Rob Port
@robport.bsky.social
Reporter and columnist for the Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Host of the Plain Talk podcast. Husband, dad, baseball nerd, and proud North Dakotan.
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I'll admit it. This comment left under my most recent column made me lol.
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September 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I'll admit it. This comment left under my most recent column made me lol.
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It's not often Lord of the Rings memes are politically topical so I'm taking full advantage.
March 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's not often Lord of the Rings memes are politically topical so I'm taking full advantage.
Audio from North Dakota vs. Nichole Rice.
"We got this because Rob Port did a FOIA request, and thank God he did it just in time."
This is the story he's referring to: www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...
"We got this because Rob Port did a FOIA request, and thank God he did it just in time."
This is the story he's referring to: www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...
March 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Audio from North Dakota vs. Nichole Rice.
"We got this because Rob Port did a FOIA request, and thank God he did it just in time."
This is the story he's referring to: www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...
"We got this because Rob Port did a FOIA request, and thank God he did it just in time."
This is the story he's referring to: www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...
For many younger farmers, recent tariffs could be the breaking point. ND Farmers Union President Mark Watne shares the concerns he’s hearing from the next generation of producers who may not be able to weather this economic storm.
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🎧 Hear the full conversation:
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March 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
For many younger farmers, recent tariffs could be the breaking point. ND Farmers Union President Mark Watne shares the concerns he’s hearing from the next generation of producers who may not be able to weather this economic storm.
🎧 Hear the full conversation:
www.inforum.com/podcasts/pla...
🎧 Hear the full conversation:
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Canada has long been one of the United States' closest trade partners, but North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne argues that Trump’s tariff policy is putting that relationship at risk.
🎙️ Don’t miss the full episode of Plain Talk:
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🎙️ Don’t miss the full episode of Plain Talk:
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March 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Canada has long been one of the United States' closest trade partners, but North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne argues that Trump’s tariff policy is putting that relationship at risk.
🎙️ Don’t miss the full episode of Plain Talk:
www.inforum.com/podcasts/pla...
🎙️ Don’t miss the full episode of Plain Talk:
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North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne details how North Dakota farmers are caught in a squeeze, paying more for fertilizer and steel while selling into a declining market.
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🎧 Hear the full conversation:
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March 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne details how North Dakota farmers are caught in a squeeze, paying more for fertilizer and steel while selling into a declining market.
🎧 Hear the full conversation:
www.inforum.com/podcasts/pla...
🎧 Hear the full conversation:
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North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne explains why tariffs are hitting North Dakota harder than any other state.
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🎙️ Don’t miss the full episode of Plain Talk:
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March 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne explains why tariffs are hitting North Dakota harder than any other state.
🎙️ Don’t miss the full episode of Plain Talk:
www.inforum.com/podcasts/pla...
🎙️ Don’t miss the full episode of Plain Talk:
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I've been building a personal library of authors I love by buying up used books.
Some of my latest buys.
Some of my latest buys.
March 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I've been building a personal library of authors I love by buying up used books.
Some of my latest buys.
Some of my latest buys.
Christian nationalism as a political stratefy in North Dakota.
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February 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Christian nationalism as a political stratefy in North Dakota.
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🎙️ Don’t miss the full episode of Plain Talk:
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Read some good books in January. Re-read Blood Meridian, which remains a beautifully awful literary monument. Started reading the Border Trilogy for the first time, and I wonder why waited so long. All Fours was...something. Funny and charming though it dragged a bit at the end.
February 3, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Read some good books in January. Re-read Blood Meridian, which remains a beautifully awful literary monument. Started reading the Border Trilogy for the first time, and I wonder why waited so long. All Fours was...something. Funny and charming though it dragged a bit at the end.
Chad and I are still off this week so sitting in for us on tomorrow's Plain Talk are Jessica and Michael Bell.
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January 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Chad and I are still off this week so sitting in for us on tomorrow's Plain Talk are Jessica and Michael Bell.
Click the link to listen and subscribe!
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Click the link to listen and subscribe!
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On tomorrow's show, Gary Emineth says the Legislature should abolish property taxes for residential property. Good idea? Also on the show is Rep. Eric Murphy, who is introducing a bill to make abortion legal before 15 weeks.
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December 6, 2024 at 2:16 AM
On tomorrow's show, Gary Emineth says the Legislature should abolish property taxes for residential property. Good idea? Also on the show is Rep. Eric Murphy, who is introducing a bill to make abortion legal before 15 weeks.
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Coming up on tomorrow's episode of the Plain Talk Podcast, Attorney General Drew Wrigley will join us to talk about the debate over gambling regulation that's looming in the upcoming legislative session.
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December 4, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Coming up on tomorrow's episode of the Plain Talk Podcast, Attorney General Drew Wrigley will join us to talk about the debate over gambling regulation that's looming in the upcoming legislative session.
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Subscribe and listen 👉 www.inforum.com/podcasts/pla...
Time for my favorite tradition of the year.
November 30, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Time for my favorite tradition of the year.
Watching the parade with my boy. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Watching the parade with my boy. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
State Senator Sean Cleary will join us on the next episode of Plain Talk to discuss bills he's drafting to make significant changes to campaign finance disclosures.
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November 26, 2024 at 4:42 PM
State Senator Sean Cleary will join us on the next episode of Plain Talk to discuss bills he's drafting to make significant changes to campaign finance disclosures.
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Meanwhile, in North Dakota...
November 24, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Meanwhile, in North Dakota...
Coming up on tomorrow's Plain Talk, reporter Adam Willis will talk to Chad Oban and I about his recent Bloomberg profile of the debate in North Dakota over carbon capture.
Here's his article 👉 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Here's his article 👉 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here's how to listen 👉 www.inforum.com/podcasts/pla...
November 21, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Coming up on tomorrow's Plain Talk, reporter Adam Willis will talk to Chad Oban and I about his recent Bloomberg profile of the debate in North Dakota over carbon capture.
Here's his article 👉 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here's how to listen 👉 www.inforum.com/podcasts/pla...
Here's his article 👉 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here's how to listen 👉 www.inforum.com/podcasts/pla...
Worth remembering that Gaetz was re-elected, and could still take the oath in January and be back in Congress.
November 21, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Worth remembering that Gaetz was re-elected, and could still take the oath in January and be back in Congress.
Molly had a big day outside in the fresh snow.
November 21, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Molly had a big day outside in the fresh snow.
Molly got worn out running around in the snow.
November 17, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Molly got worn out running around in the snow.
Reading the excellent novel Rejection by @tonytula.com and this passage jumped out at me.
Great book, with a lot to offer in terms of biting perspectives on our current cultural milieu.
#booksky
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Great book, with a lot to offer in terms of biting perspectives on our current cultural milieu.
#booksky
www.harpercollins.com/products/rej...
November 17, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Reading the excellent novel Rejection by @tonytula.com and this passage jumped out at me.
Great book, with a lot to offer in terms of biting perspectives on our current cultural milieu.
#booksky
www.harpercollins.com/products/rej...
Great book, with a lot to offer in terms of biting perspectives on our current cultural milieu.
#booksky
www.harpercollins.com/products/rej...
I don't normally have much to say on people's appearances. To each their own. But Kristi Noem, as one example, has clearly had a lot of work done to fit a certain MAGA aesthetic and it's super weird.
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/s...
November 17, 2024 at 2:45 AM
I don't normally have much to say on people's appearances. To each their own. But Kristi Noem, as one example, has clearly had a lot of work done to fit a certain MAGA aesthetic and it's super weird.
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/s...