Rob
@robertwrites.bsky.social
The username is aspirational. Might share some writing when I think it's ready.
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Notice how nobody in the Trump regime ever asks, “But how will we pay for it?” when it comes to priorities that benefit them?
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Notice how nobody in the Trump regime ever asks, “But how will we pay for it?” when it comes to priorities that benefit them?
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PA: YES to retain the 3 state Supreme Court justices ✅
Keeps potential GOP judges out and helps protects the state’s election process.
Keeps potential GOP judges out and helps protects the state’s election process.
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
PA: YES to retain the 3 state Supreme Court justices ✅
Keeps potential GOP judges out and helps protects the state’s election process.
Keeps potential GOP judges out and helps protects the state’s election process.
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Are we the baddies dot gif
October 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Are we the baddies dot gif
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
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Turns out some of the “we want small government” people kiiiinda wanted the government to be just one guy.
August 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Turns out some of the “we want small government” people kiiiinda wanted the government to be just one guy.
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President Trump balked when asked whether he would send National Guard troops to Republican-led cities with high crime rates: “Sure, but there aren’t that many of them."
Of the 30 U.S. cities with the highest number of violent crimes, more than half were in certifiably red states. trib.al/WEcfqPk
Of the 30 U.S. cities with the highest number of violent crimes, more than half were in certifiably red states. trib.al/WEcfqPk
August 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
President Trump balked when asked whether he would send National Guard troops to Republican-led cities with high crime rates: “Sure, but there aren’t that many of them."
Of the 30 U.S. cities with the highest number of violent crimes, more than half were in certifiably red states. trib.al/WEcfqPk
Of the 30 U.S. cities with the highest number of violent crimes, more than half were in certifiably red states. trib.al/WEcfqPk
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Cash bail creates a two-tiered system of justice where the wealthy can buy their way out of jail.
Cashless bail lets judges detain people based on flight risk and community threat, rather than financial means, and does not raise crime rates.
Don't fall for Trump's lies.
Cashless bail lets judges detain people based on flight risk and community threat, rather than financial means, and does not raise crime rates.
Don't fall for Trump's lies.
August 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Cash bail creates a two-tiered system of justice where the wealthy can buy their way out of jail.
Cashless bail lets judges detain people based on flight risk and community threat, rather than financial means, and does not raise crime rates.
Don't fall for Trump's lies.
Cashless bail lets judges detain people based on flight risk and community threat, rather than financial means, and does not raise crime rates.
Don't fall for Trump's lies.
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Embarrassing: the guy in the Cracker Barrel logo just came out in favor of universal basic income
August 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Embarrassing: the guy in the Cracker Barrel logo just came out in favor of universal basic income
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The irony of Trump usurping the power of Republicans in Congress and the independence of federal agencies like the DOJ is that any attempt to stop or delay the release of Epstein files only adds to the appearance of a cover up.
Trump is being hoisted on his own petard.
Trump is being hoisted on his own petard.
July 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The irony of Trump usurping the power of Republicans in Congress and the independence of federal agencies like the DOJ is that any attempt to stop or delay the release of Epstein files only adds to the appearance of a cover up.
Trump is being hoisted on his own petard.
Trump is being hoisted on his own petard.
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Oh cool at any moment a character can deliver a quiet subtle monologue about the insidious, inexorable, often small and very real ways that empire destroys lives and make me burst into tears cool cool cool cool
July 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Oh cool at any moment a character can deliver a quiet subtle monologue about the insidious, inexorable, often small and very real ways that empire destroys lives and make me burst into tears cool cool cool cool
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The funniest thing you can do to fascist law enforcement is show us how disappointed their mother is in them.
July 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The funniest thing you can do to fascist law enforcement is show us how disappointed their mother is in them.
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On July 4, 1776, Americans declared to the world their belief in freedom, not despotism.
249 years later Americans all across the country remain true to those beliefs.
YES to freedom. NO to despotism.
249 years later Americans all across the country remain true to those beliefs.
YES to freedom. NO to despotism.
July 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
On July 4, 1776, Americans declared to the world their belief in freedom, not despotism.
249 years later Americans all across the country remain true to those beliefs.
YES to freedom. NO to despotism.
249 years later Americans all across the country remain true to those beliefs.
YES to freedom. NO to despotism.
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The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
July 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
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A couple of episodes into Andor and holy shit.
Also is this a Valjean/Javert dynamic I’m watching develop
Also is this a Valjean/Javert dynamic I’m watching develop
July 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A couple of episodes into Andor and holy shit.
Also is this a Valjean/Javert dynamic I’m watching develop
Also is this a Valjean/Javert dynamic I’m watching develop
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me checking the news every day in 2025
June 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
me checking the news every day in 2025
Not the best picture of the protest in Philly you'll see today, but this one is mine. No kings!
June 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Not the best picture of the protest in Philly you'll see today, but this one is mine. No kings!
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Elon Musk trying to yell Sic Semper Tyrannis as he jumps from the box to the stage but absolutely mangling it and demanding a do-over
June 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Elon Musk trying to yell Sic Semper Tyrannis as he jumps from the box to the stage but absolutely mangling it and demanding a do-over
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60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life.
Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
May 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life.
Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
I feel like I'm being watched...
May 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I feel like I'm being watched...
I think a future guest of the @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social Fireside showed up on Parlor Room
May 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I think a future guest of the @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social Fireside showed up on Parlor Room
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