rob c.
@rcolonna.bsky.social
a mechanical engineer, once. train kid dad. mediocre soccer player. militant cyclist. @swimman79.bsky.social's least favorite husband.
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Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
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Filed with the City Council in Apr 2024. Had hearings, town halls, briefings, votes by Council & House—& then he blocked it in the Senate last Dec. Council passed it again in Feb 2025 & we’re still waiting for a vote.
I don’t have the power to stop State Senators from doing their job, only they do!
I don’t have the power to stop State Senators from doing their job, only they do!
Imagine the audacity of Mayor Wu asking the least productive legislature in the country to do some work when they’re already 2 weeks into their 6 week holiday break?
December 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Filed with the City Council in Apr 2024. Had hearings, town halls, briefings, votes by Council & House—& then he blocked it in the Senate last Dec. Council passed it again in Feb 2025 & we’re still waiting for a vote.
I don’t have the power to stop State Senators from doing their job, only they do!
I don’t have the power to stop State Senators from doing their job, only they do!
sambas are indoor soccer shoes, after all, so when i forgot one clear, i thought maybe i’d be able to deal with it okay. they’re okay for kicking but i guess i massively underappreciate the rigidity of the cleats for accelerating and turning and stopping.
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
sambas are indoor soccer shoes, after all, so when i forgot one clear, i thought maybe i’d be able to deal with it okay. they’re okay for kicking but i guess i massively underappreciate the rigidity of the cleats for accelerating and turning and stopping.
lyft drivers of cincinnati, a twelve hour sample, ranked.
1. at 1am, the lady who regaled us with her day that started with her up $1k at the casino, ending with her up only $700, which she then had to spend because she ran over her own phone. outside of the gambling, she lives a life of virtue. 1/
1. at 1am, the lady who regaled us with her day that started with her up $1k at the casino, ending with her up only $700, which she then had to spend because she ran over her own phone. outside of the gambling, she lives a life of virtue. 1/
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
lyft drivers of cincinnati, a twelve hour sample, ranked.
1. at 1am, the lady who regaled us with her day that started with her up $1k at the casino, ending with her up only $700, which she then had to spend because she ran over her own phone. outside of the gambling, she lives a life of virtue. 1/
1. at 1am, the lady who regaled us with her day that started with her up $1k at the casino, ending with her up only $700, which she then had to spend because she ran over her own phone. outside of the gambling, she lives a life of virtue. 1/
i can only assume this means hot wheels but then, that’s because there’s one under my foot at all times.
December 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
i can only assume this means hot wheels but then, that’s because there’s one under my foot at all times.
after a 2+ hour delay, we’re now in for a 30-40 minute taxi before takeoff? pretty great night here at logan.
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
after a 2+ hour delay, we’re now in for a 30-40 minute taxi before takeoff? pretty great night here at logan.
we’ve been working on a rewatch for a while but kicked into high gear since it’s leaving netflix (hey, good time for us to as well). just passed ‘the constant’ which is obviously great, but the show does so, so many things well. even the episodes we all hated were a hell of a standard to maintain.
"Lost" is leaving Netflix Dec. 31 so I'm doing a rewatch festival—started this afternoon. Haven't watched it since season five.
This is well-accepted but it's so true I will still say it: jeezum crow, the two part pilot is a BANGER. Crazy efficient character sketches, stakes, mystery, BOOM.
This is well-accepted but it's so true I will still say it: jeezum crow, the two part pilot is a BANGER. Crazy efficient character sketches, stakes, mystery, BOOM.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
we’ve been working on a rewatch for a while but kicked into high gear since it’s leaving netflix (hey, good time for us to as well). just passed ‘the constant’ which is obviously great, but the show does so, so many things well. even the episodes we all hated were a hell of a standard to maintain.
taxation without representation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials threaten to withhold Snap funds from Democratic-led states
Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins threatens to pull funds unless states turn over recipient data to US government
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
taxation without representation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This nation would be a better place if just one White House reporter had the courage to ask "what the hell are you rambling about, old man?"
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This nation would be a better place if just one White House reporter had the courage to ask "what the hell are you rambling about, old man?"
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Trump going in for his brain exam
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trump going in for his brain exam
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Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
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The scene now at Lafayette and Howard, diagonal to the ICE garage which activists remain camped out in front of on both sides of the building.
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The scene now at Lafayette and Howard, diagonal to the ICE garage which activists remain camped out in front of on both sides of the building.
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Every time I accidentally see a clip from Fortnite it's like "at long last, we have created Ready Player One from the classic sci-fi novel Don't Create Ready Player One"
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Every time I accidentally see a clip from Fortnite it's like "at long last, we have created Ready Player One from the classic sci-fi novel Don't Create Ready Player One"
and lest you think that flu shots are popular, the manufacturer of the one shown laid off nearly everybody this summer, including my spouse.
the sooner we hit bottom and start rebuilding this capacity the better.
the sooner we hit bottom and start rebuilding this capacity the better.
For the 2025-26 season our office has given 48 COVID shots vs 700 flu shots.
The bad people have already won. Nobody wants them anymore.
The bad people have already won. Nobody wants them anymore.
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
and lest you think that flu shots are popular, the manufacturer of the one shown laid off nearly everybody this summer, including my spouse.
the sooner we hit bottom and start rebuilding this capacity the better.
the sooner we hit bottom and start rebuilding this capacity the better.
introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times:
Depeche Mode
NIN
Underworld
The Prodigy
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Depeche Mode
NIN
Underworld
The Prodigy
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times:
Depeche Mode
NIN
Underworld
The Prodigy
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Depeche Mode
NIN
Underworld
The Prodigy
Toad the Wet Sprocket
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
sure we should expend every effort to put the architects of this in jail when the time comes, but we should also make sure somebody grovels for this poor young lady’s forgiveness. what monstrous people we’ve become. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
sure we should expend every effort to put the architects of this in jail when the time comes, but we should also make sure somebody grovels for this poor young lady’s forgiveness. what monstrous people we’ve become. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
oh my god they were playing underworld’s ’dark train’ on the labubu float and now i am dead
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
oh my god they were playing underworld’s ’dark train’ on the labubu float and now i am dead
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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This is the ultimate “bring back a past I’m nostalgic for without recreating any of the material conditions that made that possible.” Peak MAGA brain.
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is the ultimate “bring back a past I’m nostalgic for without recreating any of the material conditions that made that possible.” Peak MAGA brain.
introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
introduce yourself with four spaceships.
this list is terrible. no harold and kumar, no south park, no talladega nights or super troopers, no real genius, no muppets, no spaceballs.
No Best in Show, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Death at a Funeral (the original), South Park movie, Death of Stalin.
Pshaw.
variety.com/lists/best-c...
Pshaw.
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
this list is terrible. no harold and kumar, no south park, no talladega nights or super troopers, no real genius, no muppets, no spaceballs.
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Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”