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Robert Weiter
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Retired pastor, theologian, retired therapist (MSW, LCSW), former broadcaster. Currently freelance journalist, commentator, opinion writer.
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Remember the Massachusetts judge who was arrested during the first Trump term for allegedly helping a migrant escape ICE? Feds dropped the criminal charges?
The Massachusetts Judicial Conduct Commission has recommended a public reprimand, a victory for the judge.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Reprimand recommended for Massachusetts judge accused of helping man evade ICE
A Massachusetts judge who was criminally charged during the first Trump administration with helping a migrant avoid arrest by an immigration agent at her courthouse should only receive a public reprimand, a judicial disciplinary hearing officer concluded, because she was unaware of the plan to help the migrant escape.
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
robertweiter.bsky.social
I've opposed the legalization of remote sports gambling and the recent arrests of athletes and managers vindicates my concerns.
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are the latest arrested In a scheme to rig #MLB bets.
#corruption #sports #betting #gambling
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/s...
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers indicted by feds as part of ‘sports betting and money laundering conspiracy’ | CNN
Cleveland Guardians’ pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted for allegedly taking part in a scheme to rig bets placed on Major League Baseball games.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
robertweiter.bsky.social
🍜 Beef and rice stuffed orange pepper topped with freshly grated Parmesan from a block and marinara topped homemade russet skin on buttermilk mashed potatoes, pickled beets and a salad with all the fix'ns, roasted corn on the cob and homemade buttermilk ranch dressing, fresh brewed iced tea.
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Reposted by Robert Weiter
skye57.bsky.social
Americans no longer know how to protest. They are protesting anything and everything. FOR A DAY. In the 50’s the NAACP spent years planning the Montgomery bus boycott, selected the right person in Rosa Parks to set it off, then kept going it for over a year with carpools managed by volunteers.
July 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
robertweiter.bsky.social
The US claims that Iran hatched a plot to kill the Israeli ambassador to Mexico and that it was thwarted by Mexican authorities. Mexico officially denies that this took place. @france24.com offers a detailed report.
#Mexico #Iran #terrorism #conspiracy #Israel

www.france24.com/en/live-news...
US accuses Iran in plot to kill Israeli ambassador in Mexico
The United States and Israel on Friday accused Iran of trying to kill Israel's ambassador to Mexico, with Tehran rejecting the claim as a "big lie" and the Mexican government saying it was unaware of…
www.france24.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Reposted by Robert Weiter
npr.org
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington. n.pr/4968Bvg
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
robertweiter.bsky.social
Trump, again showing his deference to autocratic leaders, grants Hungry a 1 year extension from tariffs for buying Russian energy.
@cnn.com: www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
#ViktorOrbán #Russian #energy
#politics
Trump grants Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions, White House says | CNN
President Donald Trump told Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that the United States will not penalize Hungary for continuing to purchase Russian energy for one year, softening the impact of sanct...
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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🍜 Wendy's to close hundreds of locations. @cnn.com via @firstalert4.com:
www.firstalert4.com/2025/11/07/w...
#Wendys #restaurants #business
#burgers #FastFood
(I haven't been to Wendy's in 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. The ones near me closed long ago.)
Wendy’s plans to close hundreds of restaurants
Wendy’s is planning to close hundreds of its restaurants.
www.firstalert4.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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🍜 An American take on a #British classic -- fish and chips with dark malt vinegar on the whole thing. I served it with green beans and bacon with Aromat® seasoning, staple in most British kitchens as common as salt and pepper here..
It's traditionally served with mushy peas or curry.
#food
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Issuing an administrative stay, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson late Friday temporarily halted a court order that would have required the Trump administration to fund food stamps in full. @nytimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
#SCOTUS #SNAP #FoodStamps #hunger #JusticeJackson #BreakingNews
Live Updates: Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump to Curtail Food Stamp Funding
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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USDA will issue full SNAP benefits for November, complying with a federal judges order.
#SNAP #benefits @USDA #FoodAssistance
@firstalert4.com reports:
www.firstalert4.com/2025/11/07/u...
#USDA
A copy of the official statement in the following post in this thread
USDA working to pay full SNAP benefits to states for November, officials say
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said that it is working to comply with a federal judge’s order to provide full food benefits this month.
www.firstalert4.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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This ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
#ElonMusk
#oligarch
#AmericanOligarch
#power
#UnitedStates
A satirical editorial cartoon illustration in a traditional, cross-hatched, comic-strip style. A gigantic Elon Musk stands on a massive pile of crushed cars and rubble in the center of the frame, towering over a recognizable, generic cityscape in the background. He is depicted with an exaggerated, large head and a mildly smug expression. He is wearing a simple, slightly rumpled white T-shirt that clearly reads in red block letters, "AMERICAN OLIGARCH." He has one hand casually in his pocket and uses the other to point toward the upper right corner. In the background, a sleek, silver SpaceX-style rocket labeled "X-corp." is launching skyward. The exhaust from the rocket is depicted as a plume of money symbols (dollars and coins) and Twitter "X" logos, raining down onto the city below. At the bottom of the rubble pile, the small planet Earth sits almost like a discarded toy. A small sign stuck into the rubble reads "Mars Colony." A cluster of a half-dozen small, confused-looking people stand below the pile, looking up at Musk and the launching rocket with question marks above their heads. The overall mood is one of social commentary on wealth, power, and technological focus.
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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propublica.org
📽️ WATCH: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.

Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.

🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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This is worth watching. Joe Neguse (D-CO) responds to a reporter's question about how #Democrats should respond to the continuing #shutdown during the "Democrats Press Conference on Government Shutdown and Nutrition Programs". (October 30, 2025)
substack.com/@xplicitpoli...
The full video / 2
Nick Perri (@xplicitpolitix)
This is exactly how you answer such a stupid fucking question.
substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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fpwellman.bsky.social
The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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#Google introduces interactive conversations with #AI in Google #Maps using real-time data integration. "Turn right at Mike's Cafe," for example.
blog.google/products/map...
#navigation
#technology
#upgrades
Google Maps navigation gets a powerful boost with Gemini
Getting around is easier than ever thanks to Gemini capabilities and our trusted real-world information.
blog.google
November 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
robertweiter.bsky.social
#Trump's been having meltdowns on #TruthSocial for hours.
#meltdown #TrumpMeltdown
Screenshot of a truth social post by Donald Trump: Fake Polls are being shown by the Radical Left 1 heavily toward Democrats and Far Left Winge and even the Reasonable Polls, I have the Bes I have ever had and, why shouldn't I? I ended e ated the Greatest Economy in the History of ou <ept Prices, Inflation, and Taxes down, and am ; for Right Track / Wrong Track for a future U.S. never change, they are evil and corrupt but, as y beautiful surroundings, I say to myself, "Oh, Ic he Oval Office!" Screenshot from Donald Trump's post on truth social: REPUBLICANS, TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER! GET BACK TO PASSING LEGISLATION AND VOTER REFORM! President DJT Post from Donald Trump on truth social (after Democrats win multiple elections): ...AND SO IT BEGINS!
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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🚨🚨🚨 #BreakingNews - A huge cargo plane operated by UPS has crashed in Louisville, Kentucky according to @cnn.com.
UPS Flight 2976 crashed just after 5 p.m. local time flying to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/u...
#planecrash
#ups
A UPS plane with 3 crew members crashed near the Louisville airport | CNN
A UPS MD-11 plane crashed shortly after take-off near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
www.cnn.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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🍜 Arroz con pollo with vegetables, homemade refried black beans with toasted white corn tortilla over an.opem flame the traditional manner. (Black beans, red onions, red and green peppers, tomatoes, poblano peppers fire roasted jalapeños and habaneros, onions, garlic, cilantro and spices.)
#food
A paper plate holding pollo y arroz with vegetables, homemade refried black beans and fire toasted white corn tortillas.
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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I created this using Grok's video generation capacities to encourage people to vote and volunteer. The "two V's" are extremely important if we are to save democracy.
#PSA #elections #charity #volunteer #volunteerism #America
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon. Other credentialed "correspondents" include LindellTv, The Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial and One America Network and a bunch of social media influencers.

This is where we are now.
#BreakingNews

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
robertweiter.bsky.social
🍜 I'm still in the mood for #Mexican, so, for tonight, a #vegetarian variation, tofu rancheros over Mexican-style rice with mixed vegetables, flame toasted white corn tortillas, fresh, #homemade refried beans, chile verde salsa with blue corn chips and fresh brewed iced tea.
#BudgetFriendly
#food
Tofu rancheros on traditionally seasoned Mexican style rice with mixed vegetables, homemade refried black beans and flame toasted white corn tortillas on a paper plate, next to the paper plate in the upper center of the picture, fresh brewed iced tea. To the right of that, salsa Verde. Below the salsa is a ball of blue corn chips.
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Layoffs across the country increasing and many companies have paused new hiring, @semafor.com reports.
#layoffs #economy #employment
#investors
www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
US layoffs reflect ‘no hire, more fire’ environment
Amazon, UPS, Intel, Accenture, and Microsoft have announced layoffs recently, citing shrinking margins and the adoption of AI.
www.semafor.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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🍜 Southwestern Ranch salad featuring Honey Chipotle Beef, hydroponic butterhead lettuce green & red peppers, red onions, grape tomatoes, black beans and black olives, #homemade southwestern ranch dressing ( featuring fire roasted tomatoes, fire roasted red peppers and fire roasted habaneros).
#food
A large bowl containing Southwestern Ranch salad featuring Honey Chipotle Beef, hydroponic butterhead lettuce green & red peppers, red onions, grape tomatoes, black beans and black olives before I had the salad dressing and the blue corn tortilla chips. A large white ball containing Southwestern Ranch salad featuring Honey Chipotle Beef, hydroponic butterhead lettuce green & red peppers, red onions, grape tomatoes, black beans and black olives, #homemade southwestern ranch dressing ( featuring fire roasted tomatoes, fire roasted red peppers and fire roasted habaneros) with blue corn tortilla chips.
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Trump's social media company is now going to allow both betting on politics and spots on #TruthSocial.
www.gamingtoday.com/news/donald-...
( IMHO, there are lots of conflicts with this and it is another chance for more grift. #DonaldTrump #DonJr #DonaldJr #TrumpFamilyGrift #grifters
Donald Trump's Truth Social Launching US Prediction Market
Trump’s Truth Social is launching “Truth Predict,” a crypto-powered prediction market reshaping how Americans bet on events.
www.gamingtoday.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM