johnsonroberts.bsky.social
@johnsonroberts.bsky.social
created November 17, 2024
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Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) reposted
RFK Jr. and Pam Bondi are finally getting around to cracking down on the most serious threats to our health, and the crime everyone is so concerned with: illicit vape sales. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. (@drharmony.net) reposted
#epstein
Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) reposted
We say the cliches because they are true: Political violence consumes everything it touches. We cannot have a liberal democracy when people try to end political disagreements with bullets. I hope Charlie Kirk survives, for all our sakes.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Mobster government: Lutnick says US should get a taste of universities' patent revenue
Nikita Gill (@nikitagill.bsky.social) reposted
The irony of it all is, Charlie Kirk fought for this precise environment to exist and said that it’s worth the cost of some gun deaths every single year to keep 2A.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Leonid Baezhnev (@rev-avocado.bsky.social) reposted
I want to see people lose their farms.
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
Do not be bullied, cowed, or shamed by bad-faith right-wing actors and MAGA that are blaming "liberals" and everyone who isn't MAGA for Charlie Kirk. Call them out for their hypocrisy. Go on offense. They are fine with political violence and mass shootings when it's against the rest of us.
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
Rep. Swalwell: "I don't understand the logic here?...To own the libs you now have license to leave sexual assault victims unprotected?...You would let the most notorious sex trafficker and the people connected to him not be held accountable just to own the libs?"
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
No argument from me on this one.
SlavaUkraini033 (@slavaukraini033.bsky.social) reposted
Wow! Shooter not detained in Charlie Kirk shooting, yet hundreds of conservatives started going off on wrongly detained suspect who was a supposed liberal on social media. Hypocrites
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
🚨 BREAKING: Charlie Kirk has been shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University. This heinous and vile attack is a stain on our democracy. Violence must NEVER be the answer to political disagreements—our strength is in ideas, not bloodshed.
Schooley (@schooley.bsky.social) reposted
Looking forward to the President who pardoned rioters that attacked Congress weighing in on political violence never being acceptable.
Rachel Maddow (@maddow.msnbc.com) reposted
The news from Utah is horrifying. Monstrous.
Jacqueline Sweet (@jsweetli.bsky.social) reposted
The Charlie Kirk shooting happened essentially as another school shooting happened a state away
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
The psychology that turns gangsters into folk heroes is the same psychology that has shielded Trump. The failure to understand this impedes our ability in our fight for freedom.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com
Robert Ellingsworth (@by1959.bsky.social) reposted
He does it every day.
Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) reposted
We just need one more Republican to vote yes. Have you called your rep today?
Gabby Giffords (@gabbygiffords.bsky.social) reposted
I'm horrified to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah. Democratic societies will always have political disagreements, but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence. Mark and I are praying for Charlie's recovery.
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
“It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment.” Charlie Kirk
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
catwhisperer (@catwhisperer.bsky.social) reposted
johnsonroberts.bsky.social (@johnsonroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
what have we become? disgusting
Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) reposted
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence. Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets. Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe. It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Karly Kingsley (@karlykingsley.bsky.social) reposted
It doesn’t matter how you voted. The fact is that there has been a hateful rhetoric coming from the top that has been fueling violence and divide in this country. I dislike Charlie Kirk, but I dislike gun violence and division more. We cannot lose ourselves to this.
Pete Buttigieg (@petebuttigieg.bsky.social) reposted
Horrific to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot today in Utah. Political violence must be always and totally rejected. Praying for him and all who may have been injured or impacted.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
Rep. @pkryan.bsky.social fights for the people, too: he's stood up to the utilities ripping off his constituents and taken on monopoly power in Congress. It's a true honor to earn his endorsement.
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
The attack on Charlie Kirk is horrifying. Political violence has no place in this country and should never become the norm. I’m sending my sympathies to his family and friends at this time.
avidreader9.bsky.social (@avidreader9.bsky.social) reposted
#usa WHY NOT??
JeffTrnka (@jefftrnka.bsky.social) reposted
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible. In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
"Having an armed citizenry comes with a price, and that is part of liberty." Charlie Kirk
pissed-off-g.bsky.social (@pissed-off-g.bsky.social) reposted
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
I hope Charlie Kirk recovers quickly then, like James Brady, uses his megaphone to help advocate for common sense limits on firearms.
Andrea Junker (@strandjunker.com) reposted
Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
Rep. Summer Lee (@repsummerlee.bsky.social) reposted
The Epstein case is a multi-system cover up, and how we handle it sends a message to survivors of sexual assault everywhere. We will not allow the wealthy and powerful to be protected at the expense of survivors. Above all, they deserve healing, peace, and justice.
CHOAM Nomsky (@samthielman.com) reposted
You can have any principled quibble you want with elite university admissions or hiring quotas but the secretary of defense got his job entirely because the president liked watching him on television
Sko (@skoneezy.bsky.social) reposted
I'll give him credit, today he's damn near proving his own argument
Anders Åslund (@andersaslund.bsky.social) reposted
"Poland Shoots Down 4 of 19 Russian Drones, Lacks Systems to Counter Kremlin UAV Threats" = useless. Tusk: “There is no reason to claim that Poland is in a state of war..." = Tusk is inviting Russia to attack more. Why be so stupid? www.kyivpost.com/post/59822?u...
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
👇👇
Annie R🌷 (@anet2111.bsky.social) reposted
“When you’re doing a runway show, they have to strip you down and change you ....there was no need for him to be back there.”
Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 (@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social) reposted
🧵 NEW: A spokesperson from SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management) messaged me today about the organization's decision to platform anti-DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) activist and Heritage Foundation fellow Robby Starbuck at its October event in Kentucky. #SHRM #SHRMBlueprint
Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) reposted
For folks who are wondering just how long #SCOTUS has had the power to behave the way it’s behaving on emergency applications (mostly since 1925), and whether the Court’s recent behavior is meaningfully different from, say, prior to 2015 (it sure is), you might find my book at least somewhat useful:
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
This is * chef’s kiss *
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
After heavy corporate lobbying, RFK Jr.'s new MAHA report takes a hands-off approach to Big Ag and "forever chemicals" — despite their connection to rising cancer rates and drinking water contamination. Tell me how this is supposed to make America healthy again?
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
“Dear Baby Jesus, we beseech you, to still the tongues of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his 'friend' and turn a blind eye if we are called upon to bear false witness—like denying identifiable signatures—as we unwelcome strangers, kill the sick, and take from the poor in your holy name. Glory!”
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Ashli Babbitt was a traitor. She was a traitor to this country. She was part of a violent mob that tried to overthrow our democracy...She didn't die protecting our country. She died trying to turn it down...She wasn't a martyr. She was and is a traitor."
FIGHT BACK DAMMIT! (@notallme.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
youtu.be/0d1RfUwMGFo?...
johnsonroberts.bsky.social (@johnsonroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Wag, wag, wag the dog Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Off to war we go...
Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) reposted
Here we go where?
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
When Trump said "I am your voice," this is who he was talking to.
(((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) reposted
In response to the Russian attack on Poland, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson from South Carolina has introduced the bill to reimpose Jackson-Vanik on Russia cutting off all trade with this terrorist dictatorship. This act may be cited as the „No trade with terrorists act“.
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer, with the lab facing a 40% cut in funding in President Trump's budget.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
* CANADA PM CARNEY: RUSSIA'S INCURSION INTO POLISH AIRSPACE WAS RECKLESS AND ESCALATORY * CARNEY: CANADA STANDS WITH POLAND AND OUR NATO ALLIES @reuters.com
Shannon Hale (@shannonhale.bsky.social) reposted
Best advice I can give to parents: once a week go to the library, pick out a stack of books (make sure your kid gets to pick out several on their own) and then throughout the week, read them together. Reread their favorites. Talk about them together. Snuggle and read. Ask open ended questions.
Joe Uchill (@joeuchill.bsky.social) reposted
Schumer’s capitulation to Republicans during the last budget negotiations was apparently premised on Trump becoming so unpopular they’d capitulate now. That doesn’t work if more than 40% of Republicans are happy with Trump - he can still threaten a primary.
Joe Uchill (@joeuchill.bsky.social) reposted
Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Maxwell's lawyer refers to Epstein as "some guy who died in 2019" and says he doesn't know why everyone is spending so much time and energy talking about it. He characterized Trump as a guy who just "sent a lewd letter." American TV news is ridiculous.
Joe Uchill (@joeuchill.bsky.social) reposted
Based on Economist/YouGov, Trump is underwater with every demographic group except White people - and just barely above water with White people.
Joe Uchill (@joeuchill.bsky.social) reposted
So, you're caught up in the Epstein birthday book. Maybe also take a gander at two stories based on @ddosecrets.com leaks of emails between Epstein and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak - one from SAN and one from Reason. (below)
Joe Uchill (@joeuchill.bsky.social) reposted
"If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime." --Donald Trump, yesterday
Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social) reposted
New numbers show ICE is devouring US law enforcement: 1 in 5 US marshals, 1 in 5 FBI agents, half of all DEA agents, and over two-thirds of all ATF agents are now assigned to ICE enforcement. These are agencies with critical jobs they're now NOT doing. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-is-eat...
Jordan Fischer (@jordanonrecord.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: A grand jury has REJECTED charges against D.C. attorney Paul Bryant, a West Point grad accused of assaulting and threatening to kill National Guardsmen. Easily the most serious charges to get no true billed so far during the federal surge. www.wusa9.com/article/news...
johnsonroberts.bsky.social (@johnsonroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Wag, wag, wag the dog Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Off to war we go...
Joe Uchill (@joeuchill.bsky.social) reposted
It took four days into the department of war era for Russia to fly drones into Poland
Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi.risky.biz) reposted
"Incompatible" is quite the word selection here
johnsonroberts.bsky.social (@johnsonroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Wag, wag, wag the dog Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Off to war we go...
Justin Ling (@justinling.ca) reposted reply parent
Looks like there's been more drone incursions into Poland, and Russian strikes on Ukraine are continuing.
Andrew Couts (@couts.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: A report published by the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social finds that US investors are increasingly funding companies that make commercial spyware, a technology linked to human rights abuses in countries around the world. @vaspanagiotopoulos.com reports for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/us-spy...
darren32359.bsky.social (@darren32359.bsky.social) reposted
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
Don't just read the headline. Take a moment to watch the video. It's short.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
Absolutely right!
Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum.bsky.social) reposted
At least 19 Russian drones crossed into Polish air space last night. This was not an accidental breach or a mistake.
Michele/Meidas Fan (@michelemanziano.bsky.social) reposted
M Meerkat (@kackbro.bsky.social) reposted
Gotta Agree with Mr. Newsom......
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
So, swear oath to Trump, not the Constitution or the rule of law? Cool, cool. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
Man who rides in an eight ton armored car surrounded by dozens of personal guards finds it safe now on DC‘s mean streets.
Desarrayed (@desarrayed.bsky.social) reposted
a weird yell took down Howard Dean, but a depraved book from one of the worst sex traffickers of teens that contains a disgusting handwritten note from the current president, who is also an adjudicated rapist, causes the GOP to unite to protect him the parties are not the same
Sandieglo (@sandieglo.bsky.social) reposted
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
Democratic governors build vaccine firewall against RFK Jr. JB Pritzker, Kathy Hochul, and Maura Healey are launching vaccine counteroffensives in their states ahead of their reelections.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Moskowitz on Mike Johnson: "If he was lying then, is he lying now? ... I don't think in the history of this country we've had a Speaker of the House say the president was an FBI informant ... we need to hear from the FBI."
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
This administration is overflowing with incompetent and stupid people.
Eddie Smith (@eddsmitty.bsky.social) reposted
Just so we're clear: A White woman who procured underage girls for a sexual predator was found guilty & sentenced to 20 yrs in prison. She's a naturalized US citizen but committed a CIMT. Denaturalization and deportation are not being considered. The white privilege is real. *sip* 🔥☕️
Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted
Gerrymandering is a form of voter suppression. Voters in gerrymandered states find out quickly that their vote doesn’t count toward their representation, so they become apathetic.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
You Really Need to See Epstein’s Birthday Book for Yourself This time, the conspiracy theorists were right.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: The National Guard analyzed its mission and found it is perceived as "leveraging fear, driving a wedge between civilians and the military, and promoting a sense of shame among troops and the military." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
I’m sorry but this is so pathetic
PBS News (@pbsnews.org) reposted
Three high-ranking FBI officials were fired last month in a “campaign of retribution” carried out by a director who knew better but caved to political pressure from the Trump administration so he could keep his own position, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/46nMde2
Edward A. Rowe (@edwardarowe1.bsky.social) reposted
Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) reposted
Operational Command of Poland's Armed Forces says that the operation in the country's airspace has been concluded. Russia has not been mentioned, although Prime Minister Tusk has named the drones attacking Poland as Russian. I realize how complicated this situation is for Poland and NATO.
johnsonroberts.bsky.social (@johnsonroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Wag, wag, wag the dog Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Off to war we go...
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Shit! 🚨 NATO formally invokes Article 4 following 19 Russian drones entering Poland.
Bill Corbett (@billcorbett.bsky.social) reposted
Any rich, influential person who spent more than 1 minute with Epstein knew and loved his crimes. We don’t have to pretend otherwise! Our elites are boat dealership-owning Caligulas.
darren32359.bsky.social (@darren32359.bsky.social) reposted
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
People who are very vocal about their "faith" tend not to be virtuous people extolling the reason for their virtues, but nefarious people seeking to camouflage their immorality.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys. Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman. There is no justification for this. None.
Punish the Villains (@internethippo.bsky.social) reposted
You guys aren't looking at the bright side of living in a society of snitches and petty tyrants. You can hire a guy to remodel your house and when he asks for payment you call the DOJ to arrest him for wokeness. Think of the savings
Greer Donley (@greerdonley.bsky.social) reposted
Maria Rojas, a midwife in TX, was arrested in June for allegedly providing illegal abortions. But the indictment only has details about 1 case, which shows that Rojas was providing miscarriage care ‼️ The witness says Rojas prescribed misoprostol b/c she thought the pregnancy was not viable.
TJ resists! Bluestormcoming! (@tjjohnson.bsky.social) reposted
The korean workers were here on visas. yet fox keeps calling them illegals. Fox needs sued again