JW Roberts

Website of Housing and Urban Development blaming the shutdown of government on the left instead of GOP tax cuts for billionaires.

Complete bullshit from HUD website. The reason is fiscally irresponsible GOP tax cuts for billionaires paid for by decimating the rest of society.

CFR Education Ambassador 2025-2026

I am honored to be a 2025-2026 CFR Education Distinguished Ambassador! My fellow ambassadors and I will bring global education to the classroom and prepare students to engage the world. Learn more about the program: education.cfr.org/blog/announc... #RWU @cfr.org @cfreducation.bsky.social

Opinion | When Is It Genocide?

🚨🚨This is a very heavy but absolutely brilliant and nuanced conversation between Philippe Sands and Ezra Klein on the meaning of #genocide, particularly within the context of Israel's attacks, killings and starvation of the #Gazan population.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...

Katabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia — Guardian US The bestselling author’s sixth novel is far from perfect, but this journey into the underworld is delivered with heretical glee

Is this too much for the start of the semester or just what we need?

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United Methodist Building (by the Capital) in Washington DC with a marquee that reads “Don’t balance the budget on the backs of the poor.”

JWR in front of the Capital lobbying for funding for foreign assistance

Here are two from May

He called the CDC a cesspool of corruption that lied about the COVID vaccines. Now someone has committed violence because of the same misinformation.

“Unless you have paper fragments between my teeth, you cannot prove anything.” Call CSI

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power

Important look inside Israeli’s deeply flawed politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...

How Trump Differs From Predecessors In The Handling Of Foreign Crises A chaotic and unpredictable approach to managing crisis situations can be dangerous and unsettling in the corporate world and international arena.

I am quoted here about how Trump handles foreign crises differently than his predecessors.
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Rubio’s yawn is hilarious

Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣

The perp is a Christofascist. We need to call these monsters what they are!

Live Updates: Manhunt for Suspect in Political Assassination Rattles Minnesota

Fixed the headline:

Manhunt for Christian Fascist Assassin of Minnesota Legislators Continues.

Stop normalizing the insanity od the right!

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Unfortunately, it is who we are. The question is how do we stop it and reaffirm our commitment to democracy and the rule of law

YouTube video by TEDx Talks Climate Change and National Security | Josh Busby | TEDxSouth Congress

I have a new TEDx talk on why climate change is a national security risk. It might provide some helpful points for public audiences. It builds upon my 20 years of scholarship and policy work in this space. #EnergySky www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ne...

The takedown of a US Senator who identifies himself and wants to question a government official an egregious act. Democracy is dying. This is fascism.

The republic is dying. This is a huge affront to the idea of democracy and the system to hold leaders accountable.

The lack of 🧛 vampires🧛‍♀️ seems like a missed opportunity. 😂

Foreign Aid Donors from Our World in Data https://qery.no/foreign-aid-increased-to-usd-224-bn-in-2023-0-37-of-donors-gross-national-income/

Of course Sec State Rubio lies about level of Foreign Aid by donors. The US was the largest but not larger than the next 10. qery.no/foreign-aid-...

NEWS: Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Crockett, Scanlon, Nadler, Johnson, and McBath release a joint statement on the Department of Justice’s unfounded targeting of Rep. LaMonica.

A great and useful summary as to why science is inherently political, though only partisan when partisans make it so.

Make America Unhealthy Again

And Big Pharma richer with expensive treatments instead of cheap vaccines

Donald Trump Is Tanking One of America’s Greatest Exports in the Middle of a Trade War — Slate The United States exports more than $44 billion per year in education.

This is an important point. Making America Worse apple.news/A9i7sW3ODT7u...

Looking forward for o watching

Thanks @npr.org and Jenna for this original reporting but where are all other media outlets? This is a huge scandal warranting criminal prosecution.

This is scary but completely expected. I suspect that Musk’s intent is to infiltrate and remove data that he can monetise all while making sure the government buys or subscribes to his services.

Blatantly illegal. Class action lawsuit needed to challenge this.

Interesting