Rob Pollard
@robpollard45.bsky.social
Midwesterner. Skeptical, particularly of "economic anxiety." Trying to stay open-minded but generally, they are who we thought they were. Michigan fan.
Very disrespectful to Beck.
Very disrespectful to Beck.
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Rob Pollard
@robpollard45.bsky.social
· Jul 28
Alright, as one of my bugaboos is "all the economic data looks pretty good! We're on our way" and I'd like to see non-aggregated evidence that this is the case (e.g., big company is hiring 5,000 people) and see how things are going in non-AI, crypto, super-rich space, I'll track here.
Man, @nytimes.com political reporting is frequently so ass.
This story lets Trump lie, repeatedly, and accepts his framing.
"I inherited the worst inflation in history"
- Not remotely true!
Biden had "left him a failing economy"
- No again!
Worse than worthless.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
This story lets Trump lie, repeatedly, and accepts his framing.
"I inherited the worst inflation in history"
- Not remotely true!
Biden had "left him a failing economy"
- No again!
Worse than worthless.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Man, @nytimes.com political reporting is frequently so ass.
This story lets Trump lie, repeatedly, and accepts his framing.
"I inherited the worst inflation in history"
- Not remotely true!
Biden had "left him a failing economy"
- No again!
Worse than worthless.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
This story lets Trump lie, repeatedly, and accepts his framing.
"I inherited the worst inflation in history"
- Not remotely true!
Biden had "left him a failing economy"
- No again!
Worse than worthless.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Jingle Bells: From Rasheed Wallace and Company
YouTube video by knasty80
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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When you stayed up too late shitposting.
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
When you stayed up too late shitposting.
This is fantastic from the Wichita Eagle into this sap's predicament. Decades of history & explanation through shoe leather interviews!
"Ceballos’ naivety about politics stems from one thing: He doesn’t care about politics"
Well Joe (and fellow Repub voters): politics cares about you. Enjoy Mexico
"Ceballos’ naivety about politics stems from one thing: He doesn’t care about politics"
Well Joe (and fellow Repub voters): politics cares about you. Enjoy Mexico
REPUBLICAN MAYOR IN KANSAS FACING DEPORTATION OVER VOTER FRAUD
Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.
Full story: https://bit.ly/4iwEwYj
Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.
Full story: https://bit.ly/4iwEwYj
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is fantastic from the Wichita Eagle into this sap's predicament. Decades of history & explanation through shoe leather interviews!
"Ceballos’ naivety about politics stems from one thing: He doesn’t care about politics"
Well Joe (and fellow Repub voters): politics cares about you. Enjoy Mexico
"Ceballos’ naivety about politics stems from one thing: He doesn’t care about politics"
Well Joe (and fellow Repub voters): politics cares about you. Enjoy Mexico
Reposted by Rob Pollard
“A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? … Baseball!”
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? … Baseball!”
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Today, I’m just going to eat buttered toast, popcorn, jelly beans, and pretzel sticks.
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Today, I’m just going to eat buttered toast, popcorn, jelly beans, and pretzel sticks.
This is the type of nonsense that liberals with all their money fail to get -- owning media matters, and that incl local TV stations. You can get 60 of them (incl WXYZ in Detroit) for just $500M. Tom Steyer, get a syndicate together!
Instead, they are likely to go to Sinclair, a right wing network.
Instead, they are likely to go to Sinclair, a right wing network.
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is the type of nonsense that liberals with all their money fail to get -- owning media matters, and that incl local TV stations. You can get 60 of them (incl WXYZ in Detroit) for just $500M. Tom Steyer, get a syndicate together!
Instead, they are likely to go to Sinclair, a right wing network.
Instead, they are likely to go to Sinclair, a right wing network.
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Reposted by Rob Pollard
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
If you want evidence of why the majority of Big Ten schools are pushing for that awful, payday loan, private equity deal, look no further than the Minnesota-Northwestern game at Wrigley Field.
There can’t be more than 25,000 people there on a gorgeous fall day. It’s like a MAC game. #cfb #b1g
There can’t be more than 25,000 people there on a gorgeous fall day. It’s like a MAC game. #cfb #b1g
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Man, I hope the weather report is wrong for Ypsi, because if it's rainy / low 40s / 10-15 MPH winds, it's going to be a hard sell to get anyone to go with me to this.
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Man, I hope the weather report is wrong for Ypsi, because if it's rainy / low 40s / 10-15 MPH winds, it's going to be a hard sell to get anyone to go with me to this.
Reposted by Rob Pollard
Yeah, that’s the Denver airport
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yeah, that’s the Denver airport
To go from Pope Francis to Pope Leo has been a dream come true. Francis did the work, systematically, to make sure he had a worthy successor.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/c...
Chicago-Brewed 'Da Pope' Beer Now In Pope Leo's Fridge, Thanks To Gov. Pritzker
Gov. JB Pritzker gifted Pope Leo the beer from Burning Bush Brewery during a visit to Rome this week. “We’re very excited and very thankful," said the North Center brewery's owner, a former pastor.
blockclubchicago.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
To go from Pope Francis to Pope Leo has been a dream come true. Francis did the work, systematically, to make sure he had a worthy successor.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/c...
"Too late" would be right on time.
One of (many) issues Dems need to toughen the hell up on is their reflexive farmer stroking.
These welfare queens of the plains want white men in charge and their resulting problem to be solved by taxpayer money. It needs to stop.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
One of (many) issues Dems need to toughen the hell up on is their reflexive farmer stroking.
These welfare queens of the plains want white men in charge and their resulting problem to be solved by taxpayer money. It needs to stop.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
As Struggling Farmers Take On Debt, a Bailout From D.C. May Come Too Late
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"Too late" would be right on time.
One of (many) issues Dems need to toughen the hell up on is their reflexive farmer stroking.
These welfare queens of the plains want white men in charge and their resulting problem to be solved by taxpayer money. It needs to stop.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
One of (many) issues Dems need to toughen the hell up on is their reflexive farmer stroking.
These welfare queens of the plains want white men in charge and their resulting problem to be solved by taxpayer money. It needs to stop.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
Reposted by Rob Pollard
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Reposted by Rob Pollard
I have heard nothing but good things about Ken Burns' latest, but I really wasn't up for a deep dive into American History during times like these, but then I read this Deadline review
Comparing this series in a complimentary way to Van Halen's Fair Warning? #kenburns
deadline.com/2025/11/amer...
Comparing this series in a complimentary way to Van Halen's Fair Warning? #kenburns
deadline.com/2025/11/amer...
a man sitting in a chair with the words " you have my attention " on the bottom
ALT: a man sitting in a chair with the words " you have my attention " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I have heard nothing but good things about Ken Burns' latest, but I really wasn't up for a deep dive into American History during times like these, but then I read this Deadline review
Comparing this series in a complimentary way to Van Halen's Fair Warning? #kenburns
deadline.com/2025/11/amer...
Comparing this series in a complimentary way to Van Halen's Fair Warning? #kenburns
deadline.com/2025/11/amer...
Thank goodness the #lions are actually wearing their silver pants.
It’s Honolulu blue and silver. Two colors! No more pajama monochromatic nonsense.
It’s Honolulu blue and silver. Two colors! No more pajama monochromatic nonsense.
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Thank goodness the #lions are actually wearing their silver pants.
It’s Honolulu blue and silver. Two colors! No more pajama monochromatic nonsense.
It’s Honolulu blue and silver. Two colors! No more pajama monochromatic nonsense.
These NFL coaches are brain dead.
Two different chances to go up, late in the 4th, by kicking a simple FG and instead they go for it on 4th and goal get nada.
I know both of these teams aren't making the playoffs. Still, play to win the game, not just 'F' it, I'm going for it."
Two different chances to go up, late in the 4th, by kicking a simple FG and instead they go for it on 4th and goal get nada.
I know both of these teams aren't making the playoffs. Still, play to win the game, not just 'F' it, I'm going for it."
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
These NFL coaches are brain dead.
Two different chances to go up, late in the 4th, by kicking a simple FG and instead they go for it on 4th and goal get nada.
I know both of these teams aren't making the playoffs. Still, play to win the game, not just 'F' it, I'm going for it."
Two different chances to go up, late in the 4th, by kicking a simple FG and instead they go for it on 4th and goal get nada.
I know both of these teams aren't making the playoffs. Still, play to win the game, not just 'F' it, I'm going for it."
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Shout out to my kid's school for gently saying to overachieving parents, re parent/teacher conferences:
"Please know school staff is always able to communicate via e-mail/phone. This may be an option to consider if your child is experiencing academic success and you do not have any concerns."
😉
"Please know school staff is always able to communicate via e-mail/phone. This may be an option to consider if your child is experiencing academic success and you do not have any concerns."
😉
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Shout out to my kid's school for gently saying to overachieving parents, re parent/teacher conferences:
"Please know school staff is always able to communicate via e-mail/phone. This may be an option to consider if your child is experiencing academic success and you do not have any concerns."
😉
"Please know school staff is always able to communicate via e-mail/phone. This may be an option to consider if your child is experiencing academic success and you do not have any concerns."
😉