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RobynL

@poli-sci-guy.bsky.social
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Retired engineer, canine.org puppy raiser, perpetual learner studying political science and communication

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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
There is a line in Project2025, Department of Interior, top of page 529. It says Congress must enact laws to permitting the BLM to dispose humanely of these animals. Though in 1971 Congress ordered BLM to maintain a wild horse population as they are an iconic presence in the American west.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I’ll just Wikipedia do the talking.
SV40 Wikipedia entry explaining polio vaccines were contaminated with SV40 between 1955 and 1961. Multiple studies have shown people who received the contaminated polio vaccine are at no higher risk for cancer. RFK Jr. is just spouting antivax rhetoric instead of learning from the experts in the agency he runs🙄
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Mini horses seem like a good idea until they aren’t. I’ll just let the AI summary make the case.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Ya mean this gutless sprinter.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
My dog sends happy thoughts to brighten your day.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
In their letter, they threaten to send firefighting support rather than offer to send assistance. We’re such good neighbors they should build a wall to keep us out.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
My boy enjoying a lazy Friday morning.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I’m surprised cosplay Barbie hasn’t been seen in public as a heavily armed soldier pretending to defend America.🙄 I present cosplay Barbie Rambo edition.
AI-generated image of Kristi Noem cosplaying fictional movie character John Rambo, poised to defend America.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Many children are going to die before he’s done with us. They’ll be breaking out iron lungs to save polio victims from suffocation before we reach the other side. Vaccinate your children before it’s too late🤷🏻‍♂️
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Trump’s secret police are as inept as they are violent. ICE only has authority to enforce immigration law. They only have authority to arrest immigrants in the country without legal permission. Source: The Conversation share.google/qTppjsyi4uKf...
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Never forget this woman murdered a puppy because she didn’t like it. No wonder her DHS is so trigger happy.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The United States of America is keeping innocent people in detention centers and refusing to treat them humanely according to their own detention standards. DHS is treating asylum seekers worse than if they were convicted felons in a federal prison. This stain on America will last a lifetime🤨
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Does anyone in the trump administration know the history of America, Greenland and the Dutch West Indies🤷🏻‍♂️ In 1916, America purchased the Dutch West Indies (Virgin Islands) from Denmark for $25M and the US agreed to relinquish all claims to Greenland.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
At least when Bush declared “Mission Accomplished” in May 2003, we’d defeated the Iraqi military and captured Sadam. He also had congressional and UN authorization. 47 declaring victory only days after kidnapping Maduro doesn’t make Venezuela safe. Nation building takes years not hours🤨
President George Bush standing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln prematurely declaring mission accomplished in 2003.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Little Marco looks like his family’s wellbeing depends on his continued servitude to Trump. I wonder how long until he resigns, or 47 just fires him🙄
Donald Trump addressing NATO press conference. Marco Rubio looks like he’s in the admin because his family’s being held hostage by MAGA operatives.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
They’re both adorable.
Adult golden retriever sitting behind two Labrador retriever puppies (yellow lab (L) and black lab (R)).
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This administration claims as fact (without evidence) that Mr. Garcia is a member of MS-13. Besides being inept, the only fact is this president will lie about everything. 5A guarantees that no one can be deprived of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The world created by Dunning Krueger patient zero. Putting the dumbest person on the planet in charge of a country with the largest economy and military was never a good idea. Letting him operate without supervision was just asking for disaster, and he’s still got >3.5 more years in office🤨
Cartoon of Donald Trump standing on the bow of the sinking ship “AMERICA” that struck an iceberg named “TARIFFS” as the other ships, representing our allies, are sailing away.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Trump didn’t an enact 20% flat tariff. He levied tariffs between 10% and 50%. Congress can end this trade war by passing a resolution ending the National emergency giving Trump the power to impose tariffs. The power to tax is Congress’s purview. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Wait till we have hospitals full of paralyzed children who may need breathing assistance for the rest of their lives🤨
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
EOs aren’t law. They’re policy directives to executive branch agencies. Constitution (article 1, sec 4.1) clearly gives states the authority to run elections. This EO will cause chaos but he’ll lose in court🤷🏻‍♂️
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Trump has a great record identifying violent criminals, refusing their due process rights and having them renditioned. Here’s his full page NYT ad urging NY to reinstate the death penalty to punish the Central Park 5. After years in jail they were exonerated by the actual perpetrator’s confession.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
This may come as a shock, but DOGE has never been about improving governance. It’s about retribution and replacing civil service with for profit contractors. He went after CDC & NIH first because he blames them for Covid pandemic. Replacing Civil Service with contractors removes “deep state”🙄
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Trump enjoys publicly making baseless claims. He took out a full page ad in The NY Times claiming NY should reinstate the death penalty to punish the 5 boys who’d been arrested for the crimes. In 2002, the Central Park Five were found innocent and released. He’s never apologized for his actions.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
He’s started a trade war while simultaneously trying to get into business with a Chinese businessman who’s asking for a pardon. How much swampier can this get? Binance has been used to launder money to terrorist groups. That’s how swampy it is getting. Trump’s no stranger to money laundering🤷🏻‍♂️
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Not true. They’re eligible for tax credits available from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). www.tesla.com/support/ince....
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Elon follows same hiring practice as his boss, only the best and brightest. Take Alexandra Beynon, a person who worked at a company that prescribes ketamine therapy. What skills does she bring to DOGE🤔 … oh yeah, she’s Elon’s ketamine connection🤷🏻‍♂️ www.snopes.com/news/2025/01...
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Fact check FALSE. Deceptive screen grab of Kamala Harris speaking at the 2019 South Carolina Democratic convention. (Link to YouTube video embedded in article.) Clip provided for easy reference. www.newsweek.com/barack-obama...
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Every Dem must vote against this CR. Dems should delay passage by denying the quorum required to vote. Maybe Every Dem holds a town hall meeting on day of vote🤨 The public needs to see Dems actively opposing Republican attempts to govern unilaterally. This is NOT a time for politics as usual🤷🏻‍♂️
House quorum rules
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Government policy set by grievance is the opposite of efficiency🙄
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Professor Snyder’s insightful analysis of last week’s Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy. I encourage every American to read this. We can either choose to stand behind a coward or stand with a brave leader. The choice has never been more stark. Attached are several salient passages.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
He’s kind of got a Heinrich Himmler vibe going on.
Young Heinrich HilerSS leader Heinrich Himmler headshot in his SS uniformHeadshot of Heinrich Himmler in civilian clothing. A monster in disguise.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Wrong, both examples infringe upon a journalists first amendment rights. Jailing someone for expressing dissenting views violates 1A if the person’s speech was infringed in a public space, like say the WH briefing room🤨 Refusing journalist access to press room also violates 1A by denying access🤷🏻‍♂️
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
TLDR Now is the time for people of good conscience to resist the authoritarian creep Trump/Musk are spreading. As with any human endeavor, we make mistakes, but we get up and try to learn from them. America is only worth saving if Americans get up and fight to save it.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Elon’s very public affinity for Nazi ideology isn’t going well for Tesla Europe. Year over year sales down by 60% German consumers show their disdain for Nazi ideology. They’re not buying cars from a Nazi-run business, and they don’t want a 4th Reich. Elon’s offensive behavior has consequences🙄
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
There are 500,000 college athletes; <10 are transgender. Of course the NCAA was going to comply with 🍊🤡 cruel EO banning transgender athletes. There sure are a lot of white cisgender men terrified of transgender women. I wonder why🤨 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
It’s estimated <100 transgender female athletes compete in NCAA sports, and <100 K12 transgender athletes participate in sports. An Oval Office stunt to deflect from Elons crimes and endanger the lives of transgender children. Great job. Red hats👏🏼 www.newsweek.com/how-many-tra...
A NY Times image of Donald Trump signing a frivolous executive order banning transgender female athletes from schools that receive federal funding surrounded by a group of young children being indoctrinated into MAGA by their parents. Several paragraphs from Newsweek article estimating fewer than 100 transgender female athletes participating in NCAA sports nationwide, and fewer than 100 K-12 transgender female athletes participate in high school athletics nationwide.

This is a culture war item with no victims other than the young transgender people who will be harassed as a result of Trump’s EO. The cruelty is why Donald pulls these stunts.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is one of the few qualified cabinet secretaries. One way or another Leon was going to get access to the payment system because he has Felon47’s full support. If it makes anyone feel better, the DOGE members accessing the payment system were made Treasury employees.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
They keep me sane in troubled times.
On the left, a young Labrador retriever lays beside a Golden Retriever on a couch.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Settling a frivolous lawsuit by sacrificing journalistic integrity with an amoral individual is NEVER a good idea. He will sue you again the next time you air a story that upsets him. He’s a bully. That’s what he does. Never bargain with a bully. It only encourages him.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
America’s government is going through its kleptocracy phase. I guess it’s better than state sponsored genocide, but it’s a stepping stone along the way🙄
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
This is awesome. Here are a number of the tactics people can use to gum up the works.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Is everyone beginning to remember why we broke up with him in 2020? We tried to warn you, but noooo … you said things were much better before Biden. Eff everyone of you who voted for him🤬 www.wsj.com/us-news/clim...
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Important read. DOGE was formed from existing government entity allowing it to avoid public scrutiny and Congressional oversight. DOGE (Musk) will have access to nonpublic data from government agencies about his competitors. Talk about 🦊 guarding 🐓 house🙄
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
A group of Americans should challenge the legitimacy of his presidency because he’s in violation of the 14th Amendment, section 3. What’s the point of having a constitution if no one’s willing to defend its provisions🤷🏻‍♂️
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Not to worry. A less than a minute briefing is just enough time to say, “Good afternoon Mr. President, have a nice day.”
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Not an expert, just a curious observer. The two images look remarkably similar to my untrained eye. You be the judge.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Fortunately, VC-25B paint design was finalized in 2023. Trump’s vision was scrapped on technical grounds. The new paint scheme is an update to the classic Kennedy era design. Though Trump could challenge the paint scheme before the 1st aircraft is delivered in 2027🤷🏻‍♂️ amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/03/...
Artist rendering of the new Air Force One 747 (VC-25B) flying above the clouds,. Updated version of classic Kennedy era paint design.
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RobynL @poli-sci-guy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
There’s a litany of horribles Trump’s 2nd term will spawn. One that’s flown under the radar is the paint scheme for the new VC-25 aircraft. First aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2027. Trump proposed a paint scheme similar to his private aircraft rather than keeping with the Kennedy era design.
Scale model of the new Air Force One 747 aircraft (VC-25B) displayed in the Oval Office featuring Trump’s preferred paint scheme. The design features a dark blue underbelly with a red and gold stripe running along the side of the fuselage.Picture of current 747 Air Force One aircraft flying over mountains.
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