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RobE

@robertelliott.bsky.social

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Middle-aged cat dad. Ally to all those who are decent and compassionate. #veg*n #FTA people are my people #liberal

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · Nov 30

Kinder words here we could pick. A kind approach might do the trick.
Hurt you hurt me. Well, that needs to stop.

Ska-core musical group, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, on stage

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 12h

Paying attention, @msnbc.com , @cnn.com @nbcnews.com ? (And fuck you, @cbsnews.com , we know you're just fascist propaganda at this point)

RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 13h

But laws and rules don't apply to rich people, so he doesn't care. He wouldn't be turned away from visiting the person he loved on their death bed. But that's hypothetical. Because he's not capable of love.

RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 13h

That, and all the money they steal.

RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 16h

"Blue", and also the term "external links" so maybe that's what triggered it, but I didn't actually put any external links in there 🤷‍♂️)

Also this one a day later from MaddowNYTimes - www.youtube.com/watch?v=gESb...

I also have a whole bunch of other articles and stuff about him on standby...

New reporting exposes shocking extent of Musk's conflicts as he dismantles U.S. government

YouTube video by MSNBC

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 16h

@enemywithinyt.bsky.social , tried to post this on the YouTube video, but it was (definitely) deleted.

For anyone getting on your case about Musk, point them to this video here on YouTube from SecularTalk - www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_r... He's an absolute crook.

(I mentioned "sky" (as in 1/

WATCH: Elon Musk Fans TURN ON HIM! | The Kyle Kulinski Show

YouTube video by Secular Talk

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 17h

Less than a week before payday, when I can once again donate to u24.ua.gov

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 18h

Yes. This is just one example. I know I've seen others, maybe from @virtuepostmortem.bsky.social or others (and there is plenty of anecdotal evidence from people who credit Marc and others with helping them go vegan), but being exposed to unpleasant realities is effective.

ko-fi.com/post/Knowing...

Knowing Your Audience: What This Study Tells Us About Animal Advocacy

Herbiⓥore published a post on Ko-fi

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 18h

Mm. Yeah. The, "just do something that seems necessary" statement makes more sense in that context. "Necessary" in the sense of shitting on people and destroying the government. Not "necessary" in the sense of food and medicine.

RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 19h

The vulnerable in other countries are already starving and some (children) have starved to death. They've already killed children, and innocent fishermen.

RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 19h

💯We absolutely do not want to drive them back into the hateful embrace of bigotry, greed, and callousness. They need to know if they're ready to oppose Trump and fascism, there is a place for them in the coalition. And people need to understand that spiking the football in their face won't help.

RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 19h

My grandfather, knowing I was vegetarian (at the time, decades ago), when I reminded him, would offer me a hot dog instead. Although to be fair, those things are probably mostly rat feces and human hair and fingernails.

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 19h

We don't but it needs to be out there. If you see Marc's name with a video, just quickly scroll to the bottom and click the heart.

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 1d

Wait 'til he hears about Reagan's take on Russia. I believe the word "evil" was thrown around.

RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 1d

This.

If we're so smart, then we're the ones who should be able to understand what they're trying to communicate.

These buttons help make it clear for some people, but why is there even any doubt?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGKB...

Todd Realizes And Tells Me He Slept All Day

YouTube video by The Chronicles of Todd - Todd Talks

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

So incredibly corrupt. Shout out to everyone who complained endlessly about Hunter but says nothing about this. @RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn @AndyOgles @RepFaison

techstartups.com/2025/10/24/t...

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 1d

On a related note, the first time I was getting a mortgage the guy my real estate agent was pushing me towards had a line item in the contract for several dollars to "transfer" the loan to someone else in the future. He said it was "standard" when I asked why I would have to pay for that. Nope.

RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 1d

Good idea.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 2d

If That’s a donation, it goes to the treasury and only congress can decide how to spend it. No such (lawful) thing as private payment of government obligation.

Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown

www.nytimes.com

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 1d

@cherijacobus.bsky.social keeps having good ideas and the @democrats.org just keep ignoring them.

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 1d

"embrace DCs or face federal intervention" ?! 🤦‍♂️ Sounds like an offer they can't refuse. 🔫

RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 1d

Well, the politicians who get kickbacks and bribes also "win".

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 2d

At what point when you’re paying troops with your own private money do they not just become mercenaries

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 1d

In all fairness, there are a lot more people on SNAP than there are in Congress, but we should be helping people who legitimately need help, and we *can* do that, as long as we stop giving all our money to billionaires.

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RobE @robertelliott.bsky.social · 1d

Also, I don't think I saw anything in the article about who is working on his behalf (and *all* of our behalf) to fight this unjust, wrongful imprisonment and 1st Amendment violation. Does he have a legal team? @aclu.org ? I know I'm far from the only one who would donate for this cause.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

Quote from Timothy Mellon, who donated $130 million to the U.S. military, so you know who we’re dealing with:

“Black people, in spite of heroic efforts by the "Establishment" to right the wrongs of the past, became even more belligerent and unwilling to pitch in to improve their own situations”.

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