Robert Gumpert
@ragumpert.bsky.social
Documentary audio and photography. robertgumpert.com. Author of "Division Street" photos of living unhoused on the streets of San Francisco with words and stories. Published by Dewi Lewis. Co-Editor the Stansbury Forum (https://stansburyforum.com)
The Postal Service is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail, which could jeopardize some ballots that arrive after Election Day www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Thousands of mail-in ballots could be discounted under new post office policy
The Postal Service is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail, which could jeopardize some ballots that arrive after Election Day.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The Postal Service is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail, which could jeopardize some ballots that arrive after Election Day www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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"Autism doesn’t destroy families. Ignorance does." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter Is a Tragedy
Our 11th most-read article of 2025. - - -Dear Mr. RFK Jr., (The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.) You said autistic children a...
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January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"Autism doesn’t destroy families. Ignorance does." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
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an “inherent power” to respond to an “imminent” attack is just a license for aggressive war on the president’s whim
How does launching air strikes and a commando raid fall under the remit of self defense for an arrest operation
January 3, 2026 at 12:39 PM
an “inherent power” to respond to an “imminent” attack is just a license for aggressive war on the president’s whim
San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill plans to close after 35 years www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill plans to close after 35 years
The 350-capacity Potrero Hill club hosted early performances by artists including Green Day, Oasis and Alanis Morissette, and plans a yearlong farewell with returning bands and special shows.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill plans to close after 35 years www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
But, yes stockholders give him a trillion bucks of your money
Now for some good news! And it couldn't happen to bigger ahole. Tides turn, opinions change, common sense returns. Also, isn't he an immigrant? He should be deported for chainsawing us into oblivion.
www.huffpost.com/entry/tesla-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/tesla-...
Tesla Loses Title As World's Biggest Electric Vehicle Maker
A customer revolt over Elon Musk’s politics helped push sales down for a second year in a row.
www.huffpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
But, yes stockholders give him a trillion bucks of your money
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Someone asked me the other day who my favorite artists were.
Pull up a seat:
Fine artists:
Edward Hopper, Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock
Illustrators:
Norman Rockwell, Anita Kunz, Mark English, Bart Forbes
Pull up a seat:
Fine artists:
Edward Hopper, Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock
Illustrators:
Norman Rockwell, Anita Kunz, Mark English, Bart Forbes
January 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Someone asked me the other day who my favorite artists were.
Pull up a seat:
Fine artists:
Edward Hopper, Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock
Illustrators:
Norman Rockwell, Anita Kunz, Mark English, Bart Forbes
Pull up a seat:
Fine artists:
Edward Hopper, Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock
Illustrators:
Norman Rockwell, Anita Kunz, Mark English, Bart Forbes
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ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
He sounds perfect for the new cbs reality news
ah yes, news focused on the concerns of the average american
NEW from me:
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
January 3, 2026 at 2:34 AM
He sounds perfect for the new cbs reality news
Interesting phrasing Trump’s “power grab”, it was more a gift given him by his sycophantic cult followers in Congress. A Diminished Congress Weighs Whether to Reassert Its Power www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
A Diminished Congress Weighs Whether to Reassert Its Power
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Interesting phrasing Trump’s “power grab”, it was more a gift given him by his sycophantic cult followers in Congress. A Diminished Congress Weighs Whether to Reassert Its Power www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
Elon style - wouldn't expect anything else from his "offspring"
January 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Elon style - wouldn't expect anything else from his "offspring"
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President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.
U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned
President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.
n.pr
January 2, 2026 at 10:29 PM
President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.
1st they had them all and were releasing. Then a million more were found. Now 5.2 million more. What’s next? www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Department of Justice is reviewing over 5.2 million Jeffrey Epstein files
The figure is the latest estimate in the expanding review of case files on Epstein and his longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell that has run more than a week past a deadline set in law by Congress.
www.pbs.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
1st they had them all and were releasing. Then a million more were found. Now 5.2 million more. What’s next? www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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With these wind chills, this is dedication.
January 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
With these wind chills, this is dedication.
But Tesla board thinks Elon is worth a trillion bucks. Con’s never stop
Tesla announced it delivered 418,227 cars in the fourth quarter of 2025, as the carmaker ceded the crown of the world’s biggest EV maker to Chinese rival BYD for the first time.
Tesla Deliveries Fell In Q4—Its Chinese Rival Was 2025’s Biggest EV Maker
Tesla announced it delivered 418,227 cars in the fourth quarter of 2025, as the carmaker ceded the crown of the world’s biggest EV maker to Chinese rival BYD for the first time.
www.forbes.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
But Tesla board thinks Elon is worth a trillion bucks. Con’s never stop
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2025 took a toll on the world’s journalists. "Worldwide, the 126 media industry people killed in 2025 by early December matched the number of deaths in all of 2024.... The [CPJ] estimates there are at least 323 journalists imprisoned worldwide." www.courthousenews.com/a-rough-year...
A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around
Worldwide, the 126 media industry people killed in 2025 by early December matched the number of deaths in all of 2024, and last year was a record-setter.
www.courthousenews.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
2025 took a toll on the world’s journalists. "Worldwide, the 126 media industry people killed in 2025 by early December matched the number of deaths in all of 2024.... The [CPJ] estimates there are at least 323 journalists imprisoned worldwide." www.courthousenews.com/a-rough-year...
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"After gaining independence in 1957, Ghana became the nerve center for encounters between African and African-American intellectuals. This legacy continued in the United States, where it gave rise to Black studies."
Certainly an important element in the rise of Black studies, if not the only one.
Certainly an important element in the rise of Black studies, if not the only one.
Après son indépendance en 1957, le Ghana est devenu le centre névralgique de la rencontre entre intellectuels africains et afro-américains. Cet héritage s’est prolongé aux États-Unis, où il a donné naissance aux « black studies ».
Ghana-États-Unis : aux origines du dialogue intellectuel panafricain
Après son indépendance en 1957, le Ghana est devenu le centre névralgique de la rencontre entre intellectuels africains et afro-américains. Cet héritage s’est prolongé aux États-Unis, où il a donné naissance aux « black studies ».
l.mediapart.fr
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
"After gaining independence in 1957, Ghana became the nerve center for encounters between African and African-American intellectuals. This legacy continued in the United States, where it gave rise to Black studies."
Certainly an important element in the rise of Black studies, if not the only one.
Certainly an important element in the rise of Black studies, if not the only one.
It would seem Trump has never seen an opportunity for war and killing he didn’t like. Trump Says U.S. Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ if Iran Kills Protesters www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/w...
Trump Says U.S. Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ if Iran Kills Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:42 PM
It would seem Trump has never seen an opportunity for war and killing he didn’t like. Trump Says U.S. Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ if Iran Kills Protesters www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/w...
Another misleading headline from the nyt headline writers. Be interested to know if most come from a few. New York Magazine Put Mamdani’s Team on Its Cover. One Aide Was Erased. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
New York Magazine Put Mamdani’s Team on Its Cover. One Aide Was Erased.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Another misleading headline from the nyt headline writers. Be interested to know if most come from a few. New York Magazine Put Mamdani’s Team on Its Cover. One Aide Was Erased. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
Images From the Dawn of the Mamdani Era www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
Images From the Dawn of the Mamdani Era
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Images From the Dawn of the Mamdani Era www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
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Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
January 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
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So a fake reporter feeding bullshit to the ignorant maga cult, has been found peddling fake stories. And now he's running scared and asking for people to donate to his security. Hmmm, sounds like hes trying to stay relevant cause his lies are catching up to him.
www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
What to know about Nick Shirley, the YouTuber alleging day care fraud in Minnesota
Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting to politics. He participated in a White House roundtable in October.
www.npr.org
January 1, 2026 at 10:27 AM
So a fake reporter feeding bullshit to the ignorant maga cult, has been found peddling fake stories. And now he's running scared and asking for people to donate to his security. Hmmm, sounds like hes trying to stay relevant cause his lies are catching up to him.
www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
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sliwa correctly understanding that mamdani ran a very traditional campaign and thus surpassing the analytical ability of 80% if people who comment on politics for a living
this is the most incredible interview i’ve ever read. the aei guy tries so hard to get sliwa to trash mamdani and he simply won’t. he also brings up flaco (rip) unprompted.
www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
![How would you describe Mamdani's politics?
He's not a communist. People call him that. That's ridiculous. He is a democratic socialist. David Dinkins [New York mayor from 1990-93] was a democratic socialist. We've had a long history in New York City of socialism.
What's the biggest challenge Mamdani faces as mayor!
I don't think the Zohranistas totally understand the fiscal irresponsibility we just went through with the Adams years and how little money there's left.
There's not enough money to do all the things that Zohran wants to do.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreic7pxra6vmrjmqo4jmw4vdagiluj6xtkovqb3f4ex7fc55m7pzaxu@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM
sliwa correctly understanding that mamdani ran a very traditional campaign and thus surpassing the analytical ability of 80% if people who comment on politics for a living
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It is like a weird heist movie: a criminal gang, systematically fleeces the entire United States, whilst all of its institutions stand and impotently watch.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump administration cancels lease for Washington public golf courses
Officials are ‘devastated’ by the decision
www.independent.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
It is like a weird heist movie: a criminal gang, systematically fleeces the entire United States, whilst all of its institutions stand and impotently watch.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...