Bobert
@bobertonbluesky.bsky.social
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Republicans in rancor! In disarray even!
(Losing their majority through sheer inability to count would be fucking hilarious.)
(Losing their majority through sheer inability to count would be fucking hilarious.)
“More explosive early resignations are coming,” one unnamed senior House Republican told the outlet. “It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower.”
“This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage,” the lawmaker said
No paywall
“This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage,” the lawmaker said
No paywall
More Republican reps are considering following MTG out the door, report says
‘More explosive early resignations are coming,’ one unnamed senior House Republican said.
www.the-independent.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Republicans in rancor! In disarray even!
(Losing their majority through sheer inability to count would be fucking hilarious.)
(Losing their majority through sheer inability to count would be fucking hilarious.)
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Wrote another headline with @lopatto.bsky.social www.theverge.com/business/828...
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Wrote another headline with @lopatto.bsky.social www.theverge.com/business/828...
Travel pet peeve: Putting your bags higher up the plane if you sit in the back of the plane. 🚫🙅🏻♂️
The bin space is for the seats below it. Be considerate, and don’t be an asshole. The end.
The bin space is for the seats below it. Be considerate, and don’t be an asshole. The end.
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Travel pet peeve: Putting your bags higher up the plane if you sit in the back of the plane. 🚫🙅🏻♂️
The bin space is for the seats below it. Be considerate, and don’t be an asshole. The end.
The bin space is for the seats below it. Be considerate, and don’t be an asshole. The end.
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Even today, Carville claimed "the era of performative woke politics from 2020 to 2024 has left a lasting stain on our brand."
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Even today, Carville claimed "the era of performative woke politics from 2020 to 2024 has left a lasting stain on our brand."
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
Grey sweatpants at the airport? Thank you for your service. 🫡
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Grey sweatpants at the airport? Thank you for your service. 🫡
Correct. The only nuance here is who is prosecuted and for what.
Abolish ICE is the absolute minimum acceptable policy.
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Correct. The only nuance here is who is prosecuted and for what.
That’s all you got, Charlie Brown, two wrong feet in fucking ugly shoes.
Well I got her number. How do you like them apples, Charlie Brown?
I’m not the guy you kill, Charlie Brown. I’m the guy you buy!
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
That’s all you got, Charlie Brown, two wrong feet in fucking ugly shoes.
I wonder how the injustices on the Supreme Corruption of the United States will distinguish Ex parte Milligan which provides that civilians *cannot* be tried by military tribunals when civil courts are functioning.
Hey look POTUS calling for military tribunals
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I wonder how the injustices on the Supreme Corruption of the United States will distinguish Ex parte Milligan which provides that civilians *cannot* be tried by military tribunals when civil courts are functioning.
Heartbreaking.
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Heartbreaking.
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are arsenal too reliant on open play goals
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
are arsenal too reliant on open play goals
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I drew North London
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I drew North London
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
Crockett is such a breath of fresh air. I’d vote for her as Senator in a heartbeat.
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Crockett is such a breath of fresh air. I’d vote for her as Senator in a heartbeat.
Almost an own goal. What a link up there. Great strike from Dec.
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Almost an own goal. What a link up there. Great strike from Dec.
Aaronson was onside there 🧐
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Aaronson was onside there 🧐
Another day, another impeachable offense.
State Dept. Spokesperson now refuting GOP and Dem senators’ account of their joint briefing from Rubio - and claiming the 28 point plan IS authored by the US.
Hard to believe several senators would have fundamentally misunderstood what Rubio told them.
Breathtakingly dysfunctional government.
Hard to believe several senators would have fundamentally misunderstood what Rubio told them.
Breathtakingly dysfunctional government.
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Another day, another impeachable offense.
WHAT is with this camera work in the NWSL championship?! Inexplicable cuts away from the ball.
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
WHAT is with this camera work in the NWSL championship?! Inexplicable cuts away from the ball.
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something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
Joelinton, you won, bro, so why are you trying to start something? Idiot.
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Joelinton, you won, bro, so why are you trying to start something? Idiot.
It’s always so jarring to see pics of people you know from different places in your life together. Like… wait… you two aren’t supposed to know each other. Stop this. My brain hurts.
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It’s always so jarring to see pics of people you know from different places in your life together. Like… wait… you two aren’t supposed to know each other. Stop this. My brain hurts.
“Leadership repeatedly stressed that the phasing out of the department would create professional opportunities for staff, which those in the meeting took as a failure to ‘read the room.’”
On top of being shit at their jobs, the zealots destroying the Department are, to be frank, heartless ghouls.
On top of being shit at their jobs, the zealots destroying the Department are, to be frank, heartless ghouls.
Trump admin acknowledges difficulties in transferring Education programs to other agencies, internal documents show
The work Education has done so far is "minuscule" compared to what's to come, department says.
www.govexec.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
“Leadership repeatedly stressed that the phasing out of the department would create professional opportunities for staff, which those in the meeting took as a failure to ‘read the room.’”
On top of being shit at their jobs, the zealots destroying the Department are, to be frank, heartless ghouls.
On top of being shit at their jobs, the zealots destroying the Department are, to be frank, heartless ghouls.
The “very good at business” boys are at it again!
The Scott proposal hews most closely to Trump’s various remarks.
“While ACA plans would still be required to cover people with pre-existing conditions under the Scott proposal, it is likely that the ACA Marketplace would collapse in states that seek a waiver under his approach.”
“While ACA plans would still be required to cover people with pre-existing conditions under the Scott proposal, it is likely that the ACA Marketplace would collapse in states that seek a waiver under his approach.”
Proposals from Senators Scott and Cassidy to convert ACA premium tax credits into health accounts present trade-offs that benefit healthy people at the expense of sick people. Senator Scott's proposal, in particular, would destabilize the insurance market in some states.
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The “very good at business” boys are at it again!
Once again, I ask:
WHAT IS WRONG WITH NORMAL DOOR HANDLES????
WHAT IS WRONG WITH NORMAL DOOR HANDLES????
Tesla was sued over a fiery crash in Washington state that left one person dead and another seriously injured after rescuers allegedly struggled to open the vehicle’s doors, the latest in a growing body of litigation scrutinizing the company’s electrically powered handles
Tesla Sued Over Another Fatal Crash in Growing Scrutiny of Doors
Tesla Inc. was sued over a fiery crash in Washington state that left one person dead and another seriously injured after rescuers allegedly struggled to open the vehicle’s doors, the latest in a growing body of litigation scrutinizing the company’s electrically powered handles.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Once again, I ask:
WHAT IS WRONG WITH NORMAL DOOR HANDLES????
WHAT IS WRONG WITH NORMAL DOOR HANDLES????
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The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew That Question Wide Open
From the boat bombings to deportations to prosecutions, the evidence mounts. And the speaker of the House could get to the bottom of it if he wanted to. Yeah, right.
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Never again let these people claim they are pro “life.”
Republicans could introduce articles of impeachment and boot him out. They'd have support from Democrats. But they won't do it because they don't care how many kids RFK kills.
NYT: RFK Jr personally ordered the change in the CDC website's language around vaccines and autism
My own editorial: I hope that RFK Jr is [redacted] until he [redacted].
My own editorial: I hope that RFK Jr is [redacted] until he [redacted].
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Never again let these people claim they are pro “life.”