Rob Gunther
@1robgunther.bsky.social
producer at Slate's daily news podcast What Next | rob.gunther at slate dot com - audio journalist, podcast producer, illustrator | 1robgunther at gmail
Gift link: so if this ultimately has to clear a Trump veto, does this end with the public release of the files or no? That question has not been an obvious part of this whole story until now.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Gift link: so if this ultimately has to clear a Trump veto, does this end with the public release of the files or no? That question has not been an obvious part of this whole story until now.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Back at it for 2025. I’m a NYC based journalist and illustrator. I just finished #inktober, a 31 drawings in 31 days challenge I do every year. Pen and paper. Here’s how it came out, days 1-4:
November 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Back at it for 2025. I’m a NYC based journalist and illustrator. I just finished #inktober, a 31 drawings in 31 days challenge I do every year. Pen and paper. Here’s how it came out, days 1-4:
Josh Hawley talks in biblical terms about America’s duty to feed the hungry, but can’t resist floating the caveat that, actually, undocumented people don’t deserve to eat. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Josh Hawley talks in biblical terms about America’s duty to feed the hungry, but can’t resist floating the caveat that, actually, undocumented people don’t deserve to eat. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
An ICE leadership purge because the Trump administration wants federal police to be doing more of what we’re seeing in Chicago.
October 28, 2025 at 5:24 AM
An ICE leadership purge because the Trump administration wants federal police to be doing more of what we’re seeing in Chicago.
We need new language to write about politics. Calling a disgraced former governor and a failed corrupt one-term mayor “moderate” comes off as lazy. Whatever your understanding of politics, these guys do not represent the ideological middle ground. Gift link.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We need new language to write about politics. Calling a disgraced former governor and a failed corrupt one-term mayor “moderate” comes off as lazy. Whatever your understanding of politics, these guys do not represent the ideological middle ground. Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
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Ah yes, the most surprising and deft move of the night: the Republican nominee saying he’ll take a “conciliatory approach” with Donald Trump. I never thought about partisan politics this way. Gift link.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ah yes, the most surprising and deft move of the night: the Republican nominee saying he’ll take a “conciliatory approach” with Donald Trump. I never thought about partisan politics this way. Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/n...
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My 10yo got to skate with the NY Islanders last night to kick off their game against the Sharks. Thanks for an unforgettable night!
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My 10yo got to skate with the NY Islanders last night to kick off their game against the Sharks. Thanks for an unforgettable night!
A quick pen and ink based on the news: I wanted to emphasize that the White House does not have approval for its construction project. Part of my #inktober series on Instagram, from last night.
October 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A quick pen and ink based on the news: I wanted to emphasize that the White House does not have approval for its construction project. Part of my #inktober series on Instagram, from last night.
If you go back to the original source material, the monster’s name is clearly Frankenstein.
October 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If you go back to the original source material, the monster’s name is clearly Frankenstein.
Getting my baby ready for the future.
October 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Getting my baby ready for the future.
Anaconda is better than Jaws
September 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Anaconda is better than Jaws
How did it so unmanageable? There’s no way to spend these points faster than you collect them.
September 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
How did it so unmanageable? There’s no way to spend these points faster than you collect them.
Seriously cannot stop eating Singapore mei fun. This is the greatest Chinese takeout dish I have ever had.
September 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Seriously cannot stop eating Singapore mei fun. This is the greatest Chinese takeout dish I have ever had.