Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 2hAlways a relief to share good news. I'm worried as hell about a bunch of friends on really rough health journeys 010
Reposted by Rob FardonWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 12hAs Cabinet officials (Justice and Defense included) campaign at rallies across the countries for Trump allies -- and the Hatch Act be damned -- @rosenzweigp.bsky.social traces the wider pattern: Trump has drawn the whole of government into a coordinated effort to advance his political interests.theatlantic.comUsing the Power of the Government to Win ElectionsThe Trump administration is breaking a fundamental promise of political impartiality. 02114
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 11hNeutrinos for the win! Way to go, Francis Halzen and the IceCube team 010
Reposted by Rob FardonPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I often think about how the rise of the neo-fascist right corresponds to the declining numbers of WW2 vets around to slug them right in the face. 1026351
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 14hPosts about the midterms will soon approach 99 percent of my feed, and the only reason it won't be 100 is that I feel there's one more Eric Schmitt banger out there that we missed 040
Reposted by Rob FardonJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 16hA fun detail: Poirot repeatedly describes the Macho Jesus his leetle grey cells dreamed up as like a “Mustang.” You might think this is merely weird and homoerotic, but it’s actually linked to a bit of misinformation evangelicals like to use to retcon Jesus as a high-T alpha male. 2131589
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 16hOooof www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/e...cnn.comFormer German spy chief arrested on treason and espionage allegations | CNNGermany’s federal prosecutor’s office said August Hanning was arrested Tuesday on espionage allegations. 010
Reposted by Rob FardonEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19hBellingcat's latest documentary is now available to stream in The Netherlands on NPO Start. The story of a researcher who catfished Syrian security officials into revealing their involvement in a brutal massacre. www.npodoc.nl/artikelen/ki...npodoc.nlKijk de documentaire 'Killing Anna' op npodoc.nlDeze documentaire laat zien hoe een vrouw alles riskeert om een van de meest meedogenloze regimes ter wereld te ontmaskeren. 112945
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 23hIn leaks to the press throughout both Trump terms, Tillis and the other GOP Senators have explained how thoroughly unfit they are to serve and why they should have resigned in shame. If they all write memoirs, publish them together as a 30-volume set Profiles in Cowardice 022
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I appreciate this direct rebuke, by Trump-appointee Judge Brown, of both an illegal ICE arrest *and* ICE's illegal attempts to excuse it. This is practically ICE's standard operating procedure: the behavior of an unaccountable, lawless federal army. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 132
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Heads up, friends of Stephen Simpson. Forgive my alt text not working, but he's heading to the ER after doing worse lately 221
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Anyone in... Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Montana Ohio South Carolina Tennessee Texas? Check that you're registered to vote! Today's your last day 021
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Could be someone looking for people who've leaked to you 010
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I strongly dislike this sort of adjacent reasoning. Economic arguments should use economic data. This sort of reasoning is used only because a tiny fraction of voters know economics. That said...Warnock nails it. Trump keeps shouting Biden Biden Biden because it's Trump who damaged the economy 020
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The whole internet has been doing these today 😂. Anyone whose first name is John or Jack, and anyone whose last name is Smith. That's a lotta people, but I expect the internet to complete its work around midnight 020
Reposted by Rob FardonAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New from @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social: Noted plagiarist turned far-right podcaster Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by protesters he described as violent criminals and terrorists in a series of videos he made while accompanying Kristi Noem & Greg Bovino www.ms.now/news/benny-j...ms.nowMAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media. 1929181
Reposted by Rob Fardonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026WSJ tracks how many local cops are getting rich arresting a single migrant. www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...wsj.comExclusive | How Local Police Get Paid Big Money for Just a Few Immigration ArrestsThe Department of Homeland Security gives local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force. 10256146
Reposted by Rob FardonLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026These bigots like to talk about assimilation because it sounds like they're scoring people on their behavior rather than their genes. But when people are behaving exactly like their ideal of all-American sports-lovin' too-big-pastel-shirt wearin' bros, it still doesn't count. 1670765
Reposted by Rob FardonLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The part that struck me was their insistence that they know the kids at the UT game "aren't assimilated" because despite being at a football game and having the same shitty fashion sense and the same goofy hand gestures as white fans, they still look Indian. Gives the game away. 1891360
Reposted by Rob Fardonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in... 25561381143
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Eric Schmitt: “Have you or have you not, since leaving a career in the military police, led the life of a modern-day knight errant, using your imposing size and intellect to fight crime and corruption, no matter where the facts lead you?” Jack Smith: “That was Jack Reacher.” 031
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Eric Schmitt: “Did you or did you not, in or around 1984, not only deduce that Soviet Navy Captain Marko Ramius planned to defect to the United States, but also lead the mission that took possession of his submarine, the Red October?” Jack Smith: “That was Jack Ryan.” 031
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Eric Schmitt: “Did you or did you not, on or around December 1972, become the only geologist to land on the moon, the second-to-last human to walk on the moon, and return from said moon to the Earth with 254 lbs of moon rock samples?” Jack Smith: “That was Jack Schmitt.” 020
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Eric Schmitt: “Did you or did you not eat no fat, and your wife no lean, so that between you both, you licked the platter clean?” Jack Smith: “That was Jack Sprat.” 171
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Eric Schmitt: “Did you or did you not, on or around April 1970, not only fail to land on the moon and fail to follow established procedures, but instead take part in an ad hoc series of maneuvers that barely steered Apollo 13 back to Earth?” Jack Smith: “That was Jack Swigert.” 030
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is one for the books. It's not the whole story of the Trump era, but it's a perfect little lesson in collaboration. Everyone involved except the defense and the judge used the power of the state to charge a plainly innocent man because the president is so weak he can't admit his own screw up 010
Reposted by Rob Fardonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Renee Good's family filed two lawsuits today. The first, against, USG, is a standard wrongful death. The second is a Klan Act lawsuit against Jonathan Ross, AND STEPHEN MILLER and Greg Bovino. It names Nick Shirley and Christopher Rufo as non-party co-conspirators for their racist propaganda. 473129847
Reposted by Rob FardonCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 14237871251
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The list of things that Vance should be is too long for the internet 010
Reposted by Rob FardonAtticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 01/10/2026She was born in Jacksonville, FL. And she’s a fellow Gator. UF political science degree. Same as me, in fact. JD should be ashamed of himself. 3013535
Reposted by Rob FardonWIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2026The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups. It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans.wired.comThe Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the AnswerRobert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream. 1421319590
Reposted by Rob FardonThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/10/2026Pennsylvania health officials have reported a fifth measles-associated death.bit.lyPennsylvania records a fifth measles death as the nation endures its worst year since 1991Pennsylvania health officials have reported a fifth measles-associated death. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said Wednesday that the person was from Lancaster County and was unvaccinated. 1614478
Reposted by Rob FardonNicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The moment a drone or missile whistles nearby, 🇺🇦 women instantly become a shield for their children—covering them with their bodies, holding them tightly, covering their eyes and ears, comforting them. Every Ukrainian mother, sister, & grandmother is always ready to become a shelter. Thread 1/5🧵 24373215
Reposted by Rob FardonOlivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him. 18181431773
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not even fully performative. For some of them, I'd say it's not performative at all 041
Reposted by Rob FardonMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The common thread in Pete Hegseth's rant to the troops, JD Vance suggesting Talarico is a pedophile, Brendan Carr calling the Trump ads aired with tax dollars "normal force PSAs," and Eric Schmitt fabricating a Jack Smith conspiracy is the whole GOP is incentivized to be performatively evil. 391391323
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pete Von Clusterwitz is worse than merely unqualified for his job. He is rabidly, openly anti-American. I genuinely have no idea what American ideals he values. He doesn't value freedom, he doesn't value the rule of law, he doesn't value individualism, and he doesn't value equality 033
Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I only trust people who post corrections. See you when you return 050