My plan is to basically chill until he’s in office. It’s been exhausting. Three elections in a row now trying to shake this guy like a case of shingles. The people in this country who made this possible are disgusting. They got what they wanted and deserve what it will get them.
I understand you are tired. But, I have to keep fighting for my 3 week old granddaughter that looks very much like her father and me! Every time I hold her I vow to myself that she DESERVES to grow up in a democracy not the shit that the Orange idiot will bring!!!
As an old, white Vietnam veteran I don't know if I'll still be around in 4 years but I promise you, Steve, I will stand up and fight like you do against the cult of the Tangerine Traitor.
Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to use truth and FACTS to obliterate the "alternative facts" of the cult.
I'll stand by you and with you until I can no longer stand.
Steve, I will never give up. I have been watching, and even knowing what was going to happen, I was shellshocked Tuesday and Wednesday. Today I am somewhat a changed person but am now back to the boards continuing with the fight. I got my daughter up from the despair yesterday and she is getting strong also. I don't know yet what we all will do but move forward we will.
Meanwhile PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, pretty PLEASE do NOT put his picture in your emails any longer (I can't take it anymore) as I can't look at him.
There is too much finger-pointing in the Dem base now. When we are finish with the circular firing squad, we will have completed the job of tearing us apart that the MAGAs set out to do. I urge us all to listen to the acceptance speech of Josh Stein of NC. Everything that he says is everything that Kamala said and included in her policy positions. There was nothing she left undone except to maybe explain how she would improve upon what Pres. Biden did.
Democrats always speak about working men and women and always put forth policies to benefit people beginning with Medicare and Social Security, Obamacare, school lunch programs for disadvantaged children, and all the other governmental programs that are run to help families and children and working men and women. The GOP always uses the good that we try do or the good we achieve against us by calling us "socialists" "communists" or worse. How is that not understood? We, and our base have fallen for the disinformation and lies that are told over and over again on social media and RW cable news and their talking heads.
No question we need to do a better job of countering the lies and misinformation and we need to do it on the same battlefield as the GOP and their MAGA base. Joe Biden is one of the best Presidents we have had and Kamala was a loyal VP and one hell of a candidate on such short notice. The millions of people who actually came out and supported her and voted for her are the wave of our future base. Stop blaming those at the top of our party and engage in ways to help them. Biden and Kamala walked the picket lines. They stood by workers. They have always stood by workers.
Race and gender are still a huge part of our political headwinds, even for many of our own base. We always expect more and demand more from women and persons of color while asking little more of white male leaders than just being present . It is easier to point fingers and find problems than it is to give a pat on the back and work on solutions to problems. Listen to Josh Stein (NC) and tell me if he said anything different from what Joe and Kamala have been saying all along. Josh won his race in a sea of MAGA red on the very same principles and policies that Joe and Kamala presented.
More than anything, we are to blame if anyone is to blame. The numbers show that our base DID NOT vote in the record numbers we had hoped for. Michelle Obama pleaded with us to "do something." Too many of us didn't vote at all. We didn't do all that we could have. We didn't vote. Race and gender are the biggest problems facing America.
Trump and his ilk have been very successful in turning the Dem base against each other by inciting angst between some Latinos and other immigrants against black Americans. And let's face it, the history of how blacks (African Americans) have been treated and thought of in this country is known and understood world-wide. Many immigrants come here believing that being against blacks will make them more acceptable to the majority. Frankly, I do not believe that Democrats have turned their backs on working middle class and poor families. Working men and women have allowed social media and RW outlet lies and misinformation to turn them against Democrats. THINK ABOUT THAT!!
Well said. The biggest challenge, I think, is how to counteract the propaganda spewing from Fox News, OAN, Newsmax, X, etc. Especially since we can’t MAKE people turn from them to reputable news sources.
As always, Steve, you speak crystal clear, hard truth. Thank you.
We're all exhausted, half the nation, sad. My son-in-law read this, and sent it to me, knowing how I'm feeling. I can't attribute it to a specific writer, but they are someone else's words, and I thank him: "You are awakening to the same country you fell asleep to. The very same country. Pull yourself together. And, when you see me and ask: "What do we do now? How do we get trough the next four years?" Some of our Ancestors dealt with at least 400 years of this under worse conditions. Continue to do the good work. Continue to build bridges not walls. Continue to lead with compassion. Continue the demanding work of equity, fairness, and liberation for all. Continue to dismantle broken systems. Continue to set the best example for our children. Continue to be a vessel of nourishing joy. You can continue right where you are. Start now."
This is calming and truthful and enlightening. This is GOOD work.
Why has Biden kept silent? He should be out there, questioning the validity of the election. What were Elon Musk and Putin discussing: The codes in Trump's bathtub? Who told who to fake bomb threats at all the important polling places? What happened to all the votes that the MILLIONS who came to Kamala's speeches cast? There were more voters registered for this election than the previous one--yet fewer votes. (?)
I guess you wrote this before Joe's address to the nation this morning. Dems and those with us, follow the rule of law, just as Joe spoke: the peaceful transfer of power. More people voted for the other guy & he got more Electoral votes. We are still here, ready to ride again.
Yes. I was disappointed with Joe Biden. He has some time to act and be seen to be something more than a toad. Check out the activities of Abraham Lincoln, Americas greatest president, when the confederates started causing trouble in Maryland, 1860.
Steve, do you sincerely believe that Harris’s gaffe on The View or Biden‘s late exit from the race had any significant effect on the election results? Let’s stop the blame game and redirect our focus on the half of our population that has gone over to the dark side.
As a former "canuck", myself, and also an older reader, I share your concerns and I am happy to pass on your Warnings. Your writing is well documented and researched, and I value your insight. Keep up your good work. I fear and hope for our future, but mostly for the youngest among us, whose future is uncertain should that is promised be set into motion.
Steve, please continue your brilliant commentary- it is keeping me hopeful until I leave the country for 5 months in December- I always read your Substack when I'm out of the country- thank you so much for your input!!
I've been complaining about low turnout, but now I see turnout in key states was about the same as 2020, but with much different results. The question is how many were new voters or switched from 2020 and how many in those States voted Biden in 2020 and sat out this election?
I do feel that by calling so many States before California polls closed, that did result in huge turnout drop here, which may impact control of the House, sadly.
I am troubled by a few niggling events.....first the base of big mouths and the leader were too subdued over tuesday night. Second during the entire night he tweeted??, Truth Socialed??....very lttle from any of them. is that a tell!
A theory: in March of of 2021 Stone and others hatched a plan to never leave him without his brad rafensberg request being in their control....i just need to find xxxx votes....thats all just xxxx"
in this scenario what they did was start slowly registering fictitios voters or a large group of believers who vote infrequently, in the key states, agreed to work with them.....and stay quiet about it and all of these "voters" would vote a straight republican ticket in mail in ballots across a wide measure of small precents so its not one giant block of votes.....that is how all the polls missed on all the senate battles and how in the end the margin of difference was lots of incrmental improvements in small townships and towns in the key states....
i suggest someone look at the voter rolls across some of these states.....see if my theory holds water....the entire behavior was suspicious and out of character...someone look at it...
are there a lot of first time voters in these small towns who voted by mail, straight republican and are really not there or seemed to have shown up just for this vote...
worth a look? or am I actually channeling the sore loser feeling....surely both are possible...or are they??? am i just delusional? also possible...either or any way. i am hopeful that some guardrails hold...
Yes, I think it is worth a look. I too find the election numbers baffling. The results were nowhere near being close, but we had been told constantly it was neck and neck.
Nothing good can come from having RFK Jr. in charge of the CDC or NIH. Nothing good can come from having Herschel Walker head a program to develop a missile shield or putting other unqualified and corrupt Trump cronies like Stephen Miller, Steve Bannon, or Roger Stone in charge of government departments and agencies about which they know nothing, or Trump taking direct control over the Federal Reserve, as he has threatened.
But one minute, there will be one good result. Americans will be forced to face the consequences of putting an incompetent, greedy con man in our highest office. It will bring Trump and Maga down or they may take all of us with them by causing WWIII.
The latest ridiculous suggestion for a cabinet appointment, floated by slovenly Steve Bannon, is MTG for Secretary of Homeland Security.
I am beginning to feel as if we should sit back and watch the looney-tunes surrounding Trump burn the house down. They will destroy this country with their greed, incompetence and corruption. We will have to help America arise, like a phoenix, from the ashes.
My plan is to basically chill until he’s in office. It’s been exhausting. Three elections in a row now trying to shake this guy like a case of shingles. The people in this country who made this possible are disgusting. They got what they wanted and deserve what it will get them.
I understand you are tired. But, I have to keep fighting for my 3 week old granddaughter that looks very much like her father and me! Every time I hold her I vow to myself that she DESERVES to grow up in a democracy not the shit that the Orange idiot will bring!!!
But WE don’t!
We will all pay the price that they deserve. I'm going to start reading about the underground RR and the french resistence.
Ron, I agree it is what it is!!!
Correct.
As an old, white Vietnam veteran I don't know if I'll still be around in 4 years but I promise you, Steve, I will stand up and fight like you do against the cult of the Tangerine Traitor.
Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to use truth and FACTS to obliterate the "alternative facts" of the cult.
I'll stand by you and with you until I can no longer stand.
Your best yet Steve! I am in the fight with at age 71 I do not know how many years I have left but I do know that I want to outlive the Orange Idiot!!
Steve, I will never give up. I have been watching, and even knowing what was going to happen, I was shellshocked Tuesday and Wednesday. Today I am somewhat a changed person but am now back to the boards continuing with the fight. I got my daughter up from the despair yesterday and she is getting strong also. I don't know yet what we all will do but move forward we will.
Meanwhile PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, pretty PLEASE do NOT put his picture in your emails any longer (I can't take it anymore) as I can't look at him.
There is too much finger-pointing in the Dem base now. When we are finish with the circular firing squad, we will have completed the job of tearing us apart that the MAGAs set out to do. I urge us all to listen to the acceptance speech of Josh Stein of NC. Everything that he says is everything that Kamala said and included in her policy positions. There was nothing she left undone except to maybe explain how she would improve upon what Pres. Biden did.
Democrats always speak about working men and women and always put forth policies to benefit people beginning with Medicare and Social Security, Obamacare, school lunch programs for disadvantaged children, and all the other governmental programs that are run to help families and children and working men and women. The GOP always uses the good that we try do or the good we achieve against us by calling us "socialists" "communists" or worse. How is that not understood? We, and our base have fallen for the disinformation and lies that are told over and over again on social media and RW cable news and their talking heads.
No question we need to do a better job of countering the lies and misinformation and we need to do it on the same battlefield as the GOP and their MAGA base. Joe Biden is one of the best Presidents we have had and Kamala was a loyal VP and one hell of a candidate on such short notice. The millions of people who actually came out and supported her and voted for her are the wave of our future base. Stop blaming those at the top of our party and engage in ways to help them. Biden and Kamala walked the picket lines. They stood by workers. They have always stood by workers.
Race and gender are still a huge part of our political headwinds, even for many of our own base. We always expect more and demand more from women and persons of color while asking little more of white male leaders than just being present . It is easier to point fingers and find problems than it is to give a pat on the back and work on solutions to problems. Listen to Josh Stein (NC) and tell me if he said anything different from what Joe and Kamala have been saying all along. Josh won his race in a sea of MAGA red on the very same principles and policies that Joe and Kamala presented.
More than anything, we are to blame if anyone is to blame. The numbers show that our base DID NOT vote in the record numbers we had hoped for. Michelle Obama pleaded with us to "do something." Too many of us didn't vote at all. We didn't do all that we could have. We didn't vote. Race and gender are the biggest problems facing America.
Trump and his ilk have been very successful in turning the Dem base against each other by inciting angst between some Latinos and other immigrants against black Americans. And let's face it, the history of how blacks (African Americans) have been treated and thought of in this country is known and understood world-wide. Many immigrants come here believing that being against blacks will make them more acceptable to the majority. Frankly, I do not believe that Democrats have turned their backs on working middle class and poor families. Working men and women have allowed social media and RW outlet lies and misinformation to turn them against Democrats. THINK ABOUT THAT!!
Well said. The biggest challenge, I think, is how to counteract the propaganda spewing from Fox News, OAN, Newsmax, X, etc. Especially since we can’t MAKE people turn from them to reputable news sources.
I'll be watching you everyday for the next for years for your wisdom and truth Steve!
Thank you, Gina!
Steve
Me too
As always, Steve, you speak crystal clear, hard truth. Thank you.
We're all exhausted, half the nation, sad. My son-in-law read this, and sent it to me, knowing how I'm feeling. I can't attribute it to a specific writer, but they are someone else's words, and I thank him: "You are awakening to the same country you fell asleep to. The very same country. Pull yourself together. And, when you see me and ask: "What do we do now? How do we get trough the next four years?" Some of our Ancestors dealt with at least 400 years of this under worse conditions. Continue to do the good work. Continue to build bridges not walls. Continue to lead with compassion. Continue the demanding work of equity, fairness, and liberation for all. Continue to dismantle broken systems. Continue to set the best example for our children. Continue to be a vessel of nourishing joy. You can continue right where you are. Start now."
This is calming and truthful and enlightening. This is GOOD work.
Why has Biden kept silent? He should be out there, questioning the validity of the election. What were Elon Musk and Putin discussing: The codes in Trump's bathtub? Who told who to fake bomb threats at all the important polling places? What happened to all the votes that the MILLIONS who came to Kamala's speeches cast? There were more voters registered for this election than the previous one--yet fewer votes. (?)
Where has been “Merrick the Meek?!“ Is he still alive?
I guess you wrote this before Joe's address to the nation this morning. Dems and those with us, follow the rule of law, just as Joe spoke: the peaceful transfer of power. More people voted for the other guy & he got more Electoral votes. We are still here, ready to ride again.
Yes. I was disappointed with Joe Biden. He has some time to act and be seen to be something more than a toad. Check out the activities of Abraham Lincoln, Americas greatest president, when the confederates started causing trouble in Maryland, 1860.
Great questions!! I too am asking the same ones! But as usual it will be swept under the rug!
Steve, do you sincerely believe that Harris’s gaffe on The View or Biden‘s late exit from the race had any significant effect on the election results? Let’s stop the blame game and redirect our focus on the half of our population that has gone over to the dark side.
There are many factors, and yes, I do believe that those are two significant contributing ones.
I never watch the View. It is a silly show.
When they get bogged down and stuck in the mud, WE BETTER BE READY TO POUNCE. We may get only one chance to eliminate this snake, lets make it count.
As a former "canuck", myself, and also an older reader, I share your concerns and I am happy to pass on your Warnings. Your writing is well documented and researched, and I value your insight. Keep up your good work. I fear and hope for our future, but mostly for the youngest among us, whose future is uncertain should that is promised be set into motion.
Steve, please continue your brilliant commentary- it is keeping me hopeful until I leave the country for 5 months in December- I always read your Substack when I'm out of the country- thank you so much for your input!!
I've been complaining about low turnout, but now I see turnout in key states was about the same as 2020, but with much different results. The question is how many were new voters or switched from 2020 and how many in those States voted Biden in 2020 and sat out this election?
I do feel that by calling so many States before California polls closed, that did result in huge turnout drop here, which may impact control of the House, sadly.
I am troubled by a few niggling events.....first the base of big mouths and the leader were too subdued over tuesday night. Second during the entire night he tweeted??, Truth Socialed??....very lttle from any of them. is that a tell!
A theory: in March of of 2021 Stone and others hatched a plan to never leave him without his brad rafensberg request being in their control....i just need to find xxxx votes....thats all just xxxx"
in this scenario what they did was start slowly registering fictitios voters or a large group of believers who vote infrequently, in the key states, agreed to work with them.....and stay quiet about it and all of these "voters" would vote a straight republican ticket in mail in ballots across a wide measure of small precents so its not one giant block of votes.....that is how all the polls missed on all the senate battles and how in the end the margin of difference was lots of incrmental improvements in small townships and towns in the key states....
i suggest someone look at the voter rolls across some of these states.....see if my theory holds water....the entire behavior was suspicious and out of character...someone look at it...
are there a lot of first time voters in these small towns who voted by mail, straight republican and are really not there or seemed to have shown up just for this vote...
worth a look? or am I actually channeling the sore loser feeling....surely both are possible...or are they??? am i just delusional? also possible...either or any way. i am hopeful that some guardrails hold...
anyway ill go back to my single malt.
Yes, I think it is worth a look. I too find the election numbers baffling. The results were nowhere near being close, but we had been told constantly it was neck and neck.
Nothing good can come from having RFK Jr. in charge of the CDC or NIH. Nothing good can come from having Herschel Walker head a program to develop a missile shield or putting other unqualified and corrupt Trump cronies like Stephen Miller, Steve Bannon, or Roger Stone in charge of government departments and agencies about which they know nothing, or Trump taking direct control over the Federal Reserve, as he has threatened.
But one minute, there will be one good result. Americans will be forced to face the consequences of putting an incompetent, greedy con man in our highest office. It will bring Trump and Maga down or they may take all of us with them by causing WWIII.
The latest ridiculous suggestion for a cabinet appointment, floated by slovenly Steve Bannon, is MTG for Secretary of Homeland Security.
I am beginning to feel as if we should sit back and watch the looney-tunes surrounding Trump burn the house down. They will destroy this country with their greed, incompetence and corruption. We will have to help America arise, like a phoenix, from the ashes.
I get blocked from posting messages on Twitter/X periodically with no warning whatsoever.