Daniel Roberts
@drobertsimg.bsky.social
FKA IronMikeGallego. I once wrote a few things you might’ve read but then I had kids. Cancer-hater. Gold Star Family. Recovering A’s fan. Combat sports wunderkind. Anti-Stratfordian. Lawyer.
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Daniel Roberts
@drobertsimg.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Apologies in advance for what might look like a rambling diatribe going nowhere. But the one thing I know really well - better than almost anyone else - is boxing. And there’s a really valuable lesson from boxing that the Democratic Party needs to learn in a hurry.
Let’s start with the boxing bit.
Let’s start with the boxing bit.
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I remember when I was over there, Netanyahu slipped & fell during a naval photo op & had to be caught by a sailor. Super embarrassing, caught in great photos which ran on the front page of every newspaper in the country: except Israel Hayom. Anyway here's the photo!
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I remember when I was over there, Netanyahu slipped & fell during a naval photo op & had to be caught by a sailor. Super embarrassing, caught in great photos which ran on the front page of every newspaper in the country: except Israel Hayom. Anyway here's the photo!
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Let's say ... 88%
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Let's say ... 88%
I tell you how to vote but you don’t care
I say “tell me my polls” but you don’t dare
I say Portland is a hell you cannot bear
And they say “it’s bad to sleep in your damn chair,” but I don’t care
I’ve got my feet on the ground
And I just went to sleep on screen
I say “tell me my polls” but you don’t dare
I say Portland is a hell you cannot bear
And they say “it’s bad to sleep in your damn chair,” but I don’t care
I’ve got my feet on the ground
And I just went to sleep on screen
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I tell you how to vote but you don’t care
I say “tell me my polls” but you don’t dare
I say Portland is a hell you cannot bear
And they say “it’s bad to sleep in your damn chair,” but I don’t care
I’ve got my feet on the ground
And I just went to sleep on screen
I say “tell me my polls” but you don’t dare
I say Portland is a hell you cannot bear
And they say “it’s bad to sleep in your damn chair,” but I don’t care
I’ve got my feet on the ground
And I just went to sleep on screen
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
defector.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
Thanks to everyone who replied. It’s funny, I always feel awkward about posting personal stuff on social media (in part because, on that other site, you’d immediately get gang-tackled by trolls) but the sense of community and friendship here is real and means a lot to me. You all mean a lot to me. ❤️
I lost my brother last year and it’s the first time I’ve ever lost someone that close to me. I was so unprepared for how grief just shows up out of nowhere and knocks you sideways when you’re not expecting it.
His kids gave me this candle holder infused with his ashes. Really need him right now.
His kids gave me this candle holder infused with his ashes. Really need him right now.
December 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Thanks to everyone who replied. It’s funny, I always feel awkward about posting personal stuff on social media (in part because, on that other site, you’d immediately get gang-tackled by trolls) but the sense of community and friendship here is real and means a lot to me. You all mean a lot to me. ❤️
I lost my brother last year and it’s the first time I’ve ever lost someone that close to me. I was so unprepared for how grief just shows up out of nowhere and knocks you sideways when you’re not expecting it.
His kids gave me this candle holder infused with his ashes. Really need him right now.
His kids gave me this candle holder infused with his ashes. Really need him right now.
December 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I lost my brother last year and it’s the first time I’ve ever lost someone that close to me. I was so unprepared for how grief just shows up out of nowhere and knocks you sideways when you’re not expecting it.
His kids gave me this candle holder infused with his ashes. Really need him right now.
His kids gave me this candle holder infused with his ashes. Really need him right now.
Easy, Leslie Nielsen.
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Easy, Leslie Nielsen.
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I'm really fascinated by the way this administration seems to think "kinetic strike" is a sort of magical phrase as opposed to being to being ridiculous military jargon. Hegseth uses it a lot the way a teenager will use some new word they think makes them sound sophisticated.
REPORTER: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened, or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order?
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
December 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'm really fascinated by the way this administration seems to think "kinetic strike" is a sort of magical phrase as opposed to being to being ridiculous military jargon. Hegseth uses it a lot the way a teenager will use some new word they think makes them sound sophisticated.
I’ve had many an executive physical. Some had x-rays. Some had ultrasounds. But I’ve NEVER been asked to do an MRI, or asked to remember a list of 5 words to prove I don’t have dementia.
If you are a radiologist and this memo about Trump's "executive physical" seems fishy -- a preventive MRI? no mention of brain health in this? -- I am eager to hear from you.
[email protected]
[email protected]
Surprise: The White House physician says Trump's health is "excellent," nothing weird about him getting a random MRI
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I’ve had many an executive physical. Some had x-rays. Some had ultrasounds. But I’ve NEVER been asked to do an MRI, or asked to remember a list of 5 words to prove I don’t have dementia.
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it simply isn't true that "integrity" requires you to loudly proclaim that the kernel of truth in a bad faith attack has to be given it's due. i feel dirty even conceding it here because it feels necessary to the larger point that you DO NOT need to be That Person.
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
it simply isn't true that "integrity" requires you to loudly proclaim that the kernel of truth in a bad faith attack has to be given it's due. i feel dirty even conceding it here because it feels necessary to the larger point that you DO NOT need to be That Person.
*LEAVITT: MRI DID NOT FIND ANY REFERENCES TO PRESIDENT TRUMP IN EPSTEIN FILES
*LEAVITT SAYS HER TEAM IS RELEASING TRUMP MRI RESULTS
*LEAVITT: TRUMP MRI WAS PREVENTATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
*LEAVITT: TRUMP'S CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM SHOWS EXCELLENT HEALTH
*LEAVITT: TRUMP ABDOMINAL IMAGING PERFECTLY NORMAL
*LEAVITT: EVERYTHING EVALUATED IS FUNCTIONING W/ NORMAL LIMITS
*LEAVITT: TRUMP MRI WAS PREVENTATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
*LEAVITT: TRUMP'S CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM SHOWS EXCELLENT HEALTH
*LEAVITT: TRUMP ABDOMINAL IMAGING PERFECTLY NORMAL
*LEAVITT: EVERYTHING EVALUATED IS FUNCTIONING W/ NORMAL LIMITS
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
*LEAVITT: MRI DID NOT FIND ANY REFERENCES TO PRESIDENT TRUMP IN EPSTEIN FILES
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“we failed a veteran” is the ultimate story here and if I were a soldier currently being asked to do war crimes on Trump’s behalf I would consider this instructive
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
Emails obtained by the Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years.
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“we failed a veteran” is the ultimate story here and if I were a soldier currently being asked to do war crimes on Trump’s behalf I would consider this instructive
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Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob is younger than Justin Timberlake is today.
This has been We’re All Really Fucking Old for November 30, 2025.
This has been We’re All Really Fucking Old for November 30, 2025.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob is younger than Justin Timberlake is today.
This has been We’re All Really Fucking Old for November 30, 2025.
This has been We’re All Really Fucking Old for November 30, 2025.
Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob is younger than Justin Timberlake is today.
This has been We’re All Really Fucking Old for November 30, 2025.
This has been We’re All Really Fucking Old for November 30, 2025.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob is younger than Justin Timberlake is today.
This has been We’re All Really Fucking Old for November 30, 2025.
This has been We’re All Really Fucking Old for November 30, 2025.
This is discouraging BUT there’s really no secret to nuclear weapons design. We’re almost 100 years past the Manhattan Project. The original bomb was dropped from a propeller plane after all.
The hard part is enriching uranium. Once you have that, it’s basic engineering you can find on Wikipedia.
The hard part is enriching uranium. Once you have that, it’s basic engineering you can find on Wikipedia.
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This is discouraging BUT there’s really no secret to nuclear weapons design. We’re almost 100 years past the Manhattan Project. The original bomb was dropped from a propeller plane after all.
The hard part is enriching uranium. Once you have that, it’s basic engineering you can find on Wikipedia.
The hard part is enriching uranium. Once you have that, it’s basic engineering you can find on Wikipedia.
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this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this is quite the detail
Look, I’ll be the first to say that Stephen Miller is a reprehensible monster, but Photoshopping a Jew into Nazi garb is, well, it’s pretty funny in this case.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Look, I’ll be the first to say that Stephen Miller is a reprehensible monster, but Photoshopping a Jew into Nazi garb is, well, it’s pretty funny in this case.
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1984 is over-cited, but the best word for this is doublethink. MAGA has tons of it.
Trump is a strong leader no one would cross and a poor victim who deserves sympathy.
He brought crime down and crime is out of control.
The Epstein Files are fake to hurt Trump and have nothing negative about him.
Trump is a strong leader no one would cross and a poor victim who deserves sympathy.
He brought crime down and crime is out of control.
The Epstein Files are fake to hurt Trump and have nothing negative about him.
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
1984 is over-cited, but the best word for this is doublethink. MAGA has tons of it.
Trump is a strong leader no one would cross and a poor victim who deserves sympathy.
He brought crime down and crime is out of control.
The Epstein Files are fake to hurt Trump and have nothing negative about him.
Trump is a strong leader no one would cross and a poor victim who deserves sympathy.
He brought crime down and crime is out of control.
The Epstein Files are fake to hurt Trump and have nothing negative about him.
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“To believe anything about Epstein coming from Trump and his cronies requires a complete suspension of common sense, which is why it’s good to remember that the simplest explanation is often the correct one: they’re lying.” — @justinglawe.bsky.social
MAGA's Epstein gaslighting is unsustainable
To believe anything they say requires a complete suspension of common sense.
www.publicnotice.co
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“To believe anything about Epstein coming from Trump and his cronies requires a complete suspension of common sense, which is why it’s good to remember that the simplest explanation is often the correct one: they’re lying.” — @justinglawe.bsky.social
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87% of executives sitting at their desk writing prompts like "a picture of my wife coming back with the kids"
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
87% of executives sitting at their desk writing prompts like "a picture of my wife coming back with the kids"
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From my Cato colleagues in February: "We find that all immigrants consumed 21 percent less welfare and entitlement benefits than native-born Americans on a per capita basis... Noncitizens were 7.3 percent of the population and consumed just 3.5 percent of all welfare and entitlement benefits."
Immigrants Used Less Welfare than Native-Born Americans in 2022
Rather than reaching toward expensive mass deportations as a solution to fiscal issues, the more free-market, libertarian, and fiscally responsible solution is to build a higher wall around the welfar...
www.cato.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
From my Cato colleagues in February: "We find that all immigrants consumed 21 percent less welfare and entitlement benefits than native-born Americans on a per capita basis... Noncitizens were 7.3 percent of the population and consumed just 3.5 percent of all welfare and entitlement benefits."
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
I like Jeff Wise but he is a guy who staked his entire reputation on a completely unsupported theory that the Russians hijacked MH370 and secretly flew it to Kazakhstan, and all the wreckage that’s washed up has been planted, so maybe take his writing with a healthy grain of salt.
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I like Jeff Wise but he is a guy who staked his entire reputation on a completely unsupported theory that the Russians hijacked MH370 and secretly flew it to Kazakhstan, and all the wreckage that’s washed up has been planted, so maybe take his writing with a healthy grain of salt.
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They just openly admit this means them lol
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
They just openly admit this means them lol
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it's a real shame because Christy Martin has an interesting story and deserved better in life. she endured a lot and i was happy to hear this project was happening.
but this is awful, and Sweeney's not doing herself any favors.
but this is awful, and Sweeney's not doing herself any favors.
CHRISTY, (starring Sydney Sweeney) had the worst second weekend drop for a wide release in box-office history.
It earned $108K over the past weekend, a 92% decline.
It earned $108K over the past weekend, a 92% decline.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
it's a real shame because Christy Martin has an interesting story and deserved better in life. she endured a lot and i was happy to hear this project was happening.
but this is awful, and Sweeney's not doing herself any favors.
but this is awful, and Sweeney's not doing herself any favors.