Rob Pollard
@robpollard45.bsky.social
Midwesterner. Skeptical, particularly of "economic anxiety." Trying to stay open-minded but generally, they are who we thought they were. Michigan fan. Dems need to reckon w fact Trump won 48% of Latino voters.
Very disrespectful to Beck.
Very disrespectful to Beck.
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Rob Pollard
@robpollard45.bsky.social
· Jul 28
Alright, as one of my bugaboos is "all the economic data looks pretty good! We're on our way" and I'd like to see non-aggregated evidence that this is the case (e.g., big company is hiring 5,000 people) and see how things are going in non-AI, crypto, super-rich space, I'll track here.
How the YouTube algo gets ya: I watch a Power Station video bc of a post on Bksy. YT says, "How about this?"
I love the way Robert Palmer strolls out, stylish & cool, like he's going to award an Oscar. Casually picks up the mic & boom! Starts singing, perfectly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF2s...
I love the way Robert Palmer strolls out, stylish & cool, like he's going to award an Oscar. Casually picks up the mic & boom! Starts singing, perfectly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF2s...
Robert Palmer Simply Irresistible Live on Letterman
YouTube video by ChilloutRecords
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:53 PM
How the YouTube algo gets ya: I watch a Power Station video bc of a post on Bksy. YT says, "How about this?"
I love the way Robert Palmer strolls out, stylish & cool, like he's going to award an Oscar. Casually picks up the mic & boom! Starts singing, perfectly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF2s...
I love the way Robert Palmer strolls out, stylish & cool, like he's going to award an Oscar. Casually picks up the mic & boom! Starts singing, perfectly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF2s...
This is so sad.
Every time I see one of those "Liberals are buying more guns" etc articles, I think of how it is far more likely that a gun in your home will be either used on yourself or a family member as opposed to an intruder, let alone on the US government.
deadline.com/2026/02/pulp...
Every time I see one of those "Liberals are buying more guns" etc articles, I think of how it is far more likely that a gun in your home will be either used on yourself or a family member as opposed to an intruder, let alone on the US government.
deadline.com/2026/02/pulp...
‘Pulp Fiction’ Actor Peter Greene Died Of Accidental Self-Inflicted Gunshot To Armpit
Pulp Fiction actor Peter Greene died in December after accidentally shooting himself in the left armpit, according to New York's Chief Medical Examiner.
deadline.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This is so sad.
Every time I see one of those "Liberals are buying more guns" etc articles, I think of how it is far more likely that a gun in your home will be either used on yourself or a family member as opposed to an intruder, let alone on the US government.
deadline.com/2026/02/pulp...
Every time I see one of those "Liberals are buying more guns" etc articles, I think of how it is far more likely that a gun in your home will be either used on yourself or a family member as opposed to an intruder, let alone on the US government.
deadline.com/2026/02/pulp...
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The customer paid more, the market got less efficient, and everyone lived happily ever after. 🤡
TRUMP: This gentleman has a great company. We was in big trouble and then I put on the tariffs. It's amazing anyone could complain about them
BIZ OWNER: It's been a game changer. We were competing with China. They were producing racks at $90 a piece. Our costs alone are $150. You leveled it
BIZ OWNER: It's been a game changer. We were competing with China. They were producing racks at $90 a piece. Our costs alone are $150. You leveled it
February 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The customer paid more, the market got less efficient, and everyone lived happily ever after. 🤡
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The Ash Wednesday procession through the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church - honoring immigrants, immigration detainees and those killed by ICE & Border Patrol - has begun.
Chicago Archbishop and Cardinal Blase Cupich is near the head of the march.
Chicago Archbishop and Cardinal Blase Cupich is near the head of the march.
February 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
The Ash Wednesday procession through the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church - honoring immigrants, immigration detainees and those killed by ICE & Border Patrol - has begun.
Chicago Archbishop and Cardinal Blase Cupich is near the head of the march.
Chicago Archbishop and Cardinal Blase Cupich is near the head of the march.
Reposted by Rob Pollard
Surprise new U2.
U2 Surprise Drop Politically-Charged 'Days of Ash' EP With Six New Songs — Rolling Stone
The collection delves into ICE, Israel, the West Bank, Ukraine, Iran — and features a guest vocal by Ed Sheeran
apple.news
February 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Surprise new U2.
Let's gooooooooooooooooooo!!!
FAILURE Announces New Album 'Location Lost'
FAILURE Announces New Album 'Location Lost'
Beloved and influential Los Angeles trio FAILURE — Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards and Kelli Scott — has announced "Location Lost", its seventh studio album and fourth since reuniting in 2014 after a 17-yea...
blabbermouth.net
February 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Let's gooooooooooooooooooo!!!
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Any Dem that comes in without a plan for court reform will effectively be a lame duck on day 1, who will spend 4 years giving orders to agencies that the Supreme Court tears up and reverses with the help of burrowed right wing bureaucrats.
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Any Dem that comes in without a plan for court reform will effectively be a lame duck on day 1, who will spend 4 years giving orders to agencies that the Supreme Court tears up and reverses with the help of burrowed right wing bureaucrats.
Who on SNL or any of the late-night shows could pull this off today? And if they had the person, would the show let them?
I could see Michael Che making a joke about it during Update. But a whole sketch or song?
vimeo.com/139091477
I could see Michael Che making a joke about it during Update. But a whole sketch or song?
vimeo.com/139091477
Eddie Murphy Hymie Town
Jesse Jackson calls New York City, " HymieTown"
vimeo.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Who on SNL or any of the late-night shows could pull this off today? And if they had the person, would the show let them?
I could see Michael Che making a joke about it during Update. But a whole sketch or song?
vimeo.com/139091477
I could see Michael Che making a joke about it during Update. But a whole sketch or song?
vimeo.com/139091477
bsky.app/profile/robp...
With the Colbert situation that they're interfering w his interviews, the inaction of the 60 Minutes crew gets worse by the day.
Quitting to "spend more time w your family" isn't much of a plan.
With the Colbert situation that they're interfering w his interviews, the inaction of the 60 Minutes crew gets worse by the day.
Quitting to "spend more time w your family" isn't much of a plan.
Better than nothing, but not by a lot.
The 60 Minutes crew should have already left & started (via Kickstarter, lib billionaire, whatever) a "weekly report" show. Build the media environment you want to see.
Instead, looks like they'll just melt away to their penthouses.
bsky.app/profile/robp...
The 60 Minutes crew should have already left & started (via Kickstarter, lib billionaire, whatever) a "weekly report" show. Build the media environment you want to see.
Instead, looks like they'll just melt away to their penthouses.
bsky.app/profile/robp...
*Way* too many people at CBS, especially at 60 Minutes, are just frozen in place. I know it's a rough media economic environment, but taking the work into your own hands (in a big way) is necessary. Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl, Anderson Cooper etc are failing the moment.
bsky.app/profile/robp...
bsky.app/profile/robp...
February 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
bsky.app/profile/robp...
With the Colbert situation that they're interfering w his interviews, the inaction of the 60 Minutes crew gets worse by the day.
Quitting to "spend more time w your family" isn't much of a plan.
With the Colbert situation that they're interfering w his interviews, the inaction of the 60 Minutes crew gets worse by the day.
Quitting to "spend more time w your family" isn't much of a plan.
Billy Steinberg died -- a guy whose songs everyone over the age of 40 knows very well (Like a Virgin; Alone; Eternal Flame; True Colors; I Touch Myself).
I love top-notch songwriters. They make magic out of the familiar (and Tom Kelly had a great falsetto!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91qw...
I love top-notch songwriters. They make magic out of the familiar (and Tom Kelly had a great falsetto!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91qw...
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly in "Walk On By: The Story of Popular Song"
YouTube video by billysteinberg
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Billy Steinberg died -- a guy whose songs everyone over the age of 40 knows very well (Like a Virgin; Alone; Eternal Flame; True Colors; I Touch Myself).
I love top-notch songwriters. They make magic out of the familiar (and Tom Kelly had a great falsetto!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91qw...
I love top-notch songwriters. They make magic out of the familiar (and Tom Kelly had a great falsetto!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91qw...
OK, the "heterodox" pushback (e.g., see Noah Rothman today) that the Epstein saga is not a big deal / witch hunt / moral panic is generally pretty darn clueless. The US has underplayed it, if anything.
...but that said, this is moral panic stuff by Dearborn Schools.
www.mlive.com/news/detroit...
...but that said, this is moral panic stuff by Dearborn Schools.
www.mlive.com/news/detroit...
Epstein ties to former Lifetouch CEO prompt Dearborn Schools to cancel photo day
The company's former CEO is mentioned in the Epstein Files over 8,200 times.
www.mlive.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:57 AM
OK, the "heterodox" pushback (e.g., see Noah Rothman today) that the Epstein saga is not a big deal / witch hunt / moral panic is generally pretty darn clueless. The US has underplayed it, if anything.
...but that said, this is moral panic stuff by Dearborn Schools.
www.mlive.com/news/detroit...
...but that said, this is moral panic stuff by Dearborn Schools.
www.mlive.com/news/detroit...
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It's useful to focus on one issue - say climate or LGBT rights - and analyze closely how a Dem admin handled it versus how a GOP admin did.
If you have red lines, great... if you're still doing "Dems are moderate Rs" or "uniparty" talk when the gulf between the parties is this vast, you're stupid.
If you have red lines, great... if you're still doing "Dems are moderate Rs" or "uniparty" talk when the gulf between the parties is this vast, you're stupid.
You are one member of a larger coalition. That coalition has a process through which it decides who will lead it. “If you don’t decide to support my guy, I will leave the coalition” is behavior that will destroy the coalition, weaken yourself, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes than participating
Hey maybe the dems should learn a lesson and not run "moderate" Dems who are actually just republicans
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
It's useful to focus on one issue - say climate or LGBT rights - and analyze closely how a Dem admin handled it versus how a GOP admin did.
If you have red lines, great... if you're still doing "Dems are moderate Rs" or "uniparty" talk when the gulf between the parties is this vast, you're stupid.
If you have red lines, great... if you're still doing "Dems are moderate Rs" or "uniparty" talk when the gulf between the parties is this vast, you're stupid.
Mitch Albom may do great charity work, and I understand why the @freep.com would let their shell of a newspaper still run his once-a-week column (a world-famous author -- you keep those around), but his sometimes reactionary, out of touch nonsense, can be ridiculous.
www.freep.com/story/sports...
www.freep.com/story/sports...
Mitch Albom: Nancy Guthrie case raises new worry of kidnapped parents
Nancy Guthrie was reportedly taken from her home in the middle of the night. And suddenly our older loved ones being abducted became a worry.
www.freep.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Mitch Albom may do great charity work, and I understand why the @freep.com would let their shell of a newspaper still run his once-a-week column (a world-famous author -- you keep those around), but his sometimes reactionary, out of touch nonsense, can be ridiculous.
www.freep.com/story/sports...
www.freep.com/story/sports...
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Now we just need video of Obama with Jokic and Doncic, and we've got this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nopW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nopW...
February 16, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Now we just need video of Obama with Jokic and Doncic, and we've got this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nopW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nopW...
In honor of that Luigi-esque Brazilian / Norwegian dude Lucas who won the Giant Slalom today, here is one of the great videos of all-time featuring a very fun song.
www.dailymotion.com/video/x15o91
www.dailymotion.com/video/x15o91
Lucas - lucas with the lid off
Dailymotion video by sasurau_nanashi
www.dailymotion.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
In honor of that Luigi-esque Brazilian / Norwegian dude Lucas who won the Giant Slalom today, here is one of the great videos of all-time featuring a very fun song.
www.dailymotion.com/video/x15o91
www.dailymotion.com/video/x15o91
Jezabel Dabouis may be a corrupt ice dance judge, but that's a great name.
Unusual spelling, though I certainly don't know all the variations of "Jezebel" and "Dubois"
www.espn.com/olympics/sto...
Unusual spelling, though I certainly don't know all the variations of "Jezebel" and "Dubois"
www.espn.com/olympics/sto...
ISU defends Olympic ice dance scoring amid French controversy
The ISU is standing by the judging of ice dance at the Winter Olympics, where the scores from the French judge played a role in the French team of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron beati...
www.espn.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Jezabel Dabouis may be a corrupt ice dance judge, but that's a great name.
Unusual spelling, though I certainly don't know all the variations of "Jezebel" and "Dubois"
www.espn.com/olympics/sto...
Unusual spelling, though I certainly don't know all the variations of "Jezebel" and "Dubois"
www.espn.com/olympics/sto...
Not enough people on the skyline commenting on what a piece of shit Alice Marie Johnson has turned out to be.
One of the most corrupt things about Trump (and it's a high bar) is his pardons. And she willfully joins his team as a 'pardon czar'?
1/2
x.com/AliceMarieFr...
One of the most corrupt things about Trump (and it's a high bar) is his pardons. And she willfully joins his team as a 'pardon czar'?
1/2
x.com/AliceMarieFr...
x.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Not enough people on the skyline commenting on what a piece of shit Alice Marie Johnson has turned out to be.
One of the most corrupt things about Trump (and it's a high bar) is his pardons. And she willfully joins his team as a 'pardon czar'?
1/2
x.com/AliceMarieFr...
One of the most corrupt things about Trump (and it's a high bar) is his pardons. And she willfully joins his team as a 'pardon czar'?
1/2
x.com/AliceMarieFr...
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I'm all for pardons and second chances. But it's a hell of a juxtaposition to pardon millionaire NFL players convicted of drug distribution while you're summarily executing impoverished fishermen making a few hundred bucks to shuttle drugs around the Caribbean.
President Trump pardons Hall of Famer Joe Klecko and four other former NFL players
Trump pardoned Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I'm all for pardons and second chances. But it's a hell of a juxtaposition to pardon millionaire NFL players convicted of drug distribution while you're summarily executing impoverished fishermen making a few hundred bucks to shuttle drugs around the Caribbean.
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The Detroit Pistons are going to have the fewest losses in the NBA at the All-Star break.
Two years ago the Pistons were 8-46 at the break, after losing 28 straight games and 35 out of 36 games.
What an incredible turnaround it has been in Detroit.
Two years ago the Pistons were 8-46 at the break, after losing 28 straight games and 35 out of 36 games.
What an incredible turnaround it has been in Detroit.
February 13, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The Detroit Pistons are going to have the fewest losses in the NBA at the All-Star break.
Two years ago the Pistons were 8-46 at the break, after losing 28 straight games and 35 out of 36 games.
What an incredible turnaround it has been in Detroit.
Two years ago the Pistons were 8-46 at the break, after losing 28 straight games and 35 out of 36 games.
What an incredible turnaround it has been in Detroit.
I really detest these kind of headlines and framing of political stories.
It is not "drama" -- it isn't high school girls fighting. This is serious staff.
Use your only in journalism words, e.g., "impasse" or "stalemate"
@thepressbox.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/f...
It is not "drama" -- it isn't high school girls fighting. This is serious staff.
Use your only in journalism words, e.g., "impasse" or "stalemate"
@thepressbox.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/f...
Fed chair drama: Tillis pours cold water on off-ramp for Powell criminal probe
Sen. Thom Tillis says handing off the DOJ's criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell to the Senate Banking Committee wouldn't satisfy his concerns.
www.cnbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I really detest these kind of headlines and framing of political stories.
It is not "drama" -- it isn't high school girls fighting. This is serious staff.
Use your only in journalism words, e.g., "impasse" or "stalemate"
@thepressbox.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/f...
It is not "drama" -- it isn't high school girls fighting. This is serious staff.
Use your only in journalism words, e.g., "impasse" or "stalemate"
@thepressbox.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/f...
Just watched some of the Justin Verlander "welcome home" press conference. Two thoughts:
- Great to have him back
- He definitely looks like a guy in his early 40s. Time marches on for everyone! #PaulRuddExcluded
#tigers
- Great to have him back
- He definitely looks like a guy in his early 40s. Time marches on for everyone! #PaulRuddExcluded
#tigers
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Just watched some of the Justin Verlander "welcome home" press conference. Two thoughts:
- Great to have him back
- He definitely looks like a guy in his early 40s. Time marches on for everyone! #PaulRuddExcluded
#tigers
- Great to have him back
- He definitely looks like a guy in his early 40s. Time marches on for everyone! #PaulRuddExcluded
#tigers
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Good news: there's no durable majority for fascism
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Good news: there's no durable majority for fascism
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old