Robin Abcarian
@rabcarian.bsky.social
LA TIMES opinion columnist. Cook. Mother. Auntie. Pilates. Exhausted.
True story: I was hired as a temporary feature writer at the LA Times in 1990 because Nikke Finke was taking a 6-month leave from the View section to write a book about agents. She never published the book, and I never left the Times. lamaterial.com/p/nikki-fink...
Nikki Finke's Last TOLDJA
Nikki Finke, Hollywood’s most-feared journalist, wrote a book before she died. Her estate is now shopping the manuscript.
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Great story & public service by the NYT. Paul Pelosi should not EVER get behind the wheel again. It's a miracle he hasn't killed anyone yet. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...
Paul Pelosi’s Errant Driving Record Preceded His Latest Napa Valley Crash
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Oh hey, lookie here! (not an endorsement— an observation)
MAINE SENATE 2026 | Andrea LaFlamme For Maine Senate
Support Andrea LaFlamme for Maine Senate 2026. Committed to health, social justice, and community well-being, focused on creating a better Maine for all.
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I believe that somewhere in Maine, there is a qualified Democratic WOMAN (besides Janet Mills) to put up against Collins.
That’s not a duck! It’s a duck-LING!
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2mo agoA duck swims over algae at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been painted blue at the directive of U.S. President Donald Trump, ahead of the 250th anniversary of U.S. Independence, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee
‘Platner and @jamestalarico.bsky.social embody a pro-worker, pro-immigrant populism that is extremely appealing at a moment when inflation is rampant, wages are stagnant and unrestrained billionaires are calling the political shots.’ Via @rabcarian.bsky.social www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Column: Democrats put forward two styles of American masculinity
Graham Platner, an earthy oyster farmer with a complicated past, and James Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian out of Texas, are key to flipping the Senate.
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Ding, dong, the name is gone.
Do Not Obey. We are Democracy.@zangerliberia.bsky.social · 2mo agoYou know the huge drama w drumpf's name coming off the Kennedy Center? The letters just popped off. "This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper." TS Elliot #Voices4Voices #dv1 #usDemocracy
Oh my effing god. They are shrouding the scaffold to obscure the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center. Pathetic and hilarious in equal measure.
The workers slowly making the scaffold to tear Trump's name off the Kennedy Center are taking 1,000% more care with their work than Trump ever has with this country.
It's like watching paint dry. But the most beautiful paint drying I've ever seen.
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2mo agoTrump’s name is officially coming down from the Kennedy Center.
If you’re still up, tune into the live streams!
BREAKING: Judge Denies Trump Request for Stay on Removing Name from Kennedy Center
BREAKING: Judge Denies Trump Request for Stay on Removing Name from Kennedy Center
A recording from The Bulwark's live video
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LIVE NOW: Huge roar from the crowd watching workers pull down the "Donald Trump" signage from The John. F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm...
LIVE: See Donald Trump’s name come off the Kennedy Center as it happens
YouTube video by MS NOW
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What a surprise. Susan Collins, after saying she'd wear seersucker, showed up in regular stripes.
Senator Amy Klobuchar@klobuchar.senate.gov · 2mo agoHappy National Seersucker Day! Great to join my colleagues from both sides of the aisle in kicking off summer with this time-honored tradition.
The pendulum never stops swinging: www.wsj.com/style/turnin...
Erika Kirk Lays Out a Vision for the Conservative Christian Woman
With birth rates in steep decline, marriage falling out of fashion and the future of MAGA up in the air, Turning Point USA held its annual women’s leadership conference.
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Seeing a lot of “How is this possible? No one even knew who Nithya Raman was” takes from the moronic folks who seem unaware that she is a council member and therefore anyone interested in Los Angeles politics — as opposed to Spencer Pratt—knows exactly who she is. The level of ignorance is jarring.
Translation: He pissed us off because he told the truth, so we had to get rid of him.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoBari Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, told her newsroom on Wednesday morning that the network fired the “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley because a “foundation” of trust had been broken after he assailed CBS leadership.
Voted for @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social, can live with @xavierbecerra.bsky.social
Hero
Jill Lawrence@jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 2mo ago"What Pelley kept under wraps, Status has learned, was that he had prepared a resignation letter. But he never delivered it. Instead, Pelley anticipated that ... he would be terminated from the network. He ultimately proved correct." www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
Robin, regarding today’s excellent “Between church and state” piece, Gervais has the perfect take.
‘Americans don’t need to rededicate themselves to the idea that we are one nation under God. We need to rededicate ourselves to the importance of keeping that big beautiful wall between church and state’ Via @rabcarian.bsky.social www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Column: Americans want to rebuild the wall between church and state
Despite what Christian nationalists want you to believe, the United States is not and never has been a Christian nation.
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For those still struggling over California governor candidates, here is an excellent NYT piece, looking at the issues one by one with a handful of CA political experts: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (Shout out to @marielgarza.bsky.social & @danmorain.bsky.social)
Opinion | Who Should Be the Next Governor of California?
Times Opinion convened a panel of state experts to weigh in on the primary.
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If she ever receives the money Trump owes her, she plans to start a foundation for women. Also, she adds, “I am thinking of getting a toaster.” @rabcarian.bsky.social on the quiet courage of @ejeancarroll.bsky.social and a new documentary www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Column: The 82-year-old woman who keeps beating Trump in court
Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who was abused and then defamed by Trump, is now the subject of a fiery documentary about her colorful life.
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'He really won my heart last week when he declared at the Skirball debate that “ICE is a criminal organization. … I am in favor of abolishing ICE.” He vowed to prosecute ICE agents and its leadership — “including Stephen Miller.”' Via @rabcarian.bsky.social www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Column: There's one unexpectedly strong candidate for California governor
This year's field may be thin, but thanks to last week's debates feelings are starting to develop for one of the Democratic candidates.
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I really enjoy Dennis the Menace’s meltdowns.
Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 3mo agoScott Jennings Reveals The Bad Faith and Hypocritical Double Standards of Corporate Media Another fickle, brittle conservative snowflake melts down on cable news, revealing the rigged & broken corporate media system that bends the knee for MAGA actors thelefthook.substack.com/p/scott-jenn...
