Robert Shirk
@robertshirk.bsky.social
73 y.o.retired nurse. Did psych, county jail, hospice, and community nursing before Covid. Thought I was a progressive democrat.
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1/ Collective punishment of tens of thousands of vetted Afghan partners won’t prevent radicalization. But it will guarantee fewer allies, more enemies, and higher risks for U.S. troops the next time we deploy.
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Opinion | The Ambush on the National Guard
The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn’t condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
1/ Collective punishment of tens of thousands of vetted Afghan partners won’t prevent radicalization. But it will guarantee fewer allies, more enemies, and higher risks for U.S. troops the next time we deploy.
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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The newly unsealed allegations against Meta are devastating. Our kids deserve better. Social media companies must make commonsense changes to protect children’s health, safety, and privacy. time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The newly unsealed allegations against Meta are devastating. Our kids deserve better. Social media companies must make commonsense changes to protect children’s health, safety, and privacy. time.com/7336204/meta...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
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The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
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House Oversight ranking member Robert Garcia is sending a letter to AG Pam Bondi reminding her that the committee has required, under subpoena, that DOJ turn over to the committee all its Jeffrey Epstein files — notably including those tied to ongoing investigations.
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Pam Bondi Legally Comply with Oversight Committee Subpoena on Epstein Files
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep.
oversightdemocrats.house.gov
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
House Oversight ranking member Robert Garcia is sending a letter to AG Pam Bondi reminding her that the committee has required, under subpoena, that DOJ turn over to the committee all its Jeffrey Epstein files — notably including those tied to ongoing investigations.
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AOC: Trump has been saying the economy is booming, but it’s really only seven tech companies. They’re driving this growth in just one sector: AI.
So the entire economic growth can be tracked down to seven companies and their AI expansion…
So the entire economic growth can be tracked down to seven companies and their AI expansion…
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
AOC: Trump has been saying the economy is booming, but it’s really only seven tech companies. They’re driving this growth in just one sector: AI.
So the entire economic growth can be tracked down to seven companies and their AI expansion…
So the entire economic growth can be tracked down to seven companies and their AI expansion…
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Raskin: "In the very presence of the victims and survivors, the Speaker said that 'now is a time we should be working on urgent legislative work.' Mr Speaker, justice is urgent legislative work. The truth is urgent legislative work. You were the one who refused to swear in Rep. Grijalva for 50 days"
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Raskin: "In the very presence of the victims and survivors, the Speaker said that 'now is a time we should be working on urgent legislative work.' Mr Speaker, justice is urgent legislative work. The truth is urgent legislative work. You were the one who refused to swear in Rep. Grijalva for 50 days"
What did we think would happen when pro & college sports married organized gambling? With NIL, the money isn’t pooled and divided evenly among other players. To pretend athletes are immune to payoffs is naive. Baseball has first hand experience in the effects gambling on game outcomes. Hello.
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What did we think would happen when pro & college sports married organized gambling? With NIL, the money isn’t pooled and divided evenly among other players. To pretend athletes are immune to payoffs is naive. Baseball has first hand experience in the effects gambling on game outcomes. Hello.
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There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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Did you know that the GOP Congress has worked less than 20 days since July?
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Did you know that the GOP Congress has worked less than 20 days since July?
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
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That Texas gerrymander isn’t looking so smart anymore, now is it?
Oops.
Oops.
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
That Texas gerrymander isn’t looking so smart anymore, now is it?
Oops.
Oops.
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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
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Man @gavinnewsom’s team doesn’t mess around
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Man @gavinnewsom’s team doesn’t mess around
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Good morning to these future governors!
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good morning to these future governors!
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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It's been 41 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's been 41 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
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It's been 40 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
November 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It's been 40 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Trump voters who can no longer conscience his actions, have begun to equivocate about their loyalty to gop. I hear folks now saying they’re “independent”; either that or the “pig farmer” argument: hogs on the left, hogs on the right, all eating from the same trough, i.e. they’re all the same, bad.
November 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Trump voters who can no longer conscience his actions, have begun to equivocate about their loyalty to gop. I hear folks now saying they’re “independent”; either that or the “pig farmer” argument: hogs on the left, hogs on the right, all eating from the same trough, i.e. they’re all the same, bad.
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Great billboard in Liverpool.
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Great billboard in Liverpool.
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Hawaii-based friend Gail (below) is releasing an *awesome* little song - MY MOMMA MARCHED - on MONDAY, NOV 3RD.
Blessed to have a full preview a few weeks ago - LOVED it.
Upbeat anthem honoring past civil struggles AND current anti-fascist protest/pushback.
Timely, and big 🤙 to Gail and team.
Blessed to have a full preview a few weeks ago - LOVED it.
Upbeat anthem honoring past civil struggles AND current anti-fascist protest/pushback.
Timely, and big 🤙 to Gail and team.
"My Mama Marched" full song and video is set to be released next Monday, November 3rd! ☮️☮️☮️ Big thanks to everyone who has liked and shared this little preview clip. And forever grateful to my brilliant producer #micahnelson and Todd and Leah at #inflatablefilm for bringing this song to life!❤️
October 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Hawaii-based friend Gail (below) is releasing an *awesome* little song - MY MOMMA MARCHED - on MONDAY, NOV 3RD.
Blessed to have a full preview a few weeks ago - LOVED it.
Upbeat anthem honoring past civil struggles AND current anti-fascist protest/pushback.
Timely, and big 🤙 to Gail and team.
Blessed to have a full preview a few weeks ago - LOVED it.
Upbeat anthem honoring past civil struggles AND current anti-fascist protest/pushback.
Timely, and big 🤙 to Gail and team.