Rob Monroe
@rob-monroe.bsky.social
Video producer/multimedia specialist from Virginia. Interests include news, history and genealogy. Also sports (Red Sox, Cubs, Commanders, NASCAR, UVa & EKU), silent film (esp. Buster Keaton), music (blues, Van Morrison, Tedeschi Trucks) & scotch whisky.
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REP. MAGAZINER: “How many veterans have you deported?”
NOEM: “We haven't deported any veterans.”
REP. MAGAZINER: “We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea…”
(More on Sae Joon Park: www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...)
NOEM: “We haven't deported any veterans.”
REP. MAGAZINER: “We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea…”
(More on Sae Joon Park: www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...)
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
REP. MAGAZINER: “How many veterans have you deported?”
NOEM: “We haven't deported any veterans.”
REP. MAGAZINER: “We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea…”
(More on Sae Joon Park: www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...)
NOEM: “We haven't deported any veterans.”
REP. MAGAZINER: “We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea…”
(More on Sae Joon Park: www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...)
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‘Incredibly optimistic': Team owners react to NASCAR settlement reut.rs/3Mz6M0C
‘Incredibly optimistic': Team owners react to NASCAR settlement
Veteran driver Denny Hamlin had plenty to say in court over the past week and a half, but after Thursday's groundbreaking settlement in the antitrust case against NASCAR, Hamlin summed it up in two sentences.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
‘Incredibly optimistic': Team owners react to NASCAR settlement reut.rs/3Mz6M0C
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Dec. 11, 1775: The Prohibitory Act to cut off all trade with the American colonies clears its third reading in the House of Commons, 112-16. The bill also authorizes a blockade of American ports and seizure of vessels "during the continuance of the present rebellion." 1/2
December 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Dec. 11, 1775: The Prohibitory Act to cut off all trade with the American colonies clears its third reading in the House of Commons, 112-16. The bill also authorizes a blockade of American ports and seizure of vessels "during the continuance of the present rebellion." 1/2
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NEWS: NASCAR and the two organizations suing it, Front Row Motorsports and the Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing, reached a settlement agreement, an attorney said in court Thursday.
This ends a 14-month legal battle over an antitrust case that the race teams brought against the league.
This ends a 14-month legal battle over an antitrust case that the race teams brought against the league.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NEWS: NASCAR and the two organizations suing it, Front Row Motorsports and the Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing, reached a settlement agreement, an attorney said in court Thursday.
This ends a 14-month legal battle over an antitrust case that the race teams brought against the league.
This ends a 14-month legal battle over an antitrust case that the race teams brought against the league.
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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Elections have consequences. A man like this never belonged near the levers of power. Not the first time. And certainly not this second time when everything was knowable. We are trapped in a tragedy and must fight our way out.
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Elections have consequences. A man like this never belonged near the levers of power. Not the first time. And certainly not this second time when everything was knowable. We are trapped in a tragedy and must fight our way out.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
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Water’s role in revolutionary history
Water’s role in revolutionary history
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The Battle of Great Bridge happened 250 years ago today because its location played a key role in the transportation networks of 1775.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Water’s role in revolutionary history
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250 years ago today, Virginians went to war against their governor (and won)
250 years ago today, Virginians went to war against their governor (and won)
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The Battle of Great Bridge in modern-day Chesapeake was the first significant land battle of the American Revolution in Virginia. It was also significant because it featured multi-racial armies on both sides.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
250 years ago today, Virginians went to war against their governor (and won)
Absolutely right. Dwight Evans should've been a Hall of Famer long ago.
Dwight Evans had 67.2 bWAR over 20 seasons. Carlos Delgado had 44.4 over 17 years.
Evans was not on the ballot and Delgado received nine votes.
Saw Delgado play a lot. Excellent player and a really good guy. But it's hard to understand Evans not getting his due.
Evans was not on the ballot and Delgado received nine votes.
Saw Delgado play a lot. Excellent player and a really good guy. But it's hard to understand Evans not getting his due.
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Absolutely right. Dwight Evans should've been a Hall of Famer long ago.
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Who did this!?! 🤣🤣🤣
December 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Who did this!?! 🤣🤣🤣
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Opinion: Roanoke College poll: Trump is much more unpopular in Virginia than during his first term
Roanoke College poll: Trump is much more unpopular in Virginia than during his first term
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Nearly half of those surveyed see him as either a criminal or a fascist. Trump's worsening numbers in Virginia help explain this year's election and offer a warning for next year.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Opinion: Roanoke College poll: Trump is much more unpopular in Virginia than during his first term
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
The Trump Administration has already tapped the raccoon to be Pete Hegseth's replacement.
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Raccoon found passed out in bathroom of Virginia ABC Store after breaking in, ransacking shelves
A raccoon was found passed out in the bathroom of the Virginia ABC Store in Ashland after breaking in and ransacking shelves, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Trump Administration has already tapped the raccoon to be Pete Hegseth's replacement.
www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
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Really think we should be saying this more to counter the defeatism and doomerism out there. We're winning these information wars:
Trump's white nationalist aides are churning out vile videos glorifying migrant suffering. But Trump-MAGA are *losing* the online culture wars over deportations, because the humane side is info-warring better.
Check out @paulwaldman.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
Check out @paulwaldman.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Really think we should be saying this more to counter the defeatism and doomerism out there. We're winning these information wars:
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What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
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Trump promised you a fairer economy and the truth about Epstein. Then he used your money to hide the truth. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fbi-overtime-redact-epstein-files/
FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show
Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI and DOJ for the files as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
www.snopes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Trump promised you a fairer economy and the truth about Epstein. Then he used your money to hide the truth. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fbi-overtime-redact-epstein-files/
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Ironically, it says that they understand what it means to be a journalist. Thanks for asking, though.
"You can criticize me for not having a journalism degree…
But what does it say about the folks with degrees that I replaced them at the Pentagon?"
But what does it say about the folks with degrees that I replaced them at the Pentagon?"
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Ironically, it says that they understand what it means to be a journalist. Thanks for asking, though.
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ICE and DHS are separating young children from their parents and disappearing them.
6 year old Yuanxin was separated from his father after a routine immigration check in on Nov. 26th.
Yuanxin's father was not told where his son was being sent.
Yuanxin'swhereabouts are still unknown.
6 year old Yuanxin was separated from his father after a routine immigration check in on Nov. 26th.
Yuanxin's father was not told where his son was being sent.
Yuanxin'swhereabouts are still unknown.
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
ICE and DHS are separating young children from their parents and disappearing them.
6 year old Yuanxin was separated from his father after a routine immigration check in on Nov. 26th.
Yuanxin's father was not told where his son was being sent.
Yuanxin'swhereabouts are still unknown.
6 year old Yuanxin was separated from his father after a routine immigration check in on Nov. 26th.
Yuanxin's father was not told where his son was being sent.
Yuanxin'swhereabouts are still unknown.
This young man may go on to do great things in his life. And I hope he does. But even if he wins the Nobel Prize, he'll always be remembered for this incident: www.nbcnews.com/news/world/a...
American Student Ends Up Trapped in Giant Vagina Sculpture
Firefighters embarked on an "extraordinary rescue mission" when an American exchange student got his leg trapped inside a giant vagina sculpture.
www.nbcnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This young man may go on to do great things in his life. And I hope he does. But even if he wins the Nobel Prize, he'll always be remembered for this incident: www.nbcnews.com/news/world/a...
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Refreshingly clear language from the NYT
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Refreshingly clear language from the NYT
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December 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM