r.b.usher
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Fortunate grandfather standing on giants' shoulders seeking righteousness, justice, freedom and a more perfect Union for all. Ubuntu. ☮️➕💜
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." ~George Orwell, 1984
Just remember: "What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." ~Donald Trump, 2018
Just remember: "What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." ~Donald Trump, 2018
January 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." ~George Orwell, 1984
Just remember: "What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." ~Donald Trump, 2018
Just remember: "What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." ~Donald Trump, 2018
“O.K., I’ll put that on my calendar and we’ll just keep an eye on the weather and the fall of democracy.”
Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, The New Yorker
January 7, 2026 at 11:12 PM
“O.K., I’ll put that on my calendar and we’ll just keep an eye on the weather and the fall of democracy.”
Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, The New Yorker
Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, The New Yorker
Before you get into an argument, remember this, "A bee does not waste its energy trying to convince a fly that honey is better than shit." Some minds are not meant to be changed, save your energy for what actually matters.
January 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Before you get into an argument, remember this, "A bee does not waste its energy trying to convince a fly that honey is better than shit." Some minds are not meant to be changed, save your energy for what actually matters.
“This might just be the beer, but I think I have reason to believe we’re already living in an Orwellian surveillance state.”
Cartoon, by Sophie Lucido Johnson and Sammi Skolmoski, The New Yorker
We know it's not the beer!
Cartoon, by Sophie Lucido Johnson and Sammi Skolmoski, The New Yorker
We know it's not the beer!
January 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“This might just be the beer, but I think I have reason to believe we’re already living in an Orwellian surveillance state.”
Cartoon, by Sophie Lucido Johnson and Sammi Skolmoski, The New Yorker
We know it's not the beer!
Cartoon, by Sophie Lucido Johnson and Sammi Skolmoski, The New Yorker
We know it's not the beer!
Good people are always beautiful.
January 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Good people are always beautiful.
A new vision for the future is actually possible.
As Zohran Mamdani takes over as mayor of New York City, he joins his new Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, Julie Su, to talk about building an economy that works for the many — not just a select few.
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A new vision for the future is actually possible.
The space between fascism and democracy is not neutral territory! There will always be work to do to promote the general welfare and improve social and economic justice for all.
January 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The space between fascism and democracy is not neutral territory! There will always be work to do to promote the general welfare and improve social and economic justice for all.
Health authorities in the DR-Congo—working with the WHO declared an Ebola outbreak over just three months, having contained 64 cases (45 deaths) through a revamped national surveillance system, a milestone hailed as a major public-health achievement. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Ebola outbreak in Congo over, Congolese health officials and WHO say
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now over, Congolese health officials and the U.N.'s World Health Organization said on Monday, after the country went 42 consecutive days withou...
www.reuters.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Health authorities in the DR-Congo—working with the WHO declared an Ebola outbreak over just three months, having contained 64 cases (45 deaths) through a revamped national surveillance system, a milestone hailed as a major public-health achievement. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
The space between fascism and democracy is not neutral territory.
December 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The space between fascism and democracy is not neutral territory.
No. They're flouting not complying.
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
No. They're flouting not complying.
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Bari Weiss going from purported brave defender of free speech and open debate to chief censor of reporting about a federal concentration camp is so grimly hilarious
December 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Bari Weiss going from purported brave defender of free speech and open debate to chief censor of reporting about a federal concentration camp is so grimly hilarious
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I don’t think I’m being alarmist. If anything, I worry that we’ve become so inured to Trump’s madness that we’re not alarmist enough.
Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-threat-of-trumps-madness
Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-threat-of-trumps-madness
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I don’t think I’m being alarmist. If anything, I worry that we’ve become so inured to Trump’s madness that we’re not alarmist enough.
Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-threat-of-trumps-madness
Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-threat-of-trumps-madness
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Chag Chanukah Sameach, Andrew. May the Festival of Lights bring you hope, laughter, happiness and inspiration. ✨🕎☮️
In a season shadowed by tragedy, we light Hanukkah candles as a reminder that even the smallest flame pushes back the darkness.
May these nights bring comfort to those grieving, resilience to those shaken, and hope to us all.
Chag Sameach.
May these nights bring comfort to those grieving, resilience to those shaken, and hope to us all.
Chag Sameach.
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Chag Chanukah Sameach, Andrew. May the Festival of Lights bring you hope, laughter, happiness and inspiration. ✨🕎☮️
The GOP opposes the People's agenda. We're in this together. We can get back to building a more perfect Union to promote the general welfare, advance social and economic justice and defeat cruelty by standing side by side in solidarity.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The GOP opposes the People's agenda. We're in this together. We can get back to building a more perfect Union to promote the general welfare, advance social and economic justice and defeat cruelty by standing side by side in solidarity.
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Truth is the line between civilization and intolerable chaos - without it, everything breaks.
December 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Truth is the line between civilization and intolerable chaos - without it, everything breaks.
Buttigieg on Indiana Senate: “To be clear, they didn’t stop being Republicans. This is a conservative state. These are conservative legislators. But they figured out that the right thing to do and the smart thing to do was to say no to the WH, no to Trump, and not to JD Vance. ...
December 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Buttigieg on Indiana Senate: “To be clear, they didn’t stop being Republicans. This is a conservative state. These are conservative legislators. But they figured out that the right thing to do and the smart thing to do was to say no to the WH, no to Trump, and not to JD Vance. ...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Truth is the line between civilization and intolerable chaos - without it, everything breaks.
December 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Truth is the line between civilization and intolerable chaos - without it, everything breaks.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Remember December 7th ... and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the surprise attack.
"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain," is from Lincoln's Gettysburg address
Saalburg, Allen Russell, 1899-1987 (artist)
Remember December 7th ... and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the surprise attack.
"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain," is from Lincoln's Gettysburg address
Saalburg, Allen Russell, 1899-1987 (artist)
December 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Remember December 7th ... and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the surprise attack.
"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain," is from Lincoln's Gettysburg address
Saalburg, Allen Russell, 1899-1987 (artist)
Remember December 7th ... and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the surprise attack.
"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain," is from Lincoln's Gettysburg address
Saalburg, Allen Russell, 1899-1987 (artist)
The path to freedom in healthcare
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The path to freedom in healthcare
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This blueprint rejects our profit-driven chaos for a coordinated system proven abroad: automatic universal coverage, fixed fair prices, budgets that reward keeping people healthy, and treating housing and food as healthcare. It's practical, humane, and already works.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This blueprint rejects our profit-driven chaos for a coordinated system proven abroad: automatic universal coverage, fixed fair prices, budgets that reward keeping people healthy, and treating housing and food as healthcare. It's practical, humane, and already works.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.