Richard 💙
@rabar9.bsky.social
Space geek by profession. Hobbies: #golf, #homebrewing, #wine, #breadmaking. #WVU #WestVirginiaStrong #Steelers #Celtics #XIsADumpsterFire #SlavaUkraini
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Richard 💙
@rabar9.bsky.social
· Nov 26
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. - Lao Tzu
Hey Speaker Johnson, the United States needs a big shift in the behavior of the Trump regime.
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Hey Speaker Johnson, the United States needs a big shift in the behavior of the Trump regime.
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🗽Robert Reich
The Quagmire of Trump’s Venezuela. What comes next isn't going to look pretty. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-quagmi...
The Quagmire of Trump’s Venezuela. What comes next isn't going to look pretty. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-quagmi...
The Quagmire of Trump’s Venezuela
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 AM
🗽Robert Reich
The Quagmire of Trump’s Venezuela. What comes next isn't going to look pretty. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-quagmi...
The Quagmire of Trump’s Venezuela. What comes next isn't going to look pretty. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-quagmi...
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Did Trump also kidnap the Epstein Files?
Whatever happened with the DOJ’s requirement to release the files, explain the redactions, and catalog everything they had?
Whatever happened with the DOJ’s requirement to release the files, explain the redactions, and catalog everything they had?
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Did Trump also kidnap the Epstein Files?
Whatever happened with the DOJ’s requirement to release the files, explain the redactions, and catalog everything they had?
Whatever happened with the DOJ’s requirement to release the files, explain the redactions, and catalog everything they had?
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My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
Fire, Aim, Ready
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Fire, Aim, Ready
Trump doesn’t have concepts of a plan
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Fire, Aim, Ready
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All Americans, and the entire world, must remember. Robert Reich: The most shameful day in American history open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The most shameful day in American history
We will never forget, and we will not let the nation or the world forget.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
All Americans, and the entire world, must remember. Robert Reich: The most shameful day in American history open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/venez...
Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd
On Saturday, a friend and I were comparing notes on the events...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/venez...
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I keep going back to Star Trek lately.
Not for the future.
For a place where adults are in charge.
Where choices matter.
Where harm has consequences.
Beam me up.
Shields up.
Warp 10.
Make it so.
🖖🏾
Not for the future.
For a place where adults are in charge.
Where choices matter.
Where harm has consequences.
Beam me up.
Shields up.
Warp 10.
Make it so.
🖖🏾
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I keep going back to Star Trek lately.
Not for the future.
For a place where adults are in charge.
Where choices matter.
Where harm has consequences.
Beam me up.
Shields up.
Warp 10.
Make it so.
🖖🏾
Not for the future.
For a place where adults are in charge.
Where choices matter.
Where harm has consequences.
Beam me up.
Shields up.
Warp 10.
Make it so.
🖖🏾
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“Chaos is coming.”
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“Chaos is coming.”
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The wealthy are always so GD worried some poor people are gonna commit some small time fraud. Meanwhile, big corporations are committing HUGE afraid. Just look at defense contractors.
Why? Because we have all been taught to see the wealthy as virtuous and to see the poor as lazy and unworthy.
Why? Because we have all been taught to see the wealthy as virtuous and to see the poor as lazy and unworthy.
January 4, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The wealthy are always so GD worried some poor people are gonna commit some small time fraud. Meanwhile, big corporations are committing HUGE afraid. Just look at defense contractors.
Why? Because we have all been taught to see the wealthy as virtuous and to see the poor as lazy and unworthy.
Why? Because we have all been taught to see the wealthy as virtuous and to see the poor as lazy and unworthy.
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The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.
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Trump’s real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, crypto, defense contractors, & Wall Street — know that the midterms may limit what they and Trump can get away with moving forward.
2026 could be the last year they can cash in and loot the country.
Be warned.
2026 could be the last year they can cash in and loot the country.
Be warned.
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Trump’s real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, crypto, defense contractors, & Wall Street — know that the midterms may limit what they and Trump can get away with moving forward.
2026 could be the last year they can cash in and loot the country.
Be warned.
2026 could be the last year they can cash in and loot the country.
Be warned.
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To be perfectly clear, I don’t think Trump does ANYTHING unless it enriches him personally and/or hinders or injures his enemies or those who are victims of his animus.
January 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
To be perfectly clear, I don’t think Trump does ANYTHING unless it enriches him personally and/or hinders or injures his enemies or those who are victims of his animus.
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The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
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When I invade Venezuela and the number one trending topic is still "Epstein Files"
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
When I invade Venezuela and the number one trending topic is still "Epstein Files"
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Let’s be clear: When it comes to Venezuela’s giant oil reserves, America’s oil companies will be making money for themselves. During the 2024 campaign they made a deal with Trump on which they’re still cashing in.
Everything is for sale.
Everything is for sale.
January 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Let’s be clear: When it comes to Venezuela’s giant oil reserves, America’s oil companies will be making money for themselves. During the 2024 campaign they made a deal with Trump on which they’re still cashing in.
Everything is for sale.
Everything is for sale.
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If the new rule is that any country who is led by a clearly and demonstrable corrupt, inept criminal will be invaded and have that same leader kidnapped...
Trump should get in his bunker.
Trump should get in his bunker.
January 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
If the new rule is that any country who is led by a clearly and demonstrable corrupt, inept criminal will be invaded and have that same leader kidnapped...
Trump should get in his bunker.
Trump should get in his bunker.
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Thank god Trump can’t be a fascist because he’s not pursuing foreign military expansion or waging a war against the global left.
January 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Thank god Trump can’t be a fascist because he’s not pursuing foreign military expansion or waging a war against the global left.
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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THIS WAS AN ACT OF WAR AND A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
January 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
THIS WAS AN ACT OF WAR AND A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
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It’s the United States that needs regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It’s the United States that needs regime change.
It’s Been a Long Time Coming
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
It’s Been a Long Time Coming
Jack Smith finally talked...and he had a lot to say
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
It’s Been a Long Time Coming
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...