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Steven Robinson

@srobin21.bsky.social
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I am a life long socialist. Have spent 42 years practicing law on behalf of workers and tenants.

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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 6h
thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/a...
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AI: the biggest economic bet in US history
The US economy continues to expand faster than other G7 economies, but the driver is the humungous investment in AI models, data centres and all the AI-related chips and technology.  The US co…
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 12h
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UN warns of ‘narrowing window’ to restore world’s forests
Food and Agriculture Organization urges governments to make forest restoration a national priority
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 21h
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 12h
www.democracynow.org/2026/9/29/mu...
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“Buying More Time for the Genocide”: Muhammad Shehada on Trump’s Gaza Plan 1 Year Later
The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has surpassed 74,000, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. While this figure represents the official death toll as confirmed by local autho...
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 12h
www.democracynow.org/2026/9/29/na...
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Afghans “Have Been the Victims” of U.S. Military, Taliban, Cartels & More for Decades: Nagieb Khaja
Award-winning Danish Afghan journalist and filmmaker Nagieb Khaja’s most recent documentary, Winning Heart and Minds, is an investigation into what went wrong in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. In th...
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 12h
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Planned Parenthood Workers - Jodi Doesn't Speak for Me
Planned Parenthood caregivers are fighting to save Planned Parenthood. Why isn’t CEO Jodi Hicks doing the same?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
All medical staff have been forced to withdraw from Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza as Israeli tanks move towards the facility. There is supposed to be a ceasefire in Gaza, but War Criminal Israel will level one of the last hospitals with its tanks and no one will even say anything
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s astonishing how far ahead the 2026 El Niño is. The red line is 2026. The other warmest El Niños are the colored lines. It’s not even playing in the same league. Some of this is of course due to this natural El Niño cycle on top of long-term ocean warming… 1/
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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The Coming AI Meltdown - The American Prospect
The whole economy has been pumped up by unsustainable investment in AI. The unwinding will not be pretty—and could be catastrophic.
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
substack.com/@tritaparsi/...
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Trita Parsi (@tritaparsi)
First, Reza Pahlavi pushed for sanctions that put Iranians in despair. Then he demanded an uprising in which he put thousands at risk while sitting safely in a Washington suburb. When that failed, he...
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Jennifer Keith @jkcreative8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
YES! And no on 41 and 42, which are meant to nullify Prop 40. They’re always trying to trick us in California. #california
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ADAM BRODY (who is Jewish): “Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine… it feels like it’s reaching a breaking point it should have a while ago.” www.gq.com/story/knock-...
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
KPFA & Pacifica radio are one of the few independent sources of news in the media today. They tell the truth about Trump, the climate & Gaza. They are non commercial & receive no Government funding. They rely solely on the listeners. This is their fall fund drive. Please give what you can.
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doomandgloom 💙📚🚀🌈🌴🌞🏝🎶🌹🐈‍⬛🌹💐🦋 🌻🇺🇦🇵🇸🇳🇫🇨🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @doomandgloom1951.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Looks like France is joining the "Endless War" Club. Mighty nice of Macron to leave this to the French & the people of the Middle East as he leaves office.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
Trump fucked up the *American* renewable transition but he might have had the largest positive effect on the global transition of any president ever
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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Real Stories - not the GOP’s.
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Tom Wambsgans’ Second Wife, PhD @drwambsgans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is your periodic reminder that when Chicago PD murdered 17 year old Laquan McDonald in 2014, Mayor Rahm Emanuel covered up the murder to help his reelection bid.
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
All of the older, now establishment Hollywood figures who are embracing this technology are basically pulling up the ladder behind them as they head into their sunset years
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 26/09/2026
It is impossible to overstate how totally sociopathic it is for @rahmemanuel.bsky.social to have turned Chicago into his personal political corruption machine and now depict himself as the 2028 presidential candidate leading an anti-corruption movement.
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is only the latest of a long line of such surveys in the past few years showing that socialism is viewed positively, especially among young people. Some surveys show it being viewed more positively than capitalism.
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FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) @fairmediawatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Supporters of FAIR--including Jim Hightower, Tom Morello and Mumia Abu-Jamal--send greetings for FAIR's 40th anniversary. Plus photos from FAIR's anniversary party! fair.org/home/reflect...
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Reflections on 40 Years of FAIR
"FAIR’s groundbreaking work launched an explosion of media monitoring and awareness of the corporate media’s collusion with corporate interests."
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 25/09/2026
I was delighted to host Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, two brilliant thinkers who have inspired so many, at Town Hall last night to discuss their new book, “End Times Fascism.”
Three people standing side by side in front of a brightly colored mural featuring flowers and abstract shapes. All three are dressed in professional attire and facing the camera.
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
againstthecurrent.org/a-reign-of-a...
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A Reign of Anti-Immigrant Terror
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is opening an immigrant detention center, Big Horn Facility, on the plains of northeastern Colorado. It will be operated by the pro-profit GEO Group. Photo…
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Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Even as Netanyahu calls Mamdani an antisemite it’s good to be reminded that American Jews feel safer w Mamdani than do w Netanyahu
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Global average sea surface temperature anomaly (departure from the climatological seasonal average) is poised to set a new record, thanks to steady warming combined with a monster El Niño event: pulse.climate.copernicus.eu
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Harold S @oldredsubby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
chinookobserver.com/2026/09/24/v...
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'Very intense' cyclone expected to hit Oregon's North Coast; top expert wonders why no warning from NWS - Chinook Observer
LONG BEACH — The first fall storm of 2026 will bring strong winds to the area Thursday night, Sept. 24, into Friday. A gale warning is in effect from 11 […]
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
John Sununu caught on tape saying he would privatize Social Security after telling New Hampshire voters it was basically old news 👇
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.democracynow.org/2026/9/25/cr...
democracynow.org
“Crossing the Red Line”: Akbar Shahid Ahmed on Biden, His Advisers, Harris & Israel’s War in Gaza
We speak with journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed, whose new book, Crossing the Red Line, looks at how President Joe Biden and top figures in his administration supported Israel’s brutal war in Gaza despite...
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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Polo. Simply incredible.
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Green Left @greenleftonline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Socialist Alliance NSW said it wholeheartedly supports community calls for a moratorium on the construction of artificial intelligence mega data centres. www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1463/ne...
greenleft.org.au
Socialist Alliance NSW calls for moratorium on AI mega data centres
Governments must heed communities’ demands for a moratorium on the construction of artificial intelligence mega data centres not only because of the resources issue, but because of what they are being...
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AlysWallMigrated2Oz @alyswall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"If Nolo’s center comes within 100 miles of the Big Island — as it’s currently forecast to — it will be the first time three hurricanes have come that close to Hawaii’s main islands in a single season since at least the 1950s." www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/w...
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Hawaii braces for life-threatening flooding again as El Niño supercharges Pacific hurricane season | CNN
Hawaii will again face potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides as Tropical Storm Nolo starts to strengthen and edge closer to the state’s eastern islands.
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Mike Perham @mike.perham.net · 25/09/2026
Seattle elected a mayor that immediately installs protected bike lanes upon the death of a person cycling. That’s a politician that takes traffic violence seriously.
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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mamdani Accuses Netanyahu of 'Sanitizing Genocide' After PM Targets Him at UN - U.S. News www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
Mamdani Accuses Netanyahu of 'Sanitizing Genocide' After
PM Targets Him at UN
Netanyahu accused the New York mayor of antisemitism and support for Hamas, also citing his wife's social media activity; as Netanyahu took the podium, Mamdani posted a video planting an olive tree with Palestinian families
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I was arrested protesting Netanyahu’s New York visit. Here’s why we took a stand | Darializa Avila Chevalier
I refuse to play host to a man who has overseen the slaughter or injury of more than 64,000 children in Gaza with American taxpayer dollars. I refuse to be complicit in genocide
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FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) @fairmediawatch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The guarantee of "editorial independence" that appeared to mollify the state attorneys general seems to be based on the theory that the participation of the party that believes journalists are the enemies of the people is necessary to ensure "balance." fair.org/home/cnn-cle...
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CNN Cleared to Join CBS Under Trumpian Paramount Ownership
Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, which faced legal action over concern that it consolidated too much media power, is now going forward.
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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
fresh audio product: Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Live Laugh Love, on the world of right-wing evangelical Christian women www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S...
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No doubt at all that this very basic act of human solidarity will be condemned by some as antisemitic.
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FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) @fairmediawatch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Where Robert Kraft said, 'You can’t play in our stadium.' I think that’s the message the Press Club was sending. It was like, 'If you’re going to challenge genocide, don’t do it at the Press Club. Do it someplace else.'" fair.org/home/theres-...
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‘There’s a History of Resistance to Corporate Crime’: Russell Mokhiber on covering corporate crime
"We sat around as a message to the future: not to close your eyes, to keep your eyes open, and if you see something, say something and take action."
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Absolutely. The United States was built entirely on the extermination or expulsion of the native peoples. Historians know that many of the early U.S. political figures like George Washington, Alexander Hamilton &,others were aware of the profound injustice but did not stop it.
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
theintercept.com/2026/09/24/g...
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As the Pentagon Expands Across the Pacific, Guam Offers a Warning
The U.S. militarization of Guam has left its residents living with a legacy of pollution, environmental degradation, and cultural loss. Other Pacific islands may be next.
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
48hills.org/2026/09/the-...
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The oligarch, charter school, and GOP ally money behind the attacks on Connie Chan - 48 hills
Abundant Future is funding the hit pieces. Here's who is funding that PAC
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 23/09/2026
Antarctic sea-ice extent may have already peaked for the year, reaching the 3rd lowest maximum on record. Let's give it another week before calling in the squirrels.
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Bil Gladen @bilgladen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Putin couldn't deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly due to the ICC arrest warrant. Netanyahu delivered his speech at the UN even with an ICC arrest warrant. The Zionist lobby has total control over the UN and US. Double standards like these will be the end of UN and the International Law.
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Steven Robinson @srobin21.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.counterfire.org/article/seek...
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Seeking resolution: The music and times of John Coltrane
On the hundredth anniversary of his birth, Chris Nineham looks at the significance of the great saxophonist John Coltrane.
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New LAT poll shows Democratic Socialist/Councilmember Nithya Raman with a large lead over LA Mayor Karen Bass in the LA mayoral race:
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Raman takes big lead over Bass in latest poll for L.A. mayor's race
Councilmember Nithya Raman is favored by 39% of likely voters in the latest UC Berkeley/L.A. Times poll, with Mayor Karen Bass at 28%. But 33% are undecided.
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