Robert Reed
@robreedwrites.bsky.social
Freelance wordsmith.
Biracial (Black/White). he/him. L.A. based. Omaha, NE born and raised.
Biracial (Black/White). he/him. L.A. based. Omaha, NE born and raised.
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It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
forms.gle
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
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Does that mean it's more *important*? To be determined. The Tea Party mattered mostly because of how it took over the GOP like a toxic virus, driving it to far-right extremism and laying the foundation for Trumpism. We don't yet know what effect No Kings will have on the Democratic Party. [3/3]
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Does that mean it's more *important*? To be determined. The Tea Party mattered mostly because of how it took over the GOP like a toxic virus, driving it to far-right extremism and laying the foundation for Trumpism. We don't yet know what effect No Kings will have on the Democratic Party. [3/3]
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The Tea Party's biggest distributed event was on tax day 2009, with 750 modestly attended protests. No Kings had 2,600.
Its biggest single gathering was on 9/12/09 in DC, with somewhere between 75K and a few 100K participants. No Kings had 5-7 million.
So: No Kings dwarfs the Tea Party. [2/3]
Its biggest single gathering was on 9/12/09 in DC, with somewhere between 75K and a few 100K participants. No Kings had 5-7 million.
So: No Kings dwarfs the Tea Party. [2/3]
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Tea Party's biggest distributed event was on tax day 2009, with 750 modestly attended protests. No Kings had 2,600.
Its biggest single gathering was on 9/12/09 in DC, with somewhere between 75K and a few 100K participants. No Kings had 5-7 million.
So: No Kings dwarfs the Tea Party. [2/3]
Its biggest single gathering was on 9/12/09 in DC, with somewhere between 75K and a few 100K participants. No Kings had 5-7 million.
So: No Kings dwarfs the Tea Party. [2/3]
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Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
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This is game changing for the amateur paleontology community.
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This is game changing for the amateur paleontology community.
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Canceled my Disney+ Subscription.
September 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Canceled my Disney+ Subscription.
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This Week's Onion Magazine:
September 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This Week's Onion Magazine:
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This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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These guys are unpopular and dumb as rocks, they did not discover a secret 'I win' button at the heart of all politics labeled 'mean tweets' or 'cancel elections.'
Keep speaking, keep writing, keep marching, keep voting, force them to show the country what they are.
Keep speaking, keep writing, keep marching, keep voting, force them to show the country what they are.
September 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
These guys are unpopular and dumb as rocks, they did not discover a secret 'I win' button at the heart of all politics labeled 'mean tweets' or 'cancel elections.'
Keep speaking, keep writing, keep marching, keep voting, force them to show the country what they are.
Keep speaking, keep writing, keep marching, keep voting, force them to show the country what they are.
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In North Carolina right now the Democrat running for Senate - in a state Trump won *three times* (I hate it too) - is leading by 6-8 points.
'Oh, but they'll cancel elections' - then force them to cancel elections and radicalize the normies and then march with the radicalized normies.
'Oh, but they'll cancel elections' - then force them to cancel elections and radicalize the normies and then march with the radicalized normies.
September 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
In North Carolina right now the Democrat running for Senate - in a state Trump won *three times* (I hate it too) - is leading by 6-8 points.
'Oh, but they'll cancel elections' - then force them to cancel elections and radicalize the normies and then march with the radicalized normies.
'Oh, but they'll cancel elections' - then force them to cancel elections and radicalize the normies and then march with the radicalized normies.
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In short, force them to try to rule by naked force because they *do not* have enough force and the very nakedness of it will mean they have less and less.
The Civil Rights movement overcame far more with far less, if we had a fraction of their courage, we'll win.
The Civil Rights movement overcame far more with far less, if we had a fraction of their courage, we'll win.
September 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
In short, force them to try to rule by naked force because they *do not* have enough force and the very nakedness of it will mean they have less and less.
The Civil Rights movement overcame far more with far less, if we had a fraction of their courage, we'll win.
The Civil Rights movement overcame far more with far less, if we had a fraction of their courage, we'll win.
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We're already seeing grand juries refuse to indict and regular juries refuse to convict because of their shoddy evidence and transparent political aims. Keep doing that.
More protests are planned, another No Kings rally on October 18. Go, be present, be seen, do not let them manufacture consent.
More protests are planned, another No Kings rally on October 18. Go, be present, be seen, do not let them manufacture consent.
September 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
We're already seeing grand juries refuse to indict and regular juries refuse to convict because of their shoddy evidence and transparent political aims. Keep doing that.
More protests are planned, another No Kings rally on October 18. Go, be present, be seen, do not let them manufacture consent.
More protests are planned, another No Kings rally on October 18. Go, be present, be seen, do not let them manufacture consent.
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If they want to shut down dissent in the legacy media, go to new media. They'll try to crack down on liberal advocacy groups - fight them in the courts. They're already short on lawyers and they can't take every case to SCOTUS.
September 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If they want to shut down dissent in the legacy media, go to new media. They'll try to crack down on liberal advocacy groups - fight them in the courts. They're already short on lawyers and they can't take every case to SCOTUS.
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Pardon me, but while MAGA and Trump may want to use it that way, we don't need to let them.
I think it is absolutely the case that Trump aspires to be something like a fascist dictator, I said so last October.
But we are not powerless and they have not won yet.
I think it is absolutely the case that Trump aspires to be something like a fascist dictator, I said so last October.
But we are not powerless and they have not won yet.
It's pretty clear that they got their Reichstag Fire with the Kirk assassination. Democracy is dead.
We now have a fascist dictator.
We now have a fascist dictator.
September 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Pardon me, but while MAGA and Trump may want to use it that way, we don't need to let them.
I think it is absolutely the case that Trump aspires to be something like a fascist dictator, I said so last October.
But we are not powerless and they have not won yet.
I think it is absolutely the case that Trump aspires to be something like a fascist dictator, I said so last October.
But we are not powerless and they have not won yet.
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The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
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The @newrepublic.com actually does very useful and helpful REPORTING. How about @propublica.org? Excellent. The @51st.news is doing excellent actual reporting. So is @thetriibe.com in Chicago.
There are so many other places to get actual useful news.
There are so many other places to get actual useful news.
September 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The @newrepublic.com actually does very useful and helpful REPORTING. How about @propublica.org? Excellent. The @51st.news is doing excellent actual reporting. So is @thetriibe.com in Chicago.
There are so many other places to get actual useful news.
There are so many other places to get actual useful news.
I'm so happy for Bud!
September 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I'm so happy for Bud!
Such a great action fight. #MbilliMartinez #CaneloCrawford
September 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Such a great action fight. #MbilliMartinez #CaneloCrawford
Mbilli and Martinez are throwing bombs! ##CaneloCrawford
September 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Mbilli and Martinez are throwing bombs! ##CaneloCrawford
Time for #CaneloCrawford. I think Bud wins by a very close split decision.
September 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Time for #CaneloCrawford. I think Bud wins by a very close split decision.