Bryant Rockoff
@rocaroundaworld.bsky.social
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america: fuck yeah.
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 3:08 AM
america: fuck yeah.
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Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
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New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance.
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Life Under a Clicktatorship
What happens to government when everything is content?
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance.
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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Less than a year into the Trump admin and the National Governors Association, founded over 115 years ago, is on the brink of collapse.
Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Less than a year into the Trump admin and the National Governors Association, founded over 115 years ago, is on the brink of collapse.
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Good piece from @rmac.bsky.social: higher visa costs will benefit incumbents over start-ups, creating a challenge for new entrepreneurs.
Multi-national companies likely to also benefit. If you already have units in other countries, just increase employment there.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
Multi-national companies likely to also benefit. If you already have units in other countries, just increase employment there.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
A $100,000 Per Worker Visa Fee Tips the Balance to Big Tech
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Good piece from @rmac.bsky.social: higher visa costs will benefit incumbents over start-ups, creating a challenge for new entrepreneurs.
Multi-national companies likely to also benefit. If you already have units in other countries, just increase employment there.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
Multi-national companies likely to also benefit. If you already have units in other countries, just increase employment there.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
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Obama: We have to recognize that on both sides there are people who are extremists
But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.
But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.
September 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Obama: We have to recognize that on both sides there are people who are extremists
But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.
But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Not only repugnant, but wrong. Gutfield claims that this was an "a specific crime against her by someone who knew her."
The killer had a list of 45 elected officials, all Democrats.
The killer had a list of 45 elected officials, all Democrats.
absolutely repugnant, gutfeld completely dismisses the assassination of melissa hortman, calls it a "bull shit" example of political violence
September 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Not only repugnant, but wrong. Gutfield claims that this was an "a specific crime against her by someone who knew her."
The killer had a list of 45 elected officials, all Democrats.
The killer had a list of 45 elected officials, all Democrats.
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This sort of hateful rhetoric is a prelude to violence:
*Kirk died at a university-organized event, part of a tour of campuses, addressing thousands of students.
*Shooter was not a student, and not radicalized during his one semester of engineering courses
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
*Kirk died at a university-organized event, part of a tour of campuses, addressing thousands of students.
*Shooter was not a student, and not radicalized during his one semester of engineering courses
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
"The professors have to go away" -- Fox News is really trying to make fetch happen tonight with the anti-college stuff
September 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This sort of hateful rhetoric is a prelude to violence:
*Kirk died at a university-organized event, part of a tour of campuses, addressing thousands of students.
*Shooter was not a student, and not radicalized during his one semester of engineering courses
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
*Kirk died at a university-organized event, part of a tour of campuses, addressing thousands of students.
*Shooter was not a student, and not radicalized during his one semester of engineering courses
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
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You either
a) believe political violence is bad because it makes civil society impossible for all
b) believe violence is bad only if it affects your tribe, but when it does it offers an opportunity to go after the other tribe
a) believe political violence is bad because it makes civil society impossible for all
b) believe violence is bad only if it affects your tribe, but when it does it offers an opportunity to go after the other tribe
September 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
You either
a) believe political violence is bad because it makes civil society impossible for all
b) believe violence is bad only if it affects your tribe, but when it does it offers an opportunity to go after the other tribe
a) believe political violence is bad because it makes civil society impossible for all
b) believe violence is bad only if it affects your tribe, but when it does it offers an opportunity to go after the other tribe
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Man, this is just next level political communication
I am once again asking you to stop sending us money.
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
September 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Man, this is just next level political communication
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this is Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who was just arrested by ICE for rendition at his citizenship interview
April 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
this is Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who was just arrested by ICE for rendition at his citizenship interview
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Wut
Trump holding up a gold card with his face on it: For $5 million, this can be yours
April 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Wut
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james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
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Incredibly, this appears to be true. We tariffed our own (jointly operated with the UK) military base.
We tariffed BIOT, Mike.
BIOT. Diego fucking Garcia.
We tarrifed our own military base.
BIOT. Diego fucking Garcia.
We tarrifed our own military base.
April 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Incredibly, this appears to be true. We tariffed our own (jointly operated with the UK) military base.
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Then we should stop being assholes to our friends.
US officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit US manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4jjPyj7
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
reut.rs
April 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Then we should stop being assholes to our friends.
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This is *extremely* alarming — White House fires a career federal prosecutor because he (1) went after a politically connected businessman and (2) criticized Trump during a 2020 congressional bid.
“White House fires a career prosecutor” is itself unprecedented.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
“White House fires a career prosecutor” is itself unprecedented.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
![Though U.S. attorneys are political appointees who often ally with the agenda of the current presidential administration, line prosecutors like Schleifer are normally considered career employees. But since taking office, the Trump administration has made a point to drive those seen as political enemies from all levels of the federal government.
"This is the most overtly political firing I've seen in my time at the Department of Justice," said Palmer, the former federal prosecutor. "I could absolutely see it having kind of a chilling effect. I also think current prosecutors are concerned about the ability to have free speech. An AUSA [assistant U.S. attorney] who I spoke to said they are concerned that the only people who will be allowed to stay are Republicans or very quiet Democrats."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw/bafkreidwoty6rsibzeinn72q7r3h76kazos766qlxl5bvhaiejvwwaid6m@jpeg)
March 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This is *extremely* alarming — White House fires a career federal prosecutor because he (1) went after a politically connected businessman and (2) criticized Trump during a 2020 congressional bid.
“White House fires a career prosecutor” is itself unprecedented.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
“White House fires a career prosecutor” is itself unprecedented.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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I mean...has he tried not doing the Nazi stuff?
March 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I mean...has he tried not doing the Nazi stuff?
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Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
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Every once in a while, I'll be checking out some new game and realize: *holy shit this one of the best games I've ever played in my life*. You know the feeling? It's happened to me in 2017 with Breath of the Wild, in 2022 with Elden Ring, and right now with a game that will be out in two weeks
March 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Every once in a while, I'll be checking out some new game and realize: *holy shit this one of the best games I've ever played in my life*. You know the feeling? It's happened to me in 2017 with Breath of the Wild, in 2022 with Elden Ring, and right now with a game that will be out in two weeks
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Collins: Do you think someone should be fired over this?
Buttigieg: Absolutely… if there’s not accountability for a screw up like this, especially from a president who used to fire people on television for sport, what are we even doing here..
Buttigieg: Absolutely… if there’s not accountability for a screw up like this, especially from a president who used to fire people on television for sport, what are we even doing here..
March 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Collins: Do you think someone should be fired over this?
Buttigieg: Absolutely… if there’s not accountability for a screw up like this, especially from a president who used to fire people on television for sport, what are we even doing here..
Buttigieg: Absolutely… if there’s not accountability for a screw up like this, especially from a president who used to fire people on television for sport, what are we even doing here..
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The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
March 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
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This thread is amazing. In a sane world all these people would resign.
The NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER added the EDITOR OF THE ATLANTIC to a PRINCIPALS COMMITTEE TEXT CHAIN set up for the DEFENSE SECRETARY about PLANNED MILITARY STRIKES.
Here's a thread of involved parties talking about the need for secure communications (when Dems are involved):
Here's a thread of involved parties talking about the need for secure communications (when Dems are involved):
March 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This thread is amazing. In a sane world all these people would resign.