow.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

2:00 PM is weird time for an address, right? I wonder if it's because they want the sane-washed clips to make it on the evening news, but don't want people to watch the whole thing live.

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Ambassador (ret.) Janet Sanderson @jastucaz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“The State Department’s job was never really about diplomats. It was about you – markets that stay open, wars that get prevented, diseases contained before they reach us, Americans overseas who get help in trouble.” Important piece by my colleague Marc Ostfield @thesteadystate.org #holdfast

steadystate1.substack.com

We Built It for 80 Years. We’re Dismantling It in Months.

Diplomatic power took generations to build. The damage being done now could take generations to repair.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There's gonna be a creepy, slowed-down version of Rihanna's "Umbrella" in the trailer.

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Let's not be hasty here. We've heard from the historians, but what do the engineers have to say?

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Amidst everything else, let's pause for a moment to recognize the absurdity of "Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece"

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Big Worker @bigworker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Meta brain trust is like "so what people don't like about the pervert glasses is the glasses part right?"

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Seems like just another attempt to humiliate the federal workforce

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Definitely. One is the more insidious evils of the Trump/techbro era is the way it makes people who try to behave honestly feel like suckers. If everyone who gets ahead cheats with no consequences, why not cheat?

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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"How many Rs are there in the word 'Terminator'"?

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