Rob Lorenz
Software developer, husband, father, UVa grad.
he/him
- Reposted by Rob LorenzFor those confused by the China tariff news: • Trump caved and got zero in return • No manufacturing moved back to the USA • 30% tariff is still a huge tax on Americans • 90 day pause still causes uncertainty • Trump lost all negotiating leverage
- Reposted by Rob LorenzThis is too wholesome
- Reposted by Rob LorenzSo, the SECDEF can't be trusted to pick his own chief of staff. You'd think maybe this would have implications for whether he should be, you know, SECDEF. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Reposted by Rob LorenzYour regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are, demonstrably, fine with this.
- Trump continues to crash through standards of conduct once inconceivable for a POTUS. He also violates by orders of magnitude ethical standards he voiced for Biden and Clinton. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
- This, except the thieves are getting the US taxpayer to cover the cost of laundering the money.
- Reposted by Rob LorenzThis isn’t a good idea even if the plane was being donated to the U.S. government. But Trump GETS TO KEEP THE PLANE??? It’s simply a cash payment to Trump in exchange for favors. Just wildly illegal.
- Reposted by Rob LorenzAside from the basic ethics and illegality, having the president ride a plane set up by a foreign power seems like a major security and intelligence risk.
- The subhead is good, but I think they buried the lede. If this happened at a traffic stop, doesn’t that imply the raccoon was driving? Under the influence, even? 🤣
- Reposted by Rob LorenzCardinal Robert Prevost has requested everyone use the name Pope Leo XIV when addressing him. No one seems to have a problem with using the name he’s chosen despite it not being his birth name. Seems like a courtesy we might extend to everyone if they request it.
- This admin is good for my imposter syndrome, version infinity.
- Reposted by Rob LorenzShortly after coming to power, the regime orders a massive military parade in the nation’s capital, to be held on the regime leader’s birthday - symbolizing the regime’s claim that the leader embodies the nation. This should be anathema in a democratic republic. It’s insulting and dangerous.
- Reposted by Rob LorenzThis is “breaking faith” in its most classic and cruel form—the government assuring servicemembers they were safe to be open and live as their authentic selves, then turning around and punishing them for their honesty. A massive abuse of trust.
- Reposted by Rob LorenzTrump is pushing nations facing tariffs to approve Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system. Quid pro quo, Doctor Lecter?
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- Reposted by Rob LorenzWhen asked if the United States should have a military parade to show off its might, President Eisenhower responded: “Absolutely not. We are the pre-eminent power on Earth. For us to try and imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak.”
- Reposted by Rob Lorenzalso you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes
- Abrego Garcia should get due process. That isn’t a comment on whether he’s innocent of any crimes or a great guy, though he may be both. It’s a statement about how the government should treat people, ostensibly in my name. No foreign gulags, period. Definitely no gulags without due process.
- Reposted by Rob LorenzBREAKING: The USDA has dropped their lawsuit against Maine over its transgender student athletic policies. “I told him I’d see him in court. Well we did see him in court, and we won,” Gov. Janet Mills said. www.pressherald.com/2025/05/02/m...
- Reposted by Rob LorenzA Justice Department attorney has sent an email to our lawyer, David Seide, informing him that USAGM expects VOA staff to begin a "phased return" to work and programming to resume next week.
- Reposted by Rob LorenzTrump and Kennedy are killing children. Right in front of our eyes.
- Reposted by Rob LorenzTrump placidly presiding over the largest measles outbreak in 25 years, with no end in sight. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...
- Reposted by Rob Lorenz“I’m one of the good people,” I say as I drag an unaccompanied 4-year-old girl into an immigration court. “People will remember this as a *good* thing I’m doing. Not, like, evil.”
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