Jim Roberts
@nycjim.bsky.social
Full-time student of the news & long-time follower of the Grateful Dead. This is the season of what.
Flashback to Jenna's arrest:
January 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Flashback to Jenna's arrest:
Wall Street takes a nosedive after latest Fed decision on interest rates. www.cnbc.com/2024/12/17/s...
December 18, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Wall Street takes a nosedive after latest Fed decision on interest rates. www.cnbc.com/2024/12/17/s...
Forget law and order.
Trump Plans To Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters As Soon As He Returns To Office.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Plans To Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters As Soon As He Returns To Office.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
December 9, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Forget law and order.
Trump Plans To Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters As Soon As He Returns To Office.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Plans To Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters As Soon As He Returns To Office.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Bitcoin breaks through the $100,000 threshold.
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/05/m...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/05/m...
December 5, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Bitcoin breaks through the $100,000 threshold.
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/05/m...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/05/m...
Surveillance video shows the shooter approaching Brian Thompson from behind this morning.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
December 4, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Surveillance video shows the shooter approaching Brian Thompson from behind this morning.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Surveillance photos of the suspect in the killing today of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
nypost.com/2024/12/04/u...
nypost.com/2024/12/04/u...
December 4, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Surveillance photos of the suspect in the killing today of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
nypost.com/2024/12/04/u...
nypost.com/2024/12/04/u...
December 4, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Donald Trump's latest brainstorm: Ron DeSantis as Defense Secretary.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
December 4, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Donald Trump's latest brainstorm: Ron DeSantis as Defense Secretary.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
Our incoming president is doing everything possible to embarrass this country.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/u...
November 30, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Our incoming president is doing everything possible to embarrass this country.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/u...
For the first time since its invasion of Ukraine over 1,000 days ago, Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile against the independent nation, according to officials in Kyiv.
*Russia's target appears to be the city of Dnipro.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
*Russia's target appears to be the city of Dnipro.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
November 21, 2024 at 11:40 AM
For the first time since its invasion of Ukraine over 1,000 days ago, Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile against the independent nation, according to officials in Kyiv.
*Russia's target appears to be the city of Dnipro.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
*Russia's target appears to be the city of Dnipro.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
On Jan. 6, 2021, Elise Stefanik, Donald Trump's choice for UN ambassador, called for the Capitol rioters to be prosecuted “to the fullest extent of the law.”
Her statement has since been deleted and she now calls the insurrectionists "hostages."
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
Her statement has since been deleted and she now calls the insurrectionists "hostages."
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
November 12, 2024 at 9:17 AM
On Jan. 6, 2021, Elise Stefanik, Donald Trump's choice for UN ambassador, called for the Capitol rioters to be prosecuted “to the fullest extent of the law.”
Her statement has since been deleted and she now calls the insurrectionists "hostages."
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
Her statement has since been deleted and she now calls the insurrectionists "hostages."
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain absolutely torches Donald Trump as he attempts to court the union. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/18/trump-skip-second-gop-debate-autoworkers-00116625
September 19, 2023 at 12:21 PM
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain absolutely torches Donald Trump as he attempts to court the union. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/18/trump-skip-second-gop-debate-autoworkers-00116625
Much credit to the New York Times for all of the deep reporting and photojournalism that went into this report:
A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/middleeast/iraq-water-crisis-desertification.html
A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/middleeast/iraq-water-crisis-desertification.html
July 31, 2023 at 6:48 AM
Much credit to the New York Times for all of the deep reporting and photojournalism that went into this report:
A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/middleeast/iraq-water-crisis-desertification.html
A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/middleeast/iraq-water-crisis-desertification.html
Aretha Franklin's sons fight over handwritten wills. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66158755
July 11, 2023 at 1:28 PM
Aretha Franklin's sons fight over handwritten wills. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66158755
The defendant wants his Espionage Act trial delayed until after the 2024 election.
Of course he does.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/11/trump-classified-documents-trial-date-2024-00105565
Of course he does.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/11/trump-classified-documents-trial-date-2024-00105565
July 11, 2023 at 11:50 AM
The defendant wants his Espionage Act trial delayed until after the 2024 election.
Of course he does.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/11/trump-classified-documents-trial-date-2024-00105565
Of course he does.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/11/trump-classified-documents-trial-date-2024-00105565
Joe Biden curses.
Stop the presses.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/09/bbc-suspends-presenter-accused-of-paying-teenager-for-explicit-images
Stop the presses.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/09/bbc-suspends-presenter-accused-of-paying-teenager-for-explicit-images
July 10, 2023 at 11:31 AM
Joe Biden curses.
Stop the presses.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/09/bbc-suspends-presenter-accused-of-paying-teenager-for-explicit-images
Stop the presses.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/09/bbc-suspends-presenter-accused-of-paying-teenager-for-explicit-images
After days of riots, French President Macron wants to shut down social media "when things get out of hand." Which is what authoritarian leaders tend to do.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2023/07/05/macron-suggests-blocking-social-media-during-riots_6043565_13.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2023/07/05/macron-suggests-blocking-social-media-during-riots_6043565_13.html
July 5, 2023 at 12:06 PM
After days of riots, French President Macron wants to shut down social media "when things get out of hand." Which is what authoritarian leaders tend to do.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2023/07/05/macron-suggests-blocking-social-media-during-riots_6043565_13.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2023/07/05/macron-suggests-blocking-social-media-during-riots_6043565_13.html