Eric L. Robinson
@uticaeric.bsky.social
Attorney & advisor on industry, investment, and war. DC and NYC based.
Formerly OSC, JSOC, NCTC, and 101st Airborne. Hoya, Eli, Orange. Life long New Yorker.
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world”
Formerly OSC, JSOC, NCTC, and 101st Airborne. Hoya, Eli, Orange. Life long New Yorker.
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world”
If he’s sharing this disposition via email in 2018 with a known criminal,
who was he sharing it within Obama/Biden worlds as well?
who was he sharing it within Obama/Biden worlds as well?
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If he’s sharing this disposition via email in 2018 with a known criminal,
who was he sharing it within Obama/Biden worlds as well?
who was he sharing it within Obama/Biden worlds as well?
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"Larry Summers solicited and received Jeffery Epstein's advice on sexually approaching his mentee" I mean COME THE FUCK ON.
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"Larry Summers solicited and received Jeffery Epstein's advice on sexually approaching his mentee" I mean COME THE FUCK ON.
Who is the George McClellan setting logistical and organizational conditions for long-term competitiveness?
(It’s probably Gavin Newsom)
(It’s probably Gavin Newsom)
I really do like the analogy because the grunts in the army of the Potomac from 1861-1863 had to grind it out under incompetent leadership until the union found Grant, and that kinda feels like what’s going on with the dem party rn…
Listening to the Unclear and Present Danger podcast with @jamellebouie.net , and he made a striking analogy: the Trump administration sorta resembles the Confederacy trying to win everything in the first 24 months...
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Who is the George McClellan setting logistical and organizational conditions for long-term competitiveness?
(It’s probably Gavin Newsom)
(It’s probably Gavin Newsom)
1980s “I hate my wife” standup routines stomping on a human face forever
Generic Ballot Polling Among:
Married Men:
🔴 GOP: 53%
🔵 DEM: 39%
Single Men:
🔵 DEM: 53%
🔴 GOP: 41%
Cygnal / Nov 6, 2025
(Republican Leaning Pollster)
Married Men:
🔴 GOP: 53%
🔵 DEM: 39%
Single Men:
🔵 DEM: 53%
🔴 GOP: 41%
Cygnal / Nov 6, 2025
(Republican Leaning Pollster)
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
1980s “I hate my wife” standup routines stomping on a human face forever
I’m remembering every official, every lawyer, every investor, every service member who is visibly giddy over this kind of stupidity.
I know they can be entertained and/or distracted by jangling car keys in front of their face.
They also are anxiously awaiting updates on who the dish ran away with…
I know they can be entertained and/or distracted by jangling car keys in front of their face.
They also are anxiously awaiting updates on who the dish ran away with…
Even Republicans aren't into the "Department of War" rebranding. Only 42% approve, which is low in such a polarized environment.
Plus Democrats and Independents are solidly opposed.
Americans want a professional, not unhinged military.
Graph and data from here: goodauthority.org/news/most-am...
Plus Democrats and Independents are solidly opposed.
Americans want a professional, not unhinged military.
Graph and data from here: goodauthority.org/news/most-am...
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I’m remembering every official, every lawyer, every investor, every service member who is visibly giddy over this kind of stupidity.
I know they can be entertained and/or distracted by jangling car keys in front of their face.
They also are anxiously awaiting updates on who the dish ran away with…
I know they can be entertained and/or distracted by jangling car keys in front of their face.
They also are anxiously awaiting updates on who the dish ran away with…
The problem is that MAJ Dildo Baggins here can:
1) lie, like John Spencer, into the corridors of power and influence or,
2) lie, and claim “cancellation” and Bari Weiss will bail him out.
Heads we lose, tails he wins.
1) lie, like John Spencer, into the corridors of power and influence or,
2) lie, and claim “cancellation” and Bari Weiss will bail him out.
Heads we lose, tails he wins.
Terrible legal analysis. Shameful, even. 8.4c referral should follow.
When the law bends: What the narcotics boat debate misses
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/venezeula-strikes-legal-southcom-when-the-law-bends-what-the-narcotics-boat-debate-misses/
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The problem is that MAJ Dildo Baggins here can:
1) lie, like John Spencer, into the corridors of power and influence or,
2) lie, and claim “cancellation” and Bari Weiss will bail him out.
Heads we lose, tails he wins.
1) lie, like John Spencer, into the corridors of power and influence or,
2) lie, and claim “cancellation” and Bari Weiss will bail him out.
Heads we lose, tails he wins.
Terrible legal analysis. Shameful, even. 8.4c referral should follow.
When the law bends: What the narcotics boat debate misses
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/venezeula-strikes-legal-southcom-when-the-law-bends-what-the-narcotics-boat-debate-misses/
When the law bends: What the narcotics boat debate misses
Maj. Trent Kubasiak, an Army judge advocate, explains the historical pathway that led to the current justifications for attacks on boats in South America.
breakingdefense.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Terrible legal analysis. Shameful, even. 8.4c referral should follow.
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You know I empathize a lot with Pete here bc being a queer man in policy/politics the social expectations are that either you’re to the left of everyone on everything all the time or you’re DL and usually conservative. There’s no space for “I’m queer and also have nuanced policy views.”
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
You know I empathize a lot with Pete here bc being a queer man in policy/politics the social expectations are that either you’re to the left of everyone on everything all the time or you’re DL and usually conservative. There’s no space for “I’m queer and also have nuanced policy views.”
Whatever you do, don't check the Baldur's Gate 3 subreddit.
The number of people with ugly parasocial relationships with D&D characters isn't tens of millions, it's probably only hundreds, but since it's greater than zero we're all in trouble.
The number of people with ugly parasocial relationships with D&D characters isn't tens of millions, it's probably only hundreds, but since it's greater than zero we're all in trouble.
AI infidelity is reshaping family law
“More and more, courts are beginning to see clients cite emotional bonds with AI companions as reasons for marital strain or dissolution.”
my latest for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ai-rel...
“More and more, courts are beginning to see clients cite emotional bonds with AI companions as reasons for marital strain or dissolution.”
my latest for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ai-rel...
AI Relationships Are on the Rise. A Divorce Boom Could Be Next
Secret chatbot flings are creating new legal challenges for married couples when it comes to infidelity.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Whatever you do, don't check the Baldur's Gate 3 subreddit.
The number of people with ugly parasocial relationships with D&D characters isn't tens of millions, it's probably only hundreds, but since it's greater than zero we're all in trouble.
The number of people with ugly parasocial relationships with D&D characters isn't tens of millions, it's probably only hundreds, but since it's greater than zero we're all in trouble.
The NYT occasionally acts like a cigarette company in that it will give up the gambit and admit it hates its customers and wants them to die.
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The NYT occasionally acts like a cigarette company in that it will give up the gambit and admit it hates its customers and wants them to die.
BlueAnon BlueAnoning
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
BlueAnon BlueAnoning
Good. Every D needs to be on line here.
I condemn the Trump Administration’s unprecedented and illegal strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific.
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Good. Every D needs to be on line here.
LeCarré nails this, too.
Even in the corridors of power, they're fidgeting with coal space heaters, drinking coffee concentrate, the cars do not work.
"The West", in his estimation, doesn't reflexively command loyalty. He gives Haydon plausibility that way, makes Smiley feel old as HMS Victory.
Even in the corridors of power, they're fidgeting with coal space heaters, drinking coffee concentrate, the cars do not work.
"The West", in his estimation, doesn't reflexively command loyalty. He gives Haydon plausibility that way, makes Smiley feel old as HMS Victory.
The UK in the 70s and 80s sucked so much it produced like 95% of the dystopian nerd slop we consume to this day.
No. No. It's absurd enough to think this for Americans, but fucking Brits!? Do you not know your own history!? Part of the country was in a civil war!
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
LeCarré nails this, too.
Even in the corridors of power, they're fidgeting with coal space heaters, drinking coffee concentrate, the cars do not work.
"The West", in his estimation, doesn't reflexively command loyalty. He gives Haydon plausibility that way, makes Smiley feel old as HMS Victory.
Even in the corridors of power, they're fidgeting with coal space heaters, drinking coffee concentrate, the cars do not work.
"The West", in his estimation, doesn't reflexively command loyalty. He gives Haydon plausibility that way, makes Smiley feel old as HMS Victory.
All real Americans - Americans from the Heartland, not the Cosmopolitan, Globalist Coasts - hate naptime.
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
All real Americans - Americans from the Heartland, not the Cosmopolitan, Globalist Coasts - hate naptime.
Comparing the Caribbean Extrajudicial Killing Spree to Afghanistan is a smear against people who upheld their obligations to the Constitution and the LOAC in Afghanistan.
Deep below the US Capitol, in a secure room meant to protect discussions of American secrets, a wave of sarcastic laughter spread among lawmakers and staff members who were assembled to receive a briefing in late October from senior Pentagon officials. https://cnn.it/47Y1ZNt
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Comparing the Caribbean Extrajudicial Killing Spree to Afghanistan is a smear against people who upheld their obligations to the Constitution and the LOAC in Afghanistan.
NPR, like NYT and WaPo or Columbia, a liberal darling that shouldn’t be defended, funded, or spared.
Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, N.C., is bracing for Border Patrol agents to arrive in the city. n.pr/4nTwWYU
Trump to address the affordability issue. And, Border Patrol heading to Charlotte
Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, N.C., is bracing for Border Patrol agents to arrive in the city.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
NPR, like NYT and WaPo or Columbia, a liberal darling that shouldn’t be defended, funded, or spared.
Fort Bragg is redolent and bright in goofy ass Christmas splendor.
I thought Capitol Hill took Halloween seriously, this place humiliated them. A Battalion of Jacks Skellington standing watch over the trick or treaters.
Anyone who tries to pare this spirit back is a scold and a bore and a turd.
I thought Capitol Hill took Halloween seriously, this place humiliated them. A Battalion of Jacks Skellington standing watch over the trick or treaters.
Anyone who tries to pare this spirit back is a scold and a bore and a turd.
A routine reminder about holiday lights in a military housing complex in Florida touched off a spirited debate about rules, joy and what it means to make a home when life is always in motion.
Holiday Décor Uproar at Air Force Base Housing Complex
A routine reminder about holiday lights touched off a spirited debate about rules, joy and what it means to make a home when life is always in motion.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Fort Bragg is redolent and bright in goofy ass Christmas splendor.
I thought Capitol Hill took Halloween seriously, this place humiliated them. A Battalion of Jacks Skellington standing watch over the trick or treaters.
Anyone who tries to pare this spirit back is a scold and a bore and a turd.
I thought Capitol Hill took Halloween seriously, this place humiliated them. A Battalion of Jacks Skellington standing watch over the trick or treaters.
Anyone who tries to pare this spirit back is a scold and a bore and a turd.
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Whatever strained and implausible justifications the OLC opinion may purport to provide for the killing spree at sea, the public statements of the administration recently have boiled down to:
Just follow orders.
That appears to be the operative rule the administration wants to establish.
Just follow orders.
That appears to be the operative rule the administration wants to establish.
DOJ (longer):
“[T]he strikes were ordered consistent with the laws of armed conflict, and as such are lawful orders.
“Military personnel are legally obligated to follow lawful orders and, as such, are not subject to prosecution for following lawful orders.”
“[T]he strikes were ordered consistent with the laws of armed conflict, and as such are lawful orders.
“Military personnel are legally obligated to follow lawful orders and, as such, are not subject to prosecution for following lawful orders.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Whatever strained and implausible justifications the OLC opinion may purport to provide for the killing spree at sea, the public statements of the administration recently have boiled down to:
Just follow orders.
That appears to be the operative rule the administration wants to establish.
Just follow orders.
That appears to be the operative rule the administration wants to establish.
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A PDS with your friends where they can all press the “go to bed button” and if enough do it issues an 8 hour takedown. Is this anything?
there should be a button where if enough of your mutuals press it you have to stop posting and go to bed
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A PDS with your friends where they can all press the “go to bed button” and if enough do it issues an 8 hour takedown. Is this anything?
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brian is doing the lord's work going to every media outlet and just saying "it's usually illegal to kill people"
Please to speak with @the-independent.com about the boat strikes and the law.
“The term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder. And the Trump administration has not established that these strikes are taking place in an armed conflict.”
DOJ: US forces following orders.
“The term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder. And the Trump administration has not established that these strikes are taking place in an armed conflict.”
DOJ: US forces following orders.
Experts doubt legal memo shields troops from prosecution over Trump’s boat strikes
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
brian is doing the lord's work going to every media outlet and just saying "it's usually illegal to kill people"
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Good news is nobody actually reads the NSS, not even the people that have written it
But yeah a thing I've said a couple times now is people outside govt don't appreciate how much trumpist shit has infected relatively anodyne stuff that usually wouldn't be partisanized
But yeah a thing I've said a couple times now is people outside govt don't appreciate how much trumpist shit has infected relatively anodyne stuff that usually wouldn't be partisanized
Scoop, for @zeteo.com with @premthakker.bsky.social
The draft documents for Trump’s new National Security Strategy are currently classified, and the admin is behind schedule in getting some sort of finalized version to Congress
Here are details of what’s in it, and…
zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
The draft documents for Trump’s new National Security Strategy are currently classified, and the admin is behind schedule in getting some sort of finalized version to Congress
Here are details of what’s in it, and…
zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
Trump’s Unpublished National Security Strategy Is Stephen Miller’s Far-Right Wet Dream
The president’s new national-security draft document rants against migration and cultural “erasure” – and endorses far-right political parties abroad, sources tell Zeteo.
zeteo.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Good news is nobody actually reads the NSS, not even the people that have written it
But yeah a thing I've said a couple times now is people outside govt don't appreciate how much trumpist shit has infected relatively anodyne stuff that usually wouldn't be partisanized
But yeah a thing I've said a couple times now is people outside govt don't appreciate how much trumpist shit has infected relatively anodyne stuff that usually wouldn't be partisanized
How will this affect his brother-in-law's IPO plans?
Won't someone think of the defense tech bagholders?
Won't someone think of the defense tech bagholders?
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
How will this affect his brother-in-law's IPO plans?
Won't someone think of the defense tech bagholders?
Won't someone think of the defense tech bagholders?
Median car dealer LinkedIn post celebrating a criminal sex trafficker, a benzo fallout, a Neo-Nazi's podcasting buddy, Meta's Board Fascist, and Other Seal.
LinkedIn: The World's Funniest Website.
LinkedIn: The World's Funniest Website.
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Median car dealer LinkedIn post celebrating a criminal sex trafficker, a benzo fallout, a Neo-Nazi's podcasting buddy, Meta's Board Fascist, and Other Seal.
LinkedIn: The World's Funniest Website.
LinkedIn: The World's Funniest Website.
Going to need to update the “Cargo Cult” concept
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Going to need to update the “Cargo Cult” concept
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One of the more upsetting things in this is that he wasn't blackmailing them: These men were part of this and protecting him not out of obligation or even particularly out of access, but out of solidarity.
Lots of people say: that’s because he’s blackmailing them, but I don’t think he’s blackmailing Kathy Ruemmler! I don’t think that’s what explains it.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
One of the more upsetting things in this is that he wasn't blackmailing them: These men were part of this and protecting him not out of obligation or even particularly out of access, but out of solidarity.