Robert Lloyd
@robertlloyd.bsky.social
More than full time TV critic, L.A. Times. Sometime sideman. Picture drawer.
Creating, possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials are all crimes. Prosecute Zuck and his collaborators. Dissolve Meta. Salt the earth where it all once stood.
WIRED@wired.com · 13h agoOver the last nine months, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has run dozens of paid ads that include explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of minors alongside sexually suggestive statements, according to details of the ads shared with WIRED.
That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Bezos doesn’t have a nickel to support WaPo, but money to burn for Melania! @anntelnaes.bsky.social
Mediaite@mediaite.com · yesterdayAmazon Is Reportedly Doubling Down on Melania Trump With a New Docuseries
Edison tower caused deadly Eaton fire that devastated Altadena, long-awaited investigation finds
Edison tower caused deadly Eaton fire that devastated Altadena, long-awaited investigation finds
Out-of-service utility infrastructure managed by Southern California Edison started the deadly conflagration in January 2025 that killed 19 people and destroyed much of Altadena, according to firefighters' official investigation.
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$207 billion saved for California from 82 lawsuits against Trump administration, Bonta says www.latimes.com/california/s...
$207 billion saved for California from 82 lawsuits against Trump administration, Bonta says
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta credited his lawsuits against the Trump administration for protecting more than $200 billion in funding, defending core civil rights and removing military forces from L...
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One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · 2d agoBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Far out in the Pacific Ocean, there are tiny islands that few have seen. The oceans around them are full of marine life, from thriving coral reefs to sharks and tuna. The Trump administration is rolling back protections for these places. NPR got a rare visit to a remote area to see what’s at stake.
These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections
The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
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They found $16.5 million for a reflecting pool and can't find the budget for children's education.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 3d agoThe Trump administration is planning to gut Head Start, a program that offers free preschool to over half a million children.
We’ve been working on this project with some of the best people over the last few years. We are so excited to be able make this and hope you all come out to a live taping this fall. Stay tuned to find out how. variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Marta Kauffman Sets Improvised Sitcom ‘DINKS’ at Amazon Starring June Diane Raphael, Paul Scheer (EXCLUSIVE)
Amazon has greenlit its first-ever multi-cam sitcom, which hails from none other than the legendary Marta Kauffman.
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Many Americans still believe that Europe is unsafe and the US is the greatest country, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. #DonaldTrump #FakeNews #Maga #Republicans #FarRight #AfD
Columbia hires former 60 Minutes correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley, fired by CBS News after challenging Bari Weiss, to help train the next generation of journalists
Columbia Journalism School Appoints Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley as Journalists in Residence | Columbia Journalism School
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Watch David Bowie & Annie Lennox in Rehearsal, Singing “Under Pressure,” with Queen (1992)
Watch David Bowie & Annie Lennox in Rehearsal, Singing “Under Pressure,” with Queen (1992)
It's common to feel like we know our artists, writers, musicians, actors… we want so badly to touch their lives in some way, as their lives touch ours.
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OK KO premiered 9 years ago?! Today, the show is not available to stream legally but is being kept alive by a devoted fanbase who I hear from all the time. You guys are the best. Thank you for watching the show!
Over 20 years, Peter Thiel quietly turned his Roth IRA into a gargantuan tax-exempt piggy bank. Using stock deals unavailable to most people, the billionaire took a retirement account worth less than $2,000 in 1999 and spun it into a $5 billion windfall. From the archives:
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank
Roth IRAs were intended to help average working Americans save, but IRS records show Thiel and other ultrawealthy investors have used them to amass vast untaxed fortunes.
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Disastrous situation in Spokane, Wash. where a wildfire is burning through the northwest side of the city amid extreme dry winds. Gridlock traffic as emergency management rapidly expands evacuation zones eastward. Follow on @watchduty.org: share.watchduty.org/i/112554?ts=...
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby
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“Judges simply don’t believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys and the like,” a former federal judge said. “I don’t think ... in the history of jurisprudence in the United States, we’ve ever seen anything close to this.”
Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.
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Not only did they absolutely beg for this, they made it so that “merit” was synonymous with being white so now you’re stuck with precisely the kind of moron who believes that. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Republican Party has gone full mask-off Nazi; meanwhile the media narrative being pushed 24/7 is “ahhh! Democrats are being taken over by socialist radicals!!” and their terrifying examples are Miss Rachel, a doctor who wants you to have healthcare, and the friendliest mayor in American history.
hammancheez@hammancheez.bsky.social · 5d agoParty that spent the last decade grooming and funding and encouraging blind nazi ideologues to run for office and government positions : uh oh
NEW: U.S. airstrikes at sea are killing Mexican citizens. At least 13 Mexican men have died in U.S. attacks on alleged drug boats, including eight fishermen who set out to sea in February near Puerto Vallarta and never returned. www.latimes.com/world-nation...
U.S. airstrikes at sea are killing Mexican citizens
Mexican vessels carrying Mexican citizens have been hit in U.S. airstrikes against alleged drug boats, a Times investigation found.
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