T Robb
@upon-a-thought.bsky.social
Rabelaisian apostate. "Don't follow leaders. Watch the parkin' meters." That's actually Bobby, not Rabey, though it coulda been
Padova, Veneto
Padova, Veneto
Murder?! This was an execution
January 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Murder?! This was an execution
Amy Klobuchar, the Democrats equivalent to Susan Collins
January 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Amy Klobuchar, the Democrats equivalent to Susan Collins
Viceroy? Or, perhaps, Impotentate
January 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Viceroy? Or, perhaps, Impotentate
not "basic Constitutional shit" for Vance who lives in Peter Thiel World
January 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
not "basic Constitutional shit" for Vance who lives in Peter Thiel World
Vance's reaction to Kent State, May 4, 1970 would be, "Why only 4?"
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Vance's reaction to Kent State, May 4, 1970 would be, "Why only 4?"
"We are going to run the country right. It's going to make a lot of money."
Saying the (usually but not always) quiet part very loudly, albeit with a doltish and often slurred vocabulary
Saying the (usually but not always) quiet part very loudly, albeit with a doltish and often slurred vocabulary
January 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"We are going to run the country right. It's going to make a lot of money."
Saying the (usually but not always) quiet part very loudly, albeit with a doltish and often slurred vocabulary
Saying the (usually but not always) quiet part very loudly, albeit with a doltish and often slurred vocabulary
The Free Press (sic) headline of story available via link from cbsnews.com :
How Trump Took Out Venezuela’s Strongman
The president has asserted U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere, removing a tyrant who had long threatened America’s interests.
Ah, yes, CBS NEWS: "We report. You decide"
How Trump Took Out Venezuela’s Strongman
The president has asserted U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere, removing a tyrant who had long threatened America’s interests.
Ah, yes, CBS NEWS: "We report. You decide"
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January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Free Press (sic) headline of story available via link from cbsnews.com :
How Trump Took Out Venezuela’s Strongman
The president has asserted U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere, removing a tyrant who had long threatened America’s interests.
Ah, yes, CBS NEWS: "We report. You decide"
How Trump Took Out Venezuela’s Strongman
The president has asserted U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere, removing a tyrant who had long threatened America’s interests.
Ah, yes, CBS NEWS: "We report. You decide"
What are the odds Jared Kushner will be heading (or very near the top of) that group, along with Chris Wright and Harold Hamm, of course
January 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
What are the odds Jared Kushner will be heading (or very near the top of) that group, along with Chris Wright and Harold Hamm, of course
"You go to war with the president you have, not the president you might want or wish to have at a later time"
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"You go to war with the president you have, not the president you might want or wish to have at a later time"
Under Donald Trump, the U.S.A. is a rogue state. If it wasn't obvious before (and, perhaps, it should have been), it is now
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Under Donald Trump, the U.S.A. is a rogue state. If it wasn't obvious before (and, perhaps, it should have been), it is now
Absolutely.Who gets to be in that bomb shelter, family or no family, and under whose command
December 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Absolutely.Who gets to be in that bomb shelter, family or no family, and under whose command
Isn't it possible, just possible, that there were more than enough liars and truth-buriers on all sides—'both sides' being too small a scope—throughout that particular "long national nightmare." (The USA has had many troubled sleeps in its history.)
December 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Isn't it possible, just possible, that there were more than enough liars and truth-buriers on all sides—'both sides' being too small a scope—throughout that particular "long national nightmare." (The USA has had many troubled sleeps in its history.)
sticking my mistletoe nose in unasked:
Stop the Cavalry - The Cory Band & The Gwalia Singers version
Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band
Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle
Xmas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen
Stop the Cavalry - The Cory Band & The Gwalia Singers version
Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band
Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle
Xmas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen
December 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
sticking my mistletoe nose in unasked:
Stop the Cavalry - The Cory Band & The Gwalia Singers version
Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band
Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle
Xmas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen
Stop the Cavalry - The Cory Band & The Gwalia Singers version
Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band
Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle
Xmas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen
"fair" is doing some mighty Orwellian lifting here
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"fair" is doing some mighty Orwellian lifting here
Making Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News was like making Riley Gaines coach of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
(Or Donald Trump president of the U.S.A.—too on the nose?)
(Or Donald Trump president of the U.S.A.—too on the nose?)
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Making Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News was like making Riley Gaines coach of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
(Or Donald Trump president of the U.S.A.—too on the nose?)
(Or Donald Trump president of the U.S.A.—too on the nose?)
If, for example, a reporter was hired by Der Stürmer in the 1930s, they didn't need to be told to write in German; the language they were to use was obvious
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If, for example, a reporter was hired by Der Stürmer in the 1930s, they didn't need to be told to write in German; the language they were to use was obvious
Very sad news. I love and treasure and am so grateful for his music. Shamrock Diaries is an album I keep returning to, an album I need to keep returning to
December 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Very sad news. I love and treasure and am so grateful for his music. Shamrock Diaries is an album I keep returning to, an album I need to keep returning to
Interesting strategy for both the Hurricanes and the Aggies to play this game without functioning quarterbacks (and, it appears, placekickers)
December 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Interesting strategy for both the Hurricanes and the Aggies to play this game without functioning quarterbacks (and, it appears, placekickers)
Interesting strategy for both the Hurricanes and the Aggies to play this game without functioning quarterbacks (and, it appears, placekickers)
December 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Interesting strategy for both the Hurricanes and the Aggies to play this game without functioning quarterbacks (and, it appears, placekickers)
That headline!?
Is The BBC afraid Putin will sue them, too?
Is The BBC afraid Putin will sue them, too?
December 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
That headline!?
Is The BBC afraid Putin will sue them, too?
Is The BBC afraid Putin will sue them, too?
ok now he's raving about der volk
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
ok now he's raving about der volk
they pumped him full of the good drugs and upped his dosage before they trotted him out for this rant
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
they pumped him full of the good drugs and upped his dosage before they trotted him out for this rant
Although I appreciate its literary use by writers such as Chaucer, Dickens, I always laughed at the concept of physiognomy until I saw a photo of Ross Douthat
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Although I appreciate its literary use by writers such as Chaucer, Dickens, I always laughed at the concept of physiognomy until I saw a photo of Ross Douthat
You go to war with the President you have, not the President you might want or wish to have at a later time.”
― Donald Rumsfeld, kinda
― Donald Rumsfeld, kinda
December 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You go to war with the President you have, not the President you might want or wish to have at a later time.”
― Donald Rumsfeld, kinda
― Donald Rumsfeld, kinda