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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 9h
The Hunger Games 2026
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Hands Off NYC @handsoffnyc.bsky.social · 17h
EMERGENCY 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.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 9
EMERGENCY PROTEST ICE SHOT A NEW YORKER
WITH HIS 5-YEAR-OLD IN THE CAR
FOLEY SQUARE
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HANDS
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NYC
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 17h
Not content to destroy all faith in the Supreme Court, the administration wants the ICC eliminated… www.courthousenews.com/trump-escala...
courthousenews.com
Trump escalates war on International Criminal Court with deep sanctions
The administration's latest move could disrupt banking and software services the global war crimes tribunal needs to pay staff and pursue cases.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 18h
This man signed off on a public execution by firing squad, and you’re concerned about his fucking diction? nyti.ms/4hUtkoN
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Opinion | What to Make of Trump’s Uptick in Profanity
The president’s speech is getting filthier.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not 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.com
How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The 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.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
this is the proper headline . . . thecradle.co/articles/g7-...
thecradle.co
G7 caves to US blackmail, announces 'massive' release of diesel reserves
The announcement comes hours after Brussels ‘fully rejected' US threats to cut off diesel exports
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The state of the State…
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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/
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Beyond the Ballot Quiz
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Seems like they can't be bothered to even try anymore . . .
complete nonsensical gibberish from the president of the United States:

Scott Bessent will not be going to be Super Intelligence (Sl) Czar.
Number One, he doesn't want to. Number Two, he's doing such a great job at Treasury, and that's where I want to keep him! Why would I ever make such a change? Just more Fake News! President DONALD J. 1/2
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TrumpReposter @trumpreposter.bsky.social• 3m
(2/2) TRUMP
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ah, this must have been created by that "Super Intelligence" thing that they have been talking about . . .
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Feeling this — the core is gone, can the structure hold….? @anandwrites.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | What Happens on the Subway Doesn’t Stay on the Subway
How a killing that divided America revealed what it has in common.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I 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 . . .
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If you can’t replace them with AI, just indenture them… lpeproject.org/blog/america...
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American Kafala
Under 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.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Someone got their Labor Day messaging messed up…
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hell of a split screen….. www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
mediaite.com
Trump 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."
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
'cause that makes total sense . . . www.usnews.com/news/top-new...
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It worked for FEMA…
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
One of these countries is a serious place…
The “President” of the U.S. with a cartoonishly edited map of the Great Lakes, on which “Lake Ontario” is crossed off, and “Lake America” is scrawled in its place. A tweet by Mark Carney explaining that  the word “Ontario” is directly referential to the lake — indicating that the province of Ontario takes ITS name from the lake, not the other way around
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.nysun.com/article/laur... the Real Housewives of DC.
nysun.com
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
can someone disable gramps’ midjourney account and take the phone away from him…?
Idiotic, AI-generated image of Trump (remarkably still wearing an ill-fitting suit) holding an assault rifle (remarkably demonstrating proper grip technique) standing in front of what looks like the scene from Iron Man when Tony Stark demonstrates the Jericho system
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
IG 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
Publicity shot of American singer Dolly Parton, 1977
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
two 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...
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The 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.com
With Fear and Favor
Institutions don’t have courage. They have incentives.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A 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...
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/o... “antiwokeness has eroded taboos against open bigotry”… Pretty telling comment — on every level.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Republicans Are About to Repeat the Democrats’ Biggest Mistake
The right’s reluctance to gatekeep may be its undoing.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
www.propublica.org/article/gene... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u... Almost $1 billion, for nothing. But still, no healthcare for you…
propublica.org
Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
General 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...
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Meritocracy, my orifice….
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The punctuation isn’t the problem…
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Every nominee who refuses the simple "who won the 2020 election? question should be treated similarly . . . www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
nytimes.com
Senate Panel Holds Fauci in Contempt of Congress
Dr. 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...
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
what 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".
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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.com
Trump and Mamdani to Attend World Cup Final on Sunday
They 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.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This HAS to be a caption contest…?
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
No one else matters: "100% of people deluded by me are pleased with my performance . . ."
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Concepts of a Plan…
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Savchenko 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"…
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The first time that Trump has delivered “in about two weeks”…
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Not Fascist . . . Ignorant Fascist
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Kidding . . . not kidding.
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I 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.com
Patagonia Sues Pattie Gonia, a Drag Queen, Over Trademark Infringement
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
something 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
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
mood …
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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If 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?”
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rjlombard.bsky.social @rjlombard.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
So *that‘s* what the bunker is for….,
A headline from the oft-cited by researchers justthenews.com proclaims that “Believers and people of faith find safe harbor in Trump’s White House this Easter”
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