T Robb
@upon-a-thought.bsky.social
Rabelaisian apostate. "Don't follow leaders. Watch the parkin' meters." That's actually Bobby, not Rabey, though it coulda been
Padova, Veneto
Padova, Veneto
Economists are not adequately equipped to analyse Donald Trump's economic policies. This is territory best suited for psychiatrists who are experts in the study of psychopathology
January 17, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Economists are not adequately equipped to analyse Donald Trump's economic policies. This is territory best suited for psychiatrists who are experts in the study of psychopathology
Trump better take it to the Pawn Stars to make sure it's authentic
January 16, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Trump better take it to the Pawn Stars to make sure it's authentic
The ones too stupid to find the exit, or, if they do find the exit, discover the door is locked from the outside and they don't have the key
January 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The ones too stupid to find the exit, or, if they do find the exit, discover the door is locked from the outside and they don't have the key
And worse I may be yet. The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
And this from a man whose father (admittedly not such a great dad) has just had his eyes gouged out) and who has lost everything and had to resort to pretending to be a mad man.
So there's that
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
And this from a man whose father (admittedly not such a great dad) has just had his eyes gouged out) and who has lost everything and had to resort to pretending to be a mad man.
So there's that
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
And worse I may be yet. The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
And this from a man whose father (admittedly not such a great dad) has just had his eyes gouged out) and who has lost everything and had to resort to pretending to be a mad man.
So there's that
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
And this from a man whose father (admittedly not such a great dad) has just had his eyes gouged out) and who has lost everything and had to resort to pretending to be a mad man.
So there's that
he might be ending the war on protein but he better be on watch for fiber sneaking up from behind
January 14, 2026 at 12:40 AM
he might be ending the war on protein but he better be on watch for fiber sneaking up from behind
"Pentagon will start using Musk’s Grok"
A marriage made in . . . . ?
A marriage made in . . . . ?
January 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
"Pentagon will start using Musk’s Grok"
A marriage made in . . . . ?
A marriage made in . . . . ?
to borrow lines from the film "Night Moves":
"Who's winning?"
"Nobody. One side is just losing slower than the other."
"Who's winning?"
"Nobody. One side is just losing slower than the other."
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
to borrow lines from the film "Night Moves":
"Who's winning?"
"Nobody. One side is just losing slower than the other."
"Who's winning?"
"Nobody. One side is just losing slower than the other."
I don't know if the current America Presidency is fascist, though the effects may be the same, but it is undeniably a criminal enterprise
January 12, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I don't know if the current America Presidency is fascist, though the effects may be the same, but it is undeniably a criminal enterprise
Serious question:
Why do so many of these overly-armoured numpties walk like they've just soiled themselves?
Why do so many of these overly-armoured numpties walk like they've just soiled themselves?
January 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Serious question:
Why do so many of these overly-armoured numpties walk like they've just soiled themselves?
Why do so many of these overly-armoured numpties walk like they've just soiled themselves?
Murder?! This was an execution
January 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Murder?! This was an execution
Amy Klobuchar, the Democrats equivalent to Susan Collins
January 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Amy Klobuchar, the Democrats equivalent to Susan Collins
Viceroy? Or, perhaps, Impotentate
January 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Viceroy? Or, perhaps, Impotentate
not "basic Constitutional shit" for Vance who lives in Peter Thiel World
January 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
not "basic Constitutional shit" for Vance who lives in Peter Thiel World
Vance's reaction to Kent State, May 4, 1970 would be, "Why only 4?"
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Vance's reaction to Kent State, May 4, 1970 would be, "Why only 4?"
"We are going to run the country right. It's going to make a lot of money."
Saying the (usually but not always) quiet part very loudly, albeit with a doltish and often slurred vocabulary
Saying the (usually but not always) quiet part very loudly, albeit with a doltish and often slurred vocabulary
January 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"We are going to run the country right. It's going to make a lot of money."
Saying the (usually but not always) quiet part very loudly, albeit with a doltish and often slurred vocabulary
Saying the (usually but not always) quiet part very loudly, albeit with a doltish and often slurred vocabulary
The Free Press (sic) headline of story available via link from cbsnews.com :
How Trump Took Out Venezuela’s Strongman
The president has asserted U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere, removing a tyrant who had long threatened America’s interests.
Ah, yes, CBS NEWS: "We report. You decide"
How Trump Took Out Venezuela’s Strongman
The president has asserted U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere, removing a tyrant who had long threatened America’s interests.
Ah, yes, CBS NEWS: "We report. You decide"
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January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Free Press (sic) headline of story available via link from cbsnews.com :
How Trump Took Out Venezuela’s Strongman
The president has asserted U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere, removing a tyrant who had long threatened America’s interests.
Ah, yes, CBS NEWS: "We report. You decide"
How Trump Took Out Venezuela’s Strongman
The president has asserted U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere, removing a tyrant who had long threatened America’s interests.
Ah, yes, CBS NEWS: "We report. You decide"
What are the odds Jared Kushner will be heading (or very near the top of) that group, along with Chris Wright and Harold Hamm, of course
January 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
What are the odds Jared Kushner will be heading (or very near the top of) that group, along with Chris Wright and Harold Hamm, of course
"You go to war with the president you have, not the president you might want or wish to have at a later time"
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"You go to war with the president you have, not the president you might want or wish to have at a later time"
Under Donald Trump, the U.S.A. is a rogue state. If it wasn't obvious before (and, perhaps, it should have been), it is now
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Under Donald Trump, the U.S.A. is a rogue state. If it wasn't obvious before (and, perhaps, it should have been), it is now
Absolutely.Who gets to be in that bomb shelter, family or no family, and under whose command
December 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Absolutely.Who gets to be in that bomb shelter, family or no family, and under whose command
Isn't it possible, just possible, that there were more than enough liars and truth-buriers on all sides—'both sides' being too small a scope—throughout that particular "long national nightmare." (The USA has had many troubled sleeps in its history.)
December 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Isn't it possible, just possible, that there were more than enough liars and truth-buriers on all sides—'both sides' being too small a scope—throughout that particular "long national nightmare." (The USA has had many troubled sleeps in its history.)
sticking my mistletoe nose in unasked:
Stop the Cavalry - The Cory Band & The Gwalia Singers version
Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band
Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle
Xmas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen
Stop the Cavalry - The Cory Band & The Gwalia Singers version
Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band
Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle
Xmas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen
December 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
sticking my mistletoe nose in unasked:
Stop the Cavalry - The Cory Band & The Gwalia Singers version
Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band
Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle
Xmas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen
Stop the Cavalry - The Cory Band & The Gwalia Singers version
Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band
Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle
Xmas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen
"fair" is doing some mighty Orwellian lifting here
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"fair" is doing some mighty Orwellian lifting here
Making Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News was like making Riley Gaines coach of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
(Or Donald Trump president of the U.S.A.—too on the nose?)
(Or Donald Trump president of the U.S.A.—too on the nose?)
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Making Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News was like making Riley Gaines coach of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
(Or Donald Trump president of the U.S.A.—too on the nose?)
(Or Donald Trump president of the U.S.A.—too on the nose?)
If, for example, a reporter was hired by Der Stürmer in the 1930s, they didn't need to be told to write in German; the language they were to use was obvious
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If, for example, a reporter was hired by Der Stürmer in the 1930s, they didn't need to be told to write in German; the language they were to use was obvious