Robert Elisberg
@relisberg.bsky.social
Political commentator. Contributor to "Clued in to Politics" anthology. WGA Screenwriter. Novelist. Tech writer. And something else I keep forgetting.
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When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
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If you missed LAST WEEK TONIGHT with John Oliver last night, the Main Story was on cutbacks to funding. It was an interesting report, focusing on what public media does most people aren't aware of, & had a lot of humor, with a terrific twist at the end.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If you missed LAST WEEK TONIGHT with John Oliver last night, the Main Story was on cutbacks to funding. It was an interesting report, focusing on what public media does most people aren't aware of, & had a lot of humor, with a terrific twist at the end.
www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/last-we...
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When Jason Reding Quiñones was hired in 2018 as a federal prosecutor in Florida, he flunked out of the office’s boot camp for new hires and left the office in 2024.
A year later, President Trump tapped him to lead the U.S. attorney’s office.
A year later, President Trump tapped him to lead the U.S. attorney’s office.
The Trump prosecutor probing former top Obama administration officials
Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. attorney in Miami and a favorite prosecutor for the Trump administration, is pursuing a broad investigation into former Obama officials.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
When Jason Reding Quiñones was hired in 2018 as a federal prosecutor in Florida, he flunked out of the office’s boot camp for new hires and left the office in 2024.
A year later, President Trump tapped him to lead the U.S. attorney’s office.
A year later, President Trump tapped him to lead the U.S. attorney’s office.
This has gotten little attention, but the other day came the report that, in hoping to build up support for sending troops into Nigeria, the Trump administration is planning to use as one of its spokespersons -- Nicki Minaj. Really. Here's the story --
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Just in the Nicki of Time
The other day, Trump made a surprising statement, even by his standards, claiming that there was a genocide against Christians in Nigeria, and that he might send the U.S. military into the...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This has gotten little attention, but the other day came the report that, in hoping to build up support for sending troops into Nigeria, the Trump administration is planning to use as one of its spokespersons -- Nicki Minaj. Really. Here's the story --
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On this NPR quiz show WAIT, WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!, the guest contestant is Becca Mann, the first person to swim the 40-mile channel crossing 3 Hawaiian islands. Her interview is light-hearted & interesting, including what makes her scared on her swims.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
On this NPR quiz show WAIT, WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!, the guest contestant is Becca Mann, the first person to swim the 40-mile channel crossing 3 Hawaiian islands. Her interview is light-hearted & interesting, including what makes her scared on her swims.
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On this NAKED LUNCH podcast, co-hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild present Part 2 of their conversation with Smokey Robinson. It's full of stories about The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, how Smokey and Stevie Wonder created ‘Tears of a Clown' and much more.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On this NAKED LUNCH podcast, co-hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild present Part 2 of their conversation with Smokey Robinson. It's full of stories about The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, how Smokey and Stevie Wonder created ‘Tears of a Clown' and much more.
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For today's PIANO PUZZLER, it's a fairly easy one, I think. Especially the hidden song. But I was also able to get the composer style, so that means there's hope for others...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
For today's PIANO PUZZLER, it's a fairly easy one, I think. Especially the hidden song. But I was also able to get the composer style, so that means there's hope for others...
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On this Jon Stewart podcast, his guests are Chris Hayes and David Plouffe. They discuss Democrats' big election night wins last Tuesday, and campaigning ahead.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
On this Jon Stewart podcast, his guests are Chris Hayes and David Plouffe. They discuss Democrats' big election night wins last Tuesday, and campaigning ahead.
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Welcome to Taco Friday. Trump exempts a few of his imported food tariffs -- like coffee, beef and bananas -- to help bring down the price of a few products. Though most are still in effect.
More to the point, this shows Trump's lie when he's said that tariffs have nothing to do with rising prices.
More to the point, this shows Trump's lie when he's said that tariffs have nothing to do with rising prices.
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Welcome to Taco Friday. Trump exempts a few of his imported food tariffs -- like coffee, beef and bananas -- to help bring down the price of a few products. Though most are still in effect.
More to the point, this shows Trump's lie when he's said that tariffs have nothing to do with rising prices.
More to the point, this shows Trump's lie when he's said that tariffs have nothing to do with rising prices.
TCM is airing the very offbeat film BRAZIL directed by Terry Gilliam, so I thought I'd embed this great "Making of..." half-hour documentary by my friend Rob Hedden.
I'm biased when I say it's great, but it won 2 awards & was exhibited at the Smithsonian.
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I'm biased when I say it's great, but it won 2 awards & was exhibited at the Smithsonian.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
TCM is airing the very offbeat film BRAZIL directed by Terry Gilliam, so I thought I'd embed this great "Making of..." half-hour documentary by my friend Rob Hedden.
I'm biased when I say it's great, but it won 2 awards & was exhibited at the Smithsonian.
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I'm biased when I say it's great, but it won 2 awards & was exhibited at the Smithsonian.
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If Trump believed what he wrote here, he would have had the Epstein files released the day he got in office. So, of course, what he writes here is ludicrous.
Besides, knowing Jeffrey Epstein or visiting his home is not a crime. The issue is sexual abuse of minors & other crimes & covering them up.
Besides, knowing Jeffrey Epstein or visiting his home is not a crime. The issue is sexual abuse of minors & other crimes & covering them up.
“Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat's problem, not the Republican's problem!”
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If Trump believed what he wrote here, he would have had the Epstein files released the day he got in office. So, of course, what he writes here is ludicrous.
Besides, knowing Jeffrey Epstein or visiting his home is not a crime. The issue is sexual abuse of minors & other crimes & covering them up.
Besides, knowing Jeffrey Epstein or visiting his home is not a crime. The issue is sexual abuse of minors & other crimes & covering them up.
Interesting polling analysis in The Economist. The group with highest disapproval of Trump BY FAR (at 75%) is Blacks. But stunningly, the group with the 2nd worst disapproval is -- people under 30! (Hispanics are almost as low.) That is deeply troubling for MAGOPs.
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Donald Trump’s approval rating
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November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Interesting polling analysis in The Economist. The group with highest disapproval of Trump BY FAR (at 75%) is Blacks. But stunningly, the group with the 2nd worst disapproval is -- people under 30! (Hispanics are almost as low.) That is deeply troubling for MAGOPs.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
P.S. Trump officials get so upset when Trump is called a Nazi. And honestly, I don't think he is. He's a sociopath & fascist. But I do know that if you don't want people to *think* you're a Nazi, don't keep praising Nazis, endorsing Nazis & appointment Nazis. That's a pretty basic concept.
So, you recall Paul Ingrassia, who admitted he had "a Nazi streak in me" & Trump still nominated him to head the WH Special Counsel Office until outage grew SO much & he withdrew? Well -- Trump just appointed him deputy general counsel at the GSA!!
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Second Time is the Charm
I do not believe that Trump is a Nazi. I think he is a sociopath, a malignant narcissist, a white supremacist, an anti-Semite, a pathological liar, a fascist and more. But I don't believe he is a...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
P.S. Trump officials get so upset when Trump is called a Nazi. And honestly, I don't think he is. He's a sociopath & fascist. But I do know that if you don't want people to *think* you're a Nazi, don't keep praising Nazis, endorsing Nazis & appointment Nazis. That's a pretty basic concept.
So, you recall Paul Ingrassia, who admitted he had "a Nazi streak in me" & Trump still nominated him to head the WH Special Counsel Office until outage grew SO much & he withdrew? Well -- Trump just appointed him deputy general counsel at the GSA!!
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www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/second-...
Second Time is the Charm
I do not believe that Trump is a Nazi. I think he is a sociopath, a malignant narcissist, a white supremacist, an anti-Semite, a pathological liar, a fascist and more. But I don't believe he is a...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So, you recall Paul Ingrassia, who admitted he had "a Nazi streak in me" & Trump still nominated him to head the WH Special Counsel Office until outage grew SO much & he withdrew? Well -- Trump just appointed him deputy general counsel at the GSA!!
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Gregory Bovino saying the quiet party out loud -- this is not about safety or "the worst of the worst", it's about retribution.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Gregory Bovino saying the quiet party out loud -- this is not about safety or "the worst of the worst", it's about retribution.
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Remember: Trump tried to make this guy Attorney General
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Remember: Trump tried to make this guy Attorney General
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The fundamental problem in society we keep dealing with is that powerful men never actually face accountability. This poor girl was homeless and in deep poverty while Gaetz is running around in the top circles of Washington.
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The fundamental problem in society we keep dealing with is that powerful men never actually face accountability. This poor girl was homeless and in deep poverty while Gaetz is running around in the top circles of Washington.
"If he releases those 650, we're going to apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
-- Border Chief Greg Bovino, on federal judge ordering a review of whether people were wrongly arrested
So, Gregory Bovino explains this is about retribution, not safety.
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-- Border Chief Greg Bovino, on federal judge ordering a review of whether people were wrongly arrested
So, Gregory Bovino explains this is about retribution, not safety.
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Border Patrol chief vows retaliation after judge releases wrongly held detainees
U.S. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino threatened to retaliate after a federal judge suggested as many as 600 detainees could be released due to violations of a consent decree requiring warrants for ...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"If he releases those 650, we're going to apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
-- Border Chief Greg Bovino, on federal judge ordering a review of whether people were wrongly arrested
So, Gregory Bovino explains this is about retribution, not safety.
www.rawstory.com/bovino-threa...
-- Border Chief Greg Bovino, on federal judge ordering a review of whether people were wrongly arrested
So, Gregory Bovino explains this is about retribution, not safety.
www.rawstory.com/bovino-threa...
I went to the @NorthwesternU football game against USC last Friday, and it turned out to be an historic event. It was the school's 716th loss -- which broke the record for most losses in Division 1 college football history! Here's more on the event
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November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I went to the @NorthwesternU football game against USC last Friday, and it turned out to be an historic event. It was the school's 716th loss -- which broke the record for most losses in Division 1 college football history! Here's more on the event
www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/were-16...
www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/were-16...
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For 7 weeks Johnson stonewalled, delayed, and twisted himself in knots to justify not swearing in Adelita Grijalva. He disenfranchised over 800,000 Arizonans, depriving them of their voice in Congress, and blocked the vote to release the Epstein files. His behavior was shameful.
"Congratulations, you're now a member of the United States Congress."
Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, is sworn in today, Nov. 12.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, is sworn in today, Nov. 12.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
For 7 weeks Johnson stonewalled, delayed, and twisted himself in knots to justify not swearing in Adelita Grijalva. He disenfranchised over 800,000 Arizonans, depriving them of their voice in Congress, and blocked the vote to release the Epstein files. His behavior was shameful.
So, Trump's little boy game-playing cosplay to rebrand the Defense Department with the nickname "Department of War" could cost $2 BILLION if the effort goes forward.
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Trump's big Dept of Defense change dubbed 'cosplay' that could cost $2 billion to enact
A name change for the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost $2 billion to enact, according to one report.Donald Trump confirmed the name change earlier this year, but replacing sig...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
So, Trump's little boy game-playing cosplay to rebrand the Defense Department with the nickname "Department of War" could cost $2 BILLION if the effort goes forward.
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Polling analyst Sarah Longwell, who runs The Bullwark, says that if you put all three major races together from last Tuesday, women under 30 voted Democratic by…82%!!
“That is a massive margin...It’s like a total ownership by the Democratic Party of this young cohort of women."
“That is a massive margin...It’s like a total ownership by the Democratic Party of this young cohort of women."
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Polling analyst Sarah Longwell, who runs The Bullwark, says that if you put all three major races together from last Tuesday, women under 30 voted Democratic by…82%!!
“That is a massive margin...It’s like a total ownership by the Democratic Party of this young cohort of women."
“That is a massive margin...It’s like a total ownership by the Democratic Party of this young cohort of women."
Trump tells Laura Ingraham on Fox he wants to bring immigrants to the U.S. to work because "we also do have to bring in talent." And says we "don't have talent" in the U.S.
Make America great again?? America first???
Imagine if President Biden said this.
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Make America great again?? America first???
Imagine if President Biden said this.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Trump tells Laura Ingraham on Fox he wants to bring immigrants to the U.S. to work because "we also do have to bring in talent." And says we "don't have talent" in the U.S.
Make America great again?? America first???
Imagine if President Biden said this.
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Make America great again?? America first???
Imagine if President Biden said this.
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