Rob Shrum
@robshrum.bsky.social
Founder and CEO of Nexus Public Affairs. Political junkie and Maryland driver. East Coast is the best coast 😎 Chesapeake Bay is home 🦀
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Rob Shrum
@robshrum.bsky.social
· Jun 3
I haven’t talked much about my work here, but it’s a big part of what I do.
Through my firm, Nexus Public Affairs, I work with campaigns, companies, and mission-driven orgs to help them communicate more clearly, strategically, and effectively.
Through my firm, Nexus Public Affairs, I work with campaigns, companies, and mission-driven orgs to help them communicate more clearly, strategically, and effectively.
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The events of this week did WAY more damage to Trump than he and the administration realize. The list so far:
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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At this point I’m expecting a Pentagon Papers style leak of the Epstein files before a legitimate release of everything from the DOJ.
December 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
At this point I’m expecting a Pentagon Papers style leak of the Epstein files before a legitimate release of everything from the DOJ.
The events of this week did WAY more damage to Trump than he and the administration realize. The list so far:
December 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The events of this week did WAY more damage to Trump than he and the administration realize. The list so far:
This speech is like being at a nursing home and an old person you don’t know walks up and starts rambling nonsense loudly and you just put up with it to be polite
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This speech is like being at a nursing home and an old person you don’t know walks up and starts rambling nonsense loudly and you just put up with it to be polite
MAGA died less than one year into Trump’s second term in office.
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
MAGA died less than one year into Trump’s second term in office.
How long before Congressional Hearings turn into American Gladiator reruns?
December 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
How long before Congressional Hearings turn into American Gladiator reruns?
I'm amazed by the Avatar movie franchise. No one asks for (or wants) these movies, but they keep coming out!
December 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I'm amazed by the Avatar movie franchise. No one asks for (or wants) these movies, but they keep coming out!
Remember the Epstein files release deadline is Friday so he needs to load up the distractions before then
The president said that a large Armada has been assembled surrounding Venezuela, with more resources expected to arrive.
Donald Trump Announces Total Blockade of Venezuelan Oil Tankers
www.newsweek.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Remember the Epstein files release deadline is Friday so he needs to load up the distractions before then
So it’s about oil, not drugs. I’ve seen this one before in 2003….
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
So it’s about oil, not drugs. I’ve seen this one before in 2003….
Denying the quotes from the article only to find out that it was recorded = 🤌
White House defends chief of staff Wiles after tell-all profile
White House defends chief of staff Wiles after tell-all profile
Susie Wiles, President Trump's chief of staff, in surprisingly candid interviews, cited missteps by the administration on immigration and the Jeffrey Epstein case and acknowledged that the president has launched a campaign of retribution against his perceived enemies.
www.latimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Denying the quotes from the article only to find out that it was recorded = 🤌
Reading the Vanity Fair article pairs well with Bittersweet Symphony playing in the background - like in the ending of Cruel Intentions
“[Trump] is in the file. And we know he’s in the file... [He] was on [Epstein’s] plane... He’s on the manifest.” - Susie Wiles
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-susie-wiles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.X5Un.RzkcVPQ2qNhM
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-susie-wiles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.X5Un.RzkcVPQ2qNhM
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reading the Vanity Fair article pairs well with Bittersweet Symphony playing in the background - like in the ending of Cruel Intentions
And add "economically ignorant protectionism" to the list
This cruelty-driven, leader-idol-worship, own your opponent at all costs era of U.S. politics has ruined the country.
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
And add "economically ignorant protectionism" to the list
This cruelty-driven, leader-idol-worship, own your opponent at all costs era of U.S. politics has ruined the country.
December 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This cruelty-driven, leader-idol-worship, own your opponent at all costs era of U.S. politics has ruined the country.
Dear Elf on the Shelf creator (from all parents of young kids late at night and/or at the crack of dawn):
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Dear Elf on the Shelf creator (from all parents of young kids late at night and/or at the crack of dawn):
This is absolutely nuts
December 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This is absolutely nuts
It's almost as if OUR COUNTRY is being run by SOMEONE who has more experience with BANKRUPTCIES AND FRAUD than actual business success! SAD!
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It's almost as if OUR COUNTRY is being run by SOMEONE who has more experience with BANKRUPTCIES AND FRAUD than actual business success! SAD!
If there is ever some kind of apocalypse that wipes us out, I hope the only things that remain as a cipher for future civilizations to discover are the personal injury attorney billboards along the interstates
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If there is ever some kind of apocalypse that wipes us out, I hope the only things that remain as a cipher for future civilizations to discover are the personal injury attorney billboards along the interstates
The similarities between Trump's second term and the Biden presidency are uncanny
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The similarities between Trump's second term and the Biden presidency are uncanny
Who knew that having dangerously unqualified people in key cabinet positions with the administration could have catastrophic consequences?
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Who knew that having dangerously unqualified people in key cabinet positions with the administration could have catastrophic consequences?
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
The White House's healthcare plan: Obamacare but with a MAGA hat on it
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The White House's healthcare plan: Obamacare but with a MAGA hat on it
Save your sanity - Mute keywords and names on social platforms
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Save your sanity - Mute keywords and names on social platforms
The collapse of MAGA and the disclosure of foreign based accounts on X pretending to be American political influencers came at the exact same time. Go figure…
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The collapse of MAGA and the disclosure of foreign based accounts on X pretending to be American political influencers came at the exact same time. Go figure…