West Side Rob
@westsiderob.bsky.social
Gen-X veteran, entrepreneur, intelligence professional, and writer
📍 New York City
🎓 University of Parris Island
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Blue Independent & LGBT Ally.
Pro-American Dream. Anti-Broligarchy
Allergic to intellectual dishonesty, hypocrisy, & all forms of bigotry.
📍 New York City
🎓 University of Parris Island
—
Blue Independent & LGBT Ally.
Pro-American Dream. Anti-Broligarchy
Allergic to intellectual dishonesty, hypocrisy, & all forms of bigotry.
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West Side Rob
@westsiderob.bsky.social
· Jan 20
**THREAD**
1/ POTUS47 is not just a “they/them” problem. Today marks the return of a dark, revisionist view of the world that will touch all of us. For some, it will be violent and physical. For others, it may only be spiritual. But you can bet it will touch all of us.
1/ POTUS47 is not just a “they/them” problem. Today marks the return of a dark, revisionist view of the world that will touch all of us. For some, it will be violent and physical. For others, it may only be spiritual. But you can bet it will touch all of us.
Hey guys, just checking in—
Oh.
Oh.
a bald man wearing glasses and a jacket is standing in a hallway next to a door .
ALT: a bald man wearing glasses and a jacket is standing in a hallway next to a door .
media.tenor.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Hey guys, just checking in—
Oh.
Oh.
Minority Report, but for the globe. What could possibly go wrong?
September 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Minority Report, but for the globe. What could possibly go wrong?
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New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
What happened to Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez
Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.
unraveledpress.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
He must be talking about Ozempic Farva.
September 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
He must be talking about Ozempic Farva.
In my nearly 50 years I’ve never seen a group of people who love the first amendment so much hate the first amendment so much.
“.. I can’t remember anyone ever telling me we can’t say anything critical about a civilian like this. He was not in our chain of command or anything,” the officer said.
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
September 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
In my nearly 50 years I’ve never seen a group of people who love the first amendment so much hate the first amendment so much.
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The only reason colleges turn out libs is because it takes a whole bunch of people from different places and backgrounds and they all become friends, and that infuriates them
September 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The only reason colleges turn out libs is because it takes a whole bunch of people from different places and backgrounds and they all become friends, and that infuriates them
I don't know who in media needs to hear this (actually yeah I do) but just b/c someone uses Words when they drop that hard-R doesn't mean they get the social protection of "inclusive disagreement & debate." It's ok for civilized society to reject them--b/c there's no right way to be a fucking bigot.
the person behind this unhinged, anti-factual editorial is set to decide coverage at one of the nation’s major news networks
September 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I don't know who in media needs to hear this (actually yeah I do) but just b/c someone uses Words when they drop that hard-R doesn't mean they get the social protection of "inclusive disagreement & debate." It's ok for civilized society to reject them--b/c there's no right way to be a fucking bigot.
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Pivoted so hard they affected the earth's rotation
September 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Pivoted so hard they affected the earth's rotation
All this talk about d-pad arrows and video game cheat codes is making me nostalgic IYKYK
September 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
All this talk about d-pad arrows and video game cheat codes is making me nostalgic IYKYK
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Tragic situation, and I hope for a swift recovery by the officer, who was reportedly struck and sustained "severe injuries." But this raises the obvious question; were the officers in uniforms and driving marked vehicles, or were they wearing plainclothes and facemasks and driving unmarked cars?
A federal immigration agent fatally shot a man in northwest suburban Franklin Park Friday morning after the agency says the man tried to flee a traffic stop and struck the officer with his vehicle.
ICE agents fatally shoot man after traffic stop in Franklin Park
A federal immigration agent fatally shot a man in northwest suburban Franklin Park Friday morning after the agency says the man tried to flee a traffic stop and struck the officer with his vehicle.
trib.al
September 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Tragic situation, and I hope for a swift recovery by the officer, who was reportedly struck and sustained "severe injuries." But this raises the obvious question; were the officers in uniforms and driving marked vehicles, or were they wearing plainclothes and facemasks and driving unmarked cars?
And now, we return to your regularly scheduled programming.
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Man Fatally Shot in Confrontation With ICE Officers in Chicago Area
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And now, we return to your regularly scheduled programming.
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If you’re like me and haven’t laughed all week, you’re welcome.
i recommend stopping what you are doing and watching the single greatest Wealth Mindset thing i have ever seen
September 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If you’re like me and haven’t laughed all week, you’re welcome.
September 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Admittedly falls in the impotently whining category, but this is something we should’ve thought about before we let tech companies make all of *us* the media—but w/out the guardrails.
Toothpaste is all over the countertop and on the floor, and I don’t see how it gets back in the tube.
Toothpaste is all over the countertop and on the floor, and I don’t see how it gets back in the tube.
In the modern world, media influencers outrank most politicians and elected officials.
That's just the way it is. You can decry it impotently and whine about "show horses" versus "work horses", or you can do something productive and work on fixing the media environment.
That's just the way it is. You can decry it impotently and whine about "show horses" versus "work horses", or you can do something productive and work on fixing the media environment.
September 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Admittedly falls in the impotently whining category, but this is something we should’ve thought about before we let tech companies make all of *us* the media—but w/out the guardrails.
Toothpaste is all over the countertop and on the floor, and I don’t see how it gets back in the tube.
Toothpaste is all over the countertop and on the floor, and I don’t see how it gets back in the tube.
That’s the spirit.
September 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
That’s the spirit.
Today, peak anxiety is having a trans college kid at a school 500 miles away in the Wake of Everything. Spent a solid hour on the phone w/ him this afternoon having the talk, not unlike the one Black families have been having for generations--only for us new to the practice--and now I'm just angry.🧵
September 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Today, peak anxiety is having a trans college kid at a school 500 miles away in the Wake of Everything. Spent a solid hour on the phone w/ him this afternoon having the talk, not unlike the one Black families have been having for generations--only for us new to the practice--and now I'm just angry.🧵
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You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
Law enforcement officers remember police officer killed in CDC shooting in Atlanta
Weeks after David Rose was killed while responding to a shooting this month at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, officers are remembering the DeKalb County police officer as a courageous leader who pri...
apnews.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
Speaking of great Americans…
September 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Speaking of great Americans…
Not getting on-board the AI train here, but definitely 2 clips stitched together. Cant have any more close-ups of that hand, I guess.
On an unrelated note, I seem to recall someone having an issue with this sort of “deceptive editing.” Wish I could remember who…
On an unrelated note, I seem to recall someone having an issue with this sort of “deceptive editing.” Wish I could remember who…
As @jackjenkins.me notes, there's a weird video glitch around the 19 second mark. It's unclear why. I've clipped that part below.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
September 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Not getting on-board the AI train here, but definitely 2 clips stitched together. Cant have any more close-ups of that hand, I guess.
On an unrelated note, I seem to recall someone having an issue with this sort of “deceptive editing.” Wish I could remember who…
On an unrelated note, I seem to recall someone having an issue with this sort of “deceptive editing.” Wish I could remember who…
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The same people putting Bari Weiss in charge of CBS want to run CNN too www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
September 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The same people putting Bari Weiss in charge of CBS want to run CNN too www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
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Photojournalist Bill Biggart died when the second tower collapsed on him on 9/11, but the film he shot that day and his flash card were recovered from the debris and developed, along with his flash card.
You can see his amazing photos of 9/11, the last photos he took while alive, here:
You can see his amazing photos of 9/11, the last photos he took while alive, here:
September 11th — Bill Biggart Photographer
www.billbiggart.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Photojournalist Bill Biggart died when the second tower collapsed on him on 9/11, but the film he shot that day and his flash card were recovered from the debris and developed, along with his flash card.
You can see his amazing photos of 9/11, the last photos he took while alive, here:
You can see his amazing photos of 9/11, the last photos he took while alive, here:
I’ll be the first to admit the term “unhinged” has been assigned to so many demonstrably not-unhinged things that it’s lost all meaning.
But, this is fucking unhinged.
But, this is fucking unhinged.
They're going to move heaven and earth to pin this assassination on a transgender woman. These are Stephen Miller's words.
September 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I’ll be the first to admit the term “unhinged” has been assigned to so many demonstrably not-unhinged things that it’s lost all meaning.
But, this is fucking unhinged.
But, this is fucking unhinged.
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NYT on the alleged messages on the shooter's weapon:
September 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NYT on the alleged messages on the shooter's weapon:
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Not so gentle reminder that “transgender ideology” isn’t a thing - it’s a way of negating the existence of trans people
September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Not so gentle reminder that “transgender ideology” isn’t a thing - it’s a way of negating the existence of trans people
FBI just dropped person of interest photos.
September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
FBI just dropped person of interest photos.