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 steady march to the American fascist state www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say
Soldiers with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed at the ready following Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:11 AM
The steady march to the American fascist state www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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$1 BILLION per nation to stay on the Gaza “Peace Board” — with Trump controlling the money.
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 AM
$1 BILLION per nation to stay on the Gaza “Peace Board” — with Trump controlling the money.
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
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We're at the Caligula stage of presidential madness
You read this correctly.
“The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board
The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.
www.bloomberg.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
We're at the Caligula stage of presidential madness
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For the first time in history, the state of Virginia has a female Governor and right after being sworn in today Governor Abigail Spanberger’s first official act was to end cooperation between ICE-Gestapo and Virginia State Police. More of this. 💙👊👏
January 18, 2026 at 12:03 AM
For the first time in history, the state of Virginia has a female Governor and right after being sworn in today Governor Abigail Spanberger’s first official act was to end cooperation between ICE-Gestapo and Virginia State Police. More of this. 💙👊👏
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I felt chills going down my spine when I saw this.
My ancestors fled brown shirts and Nazis and progroms and genocide to come to the United States. And this is where we are at.
My ancestors fled brown shirts and Nazis and progroms and genocide to come to the United States. And this is where we are at.
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I felt chills going down my spine when I saw this.
My ancestors fled brown shirts and Nazis and progroms and genocide to come to the United States. And this is where we are at.
My ancestors fled brown shirts and Nazis and progroms and genocide to come to the United States. And this is where we are at.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "The fact the president thinks it's okay to bring charges against those who represent us is something Minnesotans are not going to stand for, and Americans shouldn't either"
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "The fact the president thinks it's okay to bring charges against those who represent us is something Minnesotans are not going to stand for, and Americans shouldn't either"
San Francisco's Tech Billionaires Don't Care About Your Art School
Behind the closure of the California College of the Arts is a widening wealth disparity that is now taking on national dimensions. hyperallergic.com/san-francisc...
Behind the closure of the California College of the Arts is a widening wealth disparity that is now taking on national dimensions. hyperallergic.com/san-francisc...
San Francisco's Tech Billionaires Don't Care About Your Art School
Behind the closure of the California College of the Arts is a widening wealth disparity that is now taking on national dimensions.
hyperallergic.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
San Francisco's Tech Billionaires Don't Care About Your Art School
Behind the closure of the California College of the Arts is a widening wealth disparity that is now taking on national dimensions. hyperallergic.com/san-francisc...
Behind the closure of the California College of the Arts is a widening wealth disparity that is now taking on national dimensions. hyperallergic.com/san-francisc...
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QUESTION: "How many of these folks do you think are ICE agents today? #Nov3rd2026
January 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
QUESTION: "How many of these folks do you think are ICE agents today? #Nov3rd2026
John Wilson’s Relentlessly Humane Vision of Black Life
He portrayed the gamut of the Black experience, making visible a sense of deep isolation as well as pride, family, and community. hyperallergic.com/john-wilsons...
He portrayed the gamut of the Black experience, making visible a sense of deep isolation as well as pride, family, and community. hyperallergic.com/john-wilsons...
John Wilson’s Relentlessly Humane Vision of Black Life
He portrayed the gamut of the Black experience, making visible a sense of deep isolation as well as pride, family, and community.
hyperallergic.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
John Wilson’s Relentlessly Humane Vision of Black Life
He portrayed the gamut of the Black experience, making visible a sense of deep isolation as well as pride, family, and community. hyperallergic.com/john-wilsons...
He portrayed the gamut of the Black experience, making visible a sense of deep isolation as well as pride, family, and community. hyperallergic.com/john-wilsons...
So now ”Native American”, people are of interest to ICE. MAGA is a racism first movement, nothing else nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/...
Oglala Sioux Tribe Rejects ICE Conditions for Information on Detained Members
Leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are demanding the immediate release of tribal citizens held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and are pushing back on federal conditions for information abo...
nativenewsonline.net
January 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
So now ”Native American”, people are of interest to ICE. MAGA is a racism first movement, nothing else nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/...
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Oglala Sioux Tribe Rejects ICE Conditions for Information on Detained Members - Native News Online - nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/...
Oglala Sioux Tribe Rejects ICE Conditions for Information on Detained Members
Leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are demanding the immediate release of tribal citizens held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and are pushing back on federal conditions for information abo...
nativenewsonline.net
January 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Oglala Sioux Tribe Rejects ICE Conditions for Information on Detained Members - Native News Online - nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/...
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This was supposed to be an outdoor portrait session but it was raining heavily. I had two speedlights in the bag so cobbled together the lighting in a tiny room at the charity which had no windows.
Rishan from my now cancelled Journeys project. She escaped religious persecution in Eritrea and travelled across the Sahara and through Libya aged only 15, eventually making it to Kent. She has now qualified as an NHS nurse to give something back to the country which gave her sanctuary.
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This was supposed to be an outdoor portrait session but it was raining heavily. I had two speedlights in the bag so cobbled together the lighting in a tiny room at the charity which had no windows.
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This country deserves to burn to the ground. And soon.
Over 100 unhoused people died in S.F. last year. A memorial service tries to remember all of them.
Over 100 unhoused people died in San Francisco in 2025. On Thursday, outreach workers, volunteers, and friends remembered them.
missionlocal.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
This country deserves to burn to the ground. And soon.
Worse than money for nothing
EXCLUSIVE: HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study.
These Emails Show How That Happened ⬇️
These Emails Show How That Happened ⬇️
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Worse than money for nothing
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Honestly, what is this. These guys are at work. They’re doing what anybody would do, what we want people to do. Go to work, make some money, spend that money in the community. And we’re what, siccing the federal government on them because of the color of their skin? What are we doing.
Go to work in America now, and this is what you get.
Chased by Trump's Gestapo from roof to roof while network media films it.
That guy should have pulled the ladder up on the roof.
Fuck ICE.
Chased by Trump's Gestapo from roof to roof while network media films it.
That guy should have pulled the ladder up on the roof.
Fuck ICE.
January 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Honestly, what is this. These guys are at work. They’re doing what anybody would do, what we want people to do. Go to work, make some money, spend that money in the community. And we’re what, siccing the federal government on them because of the color of their skin? What are we doing.
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Another Trump “victory” that evaporates as soon as it encounters oxygen- it exists only in Trump’s mind like all his “awards”
All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026. n.pr/4jGdmyS
Trump struck deals with 16 drug companies. But they're still raising prices this year
All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.
n.pr
January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Another Trump “victory” that evaporates as soon as it encounters oxygen- it exists only in Trump’s mind like all his “awards”
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Why am I not surprised that he did and said nothing in response to a federal raid on one of his own WaPo reporters?
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Why am I not surprised that he did and said nothing in response to a federal raid on one of his own WaPo reporters?
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Replacing Fetterman is the goal if you're serious about taking back everything once Trump is gone. This dude is already the new Manchin/Sinema who hampered so much more progress that could've been there
GOOD:
"Progressive effort to primary Sen. John Fetterman ramps up:
The Working Families Party launched a website where, among other efforts, voters can request refunds from Fetterman’s campaign."
"Progressive effort to primary Sen. John Fetterman ramps up:
The Working Families Party launched a website where, among other efforts, voters can request refunds from Fetterman’s campaign."
Progressive effort to primary Sen. John Fetterman ramps up
The Working Families Party launched a website where, among other efforts, voters can request refunds from Fetterman’s campaign.
www.nbcnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Replacing Fetterman is the goal if you're serious about taking back everything once Trump is gone. This dude is already the new Manchin/Sinema who hampered so much more progress that could've been there
A follow up question: If you attack a NATO country, will you propose an alliance with Putin to do so?
REPORTER: Do you commit to not militarily engaging NATO partners?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
January 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM
A follow up question: If you attack a NATO country, will you propose an alliance with Putin to do so?
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In May, I told Rubio that locking up students for exercising their free speech rights was outrageous & unlawful. He scoffed.
Now, a judge has said he & others engaged in an “unconstitutional conspiracy” to take away those rights.
We must defend our freedoms at every turn.
Now, a judge has said he & others engaged in an “unconstitutional conspiracy” to take away those rights.
We must defend our freedoms at every turn.
January 16, 2026 at 8:25 PM
In May, I told Rubio that locking up students for exercising their free speech rights was outrageous & unlawful. He scoffed.
Now, a judge has said he & others engaged in an “unconstitutional conspiracy” to take away those rights.
We must defend our freedoms at every turn.
Now, a judge has said he & others engaged in an “unconstitutional conspiracy” to take away those rights.
We must defend our freedoms at every turn.
Letting Congress fully fund the Department of Homeland Security without at least trying to rein in ICE would be a major mistake for Democrats. www.ms.now/opinion/dhs-...
Opinion | Congressional Democrats need to bring a knife to an ICE fight
Letting Congress fully fund the Department of Homeland Security without at least trying to rein in ICE would be a major mistake for Democrats.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Letting Congress fully fund the Department of Homeland Security without at least trying to rein in ICE would be a major mistake for Democrats. www.ms.now/opinion/dhs-...
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ICE uses “command‑overload”—rapid, conflicting orders that no one can physically follow—then labels people “non‑compliant” to justify force.
When compliance isn’t possible, and the GOP answer is “comply or die,” is this tactic meant to harm more immigrants and allies?
Help fight www.PAXIS.app
When compliance isn’t possible, and the GOP answer is “comply or die,” is this tactic meant to harm more immigrants and allies?
Help fight www.PAXIS.app
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Giddy Trump Struts All Around White House With Nobel Peace Prize In Mouth https://theonion.com/giddy-trump-struts-all-around-white-house-with-nobel-peace-prize-in-mouth/
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Giddy Trump Struts All Around White House With Nobel Peace Prize In Mouth https://theonion.com/giddy-trump-struts-all-around-white-house-with-nobel-peace-prize-in-mouth/
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Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...