Reposted by @rjlombard.bsky.socialHands Off NYC @handsoffnyc.bsky.social · 17hEMERGENCY PROTEST IN NEW YORK TONIGHT 5:30PM FOLEY SQUARE. ICE shot a man with his 5 year old in the backseat. We cannot let this be normal. Be there. 06056
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 17hNot content to destroy all faith in the Supreme Court, the administration wants the ICC eliminated… www.courthousenews.com/trump-escala...courthousenews.comTrump escalates war on International Criminal Court with deep sanctionsThe administration's latest move could disrupt banking and software services the global war crimes tribunal needs to pay staff and pursue cases. 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 18hThis man signed off on a public execution by firing squad, and you’re concerned about his fucking diction? nyti.ms/4hUtkoNnyti.msOpinion | What to Make of Trump’s Uptick in ProfanityThe president’s speech is getting filthier. 010
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Not the execution of fishermen, not the total erasure of Congressional budget control, not the continued bribery of voters … the REAL crisis is here. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comHow Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and SummitsThe president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms. 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026this is the proper headline . . . thecradle.co/articles/g7-...thecradle.coG7 caves to US blackmail, announces 'massive' release of diesel reservesThe announcement comes hours after Brussels ‘fully rejected' US threats to cut off diesel exports 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@professormusgrave.bsky.social I feel like I recall you posting a ”who did they vote for“ quiz that had more detail than this one — am I remembering that correctly? www.americansurveycenter.org/quiz/americansurveycenter.orgBeyond the Ballot Quiz 100
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Seems like they can't be bothered to even try anymore . . . 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Ah, this must have been created by that "Super Intelligence" thing that they have been talking about . . . 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Feeling this — the core is gone, can the structure hold….? @anandwrites.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Happens on the Subway Doesn’t Stay on the SubwayHow a killing that divided America revealed what it has in common. 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I guess I have a successful mix of people I follow: they argue with each other in comments, and it forces me to think about my own position - and not immediately question everything that the person I didn't side with has said previously. While rare, it's not full-on Echo Chamber . . . 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If you can’t replace them with AI, just indenture them… lpeproject.org/blog/america...lpeproject.orgAmerican KafalaUnder the kafala system, tens of millions of migrant workers across the Levant and Gulf have their legal residency tied to a single employer, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation and state control. 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Someone got their Labor Day messaging messed up… 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hell of a split screen….. www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...mediaite.comTrump Envoy Steve Witkoff Gives Putin Glowing Thanks and Calls Moscow Meet ‘Right at the Top’ of List of ‘Incredible Memories’Steve Witkoff thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for welcoming him and Jared Kusher to Moscow, saying it will be at the top of their "incredible memories." 100
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026'cause that makes total sense . . . www.usnews.com/news/top-new...usnews.com 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026One of these countries is a serious place… 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026www.nysun.com/article/laur... the Real Housewives of DC.nysun.com 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026can someone disable gramps’ midjourney account and take the phone away from him…? 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026IG scroll has no Dolly that isn't a news outlet - save for Jerry Saltz, bless him. Bsky scroll is ALL Dolly . . . If I should stay Well I would only be in your way And so I’ll go, and yet I know I’ll think of you each step of the way 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 22/08/2026two sides of the same — depressing — coin in this morning’s scroll: “He knows that no one will build monuments to him when he leaves office, so he has to do it himself.” Sarah Matthews, former Trump Press Secretary [flip] bsky.app/profile/ordi... 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The NY Times and The Bulwark have been obvious in their shift “to the Center”, which — more and more — resembles the status quo, which — increasingly — is untenable. data4democracy.substack.com/p/with-fear-...data4democracy.substack.comWith Fear and FavorInstitutions don’t have courage. They have incentives. 100
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A profoundly sad cross-theme/country thread… I was a 2m tall white faculty member at a U.S. uni in Qatar. I wore a worker‘s coverall to present at the conference “Under Construction“. My intention was sartorial; but the confused reactions to my outfit changed my talk... 110
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 14/08/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/o... “antiwokeness has eroded taboos against open bigotry”… Pretty telling comment — on every level.nytimes.comOpinion | Republicans Are About to Repeat the Democrats’ Biggest MistakeThe right’s reluctance to gatekeep may be its undoing. 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026www.propublica.org/article/gene... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u... Almost $1 billion, for nothing. But still, no healthcare for you…propublica.orgFiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made NothingGeneral Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a... 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Every nominee who refuses the simple "who won the 2020 election? question should be treated similarly . . . www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...nytimes.comSenate Panel Holds Fauci in Contempt of CongressDr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued that he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pard... 022
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 29/07/2026what if your government was made up of the most incompetent people . . . and then you made them evil? "Elon didn't kill 1M people by gutting USAID, but Fauci killed NINE million people because he . . . couldn't foresee the best course of action in a pandemic that Trump claimed was the "Kung Flu". 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 18/07/2026“inviting *some* to suggest that the politicians’ joint appearance had jinxed the home team.” I’m sorry, that would be *you*, Jeffrey. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/n...nytimes.comTrump and Mamdani to Attend World Cup Final on SundayThey have no plans to meet, but it is the second time in a month that the two ubiquitous political figures will be at the same signature sporting event. 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 22/06/2026No one else matters: "100% of people deluded by me are pleased with my performance . . ." 000
Reposted by @rjlombard.bsky.socialSavchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 20/06/2026🇮🇷❌ Iran's military (Khatam al-Anbia HQ) announces closure of the Strait of Hormuz to ship traffic, citing US violation of the war-ending MOU and Israel's continued ceasefire violations/killings in southern Lebanon, plus failure to withdraw from south Lebanon. Iran calls this the "first step"… 1114944
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The first time that Trump has delivered “in about two weeks”… 000
rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I don’t know trademark law (and welcome constructive input on this case), but do know that people love a story about individuals vs corporations; however, not mentioning that the suit specifically seeks $1 (i.e., no damages) seems a glaring omission? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...nytimes.comPatagonia Sues Pattie Gonia, a Drag Queen, Over Trademark Infringement 110
Reposted by @rjlombard.bsky.socialCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026something strange and horrible and somehow fitting that we should have a very real threat of madman civilizational destruction at the very moment when we also have humans on the dark side of the moon taking pictures that show how small, precious, and beautiful our world and existence is 332930689
Reposted by @rjlombard.bsky.socialLarry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026If I was a member of the cabinet or Congress. I would be asking myself what I would say to my grandchildren when they asked, “what did you do when the president of the United States threatened to destroy a whole civilization?” 311091251