Robert C. Padilla
@robertcpadilla.bsky.social
Writer living in Tucson, AZ; retired IT Executive; happily married; politically left-of-center; tennis player; classical pianist; lover of great art; youthful 77-year old runner. NO DMs PLEASE! As a rule, I ignore all DMs.
Pete Hegseth is a cowardly, shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later, cold-blooded, unapologetic killer.
He should be arrested and tried for his crimes.
Period.
He should be arrested and tried for his crimes.
Period.
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Pete Hegseth is a cowardly, shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later, cold-blooded, unapologetic killer.
He should be arrested and tried for his crimes.
Period.
He should be arrested and tried for his crimes.
Period.
My dad belonged to a union for 40 years. They probably saved his life.
I swear by them.
I swear by them.
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My dad belonged to a union for 40 years. They probably saved his life.
I swear by them.
I swear by them.
In 3 years, Gavin Newsom will replace Trump’s piccture with the photo of a hippopotamus.
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
In 3 years, Gavin Newsom will replace Trump’s piccture with the photo of a hippopotamus.
Trump has dementia.
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump has dementia.
Nonsense. Sacrilege.
The disciples were not racists.
The disciples were not racists.
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Nonsense. Sacrilege.
The disciples were not racists.
The disciples were not racists.
The Republican Party is not a political party. It's a cult.
There's a difference.
There's a difference.
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Republican Party is not a political party. It's a cult.
There's a difference.
There's a difference.
Michigan, of course, was playing with an 18-year old quarterback.
And it showed.
I expect wholesale changes in the coaching staff for Michigan.
And it showed.
I expect wholesale changes in the coaching staff for Michigan.
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Michigan, of course, was playing with an 18-year old quarterback.
And it showed.
I expect wholesale changes in the coaching staff for Michigan.
And it showed.
I expect wholesale changes in the coaching staff for Michigan.
Trump fancies himself as Alexander the Great or, even worse, Genghis Khan.
He has the moral instincts of a Komodo Dragon.
He has the moral instincts of a Komodo Dragon.
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Trump fancies himself as Alexander the Great or, even worse, Genghis Khan.
He has the moral instincts of a Komodo Dragon.
He has the moral instincts of a Komodo Dragon.
If someone from England were to commit a heinous crime, would we cut off all immigration from the UK?
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If someone from England were to commit a heinous crime, would we cut off all immigration from the UK?
If I had been there, I would have walked out in protest.
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If I had been there, I would have walked out in protest.
Dictators are always hostile to the idea of law.
This, as much as anything, is what differentiates an autocracy from a democracy.
This, as much as anything, is what differentiates an autocracy from a democracy.
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dictators are always hostile to the idea of law.
This, as much as anything, is what differentiates an autocracy from a democracy.
This, as much as anything, is what differentiates an autocracy from a democracy.
The longer the Epstein Files stay hidden, the more damning they are.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The longer the Epstein Files stay hidden, the more damning they are.
Jimmy Carter was a gentleman and a humanitarian.
How far we have fallen.
How far we have fallen.
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Jimmy Carter was a gentleman and a humanitarian.
How far we have fallen.
How far we have fallen.
I didn't vote for war.
I didn't vote for tariffs.
I didn't vote for Stephen Miller in the White House.
I didn't vote for a police state.
I didn't vote for tariffs.
I didn't vote for Stephen Miller in the White House.
I didn't vote for a police state.
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I didn't vote for war.
I didn't vote for tariffs.
I didn't vote for Stephen Miller in the White House.
I didn't vote for a police state.
I didn't vote for tariffs.
I didn't vote for Stephen Miller in the White House.
I didn't vote for a police state.
We have no time to waste.
Health care premiums are time bombs that are exploding before our very eyes.
Health care premiums are time bombs that are exploding before our very eyes.
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We have no time to waste.
Health care premiums are time bombs that are exploding before our very eyes.
Health care premiums are time bombs that are exploding before our very eyes.
Excuse me. Due process has nothing to do with boat bombings.
This is pure ignorance.
This is pure ignorance.
November 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Excuse me. Due process has nothing to do with boat bombings.
This is pure ignorance.
This is pure ignorance.
Anyone who verbally attacks another person by calling that person "stupid" when that person is simply doing her job by asking a legitimate question is, well...stupid.
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Anyone who verbally attacks another person by calling that person "stupid" when that person is simply doing her job by asking a legitimate question is, well...stupid.
I don't seem to remember Trump asking Congress to approve this.
Do you?
Do you?
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I don't seem to remember Trump asking Congress to approve this.
Do you?
Do you?
Pete Hegseth is guilty of murder.
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Pete Hegseth is guilty of murder.
Question.
Has Trump asked for Congress's approval on this?
Has Trump asked for Congress's approval on this?
November 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Question.
Has Trump asked for Congress's approval on this?
Has Trump asked for Congress's approval on this?
Nighty night, Donald. Go ahead and sleep.
We'll wake you up in 3 years.
We'll wake you up in 3 years.
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Nighty night, Donald. Go ahead and sleep.
We'll wake you up in 3 years.
We'll wake you up in 3 years.
I'll put my trust in Peter Baker over Dinesh DeSouza any day.
November 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'll put my trust in Peter Baker over Dinesh DeSouza any day.
The Epstein Files?
It now appears Trump never knew Epstein. His name is nowhere to be found.
I wonder how that happened.
It now appears Trump never knew Epstein. His name is nowhere to be found.
I wonder how that happened.
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Epstein Files?
It now appears Trump never knew Epstein. His name is nowhere to be found.
I wonder how that happened.
It now appears Trump never knew Epstein. His name is nowhere to be found.
I wonder how that happened.
The Republicans are a fractured mosaic. They're divided against themselves.
It's impossible for them to keep up with the insanity and whimsicality of Donald Trump.
It's impossible for them to keep up with the insanity and whimsicality of Donald Trump.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The Republicans are a fractured mosaic. They're divided against themselves.
It's impossible for them to keep up with the insanity and whimsicality of Donald Trump.
It's impossible for them to keep up with the insanity and whimsicality of Donald Trump.