Robin Abcarian
@rabcarian.bsky.social
LA TIMES opinion columnist. Cook. Mother. Auntie. Pilates. Exhausted.
Brutal, just brutal. Should be required reading for the guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats.
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
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February 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Brutal, just brutal. Should be required reading for the guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats.
Another hero. Olympics edition:
From the Fauxmoi community on Reddit: Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen: “We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota…I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution… ...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Another hero. Olympics edition:
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I spent the morning at the DOJ looking at the unredacted Epstein files. Here are my initial thoughts and what I’ve found, so far.
Rep. Stansbury: I viewed the unredacted Esptein files earlier today
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I spent the morning at the DOJ looking at the unredacted Epstein files. Here are my initial thoughts and what I’ve found, so far.
My hero:
From the law community on Reddit: Full video of today when Ro Khanna revealed Epstein associate's names on the floor of the US House of Representatives, protected by the Speech and Debate Clause
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February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
My hero:
Howard Lutnick really should resign. What a pitiful liar.
Lutnick claims no relationship with Epstein amid calls to resign
U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick sought on Tuesday to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein, alleging he "barely had anything to do with" the financier and convicted sex offender amid...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Howard Lutnick really should resign. What a pitiful liar.
OMG the details from this @nytimes.com story about Epstein's penchant for gift giving: "Not all of Mr. Epstein’s presents were warmly received....
February 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
OMG the details from this @nytimes.com story about Epstein's penchant for gift giving: "Not all of Mr. Epstein’s presents were warmly received....
I asked ChatGPT why the Epstein emails are so full of weird diacritical marks. Here is the response:
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I asked ChatGPT why the Epstein emails are so full of weird diacritical marks. Here is the response:
Word for word, one of the best and most depressing accounts of the Epstein files. They show "a hidden world oiled by porn-saturated misogyny." www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Word for word, one of the best and most depressing accounts of the Epstein files. They show "a hidden world oiled by porn-saturated misogyny." www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...
If I was still on Twitter, I would start a feed called @ScottJenningsPart. Who combs that dude’s hair? I cannot look at him on @cnn @abbyphillips without thinking “Hey! There’s Dennis the Menace all growed up!
February 5, 2026 at 5:04 AM
If I was still on Twitter, I would start a feed called @ScottJenningsPart. Who combs that dude’s hair? I cannot look at him on @cnn @abbyphillips without thinking “Hey! There’s Dennis the Menace all growed up!
Good news for democracy: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Supreme Court, with no dissents, rejects GOP challenge to California's new election map
With newly drawn maps, California may elect five more Democrats to Congress while Texas elects five more Republicans.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Good news for democracy: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Among the many things I find galling about Bezos gutting the WaPo: Management has the absolute gall to tell the journalists they are not giving readers what they want. Well, guess what? READERS WANTED A KAMALA HARRIS ENDORSEMENT. Bezos killed it and lost 250,000 subscribers. Fucking liars.
February 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Among the many things I find galling about Bezos gutting the WaPo: Management has the absolute gall to tell the journalists they are not giving readers what they want. Well, guess what? READERS WANTED A KAMALA HARRIS ENDORSEMENT. Bezos killed it and lost 250,000 subscribers. Fucking liars.
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‘It’s important — really important — to exercise our right to speak and to assemble. It’s so fundamental to what America is. We can’t just take it for granted… We have to exercise our rights if we want to keep them.’
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Column: When the government tramples people's rights, the people must take to the streets
Political protests are a powerful tool for shaping public opinion, influencing policy and forcing leaders to do the right thing.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
‘It’s important — really important — to exercise our right to speak and to assemble. It’s so fundamental to what America is. We can’t just take it for granted… We have to exercise our rights if we want to keep them.’
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Great piece @rabcarian.bsky.social - I interviewed Downing for my book “A Place to Go, A Place to Grow” re his tireless suport in South LA. Amazing storyteller w/an activist’s heart - even got MacGuyver cast & crew involved. We need more like him today!
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The L.A. cop who took the gun out of MacGyver’s hand
The L.A. cop who took the gun out of MacGyver’s hand
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January 25, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Great piece @rabcarian.bsky.social - I interviewed Downing for my book “A Place to Go, A Place to Grow” re his tireless suport in South LA. Amazing storyteller w/an activist’s heart - even got MacGuyver cast & crew involved. We need more like him today!
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‘It has become clear that the administration is attempting a certain kind of psychological conditioning in the blue cities its agents are now terrorizing.’
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Column: ICE is leading a 'campaign of organized brutality' against American cities
The militarization of immigration efforts is turning Minneapolis into a battleground for no good reason.
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January 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
‘It has become clear that the administration is attempting a certain kind of psychological conditioning in the blue cities its agents are now terrorizing.’
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The extent to which the Trump administration is trying to pretend away what one former federal prosecutor called “the most documented crime in American history” is shameful. Commentary from @rabcarian.bsky.social at the Los Angeles Times.
Column: ICE shooting shows how those who serve Trump feel they're above the law
You can draw a direct line between Wednesday’s killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis and the infamous Jan. 6 riot.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The extent to which the Trump administration is trying to pretend away what one former federal prosecutor called “the most documented crime in American history” is shameful. Commentary from @rabcarian.bsky.social at the Los Angeles Times.
RIP Bob Weir. Loved him, and have to say that his 1978 solo album "Heaven Help the Fool" is criminally underrated.
January 12, 2026 at 5:49 AM
RIP Bob Weir. Loved him, and have to say that his 1978 solo album "Heaven Help the Fool" is criminally underrated.
How do we live in a country so cold to human suffering? Bravo to @nickkristof.bsky.social for this heart breaking column. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Cuts Are About to Make Health Care Even Worse
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January 4, 2026 at 12:40 AM
How do we live in a country so cold to human suffering? Bravo to @nickkristof.bsky.social for this heart breaking column. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Not a huge fan of criticizing fellow journalists, but this WaPo editorial on Venezuela is sub-literate: "Another bad outcome would be if the country falls into total chaos." Ya think?
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Opinion | Justice in Venezuela
The next challenge is setting the country up for long-term success.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Not a huge fan of criticizing fellow journalists, but this WaPo editorial on Venezuela is sub-literate: "Another bad outcome would be if the country falls into total chaos." Ya think?
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Gee, maybe they can send the DOGE kids down there. After all, they did SUCH a great job here. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro
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January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Gee, maybe they can send the DOGE kids down there. After all, they did SUCH a great job here. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Had my annual mammogram today. Always reminds me of what John Mitchell said about WaPo publisher Catherine Graham during Watergate. #IYKYK 😂😂😂
December 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Had my annual mammogram today. Always reminds me of what John Mitchell said about WaPo publisher Catherine Graham during Watergate. #IYKYK 😂😂😂
California county fairs: A hotbed of scum and villainy. Who knew? Great piece by @jessicagarrison.bsky.social
A Times investigation finds fraud and theft are rife at California’s county fairs
More than a third of California's 77 county fairs have been plagued by an array of problems in the last decade.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
California county fairs: A hotbed of scum and villainy. Who knew? Great piece by @jessicagarrison.bsky.social
Move to California if you must. Malibu, even. But when you write about it, please don't try to channel Joan Didion. My column on Olivia Nuzzi & her new book: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Column: The journalist who fell in love with the married Kennedy scion and wrecked her career
Olivia Nuzzi's new book, "American Canto," tries to place her ill-fated affair in the context of the Trump era's weirdness.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Move to California if you must. Malibu, even. But when you write about it, please don't try to channel Joan Didion. My column on Olivia Nuzzi & her new book: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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‘For President Trump, it’s starting to look a lot like lame-duck season… The signs of lame duckery grow as Trump’s popularity dips… Now members of his own party are beginning to stand up to him.’
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Column: Is Trump already a lame duck?
The president has faced a string of failures and setbacks during his first year back in office. Now his hold on his party seems to be slipping.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
‘For President Trump, it’s starting to look a lot like lame-duck season… The signs of lame duckery grow as Trump’s popularity dips… Now members of his own party are beginning to stand up to him.’
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‘Expecting a thin-skinned man like Trump to be respectful to those who ply him with questions about his failures — especially when they are women — is a recipe for disappointment.’
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Column: Trump's decades-long pattern of attacking women crossed a new line
Angry about election losses, the Epstein files and a faltering economy, the president once again resorts to sexist slurs.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
‘Expecting a thin-skinned man like Trump to be respectful to those who ply him with questions about his failures — especially when they are women — is a recipe for disappointment.’
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‘So, what, exactly, was the point of shuttering the House? Was Johnson trying to protect Trump from “incriminating” information in the Epstein files? Or simply currying favor with an increasingly erratic president by doing his bidding?’
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Column: Why is Trump so desperate to distract the country from the Epstein files?
The president supported releasing the files during the 2024 election to appease his MAGA base. Now he calls it a Democratic deflection.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
‘So, what, exactly, was the point of shuttering the House? Was Johnson trying to protect Trump from “incriminating” information in the Epstein files? Or simply currying favor with an increasingly erratic president by doing his bidding?’
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