Aug 28, 2023·edited Aug 28, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
Thanks for the summary of what to expect this week. It helps to see it in advance and to have an opportunity to temper our expectations. We'll likely see a lot of legal maneuvering, but I have faith that TFG will be held accountable for something and denied another stay in the White House. Only the latter is within our control, so let's make it count!
Like grace from God your essays never leave us in despair but rather motivation to continue the struggle for the promises of the Declaration of Independence. Thank you Robert.
Dear Robert- I read your reports and they all are a font of information that we do need desperately in this perilous time for our country- but my one question is "do you think the tfg will really ever serve time in jail" or is it magical thinking for those who do long to see him in an orange suit to match his face?
This DemLabs infographic looks at ten recent hate crimes including the one in Florida. The role of DeSantis is stoking racism while removing gun safety regulations. The role of FOX, Facebook and Twitter have in amplifying the hate speech. From Texas to Kansas, the story is the same: "Political hate speech grooms killers". https://thedemlabs.org/2023/08/27/political-hate-speech-grooms-killers-jacksonville-shooting-dollar-general/
On the 60th anniversary of the “ I had a dream” speech “ a armed racists killed three people of color in a Dollar General store. I reread the speech and saw the speech on television and have asked myself how far have we come from that day and that speech and yet how far do we still need to go. Racism is still alive and well and lives in the minds and actions of many Republicans and unfortunately is a cornerstone of the appeal of MAGA Republicans. The armed lone killer in the Dollar General store was armed with a legally obtained assault weapon with Nazi swastika symbols on the weapon , dressed in battle fatigue and armor and was spouting racists rhetoric as he attacked innocent shoppers. Our society, all of us are responsible because we made it possible for messages of hate to be freely distributed and promoted and made it easy for haters to get access to assault weapons. When will be learn and elect people who are willing to make the hard decisions to bring these situations under control.?
There is an interesting book out that I am reading entitled “The First Ladies”. It is historical fiction based on fact. The lead characters are Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune. I knew nothing about Mrs. Bethune until reading this book. She started a boarding school in Daytona Beach, Florida for young Black girls back in the very early 1900s. She became a member of Roosevelt’s “Black Cabinet”, a vice president of the NAACP, leader of the National Youth Association Black children’s arm. She developed her original school and it became Bethune-Cookman College. This woman was a power house. She was close friends with Eleanor Roosevelt, who supported her accomplishments through their friendship. She brought the Black vote to Roosevelt. Prior to the New Deal, Black’s support Lincoln’s Republican Party. Of course we all know what has happened to that party. I write this because at the 60 year mark of MLKs speech, I feel that this woman needs to be acknowledged.
Aug 28, 2023·edited Aug 28, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
Here is what I visualize when I need to calm my nerves for a while: Trump, in a jail cell, paying for his hostile and abusive posts, by having all electronic devices taken away..... 😀 Unlikely? Perhaps, but it soothes my mind...... ah, the peace and quiet.....
Errors stick their tongues out at me and go nyah, and I didn't see any, so I suspect they were absent. Wishing you energy for preparing the cabin, and a pleasant time despite having to attend to those preparations.
Off topic perhaps, but reflecting on Robert’s list of things which are likely to happen, my mind skips ahead to trial and sentencing. Oddly enough I find myself agreeing with judge Aileen Cannon that Trump deserves special attention— but not necessarily the kind he wants and she tried to give him. With power comes responsibility, as President, he swore on a bible in front of millions to uphold the constitution. Instead he trampled on it. He flagrantly flouted federal and state laws and he did it in public in front of others. Moreover, he continues to do so. He has forfeited the right to be treated as a former President. If convicted, he should be treated like other convicted criminals.
The latest cold blooded murder in the name of hate was another loud cry for banning of the sale of the AR-15, the weapon of choice for mass murderers. It was created to kill as many people as possible in the shortest time on the battlefield. It has no use in hands of normal citizens. Let’s hold lawmakers’ feet to the fire and force them to do what is right to save countless lives. Thoughts and prayers are not getting the job done.
March on Washington, August 27, 1963. "The city of Washington, D.C., banned liquor sales for the first time since Prohibition, hospitals stocked blood plasma and canceled elective surgeries, and the Pentagon amassed 19,000 troops in the suburbs, just in case things got violent." Not a single arrest. I went down with health workers from Boston City Hospital, our bus led by Louis Sullivan MD, later head of Health and Human Services. We sang the whole way, feeling brave, of course.
Thanks for the summary of what to expect this week. It helps to see it in advance and to have an opportunity to temper our expectations. We'll likely see a lot of legal maneuvering, but I have faith that TFG will be held accountable for something and denied another stay in the White House. Only the latter is within our control, so let's make it count!
Good luck at the cabin!
Like grace from God your essays never leave us in despair but rather motivation to continue the struggle for the promises of the Declaration of Independence. Thank you Robert.
Immune to the laws of gravity. THAT explains 215!!!
Loved your quips of “immune to the laws of gravity and the US criminal code” and “eleventy-never...!” Those hearty laughs felt good!
Dear Robert- I read your reports and they all are a font of information that we do need desperately in this perilous time for our country- but my one question is "do you think the tfg will really ever serve time in jail" or is it magical thinking for those who do long to see him in an orange suit to match his face?
This DemLabs infographic looks at ten recent hate crimes including the one in Florida. The role of DeSantis is stoking racism while removing gun safety regulations. The role of FOX, Facebook and Twitter have in amplifying the hate speech. From Texas to Kansas, the story is the same: "Political hate speech grooms killers". https://thedemlabs.org/2023/08/27/political-hate-speech-grooms-killers-jacksonville-shooting-dollar-general/
On the 60th anniversary of the “ I had a dream” speech “ a armed racists killed three people of color in a Dollar General store. I reread the speech and saw the speech on television and have asked myself how far have we come from that day and that speech and yet how far do we still need to go. Racism is still alive and well and lives in the minds and actions of many Republicans and unfortunately is a cornerstone of the appeal of MAGA Republicans. The armed lone killer in the Dollar General store was armed with a legally obtained assault weapon with Nazi swastika symbols on the weapon , dressed in battle fatigue and armor and was spouting racists rhetoric as he attacked innocent shoppers. Our society, all of us are responsible because we made it possible for messages of hate to be freely distributed and promoted and made it easy for haters to get access to assault weapons. When will be learn and elect people who are willing to make the hard decisions to bring these situations under control.?
There is an interesting book out that I am reading entitled “The First Ladies”. It is historical fiction based on fact. The lead characters are Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune. I knew nothing about Mrs. Bethune until reading this book. She started a boarding school in Daytona Beach, Florida for young Black girls back in the very early 1900s. She became a member of Roosevelt’s “Black Cabinet”, a vice president of the NAACP, leader of the National Youth Association Black children’s arm. She developed her original school and it became Bethune-Cookman College. This woman was a power house. She was close friends with Eleanor Roosevelt, who supported her accomplishments through their friendship. She brought the Black vote to Roosevelt. Prior to the New Deal, Black’s support Lincoln’s Republican Party. Of course we all know what has happened to that party. I write this because at the 60 year mark of MLKs speech, I feel that this woman needs to be acknowledged.
Here is what I visualize when I need to calm my nerves for a while: Trump, in a jail cell, paying for his hostile and abusive posts, by having all electronic devices taken away..... 😀 Unlikely? Perhaps, but it soothes my mind...... ah, the peace and quiet.....
Reading all the ins and outs of the week to come, the characters, the permutations, reminds me of the words of Sergeant Pepper’s barker:
🎵 What a scene!
Over men and horses, hoops and garters,
Lastly through a hogshead of real fire!
Errors stick their tongues out at me and go nyah, and I didn't see any, so I suspect they were absent. Wishing you energy for preparing the cabin, and a pleasant time despite having to attend to those preparations.
Off topic perhaps, but reflecting on Robert’s list of things which are likely to happen, my mind skips ahead to trial and sentencing. Oddly enough I find myself agreeing with judge Aileen Cannon that Trump deserves special attention— but not necessarily the kind he wants and she tried to give him. With power comes responsibility, as President, he swore on a bible in front of millions to uphold the constitution. Instead he trampled on it. He flagrantly flouted federal and state laws and he did it in public in front of others. Moreover, he continues to do so. He has forfeited the right to be treated as a former President. If convicted, he should be treated like other convicted criminals.
The latest cold blooded murder in the name of hate was another loud cry for banning of the sale of the AR-15, the weapon of choice for mass murderers. It was created to kill as many people as possible in the shortest time on the battlefield. It has no use in hands of normal citizens. Let’s hold lawmakers’ feet to the fire and force them to do what is right to save countless lives. Thoughts and prayers are not getting the job done.
March on Washington, August 27, 1963. "The city of Washington, D.C., banned liquor sales for the first time since Prohibition, hospitals stocked blood plasma and canceled elective surgeries, and the Pentagon amassed 19,000 troops in the suburbs, just in case things got violent." Not a single arrest. I went down with health workers from Boston City Hospital, our bus led by Louis Sullivan MD, later head of Health and Human Services. We sang the whole way, feeling brave, of course.
“I will be back in civilization on Tuesday.” –
Thank you for today’s ‘uncivilized’ Newsletter.
As Robert always says, we are lucky to have Joe Biden as our President: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/27/joe-biden-king-march-on-washington-jobs-freedom/