Robert Rath
@robertrath.bsky.social
Head Writer of EXTRA HISTORY. Author of THE INFINITE AND THE DIVINE, THE FALL OF CADIA, and ASSASSINORUM: KINGMAKER for Black Library. Freelance word mercenary. Born Hawaii, live HK. All views my own. He/Him
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Robert Rath
@robertrath.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hey Bluesky!
I’m Robert Rath, author of the Warhammer 40,000 novels THE INFINITE AND THE DIVINE, THE FALL OF CADIA, ASSASSINORUM: KINGMAKER, and Head Writer of the YouTube series EXTRA HISTORY.
Follow me for comfortably warm takes, writing news, and photos of Hong Kong.
I’m Robert Rath, author of the Warhammer 40,000 novels THE INFINITE AND THE DIVINE, THE FALL OF CADIA, ASSASSINORUM: KINGMAKER, and Head Writer of the YouTube series EXTRA HISTORY.
Follow me for comfortably warm takes, writing news, and photos of Hong Kong.
If I was born in another era, I’d have just been dead.
Who would I have been if I was born in another historical era? Pal go back a few generations on either side of my family and you get shit shovellers, if I had been born any time pre WWII chances are I would have been shovelling shit.
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
If I was born in another era, I’d have just been dead.
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1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
“We’re on a mission from God.”
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
“We’re on a mission from God.”
Said for a long time that much of the problem with our media is it’s focused on predicting the future rather than exploring the present.
It’s all about guessing what WILL happen, not what IS happening.
It’s all about guessing what WILL happen, not what IS happening.
It drives me insane when you have one hour for news on a national platform and, with absolutely everything going on, you choose to take a substantial amount of time for, ‘Here’s how I think that will play out A FUCKING YEAR FROM NOW in the midterms.’ It strikes me as fundamentally unserious.
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Said for a long time that much of the problem with our media is it’s focused on predicting the future rather than exploring the present.
It’s all about guessing what WILL happen, not what IS happening.
It’s all about guessing what WILL happen, not what IS happening.
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In light of today’s email dump, I will say I have at various times found my way into online discussion spaces containing a fair number of important and powerful men, and it is the greatest cure to imposter syndrome that humanity has yet devised
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
In light of today’s email dump, I will say I have at various times found my way into online discussion spaces containing a fair number of important and powerful men, and it is the greatest cure to imposter syndrome that humanity has yet devised
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More of this. Use every one of Trump's giveaways as an excuse to hammer him about restoring ACA subsidies.
WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
More of this. Use every one of Trump's giveaways as an excuse to hammer him about restoring ACA subsidies.
So they made a café specifically for me but it CLOSED?!
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
So they made a café specifically for me but it CLOSED?!
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I became an AI skeptic bc the only cogent use cases AI boosters gave were, "a better search engine". but regular search engines already worked fine for 99% of people. the few folks who needed something more were like, me and my colleagues, none of whom found tremendous value in AI search tools
Anthropic is aggressively hitting me with ads on instagram for Claude and it’s all people being like “I use Claude to brainstorm” or asking Claude where they can find two colors together in a city. What a pile of crap, how does anybody still believe this is the future? It’s Search 2 and it sucks
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I became an AI skeptic bc the only cogent use cases AI boosters gave were, "a better search engine". but regular search engines already worked fine for 99% of people. the few folks who needed something more were like, me and my colleagues, none of whom found tremendous value in AI search tools
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"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Podcast hosts, for the love of God, please stop saying "The [blank] of it all."
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Podcast hosts, for the love of God, please stop saying "The [blank] of it all."
Hooo boy do not look at the comments under trailers for NUREMBERG.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hooo boy do not look at the comments under trailers for NUREMBERG.
FYI part of our current problem with air traffic controllers began when Reagan fired a bunch of them en masse during a strike.
That meant a bunch of new ones were all hired at the same time, and unsurprisingly began retiring all at the same time a few years ago.
That meant a bunch of new ones were all hired at the same time, and unsurprisingly began retiring all at the same time a few years ago.
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
FYI part of our current problem with air traffic controllers began when Reagan fired a bunch of them en masse during a strike.
That meant a bunch of new ones were all hired at the same time, and unsurprisingly began retiring all at the same time a few years ago.
That meant a bunch of new ones were all hired at the same time, and unsurprisingly began retiring all at the same time a few years ago.
K-Pop Demon Hunters has a real “Star Wars launched without a toy line” feel to it.
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
K-Pop Demon Hunters has a real “Star Wars launched without a toy line” feel to it.
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
God finally descends to Earth and it turns out he’s made like three other Earths since this one, and ours is the biggest disappointment.
“Why can’t you be more like Earth Delta? They still killed Jesus, but they did it by hugging him too much.”
“Why can’t you be more like Earth Delta? They still killed Jesus, but they did it by hugging him too much.”
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
God finally descends to Earth and it turns out he’s made like three other Earths since this one, and ours is the biggest disappointment.
“Why can’t you be more like Earth Delta? They still killed Jesus, but they did it by hugging him too much.”
“Why can’t you be more like Earth Delta? They still killed Jesus, but they did it by hugging him too much.”
A very happy “Hong Kong is Within the Humidity Band That Spray Primers are Made For” Week to all who celebrate.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A very happy “Hong Kong is Within the Humidity Band That Spray Primers are Made For” Week to all who celebrate.
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The anthology that includes my Warhammer 40k short story about tankists, "Worm of Valhalla", is finally out - not just for pre-order! The audiobook version is also fun because you get to find out which of the characters are Scottish.
www.amazon.com/Death-Duty-A...
www.amazon.com/Death-Duty-A...
Death And Duty (Astra Militarum: Warhammer 40,000)
Death And Duty (Astra Militarum: Warhammer 40,000) - Kindle edition by Lyons, Steve, Hayward, Victoria, Woolley, Justin, James, Rhuairidh, Harris, Carrie, Sollitto, John, Ryan, Sam, Zimmerman, Russell, Davis, Callum, Lawless, Shauna, Vincent, Mike, R Pike, Tom. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Death And Duty (Astra Militarum: Warhammer 40,000).
www.amazon.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The anthology that includes my Warhammer 40k short story about tankists, "Worm of Valhalla", is finally out - not just for pre-order! The audiobook version is also fun because you get to find out which of the characters are Scottish.
www.amazon.com/Death-Duty-A...
www.amazon.com/Death-Duty-A...
Camping out in the wilds of Hong Kong, on a beach best accessed by speedboat.
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Camping out in the wilds of Hong Kong, on a beach best accessed by speedboat.
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Quick note about this again; the 100 mile zone has nothing to do with Border Patrol’s ability to operate. They can operate anywhere in the country.
The 100 mile zone is ONLY about where they have heightened stop and search powers.
It’s not a jurisdictional thing.
The 100 mile zone is ONLY about where they have heightened stop and search powers.
It’s not a jurisdictional thing.
Why is Border Patrol in Chicago? It's not inside 100 mile limit.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Quick note about this again; the 100 mile zone has nothing to do with Border Patrol’s ability to operate. They can operate anywhere in the country.
The 100 mile zone is ONLY about where they have heightened stop and search powers.
It’s not a jurisdictional thing.
The 100 mile zone is ONLY about where they have heightened stop and search powers.
It’s not a jurisdictional thing.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
Also how “great” it was to be a worker in the 60s-80s.
My mom spent most of her working life with workplace sexual harassment and abuse being not only legal but “normal.” My dad worked jobs where fistfights at work carried little penalty.
And both lived through recessions we’ve now just forgotten.
My mom spent most of her working life with workplace sexual harassment and abuse being not only legal but “normal.” My dad worked jobs where fistfights at work carried little penalty.
And both lived through recessions we’ve now just forgotten.
My most curmudgeonly attribute is that I get deeply annoyed by people in their 20s who think that previous generations were just handed houses and jobs and easy lives.
People wildly overestimate the economic security experienced by past generations. There's no period in American history where significant numbers of young people were just handed high paying jobs. Nostalgia for a time that never existed is a huge problem.
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Also how “great” it was to be a worker in the 60s-80s.
My mom spent most of her working life with workplace sexual harassment and abuse being not only legal but “normal.” My dad worked jobs where fistfights at work carried little penalty.
And both lived through recessions we’ve now just forgotten.
My mom spent most of her working life with workplace sexual harassment and abuse being not only legal but “normal.” My dad worked jobs where fistfights at work carried little penalty.
And both lived through recessions we’ve now just forgotten.
Trazyn has appeared at the Warhammer 40K Grand Narrative!
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Warhammer 40,000 Grand Narrative LIVE – Follow along as we go Into The Webway - Warhammer Community
Hundreds have gathered here in Atlanta to take part in the narrative event of the year.
www.warhammer-community.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Trazyn has appeared at the Warhammer 40K Grand Narrative!
www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...
www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
So I saw PREDATOR: BADLANDS and really enjoyed it!
Felt like the Alien and Predator licensed comics and novels I grew up with that used the IP and its background to tell an unusual, high-concept sci-fi story (Aliens Crime Thriller, Aliens Gothic Horror, etc.)
I like that they’re doing weird stuff.
Felt like the Alien and Predator licensed comics and novels I grew up with that used the IP and its background to tell an unusual, high-concept sci-fi story (Aliens Crime Thriller, Aliens Gothic Horror, etc.)
I like that they’re doing weird stuff.
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
So I saw PREDATOR: BADLANDS and really enjoyed it!
Felt like the Alien and Predator licensed comics and novels I grew up with that used the IP and its background to tell an unusual, high-concept sci-fi story (Aliens Crime Thriller, Aliens Gothic Horror, etc.)
I like that they’re doing weird stuff.
Felt like the Alien and Predator licensed comics and novels I grew up with that used the IP and its background to tell an unusual, high-concept sci-fi story (Aliens Crime Thriller, Aliens Gothic Horror, etc.)
I like that they’re doing weird stuff.