Stephen Robinson

Unscientific vibes-based political analysis: JD Vance doing an obsequious Bengals post *on X* and getting absolutely fucking fried in the replies

I don't think I ever watched an episode of Star Trek (science fiction isn't my thing), but I thought casting a Russian while the Cold War was still raging, to make the point that humans would get along better in the future, was a lovely touch.

The administration makes releases like this understanding the mainstream media will absolutely never put it in context. It’s like saying Government Issues Alert On Possible Ghost Attacks. The first time I realized this exploit was when Bush did his terror alert bullshit.

My armchair analysis of Supreme Court Retirement Watch is that I genuinely don't think Trump wanted or wants Alito or Thomas to retire, because Alito and Thomas are already the Trump administration's de facto representatives on the Court, and I'm not sure he could find anyone better

Every day, I get to serve with the real-life Wonder Women transforming our political landscape—in Congress, in New Mexico, and in our communities!

RIP Condolences to @nevernotfunny.com (host Jimmy Pardo is his son-in-law) Walter Koenig Has Died at 90. He Played Chekov on ‘Star Trek.’ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/a...

This is the sort of thing Americans have spent decades mocking African and South American nations for doing

this happens way too often in @nytimes.com for it to be a happy accident

vivek's hairstyle kind of looks like dessert at the cheesecake factory

corporate media routinely describes Tim Scott as a moderate and celebrates his "relentless optimism"

It’s just so appalling and enraging how casual and commonplace this has become. I’m out of words.

if democrats win one of the biggest strains will be the drive to hold them accountable for holding trump and the gop acountable. every time for the last 40 years when the dems have won they took their foot off the gas and we suffered. we must push them and their boot-licking defenders.

“The Nazi President would have been better if he wasn’t a Nazi” wow look at the big brain on gabe

Trump is a white nationalist bigot who weaponized economic concerns among struggling people to gain power so he could implement his bigoted white nationalist agenda. These op-eds that miss that obvious fact fail to understand documented fascist/racist history.

Yeah a toddler can be away from you for a weekend but for an extended period like that it’s close family or nothing. bsky.app/profile/dmnd...

I was all set to take a half day and see a Wednesday afternoon performance of Paranormal Activity in SF, only to realize that I was so late in finding out about it that they had already done the last weekday afternoon show.

I think this person is volunteering to watch a toddler for the weekend. Feel free to contact them when scheduling your "no-kids weekend getaway."

Ahh, William Shakespeare. One of the finest writers Russia ever produced.

Putting Chekov in perspective, imagine if Star Trek: Enterprise, which premiered right after 9/11, had introduced a Muslim officer in its second season. Typical with Trek of this era, Enterprise would address 9/11 only through metaphor.

The "main" cast of TOS was Shatner, Nimoy, and Kelly. Later TNG series would have at least 7 actors billed as leads in the opening credits but very few of the supporting cast would have the impact of Sulu, Uhura, Chekov, and Scotty.

"The Romulans do not take prisoners." (Koenig and Takei are both brilliant in a pivotal scene from "The Deadly Years" in the way they subtly show their contempt for the idiot admiral.)

"If Christian nationalists are allowed to define America as a Christian country in which Muslims are viewed as alien outsiders, it won’t be long until Jews, Catholics, atheists, and anyone expressing political dissent will also be labeled as alien outsiders."

The sharp shift among Latino voters is clear in Nevada/Texas but could also prove key in Michigan. Trump overwhelmingly won Latinos in 2024. Flip those results, with everything else remaining equal, and she easily wins.

Probably fair to say that some of AES's lower-than-we'd-like numbers are due to *Democratic* racism and/or Islamophobia. We'd like to think the best of everyone on our side, but ...

The smear campaign against him during the primary race, even on this platform, was enormous. These statements are essentially a continuation of that campaign.

"Whatever dark power Trump has that has enabled him to become president twice while being quite literally one of the most morally despicable human beings on Earth, it’s not easily duplicated by your average Republican candidate for Senate, House, or governor." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social