Robert Whelton (some call me Bob)
@robertwhelton.bsky.social
Enigmatic, eccentric, and anachronistic, but mostly a kind and quiet dogfather; An amateur artist, musician, composer, writer, luthier, thinker, philosopher, and 15th-century Italian fencer; lastly, a professional bit twiddler working for a safer Internet.
And if they leave, good riddance. Confiscate their property for the benefit of the people using eminent domain!
Californians will be voting on a wealth-tax proposal in November, making a risky bet “about the lengths the rich will go to avoid paying their fair share," Rogé Karma writes.
If You Tax Them, Will They Leave?
A California wealth-tax proposal makes a high-stakes bet on billionaire psychology.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
And if they leave, good riddance. Confiscate their property for the benefit of the people using eminent domain!
Universities across the nation and worldwide depend on the research, modeling, and data that NCAR provides. It is for the good of humanity.
In this compelling piece, originally published at @eos.org, UCS’s @carlonimbus.bsky.social outlines what’s at stake if the Trump administration dismantles the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
Read it here: act.ucsusa.org/4aiUin9
Read it here: act.ucsusa.org/4aiUin9
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Universities across the nation and worldwide depend on the research, modeling, and data that NCAR provides. It is for the good of humanity.
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Please! Pay attentions to what matters! A child has been taken from her mother in NY and handed over to a father who the child says sexually assaulted her. The system is broken! We need to help this three year old!
September 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Please! Pay attentions to what matters! A child has been taken from her mother in NY and handed over to a father who the child says sexually assaulted her. The system is broken! We need to help this three year old!
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Sign the Petition
She Told the Truth About Abuse. The Court Still Wants to Send Her Back.
chng.it
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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I say let them! Good riddance!
“Thiels recent silence as to whether the human race should endure was revealing. It’s possible to think … that those with money and power (like Thiel) would gladly withdraw from the flesh while leaving the rest of us to our skin and bones.”
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“Thiels recent silence as to whether the human race should endure was revealing. It’s possible to think … that those with money and power (like Thiel) would gladly withdraw from the flesh while leaving the rest of us to our skin and bones.”
apple.news/AzOVrOtnnRgC...
Peter Thiel Just Accidentally Made a Chilling Admission. Five Decades Ago, One Man Saw It Coming. — Slate
He was laughed out of academia for this take about the internet. Turns out he was right.
apple.news
July 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I say let them! Good riddance!
“Thiels recent silence as to whether the human race should endure was revealing. It’s possible to think … that those with money and power (like Thiel) would gladly withdraw from the flesh while leaving the rest of us to our skin and bones.”
apple.news/AzOVrOtnnRgC...
“Thiels recent silence as to whether the human race should endure was revealing. It’s possible to think … that those with money and power (like Thiel) would gladly withdraw from the flesh while leaving the rest of us to our skin and bones.”
apple.news/AzOVrOtnnRgC...
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We’ve been programmed to believe every issue has two sides. Left vs. right. Good vs. evil. But real life is messier—and centrism is the only path back to sanity. It’s not weak. It’s radical. And it might just save the country.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/unplugging...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/unplugging...
Unplugging from the Political Matrix
A case for centrism as a mindset, not a party line.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We’ve been programmed to believe every issue has two sides. Left vs. right. Good vs. evil. But real life is messier—and centrism is the only path back to sanity. It’s not weak. It’s radical. And it might just save the country.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/unplugging...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/unplugging...
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Oh, nothing. Just a thousand musicians performing Black Sabbath’s War Pigs.
“Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning”
RIP, Ozzy🤘🏻
“Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning”
RIP, Ozzy🤘🏻
July 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Oh, nothing. Just a thousand musicians performing Black Sabbath’s War Pigs.
“Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning”
RIP, Ozzy🤘🏻
“Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning”
RIP, Ozzy🤘🏻
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Does anyone else feel like Fox "News" did to our parents what they thought Ozzy would do to us?
Rest in Power, Mr Osborne.
Rest in Power, Mr Osborne.
July 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Does anyone else feel like Fox "News" did to our parents what they thought Ozzy would do to us?
Rest in Power, Mr Osborne.
Rest in Power, Mr Osborne.
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🐸 You know someone's passing has shaken the world when Kermit takes a moment to say goodbye. metalinjection.net/news/ozzy-os...
Even KERMIT THE FROG Is Mourning The Loss Of OZZY OSBOURNE - Metal Injection
"We loved having a friend like Ozzy Osbourne."
metalinjection.net
July 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🐸 You know someone's passing has shaken the world when Kermit takes a moment to say goodbye. metalinjection.net/news/ozzy-os...
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Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions theonion.com/histori...
July 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions theonion.com/histori...
Oh man. Ozzy! 😢
July 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Oh man. Ozzy! 😢
Hey all you blueskyers,
Guys, y’ know…that…that…it doesn't work for me. I gotta have more Epstein!
Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more Epstein!
Don’t let it slip now!
Guys, y’ know…that…that…it doesn't work for me. I gotta have more Epstein!
Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more Epstein!
Don’t let it slip now!
July 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hey all you blueskyers,
Guys, y’ know…that…that…it doesn't work for me. I gotta have more Epstein!
Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more Epstein!
Don’t let it slip now!
Guys, y’ know…that…that…it doesn't work for me. I gotta have more Epstein!
Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more Epstein!
Don’t let it slip now!
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I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
July 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
Welcome to Trump’s Molest Adolescent Girls Again Party! You’ve all been tainted forever by his sickening stench.
July 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Welcome to Trump’s Molest Adolescent Girls Again Party! You’ve all been tainted forever by his sickening stench.
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OMG. This is amazing!
July 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
OMG. This is amazing!
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Cartoon by Pia Guerra @piaguerra.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Cartoon by Pia Guerra @piaguerra.bsky.social
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Nasa astronaut on ISS, caught this sprite over Mexico and the US this morning. Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. Source: NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers
July 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Nasa astronaut on ISS, caught this sprite over Mexico and the US this morning. Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. Source: NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers
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Let all people of good will join in this new declaration of independence
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
A New Declaration of Independence from Tyranny
Effective July 4, 2025
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Let all people of good will join in this new declaration of independence
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...