Robin Lucado
@robinanne.bsky.social
National Park Addict. Taco lover. Frustrated Texan.
Cruelty seems to be the specialty of this Administration.
Since Trump took office, officials have transferred ten of the 37 men Biden spared from execution to the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." One prisoner still awaiting transfer has attempted suicide. n.pr/4jaZyvS
Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them
Since Trump took office, officials have transferred ten of the 37 men Biden spared from execution to the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." One prisoner still awaiting transfer has attempted suicide.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Cruelty seems to be the specialty of this Administration.
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A moral reawakening in America is the answer and the only answer. In politics lies only hopelessness.
Thank you my friend, Ian Bassin, and Reverend Raushenbush.
substack.com/@ianbassin/n...
Thank you my friend, Ian Bassin, and Reverend Raushenbush.
substack.com/@ianbassin/n...
We Need a New Great Awakening
This dire moment in our nation’s moral life cries out for a renewal of hearts.
substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A moral reawakening in America is the answer and the only answer. In politics lies only hopelessness.
Thank you my friend, Ian Bassin, and Reverend Raushenbush.
substack.com/@ianbassin/n...
Thank you my friend, Ian Bassin, and Reverend Raushenbush.
substack.com/@ianbassin/n...
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What Americans Die from?
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What Americans Die from?
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
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Funding the military during a shutdown is not the same thing as keeping the entire ecosystem of bases, training, mess halls, contractors, etc. running. A paycheck does not make up for eroded morale and readiness. ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/for-the-mi...
For the Military, a Shutdown Is About a Lot More Than Just Pay
It also affects many other people, institutions, and services necessary for readiness.
www.thebulwark.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Funding the military during a shutdown is not the same thing as keeping the entire ecosystem of bases, training, mess halls, contractors, etc. running. A paycheck does not make up for eroded morale and readiness. ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/for-the-mi...
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I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
July 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
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This is what the halls of our immigration courts look like on a daily basis in America. prospect.org/justice/2025...
July 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is what the halls of our immigration courts look like on a daily basis in America. prospect.org/justice/2025...
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I had saved this quote from Robert F Kennedy who I admired as a young child. Seems very pertinent now
July 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I had saved this quote from Robert F Kennedy who I admired as a young child. Seems very pertinent now
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I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
June 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
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“That’s the life I want everybody to be able to live and I think we can deliver that."
June 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“That’s the life I want everybody to be able to live and I think we can deliver that."
“Musk is not at war with corruption; he’s at war with equality and liberty. And he sees equality and liberty as corrupt because they undermine the pure, untrammeled, rule of billionaires, fascists, and kings.”
New in PN: The devious purpose behind MAGA's incessant lying
"If Dems are going to defend the social safety net and even cancer research, we need to get accustomed to saying unequivocally that lies are lies, and comfortable recognizing them as a deliberate effort to confuse and demoralize people."
"If Dems are going to defend the social safety net and even cancer research, we need to get accustomed to saying unequivocally that lies are lies, and comfortable recognizing them as a deliberate effort to confuse and demoralize people."
The devious purpose behind MAGA's incessant lying
Creating a fog of confusion is a feature, not a bug.
www.publicnotice.co
April 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“Musk is not at war with corruption; he’s at war with equality and liberty. And he sees equality and liberty as corrupt because they undermine the pure, untrammeled, rule of billionaires, fascists, and kings.”
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Had he been a bigot but not also a narcissist, it would have been enough. (1)
April 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Had he been a bigot but not also a narcissist, it would have been enough. (1)
Let’s amplify the impact of Medicare cuts!
While Republicans hide, Cory Booker shows up and gives his constituents a voice.
Who’s cutting onions?
Who’s cutting onions?
April 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Let’s amplify the impact of Medicare cuts!
When American Soldiers Were in Trouble, Our Allies Showed Up
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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When American Soldiers Were in Trouble, Our Allies Showed Up
Inside the allied effort to find four soldiers lost in a training exercise.
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
When American Soldiers Were in Trouble, Our Allies Showed Up
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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contrarian.substack.com/p/the-real-h... fabulous piece
The Real Harm in DOD’s Revisionist History
Silencing the stories of non-male, non-white service members is not only an affront to our best and bravest—it’s also a military liability.
contrarian.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-real-h... fabulous piece
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March 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
March 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
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Justice for sale
BREAKING
The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.
The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.
BREAKING: SEC halts fraud prosecution of Chinese national who sent Trump millions
In December, Popular Information reported that Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased $30 million in crypto tokens from World Liberty Financial (WLF), a new venture backed by President Donal...
popular.info
February 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Justice for sale
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Cuts to low income health care, tax cuts for multinational corporations
Cuts to food assistance, tax cuts for estates over $14 MILLION
Cuts to Ed grants & school lunches, tax breaks for businesses buying equipment
The Trump agenda is a transfer of wealth from bottom to top
Cuts to food assistance, tax cuts for estates over $14 MILLION
Cuts to Ed grants & school lunches, tax breaks for businesses buying equipment
The Trump agenda is a transfer of wealth from bottom to top
February 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Cuts to low income health care, tax cuts for multinational corporations
Cuts to food assistance, tax cuts for estates over $14 MILLION
Cuts to Ed grants & school lunches, tax breaks for businesses buying equipment
The Trump agenda is a transfer of wealth from bottom to top
Cuts to food assistance, tax cuts for estates over $14 MILLION
Cuts to Ed grants & school lunches, tax breaks for businesses buying equipment
The Trump agenda is a transfer of wealth from bottom to top
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As we near the end of a very long week, this is maybe a useful way to process Elon Musk’s ongoing takeover of key parts of the US government www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
As we near the end of a very long week, this is maybe a useful way to process Elon Musk’s ongoing takeover of key parts of the US government www.wired.com/story/the-us...
There is no thought given to the impact of their actions.
From Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: “NIH slashing the reimbursement of research costs will slow and limit medical breakthroughs that cure cancer and address chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.”
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
APLU Statement on Cuts to Reimbursement of NIH Facilities & Administrative Costs - APLU
Washington, DC – APLU President Mark Becker released the following statement on the National Institutes of Health’s announcement it will cut reimbursement of research facilities and administrative cos...
www.aplu.org
February 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
There is no thought given to the impact of their actions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...
“For some jobs, we need the highest level of genius,” he said. Evidently, President isn’t one of those jobs.
“For some jobs, we need the highest level of genius,” he said. Evidently, President isn’t one of those jobs.
President Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under Trump’s Watch
President Trump’s remarks, suggesting without evidence that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major e...
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...
“For some jobs, we need the highest level of genius,” he said. Evidently, President isn’t one of those jobs.
“For some jobs, we need the highest level of genius,” he said. Evidently, President isn’t one of those jobs.