David Rountree
@afterword.substack.com
Retired guy in Alabama who detests the felonious president and his hanger-on henchmen. Also raging at afterword.substack.com.
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David Rountree
@afterword.substack.com
· Dec 20
Rage, my fellow Americans, rage against the dying of the light!
Now this will just brighten your day.
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Now this will just brighten your day.
I’ve described this administration’s cruelty as casual, gleeful and deliberate, and I’ve seen umpteen others do it better in multitudinous memes.
The self-important, pompous ass in the White House is a petulant child-man.
I’m sick of it. America is better than this.
The self-important, pompous ass in the White House is a petulant child-man.
I’m sick of it. America is better than this.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I’ve described this administration’s cruelty as casual, gleeful and deliberate, and I’ve seen umpteen others do it better in multitudinous memes.
The self-important, pompous ass in the White House is a petulant child-man.
I’m sick of it. America is better than this.
The self-important, pompous ass in the White House is a petulant child-man.
I’m sick of it. America is better than this.
Treasured gift from a treasured friend, Christmas 1981. Happy Birthday, Dr. Sagan. RIP
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Treasured gift from a treasured friend, Christmas 1981. Happy Birthday, Dr. Sagan. RIP
No scandal, no indignity rubbed in America's face, has overcome his impunity. He knows this will do it.
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
No scandal, no indignity rubbed in America's face, has overcome his impunity. He knows this will do it.
We need a blue tsunami to wash this garbage away.
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High & rising
Democracy's lifeboat remains afloat; keep bailing
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We need a blue tsunami to wash this garbage away.
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Believe it or not, there's a great deal about Alabama to love. And like good people everywhere, the good people here aren't giving up.
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Believe it or not, there's a great deal about Alabama to love. And like good people everywhere, the good people here aren't giving up.
Credit where it's due: Dr. MacLean, professor of history and public policy at Duke University, sure saw these people coming.
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Credit where it's due: Dr. MacLean, professor of history and public policy at Duke University, sure saw these people coming.
A quick non-political observation: I don't use AI for writing. Ever. Ever ever.
BUT
... when I've used ChatGPT to help with finding/dating news, people, etc., or to produce a small piece of art for my Substack, it's been great. I'm too poor to worry about bubbles. The technology is remarkable.
BUT
... when I've used ChatGPT to help with finding/dating news, people, etc., or to produce a small piece of art for my Substack, it's been great. I'm too poor to worry about bubbles. The technology is remarkable.
November 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A quick non-political observation: I don't use AI for writing. Ever. Ever ever.
BUT
... when I've used ChatGPT to help with finding/dating news, people, etc., or to produce a small piece of art for my Substack, it's been great. I'm too poor to worry about bubbles. The technology is remarkable.
BUT
... when I've used ChatGPT to help with finding/dating news, people, etc., or to produce a small piece of art for my Substack, it's been great. I'm too poor to worry about bubbles. The technology is remarkable.
They know full well that the governed don't consent to this garbage, so the administration's minions are taking up residence on military bases.
November 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
They know full well that the governed don't consent to this garbage, so the administration's minions are taking up residence on military bases.
An epidemic of cowardice has seeped through the Republican Party since 2016. The GOP is a national disgrace.
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
An epidemic of cowardice has seeped through the Republican Party since 2016. The GOP is a national disgrace.
(White) Power
Destruction continues as obstruction halts all else
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October 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Alabama wants to make sure its kids know exactly whom they're supposed to hate.
www.al.com/news/2025/10...
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Alabama Public Television may cut ties with PBS, cutting off Sesame Street, other educational shows
APT board debates political and educational implications of ending the partnership that provides 90% of its content.
www.al.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Alabama wants to make sure its kids know exactly whom they're supposed to hate.
www.al.com/news/2025/10...
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Friday's inflation report pleased Wall St., as another interest-rate cut is likely. The part of the report that wasn't of particular interest to the rich guys probably interests you quite a bit: year-over-year increases -- BIG ones -- in the cost of food (especially meat), housing, and utilities.
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Friday's inflation report pleased Wall St., as another interest-rate cut is likely. The part of the report that wasn't of particular interest to the rich guys probably interests you quite a bit: year-over-year increases -- BIG ones -- in the cost of food (especially meat), housing, and utilities.
Mr. President, if you're going to reverse this SNAP nonsense, do it today. Remember that cool word "groceries"?
October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Mr. President, if you're going to reverse this SNAP nonsense, do it today. Remember that cool word "groceries"?
Allow me to make a prediction: After saying it was prepared to release contingency funds to cover SNAP benefits beginning Nov. 1, USDA reversed itself. The Felon will announce at the eleventh hour that the contingency funds will be released, praising himself for quashing a disaster he created.
October 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Allow me to make a prediction: After saying it was prepared to release contingency funds to cover SNAP benefits beginning Nov. 1, USDA reversed itself. The Felon will announce at the eleventh hour that the contingency funds will be released, praising himself for quashing a disaster he created.
A bullet point in a book I’m reading:
“The Apocalypse worshippers, whose Bible is pretty much just Revelation duct-taped to a Left-Behind Book.”
– Fugelsang, John. Separation of Church and Hate. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2025. [p. 7 in Kindle Edition]
“The Apocalypse worshippers, whose Bible is pretty much just Revelation duct-taped to a Left-Behind Book.”
– Fugelsang, John. Separation of Church and Hate. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2025. [p. 7 in Kindle Edition]
October 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A bullet point in a book I’m reading:
“The Apocalypse worshippers, whose Bible is pretty much just Revelation duct-taped to a Left-Behind Book.”
– Fugelsang, John. Separation of Church and Hate. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2025. [p. 7 in Kindle Edition]
“The Apocalypse worshippers, whose Bible is pretty much just Revelation duct-taped to a Left-Behind Book.”
– Fugelsang, John. Separation of Church and Hate. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2025. [p. 7 in Kindle Edition]
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A federal judge ORDERS senior Border Patrol officer Greg Bovino—the face of Chicago's Operation Midway Blitz — to attend in person at a hearing she just set on Tuesday. He's accused of violating her order by lobbing tear gas into a crowd.
More on Bovino www.allrisenews.com/p/general-sc...
More on Bovino www.allrisenews.com/p/general-sc...
October 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A federal judge ORDERS senior Border Patrol officer Greg Bovino—the face of Chicago's Operation Midway Blitz — to attend in person at a hearing she just set on Tuesday. He's accused of violating her order by lobbing tear gas into a crowd.
More on Bovino www.allrisenews.com/p/general-sc...
More on Bovino www.allrisenews.com/p/general-sc...
If we get a bill restoring Medicare and Medicaid cuts, as well as SNAP benefits, and the president signs it, so what! It would be worthless before the autopen ink dried. The Felon would immediately fabricate a reason for Darth Vought to claw back the money. Alas, democracy requires the rule of law.
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If we get a bill restoring Medicare and Medicaid cuts, as well as SNAP benefits, and the president signs it, so what! It would be worthless before the autopen ink dried. The Felon would immediately fabricate a reason for Darth Vought to claw back the money. Alas, democracy requires the rule of law.
No one is giving up, but attempts to reason with this petulant child of a president aren't working.
ENOUGH
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ENOUGH
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ENOUGH
There's no reasoning with MAGA; shun them
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October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
No one is giving up, but attempts to reason with this petulant child of a president aren't working.
ENOUGH
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ENOUGH
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