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@WilliamRobert@toad.social

Writing, politics, defeating fascism, freedom, spirituality, music, film, tv, beauty & good coffee. Democracy is the drug. Victory is assured.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 29, 2026

Shocked to hear of the death of actor & singer-songwriter Glen Hansard. Aside from memorable roles in Once & The Commitments, Hansard knew how to tell a story--spinning a yarn here about meeting Van Morrison. #GlenHansard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29abxJgCyOI

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 25, 2026

The WH correspondents' dinner with Trump was an embarrassment. The WH press corps is an embarrassment.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 19, 2026

Hunter Biden: "The single greatest mistake of my father's administration was the leadership of Merrick Garland."

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 15, 2026

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David Pakman breaks down some disturbing aspects of the Maine ICE shooting. Graphic content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwLu8IwVa-E

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 15, 2026

Lawrence OD gives a concise summary of the ICE fiasco. Damning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArrcVpLZHyM

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 14, 2026

In the wake of the lethal Maine ICE shooting, Susan Collins 'urged' DHS to cease all non-urgent vehicle stops. Collins also voted to approve an additional $70 billion in ICE funding.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 13, 2026

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The reason ICE keeps killing people is simple--there are no consequences.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 13, 2026

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It's mid-afternoon & Susan Collins has yet to put out a statement on the Maine ICE shooting. Seriously.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 13, 2026

The new American Conservative mantra: "When the masked gunman demands to see your papers, do exactly as you're told."

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 13, 2026

Abolish ICE--not because it makes mistakes, but because it's doing what it's designed to do.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 12, 2026

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Good to see James Talarico talking about the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and calling it what it is: murder.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 12, 2026

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Interesting that Hunter Biden is choosing to remember Graham as he was before Trump. Because he believes in an America after Trump.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 12, 2026

Lindsay Graham's obituary applies to all Republicans: he rolled over for fascism.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 10, 2026

The American notion that "both parties are getting more extreme" is absurd. One party supports shooting people in the street. The other party's 'extremists' support universal health care. Come on.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 10, 2026

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It's also estimated that 52 people have died in ICE custody in the first 500 days of Trump 2.0 (according to Human Rights Watch).

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 10, 2026

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The murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo should be a defining moment for the Talarico campaign, for Texas & for America. Ten people have now been fatally shot by ICE.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 10, 2026

My goodness, FOX/MAGA are terrified of #JamesTalarico taking Texas. Completely unhinged propaganda campaign that is only getting stranger & more demented. What on earth are they projecting?

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 09, 2026

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@dbattistella@mstdn.ca It would be a good day on the planet.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 08, 2026

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There is also the matter of Melania's visa. It is not credible that Melania should receive an EB-1, or 'Einstein Visa.' These are reserved for Nobel laureates, Olympic athletes & acclaimed researchers. There is another story here that must be told. Let's also remember that Melania questioned Obama's citizenship.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 08, 2026

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Credible estimates of the number of times Trump's name appears in the Epstein files: 1,500 to over one million.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 08, 2026

It should never be forgotten that the number of women accusing Donald Trump of sexual misconduct is at least in the double digits. Then there is the little matter of the Epstein files.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 07, 2026

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Right on cue Iran turned America's slapstick World Cup loss to Belgium into another LEGO banger. Trump / America humiliated on the global stage in the great game. My goodness.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 07, 2026

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Trump's FIFA fiasco ends with an embarrassing 4-1 defeat at the hands of Belgium. A slapstick loss. If Trump's superpower is shamelessness, so be it. He still managed to make himself & his country a laughingstock. His FIFA peace prize is as fake as his orange tan--a pathetic prize made of fool's gold.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 06, 2026

Trump's FIFA escapade is on brand. Flaunting impunity is the schtick--doing it in the global spotlight is gravy.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 05, 2026

It's time for some law from the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Prosecute Netanyahu, Putin & Trump for war crimes. Lift U.S. sanctions against the ICC. Let the chips fall.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 04, 2026

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'You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers & the clowns' -- the dreamlike clarity

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 04, 2026

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The percussive crack that opens Like a Rolling Stone is like a shot fired, a sound that kicked open the 60s and changed songwriting in a thousand ways. Surreal.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 04, 2026

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Most important / influential American performance? Dylan, Like a Rolling Stone?

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 04, 2026

Greatest American musician of all time? Louis Armstrong? Greatest lyricist? Dylan?

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 01, 2026

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Impossible to overstate the influence of Joni Mitchell. Yeah, she's Canadian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5BnE5_lPqE

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jul 01, 2026

It's Canada Day so I may post some 'great Canadian songbook' type stuff. First up: The Tragically Hip, Three Pistols. Legend. If you know, you know. Best opening lines, literate and ... tragically hip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrdlsvOlU9k

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jun 30, 2026

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@susankayequinn@wandering.shop Yep--the boys are playing catch-up--and have been for decades.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jun 30, 2026

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@susankayequinn@wandering.shop Everything is evolving--even, especially? relationships.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jun 28, 2026

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"Our life is an apprenticeship to the truth, that around every circle another can be drawn, that there is no end in nature ..." - Emerson, Circles, 1841

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jun 25, 2026

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@GracelessHippo@mastodon.ie @c_9@mstdn.ca When is the revolution kicking off?

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jun 25, 2026

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@GracelessHippo@mastodon.ie @c_9@mstdn.ca my god

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jun 25, 2026

Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay Circles can be read in an hour & contemplated for days and weeks.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jun 25, 2026

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@c_9@mstdn.ca Green with envy.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jun 24, 2026

I seem to recall that Maggie Haberman is a Trump family friend. Not a fan of her work---or anyone else in the WH press corps.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Apr 13, 2026

Trump is in freefall, and people around the world see it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL4q7hZFdlE

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Mar 29, 2026

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@_elena@mastodon.social 'And the shame was on the other side. We can beat them for ever & ever.'

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Oct 05, 2025

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@joyousjoyness@mastodon.social Power in the darkness. 💙

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Mar 28, 2025

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@setsly @becha This is an interesting point that I've been thinking about. This could really drive a revolution. On the other hand, the worldview that supports capitalism labels humans as consumers; undermines agency, reduces relationships to transactions, distorts freedom and weakens democratic participation. But if we harnessed the market to the health of people & ecosystems ... good things would happen.

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@WilliamRobert@toad.social · Jan 21, 2024

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@matthiasott@mastodon.social thank you #Berlin 💙 💙 💙

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