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Julie K Roberts

@juliekroberts.bsky.social
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Walker's Mom (fur children are the best). George W. Bush Alum. Grew up in Texas, lived in WDC (twice), the Netherlands, Tallahassee, and back to Texas.

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Bruce Kluger @bruciek.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
It has often been said that the U.S. president treats the country— and its Constitution—like his personal plaything. To that end, here’s our latest song.
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
If I cry 😭 you’re gonna cry with me. Remembering them, RIP. #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Good morning from the best boy in the world. With all the negative crazy happening in America I thought I would share Walker’s summer photo shoot. Thank you Camp Bow Wow Grapevine Tx. Coming next his World Cup photo. #dog #positive
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
@chuckrocha.bsky.social this Reagan Bush Republican Texan is supporting James. Would love to get involved if you are connected to his team. Please DM if gov can help. Like you I grew up in East Texas!
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
So a Dutch company is calling out the secret police operating in America. Remember the Dutch are the ones that hid Anne Frank’s family. They read the room and stepped up with Noem threatened to jail Americans. I lived in The Hague for over a year so it does not surprise me there are good people
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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builders on Instagram: "Clint Eastwood’s halftime speech to America…Clint Eastwood’s “halftime” speech frames America not as winning or losing, but as paus…"
Clint Eastwood’s halftime speech to America…Clint Eastwood’s “halftime” speech frames America not as winning or losing, but as paused—caught between what’s already happened and what comes next.Across the country, people are under real strain. Work feels uncertain. Trust feels thin. And when things start to break down, the default response is often to argue over blame instead of direction.Halftime is the moment when replaying the first half stops being useful. It’s when you take an honest look at what isn’t working and decide what needs to change.There’s no guarantee the second half goes better. But staying stuck in the first one ensures nothing does.#Politics #America #SuperBowl #Inspiration #Motivation
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The WH will see the “fake” outrage in November when they loose both chambers.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
New polling conducted after Alex Pretti was murdered by federal agents in Minneapolis finds support for ICE decaying even further, a majority of voters calling for Kristi Noem to be removed, and nearly half saying they know someone who is living in fear because of Trump’s deportation policies.
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ICE gets even worse ratings in polling after Pretti's fatal shooting; majority calling for Noem's removal
Nearly half know someone living in fear because of Trump deportation policies.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
How can we use these ICE observers to monitor the polls where he thinks he will send troops for the election. I’m in Texas send me to a blue state to support!
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @thebulwark.com listening to Monday’s conversation. I am one of the Republicans in Tarrant county that voted for Taylor. Republicans can’t downplay what happened even with a week of ice that impacted early voting we showed up! I’m a Reagan Bush Republican
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
@cnn.com I am one of those Texas SD9 voters who elected Taylor! I am a lifelong Republican who worked in two Rep administrations. I am done with the divisions we are seeing and the Trump tariffs!
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social @captmarkkelly.bsky.social in DHS funding talks Democrats need to make the disclose the details of the $300 million PR campaign, the contract with Palantir for the facial recognition technology and make them end it. They are capturing American citizens
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
This is why reminders about lawful vs. unlawful orders are important. Service members must know their responsibilities, especially when courts are already identifying actions outside legal authority. #ruleoflaw @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @slotkin.senate.gov @tarasetmayer.bsky.social
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
From blocked National Guard deployments across state lines to limits on using active-duty forces for policing, the judiciary reaffirmed a core principle: military activity on U.S. soil is tightly bound by law. #ruleoflaw @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @slotkin.senate.gov
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Several courts this year ruled that certain domestic military deployments were unlawful. These weren’t political statements, they were constitutional ones. @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @slotkin.senate.gov
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Poll for everyone who thinks Trump lets Epstein bill sit until Congress adjourns and he has a pocket veto. Wood Congress, then override that when they return after Thanksgiving. #Epstein.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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Explaining a "Clean" Continuing Resolution
Understanding what Congress is really voting on, and what it means for health care, budgets, and you
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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 03/10/2025
It’s finally here. The Life of a Showgirl! Swifties, let’s go!!!! Pressed play at midnight…and loving all of it! Thank you Taylor Swift!
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Check out my first Substack post on the Gov’t shutdown from my personal experience in 2018-19! Appreciate your support. #govtshutdown #policy open.substack.com/pub/thepolic...
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Shutdown Showdown: What Really Stops (and What Keeps Going)
The 2025 shutdown isn’t just politics—it’s layoffs, lost coverage, and ripple effects that reach every household.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
hutdowns aren’t just DC drama—they ripple into real lives. Here’s what really stops, what keeps going, and why this one feels different. 🗓️ New Curiosity Sparks Substack drops Tuesday on topics like this. 🧵
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
At a time people were missing there was a critical delay in approving the request for search and rescue teams. The FEMA “leader” was no where to be found. wapo.st/46BGTDU
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As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA’s leader could not be reached
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I don’t know the last time one Senator of a political party called out another Senator from the same party live in a hearing. Thank you to Senator Cassidy for standing up for the truth. Senator Mullins should stop believing what RFK says. youtu.be/VDCxI1lV-2A
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WATCH: Senator who accuses CDC director of lying later walks back claims of recording
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
@kasie.bsky.social @kasie.bsky.social watching the show those are not ICE outside the rally. It is the CBP including John Bovino - the controversial chief patrol agent!
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Better start the back to school shopping at H&M and Zara bow before the 15% tax, I mean tariff, goes into place on European consumer goods. Fast fashion won’t feel so fast—or cheap—if supply chains slow down and costs go up. H&M (Sweden) Zara (Spain) Primark (Ireland) Mango (Spain) Bershka (Spain)
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Another NOAA tool canceled by the Trump Administration this one to help predict severe rainfall. Call your Senators and tell them to stop these cuts. wapo.st/4eSHe8F
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NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it.
The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Interesting to hear Scott Jennings so upset that some of those detained in the CA farm raid yesterday are kids as young as 14. Did he speak out when DeSantis endorsed a bill this session to allow 14 year olds to backfill the gap of immigrants in Florida? www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...
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Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN Business
Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wag...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/07/2025
Crucial roles were vacant at local National Weather Service offices as severe rainfall hit parts of Central Texas on Friday morning. Some experts question whether it hurt coordination with emergency officials.
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Disaster funding cuts buried in the “Big Beautiful Bill” are a direct hit to safety and science. 🔻 1,200 FEMA jobs eliminated 🔻 1,800 NOAA jobs slashed 🌀 Local weather offices closing 🧯 Rescue teams grounded All while extreme weather escalates. We need preparedness, not politics. #FEMA #NOAA
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
@wxmvpete.bsky.social Peter thank you for the clarification. I previously worked at NOAA HQ. Seeing people question the work of the NWS in these situations is frustrating. I know everyone wants to save lives and will do everything possible.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
@juliettekayyem.bsky.social it is clear that Sec Noem is not informed of the technology upgrades at NWS. Issues with forecast is due to cuts to funding models and offices used for weather prediction. Texas EM pushed out a notice to partners on Thursday noon that up to 12” could happen over night.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
@juliettekayyem.bsky.social thank you for the explanation of the time between the NWS forecast and warnings from the local EM to the community. As a former Deputy CoS/Comms Director of NOAA (under Trump 1) seeing the cuts to NWS since Jan we knew something would happen.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
As we celebrate America’s Independence it is important to remember what we are celebrating. Today I joined the organization We Hold These Truths. The experiment we call democracy is only as strong as our leaders and citizens willing to stand up.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
@tarapalmeri.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @oliviaoftroye.com how do we make the story of Francisco García Casique of Longview, TX go viral? He was arrested because of mistaken ID in February and deported to CECOT in April. He is a 24 yo barber with no gang affiliation.
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/p... “We’ve been ghosted by FEMA,” said Robert Wike Graham. He describes repeated unanswered requests for information on vital emergency preparedness funding for his NC community. Regional teams across the country have been instructed to limit sharing information.
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‘We’ve been ghosted by FEMA’: Officials across country say they can’t get answers on critical funding | CNN Politics
As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that’s leaving officials fr...
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Happy to see people are calling it what it is. We know “TACO” got under his skin. We need to make this go viral!
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Mike Johnson is voting to cut Medicaid. Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
FDEM officials claim “alligator Auschwitz” can withstand a high Cat 2 hurricane. Hours after the opening a typical South Florida rainstorm floods it. www.newsweek.com/alligator-al...
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"Alligator Alcatraz" floods within day of opening
Rainwater was seen seeping into the migrant detention center and onto cables on the floor after a rainstorm, according to video.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I grew up in Marshall Tx where Bill Moyers was born. I remember reading his story and his reporting as a journalism student. (gift article from The New York Times.)
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Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Take a moment to watch President Bush discuss isolationism, protectionism and nativism on 2011. Those who do not study history have a tendency to repeat it. He warned of these concerns 14 years ago and now we are here!
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User Clip: George W. Bush on Dangerous "Isms"
On January 24, 2011, Former President George W. Bush made an appearance on C-Span's Q&A program on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where his presidential library was being built...
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Hey Congress call out his outright lies. NWS is hiring 125 meteorologists to replace those fired or who took the early retirement l! While the hiring happens there are offices who cannot operate 24/7/365
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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
My thoughts on the new voice meteorologists are finding www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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The Rise Of Meteorologists
Tornadoes, the start of hurricane season, and shortages in the National Weather Service have placed meteorologists in a different type of spotlight. Here's why.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
From a MAGA insider:
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I was in Sicily 8 years ago to advance the G7. While walking around the AF base I inquired why there is an emergency operations center. Went to the hotel to research actions for volcano eruption. A few days later we were hiking this exact place. Luckily it was a “quiet” trip.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Great they can hire people but this will not replace the institutional knowledge that left. It takes months to complete the hiring and training. Last time I checked severe weather doesn’t sit by while this happens.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Oh my goodness listened to the entire show with Scott. We can agree that immigrants that broke the law should be deported but using a WW2 "rule" that someone did not register as why they are criminals is not a good excuse. So many issues discussed on here. Great job Tara on making him own it.
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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
1/5 May 15: NYT Article singles out Jackson, KY NWS office as one deeply impacted by DOGE cuts: 1. No overnight forecaster 2. Office closure from 1 am -6am 3. Weather balloons going up once a day instead of twice 4. Vacancy for the role of chief meteorologist www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/u...
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The Weather Service Had a Plan to Reinvent Itself. Did DOGE Stop It?
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
@morgfair.bsky.social I saw this story today and it hits close to home. I grew up, and my family still lives, 15 miles from Longview Texas. This case the man was taken because of an incorrect gang photo. Matthew McConaughey went to HS here. We need to speak out www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Mistaken ID: Did a gang database error help send the wrong man to a Salvadoran prison?
A mugshot in a Texas gang database flagged a Tren de Aragua member. His identity was wrong, but the real man was sent to a Salvadoran prison.
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Julie K Roberts @juliekroberts.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Currently binge watching West Wing for the who knows how many times. Watching now I am thinking the current Administration is using this as their playbook. From tariffs, education, India-Pakistan conflict, Mifepristone, fights on artifacts at Smithsonian’s, etc. I wish we had President Bartlet now!
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
What happens when there are no more tornadoes warnings? joycevance.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
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When the Cuts Hit Home
I am not an alarmist.
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