Real Robert
@roberts-rants.bsky.social
Husband, traveler, cook, attempted voice of reason. Occasional photos. 🍊 = political post. 🇺🇸 does not have a 👑. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
Lawyer, but posts are not legal advice. Posts are my opinion, no one else’s. All photos are mine except reposts.
He/him.
Lawyer, but posts are not legal advice. Posts are my opinion, no one else’s. All photos are mine except reposts.
He/him.
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I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oops. Ooooooooooooops.
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
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Some of this is a function of (still) relatively low interest rates. But factoring this in, the equity risk premium (ERP) has still dipped below (3.9%) its historical average (4.2%) for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. (During the dot-com bubble, ERP got all the way down to 2%.)
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Some of this is a function of (still) relatively low interest rates. But factoring this in, the equity risk premium (ERP) has still dipped below (3.9%) its historical average (4.2%) for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. (During the dot-com bubble, ERP got all the way down to 2%.)
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Too many coincidences here. The exact number of Democrats needed to break the filibuster defected; they exactly overcame the one Republican defection; and all Dems who voted for it (infuriating voters) are conveniently retiring or not up for election in 2026.
Someone coordinated this. Schumer?
Too many coincidences here. The exact number of Democrats needed to break the filibuster defected; they exactly overcame the one Republican defection; and all Dems who voted for it (infuriating voters) are conveniently retiring or not up for election in 2026.
Someone coordinated this. Schumer?
The Senate just passed legislation to reopen the government. 60-40.
39 Democrats and Rand Paul opposed the measure.
39 Democrats and Rand Paul opposed the measure.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Too many coincidences here. The exact number of Democrats needed to break the filibuster defected; they exactly overcame the one Republican defection; and all Dems who voted for it (infuriating voters) are conveniently retiring or not up for election in 2026.
Someone coordinated this. Schumer?
Too many coincidences here. The exact number of Democrats needed to break the filibuster defected; they exactly overcame the one Republican defection; and all Dems who voted for it (infuriating voters) are conveniently retiring or not up for election in 2026.
Someone coordinated this. Schumer?
Gales of November remembered.
RIP, crew of Edmund Fitzgerald. 50 years ago today.
RIP, crew of Edmund Fitzgerald. 50 years ago today.
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Gales of November remembered.
RIP, crew of Edmund Fitzgerald. 50 years ago today.
RIP, crew of Edmund Fitzgerald. 50 years ago today.
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The Fed is flying blind. The govt shutdown is starving it of critical data, especially BLS wage reports. Without data showing cooling wages, the Fed likely can't risk cutting interest rates.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Fed is flying blind. The govt shutdown is starving it of critical data, especially BLS wage reports. Without data showing cooling wages, the Fed likely can't risk cutting interest rates.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norweger stellen fest, dass China 850 ihrer Elektrobusse fernsteuern und sogar stoppen kann
Etwa 850 in Norwegen eingesetzte Elektrobusse können aus China vollständig kontrolliert werden. Das hat ein geheimer Test der öffentlichen Verkehrsbetriebe ergeben.
www.focus.de
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
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So what's my "ask"? What's the off-ramp?
No, I don't expect Trump to step down. But I do expect him to eat a very public defeat. Anything short of that is permission.
No, I don't expect Trump to step down. But I do expect him to eat a very public defeat. Anything short of that is permission.
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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This article concisely and interestingly gathers, all in one place, the most serious instances of Trump and his cabinet's corruption. It is by a Republican-appointed federal judge and former public-corruption prosecutor, who resigned two days ago so he could speak out. Worth reading.
This article concisely and interestingly gathers, all in one place, the most serious instances of Trump and his cabinet's corruption. It is by a Republican-appointed federal judge and former public-corruption prosecutor, who resigned two days ago so he could speak out. Worth reading.
"As much as I have treasured being a judge, I can now think of nothing more important than...doing everything in my power to combat today’s existential threat to democracy and the rule of law." Judge named by Reagan on why he just resigned and what he'll do now. 🎁 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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This article concisely and interestingly gathers, all in one place, the most serious instances of Trump and his cabinet's corruption. It is by a Republican-appointed federal judge and former public-corruption prosecutor, who resigned two days ago so he could speak out. Worth reading.
This article concisely and interestingly gathers, all in one place, the most serious instances of Trump and his cabinet's corruption. It is by a Republican-appointed federal judge and former public-corruption prosecutor, who resigned two days ago so he could speak out. Worth reading.
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Trump’s actions are appalling and unnecessary. He’s deliberately delaying people in need by going to the Supreme Court just to use hunger as political leverage in shut down.
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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US air system is... hurting. Is it all going to grind to a halt, or am I just pessimistic? It appears the entire US airspace is at threat of staffing triggers 11/8/25 1502PT #aviation
November 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
US air system is... hurting. Is it all going to grind to a halt, or am I just pessimistic? It appears the entire US airspace is at threat of staffing triggers 11/8/25 1502PT #aviation
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“Most of the days the federal government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was the president.”— @howtoreadthisch.art
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Now there are TWO lists the White House won't release.
First it was the Epstein Files. Now it's who's paying for Trump's Golden Ballroom.
Apparently, the only promises the President keeps are those that benefit himself and his billionaire friends.
First it was the Epstein Files. Now it's who's paying for Trump's Golden Ballroom.
Apparently, the only promises the President keeps are those that benefit himself and his billionaire friends.
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Health Savings Accounts - subsidized or not - are a form of self-insurance. That’s fine to augment traditional insurance, but they don’t spread risk. That means some people will need way more money than they receive, and some will need much less.
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Health Savings Accounts - subsidized or not - are a form of self-insurance. That’s fine to augment traditional insurance, but they don’t spread risk. That means some people will need way more money than they receive, and some will need much less.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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J’adore mon Air Fryer 😅🤣
Vive l’Apéro 😅🤣😜
Vive l’Apéro 😅🤣😜
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
J’adore mon Air Fryer 😅🤣
Vive l’Apéro 😅🤣😜
Vive l’Apéro 😅🤣😜
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Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The sandwich thrower was wrong. But Jeanine Pirro was, too.
To establish a forcible assault, jurors were required to find that Dunn caused “reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.” That allegation was laughable.
www.msnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Police chief is trying to figure out if a federal agency can legally ban religious gatherings on land owned by the village.
Answer: No. "Congress shall make no law ... abridging ... the right of the people to peaceably assemble." U.S. Const. 1st Amendment.
Police chief is trying to figure out if a federal agency can legally ban religious gatherings on land owned by the village.
Answer: No. "Congress shall make no law ... abridging ... the right of the people to peaceably assemble." U.S. Const. 1st Amendment.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Police chief is trying to figure out if a federal agency can legally ban religious gatherings on land owned by the village.
Answer: No. "Congress shall make no law ... abridging ... the right of the people to peaceably assemble." U.S. Const. 1st Amendment.
Police chief is trying to figure out if a federal agency can legally ban religious gatherings on land owned by the village.
Answer: No. "Congress shall make no law ... abridging ... the right of the people to peaceably assemble." U.S. Const. 1st Amendment.
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“President Trump has approved a pardon for a retired New York police officer who was sentenced in April to 18 months in prison for his participation in a Chinese government plot to locate, surveil and intimidate a family in the New Jersey suburbs.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Trump Approves Pardon for Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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YIKES: NSO floats Pegasus spyware used in hypothetical "time of domestic crisis" in 🇺🇸America.
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
YIKES: NSO floats Pegasus spyware used in hypothetical "time of domestic crisis" in 🇺🇸America.
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
She only wants what Robert Hanssen had. Is that so wrong?
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
She only wants what Robert Hanssen had. Is that so wrong?
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North wind passes by
solitary bridge trembles
friends for a moment
#DailyHaikuPrompt #North_wind #haiku
solitary bridge trembles
friends for a moment
#DailyHaikuPrompt #North_wind #haiku
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
North wind passes by
solitary bridge trembles
friends for a moment
#DailyHaikuPrompt #North_wind #haiku
solitary bridge trembles
friends for a moment
#DailyHaikuPrompt #North_wind #haiku
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This bad cop worked as an agent for communist China. Trump pardoned him: Trump Approves Pardon for Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Trump Approves Pardon for Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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