Robin Kirk
@robinkirk.bsky.social
Vagina American, science booster, writer, Duke Human Rights Center fan girl, pocket Rottie walker, emotional support human to Maximus Stripus, whistle at the ready. GOOD TROUBLE ALWAYS, she/y'all/youse, posts mine own http://linktr.ee/robinkirk.
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Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
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There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror. #sundaysentence #humanrights @mashagessen.bsky.social
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror. #sundaysentence #humanrights @mashagessen.bsky.social
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror. #sundaysentence #humanrights @mashagessen.bsky.social
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“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
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Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
Absolutely outraged. A snap protest in #durhamNC. #AbolishICE. Arrest those federal agents responsible for murdering innocent people. Noem must resign in utter disgrace. ICE is a terrorist group and is anti-American.
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Absolutely outraged. A snap protest in #durhamNC. #AbolishICE. Arrest those federal agents responsible for murdering innocent people. Noem must resign in utter disgrace. ICE is a terrorist group and is anti-American.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
Why isn't @klobuchar.senate.gov giving a long-ass @booker.senate.gov-style speech on the Senate floor detailing these horrors instead of tippity-tapping on Bluesky? Where is @smith.senate.gov ? Why isn't the MN delegation shutting down the House a la John Lewis? WHERE ARE YOU?
Our local law enforcement, mayors, and community leaders all agree: The best way to restore order and safety in Minnesota is for ICE to leave our streets.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
January 16, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Why isn't @klobuchar.senate.gov giving a long-ass @booker.senate.gov-style speech on the Senate floor detailing these horrors instead of tippity-tapping on Bluesky? Where is @smith.senate.gov ? Why isn't the MN delegation shutting down the House a la John Lewis? WHERE ARE YOU?
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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“They just assaulted him. The whole f*cking thing is absurd.”
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 AM
“They just assaulted him. The whole f*cking thing is absurd.”
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Andor's Nemik eulogizes Renee Nicole Good.
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Andor's Nemik eulogizes Renee Nicole Good.
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
If the art seemed insane, it was merely a reflection of the times #SundaySentence
Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art
Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art
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January 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
If the art seemed insane, it was merely a reflection of the times #SundaySentence
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What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
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The sea behind was a patchwork of black water and phosphorescent foam, and the last of the burning zeppelin’s flames were dwindling into nothing as it sank (a re-read review bit.ly/4p5JCwl ) #SundaySentence
December 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The sea behind was a patchwork of black water and phosphorescent foam, and the last of the burning zeppelin’s flames were dwindling into nothing as it sank (a re-read review bit.ly/4p5JCwl ) #SundaySentence
The sea behind was a patchwork of black water and phosphorescent foam, and the last of the burning zeppelin’s flames were dwindling into nothing as it sank (a re-read review bit.ly/4p5JCwl ) #SundaySentence
December 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The sea behind was a patchwork of black water and phosphorescent foam, and the last of the burning zeppelin’s flames were dwindling into nothing as it sank (a re-read review bit.ly/4p5JCwl ) #SundaySentence
Written for radio and performed in 2019 at The Regulator: one of the best Christmas stories ever www.pbs.org/video/allan-...
PBS NC Arts | Allan Gurganus: A Fool for Christmas | Season 2020
Allan Gurganus created a new holiday tradition with a Christmas story he reads every year.
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December 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Written for radio and performed in 2019 at The Regulator: one of the best Christmas stories ever www.pbs.org/video/allan-...
As much as I love "His Dark Materials" and the characters, my Subtle Knife reread revealed some of the worn underpinnings and loose hinges of Pullman’s worldview #kidlit #fantasy robinkirk.substack.com/p/the-subtle...
The Subtle Knife re-read
TL;DR: short on gender relations, long on adventure
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December 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
As much as I love "His Dark Materials" and the characters, my Subtle Knife reread revealed some of the worn underpinnings and loose hinges of Pullman’s worldview #kidlit #fantasy robinkirk.substack.com/p/the-subtle...
In addition to the spiked 60 Minutes report on CECOT, the Salvadoran torture site/prison, @frontlinepbs.bsky.social did this excellent report #humanrights #torture youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=Lku5h9xjrqc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&themeRefresh=1
Surviving CECOT (full doc) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + @ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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December 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In addition to the spiked 60 Minutes report on CECOT, the Salvadoran torture site/prison, @frontlinepbs.bsky.social did this excellent report #humanrights #torture youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=Lku5h9xjrqc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&themeRefresh=1
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
Irreverence is a tool, not a way of life: Taylor Mac quoting Mother Flawless Sabrina #SundaySentence www.taylormacholidaysauce.com/the-queens
Meet the Queens — Taylor Mac Holiday Sauce
Holiday Sauce honors the legendary Mother Flawless Sabrina who produced her first drag pageant in 1959 and many more for decades to follow. Until her death in 2017 at the age of 78, Flawless served as...
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December 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Irreverence is a tool, not a way of life: Taylor Mac quoting Mother Flawless Sabrina #SundaySentence www.taylormacholidaysauce.com/the-queens
