Dear Mr Hubbell, thank you for your encouragement as we prepare for No King Oct 18th.
I have one comment about today's article, related to a phrase which I believe many people do not recognize as an ethnic slur. The phrase I refer to is " beyond the pale." You may not be aware that The Pale is a place, it is a part of Dublin, Ireland and the idea that actions, people and beliefs "beyond the pale" are heinous, corrupt or evil is a colonizer's view of the indigenous people of the island, namely the Irish Catholic population. This phrase is now common in the English language and its history has been forgotten. It would be good to remember the origin, as a reminder of the history while removing the phrase from our dialog.
Please don’t attack me for asking this, but is there a possibility of some sort of secession? I just don’t see “powerful” blue states putting up with this for decades. I’m in Texas. Two of our kids have left the state. We may at some point.
But, actions today…put out flyers for No Kings rallies. Tomorrow voter registration at naturalization event.
Thank you Robert. I couldn't sleep last night because one can see the Supreme Court would like to scuttle the Voting Rights Act. I have been proud to live in a country w our Voting Rights Act. As we were learning of the Young Republicans chat, racism being on full display, how does Brett Kavanaugh say we no longer need it because there is no racism? Thank you to Gov Kathy Hochul for articulating her disgust immediately. Thank you to you for posting this today. It's a big deaL.
You ask how long will Americans tolerate this? It depends on which Americans you are asking. The 30ish percent who watch only Fox and those right wing news sources are receiving constant propaganda and have basically a sealed news system. They have beliefs that are only related to what is reported there. I know some of these people. They buy into all of those lies and will not change no matter what is happening. They see themselves as victims and seem to like that. They do not want to hear what we have to say. They actually blame Democrats for the things Trump is doing. We can't count on them to change, and must find ways to keep going and work around them to restore our country's democracy.
"What is most remarkable is that the participants in the chat joked about the skin color of a woman from India who was dating one of them. JD Vance’s wife is the daughter of Indian immigrants to the US, and his children are the grandchildren of Indian immigrants. The fact that Vance cannot even find the moral courage or outrage to condemn a slur directed at the Indian people, given his familial connections, tells us everything we need to know about JD Vance."
Vance will do & say whatever he needs to stay in power even at the expense of his wife and children.
Wow. It took me a while to listen to this because I had to take breaks and run up and down the stairs to let off steam. The bigotry, hatred, greed, and lawlessness of this regime are breathtaking and gagging. I'm finishing up my sign for No Kings II. The emptiness, venality, and inhumanity of greedy, privileged, and prejudiced people are kind of unbelievable. We have got to stop them now. JD Vance is repulsive. Rant over. I'm writing a handwritten note to John Roberts today to protest his grotesque court. So much privilege and no moral compass.
I just subscribed to you. I have been soothed and inspired by your words for a long time and looked forward to more. I am curious what you and your readers all think about having phones at demonstrations. I am seeing all these posts saying leave them at home. But why would I leave it? Demonstrating is a right we still have. I know there is surveillance going on out there, but so what. I am proud to be representing myself as an American at the rallies.
Thank you, Robert, for highlighting J. D. Vance's vilification of the reporters and news agencies that refused to knuckle under to Pete Hegseth's orders and comparing that to his defense of these reprehensible racists and sexists in the Young Republican chat. Said Vance: "We’re not going to allow the worst moment in a 21-year-old group chat to ruin a kid’s life for the rest of time." I am not at all surprised that J. D. Vance would use the power of his office to defend these guys. And I assume that he will do everything in his power to make sure these lowlifes do not have their lives ruined "for the rest of time."
Vance is often seen as an opportunist who changed his spots for Trump. I met Vance when he was doing the lecture circuit for his "Hillbilly Elegy." I sat next to him surrounded by university folks including students for an hour. This was when he was mildly anti-Trump, calling Trump an American Hitler. But for an hour or so Vance expressed no interest in our students, the university, our state of Illinois or anything at all. He was, and remains a hollow man, a mannequin without thought who can only voice variations on what he sees as the party line in an arrogant and dismissive way. He is a student of the Charlie Kirk debating style in which every call to a moral high ground is met with contempt and derision. Vance did not change his spots. He had no spots to begin with. And he is only a heartbeat away from being the President.
I am wondering how to reconcile your reassurance that the Roberts court decision will not be an electoral disaster for the Democrats with the implication by Heather Cox Richardson on this impending decision that it will. See her latest post dated yesterday.
How do you upload protest photos?
Dear Mr Hubbell, thank you for your encouragement as we prepare for No King Oct 18th.
I have one comment about today's article, related to a phrase which I believe many people do not recognize as an ethnic slur. The phrase I refer to is " beyond the pale." You may not be aware that The Pale is a place, it is a part of Dublin, Ireland and the idea that actions, people and beliefs "beyond the pale" are heinous, corrupt or evil is a colonizer's view of the indigenous people of the island, namely the Irish Catholic population. This phrase is now common in the English language and its history has been forgotten. It would be good to remember the origin, as a reminder of the history while removing the phrase from our dialog.
Thank you so much! Yay for Brown, and BOO for SCOTUS Roberts, aka Taney II.
Please don’t attack me for asking this, but is there a possibility of some sort of secession? I just don’t see “powerful” blue states putting up with this for decades. I’m in Texas. Two of our kids have left the state. We may at some point.
But, actions today…put out flyers for No Kings rallies. Tomorrow voter registration at naturalization event.
I loved this report! Stand in solidarity against corruption and tyranny!
Thank you Robert. I couldn't sleep last night because one can see the Supreme Court would like to scuttle the Voting Rights Act. I have been proud to live in a country w our Voting Rights Act. As we were learning of the Young Republicans chat, racism being on full display, how does Brett Kavanaugh say we no longer need it because there is no racism? Thank you to Gov Kathy Hochul for articulating her disgust immediately. Thank you to you for posting this today. It's a big deaL.
Here is a link to an article by Rebecca S. A good one before our protest Saturday.
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-kings-no-violence-on-the-ongoing-misrepresentation-of-the-left/?ref=meditations-in-an-emergency-newsletter&attribution_id=68ee6979abcb3900014770c8&attribution_type=post
Here is a link to an article by Rebecca S. A good one before our protest Saturday.
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-kings-no-violence-on-the-ongoing-misrepresentation-of-the-left/?ref=meditations-in-an-emergency-newsletter&attribution_id=68ee6979abcb3900014770c8&attribution_type=post
You ask how long will Americans tolerate this? It depends on which Americans you are asking. The 30ish percent who watch only Fox and those right wing news sources are receiving constant propaganda and have basically a sealed news system. They have beliefs that are only related to what is reported there. I know some of these people. They buy into all of those lies and will not change no matter what is happening. They see themselves as victims and seem to like that. They do not want to hear what we have to say. They actually blame Democrats for the things Trump is doing. We can't count on them to change, and must find ways to keep going and work around them to restore our country's democracy.
But like Robert says, we are bigger than them! If we all turn out, stand up, together we will win!
"What is most remarkable is that the participants in the chat joked about the skin color of a woman from India who was dating one of them. JD Vance’s wife is the daughter of Indian immigrants to the US, and his children are the grandchildren of Indian immigrants. The fact that Vance cannot even find the moral courage or outrage to condemn a slur directed at the Indian people, given his familial connections, tells us everything we need to know about JD Vance."
Vance will do & say whatever he needs to stay in power even at the expense of his wife and children.
Wow. It took me a while to listen to this because I had to take breaks and run up and down the stairs to let off steam. The bigotry, hatred, greed, and lawlessness of this regime are breathtaking and gagging. I'm finishing up my sign for No Kings II. The emptiness, venality, and inhumanity of greedy, privileged, and prejudiced people are kind of unbelievable. We have got to stop them now. JD Vance is repulsive. Rant over. I'm writing a handwritten note to John Roberts today to protest his grotesque court. So much privilege and no moral compass.
Extra help getting your chin off the floor: Jay Kuo to the rescue. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-resistance-finds-its-footing?r=536qh&utm_medium=ios
Zero evidence Usha Vance is brains of the family or that she has a spine. Behavior so far only suggests she is fantasizing measuring for drapes in WH.
I just subscribed to you. I have been soothed and inspired by your words for a long time and looked forward to more. I am curious what you and your readers all think about having phones at demonstrations. I am seeing all these posts saying leave them at home. But why would I leave it? Demonstrating is a right we still have. I know there is surveillance going on out there, but so what. I am proud to be representing myself as an American at the rallies.
Thank you, Robert, for highlighting J. D. Vance's vilification of the reporters and news agencies that refused to knuckle under to Pete Hegseth's orders and comparing that to his defense of these reprehensible racists and sexists in the Young Republican chat. Said Vance: "We’re not going to allow the worst moment in a 21-year-old group chat to ruin a kid’s life for the rest of time." I am not at all surprised that J. D. Vance would use the power of his office to defend these guys. And I assume that he will do everything in his power to make sure these lowlifes do not have their lives ruined "for the rest of time."
Vance is often seen as an opportunist who changed his spots for Trump. I met Vance when he was doing the lecture circuit for his "Hillbilly Elegy." I sat next to him surrounded by university folks including students for an hour. This was when he was mildly anti-Trump, calling Trump an American Hitler. But for an hour or so Vance expressed no interest in our students, the university, our state of Illinois or anything at all. He was, and remains a hollow man, a mannequin without thought who can only voice variations on what he sees as the party line in an arrogant and dismissive way. He is a student of the Charlie Kirk debating style in which every call to a moral high ground is met with contempt and derision. Vance did not change his spots. He had no spots to begin with. And he is only a heartbeat away from being the President.
Spot on, efficient description of Vance.
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I am wondering how to reconcile your reassurance that the Roberts court decision will not be an electoral disaster for the Democrats with the implication by Heather Cox Richardson on this impending decision that it will. See her latest post dated yesterday.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-15-2025?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=20533&post_id=176296166&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=1fir5&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email