Robert Cooper
@robacooper.bsky.social
Senate-loving, High/Red Tory, Monarchist, Academic Elitist, Geek, Veteran, Gamer, Skier, Pub Enthusiast. (cunningly disguised) - Views are my own obviously
The difference between GMM handling a long term staff member leaving and LTT having a long term member leaving is like night and day - GMM much much more mature and supportive than Linus
February 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM
The difference between GMM handling a long term staff member leaving and LTT having a long term member leaving is like night and day - GMM much much more mature and supportive than Linus
Being a little “proactive” and picking up some Whitetooth brews for the bonspiel next weekend… and of course doing some quality testing ;-) Launchpad seems to be my top choice (so far)
February 16, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Being a little “proactive” and picking up some Whitetooth brews for the bonspiel next weekend… and of course doing some quality testing ;-) Launchpad seems to be my top choice (so far)
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Super glad there isn't an extensive body of evidence showing that outside of R&D investments, increased military spending is at best neutral and at worse actively harms economic growth
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February 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Super glad there isn't an extensive body of evidence showing that outside of R&D investments, increased military spending is at best neutral and at worse actively harms economic growth
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Literally hundreds of thousands of us went to war, got tattoos, managed somehow to not get fucking nazi tats.
Even if I bought that as a mistake, the keeping it for 15 years and only removing it after getting hassled as a candidate is disqualifying.
Even if I bought that as a mistake, the keeping it for 15 years and only removing it after getting hassled as a candidate is disqualifying.
February 16, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Literally hundreds of thousands of us went to war, got tattoos, managed somehow to not get fucking nazi tats.
Even if I bought that as a mistake, the keeping it for 15 years and only removing it after getting hassled as a candidate is disqualifying.
Even if I bought that as a mistake, the keeping it for 15 years and only removing it after getting hassled as a candidate is disqualifying.
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Epstein survivors believe the Trump DoJ illegally released the names of survivors in an effort to intimidate them.
February 15, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Epstein survivors believe the Trump DoJ illegally released the names of survivors in an effort to intimidate them.
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In addition to Botstein giving a tour of Bard to two very young women in Epstein's entourage, Botstein's relationship with Epstein seems to have been instrumental in Epstein's recruitment of one of his victims. bsky.app/profile/moir...
A young violinist was nervous about meeting with Jeffrey Epstein due to his 2008 child sex abuse conviction. Epstein reassured her by noting his friendship with @bardcollege.bsky.social’s Leon Botstein, and set up a dinner between Botstein and the musician. She soon became one of Epstein’s victims.
Epstein Used Botstein’s Prestige and Connections to Recruit and Support One of His Victims, a Violinist from Europe - The Daily Catch
Jeffrey Epstein utilized his burgeoning relationship with Bard College President and American Symphony Orchestra Conductor Leon Botstein in 2013 to procure perks for a young violinist who ultimately b...
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February 15, 2026 at 6:40 PM
In addition to Botstein giving a tour of Bard to two very young women in Epstein's entourage, Botstein's relationship with Epstein seems to have been instrumental in Epstein's recruitment of one of his victims. bsky.app/profile/moir...
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Wonder if we’ll see the same outrage and blame we saw over the water pipes in #yyc…
(Not really)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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(Not really)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Keystone pipeline crack grew over 15 years: South Bow
A Calgary energy company says it has pinpointed the cause of a leak in the Keystone pipeline in North Dakota last spring.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 15, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Wonder if we’ll see the same outrage and blame we saw over the water pipes in #yyc…
(Not really)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
(Not really)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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This piece is a lot, but it's vital.
And it resonates with Carole's own article underlining foundational role of patriarchy & misogyny:
"A culture which reveres female youth and innocence despises female age and experience. It disgusts them, scares them..."
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And it resonates with Carole's own article underlining foundational role of patriarchy & misogyny:
"A culture which reveres female youth and innocence despises female age and experience. It disgusts them, scares them..."
broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-liv...
February 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This piece is a lot, but it's vital.
And it resonates with Carole's own article underlining foundational role of patriarchy & misogyny:
"A culture which reveres female youth and innocence despises female age and experience. It disgusts them, scares them..."
broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-liv...
And it resonates with Carole's own article underlining foundational role of patriarchy & misogyny:
"A culture which reveres female youth and innocence despises female age and experience. It disgusts them, scares them..."
broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-liv...
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World Curling has made another change in the middle of the Olympics following a meeting with national Olympic committees.
The two umpires who were actively monitoring the games will not be there anymore.
Only by request by the teams. Here’s the latest communication.
The two umpires who were actively monitoring the games will not be there anymore.
Only by request by the teams. Here’s the latest communication.
February 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
World Curling has made another change in the middle of the Olympics following a meeting with national Olympic committees.
The two umpires who were actively monitoring the games will not be there anymore.
Only by request by the teams. Here’s the latest communication.
The two umpires who were actively monitoring the games will not be there anymore.
Only by request by the teams. Here’s the latest communication.
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The cheating by Canadian curlers is starting to look systemic:
“…an official said she touched her second to last stone in the first end after releasing the handle
Homan could be seen extending her finger after releasing the stone, but insisted she did not touch the rock after releasing the shot”
“…an official said she touched her second to last stone in the first end after releasing the handle
Homan could be seen extending her finger after releasing the stone, but insisted she did not touch the rock after releasing the shot”
February 15, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The cheating by Canadian curlers is starting to look systemic:
“…an official said she touched her second to last stone in the first end after releasing the handle
Homan could be seen extending her finger after releasing the stone, but insisted she did not touch the rock after releasing the shot”
“…an official said she touched her second to last stone in the first end after releasing the handle
Homan could be seen extending her finger after releasing the stone, but insisted she did not touch the rock after releasing the shot”
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For the record, if you cheat at something and your defence is that someone videotaped it, you’re just angry that you got caught
February 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
For the record, if you cheat at something and your defence is that someone videotaped it, you’re just angry that you got caught
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Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
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"We did the bad thing more than the bad guy but in the good way" doesn't strike me as a winning message!
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"We did the bad thing more than the bad guy but in the good way" doesn't strike me as a winning message!
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"CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics and it’s all centering on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating.
Both men’s and women’s teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released."
Both men’s and women’s teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released."
There is a curling controversy at the Winter Olympics and Canada is at the center of the allegations
Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. It centers on whether the Canadian men’s and women’s teams are cheating by double-touching stones after they are released on the ice.
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February 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics and it’s all centering on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating.
Both men’s and women’s teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released."
Both men’s and women’s teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released."
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the fact that Democrats are saying this is deeply disturbing. it means they don't understand why there is a trump and don't intend on doing anything to prevent another one.
February 15, 2026 at 6:42 AM
the fact that Democrats are saying this is deeply disturbing. it means they don't understand why there is a trump and don't intend on doing anything to prevent another one.
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This is why I despair that America will never recover from Trump - they actually believe he's an anomaly and not a system of the systematic disassembly of democracy and concentration of power in the office of the presidency.
#BBCNews - 'Trump will be gone in three years': Top Democrats try to reassure Europe
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Democrats seek to reassure Europe about post-Trump America
Opposition politicians flocked to a summit in Munich to offer an alternative to America First - and stake a claim as future party leaders.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:40 AM
This is why I despair that America will never recover from Trump - they actually believe he's an anomaly and not a system of the systematic disassembly of democracy and concentration of power in the office of the presidency.
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This is the thing where it feels like even anti-Trump Americans don't fully grasp the damage his presidency is doing to their relationship with the rest of the world. Because it's not just Trump. It's the party system that brought him there, it's the political and legal system allowing him to...
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
This is the thing where it feels like even anti-Trump Americans don't fully grasp the damage his presidency is doing to their relationship with the rest of the world. Because it's not just Trump. It's the party system that brought him there, it's the political and legal system allowing him to...
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As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
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An astonishing account of recklessness and maladministration at the highest levels. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
An astonishing account of recklessness and maladministration at the highest levels. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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Great Britain’s Bobbie Lammie the latest to have a rock pulled for a double touch.
The umpire said this was the infraction.
It happened in the 9th end. His rock was pulled from played.
The umpire said this was the infraction.
It happened in the 9th end. His rock was pulled from played.
February 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Great Britain’s Bobbie Lammie the latest to have a rock pulled for a double touch.
The umpire said this was the infraction.
It happened in the 9th end. His rock was pulled from played.
The umpire said this was the infraction.
It happened in the 9th end. His rock was pulled from played.
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Hispanic voters who tend towards social conservatism heard immigration crackdown and assumed it meant a robust campaign against gangsters smugglers and thugs. Instead it means mass removal of them. So they ain’t happy
In South Texas, the GOP immigration hard line is now political kryptonite
In South Texas, the GOP immigration hard line is now political kryptonite
Texas Republicans bet on continuing to win over Latino voters. Then Trump began his aggressive deportation campaign.
dlvr.it
February 15, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Hispanic voters who tend towards social conservatism heard immigration crackdown and assumed it meant a robust campaign against gangsters smugglers and thugs. Instead it means mass removal of them. So they ain’t happy
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I wish with my whole heart that, when reporting on Canadian sanctions, reporters would ask a single follow-up question about their enforcement.
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Canada wants Iran government change, increases sanctions
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada wants a change of government in Iran but would not say whether it would support a U.S. military strike, the Globe and Mail reported on Saturda...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I wish with my whole heart that, when reporting on Canadian sanctions, reporters would ask a single follow-up question about their enforcement.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
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Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
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February 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
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