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.
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.
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Re: Epstein’s emails
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Re: Epstein’s emails
Filed under the category, "Why didn't I know about this?"
There is a Mutiny on the Bounty from the 80s with Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis, Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson, Bernard Hill, and Edward Fox?
I'm surprised the ship didn't sink from all the acting awards in the cargo hold.
There is a Mutiny on the Bounty from the 80s with Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis, Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson, Bernard Hill, and Edward Fox?
I'm surprised the ship didn't sink from all the acting awards in the cargo hold.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Filed under the category, "Why didn't I know about this?"
There is a Mutiny on the Bounty from the 80s with Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis, Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson, Bernard Hill, and Edward Fox?
I'm surprised the ship didn't sink from all the acting awards in the cargo hold.
There is a Mutiny on the Bounty from the 80s with Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis, Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson, Bernard Hill, and Edward Fox?
I'm surprised the ship didn't sink from all the acting awards in the cargo hold.
Finally, the world's least fan-friendly arena rock band is starting to open its archive.
Of course, they're starting with "a signed limited edition book boxed set" that likely will cost over $500 a copy, but I guess you have to start somewhere.
Of course, they're starting with "a signed limited edition book boxed set" that likely will cost over $500 a copy, but I guess you have to start somewhere.
Authorized VAN HALEN Book By ALEX VAN HALEN To Open Family Archive For First Time
Authorized VAN HALEN Book By ALEX VAN HALEN To Open Family Archive For First Time
In celebration of one of America's greatest rock and roll bands, Genesis Publications has announced an official chronicle of VAN HALEN by the band's founding drummer Alex Van Halen. Featuring a dynami...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Finally, the world's least fan-friendly arena rock band is starting to open its archive.
Of course, they're starting with "a signed limited edition book boxed set" that likely will cost over $500 a copy, but I guess you have to start somewhere.
Of course, they're starting with "a signed limited edition book boxed set" that likely will cost over $500 a copy, but I guess you have to start somewhere.
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"When Siskel and Ebert used their platform to champion a picture that lacked the marketing budget of major studio releases, they single-handedly motivated potential audience members from around the country to see it,” reflects Matt Fagerholm on the 50th Anniversary of SISKEL AND EBERT.
A Duo Unlike Any Other: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of “Siskel & Ebert” | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert
A former editor at the site and expert on the history of Roger Ebert looks back on the 50th anniversary of Siskel & Ebert.
www.rogerebert.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"When Siskel and Ebert used their platform to champion a picture that lacked the marketing budget of major studio releases, they single-handedly motivated potential audience members from around the country to see it,” reflects Matt Fagerholm on the 50th Anniversary of SISKEL AND EBERT.
OK, some lawn service is mowing a lawn today! It snowed this week! The lawn doesn't need trimming, Mr. Homeowner.
Just stealing money.
Just stealing money.
One of the biggest scams around are weekly lawn care companies -- those folks work hard, but no way lawns need weekly mowing in Sept, let alone Oct, in Michigan. Especially when we are in a mini-drought.
They're just taking money from people too lazy / well-off to care. Which, fine. But still.
They're just taking money from people too lazy / well-off to care. Which, fine. But still.
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
OK, some lawn service is mowing a lawn today! It snowed this week! The lawn doesn't need trimming, Mr. Homeowner.
Just stealing money.
Just stealing money.
In honor of one of my 10 favorite bands of all-time, #soundgarden, making the RRHOF, here is a great song cover by one of the few hardcore punk bands I like, Better Lovers.
In true punk style, they fuck up at first, but then rock the hell out of it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_Y...
In true punk style, they fuck up at first, but then rock the hell out of it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_Y...
BETTER LOVERS (Soundgarden cover "Rusty Cage") @ 924 Gilman - Berkeley - Nov, 29 2024
YouTube video by Capital Chaos TV
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In honor of one of my 10 favorite bands of all-time, #soundgarden, making the RRHOF, here is a great song cover by one of the few hardcore punk bands I like, Better Lovers.
In true punk style, they fuck up at first, but then rock the hell out of it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_Y...
In true punk style, they fuck up at first, but then rock the hell out of it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_Y...
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"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
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There would not have been enough space on the opinion pages of newspapers or segments on cable news to cover the amount of outrage that the media would have directed at Joe Biden if he did not know the standard duration of a home mortgage, but Trump? Crickets.
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
There would not have been enough space on the opinion pages of newspapers or segments on cable news to cover the amount of outrage that the media would have directed at Joe Biden if he did not know the standard duration of a home mortgage, but Trump? Crickets.
DAN-ISS JENNNNKKKINSSSS
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Dude was not even looking for the ball!
The first no-look pass to a no-look catch for a game-tying, end of game, shot in league history?
Cade, Duren, & the Motor City Cruise pull one out. #nba #pistons
Pistons' inbounds play falls apart. Daniss Jenkins was ready.
Overtime.
Overtime.
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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A fine day to remember Jim Harbaugh's unique relationship with "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" and the remarkable interpretive work that his and other football brains have done on this important text. (This is a gift link; I believe this news must be shared widely.) defector.com/the-edmund-f...
The Edmund Fitzgerald Is Inspiring Jim Harbaugh And Michigan Football To Achieve "Lake Mindset" | Defector
The popular culture of the 1970s is almost impossible to parse in retrospect. The people making the movies and music and television of the era were horny and ambitious and earnest, they were ingesting...
defector.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A fine day to remember Jim Harbaugh's unique relationship with "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" and the remarkable interpretive work that his and other football brains have done on this important text. (This is a gift link; I believe this news must be shared widely.) defector.com/the-edmund-f...
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The CPL Final is in the middle of a snowstorm in Canada, true North American soccer heritage...how could it get any better?
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The CPL Final is in the middle of a snowstorm in Canada, true North American soccer heritage...how could it get any better?
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
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Lions should wear the silver pants every week.
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lions should wear the silver pants every week.
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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Watch: SOUNDGARDEN Reunites For All-Star Performance At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony
Watch: SOUNDGARDEN Reunites For All-Star Performance At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony
SOUNDGARDEN was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Saturday (November 8) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. The Seattle grunge legends were inducted by actor-comedian Jim Car...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Watch: SOUNDGARDEN Reunites For All-Star Performance At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony
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November 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Lmao that’s how you play it off Duke
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Lmao that’s how you play it off Duke
Penn State deserves to lose simply bc of bad clock management.
They chose to slam the ball into the line on 2nd and 3rd down when a 1st down wins the game. Throw a pass! All an incompletion costs you is giving them 10 secs (which Indiana didn’t need anyway)
TO on 1st down offense? Nope.
They chose to slam the ball into the line on 2nd and 3rd down when a 1st down wins the game. Throw a pass! All an incompletion costs you is giving them 10 secs (which Indiana didn’t need anyway)
TO on 1st down offense? Nope.
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Penn State deserves to lose simply bc of bad clock management.
They chose to slam the ball into the line on 2nd and 3rd down when a 1st down wins the game. Throw a pass! All an incompletion costs you is giving them 10 secs (which Indiana didn’t need anyway)
TO on 1st down offense? Nope.
They chose to slam the ball into the line on 2nd and 3rd down when a 1st down wins the game. Throw a pass! All an incompletion costs you is giving them 10 secs (which Indiana didn’t need anyway)
TO on 1st down offense? Nope.
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This rivalry is so intense we got players trying to steal a ball with their shoe.
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This rivalry is so intense we got players trying to steal a ball with their shoe.
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Dr Oz talking about obesity, diabetes and dementia while Trump is slumped over like a man minutes from death is supremely funny content
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Dr Oz talking about obesity, diabetes and dementia while Trump is slumped over like a man minutes from death is supremely funny content
Nancy Pelosi announces her retiremen video, and it's posted on X (home of many literal Nazis) but not here @pelosi.house.gov
Until Dems get it through their thick skulls that creating a media & comm ecosystem where lib/left voices can thrive & be heard is essential, message fights matter little.
Until Dems get it through their thick skulls that creating a media & comm ecosystem where lib/left voices can thrive & be heard is essential, message fights matter little.
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Nancy Pelosi announces her retiremen video, and it's posted on X (home of many literal Nazis) but not here @pelosi.house.gov
Until Dems get it through their thick skulls that creating a media & comm ecosystem where lib/left voices can thrive & be heard is essential, message fights matter little.
Until Dems get it through their thick skulls that creating a media & comm ecosystem where lib/left voices can thrive & be heard is essential, message fights matter little.
Mamdani is so talented but has such a tough road.
NYC has a murder a day—which is amazingly low for a city that size. Yet our massively RW media environment will pick through each & every one and blast out to the masses any that can be leveraged to smear him & try to scare the public.
NYC has a murder a day—which is amazingly low for a city that size. Yet our massively RW media environment will pick through each & every one and blast out to the masses any that can be leveraged to smear him & try to scare the public.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Mamdani is so talented but has such a tough road.
NYC has a murder a day—which is amazingly low for a city that size. Yet our massively RW media environment will pick through each & every one and blast out to the masses any that can be leveraged to smear him & try to scare the public.
NYC has a murder a day—which is amazingly low for a city that size. Yet our massively RW media environment will pick through each & every one and blast out to the masses any that can be leveraged to smear him & try to scare the public.
This lawyer from the Trump administration is struggling mightily. There are just so many avenues to undercut his argument.
One I’d like Kagan to ask is, “What emergency do we have w Brazil? We have a trade surplus!”
Still think this “at best” will be the result.
bsky.app/profile/robp...
One I’d like Kagan to ask is, “What emergency do we have w Brazil? We have a trade surplus!”
Still think this “at best” will be the result.
bsky.app/profile/robp...
Putting my marker down: at best, they will void collection of all "emergency" tariffs after Jan 1, but not require pay back of already collected.
Legal reasoning? They will make something up
If I had to pick a "clear" result, they will allow all tariffs under "Congress didn't explicitly stop them"
Legal reasoning? They will make something up
If I had to pick a "clear" result, they will allow all tariffs under "Congress didn't explicitly stop them"
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This lawyer from the Trump administration is struggling mightily. There are just so many avenues to undercut his argument.
One I’d like Kagan to ask is, “What emergency do we have w Brazil? We have a trade surplus!”
Still think this “at best” will be the result.
bsky.app/profile/robp...
One I’d like Kagan to ask is, “What emergency do we have w Brazil? We have a trade surplus!”
Still think this “at best” will be the result.
bsky.app/profile/robp...
I mean, Sherrill ran a campaign that everyone (on here, on Twitter, in media) said sucked. Everyone was nervous. Yet she won by just as much as Spanberger in a tougher environment against a tougher opponent.
Lot of wishcasting political analysis on this app tonight. “This person losing even though they ran on this issue means…” No.
People in NJ, VA & NYC — in general — hate Trump. They forgot how bad he was, have been reminded (over and over), and they are getting the f away from that.
People in NJ, VA & NYC — in general — hate Trump. They forgot how bad he was, have been reminded (over and over), and they are getting the f away from that.
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I mean, Sherrill ran a campaign that everyone (on here, on Twitter, in media) said sucked. Everyone was nervous. Yet she won by just as much as Spanberger in a tougher environment against a tougher opponent.
Most realistic cop show in history. Great main cast, great rotating troupe of supporting players. Wojo’s character arc from lunkhead bro to bleeding heart vet was amazing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
How the Cop Show ‘Barney Miller’ Made Gay TV History, 50 Years Ago
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Most realistic cop show in history. Great main cast, great rotating troupe of supporting players. Wojo’s character arc from lunkhead bro to bleeding heart vet was amazing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
Lot of wishcasting political analysis on this app tonight. “This person losing even though they ran on this issue means…” No.
People in NJ, VA & NYC — in general — hate Trump. They forgot how bad he was, have been reminded (over and over), and they are getting the f away from that.
People in NJ, VA & NYC — in general — hate Trump. They forgot how bad he was, have been reminded (over and over), and they are getting the f away from that.
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Lot of wishcasting political analysis on this app tonight. “This person losing even though they ran on this issue means…” No.
People in NJ, VA & NYC — in general — hate Trump. They forgot how bad he was, have been reminded (over and over), and they are getting the f away from that.
People in NJ, VA & NYC — in general — hate Trump. They forgot how bad he was, have been reminded (over and over), and they are getting the f away from that.