Rob Weir
@jschooltiger.bsky.social
Dad, husband, recovering journalist, educator, Missourian. moderator/contributor at r/AskHistorians.
av and events and etc. at Missouri UMC
When in doubt, do the most loving thing.
av and events and etc. at Missouri UMC
When in doubt, do the most loving thing.
Trump is impressed by the person he has spoken most recently to, I am also shocked, my column
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trump is impressed by the person he has spoken most recently to, I am also shocked, my column
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Tell me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson without telling me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson.
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Tell me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson without telling me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson.
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Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
10/10
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
10/10
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The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
in a sane world this brings down the administration, but it's just Monday right now
President Trump’s housing finance director, Bill Pulte, fired internal watchdogs at Fannie Mae who were looking into multiple complaints against a high-ranking company officer close to him, according to people familiar with the matter.
Housing official Bill Pulte fired ethics workers who were looking into his ally
The actions have also sowed uncertainty and undermined confidence in Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte across the housing finance industry.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
in a sane world this brings down the administration, but it's just Monday right now
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On Friday, Mick Fleetwood surprised fans by playing “Tusk” with the Trojan Marching Band. But Dr. Bartner, the 85-year-old band director who helped bring it to life and earned USC two platinum, albums also surprised Mick. Inside the very L.A. story of the iconic “Tusk.”
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
'It's our tune': How Fleetwood Mac worked with the USC Marching Band to create 'Tusk'
The idea initially sounded so far-fetched band directors thought it was a prank. But the collaboration became a sensation.
www.espn.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
On Friday, Mick Fleetwood surprised fans by playing “Tusk” with the Trojan Marching Band. But Dr. Bartner, the 85-year-old band director who helped bring it to life and earned USC two platinum, albums also surprised Mick. Inside the very L.A. story of the iconic “Tusk.”
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Harrison Mevis 61-yarder to beat K-State. Mike Kelly audio
YouTube video by atomjackfuser
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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1/ In my part of media studies (nexus of news, social, influence) there has been so much to be gloomy about the past 10 years. But nothing snaps me out of it quite like big moments where it’s clear information still is capable of penetrating the propaganda/AI slop force field. Last night was such.
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
1/ In my part of media studies (nexus of news, social, influence) there has been so much to be gloomy about the past 10 years. But nothing snaps me out of it quite like big moments where it’s clear information still is capable of penetrating the propaganda/AI slop force field. Last night was such.
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Didn’t know I still had headroom to get even more appalled, but this’ll do it. When we spun the elections desk back up at MTV in 2015, Teen Vogue was the standard. They’ve BEEN the standard, this entire time.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Didn’t know I still had headroom to get even more appalled, but this’ll do it. When we spun the elections desk back up at MTV in 2015, Teen Vogue was the standard. They’ve BEEN the standard, this entire time.
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“Grocery stores throw out far more food than is shoplifted. Why don't shoplifters just take the food from the dumpster then. Because they have cameras on the dumpsters and security will be sent out when they see them on the monitors.” ~ mastodon.social/@AlSweigart/...
Grapes of Wrath 1939:
Grapes of Wrath 1939:
November 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Grocery stores throw out far more food than is shoplifted. Why don't shoplifters just take the food from the dumpster then. Because they have cameras on the dumpsters and security will be sent out when they see them on the monitors.” ~ mastodon.social/@AlSweigart/...
Grapes of Wrath 1939:
Grapes of Wrath 1939:
why does it seem like 3-0 is both a heroic effort for Kentucky and an insurmountable deficit for Auburn
November 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
why does it seem like 3-0 is both a heroic effort for Kentucky and an insurmountable deficit for Auburn
Nebraska is a state in the midwestern United States which is known for its production of a particular type of corn, called maize, though in the American usage it's simply corn. In this essay I will
Corn, they're doing corn
November 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Nebraska is a state in the midwestern United States which is known for its production of a particular type of corn, called maize, though in the American usage it's simply corn. In this essay I will
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Nebraska just threw an end zone fade simply to fish for PI, respect (and respect to the refs who didn't take the bait)
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Nebraska just threw an end zone fade simply to fish for PI, respect (and respect to the refs who didn't take the bait)
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
No, you mean "reek" as in smell. "Wreak" is to inflict or cause something.
Vice President JD Vance drew scrutiny this week by saying he hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity.
Vance said criticisms of his comments “wreak of anti-Christian bigotry.”
Vance said criticisms of his comments “wreak of anti-Christian bigotry.”
Vance defends saying he hopes his wife converts to Christianity
The vice president told students on Wednesday that he hopes his wife, Usha, who is Hindu, converts to Christianity someday.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
No, you mean "reek" as in smell. "Wreak" is to inflict or cause something.
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🐏 New Absolute Units 🐏
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🐏 New Absolute Units 🐏
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
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"Can Donald Trump run for a 3rd term?"
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Why Has Trump Been Flirting With a Third Term?
Trump cannot be president again. But he and his loyal followers have every reason for wanting to make people think he can.
www.thenation.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Can Donald Trump run for a 3rd term?"
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Trolling each other since 1054
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Trolling each other since 1054
Lots of local grocery stores are going to be hit extremely hard by this. (Walmart will be fine, don't cry for them.)
Every dollar spent on SNAP generates between $1.50 and $1.80 for local economies.
Even if you don’t care about poor people (which you absolutely should), you should care about the entirely self-inflicted negative economic impact this is going to have
Even if you don’t care about poor people (which you absolutely should), you should care about the entirely self-inflicted negative economic impact this is going to have
i know these people are too stupid to realize it but snap benefits and food assistance actually take money from
the federal government, pass it through real people to feed them, and then that money ends up in the local economy and farms. it’s exactly the kind of thing you want to happen!
the federal government, pass it through real people to feed them, and then that money ends up in the local economy and farms. it’s exactly the kind of thing you want to happen!
October 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Lots of local grocery stores are going to be hit extremely hard by this. (Walmart will be fine, don't cry for them.)
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Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."