Thank you for the reminder for modest optimism. I recently got connected with a local organizing team and have participated in canvassing and text banks. Your cartoon speaks to me!
Republicans are HEARING it at overflowing town halls in RED districts. These aren’t Democrats screaming at them in some swing district. THESE are their reliably red voters that they always can count on who are furious about Trump and Musk. Now we know why this “rebate check” was quickly cooked up.
All of those voices will go silent unless Democrats really turn on the pressure during NEXT year's tax season.
Must have an anonymous web site where one enters basic tax numbers and then contrasts 2024 vs 2025.
Show the $47/yr MAGA voter why they're $1,600 poorer under the co-potuses, Project 2025.
I have lots of respect for you. I agree that Musk should be deported and that Tesla should be boycotted and I note vandalism against Tesla charging stations and vehicles in Chilliwack and Hope BC this year where I live. Bluesky Only has 26.2 million users its growth has slowed big time.
Thanks for the correction. Now how many does X have? I just saw a news story that X might almost be profitable I sure hope not. Bluesky does not make money.
Thank you! I really needed to read your article today. I was beginning to feel complete despair. Your article gives me hope. I subscribed to your Substack publication.
Trump’s plan to take over the USP will give him control of millions of absentee ballots. What are your thoughts?
When I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it: always - Gandhi I'm just going to leave this here, keep on keeping on.
I HATE the message of "love wins," or as you say, "truth and love has always won." Because that is not true... and it all depends on how you define it. To the people who die because of these tyrants and murderers, lies and hate won... because their story ended with their death.
Our World does not need, or is better off with billionaires, if MAGA was serious about debt elimination they would tax billionaires into millionaires... Make billionaires millionaires again.
Good to note but can't feel sheer disappointment that the Democrats allowed this to happen. They missed the opportunity to jail the orange Trunt and now we're all paying the price
You are absolutely right. On 10/15/69, when population smaller, 15M, including 250,000 in DC, marched throughout USA to demand end to Vietnam War. On 11/6/69 Nixon went on national TV to announce he would start a plan to end war. He knew he had lost middle America. Protests continued until it ended.
Is there a movement to “occupy DC” for the weeks leading up to the budget reconciliation in March? We should be occupying congressional spaces as happened when the Affordable Care Act was being threatened! LFG!!!
Thank you so much! Thank you for giving us little guys hope. We are organizing and acting and your help is crucial. Please amplify citizen demonstrations in advance as loudly and often as possible. Our resistance will grow the more people are informed. Bless you.
Thank you, Robert! Your writing often helps break me out of my "spiral" and refocus on what I can actual do. Looking forward to the Summer of Democracy 🩵
I think the lack of mass protest is misleading. Indivisible and Working Families Party hosted a call a few weeks ago and 50k people attended. Then protests at senators offices took off all over the country.
And communities everywhere have organized resistance to ICE with emergency response teams and know your rights training, significantly impairing what they have wanted to do with immigration. (In fact it’s far less than a month of Obama’s raids…)
I think part of what we’re seeing is taken from guidance about how to organize against authoritarianism- it’s more like a web than a mass protest. And I think it’s important we all know about whats happening in the web because it’s cause of further activation and more people are inspired to join.
Total unadulterated bull shit. We don’t have a prayer in the world. Only mass revolt is the option now, for maybe about another 7-10 days. Put up or shut up Robert. PS I’m not a troll sent by anyone.
Complacency destroys.
Turnout in the 1995 Quebec Referendum was 93.52%. The margin voting NOT to start down the path to secession was 1.16%, lower that the 1.82% of "invalid" ballots mostly "found" in the predominately "NO" ridings.
Had 1 person in 50 not voted, then Canada might not exist today.
The is only one reason for optimism. The oligarchs are learning that putting an idiot in charge of the economy is bad for business. Of course they won't go back to letting the gov't spend money to boost the economy. But it's a start.
Just for today and this very moment, I'm down and out and lost faith in humanity. I'll go and read or listen to music until this feeling of despair goes away.
When I feel like that I pay more attention to my dog (walkies, hugging her, playing with her), eating comfort foods ( soup, grilled cheese, gravy) and watching dog TV on you tube. Take the time that you need for self care because you are worthy of it and come back and fight when you’re ready. ❤️
I wish the resistance would use more real-life stories of hope to the 'working class' people, showing for instance much they would gain from a more social system like in Europe with less inequality, more consumer protection and less corporate power. I have one to share:
Husband of a US colleague had a medical emergency and she was astonished and touched by the compassion and support she received in the Netherlands: people actually cared for her at work, in the hospital and beyond. She could take paid days off to take care of her husband. They received immediate
care, and people reacted with disbelief en laughter when she asked about any cost. She said: in the US, my husband would have probably lost his job, so I would have had to work twice as hard for me not to lose my job. And we would have had stress over hospital bills or uncovered insurance claims.
To us Europeans this is unthinkable. We are very used to a system of caring. Our work-life balance is very important, with around 30 holidays a year, paid sick leave and avg working weeks of 32 hrs. Still we are very productive. Happy to pay some additional taxes for all this.
Thank you thank you for these silver linings! Really needed this. As a European I so hope the pro-AfD Russian-Musk bots flooding social media will hugely back fire - and that we #EU act very firmly against this agressive disinformation war from the broligarch elites!!
I thank you for your tenacity...I need some. I feel heart sick and need to figure out what to do. I live in a solid democratic congressional district and have two great senators in Virginia. I am speaking out on social media, but people are so dig in.
best case scenario ,they actually stop the system and there is chaos for at least a month. even the rich F#$% who have been doing this anarcho capitalism experiments realize. Galbraith said that if you have adivided congress they wont be able to save it just like they did in the great depression
It's already too late to stop this from happening. it was too late 8 years ago & it was too late 40 years ago when Reagan got rid of all those regulations and rules.
They are hell bent on world domination, these 3 here and the other 2, xi and un will take over the far east.
It's not over yet. Optimistic resistance begets more optimistic resistance. We the People still hold power, and we need to exercise it in our everyday lives now.
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Must have an anonymous web site where one enters basic tax numbers and then contrasts 2024 vs 2025.
Show the $47/yr MAGA voter why they're $1,600 poorer under the co-potuses, Project 2025.
Trump’s plan to take over the USP will give him control of millions of absentee ballots. What are your thoughts?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFz61-mRkib/?igsh=YjRobmtkZmpnOHd2
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Tested for Bugs
Really damn good at its job
Doesn't care if the guy at the controls is left-handed or right-handed.
https://www.menonpause.info/p/dare-you-avert-your-gaze
Also, your illustrations are very reminiscent of those by Todd Rosenberg of “Odd Todd” fame.
Couple of important additions
Starmer, a knee jerk Atlanticist, has explicitly criticised the US govt for its approach to Ukraine
In terms of imperial overreach, you don't mention pushing to ethnically cleanse Gaza. Why?
As you say in war situations, the people must lead.
You're doing right to post some glimmers of hope! We need it.
https://youtu.be/6G8fu50VRXo?feature=shared
A citizen tells the Representative "I know what John Lewis would have done."
As usual, this is on point!
Turnout in the 1995 Quebec Referendum was 93.52%. The margin voting NOT to start down the path to secession was 1.16%, lower that the 1.82% of "invalid" ballots mostly "found" in the predominately "NO" ridings.
Had 1 person in 50 not voted, then Canada might not exist today.
FEAR was the primary motive for MAGA success.
Forget "modest optimism", ABJECT TERROR is the key, sorry.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-drops-leaflets-threatening-gazans-leave-or-die
We do not need Prayers and Thoughts
We need logical action starting with Conflict of Interest.
Let’s not overwhelm folks and start with a plan.
They are hell bent on world domination, these 3 here and the other 2, xi and un will take over the far east.
Our world is over now.