Thank you for your words of wisdom about the consequences of talking as if there will be no elections in '26 or '28. We certainly don't want to normalize that notion! And please keep reminding us, lest we forget.
And where Musk is cruelly and maniacally torturing so many with his talk of cutting social security (compounded with Oz’s ‘plan’ to reduce all Medicare to Medicare Advantage)
If Musk pushes to follow up on his talk, all the worse. But right now he is ruining a lot of peoples wellness and composure. People are getting sick from the stress of this. What a child!
Robert I feel like we must be exhausting you from all the emails you must get from our anxiety and fear. I hope you can hold yourself together. We need to try and help you more. Thanks for everything you keep doing. Take care of yourself too.
"We will be fine for 33 days.” Yeah, YOU will, muskrat! To hell with the rest of us. Just imagine if you or I could spend 0.001 of our net worth to own the government. It enrages me to the point of nausea.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Robert, for again concluding your posts with sanity and good advices. I literally stopped reading everything news related since the election and needed a break. I heard about the shutdown issue and decided to read your post, and only your post thus far. Just want to say I am thankful for the perspective and reminders of what we need to do- and *not* do, think, or project. Appreciate it.
I appreciate that you write about how things are SUPPOSED to happen, but they aren't and won't be anymore for the foreseeable future. Dems are bringing feathers to a missile fight and I'm disgusted. To the point that I switched to Independent for the first time in my adult life. 37 years ago, at 18, I registered to vote on my birthday. I've been a proud Dem for much of that time, no longer. My electeds in NY are going to have start earning my vote by actually representing me.
So much to say regarding this newsletter-but the retraction issued by the French Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics will not be effective! We know that retractions never serve to change or persuade the public. Look at vaccines and autism; a poorly conducted study, lies, and manipulated research, yet this has never died down. It will be the same with hydroxychloroquine. Once it’s out there in the world, nothing anyone says will change what people think they know.
Your suggestion worked, Robert. Thank you. I actually lost sleep over the possible government shutdown. Don't like to think of those people scanning my luggage on Saturday not getting paid. I wish Musk and Bezos would take an earlier trip to Mars.
“Unless the Democrats terminate or substantially extend the Debt Ceiling now, I will fight 'till the end”. —
IN THIS CASE, GIVE THE MAN WHAT HE WANTS! Good government people have long wanted to abolish the Debt Ceiling, which leads to unnecessary, often destructive budgetary wrangling. Take Trump up on this proposal !
Thank you again Robert! I'm educated every day by you and all the substack authors I read. I am also alarmed and I truly don't know how to manage the onlslaught of horribleness that keeps coming through, what feels like, a fire hose! I am a social worker. Very sensitive to the normal, average American, who is going to be affected by the govt. shutdown, more inflation etc etc. I get caught in the details, and they break my heart. I get emotional and upset. What are you all doing to keep your compassion and empathy present and not get bogged down in catastrophic thinking, overwhelm and anxiety? I am one of the fortunate ones, but I just cannot put my head in the sand.
I am struggling to understand how Musk or Trump have anything to say about anything in the government right now.
Trump has not been inaugurated yet, and Musk has no real power at all. He hasn’t been ELECTED to anything! Trump has no authority to DO anything right now. Last time I looked, Joe Biden
is president. There is an administration in place. These are the people who get to make the decisions. Why are Trump and Musk being allowed to interfere with duly elected folks doing the people’s business? Why is this not illegal?
Thank you for your words of wisdom about the consequences of talking as if there will be no elections in '26 or '28. We certainly don't want to normalize that notion! And please keep reminding us, lest we forget.
Thank you for helping to make it possible to navigate the threats, the suffering, the chaos and the uncertainty. You are a vital parts of our days!
And where Musk is cruelly and maniacally torturing so many with his talk of cutting social security (compounded with Oz’s ‘plan’ to reduce all Medicare to Medicare Advantage)
If Musk pushes to follow up on his talk, all the worse. But right now he is ruining a lot of peoples wellness and composure. People are getting sick from the stress of this. What a child!
Robert I feel like we must be exhausting you from all the emails you must get from our anxiety and fear. I hope you can hold yourself together. We need to try and help you more. Thanks for everything you keep doing. Take care of yourself too.
LOVE “boy billionaire”, but can you say “non-citizen boy billionaire” going forward?
Thank you for your calm voice. Much appreciated.
"We will be fine for 33 days.” Yeah, YOU will, muskrat! To hell with the rest of us. Just imagine if you or I could spend 0.001 of our net worth to own the government. It enrages me to the point of nausea.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Robert, for again concluding your posts with sanity and good advices. I literally stopped reading everything news related since the election and needed a break. I heard about the shutdown issue and decided to read your post, and only your post thus far. Just want to say I am thankful for the perspective and reminders of what we need to do- and *not* do, think, or project. Appreciate it.
Yes we must have near idolatry of President Elon. This simple yet potent persuasive message has merit.
I am envisioning bumper stickers, strategic ads, and so much more. I personally can't fund this, but the CONCEPT is amazing.
I appreciate that you write about how things are SUPPOSED to happen, but they aren't and won't be anymore for the foreseeable future. Dems are bringing feathers to a missile fight and I'm disgusted. To the point that I switched to Independent for the first time in my adult life. 37 years ago, at 18, I registered to vote on my birthday. I've been a proud Dem for much of that time, no longer. My electeds in NY are going to have start earning my vote by actually representing me.
Fani Willis disqualified. Additional evidence that Trump is dismantling integrity of our criminal justice system.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/appeals-court-disqualifies-fani-willis-trump-georgia-case-rcna184844
What a shame. At least Fani Willis is appealing this decision:
https://bsky.app/profile/katiephang.bsky.social/post/3ldog7uheo22d
So much to say regarding this newsletter-but the retraction issued by the French Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics will not be effective! We know that retractions never serve to change or persuade the public. Look at vaccines and autism; a poorly conducted study, lies, and manipulated research, yet this has never died down. It will be the same with hydroxychloroquine. Once it’s out there in the world, nothing anyone says will change what people think they know.
Your suggestion worked, Robert. Thank you. I actually lost sleep over the possible government shutdown. Don't like to think of those people scanning my luggage on Saturday not getting paid. I wish Musk and Bezos would take an earlier trip to Mars.
“Unless the Democrats terminate or substantially extend the Debt Ceiling now, I will fight 'till the end”. —
IN THIS CASE, GIVE THE MAN WHAT HE WANTS! Good government people have long wanted to abolish the Debt Ceiling, which leads to unnecessary, often destructive budgetary wrangling. Take Trump up on this proposal !
Thank you again Robert! I'm educated every day by you and all the substack authors I read. I am also alarmed and I truly don't know how to manage the onlslaught of horribleness that keeps coming through, what feels like, a fire hose! I am a social worker. Very sensitive to the normal, average American, who is going to be affected by the govt. shutdown, more inflation etc etc. I get caught in the details, and they break my heart. I get emotional and upset. What are you all doing to keep your compassion and empathy present and not get bogged down in catastrophic thinking, overwhelm and anxiety? I am one of the fortunate ones, but I just cannot put my head in the sand.
I am struggling to understand how Musk or Trump have anything to say about anything in the government right now.
Trump has not been inaugurated yet, and Musk has no real power at all. He hasn’t been ELECTED to anything! Trump has no authority to DO anything right now. Last time I looked, Joe Biden
is president. There is an administration in place. These are the people who get to make the decisions. Why are Trump and Musk being allowed to interfere with duly elected folks doing the people’s business? Why is this not illegal?