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Justin Rohrlich

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Senior news reporter in the NY bureau of The Independent, lots of state and federal courts, some police, et cetera. Previously at The Daily Beast, Qz, Vice, etc. Say hi: justin.rohrlich@independent.co.uk; justin.rohrlich@the-independent.com

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A screenshot of a federal court docket heading that reads: Case title: USA v. Reasonable; Defendant (1) Robert Anthony Reasonable

A screenshot of a federal court docket heading that reads: Case title: USA v. Reasonable; Defendant (1) Robert Anthony Reasonable

it's hard to really push back on anything this guy says, just in general

06.03.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not trying to dunk on Kyle, but I need to reinforce that we don’t know if these allegations were substantiated! While the first tip was on the same sheet as the unsubstantiated claims, FBI noted why the others weren’t credible. This one, they set up an intvw, then 3 more. And wanted her to cooperate

06.03.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3
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Vet whose arm was broken during Senate briefing can get β€˜kind of riled up,’ mom says Exclusive: Marine Corps veteran Brian McGinnis, whose wife is Palestinian, β€˜has strong feelings’ about the Middle East, his mother told The Independent

"Marine Corps veteran Brian McGinnis, whose wife is Palestinian, β€˜has strong feelings’ about the Middle East, his mother told The Independent."

@justinrohrlich.bsky.social spoke to McGinnis' mom, who said she still couldn't bring herself to watch the video.

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

06.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

V/r,
Markwayne

04.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A brown and white bodega cat lounging on a stack of Corona boxes

A brown and white bodega cat lounging on a stack of Corona boxes

cc: @bodegacats.bsky.social

03.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perfection

03.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a federal indictment for not notifying the EPA before dumping a human body in the ocean

A screenshot of a federal indictment for not notifying the EPA before dumping a human body in the ocean

TIL that dumping a human body in the ocean without first notifying the EPA is its own separate crime

02.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A red and yellow bag of cheetos-type snacks from Iran

A red and yellow bag of cheetos-type snacks from Iran

Iranian cheetos

28.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

man, that’s a fantastic dog

25.02.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, 100%

24.02.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc News We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to comp...

This article calculates the cybertruck has been 17x more likely to burn an occupant to death than a Pinto. That may be unfair. I’d phrase it as β€œat least 10x more likely.” There were five fatalities, but only three crashes resulting in fatalities. We don’t know average passenger load.

23.02.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 309 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 8
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Tesla Cybertruck burned so hot in crash, driver’s bones literally disintegrated: suit Exclusive: β€œThere’s my challenge to Elon,” attorney S. Scott West told The Independent. β€œMake these vehicles so safe that I don’t have to do this anymore.”

Here’s a Cybertruck owner who died after a crash that burned so hot, his bones literally disintegrated

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

23.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A sad bicycle covered in snow

A sad bicycle covered in snow

23.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Full-on agree

22.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why would I bomb my good friend, Steve. I’ll bomb Carl. Carl knows why and what he did

20.02.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe ricochet is happening around the world, and yet nothing here,” survivor Dani Bensky said. β€œIt just feels like all the rest of the countries in the world are saying that this is problematic, and they’re looking into it and investigating it, and here we’re saying, β€˜Nope, nothing to see here.’”

20.02.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Epstein accusers say Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest shows β€˜power can be toppled’ Exclusive: β€˜I’m really in shock that anything this magnificent could occur,’ Epstein accuser Maria Farmer told The Independent

β€œI’m feeling elated,” Epstein survivor Maria Farmer said. β€œ... I think it’s going to make all the difference for everyone. It proves that power can be toppled.” New piece w/ @justinrohrlich.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/epst...

20.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't congratulate John Roberts or the Supreme Court.

Congratulate Rick Woldenberg, the Chicago-area leader of Learning Resources, an educadtional toy company that had the courage to sue the president of the United States to save his family business.

As well as everyone else who stepped up.

20.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 28301 πŸ” 6843 πŸ’¬ 345 πŸ“Œ 260

Amazing stuff, as always, from @keribla.bsky.social

19.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DOJ Removed Record of Multiple FBI Interviews with Underage Trump Accuser, Epstein Data Shows The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website.

NEWS: The FBI interviewed an Epstein victim who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was underage not once β€” but at least FOUR times. But the document that shows those additional interviews appears to have been deleted from the DOJ website. substack.com/home/post/p-...

18.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 5122 πŸ” 2619 πŸ’¬ 171 πŸ“Œ 192
A little black and white rat terrier, smiling broadly, as she las in bed next to a pair of Stan Smiths

A little black and white rat terrier, smiling broadly, as she las in bed next to a pair of Stan Smiths

Alice is comforted by keeping a pair of my wife’s shoes within reach at all times

18.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE deports woman to Africa, where β€˜husband’ who bought her is waiting to kill her First in The Independent: A Congolese woman’s life is in β€˜grave danger’ after ICE secretly flew her to an unknown African nation, according to an emergency motion filed in federal court

Throughout, ICE has refused over the course of nearly nine months to communicate at all with Doe’s lawyers, according to the motion...

"By excluding counsel from the equation and refusing to engage with her attorneys, Defendants have committed abhorrent behavior violating Ms. Doe’s rights.”

18.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Footnote in DOJ criminal complaint: 'A threesome is a sexual encounter involving three people'

Footnote in DOJ criminal complaint: 'A threesome is a sexual encounter involving three people'

ah I see - thanks for the footnote, DOJ

18.02.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve got a β€œworking class” pal, union electrician in NYC, making deep six-figures

15.02.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Well that worked great πŸ˜‚

#eqbsky

15.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4

This is fantastic

15.02.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you and i both have always been incurable romantics

15.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a screenshot of the 2/14/26 civil docket in Manhattan County Supreme Court, showing a single divorce case initiated on that day

a screenshot of the 2/14/26 civil docket in Manhattan County Supreme Court, showing a single divorce case initiated on that day

a lone Manhattan couple filed for divorce on valentine's day

15.02.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Lawyers should definitely continue to tell clients that shit they tell to their AI lawyer isn't protected by attorney client privilege even if the CEO says it can replace a lawyer.

14.02.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

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