John Robinson
@jrobin.bsky.social
Former editor of the News & Record in Greensboro, NC; former UNC journalism professor. He's strolled all alone through a fallout zone & came out with his soul untouched.
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Bannon knows too much about Trump and Epstein, so Blanche is taking very good care of him to keep him quiet just like with Maxwell. Blanche is the lynchpin- he has assumed full authority given to him by Trump to protect the worst of the worst.
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Bannon knows too much about Trump and Epstein, so Blanche is taking very good care of him to keep him quiet just like with Maxwell. Blanche is the lynchpin- he has assumed full authority given to him by Trump to protect the worst of the worst.
If only he cared as much about hard-working immigrants in the U.S.
February 9, 2026 at 10:47 PM
If only he cared as much about hard-working immigrants in the U.S.
Should be the lead story everywhere
February 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Should be the lead story everywhere
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Pardoned insurrectionists commit crimes at a higher rate than immigrants.
ALERT: Jan 6 riot defendant Chris Moynihan has pleaded GUILTY to charge of Aggravated Harassment in the 2nd Degree in New York for sending a text message in which he threatened Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in 2025
Moynihan is latest pardoned rioter to plead guilty to new crime
Moynihan is latest pardoned rioter to plead guilty to new crime
February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Pardoned insurrectionists commit crimes at a higher rate than immigrants.
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Uh, oh. Elmo's about to see a big increase in MAGA death threats.
February 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Uh, oh. Elmo's about to see a big increase in MAGA death threats.
The Justice Department keeps letting criminals off the hook. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Justice Department moves to dismiss Steve Bannon's criminal case
Bannon, a close Trump ally, was convicted in 2022 on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee.
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The Justice Department keeps letting criminals off the hook. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Provide legal services for low income people as it has for years?
NC GOP: Nah, you might support immigrants in need.
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
NC GOP: Nah, you might support immigrants in need.
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
NC Legal Aid closing offices, cutting staff as GOP offers no update on frozen funds
Nine offices are closing. Legal Aid says. Forty staff positions are being cut. And 8,000 fewer North Carolinians may receive legal help as $12 million remains frozen.
www.newsobserver.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Provide legal services for low income people as it has for years?
NC GOP: Nah, you might support immigrants in need.
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
NC GOP: Nah, you might support immigrants in need.
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
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i just saw someone say "Kid Rock makes music for the people who have tattoos of their kids but not custody" and hol up i need a minute
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i just saw someone say "Kid Rock makes music for the people who have tattoos of their kids but not custody" and hol up i need a minute
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Epstein to Trump about a 14-year-old girl in 1994: “This is a good one, huh?” Trump agreed.
The FBI called this claim “sensational.” But a jury and prosecutors found the victim credible. Damning evidence that Trump knew Epstein targeted minors — and still partied with him.
The FBI called this claim “sensational.” But a jury and prosecutors found the victim credible. Damning evidence that Trump knew Epstein targeted minors — and still partied with him.
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Epstein to Trump about a 14-year-old girl in 1994: “This is a good one, huh?” Trump agreed.
The FBI called this claim “sensational.” But a jury and prosecutors found the victim credible. Damning evidence that Trump knew Epstein targeted minors — and still partied with him.
The FBI called this claim “sensational.” But a jury and prosecutors found the victim credible. Damning evidence that Trump knew Epstein targeted minors — and still partied with him.
More by @propublica.org & @micarosenberg.bsky.social about the children held in detention in Texas, including photos by my friend Anna Connors. www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
More by @propublica.org & @micarosenberg.bsky.social about the children held in detention in Texas, including photos by my friend Anna Connors. www.propublica.org/article/life...
The media need a media literacy course
I guess one thing about being a pro wrestling fan is you know how bullshit YouTube numbers are. The Turning Point halftime got 5 million global views, that *DOES NOT* mean 5 million people watched it. Media lacks experts & it's causing them to publish false information.
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The media need a media literacy course
How is that so many of MAGA - Trump, Loomer, etc. - said they were boycotting the halftime show to watch TPUSA but they now have opinions of what they saw of Bad Bunny’s halftime show?
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
How is that so many of MAGA - Trump, Loomer, etc. - said they were boycotting the halftime show to watch TPUSA but they now have opinions of what they saw of Bad Bunny’s halftime show?
Oh no!
“'Melania,' added 300 theaters in its second weekend but dropped steeply to $2.4 million in ticket sales, down 67% from its much-discussed debut. The rapid downturn means the Brett Ratner-directed documentary is likely heading toward flop territory."
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“'Melania,' added 300 theaters in its second weekend but dropped steeply to $2.4 million in ticket sales, down 67% from its much-discussed debut. The rapid downturn means the Brett Ratner-directed documentary is likely heading toward flop territory."
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
'Melania' viewership falls off during Super Bowl weekend
Super Bowl weekend is typically one of the lowest attended moviegoing times of the year.
www.politico.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Oh no!
“'Melania,' added 300 theaters in its second weekend but dropped steeply to $2.4 million in ticket sales, down 67% from its much-discussed debut. The rapid downturn means the Brett Ratner-directed documentary is likely heading toward flop territory."
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“'Melania,' added 300 theaters in its second weekend but dropped steeply to $2.4 million in ticket sales, down 67% from its much-discussed debut. The rapid downturn means the Brett Ratner-directed documentary is likely heading toward flop territory."
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
When it’s OK to lie - his boss does it routinely - then you can lie about anything.
Hassett: "There's a pretty big decline in the labor force because of illegals leaving the country, so the break even job number is quite a bit lower than it was under Joe Biden. So you should expect slightly smaller job numbers."
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
When it’s OK to lie - his boss does it routinely - then you can lie about anything.
If only Americans paid as much attention to children held in detention camps as they do to the search for Savannah Guthrie's mother.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
If only Americans paid as much attention to children held in detention camps as they do to the search for Savannah Guthrie's mother.
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As journalism re-embraces community as a core component of audience work, we’re going to see publishers make the cardinal sin of community management:
Believing they own the community.
You can never own the community. You can host it, sure. You can - and should - serve it.
But you never own it.
Believing they own the community.
You can never own the community. You can host it, sure. You can - and should - serve it.
But you never own it.
February 9, 2026 at 10:07 AM
As journalism re-embraces community as a core component of audience work, we’re going to see publishers make the cardinal sin of community management:
Believing they own the community.
You can never own the community. You can host it, sure. You can - and should - serve it.
But you never own it.
Believing they own the community.
You can never own the community. You can host it, sure. You can - and should - serve it.
But you never own it.
FAFO
" Crypto joins a growing list of MAGA coalition partners — from Epstein-focused populists to farmers to Latino men — now questioning whether Trump's return to power has delivered what they were promised."
www.axios.com/2026/02/09/c...
" Crypto joins a growing list of MAGA coalition partners — from Epstein-focused populists to farmers to Latino men — now questioning whether Trump's return to power has delivered what they were promised."
www.axios.com/2026/02/09/c...
Crypto revolt exposes fragility of Trump's coalition
MAGA coalition partners are questioning whether Trump's return to power has delivered what they were promised.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
FAFO
" Crypto joins a growing list of MAGA coalition partners — from Epstein-focused populists to farmers to Latino men — now questioning whether Trump's return to power has delivered what they were promised."
www.axios.com/2026/02/09/c...
" Crypto joins a growing list of MAGA coalition partners — from Epstein-focused populists to farmers to Latino men — now questioning whether Trump's return to power has delivered what they were promised."
www.axios.com/2026/02/09/c...
Frank Bruni at the Times applauds Sen. Thom Tillis for speaking out against Trump’s enablers. Fine.
I’ll give him more credit when:
👉He starts voting against his party
👉He does NOT endorse the Trump lickspittle running to replace him
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I’ll give him more credit when:
👉He starts voting against his party
👉He does NOT endorse the Trump lickspittle running to replace him
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The glorious spectacle of a Republican gone rogue
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February 9, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Frank Bruni at the Times applauds Sen. Thom Tillis for speaking out against Trump’s enablers. Fine.
I’ll give him more credit when:
👉He starts voting against his party
👉He does NOT endorse the Trump lickspittle running to replace him
messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...
I’ll give him more credit when:
👉He starts voting against his party
👉He does NOT endorse the Trump lickspittle running to replace him
messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...
Representing UNC in exactly the way the Board of Governors wanted: Wearing a massage parlor T-shirt to troll Robert Kraft.
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Representing UNC in exactly the way the Board of Governors wanted: Wearing a massage parlor T-shirt to troll Robert Kraft.
Olympians Gus Kenworthy, Hunter Hess, Amber Glenn & Mikaela Shiffrin express dismay & disappointment with what’s happening with immigration in the U.S.
Naturally the MAGAnuts attack them and threaten them. Free speech upsets their delicate minds. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Naturally the MAGAnuts attack them and threaten them. Free speech upsets their delicate minds. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Winter Olympian Gus Kenworthy says he has received death threats over anti-ICE protest
British freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy says he has received death threats in the wake of a social media post that targeted ICE last week
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Olympians Gus Kenworthy, Hunter Hess, Amber Glenn & Mikaela Shiffrin express dismay & disappointment with what’s happening with immigration in the U.S.
Naturally the MAGAnuts attack them and threaten them. Free speech upsets their delicate minds. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Naturally the MAGAnuts attack them and threaten them. Free speech upsets their delicate minds. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
The guy who’s running for Senate in N.C. bows to Trump.
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The guy who’s running for Senate in N.C. bows to Trump.
Haha
I am anti-monopoly and take no pleasure in reporting this.
February 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Haha
Hey Mike Tirico, who’s that gorgeous woman next to Jay Z? Looked like Beyoncé.
February 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Hey Mike Tirico, who’s that gorgeous woman next to Jay Z? Looked like Beyoncé.