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Robin Epley

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Now: Opinion columnist @ The Sac Bee Mainly: Pics of my dog Sometimes: Politics Formerly: Pulitzer Prize finalist Always: Feminine rage

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Fun fact: You can just delete your LinkedIn. I haven’t had one for years and it has never affected my life in any discernibly negative way.

06.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 12352 πŸ” 7452 πŸ’¬ 296 πŸ“Œ 339

Correction. Orwell never said this. He did however, warn that: "political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” (That's Politics and the English Language, one of my favorite essays)

05.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 3646 πŸ” 978 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 11

if not war then why war shaped

04.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 3663 πŸ” 507 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 16
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This is not the most important thing, but now I'm super curious:

Why is the Declaration of Independence behind a curtain in the Oval Office?

03.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 365 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 46

we love a diy punk queen

03.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 419 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A child inside of a claw machine smiling

A child inside of a claw machine smiling

The GWB β€œsir, a second plane” meme

The GWB β€œsir, a second plane” meme

02.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 1476 πŸ” 236 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 7

Time for my biennial rant about how, if you are campaigning for election, YOU NEED TO HAVE A VALID PHONE NUMBER OF EMAIL WITH WHICH THE MEDIA CAN CONTACT YOU, PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON YOUR CAMPAIGN WEBSITE, BRUH.

Thank you for your attention to this matter πŸ™

02.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh that's a dope column idea thank you!

02.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I did a really fun story a couple years ago about β€œghost candidates” in Connecticut who appear on the ballot but have scant, if any, contact info and never seem to campaign: www.ctinsider.com/election/art...

02.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Greg Bovino, other federal agents investigated for Operation Metro Surge actions Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal agents.

The DA in Minneapolis is investigating Bovino and others.

02.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 15262 πŸ” 3529 πŸ’¬ 346 πŸ“Œ 202

number *or* email

02.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Time for my biennial rant about how, if you are campaigning for election, YOU NEED TO HAVE A VALID PHONE NUMBER OF EMAIL WITH WHICH THE MEDIA CAN CONTACT YOU, PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON YOUR CAMPAIGN WEBSITE, BRUH.

Thank you for your attention to this matter πŸ™

02.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

If news of the media rapidly falling into the hands of right-wing billionaires is disturbing to you (it should be!), you need to be thinking not just about individual reporters you like (or places that tell you what you want to hear) but places that are building a better, organized news future

27.02.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Newsrooms with scale can break bigger stories and stay on top of everything. Freelancers can get big scoops too, but there is a firehouse of news every day that deserves to be written down -- and we need big, organized newsrooms dedicated to writing it down every single day to cover the torrent

27.02.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Pay for however many newsletters you want, please, give all those writers money

But you can't replace a whole journalism ecosystem with a series of freelancers, you just can't. There also needs to be support for serious papers, magazines, online newsrooms, and nonprofit reporting

27.02.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 461 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 11

we just lost the post’s international desk β€” one of the best β€” and now we’ll lose this.

and after the pentagon kicked out all the actual correspondents.

right as the nation/mad king is on the brink of another illegal war. yeah, this is bad

27.02.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

there was a lot of critical reporting CNN did last year during/after the CDC attack. losing that big newsroom reporting capacity is bad, especially for atlanta. many journalists of color work there too. this all comes as the town paper AJC cut half its newsroom (almost all POC and women, apparently)

27.02.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 170 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

CNN has a solid, well-funded newsroom, regardless of the network’s editorial slant. a lot of good reporters will lose their jobs, and the public will lose all the stories they would’ve reported. and they are one of the last newsrooms to pay for costly but critical on the ground war correspondents.

27.02.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 462 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 15

One of the most clarifying and revealing things you can realize about authoritarians is that they are just irrepressibly soft, pathetic, and only comfortable if they are crushing skulls or playing the victim.

25.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 341 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2

when a tv station that's an affiliate of a HUGE mainstream media outlet reports some atrocity or tragedy etc. -- and people share the link saying "msm doesn't want you to know this," i just block... (informed criticism is great. mindlessly bashing good work that get done serves no purpose.)

25.02.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

They found him. He died.

Another murder by our immigration goon squads

25.02.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 11835 πŸ” 5322 πŸ’¬ 387 πŸ“Œ 295
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Amazon Change Means Wishlists Might Expose Your Address Amazon is allowing gift senders to choose items from third-party sellers, which could open recipients up to new privacy risks.

Amazon is opening its wishlists to third-party sellers, which means it can no longer control who has your delivery address. this is a huge privacy risk for sex workers, influencers, and anyone who uses public lists: www.404media.co/amazon-wishl...

25.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 224 πŸ” 174 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 16
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Pelosi’s surprise endorsement jolts Sacramento race, deepening Democratic rift | Opinion A war of words at the California Democratic Party state convention hints at a bitter campaign and a generational rift between Democrats.

This move by Dorus Matsui reeks of desperation. They must be really scared of Mai Vang's campaign.

Good reporting from @byrobinepley.bsky.social www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

24.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

tHeY JuSt NEeD mORe tRaIniNG

25.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 1305 πŸ” 337 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 3

Thanks Yousef!!

25.02.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet that reads Leo Xander
@STALLEON
Stop taking social media so serious. Nothing here is real. Look at this chicken V
- it is bigger
than the car

Tweet that reads Leo Xander @STALLEON Stop taking social media so serious. Nothing here is real. Look at this chicken V - it is bigger than the car

I think about this tweet every time I feel something online start to curl its annoying little grip into my head

24.02.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 25573 πŸ” 6417 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 112

You mean the guy who still can't find an 82 year-old woman taken from her home?

22.02.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 2122 πŸ” 438 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 7
Interior photograph of a square tower supporting a decorated domed ceiling at the Shah Imam mosque in Isfahan. Three of the four sides of the tower have windows open to a blue sky with white clouds. The walls of the tower are predominantly blue tile with intricate gold decorations. At the ceiling the decorations become more intensive, making gold the main color. The overall impression is of great beauty and serenity, arising from the labor, craftsmanship, and care of vast numbers of people.

Interior photograph of a square tower supporting a decorated domed ceiling at the Shah Imam mosque in Isfahan. Three of the four sides of the tower have windows open to a blue sky with white clouds. The walls of the tower are predominantly blue tile with intricate gold decorations. At the ceiling the decorations become more intensive, making gold the main color. The overall impression is of great beauty and serenity, arising from the labor, craftsmanship, and care of vast numbers of people.

During the 2010s, physics student Reza Domiri Ganji got permission to take high-quality photos in various Iranian mosques. As a completely avoidable, pointlessly destructive conflict looms, it's worth remembering what can be achieved when people create instead of smash.

www.cnn.com/travel/galle...

22.02.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A monarch caterpillar next to a large leaf void that’s been eaten

A monarch caterpillar next to a large leaf void that’s been eaten

just demolishing a leaf, look at this Eric Carle ass bug

22.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 201 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0