Little things sometimes are very important. In Philadelphia on Friday I95 was reopened after a major truck fire destroyed the highway and this critical commerce corridor became operational in less than two weeks after the accident. It happened with Federal funds and the coordination of state and Federal agencies all working together with dedicated construction workers. This is an example of government working for the people. Meanwhile in Congress Republican members in the House were trying to expunge Trump’s two impeachments and in part create a lot of noise and distraction to take our attention away from the mounting indictments and crimes committed by the leader of the Republican Party. When will Republicans in Congress admit Trump is not qualified or can be trusted to be the President of the United States and are willing to do something about it. The reality is it’s the voters who need to vote and find the Republican Party guilty of derelict of their constitutional duties
Jun 24, 2023·edited Jun 24, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool a granddaughter who needs her swing set any of the time! Happy hammer and nails, Hubbell Family!
I have no idea what “facial overbreadth” is, but when Clarence Thomas uses that, I am confident it is some reactionary BS. He seems so terribly concerned about such a thing being used when the Court rightly decided that the Constitution’s right to privacy would cover the right for contraception - as well as gay marriage and women’s right to choose, by the way. I would refer him back to the Dobbs decision. The case before them was from Mississippi, and asked for a 15-ban on abortion. Instead of addressing “the case before them”, this Extreme Court opted to go BIG and determine that Roe vs Wade was “egregious from the start”. According to whom, I wonder? They have overreached on every consequential decision that has come to them, and managed to tear down years of precedent and established law. Sorry, Thomas, use plain English and just tell us that you hate the right to contraception as well as most anything else that allows women to fully participate in our democracy. Did “facial overbreadth” come to mind when Alito and you were crisscrossing the globe on right-wing donors’ dime????? I’m sorry you had a difficult life. Don’t take it out on us.
Jun 24, 2023·edited Jun 24, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
Watching this rebellion in Russia, and wondering at its potential outcomes for Russia, Ukraine and the world, all I can say is thank goodness we have Biden as president, and people like Anthony Blinken and Jake Sullivan in our State Department. They inspire confidence. But make no mistake, Prigozhin and Wagner are terrible terrible people, war criminals, pillagers, lawless and utterly selfish, the definition of Bad News. Biden et all, and our allies in Europe, know this, of course. Given Wagner's reach in Africa, we need to strengthen ties with allies in Africa, which Biden has begun to do. #withagecomeswisdom
Why is it that the press constantly brings up the Hunter/Joe stories, but fails to mention the Donald/Children dealings before, during, and after his Presidency?
Thank you, Robert, for that link explaining why we, the people, should demand camera coverage of federal court trials. I have already done that with my Congressman a week ago. It is imperative that we witness, in real time, the fate of Donald John Trump. We deserve to have seats, front and center.
I cannot give you any clues as to putting a swing set together but I can tell you that you and your managing editor will be loved for a lifetime. Have fun!
One of the resources I'm watching regarding the situation in Russia is Beau of the Fifth Column. He has the contacts and background to understand impacts of what is going on, in particular the military implications.
Best case scenario: Prigozhin topples Putin but the inner circle of Oligarchs arrest him for treason. They know that Prigozhin is a scarier monster than Putin. Chaos ensues.
Then, areas of Asian Russia (bigger than almost all other nations) start to peel away. "Outer Mongolia" reconnects somewhat with her Chinese cousins. The Slavic Russians have been treating Asians as second class humans forever.
A smaller, less aggressive Russia emerges that wants to rejoin the world?
And just wishfully thinking, perhaps those oligarchs will want to patch up relations with Europe and the West so they can get their yachts back in action - holding parties with international jet setters in the Caribbean.
The TITAN tragedy: For the people in the Titan and their families, watching their impending deaths is unimaginable. But --- the cost of this rescue mission must run into the millions. Questions now being raised, legitimately in my opinion, as to WHO will pay are being raised. Thinking of the numbers of kids who could have been vaccinated with the funds made me shake my head. The adventurers chose to do something immensely dangerous. Unvaccinated children in vast numbers have no choice with dread diseases that vaccination can prevent. Another example of the priorities for the rich ($250,000 per seat !!!!) and the sacrificing of the poor.
It looks as if Putin’s chickens are coming home to roost. We should not gloat, however, as Trump himself is guilty of treason to his country, but we are afraid to call it that. As Gertrude Stein said, a rose is a rose is a rose. The former president had his own Wagner group in the form of militias scattered around the country who are heavily armed, and they came very close to temporarily taking over the government and perhaps would’ve executed some our country’s leaders. As you have noted several times large numbers of the Republican faction continue to celebrate Putin, Russia and Viktor Orban. Well, we may laugh at the clownishness of the MAGA faction, particularly members of the house of representatives, while they enact their own episodes of the world wrestling federation, there are no doubt countless violent cultists ready to commit Mayhem in our nation. Not much between us and the Russians nor Nazi Germany. No laughing matter.
One of the differences between Putin's Russia and Russia under the Communists is the lack of a Politburo or any other political entity that could act to provide a check on the head of the government. Absent that kind of check, the alternatives are military or assassination -- not the kind of alternatives that support national stability.
Great link to The Hartmann Report. We should get on this one! Televising the Trump trial is really important for many reasons including the sheer interest of it. Better than Yellowstone, even Succession with similar themes of betrayal. But without live TV or next day recordings can you imagine The Victim's spin of events for his MAGAs? The Witch Hunt will become the Witch Trial. Surprised his defense hasn't wanted a change of venue to Salem.
Former Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul’s comment is so Robert:
“When bad guys are fighting each other instead of attacking the good guys, that’s good for the good guys. It’s really as simple as that.”
https://twitter.com/mcfaul/status/1672475745913012224?s=46&t=G1vnalQqxYifVbjonWfCIA
Little things sometimes are very important. In Philadelphia on Friday I95 was reopened after a major truck fire destroyed the highway and this critical commerce corridor became operational in less than two weeks after the accident. It happened with Federal funds and the coordination of state and Federal agencies all working together with dedicated construction workers. This is an example of government working for the people. Meanwhile in Congress Republican members in the House were trying to expunge Trump’s two impeachments and in part create a lot of noise and distraction to take our attention away from the mounting indictments and crimes committed by the leader of the Republican Party. When will Republicans in Congress admit Trump is not qualified or can be trusted to be the President of the United States and are willing to do something about it. The reality is it’s the voters who need to vote and find the Republican Party guilty of derelict of their constitutional duties
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool a granddaughter who needs her swing set any of the time! Happy hammer and nails, Hubbell Family!
I have no idea what “facial overbreadth” is, but when Clarence Thomas uses that, I am confident it is some reactionary BS. He seems so terribly concerned about such a thing being used when the Court rightly decided that the Constitution’s right to privacy would cover the right for contraception - as well as gay marriage and women’s right to choose, by the way. I would refer him back to the Dobbs decision. The case before them was from Mississippi, and asked for a 15-ban on abortion. Instead of addressing “the case before them”, this Extreme Court opted to go BIG and determine that Roe vs Wade was “egregious from the start”. According to whom, I wonder? They have overreached on every consequential decision that has come to them, and managed to tear down years of precedent and established law. Sorry, Thomas, use plain English and just tell us that you hate the right to contraception as well as most anything else that allows women to fully participate in our democracy. Did “facial overbreadth” come to mind when Alito and you were crisscrossing the globe on right-wing donors’ dime????? I’m sorry you had a difficult life. Don’t take it out on us.
Watching this rebellion in Russia, and wondering at its potential outcomes for Russia, Ukraine and the world, all I can say is thank goodness we have Biden as president, and people like Anthony Blinken and Jake Sullivan in our State Department. They inspire confidence. But make no mistake, Prigozhin and Wagner are terrible terrible people, war criminals, pillagers, lawless and utterly selfish, the definition of Bad News. Biden et all, and our allies in Europe, know this, of course. Given Wagner's reach in Africa, we need to strengthen ties with allies in Africa, which Biden has begun to do. #withagecomeswisdom
Why is it that the press constantly brings up the Hunter/Joe stories, but fails to mention the Donald/Children dealings before, during, and after his Presidency?
Thank you, Robert, for that link explaining why we, the people, should demand camera coverage of federal court trials. I have already done that with my Congressman a week ago. It is imperative that we witness, in real time, the fate of Donald John Trump. We deserve to have seats, front and center.
I cannot give you any clues as to putting a swing set together but I can tell you that you and your managing editor will be loved for a lifetime. Have fun!
Robert,
Good luck with the swing set! May it be like I-95 in Philadelphia.
One of the resources I'm watching regarding the situation in Russia is Beau of the Fifth Column. He has the contacts and background to understand impacts of what is going on, in particular the military implications.
https://youtu.be/3Jp_CVK7ZYA
Best case scenario: Prigozhin topples Putin but the inner circle of Oligarchs arrest him for treason. They know that Prigozhin is a scarier monster than Putin. Chaos ensues.
Then, areas of Asian Russia (bigger than almost all other nations) start to peel away. "Outer Mongolia" reconnects somewhat with her Chinese cousins. The Slavic Russians have been treating Asians as second class humans forever.
A smaller, less aggressive Russia emerges that wants to rejoin the world?
And just wishfully thinking, perhaps those oligarchs will want to patch up relations with Europe and the West so they can get their yachts back in action - holding parties with international jet setters in the Caribbean.
Read Diane Francis:
https://dianefrancis.substack.com/p/chinas-russia?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
The TITAN tragedy: For the people in the Titan and their families, watching their impending deaths is unimaginable. But --- the cost of this rescue mission must run into the millions. Questions now being raised, legitimately in my opinion, as to WHO will pay are being raised. Thinking of the numbers of kids who could have been vaccinated with the funds made me shake my head. The adventurers chose to do something immensely dangerous. Unvaccinated children in vast numbers have no choice with dread diseases that vaccination can prevent. Another example of the priorities for the rich ($250,000 per seat !!!!) and the sacrificing of the poor.
My best advice is to over-engineer the swing set.
Which murderous, criminal, fascist, terrorist faction in Russia does the gQp support? The MSM must ask every Republican politician.
It looks as if Putin’s chickens are coming home to roost. We should not gloat, however, as Trump himself is guilty of treason to his country, but we are afraid to call it that. As Gertrude Stein said, a rose is a rose is a rose. The former president had his own Wagner group in the form of militias scattered around the country who are heavily armed, and they came very close to temporarily taking over the government and perhaps would’ve executed some our country’s leaders. As you have noted several times large numbers of the Republican faction continue to celebrate Putin, Russia and Viktor Orban. Well, we may laugh at the clownishness of the MAGA faction, particularly members of the house of representatives, while they enact their own episodes of the world wrestling federation, there are no doubt countless violent cultists ready to commit Mayhem in our nation. Not much between us and the Russians nor Nazi Germany. No laughing matter.
One of the differences between Putin's Russia and Russia under the Communists is the lack of a Politburo or any other political entity that could act to provide a check on the head of the government. Absent that kind of check, the alternatives are military or assassination -- not the kind of alternatives that support national stability.
Great link to The Hartmann Report. We should get on this one! Televising the Trump trial is really important for many reasons including the sheer interest of it. Better than Yellowstone, even Succession with similar themes of betrayal. But without live TV or next day recordings can you imagine The Victim's spin of events for his MAGAs? The Witch Hunt will become the Witch Trial. Surprised his defense hasn't wanted a change of venue to Salem.