Robin Abcarian
@rabcarian.bsky.social
LA TIMES opinion columnist. Cook. Mother. Auntie. Pilates. Exhausted.
This was Beyond the Valley of Predictable. Thanks to those who have quantified the death & destruction. SHAME SHAME on Musk and DOGE. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This was Beyond the Valley of Predictable. Thanks to those who have quantified the death & destruction. SHAME SHAME on Musk and DOGE. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Steve Bannon updates the racist Obama birth certificate playbook for Mamdani: "I think this guy's citizenship should be checked. If the guy lied on his naturalization papers, he ought to be deported and put on a plane to Uganda." Mamdani was 7 when he moved to the US. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
‘There Should Be Flashing Red Lights’: Steve Bannon on Mamdani’s Win
Trump’s former White House strategist has a warning for Republicans gloating about Zohran Mamdani’s election.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Steve Bannon updates the racist Obama birth certificate playbook for Mamdani: "I think this guy's citizenship should be checked. If the guy lied on his naturalization papers, he ought to be deported and put on a plane to Uganda." Mamdani was 7 when he moved to the US. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Solid column by @rabcarian.bsky.social. The Trump administration's extortion of UCLA goes beyond asking California taxpayers (ultimately) to pay $1 billion completely unjustified by law. Many substantive provisions of the draft substitute Trump administration policy preferences for the law.
Column: Proposed settlement between feds and UCLA is a master class in extortion
Trump's administration accused the university of antisemitism and wants to dismantle anything related to DEI.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Solid column by @rabcarian.bsky.social. The Trump administration's extortion of UCLA goes beyond asking California taxpayers (ultimately) to pay $1 billion completely unjustified by law. Many substantive provisions of the draft substitute Trump administration policy preferences for the law.
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‘In the Trump administration’s war on American universities, fighting antisemitism, while worthy, is just a pretext. Don’t be fooled.’
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Column: Proposed settlement between feds and UCLA is a master class in extortion
Trump's administration accused the university of antisemitism and wants to dismantle anything related to DEI.
www.latimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
‘In the Trump administration’s war on American universities, fighting antisemitism, while worthy, is just a pretext. Don’t be fooled.’
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‘If there’s one takeaway from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, it’s that the unrepentant child trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s partner in crime, should never, ever be considered for the pardon or commutation’
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Column: Virginia Giuffre spent half her life fighting for justice against Epstein
In her posthumous memoir, "Nobody's Girl," Giuffre has the last word.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
‘If there’s one takeaway from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, it’s that the unrepentant child trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s partner in crime, should never, ever be considered for the pardon or commutation’
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For the record, I do not give a you-know-what about @katieporteroc.bsky.social snapping at a reporter or a staffer. Are you freaking kidding me? Have you checked out the state of our democracy lately? I haven't picked a side in the gov's race, but give me a freaking break on this meaningless crap.
October 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
For the record, I do not give a you-know-what about @katieporteroc.bsky.social snapping at a reporter or a staffer. Are you freaking kidding me? Have you checked out the state of our democracy lately? I haven't picked a side in the gov's race, but give me a freaking break on this meaningless crap.
Excellent post by @markzbarabak.bsky.social on our Mean Girl assistant AG www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Commentary: At Trump's Justice Department, partisan pugnacity where honor, integrity should be
Harmeet Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division responds to personal tragedy with a lack of civility, reflecting an administration that deems half the country its enemy.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Excellent post by @markzbarabak.bsky.social on our Mean Girl assistant AG www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Just wow
Meal Team Six is on it
ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
September 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Just wow
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Next time some Trump supporter says "BUT THE NAME-CALLING BY THE LEFT IS DANGEROUS!" show them this:
#Hypocrisy
#Hypocrisy
September 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Next time some Trump supporter says "BUT THE NAME-CALLING BY THE LEFT IS DANGEROUS!" show them this:
#Hypocrisy
#Hypocrisy
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Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash.
Pam Bondi knew.
Kash Patel knew.
Emil Bove knew.
And they made the investigation go away.
A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
Pam Bondi knew.
Kash Patel knew.
Emil Bove knew.
And they made the investigation go away.
A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
September 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash.
Pam Bondi knew.
Kash Patel knew.
Emil Bove knew.
And they made the investigation go away.
A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
Pam Bondi knew.
Kash Patel knew.
Emil Bove knew.
And they made the investigation go away.
A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
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Exactly
Of course, many reports of ICE thugs grabbing American citizens, brutalizing them & throwing them into detention ignoring their pleas that they are citizens. One can imagine this from Kavanaugh: “There is no problem requiring Jews to wear yellow stars. It’s just to identify them. No harm no foul”
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Exactly
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‘This is about protecting America’s children. This is about restoring trust in our government. This is about standing with survivors. This should be beyond politics. It’s a moral issue’
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Column: Epstein survivors threaten to take matters into their own hands
Tired of Congress dragging its feet, the women said to "stay tuned" regarding the release of their own incriminating list.
www.latimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
‘This is about protecting America’s children. This is about restoring trust in our government. This is about standing with survivors. This should be beyond politics. It’s a moral issue’
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RIP to Giorgio Armani, who, among his many talents, put women in softly structured pantsuits and changed how we dress. Lovely obit by my former colleague Mary Rourke, who must have penned it 20 years ago! www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
Giorgio Armani, Italian designer who revolutionized the shape of fashion, has died
Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who revolutionized the shape of fashion for men and women, has died at home, the fashion house said. He was 91.
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September 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
RIP to Giorgio Armani, who, among his many talents, put women in softly structured pantsuits and changed how we dress. Lovely obit by my former colleague Mary Rourke, who must have penned it 20 years ago! www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
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‘The Trump administration’s jihad against immigrants, particularly those with brown skin, is as un-American as it is sickening…It’s clear that no immigrant in this country is safe from his racist wrath.’
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Column: The absurd persecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
The Trump administration is hellbent on making an example of the Salvadoran immigrant who is also, yes, a Maryland father.
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August 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
‘The Trump administration’s jihad against immigrants, particularly those with brown skin, is as un-American as it is sickening…It’s clear that no immigrant in this country is safe from his racist wrath.’
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Column: Microplastics are just one way the world is trying to kill you
Microplastics and other toxins have invaded every corner of our lives, including our brains, wreaking havoc on our health
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August 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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lol. Gavin. Too good.
I couldn’t love this any fucking more. Just wow.
August 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
lol. Gavin. Too good.
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‘What you have in people like Hegseth and Wilson are authoritarian men who hide behind their religion to execute the most unchristian of agendas.’
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Column: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's embrace of unchristian Christian nationalism
The influential 'theo-bro' Douglas Wilson wants to turn back the clock on civil rights in the name of Christ.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
‘What you have in people like Hegseth and Wilson are authoritarian men who hide behind their religion to execute the most unchristian of agendas.’
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Unfuckingbelievable
August 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Unfuckingbelievable
I approve of this bird
August 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I approve of this bird
I’m sorry but “traditional media” has been covering the shit out of this story.
Really important piece by @perrybaconjr.bsky.social. Our traditional media is not meeting the moment and the consequences are existential.
The Media Keeps Ignoring the Truth About American Politics
As the Republican Party further radicalizes, mainstream news organizations are still trying to cover politics as they always have. But alternative news sources are emerging.
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August 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I’m sorry but “traditional media” has been covering the shit out of this story.
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‘In L.A. right now, despite missteps, Soon-Shiong’s paper has had a near monopoly on daily metro news coverage… That SoCal monopoly may now be under threat by a well-capitalized machine run by Fleet Street veterans.’
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Rupert Murdoch Plots a Newspaper War In L.A.
The launch of a New York Post offshoot in California may seem like side show. But News Corp sees a real chance to carve away audience from The Los Angeles Times with its tabloid formula. Is the Times'...
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August 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
‘In L.A. right now, despite missteps, Soon-Shiong’s paper has had a near monopoly on daily metro news coverage… That SoCal monopoly may now be under threat by a well-capitalized machine run by Fleet Street veterans.’
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Over the weekend, the @latimes.com @rabcarian.bsky.social featured Keep Our Republic's Article III Coalition member, Judge Jeremy Fogel.
He provided firsthand insights into judicial conferences & discussed the state of the judiciary today.
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He provided firsthand insights into judicial conferences & discussed the state of the judiciary today.
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Column: Will Trump weaken the federal judiciary with specious accusations against judges?
It's right out of the autocrat's playbook: Trump and his loyalists are going after judges who defy him.
www.latimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Over the weekend, the @latimes.com @rabcarian.bsky.social featured Keep Our Republic's Article III Coalition member, Judge Jeremy Fogel.
He provided firsthand insights into judicial conferences & discussed the state of the judiciary today.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
He provided firsthand insights into judicial conferences & discussed the state of the judiciary today.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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‘It’s no secret that Trump harbors autocratic ambitions… And now he has trained his sights on the independent judiciary urging punishment of judges who thwart his agenda.’
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Column: Will Trump weaken the federal judiciary with specious accusations against judges?
It's right out of the autocrat's playbook: Trump and his loyalists are going after judges who defy him.
www.latimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
‘It’s no secret that Trump harbors autocratic ambitions… And now he has trained his sights on the independent judiciary urging punishment of judges who thwart his agenda.’
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Gym Jordan is going to be deposed soon in the case, because the students refused the settlement. It is going to trial. If you haven’t seen “Surviving Ohio State”,
See it on HBO.
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See it on HBO.
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Rep. Jim Jordan faces deposition about OSU sex abuse scandal
The powerful Ohio Republican coached wrestlers who say he knew team doctor Richard Strauss molested them but did nothing to protect them.
www.nbcnews.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Gym Jordan is going to be deposed soon in the case, because the students refused the settlement. It is going to trial. If you haven’t seen “Surviving Ohio State”,
See it on HBO.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
See it on HBO.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...