Rob MacKnight
@robmacknight.bsky.social
4 kids, four grandsons, decades of baseball, still seeking peace, love, and a perfect game.
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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On January 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy held the first live televised presidential news conference from the State Department auditorium, drawing a total viewership of more than 60 million.
January 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM
On January 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy held the first live televised presidential news conference from the State Department auditorium, drawing a total viewership of more than 60 million.
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I guess he just got lucky.
January 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I guess he just got lucky.
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Chief Justice John Roberts turns 71 today.
Two decades ago, I warned the Senate that confirming Roberts to the Supreme Court would be a disaster for working people.
I'm sad to say I was proven right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5kmPdRJLw
Two decades ago, I warned the Senate that confirming Roberts to the Supreme Court would be a disaster for working people.
I'm sad to say I was proven right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5kmPdRJLw
How SCOTUS shapes economic rights for the little guy with Robert Reich
My testimony at John Roberts’ confirmation hearing.
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts turns 71 today.
Two decades ago, I warned the Senate that confirming Roberts to the Supreme Court would be a disaster for working people.
I'm sad to say I was proven right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5kmPdRJLw
Two decades ago, I warned the Senate that confirming Roberts to the Supreme Court would be a disaster for working people.
I'm sad to say I was proven right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5kmPdRJLw
Anyone happy?
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Anyone happy?
No question this is true:
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
No question this is true:
Atrocious:
FBI supervisory agent Tracee Mergen in Minneapolis resigned after FBI leadership in DC pressured her to discontinue an investigation into ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot & killed Renee Good. An investigation following an agent-involved shooting death is commonplace. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Atrocious:
Since humanity began. The negative aspects of our nature have made life miserable for many.
Always has, always will.
The only way to beat the power players is to choke off their funding and overwhelm them numerically.
Once in power, they’re tough to supplant; see Xi, Putin, Erdogan, Bin Salman, etc.
Always has, always will.
The only way to beat the power players is to choke off their funding and overwhelm them numerically.
Once in power, they’re tough to supplant; see Xi, Putin, Erdogan, Bin Salman, etc.
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Since humanity began. The negative aspects of our nature have made life miserable for many.
Always has, always will.
The only way to beat the power players is to choke off their funding and overwhelm them numerically.
Once in power, they’re tough to supplant; see Xi, Putin, Erdogan, Bin Salman, etc.
Always has, always will.
The only way to beat the power players is to choke off their funding and overwhelm them numerically.
Once in power, they’re tough to supplant; see Xi, Putin, Erdogan, Bin Salman, etc.
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This is what fascism looks like. Use the word. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/immigration-officers-claim-sweeping-power-to-enter-homes-without-a-judges-warrant-memo-says
Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant
www.pbs.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is what fascism looks like. Use the word. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/immigration-officers-claim-sweeping-power-to-enter-homes-without-a-judges-warrant-memo-says
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Jack Smith on Jan 6 pardons: "I do not understand why you would mass-pardon people who assaulted police officers. I don't get it. I never will."
Watch our LIVE special coverage here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNnz...
Watch our LIVE special coverage here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNnz...
January 22, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Jack Smith on Jan 6 pardons: "I do not understand why you would mass-pardon people who assaulted police officers. I don't get it. I never will."
Watch our LIVE special coverage here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNnz...
Watch our LIVE special coverage here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNnz...
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After Donald Trump disparaged Denmark’s contributions to NATO, one Danish soldier who served in Afghanistan told Isaac Stanley-Becker, “We were on the front lines, the same as the Americans. That was our job.”
Trump Casually Denigrates the Danish War Dead
The president has revised history when it comes to the sacrifices of America’s allies.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
After Donald Trump disparaged Denmark’s contributions to NATO, one Danish soldier who served in Afghanistan told Isaac Stanley-Becker, “We were on the front lines, the same as the Americans. That was our job.”
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There’s no reforming this
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
There’s no reforming this
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JACK SMITH: “I have seen how the rule of law can erode. My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it.”
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
JACK SMITH: “I have seen how the rule of law can erode. My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it.”
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Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
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⚡️Zelensky reiterates call to create joint European army with at least 3 million personnel amid growing Russian threat.
"Russia plans to have an army of 2 to 2.5 million personnel by 2030," Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists.
"Russia plans to have an army of 2 to 2.5 million personnel by 2030," Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists.
Zelensky reiterates call to create joint European army with at least 3 million personnel amid growing Russian threat
"Russia plans to have an army of 2 to 2.5 million personnel by 2030. So a European army, while each country keeps its own sovereign forces, must be able to respond. It should be no smaller than 3 mill...
kyivindependent.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
⚡️Zelensky reiterates call to create joint European army with at least 3 million personnel amid growing Russian threat.
"Russia plans to have an army of 2 to 2.5 million personnel by 2030," Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists.
"Russia plans to have an army of 2 to 2.5 million personnel by 2030," Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists.
Just how our Founders envisioned it?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Just how our Founders envisioned it?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.
December 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.
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Phang: If that happened in January, how in the actual hell is Blanche now telling the American people that they suddenly discovered a million more documents?
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
December 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Putin sends his answer to Kyiv regarding peace and a referendum.
December 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Putin sends his answer to Kyiv regarding peace and a referendum.
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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This is why people say our economy is rigged. Watch.
December 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is why people say our economy is rigged. Watch.
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