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Robert Karsten

@rwkar.bsky.social
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Former chemist, financial planner, politician, and current amateur house designer.

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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 48m
Just incredibly stupid. I can't believe he actually went to law school. It doesn't seem like he could graduate from high school. Yale needs to start revoking degrees.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 55m
Boys playing in girls sports is the very essence of socialism. I don't know how you could define it better.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21h
The US has lost 21,000 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office. But why is bringing them back the goal? Why are we trying to push people into lower paying work? newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Manufacturing is What Rich People Think Poor People Want To Do
What’s really pushing up bond yields, and what has the trade war actually delivered?
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 7h
It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.
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CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 7h
as promised here's what I had to say about Jim Bakkers death...and the similarities between his life and Trump www.ms.now/opinion/jim-...
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Opinion | Jim Bakker's legacy of hucksterism lives on in Donald Trump
Anthea Butler: Jim Bakker was devoted to Donald Trump. Here's what the two men had in common.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sex trafficking rapist pedophile Andrew Tate had beastiality porn of horse and eel as well as videos of minors. A reminder that creepy racist scumbag JD Vance and the orange felon fought to bring him and his vile brother Tristan to the US to protect them. MAGA empowers monsters.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The 1874 Midterms and the End of Reconstruction jemartisby.substack.com/p/how-the-18...
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The 1874 Midterms and the End of Reconstruction
How a forgotten election signaled a retreat multiracial democracy
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
October 5, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-5-...
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October 5, 2026
Last night, on October 4, U.S.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Who is going to audit the books? Just because he says it doesn't mean he will do it.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So does Trump. He is Putin's lackey. I'm not sure you can stop Putin without stopping Trump.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Well it is a form of breaking the news.
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/10/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The most corrupt administration in history and it's not even close. Helping our enemies to make a buck. Seems like treason.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sending a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East may not be smart.
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Rick Pidcock @rickpidcock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump: “We’re gonna shove it up their ass. … They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches.” Evangelicals: “It’s our Christian responsibility to vote for you.”
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When the Christian Right comes to Canada kristindumez.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
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When the Christian Right comes to Canada
It’s been there all along...
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We should have done that when they invaded Ukraine.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I remember years of debate over a line item veto for the President. Who knew it was already there for the taking.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As soon as someone uses "Trump Derangement Syndrome" you know they have no credibility. They are not serious people.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
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When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era?
I thought long and hard about this question while writing my new book BACKSLIDE.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If he comes why would any of the other members show up?
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Because many of them own trailers or condos in the US and have lived here in the winter for years.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
October 3, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-3-...
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October 3, 2026
On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the stage at the Merriweathe...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I was playing basketball when one of the players said my friend Bob could be the next Pope. They went to high school together. I thought he was crazy. Imagine my shock when he was right. I said it would be great to have a Pope Bob. That didn't quite work out, but I am a big fan of Pope Leo.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's clearly meant to help Republicans get elected. But it may backfire. My medicare advantage plan is cutting benefits and increasing my costs by far more than $90. It's an insult.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Amen! And I can't believe the media is not all over Musk for trying to make child porn legal. This should lead to a nationwide boycott of all Musk businesses. Democrats should introduce a bill banning the US government from doing business with anyone that supports, enables, or produces child porn.
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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump's speech this evening in Vandalia, OH is about 24 miles from Springfield, OH where the funeral of Pierre Damas Bel, the young man whose suicide was a result of ICE, is being held today. It is an abomination that he'd show up on such a tragic day. I doubt he's coming to apologize.
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Dave 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Reluctantly Political @reluctantpolitico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pressure needs to be put on the Democratic establishment to concentrate their efforts on Trump and the Republicans, not the DSA. Of course, they won't do that because fascism doesn't threaten their capital, but socialism does.
Text reads: "If the US were to have free and fair elections, I think the Democrats would do well: not because they are liked, but because the GOP is loathed. There is genuine excitement around Democratic candidates like Abdul El-Sayed. Unfortunately, those candidates are targeted by both the GOP and the Democratic establishment. I don’t know why half our election coverage seems to be about Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. This is a sign of a collapsed media and a political infrastructure hijacked by outside interests. That said, I do think Americans are invested in making their country a better place. I’m impressed by the steady protests and acts of solidarity with the vulnerable. I think these will continue no matter what the midterms bring."
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reverend Benjamin R. Cremer: "When Did Jesus Say, 'Let the Little Ones Defend Themselves in Court'" dianeravitch.net/2026/10/01/r...
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Reverend Benjamin R. Cremer: “When Did Jesus Say, ‘Let the Little Ones Defend Themselves in Court'”
The Reverend Benjamin R. Cremer has an unusual personal history. He grew up in a strict evangelical family in Idaho. He was home-schooled. He became a pastor, following in the path of his faith. Bu…
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We steal from the poor and give to the rich. Nothing could make MAGA more proud.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 01/10/2026
When Matthew Soerens of World Relief tells Christians the Trump administration has banned persecuted Christians, many don't believe him. We talked about why. Listen to the whole conversation: austinkocher.substack.com/p/president-... @matthewsoerens.bsky.social
Quote card. Matthew Soerens, World Relief: “Occasionally, they do not believe this data, because they’ve heard so much rhetoric about Donald Trump being a great champion of persecuted Christians. It just is so dissonant with the rhetoric.” From the conversation President Trump Bans Christians Fleeing Persecution, austinkocher.substack.com
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's not a meme coin, it's a bribe token.
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Dawna and RealMonkeyCat @dawna9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨 Anyone who purchases one of these Steinway pianos 🎹 is complicit with the traitorous grifting deceitful corruption of the PedoFelon administration. This is enraging & abhorrent to the great musicians, singers & artists who gave memorable performances with them. #Pinks #Voices4Victory
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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Sukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
''I'd like to go ahead and solve it. The Atlanta Hawks.''
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Did anyone ask him what those previous lies were?
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Americans carry $1T in credit card debt. But what worries me is how many people don't know basic personal finance.⁣ ⁣ We spend a lot of time explaining the economy. We should spend more time helping people. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Most People Aren’t Washing Their Financial Hands
Everyone trusts that germs exist. So why don’t people trust economists about money?
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Walz was on the right track in 2024. He called them out all the time for being weird but the campaign seemed to move away from it closer to the election. We need to bring it back.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Public Flat Earth sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-public-f...
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A Public Flat Earth
How paywalls killed the public sphere.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bypassing the Labor and Calling It Art open.substack.com/pub/loreferg...
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Bypassing the Labor and Calling It Art
What makes an artist and not just someone who offers up content?
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most People Aren’t Washing Their Financial Hands open.substack.com/pub/platypus...
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Most People Aren’t Washing Their Financial Hands
Everyone trusts that germs exist. So why don’t people trust economists about money?
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 29, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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Robert Karsten @rwkar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them paulkrugman.substack.com/p/one-more-r...
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One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them
Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mike Johnson promises permanent vacations if Republicans win.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals: “Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
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