Lobo Rob
@wolff10.bsky.social
University Administrator. Pol Sci PhD student. Chicago is home. I put ketchup on hot dogs.
Have we given any thought about what the future of America will look like if right-wing authoritarianism takes hold and in 20, 30, or 40 years, the government deliberately fails to act and weaponizes public policy as sea levels rise and costal cities go under water?
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis accused President Trump of playing “political games” Sunday after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests following wildfires and flooding in the state earlier this year. https://to.pbs.org/3Y9004f
Colorado governor says Trump playing 'political games' by denying disaster declaration request
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests made by the state.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Have we given any thought about what the future of America will look like if right-wing authoritarianism takes hold and in 20, 30, or 40 years, the government deliberately fails to act and weaponizes public policy as sea levels rise and costal cities go under water?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
Ok, this may seem bad, but hear me out: what if Greenland and NATO agree to giving up control of Greenland to secure peace for our time?
Ok, this may seem bad, but hear me out: what if Greenland and NATO agree to giving up control of Greenland to secure peace for our time?
After Trump appoints envoy to Greenland, Denmark summons US ambassador
President Trump has named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry the U.S. special envoy to Greenland. Denmark isn't happy about it.
www.usatoday.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
Ok, this may seem bad, but hear me out: what if Greenland and NATO agree to giving up control of Greenland to secure peace for our time?
Ok, this may seem bad, but hear me out: what if Greenland and NATO agree to giving up control of Greenland to secure peace for our time?
And The Wieners Circle extends its winning streak.
December 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And The Wieners Circle extends its winning streak.
So essentially what you are saying is “hang in there because it can and will get worse.”
If you find yourself concerned about humanity or in a sour mood just remember:
The Bears beat the Packers!
The Bears beat the Packers!
a man in a chicago bears jacket is sitting at a table in a bar with his arms in the air .
ALT: a man in a chicago bears jacket is sitting at a table in a bar with his arms in the air .
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
So essentially what you are saying is “hang in there because it can and will get worse.”
We are not a fascist country yet, but we are seeing in real time how the sausage of American fascism gets made.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We are not a fascist country yet, but we are seeing in real time how the sausage of American fascism gets made.
It might be more accurate to say looking at students as customers is not good, but the reality is universities do seem to view students as consumers, especially when state governments try to balance budgets by cutting spending on higher education.
YOUR STUDENTS ARE NOT YOUR CUSTOMERS.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
Yes we all agree that this is the reason colleges are in trouble
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It might be more accurate to say looking at students as customers is not good, but the reality is universities do seem to view students as consumers, especially when state governments try to balance budgets by cutting spending on higher education.
A government committing extrajudicial killings of one group of people and going unpunished, while at the same time calling other people things like “garbage.”
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A government committing extrajudicial killings of one group of people and going unpunished, while at the same time calling other people things like “garbage.”
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
I love living in a country where news about my country’s secretary of defense committing war crimes offers a pleasant distraction from news about my country’s leader being a pedophile.
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I love living in a country where news about my country’s secretary of defense committing war crimes offers a pleasant distraction from news about my country’s leader being a pedophile.
I am bracing for establishment Democratic response to this: “we won’t let Trump distract us from what is really important: kitchen table issues.”
President Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting, calling them “garbage” he does not want in the U.S. as he sought to refocus public attention on his anti-immigration rhetoric.
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
The president delivered xenophobic comments during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I am bracing for establishment Democratic response to this: “we won’t let Trump distract us from what is really important: kitchen table issues.”
Trump to pardon the hardworking, law abiding turkey.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Trump to pardon the hardworking, law abiding turkey.
Not regretting my decision to cancel my subscription to the @washingtonpost.com
Washington loves a sex scandal. It’s a welcome distraction from the issues of the world and a chance to feel morally superior to the people caught, literally and metaphorically, with their pants down.
Here are eight notorious affairs in recent history:
Here are eight notorious affairs in recent history:
8 political sex scandals that threw the nation into a frenzy
The saga of Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza is just the latest in a long list of close encounters.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Not regretting my decision to cancel my subscription to the @washingtonpost.com
I mean, it was time to pick a side when they started snatching people off the streets without due process, but better late than never I guess.
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'Maybe It's Time to Pick a Fucking Side,' Says Murphy After Trump Calls for Execution of Lawmakers | Common Dreams
"Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don't like what your political opponents say, execute them," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that's not w...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I mean, it was time to pick a side when they started snatching people off the streets without due process, but better late than never I guess.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
President Trump calling for Democrats to be hung for treason is doing politics the right way.
- Ezra Klein, probably
- Ezra Klein, probably
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
President Trump calling for Democrats to be hung for treason is doing politics the right way.
- Ezra Klein, probably
- Ezra Klein, probably
In case anyone has any illusions that it’s possible to resurrect the old Republican Party
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In case anyone has any illusions that it’s possible to resurrect the old Republican Party
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It's hard out there for a lickspittle.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's hard out there for a lickspittle.
Anyone else notice how talking heads published numerous articles about how the censorious woke left had gone too far, but few pieces about how the right has become the moral equivalent of a truck stop bathroom? www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Anyone else notice how talking heads published numerous articles about how the censorious woke left had gone too far, but few pieces about how the right has become the moral equivalent of a truck stop bathroom? www.propublica.org/article/andr...
This is garbage, but it may be semi-useful garbage. It provides an escape route for those on the right like the Hitler-loving Young Republicans to say "We don't really love Hitler. The libtards were just mean to us." I can see enough Americans buying that bullshit. www.mediaite.com/politics/dav...
Dave Portnoy Says He Turned on Dems Because They Branded 'White Dudes' Society's 'Bad Guy'
Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy said he flipped to supporting Republicans because Democrats branded "white dudes" as the "bad guy" in America during the Biden Administration
www.mediaite.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This is garbage, but it may be semi-useful garbage. It provides an escape route for those on the right like the Hitler-loving Young Republicans to say "We don't really love Hitler. The libtards were just mean to us." I can see enough Americans buying that bullshit. www.mediaite.com/politics/dav...
What are the chances that if the Democratic Party had a chance to pick up Marjorie Taylor Greene-type voters and that helped them win in critical elections, but had to throw one of their traditional constituencies under the bus to get those votes, they would do so?
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
What are the chances that if the Democratic Party had a chance to pick up Marjorie Taylor Greene-type voters and that helped them win in critical elections, but had to throw one of their traditional constituencies under the bus to get those votes, they would do so?
Once again, if you are a political party that has sold out particular blocs of your voting coalition in the past, you can reasonably expect those voters not to not want to vote again because for them it isn't "winning." Apparently though, the new Dem tactic is expanding who they deem expendable.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Once again, if you are a political party that has sold out particular blocs of your voting coalition in the past, you can reasonably expect those voters not to not want to vote again because for them it isn't "winning." Apparently though, the new Dem tactic is expanding who they deem expendable.
I thought the collective action problem would be the major issue the Democratic Party would need to face to build and maintain a voting coalition to defeat MAGA's attempt to install fascism. Apparently, the Dems feel comfortable enough to tell their voting base generally to go and eat shit.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I thought the collective action problem would be the major issue the Democratic Party would need to face to build and maintain a voting coalition to defeat MAGA's attempt to install fascism. Apparently, the Dems feel comfortable enough to tell their voting base generally to go and eat shit.
