John R. Roby
@byjohnrroby.bsky.social
Recovering journalist. I drive big trucks now.
Imagine being so venal and ignorant that you accept an award from Infantino and FIFA
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Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Imagine being so venal and ignorant that you accept an award from Infantino and FIFA
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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Disgraceful
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University of Alabama suspends student magazines for Black students, female students | Alabama Reflector
The University of Alabama suspended publication for Nineteen Fifty-Six Magazine and Alice Magazine citing a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Disgraceful
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AL dot com’s headline bot continues to fail basic grammar
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
AL dot com’s headline bot continues to fail basic grammar
The president’s flunkies say we all dress like shit. What a man of the people that guy is.
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The president’s flunkies say we all dress like shit. What a man of the people that guy is.
road test tomorrow am to complete my CDL — positive vibes would be most welcome, y’all
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
road test tomorrow am to complete my CDL — positive vibes would be most welcome, y’all
Days from testing for my CDL, and TIL this is called a “Mansfield Bar” and why. Now I’m sad. (the damage was pre-existing)
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Days from testing for my CDL, and TIL this is called a “Mansfield Bar” and why. Now I’m sad. (the damage was pre-existing)
i wish we could just say, « won the league. »
October 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
i wish we could just say, « won the league. »
If you make LA Knight your ref, then you’re just telegraphing nonsense
a man with a beard is smiling while talking into a microphone .
ALT: a man with a beard is smiling while talking into a microphone .
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September 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If you make LA Knight your ref, then you’re just telegraphing nonsense
“Who gets to the Premier League first, Wrexham or Birmingham”?
lol you dumbfucks, it’s Sunderland.
lol you dumbfucks, it’s Sunderland.
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“Who gets to the Premier League first, Wrexham or Birmingham”?
lol you dumbfucks, it’s Sunderland.
lol you dumbfucks, it’s Sunderland.
Rich assholes who describe football as “a product” are just so insufferable, like “audience engagement” types with news sites who think updoots are equivalent to good journalism.
September 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Rich assholes who describe football as “a product” are just so insufferable, like “audience engagement” types with news sites who think updoots are equivalent to good journalism.
tom brady questioning wayne rooney’s work ethic is just so fucking on point for this dumbest timeline we’re condemned to live through
September 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
tom brady questioning wayne rooney’s work ethic is just so fucking on point for this dumbest timeline we’re condemned to live through
It’s literally what reservists and contractors told auditors, but yeah, probably they’re not telling the truth. ffs.🙄
September 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It’s literally what reservists and contractors told auditors, but yeah, probably they’re not telling the truth. ffs.🙄
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
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Me to Younger Son: I love you, kid, but if you ever use ChatGPT to do any part of your homework, I will kill you.
Younger Son: Validly.
Younger Son: Validly.
September 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Me to Younger Son: I love you, kid, but if you ever use ChatGPT to do any part of your homework, I will kill you.
Younger Son: Validly.
Younger Son: Validly.
If you use a AI to write my obituary I will come back and haunt the everliving fuck out of you
September 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
If you use a AI to write my obituary I will come back and haunt the everliving fuck out of you
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My column this week. One of the biggest obstacles to moving Space Command from Colorado to Alabama? The fact that many Space Command employees probably won't relocate to Huntsville. And you can chalk that up to the choices Alabama politicians have made on education, health care and public safety.
Space Command is coming to Huntsville. Many of Space Command's employees might not. | Alabama Reflector
Space Command officials fear many of their employees might not move from Colorado to Huntsville. It's not hard to understand why.
alabamareflector.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My column this week. One of the biggest obstacles to moving Space Command from Colorado to Alabama? The fact that many Space Command employees probably won't relocate to Huntsville. And you can chalk that up to the choices Alabama politicians have made on education, health care and public safety.
This is a good headline.
Sadly, these days the « audience engagement” types (who are not journalists), would push something like “Reddit is losing its mind over the injuries these baby dinosaurs suffered!!!1! one!”
Sadly, these days the « audience engagement” types (who are not journalists), would push something like “Reddit is losing its mind over the injuries these baby dinosaurs suffered!!!1! one!”
September 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is a good headline.
Sadly, these days the « audience engagement” types (who are not journalists), would push something like “Reddit is losing its mind over the injuries these baby dinosaurs suffered!!!1! one!”
Sadly, these days the « audience engagement” types (who are not journalists), would push something like “Reddit is losing its mind over the injuries these baby dinosaurs suffered!!!1! one!”
well this is ominous
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
well this is ominous
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Via @byjohnrroby.bsky.social: President Donald Trump’s announcement is the latest move in a six-year-long tug-of-war between Alabama and Colorado over the permanent home for the military’s newest combat command.
Donald Trump says Space Command HQ will move to Huntsville | Alabama Reflector
The move sparked celebrations in Alabama's congressional delegation and threats of litigation from the Colorado attorney general.
alabamareflector.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Via @byjohnrroby.bsky.social: President Donald Trump’s announcement is the latest move in a six-year-long tug-of-war between Alabama and Colorado over the permanent home for the military’s newest combat command.
Reposted by John R. Roby
Wait, Tom Waits was kind of a babe in 1973? What’s going on.
August 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Wait, Tom Waits was kind of a babe in 1973? What’s going on.
Protip: When a news site hides the noun in a headline, it’s because the story doesn’t have much to say. Don’t get played.
August 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Protip: When a news site hides the noun in a headline, it’s because the story doesn’t have much to say. Don’t get played.