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@jrobin.bsky.social

Former editor of the News & Record in Greensboro, NC; former UNC journalism professor. He's strolled all alone through a fallout zone & came out with his soul untouched.

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A day later: apnews.com/article/stoc...

12.02.2026 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If Pam Bondi was a waitress.

12.02.2026 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3725    ๐Ÿ” 1314    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 189    ๐Ÿ“Œ 139

โ€œRather than trying to shrink the First Amendment liberties of retired service members, Secretary Hegseth and his fellow Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired service members have brought to public discussions and debate on military mattersโ€

12.02.2026 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stunning, purposeful cruelty from the Department of Justice.

12.02.2026 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œThis is something that governments in Iran and Syria and East Germany and maybe military regimes back in the day in Argentina and Brazil would do, but in the United States? Thatโ€™s just crazy,โ€ he said.

12.02.2026 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

a shame

12.02.2026 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

they fired the people that know anything about this region

12.02.2026 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How do airlines prepare meals without ladies back there cooking meals on stoves? What a maroon.

12.02.2026 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Without an oven how do you have pizza Friday?"

Jesus

12.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judge Ends Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines

Trump's America.

He has lived here peacefully for 3 decades. Raised 3 sons now in the military. ICE arrives. Detained for a month. Wore an ankle monitor for 6 months.

โ€œThis was a victory, and I am happy for it. But I am still afraid that I could be grabbed.โ€
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...

12.02.2026 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"We've had great success in this operation," says Tom Homan in Minneapolis.
Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment.

12.02.2026 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 837    ๐Ÿ” 326    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Where are they going next?

12.02.2026 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Declare victory and retreat.

12.02.2026 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump has lost the voters who werenโ€™t paying attention in 2024 The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 โ€” about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.

New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump โ€” 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...

12.02.2026 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2795    ๐Ÿ” 777    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 152    ๐Ÿ“Œ 246

Trump is finally looking at his polling.

12.02.2026 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These accounts are indistinguishable from what happened in early concentration camps of other regimes, where many people died of malnutrition or diseases. This is the time to stop these. Right now. Because we know what is next.

12.02.2026 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 177    ๐Ÿ” 119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก

12.02.2026 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The AG basically told Democrats on the committee to go f themselves. A strong Democratic caucus would attempt to impeach her if for no other reason to let more people know of her disdain and arrogance.

12.02.2026 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not sure why CNBC is interviewing this guy about detention centers. This is a business story?

12.02.2026 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jfc. My anger at RFK Jr.โ€™s dangerous conspiracy mind now has to share space with measles.

12.02.2026 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

oh so just dumb luck these idiots didnโ€™t shoot down a passenger aircraft

12.02.2026 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7116    ๐Ÿ” 1857    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 173    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74

If you didnโ€™t get to watched Pam Bondi today or even if you did, read this.๐Ÿ‘‡

12.02.2026 02:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
CNN homepage: headline says Bondi Democrats trade insults during combative hearing

CNN homepage: headline says Bondi Democrats trade insults during combative hearing

So grandma, when authoritarianism came, what did the media do?

Well, honey, they framed everything as a battle between two sides, and never actually said one side was undermining the rule of law, damaging institutions, and creating a new Fash Tech Oligarchyโ„ข๏ธ that was unaccountable to the people.

11.02.2026 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 539    ๐Ÿ” 174    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

A coincidence, for sure:

"Trumpโ€™s Gallup approval rating as of last December was among the lowest the organization had found since it began taking the poll in the 1930s."

11.02.2026 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reporter: We were able to catch up with Virginia Giuffre's brother. He called this hearing a circus. You can see disappointment on the faces of these survivors who are demanding justice and accountability.

11.02.2026 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 145    ๐Ÿ” 55    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I had to check to make sure this wasn't the Onion.

11.02.2026 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Moskowitz: "By the way this is the Trump Bible. Move over, St. James."

Bondi is more outraged by how Moskowitz characterizes the Bible than she is by what happened to all the Epstein victims behind her.

11.02.2026 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"We should really be talking about"
"But what we should really be concerned with"
"Why aren't we talking about"

Done enough interviews to know when a source doesn't want to talk about bad things, they try to redirect to something that supports them.

I teach students to not let that slide.

11.02.2026 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bondi's face expresses what Trump thinks

11.02.2026 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ROSS: "We're going to move back to you."

BONDI: "Yes, of course, we are!"

Everyone laughs at Bondi.

11.02.2026 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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