Robert Edwards
@robertsedwards.bsky.social
Veteran, writer, filmmaker, music and comedy nerd, blogging at The King’s Necktie thekingsnecktie.substack.com. Author of RESISTING THE RIGHT, from OR Books. Writer/director of "Land of the Blind" starring Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland.
Regardless of your politics, it is a five alarm fire that this senile lunatic is in the WH and has the power of the Pentagon at his disposal.
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Regardless of your politics, it is a five alarm fire that this senile lunatic is in the WH and has the power of the Pentagon at his disposal.
Just open, brazen corruption that he and his allies no longer even bother to hide, of a sort no previous president of any party would ever dream they could get away with.
Trump buys $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros bonds days after saying he’ll ‘be involved’ in merger
Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s ally
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Just open, brazen corruption that he and his allies no longer even bother to hide, of a sort no previous president of any party would ever dream they could get away with.
I think we all remember when the Baron of Handheld defeated the Earl of Sandwich at the Battle of Déjeuner in 1247.
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I think we all remember when the Baron of Handheld defeated the Earl of Sandwich at the Battle of Déjeuner in 1247.
“Minnesota officials accused of bravery, human decency.”
Minnesota leaders decry targeting by US justice department over ICE turmoil
Governor Tim Walz says ‘weaponizing the justice system is an authoritarian tactic’ as he and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey reportedly will be subpoenaed
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“Minnesota officials accused of bravery, human decency.”
Even worse, Bari grabbed him by the p--sy. When you're a star, they let you do it.
Bari Weiss and Trump exchanged kisses on the cheek following ‘60 Minutes’ interview
EXCLUSIVE: In a moment that sources said led to stunned reactions and dropped jaws, Bari Weiss excitedly introduced herself to the president and leaned in for a kiss on the cheek following his ‘60 Min...
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Even worse, Bari grabbed him by the p--sy. When you're a star, they let you do it.
The genius, Zevon—on Telecaster and harmonica—on Letterman, 1989, with the World's Most Dangerous Band. Also, brief interview at end.
Warren Zevon - Splendid Isolation
YouTube video by miffomojen
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January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The genius, Zevon—on Telecaster and harmonica—on Letterman, 1989, with the World's Most Dangerous Band. Also, brief interview at end.
1/ Bari Weiss spiked a thoroughly vetted 60 Minutes story about the CECOT prison in El Salvador just hours before airtime b/c it made the Trump administration look bad. Her rationale—that it required a voice from the WH (which had already been asked to comment and declined) was absurd.
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
1/ Bari Weiss spiked a thoroughly vetted 60 Minutes story about the CECOT prison in El Salvador just hours before airtime b/c it made the Trump administration look bad. Her rationale—that it required a voice from the WH (which had already been asked to comment and declined) was absurd.
1/ There is so much horror going on, it's hard to keep up, but please note this:
The US sold an initial tranche of seized Venezuelan oil for $500 million, and has put that money not in a US bank, but in a Qatari one, in an account which Trump personally controls.
The US sold an initial tranche of seized Venezuelan oil for $500 million, and has put that money not in a US bank, but in a Qatari one, in an account which Trump personally controls.
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
1/ There is so much horror going on, it's hard to keep up, but please note this:
The US sold an initial tranche of seized Venezuelan oil for $500 million, and has put that money not in a US bank, but in a Qatari one, in an account which Trump personally controls.
The US sold an initial tranche of seized Venezuelan oil for $500 million, and has put that money not in a US bank, but in a Qatari one, in an account which Trump personally controls.
1/ When someone continually makes the same “joke,” that’s usually a sign that it’s a topic that’s on their mind. And when Trump says and does these outrageous and dangerous things, here is the standard technique for his defenders:
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
1/ When someone continually makes the same “joke,” that’s usually a sign that it’s a topic that’s on their mind. And when Trump says and does these outrageous and dangerous things, here is the standard technique for his defenders:
Look at the ghastly rictus on the face of this miserable excuse for a human being. He cannot experience a normal human emotion like joy, not even after strongarming another loathsome faux populist to hand over her Nobel Peace Prize.
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Look at the ghastly rictus on the face of this miserable excuse for a human being. He cannot experience a normal human emotion like joy, not even after strongarming another loathsome faux populist to hand over her Nobel Peace Prize.
1/ In retrospect, the widespread fears of a few months ago about Trump deploying federalized National Guard troops and even active duty military into our streets have not proven to be the real problem. Those are disciplined, trained military professionals.
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
1/ In retrospect, the widespread fears of a few months ago about Trump deploying federalized National Guard troops and even active duty military into our streets have not proven to be the real problem. Those are disciplined, trained military professionals.
How long before Fox News et al begin referring to Donald Trump as a Nobel Peace Prize winner? Perhaps it has already happened, in fact. 
January 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
How long before Fox News et al begin referring to Donald Trump as a Nobel Peace Prize winner? Perhaps it has already happened, in fact. 
In case you were wondering, yes, it is exactly like the ending of “A Clockwork Orange” where the thugs become the cops.
Proud Boy leader (and pardoned J6 insurrectionist) Enrique Tarrio found on leaked list of ICE officers.
Proud Boy leader (and pardoned J6 insurrectionist) Enrique Tarrio found on leaked list of ICE officers.
From the Minneapolis community on Reddit: Proud Boys Leader Tarrio Found On The Leaked List Of ICE Officers
Posted by OutrageousRain8463 - 694 votes and 75 comments
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January 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
In case you were wondering, yes, it is exactly like the ending of “A Clockwork Orange” where the thugs become the cops.
Proud Boy leader (and pardoned J6 insurrectionist) Enrique Tarrio found on leaked list of ICE officers.
Proud Boy leader (and pardoned J6 insurrectionist) Enrique Tarrio found on leaked list of ICE officers.
Trump to get a hand-me-down Nobel Peace Prize today.
Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado later – US politics live
Trump and his top advisers have previously hinted at their willingness to work with acting president Delcy Rodríguez
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Trump to get a hand-me-down Nobel Peace Prize today.
New today on my blog The King's Necktie: Trump’s obsession with an American seizure of Greenland makes it a near-certainty, and planning is surely underway.
The US Will Seize Greenland
Trump’s obsession makes it a near-certainty, and planning is surely underway.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
New today on my blog The King's Necktie: Trump’s obsession with an American seizure of Greenland makes it a near-certainty, and planning is surely underway.
Your daily reminder that both the Washington Post and CBS News, two pillars of a once-proud journalistic tradition in America, are now owned by right wing billionaires and have been turned into little more than Pravda-like mouthpieces for the regime.
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Your daily reminder that both the Washington Post and CBS News, two pillars of a once-proud journalistic tradition in America, are now owned by right wing billionaires and have been turned into little more than Pravda-like mouthpieces for the regime.
It was my privilege to see Tom Verlaine play live maybe four or five times: with Television and as a sideman for Patti Smith. One of the greatest and most innovative guitarists I ever saw (and heard).
When comes such another?
When comes such another?
Tom Verlaine Was a Mystery. His Archives Reveal More of His Story.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:44 AM
It was my privilege to see Tom Verlaine play live maybe four or five times: with Television and as a sideman for Patti Smith. One of the greatest and most innovative guitarists I ever saw (and heard).
When comes such another?
When comes such another?
What was your first clue that the GOP wasn't really the party dedicated to fighting antisemitism, as it boastfully claimed: the repeated use of Nazi language and iconography, or the readiness to demonize a vulnerable minority, which somehow always circles back around to this?
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:33 AM
What was your first clue that the GOP wasn't really the party dedicated to fighting antisemitism, as it boastfully claimed: the repeated use of Nazi language and iconography, or the readiness to demonize a vulnerable minority, which somehow always circles back around to this?
Congrats to the ASK E. JEAN team for its selection for BEST OF FEST at the Palm Springs International Film Festival!
Best of Fest 2026 | Palm Springs International Film Festival
Best of Fest 2026
psfilmfest.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Congrats to the ASK E. JEAN team for its selection for BEST OF FEST at the Palm Springs International Film Festival!
When watching the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, who here thought to themselves, “Gee, in five years, I bet some of those guys will be incorporated into a masked federal gestapo and turned loose to terrorize the whole country”?
Democrats want to know if ICE is hiring Jan 6 rioters
House Judiciary Committee’s Jamie Raskin demands hiring records for ICE and CBP
www.the-independent.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:08 AM
When watching the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, who here thought to themselves, “Gee, in five years, I bet some of those guys will be incorporated into a masked federal gestapo and turned loose to terrorize the whole country”?