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Robert Balkovich

@robertbalkovich.bsky.social

Sr. Lead Editor at Explore, former Lonely Planet guidebook writer, prolific and unremarked on fiction writer

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just take a boat

03.11.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

okay then do it, bitch

03.11.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Some people get it!

03.11.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pic of me with a cute little black cat on my lap

Pic of me with a cute little black cat on my lap

This is the second stray black cat who has shown up on my front porch since I moved into this house in the country. Happy Halloween!!

01.11.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Onion: ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same β€˜Military Commando’ Halloween Costume

The Onion: ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same β€˜Military Commando’ Halloween Costume

theonion.com/ice-agent-7-...

31.10.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6121    πŸ” 981    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 24

Nobody of sound moral clarity would ever appear on TV as a colleague of Ben Shapiro.

31.10.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Christopher stoppppppppppppp 😩

31.10.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

love you more than those bitches before

31.10.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You joke but....

31.10.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Democrats need to fix their messaging so they can win back working class voters who have drifted toward Trump and the Republicans."

31.10.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"There is a legal case for a third termβ€”but it is illegal."

30.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah the Portland one really piqued my interest in that regard.

29.10.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes you really do need those moments where you get out of your head for a minute and hear someone else's story and are like "Okay as it turns out I'm actually doing just fine."

29.10.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope he sues them so hard all the sheriff has left to wear is a barrel with two straps on it.

29.10.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

please don't joke about this my uncle died of Elon Musk and xAI censorship

29.10.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The regime goes after high-profile targets like this to try and instill fear in everyone else that they could be next. But every time they fail to shut the Kat Abughazalehs of the country up with these court cases it's going to have the opposite effect.

29.10.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People ask a lot about whether protests matter. While Trump’s approval rating is driven by many factors, events like the No Kings rallies likely play a role, too. Media coverage and people seeing their neighbors take a stand help convey that disapproval is not just acceptable but widespread.

28.10.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 507    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

And just like that...

29.10.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a giant front-page newspaper headline that reads "ANGIE KATSANEVAS ROCKS CHALLIS, IDAHO"

29.10.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

World Central Kitchen is mobilizing to Jamaica, please consider donating

28.10.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1513    πŸ” 1756    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 8

Sends a chill up the spine.

28.10.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The irony of them getting rid of woke DEI and then giving a totally unqualified lesbian one of the biggest jobs in media.

28.10.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Check this out: After the shutdown, Trump’s approval fell.

The shutdown was and is bad in many ways. But this shows some important upsides.

This seems to validate the β€œpick big fights” theory of fighting authoritarianism.

28.10.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 394    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

When I see people complain about any of those individual media outfits in 2025 I'm just like...sorry unless you have a better left-of-center, anti-authoritarian media shop that already has a huge following ready to replace them then shut the fuck up!!

27.10.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Them, the I've Had It Ladies, the Bulwark, the Pod Save America bros, Hasan Piker, Majority Report -- dump truckloads of money on them so they can dominate the media landscape.

27.10.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hell yeah!!! WAKE IT UP!!!!!

27.10.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ooh there ain't no other way!!

27.10.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They are mentally deranged lunatics is the play.

26.10.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hell House LLC

25.10.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The regime keeps giving the opposition the opportunity to get out and organize within their communities and get their feet wet at the actual opposition part.

25.10.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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