Robert Sebastian
@robertthered.bsky.social
Father of four, happy husband, software engineer, MTG player and board game enthusiast, erstwhile philosopher and theologian.
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I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
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Trump created something they call:
"BABY JAIL"
There are hundreds of preschoolers, toddlers & babies in this "BABY JAIL!"
HUNDREDS!
And it's all being paid for on your dime, with your taxpayer dollars & being done in your name!
Imagine the trauma, the harm, the abuse!
BABY JAIL!
#ICELawlessness
"BABY JAIL"
There are hundreds of preschoolers, toddlers & babies in this "BABY JAIL!"
HUNDREDS!
And it's all being paid for on your dime, with your taxpayer dollars & being done in your name!
Imagine the trauma, the harm, the abuse!
BABY JAIL!
#ICELawlessness
February 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Trump created something they call:
"BABY JAIL"
There are hundreds of preschoolers, toddlers & babies in this "BABY JAIL!"
HUNDREDS!
And it's all being paid for on your dime, with your taxpayer dollars & being done in your name!
Imagine the trauma, the harm, the abuse!
BABY JAIL!
#ICELawlessness
"BABY JAIL"
There are hundreds of preschoolers, toddlers & babies in this "BABY JAIL!"
HUNDREDS!
And it's all being paid for on your dime, with your taxpayer dollars & being done in your name!
Imagine the trauma, the harm, the abuse!
BABY JAIL!
#ICELawlessness
Angry about ICE? This is a campaign which might actually get the Republicans’ attention: “Resist and Unsubscribe”.
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
Resist and Unsubscribe
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Angry about ICE? This is a campaign which might actually get the Republicans’ attention: “Resist and Unsubscribe”.
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
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The more we learn about the attack on Marimar Martinez, the worse it gets: Greg Bovino actually THANKED the agent who shot a U.S. citizen five times.
This agency is rotten from top to bottom and should absolutely be held accountable.
This agency is rotten from top to bottom and should absolutely be held accountable.
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The more we learn about the attack on Marimar Martinez, the worse it gets: Greg Bovino actually THANKED the agent who shot a U.S. citizen five times.
This agency is rotten from top to bottom and should absolutely be held accountable.
This agency is rotten from top to bottom and should absolutely be held accountable.
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Nothing says trust me on public health like bragging about snorting cocaine off a toilet seat
February 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Nothing says trust me on public health like bragging about snorting cocaine off a toilet seat
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When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
There is apparently no end to the evils the United States has helped Israel inflict upon Gaza.
The U.S. government and Europe provided illegal thermal weapons to Israel that *evaporated* nearly 3,000 Palestinians according to an Al Jazeera investigation. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
There is apparently no end to the evils the United States has helped Israel inflict upon Gaza.
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I cannot be bothered to read or listen to AI slop!
Commenting "ai;dr" means “AI; didn’t read”. It is to inform low-quality shitposters that their lame, low-effort “AI” post will not be read.
“tl;dr" is internet speak for “too long; didn’t read”.
"ai;dr" is internet speak for "AI; didn't read".
Commenting "ai;dr" means “AI; didn’t read”. It is to inform low-quality shitposters that their lame, low-effort “AI” post will not be read.
“tl;dr" is internet speak for “too long; didn’t read”.
"ai;dr" is internet speak for "AI; didn't read".
February 12, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I cannot be bothered to read or listen to AI slop!
Commenting "ai;dr" means “AI; didn’t read”. It is to inform low-quality shitposters that their lame, low-effort “AI” post will not be read.
“tl;dr" is internet speak for “too long; didn’t read”.
"ai;dr" is internet speak for "AI; didn't read".
Commenting "ai;dr" means “AI; didn’t read”. It is to inform low-quality shitposters that their lame, low-effort “AI” post will not be read.
“tl;dr" is internet speak for “too long; didn’t read”.
"ai;dr" is internet speak for "AI; didn't read".
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The depravity of Trump and the ultra-wealthy need to be exposed. They need to be held accountable for the rape and sex-trafficking of young children.
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The depravity of Trump and the ultra-wealthy need to be exposed. They need to be held accountable for the rape and sex-trafficking of young children.
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After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
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Take 1 minute.
Do something about it.
☎️ 202 224 3121 call Congress 📱 text SIGN PTAQFQ to 50409
📣 write letters @resist.bot
resist.bot/petitions/PT...
Do something about it.
☎️ 202 224 3121 call Congress 📱 text SIGN PTAQFQ to 50409
📣 write letters @resist.bot
resist.bot/petitions/PT...
Oppose ICE Detention Expansion in the Pacific Northwest
Text SIGN PTAQFQ to 50409 to send this to your officials.
resist.bot
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Take 1 minute.
Do something about it.
☎️ 202 224 3121 call Congress 📱 text SIGN PTAQFQ to 50409
📣 write letters @resist.bot
resist.bot/petitions/PT...
Do something about it.
☎️ 202 224 3121 call Congress 📱 text SIGN PTAQFQ to 50409
📣 write letters @resist.bot
resist.bot/petitions/PT...
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One of the best arguments I have ever seen to study history. It's not about memorizing dates, it's about learning of the past, to understand the present and make a better future.
Humanities matter if you care about humanity.
Humanities matter if you care about humanity.
February 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
One of the best arguments I have ever seen to study history. It's not about memorizing dates, it's about learning of the past, to understand the present and make a better future.
Humanities matter if you care about humanity.
Humanities matter if you care about humanity.
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Since it’s now #SuperBowl Sunday, I’m reposting this for anyone who is still trying to decide which team to support
February 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Since it’s now #SuperBowl Sunday, I’m reposting this for anyone who is still trying to decide which team to support
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No funding for ICE or other terrorist organizations. It's that simple.
February 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
No funding for ICE or other terrorist organizations. It's that simple.
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A list concentration camps by state has been outlined here. They also offer information relating to the for-profit institutions being used by DHS for purposes of holding individuals they have opted to detain - for whatever reason(s).
concentrationcamps.us
concentrationcamps.us
US Concentration Camp List
concentrationcamps.us
February 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
A list concentration camps by state has been outlined here. They also offer information relating to the for-profit institutions being used by DHS for purposes of holding individuals they have opted to detain - for whatever reason(s).
concentrationcamps.us
concentrationcamps.us
This hero’s advice is extremely applicable to the USA right now:
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This hero’s advice is extremely applicable to the USA right now:
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Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
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Bad Bunny at the Grammys: "Before I say thanks to God, I want to say ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans."
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Bad Bunny at the Grammys: "Before I say thanks to God, I want to say ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans."
A thorough assessment by a former urban warfare commander reaches the same conclusion as many: Israel made no real effort to limit civilian casualties in Gaza (and still doesn’t).
This @warontherocks.bsky.social piece (warontherocks.com/2026/01/gaza...) on Israel's conduct in Gaza is devastating and ought to put solidly to rest the undead claim that Israel was exercising some sort of exceptional restraint.
I look forward to the folks claiming that studiously not reading it.
I look forward to the folks claiming that studiously not reading it.
Gaza and the Conduct of Urban War: Civilian Harm, Risk, and Responsibility
Urban warfare is often invoked as an alibi: dense terrain, an embedded enemy, human shields, imperfect intelligence. These conditions are real but they do
warontherocks.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:42 AM
A thorough assessment by a former urban warfare commander reaches the same conclusion as many: Israel made no real effort to limit civilian casualties in Gaza (and still doesn’t).
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Settler pogroms ran out the last 2 of (once) 120 Bedouin families in Ras Ein al-Auja in the Jordan valley.
The settlers graffiti'd the horrifying "Third Nakba 2026" on abandoned structures.
This, from the editorial board of Haaretz, a large center-left Israeli paper:
Unpaywalled, next skeet
The settlers graffiti'd the horrifying "Third Nakba 2026" on abandoned structures.
This, from the editorial board of Haaretz, a large center-left Israeli paper:
Unpaywalled, next skeet
The Israeli ethnic cleansing militias in the West Bank have succeeded once again | Editorial
This Is What the Normalization of Ethnic Cleansing Looks Like. We Must Not Look Away. If the Opposition and the Public That Is Not Ideologically Aligned With the Far Right's Vision Do Not Wake Up, the...
www.haaretz.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Settler pogroms ran out the last 2 of (once) 120 Bedouin families in Ras Ein al-Auja in the Jordan valley.
The settlers graffiti'd the horrifying "Third Nakba 2026" on abandoned structures.
This, from the editorial board of Haaretz, a large center-left Israeli paper:
Unpaywalled, next skeet
The settlers graffiti'd the horrifying "Third Nakba 2026" on abandoned structures.
This, from the editorial board of Haaretz, a large center-left Israeli paper:
Unpaywalled, next skeet
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Gavin Newsom: “ You will not have a country if he rigs this election — you will have a president who will be running for a third term
He is wrecking this country, wrecking the economy. He's a lawless president. Wake up, America — wake up to what's going on”
He is wrecking this country, wrecking the economy. He's a lawless president. Wake up, America — wake up to what's going on”
January 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Gavin Newsom: “ You will not have a country if he rigs this election — you will have a president who will be running for a third term
He is wrecking this country, wrecking the economy. He's a lawless president. Wake up, America — wake up to what's going on”
He is wrecking this country, wrecking the economy. He's a lawless president. Wake up, America — wake up to what's going on”
A spiritual leader calling out spiritual leaders who just want us all to ‘make nice’. I fully support this message.
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
A spiritual leader calling out spiritual leaders who just want us all to ‘make nice’. I fully support this message.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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"The [regime] has responded to the public execution of Alex Pretti by unleashing a torrent of lies that are flatly contradicted by multiple videos of the killing"
"We are living through a moment of moral reckoning..choose to support democracy & humanity, or not"
Do all you can, stand for democracy
"We are living through a moment of moral reckoning..choose to support democracy & humanity, or not"
Do all you can, stand for democracy
The extra-judicial execution of Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2025
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:12 PM
"The [regime] has responded to the public execution of Alex Pretti by unleashing a torrent of lies that are flatly contradicted by multiple videos of the killing"
"We are living through a moment of moral reckoning..choose to support democracy & humanity, or not"
Do all you can, stand for democracy
"We are living through a moment of moral reckoning..choose to support democracy & humanity, or not"
Do all you can, stand for democracy
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I'm at a loss for words. I'm glad someone else has them.
January 25, 2026 at 8:51 AM
I'm at a loss for words. I'm glad someone else has them.