Rob Randhava
@robrandhava.bsky.social
Senior Counsel & Jack Of All Trades at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (civilrightsorg.bsky.social). Former Hill staffer. CWRU Law & Kent State. #NAFO
Opinions are my own... sometimes my employer's... probably not yours.
Opinions are my own... sometimes my employer's... probably not yours.
The best way to vote on this (or any other nonbinding resolution that comes up in Congress) is neither "Yea" nor "Nay."
The best way to vote is "Present."
Props to @bynum.house.gov and @ross.house.gov for being the two members who didn't play along.
The best way to vote is "Present."
Props to @bynum.house.gov and @ross.house.gov for being the two members who didn't play along.
The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The best way to vote on this (or any other nonbinding resolution that comes up in Congress) is neither "Yea" nor "Nay."
The best way to vote is "Present."
Props to @bynum.house.gov and @ross.house.gov for being the two members who didn't play along.
The best way to vote is "Present."
Props to @bynum.house.gov and @ross.house.gov for being the two members who didn't play along.
Two things can be true at once:
a) Trump has been threatening orders that would be illegal, and Kelly et al. had every right to state the law, and
b) They knew that Trump was bound to lose his shit, because he's a moron who doesn't know or care about the law... and they played him to perfection.
a) Trump has been threatening orders that would be illegal, and Kelly et al. had every right to state the law, and
b) They knew that Trump was bound to lose his shit, because he's a moron who doesn't know or care about the law... and they played him to perfection.
Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Two things can be true at once:
a) Trump has been threatening orders that would be illegal, and Kelly et al. had every right to state the law, and
b) They knew that Trump was bound to lose his shit, because he's a moron who doesn't know or care about the law... and they played him to perfection.
a) Trump has been threatening orders that would be illegal, and Kelly et al. had every right to state the law, and
b) They knew that Trump was bound to lose his shit, because he's a moron who doesn't know or care about the law... and they played him to perfection.
Yes, President Trump, please get out there and campaign for Republicans next year.
Love,
Democrats
Love,
Democrats
Republicans fear a midterm slump without Trump on the trail
Republicans are concerned about flagging enthusiasm within their base, following this month's elections.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Yes, President Trump, please get out there and campaign for Republicans next year.
Love,
Democrats
Love,
Democrats
I've always said they just need to let out the warm, listening, "I feel your pain" version of Donald Trump 🤣
White House weighs stepped up domestic travel and speeches to improve Trump’s standing on the economy | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s advisers have had conversations about him traveling the country to give economy-focused speeches as they privately weigh a number of strategies to improve his standing on the ...
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I've always said they just need to let out the warm, listening, "I feel your pain" version of Donald Trump 🤣
“Look what happened to our Country when a Crooked Moron became our ‘President!'"
- Trump
Ain't that the Truth.
- Trump
Ain't that the Truth.
October 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Look what happened to our Country when a Crooked Moron became our ‘President!'"
- Trump
Ain't that the Truth.
- Trump
Ain't that the Truth.
Unlike most Americans, the owner of the Washington Post will actually be allowed in the ballroom. So of course he's defending it.
I thought journalist ethics required you to disclose your stake if you're writing about investments. But this is 2025.
I thought journalist ethics required you to disclose your stake if you're writing about investments. But this is 2025.
WaPo Editorial Board Praises Trump’s ‘Aggressive Approach’ To Building His New Ballroom
WaPo Editorial Board Praises Trump’s ‘Aggressive Approach’ To Building His New Ballroom
The Washington Post Editorial Board is praising President Donald Trump's "aggressive approach" to building his White House ballroom in a new story on Saturday
The post WaPo Editorial Board Praises Trump’s ‘Aggressive Approach’ To Building His New Ballroom first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
October 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Unlike most Americans, the owner of the Washington Post will actually be allowed in the ballroom. So of course he's defending it.
I thought journalist ethics required you to disclose your stake if you're writing about investments. But this is 2025.
I thought journalist ethics required you to disclose your stake if you're writing about investments. But this is 2025.
Yes, make Pritzker the first governor in Illinois history to be acquitted in a criminal trial. Brilliant.
Threatening to arrest governors for seditious conspiracy. Getting dark fast.
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Yes, make Pritzker the first governor in Illinois history to be acquitted in a criminal trial. Brilliant.
Well said. Poll after poll shows Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, so now is the perfect time for him to spend $350 million on a ballroom that most Americans will never be allowed to enter.
Of all the reasons to criticize President Trump, this must count as the silliest.
www.nationalreview.com/2025/10/no-t...
www.nationalreview.com/2025/10/no-t...
No, Trump Isn’t Destroying the White House | National Review
Good grief, people. Pull yourselves together.
www.nationalreview.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Well said. Poll after poll shows Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, so now is the perfect time for him to spend $350 million on a ballroom that most Americans will never be allowed to enter.
Things must be really bad on twitter....
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Can't wait to spend more quality time together! ❤️🇺🇸
Can't wait to spend more quality time together! ❤️🇺🇸
October 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Things must be really bad on twitter....
A covert action planned in secret, and somehow the New York Times learned enough to write a story on it...?
But whatever. Maduro needs to go.
But whatever. Maduro needs to go.
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A covert action planned in secret, and somehow the New York Times learned enough to write a story on it...?
But whatever. Maduro needs to go.
But whatever. Maduro needs to go.
And then he said let's move on to things that are "really serious."
Mike Johnson defends 'faithful colleague' who was accused of 'beating a girlfriend'
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) praised Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) after a judge issued a restraining order against him under Florida's "dating violence" law.At a Wednesday press conference, Johnson fei...
www.rawstory.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
And then he said let's move on to things that are "really serious."
Crazy idea, but maybe Schumer should call Johnson's bluff, and vote for the "clean" bill to end the shutdown after all.
He's done a great job of elevating the Obamacare issue... and now he could say "okay Mike, Congress is back, now fix it. And swear in Rep. Grijalva while you're at it. Tick tock."
He's done a great job of elevating the Obamacare issue... and now he could say "okay Mike, Congress is back, now fix it. And swear in Rep. Grijalva while you're at it. Tick tock."
BREAM: Open enrollments starts in November. People are already getting notices about what they may pay. I mean, that's gotta be resolved.
MIKE JOHNSON: Yes, and they're eating up the clock in the month of October
(Johnson canceled the House in August to avoid taking votes on Epstein)
MIKE JOHNSON: Yes, and they're eating up the clock in the month of October
(Johnson canceled the House in August to avoid taking votes on Epstein)
October 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Crazy idea, but maybe Schumer should call Johnson's bluff, and vote for the "clean" bill to end the shutdown after all.
He's done a great job of elevating the Obamacare issue... and now he could say "okay Mike, Congress is back, now fix it. And swear in Rep. Grijalva while you're at it. Tick tock."
He's done a great job of elevating the Obamacare issue... and now he could say "okay Mike, Congress is back, now fix it. And swear in Rep. Grijalva while you're at it. Tick tock."
It took a little over a week for Rs to go from "illegal aliens!" to "we'll fire everybody!" to "this is disgusting!"
The problem for Rs is they got dragged into a policy debate that they cannot win. So they're flailing.
The problem for Rs is they got dragged into a policy debate that they cannot win. So they're flailing.
'Vile, craven, disgusting': MAGA fans rage over Dems' 'sick' shutdown response
MAGA fury raged Thursday over Democrats' response to the current government shutdown, with Republicans calling a congressional leader's response as "sick" and "vile, craven, disgusting." Democratic Se...
www.rawstory.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It took a little over a week for Rs to go from "illegal aliens!" to "we'll fire everybody!" to "this is disgusting!"
The problem for Rs is they got dragged into a policy debate that they cannot win. So they're flailing.
The problem for Rs is they got dragged into a policy debate that they cannot win. So they're flailing.
I know I should wait for all the facts about Mark Sanchez to come out, but based on what I'm reading so far... this Mark Sanchez?
Butt Fumble GIF
ALT: Butt Fumble GIF
media.tenor.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I know I should wait for all the facts about Mark Sanchez to come out, but based on what I'm reading so far... this Mark Sanchez?
My gaydar is saying please dear god no.
October 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My gaydar is saying please dear god no.
#TrumpIsDead ...Again.
'No one can find him': Trump drops from public view again after 'slurring' military speech
President Donald Trump hasn't made a public appearance since his rambling and authoritarian speech to top military leaders, and people are noticing.The president told high-ranking military leaders to ...
www.rawstory.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#TrumpIsDead ...Again.
As much as I'd like for Mike Johnson to be embarrassed... If you don't know that Grindr is literally overrun with fake profiles, then you haven't used Grindr.
Some guy on TikTok is threatening to release the Grindr profile of Mike Johnson. Please human, please don’t let God down. 🙏
September 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
As much as I'd like for Mike Johnson to be embarrassed... If you don't know that Grindr is literally overrun with fake profiles, then you haven't used Grindr.
And as is so often the case, a target of censorship wound up with more free publicity than they could have imagined.
Just like 2 Live Crew, Howard Stern, you name it.
Just like 2 Live Crew, Howard Stern, you name it.
Sinclair Broadcasting Group will resume airing “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Sinclair ends Kimmel blackout for its ABC affiliates
The decision renews the late-night talk show on roughly 40 local stations, including the nation's capital.
www.politico.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
And as is so often the case, a target of censorship wound up with more free publicity than they could have imagined.
Just like 2 Live Crew, Howard Stern, you name it.
Just like 2 Live Crew, Howard Stern, you name it.
Okay, so companies and viewers will keep moving to streaming, which is beyond the FCC's reach.
Which sucks for people who can't get broadband. But it's not going to help his failing approval ratings.
Which sucks for people who can't get broadband. But it's not going to help his failing approval ratings.
After the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, President Trump suggested networks that give him bad publicity should “maybe” have their licenses taken away.
September 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Okay, so companies and viewers will keep moving to streaming, which is beyond the FCC's reach.
Which sucks for people who can't get broadband. But it's not going to help his failing approval ratings.
Which sucks for people who can't get broadband. But it's not going to help his failing approval ratings.
If I ever run for Congress, I'll pledge to vote "present" (or "I don't give a shit") on every single nonbinding resolution that comes up.
Even if you agree or disagree with every word, resolutions like this have zero policy impact. And they are promptly forgotten after the vote is over.
Even if you agree or disagree with every word, resolutions like this have zero policy impact. And they are promptly forgotten after the vote is over.
Rep. Jamie Raskin says he will be voting for the House's Charlie Kirk resolution. “We should overlook whatever surplus verbiage is contained in this Resolution designed to make the vote difficult for Democrats. We cannot fall for that obvious political trap and should rise above it."
September 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If I ever run for Congress, I'll pledge to vote "present" (or "I don't give a shit") on every single nonbinding resolution that comes up.
Even if you agree or disagree with every word, resolutions like this have zero policy impact. And they are promptly forgotten after the vote is over.
Even if you agree or disagree with every word, resolutions like this have zero policy impact. And they are promptly forgotten after the vote is over.
This isn't the first time a party has used a "nuclear option" to change the rules in the Senate. And it won't be the last.
And each change has made it easier for the other party, when the shoe has wound back up on the other foot.
And each change has made it easier for the other party, when the shoe has wound back up on the other foot.
NEW: Republican-led Senate votes to confirm 48 Trump nominees at once
After triggering the "nuclear option" to change the rules and allow en bloc votes by a simple majority.
A party-line vote of 51-47.
And a very important new precedent for the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
After triggering the "nuclear option" to change the rules and allow en bloc votes by a simple majority.
A party-line vote of 51-47.
And a very important new precedent for the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees at once, including Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich
Republicans this month triggered the "nuclear option," changing Senate rules to confirm nominees en bloc, calling it an attempt to overcome Democratic obstruction.
www.nbcnews.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This isn't the first time a party has used a "nuclear option" to change the rules in the Senate. And it won't be the last.
And each change has made it easier for the other party, when the shoe has wound back up on the other foot.
And each change has made it easier for the other party, when the shoe has wound back up on the other foot.
"The source even claimed that Kimmel will get a lot of his Hollywood pals to 'stop doing ABC shows,' including 'The View.'”
I myself barely watch broadcast TV anymore... but good luck on building that audience, I guess.
I myself barely watch broadcast TV anymore... but good luck on building that audience, I guess.
Jimmy Kimmel looking to get ‘out of his contract’ with ABC after talk show suspended over Charlie Kirk remarks: report
Sources told the Daily Mail that the comedian is eager to “break his relationship with [the network] forever” after his talk show was suspended indefinitely.
pagesix.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"The source even claimed that Kimmel will get a lot of his Hollywood pals to 'stop doing ABC shows,' including 'The View.'”
I myself barely watch broadcast TV anymore... but good luck on building that audience, I guess.
I myself barely watch broadcast TV anymore... but good luck on building that audience, I guess.
So is "Hang Mike Pence!" protected speech or not? I'm so confused.
September 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So is "Hang Mike Pence!" protected speech or not? I'm so confused.
I guarantee that every First Amendment lawyer in the country has already jerked off at least once to this clip.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."
September 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I guarantee that every First Amendment lawyer in the country has already jerked off at least once to this clip.
Yes, replace Norton with someone else who will have no vote in Congress. That'll show Trump what's what 🙄
'No job can last forever': Dem urged to step aside in impassioned plea from 'dear friend'
Former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile penned a tender plea in The Washington Post to Washington, D.C.'s congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, to abstain from seeking re-ele...
www.rawstory.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Yes, replace Norton with someone else who will have no vote in Congress. That'll show Trump what's what 🙄