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Robert Strader

@bobstrader.bsky.social

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Realtor, Husband, Dad, lover of food, wine, and jazz, gardener and backyard chicken wrangler. Worlds Okayest Brother. "The only time I've said no to a drink is when I misunderstood the question" - Robert Strader

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Robert Strader @bobstrader.bsky.social · 1d

From ATL!

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Robert Strader @bobstrader.bsky.social · 1d

Some #nokings sign love from #atlanta

Robert Strader @bobstrader.bsky.social · 2d

Haha, so funny. I recently came across this song and when my daughter heard it, she goes. Oh yeah, this is from the first season of Grey’s Anatomy. I feel very old.

Robert Strader @bobstrader.bsky.social · 5d

It’s like I’ve said before. Not all Republicans are racist, but all racists are Republicans.

Politico @politico.com · 5d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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MilkSteak Options @milksteakops.bsky.social · 7d

MilkSteak Options @milksteakops.bsky.social · 25d

Just a wild guess, shooter will be a white male, age 25-45. Highly online, gun owning Republican parents.

But yeah we can’t pinpoint the cause right?

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Robert Strader @bobstrader.bsky.social · 10d

Dahlonega

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 18d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 21d

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 21d

Moldova 🇲🇩 👍

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 23d

Essential reading
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

www.wired.com

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Robert Strader @bobstrader.bsky.social · Sep 11

Swanky!

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · Sep 10

Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 19

Oops. ⚡️

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 10

Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?

You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.

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Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · Aug 6

Women in Virginia deserve to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions — they don’t need to be told what to do by politicians.

As Governor, I’ll always protect reproductive freedom here in the Commonwealth.

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Robert Strader @bobstrader.bsky.social · Jul 29

That looks like it could be a jazz album cover

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 12

Someone (@lewfoo) posted a long thread on the THREADS app about this. I’m posting the @npr.org story on which her thread was based here. PLEASE READ & SHARE. It’s so important.
@cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social

www.npr.org/sections/the...

When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers

In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.

www.npr.org

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 11

The 14th Street Busway has been a smashing success: faster commutes, fewer crashes, calmer streets.

So why is Eric Adams blocking a similar plan for 34th Street?