Robert Simonson
@robertsimonson.bsky.social
Journalist. Cocktails, etc. Author of Substack “The Mix.”
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In the situation room?
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
In the situation room?
AI is the death of society. Fight it at every turn.
AI is taking entry-level jobs, writes James D. Walsh. What happens when Gen Z can’t start their careers?
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs, writes James D. Walsh. What happens when Gen Z can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
AI is the death of society. Fight it at every turn.
I have identified a new ailment. It is called violent tiredness. Millions of Americans suffer from it and I’m afraid I am one of them. I’ll only bring this up to increase awareness and erase the stigma connected with this disease. Please give generously.
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I have identified a new ailment. It is called violent tiredness. Millions of Americans suffer from it and I’m afraid I am one of them. I’ll only bring this up to increase awareness and erase the stigma connected with this disease. Please give generously.
As far as I can tell, the only thing Big Tech does now is traffic in products that nobody wants, that ruin communities and people’s lives, and even kill people. AI, Crypto, social media, surveillance. All actively destructive. Big Tech sells death of good living.
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
As far as I can tell, the only thing Big Tech does now is traffic in products that nobody wants, that ruin communities and people’s lives, and even kill people. AI, Crypto, social media, surveillance. All actively destructive. Big Tech sells death of good living.
Until politicians are forbidden to trade stocks, until they they are paid minimum wage, until they deal with the health care system we do, they will never fight for us. For they are not us. They can’t even conceive of the daily nature our lives.
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Until politicians are forbidden to trade stocks, until they they are paid minimum wage, until they deal with the health care system we do, they will never fight for us. For they are not us. They can’t even conceive of the daily nature our lives.
We truly live in an age of supervillains. They do everything but cackle in glee at our misfortune.
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
We truly live in an age of supervillains. They do everything but cackle in glee at our misfortune.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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Called Klobuchar’s DC office to say don’t vote on a “deal” with liars who will double-cross you. 202-224-3244
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Called Klobuchar’s DC office to say don’t vote on a “deal” with liars who will double-cross you. 202-224-3244
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“I’m scared for my parents to walk out there, to walk out of their house, because I might not be able to say goodbye to them if they go to work. I might not ever be able to say bye or see them again,” Chavez told the council, his voice breaking. www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
‘I shouldn’t be scared,’ says Hillsboro teen whose emotional testimony on ICE enforcement went viral
The teen whose city council testimony went viral has started an online fundraiser to raise money for Hillsboro community members whose loved ones have been impacted by ICE enforcement.
www.oregonlive.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“I’m scared for my parents to walk out there, to walk out of their house, because I might not be able to say goodbye to them if they go to work. I might not ever be able to say bye or see them again,” Chavez told the council, his voice breaking. www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
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Like I needed another reason to avoid Target.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Like I needed another reason to avoid Target.
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This is abhorrent, gratuitous cruelty. Anyone who claims to follow Jesus Christ should always be quick to feed the hungry. Deliberate starvation is Satan’s work. Lord, have mercy on our nation. ⚓️
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This is abhorrent, gratuitous cruelty. Anyone who claims to follow Jesus Christ should always be quick to feed the hungry. Deliberate starvation is Satan’s work. Lord, have mercy on our nation. ⚓️
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BREAKING: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issues an administrative stay in the SNAP benefits case, for the First Circuit to issue its ruling on the stay request (“with dispatch”).
Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).
Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).
![ORDER
The applicants are seeking a stay of two orders of the United States
District Court for the District of Rhode Island, case No. 1:25-cv-569. See D.
Ct. Minute Entry (Oct. 31, 2025) and Docket Number 34 (Nov. 6, 2025).
These orders require the applicants to fully fund benefits for the
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program ("SNAP") for the month of
November, and to distribute that funding by the end of the day on November 7, 2025 (today).
Earlier today, the applicants asked the United States Court of Appeals
for the First Circuit to stay the District Court's orders pending appeal, and to
issue an administrative stay to facilitate its consideration of that stay motion.
At 6:08 p.m., the First Circuit denied the applicants' request for an
administrative stay, but stated that it "intend[s] to issue a decision on [the
stay pending appeal] motion as quickly as possible." Rhode Island State
Council of Churches v. Rollins, No. 25-2089 (CA1 Nov. 7, 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibyydayzagrotqzm753km6mib7xxccml3zlxpnonrwd2i6ootfla4@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
BREAKING: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issues an administrative stay in the SNAP benefits case, for the First Circuit to issue its ruling on the stay request (“with dispatch”).
Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).
Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).
Every service corporation today: provides no or little customer service.
When you decide to leave: Can we talk a half hour please about why you are leaving us?
When you decide to leave: Can we talk a half hour please about why you are leaving us?
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Every service corporation today: provides no or little customer service.
When you decide to leave: Can we talk a half hour please about why you are leaving us?
When you decide to leave: Can we talk a half hour please about why you are leaving us?
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Burt Meyer, a Chicago toy designer behind classics like Lite-Brite, Mouse Trap, and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, died Oct. 30 at 99, leaving a joyful, generations-spanning legacy.
Burt Meyer, Chicago toymaker behind classics like Mouse Trap, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, has died at 99
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Burt Meyer, a Chicago toy designer behind classics like Lite-Brite, Mouse Trap, and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, died Oct. 30 at 99, leaving a joyful, generations-spanning legacy.
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Accurate headline
Mastermind of the Iraq War Lies Dick Cheney Dies at 84
George W. Bush made him the most powerful VP ever, and the man who came to embrace his Darth Vader moniker used that role to push the nation into its bloodiest modern debacle.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Accurate headline
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It’s official: Zohran Mamdani has been elected the next mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
That’s Mayor Mamdani to You
It’s official: Zohran Mamdani has been elected the next mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
www.thecut.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
It’s official: Zohran Mamdani has been elected the next mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
Dick Cheney deserves much of the blame for what our nation is suffering through right now.
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Dick Cheney deserves much of the blame for what our nation is suffering through right now.
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Man, small town people remember things that your oldest brother did 12 years before you were born or that your grandmother’s sister ran off with their great uncle and hold those grudges against you, personally, in perpetuity. Big city folk met in passing got no time for generational beef.
November 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Man, small town people remember things that your oldest brother did 12 years before you were born or that your grandmother’s sister ran off with their great uncle and hold those grudges against you, personally, in perpetuity. Big city folk met in passing got no time for generational beef.
I wonder where the popular myth that small town American folk are nicer than big city folk came from. Hollywood? I have found no real-life evidence of it.
November 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I wonder where the popular myth that small town American folk are nicer than big city folk came from. Hollywood? I have found no real-life evidence of it.
What’s with hotel staff in small or medium American cities, when you ask for restaurant recs? The answer is alway Texas Roadhouse.
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What’s with hotel staff in small or medium American cities, when you ask for restaurant recs? The answer is alway Texas Roadhouse.
So, ICE won the World Series, I guess.
November 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So, ICE won the World Series, I guess.
Not turning on the TV in a hotel is a sign of maturity.
November 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Not turning on the TV in a hotel is a sign of maturity.
Yesterday I experienced a day in New York City like “After Hours.” It can still happen.
November 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Yesterday I experienced a day in New York City like “After Hours.” It can still happen.
Our democracy is now like one of those old payphones where you have to keep pushing money into the slot every five minutes to even retain a connection.
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Our democracy is now like one of those old payphones where you have to keep pushing money into the slot every five minutes to even retain a connection.