Joan McRobbie
@joanmcrobbie.bsky.social
Policy, communication, former journalist, HKS MPA.
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The Trump administration effectively says that no one should ever work with Americans during wartime; that our promises mean nothing, our word is dust, and we will throw our allies under the bus the moment we want.
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Trump administration effectively says that no one should ever work with Americans during wartime; that our promises mean nothing, our word is dust, and we will throw our allies under the bus the moment we want.
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
Sara Guyer, UC Berkeley: "What we need as a society right now is more Renaissance people. More people who are able to think through multiple discourses."
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Sara Guyer, UC Berkeley: "What we need as a society right now is more Renaissance people. More people who are able to think through multiple discourses."
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Boston's mayor is pretty remarkable.
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Boston's mayor is pretty remarkable.
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"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
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The FAA should learn why that cross doesn't burst into flames, and then use that material to coat airplane cabins
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The FAA should learn why that cross doesn't burst into flames, and then use that material to coat airplane cabins
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This cartoon showing MBS with Trump on a leash gives "Quiet, Piggy" a whole new spin.
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
This cartoon showing MBS with Trump on a leash gives "Quiet, Piggy" a whole new spin.
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Judge McConnell orders the administration to make full SNAP payments by tomorrow.
"The decision not to use those funds to fully fund SNAP benefits was arbitrary and capricious. The USDA arbitrarily and capriciously created this problem by deciding not to use the full Sec. 32 funds. They can't now claim they didn't have time to make partial payments."
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Judge McConnell orders the administration to make full SNAP payments by tomorrow.
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A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock
When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Trump responds to court order by trying to see how much food he can get away with denying to hungry families.
New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Trump responds to court order by trying to see how much food he can get away with denying to hungry families.
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serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Mamdani’s speech:
“We have bowed at the altar of caution and we have paid the price”
“May our only regret be that this day took so long to come”
“Let this be the last time I say his name”
“Hope is a decision”
“No longer is politics something that is done to us. Now it is something we do”
“We have bowed at the altar of caution and we have paid the price”
“May our only regret be that this day took so long to come”
“Let this be the last time I say his name”
“Hope is a decision”
“No longer is politics something that is done to us. Now it is something we do”
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Mamdani’s speech:
“We have bowed at the altar of caution and we have paid the price”
“May our only regret be that this day took so long to come”
“Let this be the last time I say his name”
“Hope is a decision”
“No longer is politics something that is done to us. Now it is something we do”
“We have bowed at the altar of caution and we have paid the price”
“May our only regret be that this day took so long to come”
“Let this be the last time I say his name”
“Hope is a decision”
“No longer is politics something that is done to us. Now it is something we do”
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@volts.wtf sums it up.
Republicans are currently starving millions of people in order to force Democrats to cooperate in cutting health care for millions of people.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
@volts.wtf sums it up.
Michael Tomasky is right: time for rich liberals to pool tens of millions to create an org to offset the mainstream media takeover, top to bottom, by wealthy conservatives.
I have said this before, and I’ll say it again here: We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings. trib.al/ARRddzG
The Washington Post Has Become
Right-Wing Even Faster Than I Thought
It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right-wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?
trib.al
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Michael Tomasky is right: time for rich liberals to pool tens of millions to create an org to offset the mainstream media takeover, top to bottom, by wealthy conservatives.
Another astonishing assault of a citizen by our own government’s armed thugs creating mayhem on U.S. streets.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Another astonishing assault of a citizen by our own government’s armed thugs creating mayhem on U.S. streets.
Almost beyond belief. Happening daily on U.S. streets, armed thugs attacking citizens.
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Almost beyond belief. Happening daily on U.S. streets, armed thugs attacking citizens.
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I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me
October 6, 2024 at 2:24 AM
I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me