Rob Spillman
@robspillman.bsky.social
Literary Citizen, rewilder, dogfather to two rescues. www.robspillman.com
Long after Trump is gone from office as the most despised, unpopular, and disastrous president in US history, the stink of Trump will remain forever on Republican politicians and appointees who backed him every step of the way, even when they try to claim they were independent.
This piece by Nikole Hannah-Jones should be required reading for anyone living in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...
In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
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This should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow.
How can Republicans stand by this blatant lie? It is such a horrible insult to those who died that day, including my backyard neighbor, a firefighter who rushed into the first tower after it was hit.
Fact check: Trump’s story about being carried away by firefighters after the 9/11 attack | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has for years told false or unproven stories about what he supposedly saw and did on 9/11 and soon after. As the 25th anniversary of the terror attack approaches, Trump told ano...
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The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.
Apple: Think Different is now Apple: Think Compliant
BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain. @sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
While Target has stayed silent on ICE’s ongoing operations in MN, its own hometown.,communities across the country are fighting back, shopping local not Target for back to school This is our ad in the NYT today.
Hakeem Schumer and Chuck Jeffries would rather Democrats lose to Trump forever than lose their control over the Democratic party. They work only for their billionaire donors. They both must be fired and replaced.
Delta Airlines charging me for my bag? That's obnoxious. Delta Airlines charging me to book a seat? That's obnoxious. But Delta Airlines working with ICE to ship people to concentration camps is COLLABORATION. Boycot #delta
Liverpool: We're going to be the most hated sports franchise in the world! Lakers: Hold my beer! www.nytimes.com/athletic/750...
Lakers to be sold to Bob Iger, Josh Kushner 1 year after Mark Walter bought team (Gift Article)
A little more than a year after agreeing to purchase a majority share of the Lakers, Mark Walter is selling the team.
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The catering cart memes are doing me in ☠️😭 Please add any I missed in the replies. We need this laugh.
If we haven't been reminding you enough, vote because your life depends upon it.
If you have enough money that you can blow $100,000,000 on avoiding taxes, you have enough money to pay $100,000,000 *on* taxes that will help your fellow citizens, you self-centered prick.
Argentina: We are proudly the most despised soccer team in the world. Liverpool: Hold my beer.
Reuters@reuters.com · last mo.Amazon founder Bezos nears deal to buy stake in Liverpool - Reports reut.rs/3U7CQfM
I, for one, am so tired of all of the winning www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
Jobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Job Market Shrinks Unexpectedly
Employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and gains in previous months were revised down sharply, in a downbeat report that suggests the labor market is weaker than previously believed.
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The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.
Remember, if you see someone stealing copper from a data center, no you didn't. youtu.be/xCzkSyAAf4M?...
Suspects steal $100K in copper from data center site
YouTube video by FOX 5 Washington DC
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After this World Cup, there needs to be an “Argentina Rule”—any team that plays as cynically as Argentina did gets a team red card and is thrown out of the tournament.
