I found your substack during the run-up to the 2020 election (and turned several other people on to it). Your voice got me through the election, and then the following unnerving months till the inauguration. Since then, you have kept me on an even keel.
Now, as the 2022 election nears, I have stopped watching all news and instead rely on you and three other newsletters to keep me sane. Thank you so much!
Robert, thank you for giving a shout-out to Dan Rather's Steady. My morning diet consists of your letter, HCR's, and Dan Rather (when published). I'm leaving as little room in my cranium for MAGA infected poison as I can.
Me as well, also with "That's Another Fine Mess" by TCinLA and "Civil Discourse" by Joyce Vance. Every Saturday there is an enlightening podcast to include Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade, and Kimberly Atkins Stohr called #SistersInLaw. I need all the help I can get in trying to understand the legal workings that Americans are exposed to these days.
That's my diet too, with supplements from Jessica, Robert Reich and TCinLA. Substack is loaded with talent. If I have time I also read Heated and Lucid.
Substack has supplanted all other social media for me. No TV except for the NewsHour (so many talented reporters).
I, too, laughed out loud and will share your epiphany with our letter writing group. Thank you for the laugh therapy! And thank you, Mim, for reminding me of Nancy pulling a Pelosi and making me laugh again.
My gratitude knows no bounds!!!! And, by the way, the pleasure spreads to the great comments! I want to embrace everyone!! What a difference from the comments on some 'other' sites! It's a blessing to read smart, well thought-out, responses .. and suggestions! They're really ARE more of us!! xx's
I do hope many will listen in to the Beasley find raiser...she is a quality candidate and Budd is quite a piece of work. I live in NC and his TV commercials leave me yelling at the TV every single time. She and Tim Ryan (because I used to live in Ohio and have many friends there) are among the politicians we have been sending money to monthly. There are several states in the fray for adding a blue seat. We can all so SOMETHING to help out, letters, post cards, text, calls, door to doo and money..whatever it is, it all matters.
Mr, Hubbell, I would rather you be a fund raising pro for Democratic candidates than the neighborhood scold constantly enumerating all the offenses DJT has committed and all that he is capable of committing. Merrick Garland is not going to indict him and yes, the vaunted FBI is muddying the waters of a possible indictment. In the 40s, 50s and 60s the largely conservative, colorless, Male, FBI was run by a true weirdo, J Edgar Hoover and they had to have a TV show that humanized the entire FBI by featuring the heroics of agent,Elliot Ness. The same FBI that got Al Capone on Tax Evasion !
None of your loyal readers will ever vote for DJT or his odious children but a lot of other Americans will. That is our dilemma. And I am heartsick that all that magnificent work of the January 6th committee will not bear any edible fruit. But I still hope that angry women, like me, will carry the day this upcoming election. And not only abortion rights but enthusiasm and relief that the wonderful programs that President Biden and the Democrats have enacted and that have helped so many Anericans, will be repaid by grateful voters.
I certainly do not perceive Robert as the neighborhood scold. I do perceive that you might be. And I LOVE the enumerations - very concrete sequential. Please just unsubscribe if it upsets you so much.
Please, Mercedes, please re-read my comment. I read Mr. Hubble every day and admire everything he writes. Reacting to Donald Trump takes up way too much print space across all media for a non candidate. I wish ignoring him would make him fade away. If I sounded “upset” I wasn’t.
Robert, thanks for the heads up regarding the Cheri Beasley fundraiser! Today is the first day of early voting in NC. Now I need to get back to my postcard writing through the Postcards to Swing States GOTV effort, where my assignment is to NC voters.
Yup, same here. Just donated to Ms. Beasley's campaign, and many thanks to Mr. Hubbell's call to attention on that race. I would purely hate to see 'Spineless' McCarthy as Speaker of the House and I would ESPECIALLY hate seeing that useless mouthy jackhat Gym Jordan as chair of the Budget Committee and Marjorie Potatohead Green as chair of the Judicary Committee (for which she is manifestly unquailified, as is also the case with Gym 'the mouth' Jordan).
I truly believe this is a watershed midterm election.
I live in Lucy McBaths “abandoned “ gerrymandered district. I am furious at her for running away without a fight. Instead of using her great record, tenure and amazing resume to fight Rich McCormick (the election denying, anti abortion, father of 7, drop dead gorgeous (said while rolling my eyes) ER doctor)…she ran to another strong Democrat District an ousted another great Congresswoman, Carolyn Bordeaux. That left my District 6 with an unknown contender named Bob Christian. Bob has tried his hardest but no one came to his aid from afar. Rich McCormick is not originally from our district and has the backing of MTG and is making money hand over fist. Bob is a local guy and unless a miracle happens in this district it all looks doomed.
It’s all a money race and the Democrats in Georgia and Washington DC gave up on District 6 and turned a blind eye to this lost seat and the cannibalism of Lucy on Carolyn. It saddens and baffles me and gerrymandering is so wrong. Voting has started here in Georgia and I can say…I HAVE VOTED ✅
I too, a D6 voter, am disappointed that Lucy McBath went to D7 and ousted Carolyn Bordeaux. I'll contribute again to Bob Christian's campaign. I'm furious at the gerrymandering here and throughout the country.
Speaking of CHERI BEASLEY, today is the LAST DAY to request addresses to write postcards for her at www.activateamerica.vote. Each postcard is not just one vote, but possibly that person's circle of friends and family. The other important race for holding the Senate is CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO of NV. You can also write postcards for her at the same website. Let's do this! :-D
What issues can change voters’ minds at this late stage of the campaign? I suggest that one of them is the Republicans’ newly-announced plans to cut off aid to Ukraine, or as I would put it if I were writing a campaign ad or speech, to stab brave Ukrainians in the back. If you agree, please spread that thought as widely as you can, and if you know anyone in a position to influence a campaign for Congress or the Senate, please urge them have the candidate make that point strongly and frequently in the next two-and-one-half weeks.
Cutting aid to Ukraine and canceling Social Security and Medicare. The Rs are SHOUTING their intentions from rooftops. So why would they make such idiotic proposals? Well, that tax bill passed in 2017 increased the national debt, and now these two "geniuses" want to pay down that debt with money they should not be touching. Scott and Johnson seem to have forgotten that Social Security and Medicare monies belong to us.
I live in NC and Cheri Beasley needs your support. She is one of the most qualified candidates running and she is being attacked by Ted Budd with racists and false innuendo ads.This “ Budd” is not for NC. The Democratic ads in NC focus mainly on the issue of abortion and what is at stake. The question the mid term elections will answer is is this issue important enough to all voters to drive turnout and support from Independent and real Republican voters both male and female. Democrats are working on reducing inflation while,Republicans are attacking it but doing nothing. Inflation in the US is under better control here than anywhere else in the world. The irony of all of this is many corporations that are contributing to inflation are big Republican donors. There is momentum building. Feel it and contribute and make it happen. We cannot afford to lose.
I found your substack during the run-up to the 2020 election (and turned several other people on to it). Your voice got me through the election, and then the following unnerving months till the inauguration. Since then, you have kept me on an even keel.
Now, as the 2022 election nears, I have stopped watching all news and instead rely on you and three other newsletters to keep me sane. Thank you so much!
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That's exactly what I did!! And, i think it saved my life!!
Me too!
Ditto - and I save $80/month not having a cable bill!
Robert, thank you for giving a shout-out to Dan Rather's Steady. My morning diet consists of your letter, HCR's, and Dan Rather (when published). I'm leaving as little room in my cranium for MAGA infected poison as I can.
Me as well, also with "That's Another Fine Mess" by TCinLA and "Civil Discourse" by Joyce Vance. Every Saturday there is an enlightening podcast to include Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade, and Kimberly Atkins Stohr called #SistersInLaw. I need all the help I can get in trying to understand the legal workings that Americans are exposed to these days.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sistersinlaw/id1551206847
That's my diet too, with supplements from Jessica, Robert Reich and TCinLA. Substack is loaded with talent. If I have time I also read Heated and Lucid.
Substack has supplanted all other social media for me. No TV except for the NewsHour (so many talented reporters).
I sometimes dream of bashing Trump's brains out, but then I wake up and realize that would be a physical impossibility.
You can ask Nancy Pelosi to punch him in the face.
Pelosi is my idol! I used to quote a line from Pulp Fiction about going medieval on someone, but now I just say that I'm going to do a Pelosi.
I actually Laughed Out Loud.
I actually Laughed Out Loud.
Glad to be of service.
I, too, laughed out loud and will share your epiphany with our letter writing group. Thank you for the laugh therapy! And thank you, Mim, for reminding me of Nancy pulling a Pelosi and making me laugh again.
Thanks for the laugh, TC!
My gratitude knows no bounds!!!! And, by the way, the pleasure spreads to the great comments! I want to embrace everyone!! What a difference from the comments on some 'other' sites! It's a blessing to read smart, well thought-out, responses .. and suggestions! They're really ARE more of us!! xx's
My focus has been on 2 of VA House Ds -
Abigail Spanberger https://secure.actblue.com/donate/blu-span-q2-2022-dd, and
Elena Luria https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads_bs_lur_dd_gs_2103_q1.
They are both in hard fights, especially Rep. Luria who has done such a great job on the Jan 6th Cmte. Please think about supporting them if you can.
💕❤️🤍💙 Thank you so much. Many of us are so grateful to have found you.
Seconded!!
I do hope many will listen in to the Beasley find raiser...she is a quality candidate and Budd is quite a piece of work. I live in NC and his TV commercials leave me yelling at the TV every single time. She and Tim Ryan (because I used to live in Ohio and have many friends there) are among the politicians we have been sending money to monthly. There are several states in the fray for adding a blue seat. We can all so SOMETHING to help out, letters, post cards, text, calls, door to doo and money..whatever it is, it all matters.
And thanks for continuing to write Robert!
Speaking of CHERI BEASLEY, today is the LAST DAY to request addresses to write postcards for her at www.activateamerica.vote
In gratitude. ❤️
Mr, Hubbell, I would rather you be a fund raising pro for Democratic candidates than the neighborhood scold constantly enumerating all the offenses DJT has committed and all that he is capable of committing. Merrick Garland is not going to indict him and yes, the vaunted FBI is muddying the waters of a possible indictment. In the 40s, 50s and 60s the largely conservative, colorless, Male, FBI was run by a true weirdo, J Edgar Hoover and they had to have a TV show that humanized the entire FBI by featuring the heroics of agent,Elliot Ness. The same FBI that got Al Capone on Tax Evasion !
None of your loyal readers will ever vote for DJT or his odious children but a lot of other Americans will. That is our dilemma. And I am heartsick that all that magnificent work of the January 6th committee will not bear any edible fruit. But I still hope that angry women, like me, will carry the day this upcoming election. And not only abortion rights but enthusiasm and relief that the wonderful programs that President Biden and the Democrats have enacted and that have helped so many Anericans, will be repaid by grateful voters.
I certainly do not perceive Robert as the neighborhood scold. I do perceive that you might be. And I LOVE the enumerations - very concrete sequential. Please just unsubscribe if it upsets you so much.
Please, Mercedes, please re-read my comment. I read Mr. Hubble every day and admire everything he writes. Reacting to Donald Trump takes up way too much print space across all media for a non candidate. I wish ignoring him would make him fade away. If I sounded “upset” I wasn’t.
Robert, thanks for the heads up regarding the Cheri Beasley fundraiser! Today is the first day of early voting in NC. Now I need to get back to my postcard writing through the Postcards to Swing States GOTV effort, where my assignment is to NC voters.
https://www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/
Yup, same here. Just donated to Ms. Beasley's campaign, and many thanks to Mr. Hubbell's call to attention on that race. I would purely hate to see 'Spineless' McCarthy as Speaker of the House and I would ESPECIALLY hate seeing that useless mouthy jackhat Gym Jordan as chair of the Budget Committee and Marjorie Potatohead Green as chair of the Judicary Committee (for which she is manifestly unquailified, as is also the case with Gym 'the mouth' Jordan).
I truly believe this is a watershed midterm election.
Thank you for this heartening read. My day starts with a smile.
I live in Lucy McBaths “abandoned “ gerrymandered district. I am furious at her for running away without a fight. Instead of using her great record, tenure and amazing resume to fight Rich McCormick (the election denying, anti abortion, father of 7, drop dead gorgeous (said while rolling my eyes) ER doctor)…she ran to another strong Democrat District an ousted another great Congresswoman, Carolyn Bordeaux. That left my District 6 with an unknown contender named Bob Christian. Bob has tried his hardest but no one came to his aid from afar. Rich McCormick is not originally from our district and has the backing of MTG and is making money hand over fist. Bob is a local guy and unless a miracle happens in this district it all looks doomed.
http://christianforga6.com/
It’s all a money race and the Democrats in Georgia and Washington DC gave up on District 6 and turned a blind eye to this lost seat and the cannibalism of Lucy on Carolyn. It saddens and baffles me and gerrymandering is so wrong. Voting has started here in Georgia and I can say…I HAVE VOTED ✅
I too, a D6 voter, am disappointed that Lucy McBath went to D7 and ousted Carolyn Bordeaux. I'll contribute again to Bob Christian's campaign. I'm furious at the gerrymandering here and throughout the country.
Excellent post, as always! Thank you, Robert!
Speaking of CHERI BEASLEY, today is the LAST DAY to request addresses to write postcards for her at www.activateamerica.vote. Each postcard is not just one vote, but possibly that person's circle of friends and family. The other important race for holding the Senate is CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO of NV. You can also write postcards for her at the same website. Let's do this! :-D
What issues can change voters’ minds at this late stage of the campaign? I suggest that one of them is the Republicans’ newly-announced plans to cut off aid to Ukraine, or as I would put it if I were writing a campaign ad or speech, to stab brave Ukrainians in the back. If you agree, please spread that thought as widely as you can, and if you know anyone in a position to influence a campaign for Congress or the Senate, please urge them have the candidate make that point strongly and frequently in the next two-and-one-half weeks.
Cutting aid to Ukraine and canceling Social Security and Medicare. The Rs are SHOUTING their intentions from rooftops. So why would they make such idiotic proposals? Well, that tax bill passed in 2017 increased the national debt, and now these two "geniuses" want to pay down that debt with money they should not be touching. Scott and Johnson seem to have forgotten that Social Security and Medicare monies belong to us.
I live in NC and Cheri Beasley needs your support. She is one of the most qualified candidates running and she is being attacked by Ted Budd with racists and false innuendo ads.This “ Budd” is not for NC. The Democratic ads in NC focus mainly on the issue of abortion and what is at stake. The question the mid term elections will answer is is this issue important enough to all voters to drive turnout and support from Independent and real Republican voters both male and female. Democrats are working on reducing inflation while,Republicans are attacking it but doing nothing. Inflation in the US is under better control here than anywhere else in the world. The irony of all of this is many corporations that are contributing to inflation are big Republican donors. There is momentum building. Feel it and contribute and make it happen. We cannot afford to lose.
Listening to you each morning, helps us begin the day with gratitude. Thank you.