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Robert Gumpert

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Documentary audio and photography. robertgumpert.com. Author of "Division Street" photos of living unhoused on the streets of San Francisco with words and stories. Published by Dewi Lewis. Co-Editor the Stansbury Forum (stansburyforum.com)

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 1h
Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)
Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 7h
San Francisco's wealthiest have unprecedented control of city politics missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...
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San Francisco's wealthiest have unprecedented control of city politics
Our city fathers (if you like them) or oligarchs (if you don’t) have never been richer, more brazen or faced weaker opposition
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 11h
Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward Alaska www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise
Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward Alaska
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16h
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 19h
Trump's effort to rebrand AI as SI doesn't go far enough. It should be called Super Human Intelligence Technology. We'd get more accurate news headlines, like: "Under Trump, Government Turns to SHIT" or "SHIT Heads Visit White House"
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 16h
The chatbot agreed with a statement that the law “on average made the poorest people in America even poorer and the richest people in America even richer. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Trump Launches America.gov, an AI Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims (Gift Article)
Democrats amplified statements from America.gov that frequently contradict the president on tariffs, election fraud and other topics.
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404 Media @404media.co · 16h
BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 16h
What I Saw as the U.S. Debacle in Iraq Unfurled www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...
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American Forces Withdraw From Iraq 23 Years After Invading (Gift Article)
The Americans did not understand the country when they invaded in 2003. Over a correspondent’s many trips there, it was not clear that this ever changed much.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 18h
Look at all the bobble heads behind him mindlessly nodding their subservience
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 18h
"I’m concerned with the ship. When I unload a lot of times I'm doing it in tandem with people from the military. They want this piece, that piece, but ...” John Roberston, Chief Mate. MM&P From the Hiring Halls of Seafarers robertgumpert.com/from-the-hir...
John Robertson Chief Mate.  MM&P  Photo: Robert Gumpert
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 20h
Not since the summer/autumn of 1864 have these United States seen such an election season as this one. Today on the Stansbury Forum, Stewart Acuff writes of the importance of the November election stansburyforum.com
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The Stansbury Forum | The Stansbury Forum is a website for discussion by writers, activists and scholars on the topics that Jeff focused his life on: labor, politics, immigration, the environment, and...
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 20h
when and where did his ancestors come from? Who did they hook up with along the way to him?
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 22h
An art exhibit reveals the hidden history of northern Arizona’s Black lumberjacks www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...
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An art exhibit reveals the hidden history of northern Arizona’s Black lumberjacks
An art exhibit at Northern Arizona University explores the legacy of Black workers who helped cement the enduring western icon of the lumberjack in the region.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads www.commondreams.org/news/donald-...
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Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads | Common Dreams
Democrats in Congress demand answers and accountability for Trump's misuse of taxpayer dollars for "illegal" ads.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive (Gift Article)
A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It appeared to Rabbi Navon that Mr. Olah and his team believed that Claude had what philosophers call “moral status” on par with a person — that it was a being with similar inherent rights to dignity or respect. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models (Gift Article)
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falters www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falters (Gift Article)
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eactly what you would expect OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but OpenAI did not listen.
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Blue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do we really feel? This is the time we all need to speak out the elections are up ahead and anyone that reads our comments will benefit.
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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Photographer Finds Tenderness Inside Cuban Homes as Chaos Rages Outside petapixel.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Photographer Finds Tenderness Inside Cuban Homes as Chaos Rages Outside
The country is in the grip of a crisis.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the government failed to give migrants “a meaningful opportunity” to challenge their deportations to third countries. www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe violent deportation flight
More than 25,000 people have been expelled to "third countries" under Trump, including to dangerous and conflict-ridden nations such as the Central Africa Republic.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, from Salmon Tower 11 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, 1935 by US photographer Berenice Abbott #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a New York cityscape with skyscrapers
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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So we are now definitely including Grimsby, Stoke-on-Trent and Rhondda Fach in this project. Three more towns/areas which have seen post-industrial decline to select, one of which must be in Scotland. Any suggestions?
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Michael Palin in the Philippines review – who else could cause such a weird moment with the president? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Michael Palin in the Philippines review – who else could cause such a weird moment with the president?
From ‘recycled chicken’ being sold on a stall to Bongbong fanboying over the Fish-Slapping Dance, Palin’s travel shows always explore fascinating things that others don’t. It is a reminder that his wo...
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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢 No. 10, 1957, Oil on canvas Menil Collection © 1998 Kate Rothko & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rghts Society (ARS), New York 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/09/2026
The $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover is nearing the finish line. @shirklesxp.bsky.social on four of the biggest questions about how the deal will shake up Hollywood:
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A $111 Billion Hollywood Takeover With a Murky Future
Paramount and Warner Bros. are inching closer toward closing a deal, but they won’t be anywhere out of the woods.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There is no tacking in corruption. U either are corrupt or you’re not. Paxton could become a devoted follower of Marx - he’s still on the take to money Paxton, Trailing Talarico in Polls, Tacks Toward the Center in Texas www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Paxton, Trailing Talarico in Polls, Tacks Toward the Center in Texas
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
People Say They Want to Die at Home. I Think About It Differently. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...
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Opinion | A Good Death Isn’t Always at Home
We have built a culture that views a death in the I.C.U. as a failure.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Stevie Wonder releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life sessions Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tour www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
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Stevie Wonder releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tour
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Legendary calypsonian Mighty Sparrow has died www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/posts/legend...
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Legendary calypsonian Mighty Sparrow has died
Legendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mike Rogers and Donald Trump think that their proximity to power is worth more than your ability to live your life. It’s why we have to stand up to Bad Men…
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The unethical man does something ethical? I wonder www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case
Alito will sit out the first case heard by the Supreme Court this term after facing calls from the left to do so because he owns stock in oil companies. He had previously pushed back.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms.
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Truthout @truthout.org · 28/09/2026
Eight U.S. Marines were reportedly wounded in an Iranian strike in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, a new report says after the Pentagon quietly added 37 casualties to its public database last week. This brought the total number of troops wounded during the war to 861.
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Iranian Strike Injured 8 US Marines in Strait of Hormuz, Report Says as Pentagon Continues Obfuscating Casualties
Despite US casualties approaching 900, Trump rejected Iran’s offer for ceasefire talks over the weekend.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A Bay Area nurse tried to relocate her family to Canada. ICE stopped them www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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A Bay Area nurse tried to relocate her family to Canada. ICE stopped them
A nurse treated Bay Area residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trump administration made her disappear.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 28/09/2026
The Southaven residents' lawsuit claims that the noise from xAI’s turbines has disrupted their daily lives, preventing them from enjoying their properties and impeding activities like sleep. xAI is now offering to buy out residential properties in exchange for releasing claims against xAI.
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xAI Looks to Buy Out Southaven Residents Who Agree Not to Sue It, Letter Shows
Artificial intelligence giant xAI is offering buyouts to residents of Southaven, Mississippi, if they agree not to join a lawsuit against the company.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wow! Can we clone this man? Asking for every American City! 😍
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Texans still willing to vote for Paxson is why Texas is fucked Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in Texas Senate race poll thehill.com/homenews/cam...
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Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in Texas Senate race poll
A new poll shows Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico leading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by 5 points over a month before the November midterm elections. The Texas Public Opin…
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Apparently asking for a livable minimum wage or for basic needs to be paid for with our taxes is asking too much.
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's a big brother who understood his assignment. Kind of brother we all wanted. Did you have one like this?
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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