Robert S. McElvaine
@blistwriter.bsky.social
Writer, historian, liberal activist, feminist, awake—not “Woke,”traveler. Believer in the ideals of America. NOT GOING BACK.
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My lead essay on Lincoln Square today suggests the message Democrats should unite on: “We care about people; Republicans couldn’t care less about you.” And call it “THE BIG BEAUTIFUL-FOR-BILLIONAIRES BILL.
My lead essay on Lincoln Square today suggests the message Democrats should unite on: “We care about people; Republicans couldn’t care less about you.” And call it “THE BIG BEAUTIFUL-FOR-BILLIONAIRES BILL.
Democrats Didn't Cave. They Saved People from Needless Suffering.
The Democratic message should be clear: We care about people's pain. Republicans couldn’t care less.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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My lead essay on Lincoln Square today suggests the message Democrats should unite on: “We care about people; Republicans couldn’t care less about you.” And call it “THE BIG BEAUTIFUL-FOR-BILLIONAIRES BILL.
My lead essay on Lincoln Square today suggests the message Democrats should unite on: “We care about people; Republicans couldn’t care less about you.” And call it “THE BIG BEAUTIFUL-FOR-BILLIONAIRES BILL.
Damn him! I always loved doing math problems with Roman numerals!
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Damn him! I always loved doing math problems with Roman numerals!
Question for today:
Do you think affordability is real problem or a "con job"?
Do you think affordability is real problem or a "con job"?
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Question for today:
Do you think affordability is real problem or a "con job"?
Do you think affordability is real problem or a "con job"?
Trump’s care-less attitude towards people’s suffering made the Democrats’ decision on the shutdown agonizing. The most important thing is for Democrats not to blame one another but come together and focus on Trump and the Republicans' complete irresponsibility.
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The Democratic Message Should Be Clear: We Care about people suffering; Republicans Couldn’t Care Less
We did not “CAVE” We SAVED Americans from suffering needlessly.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Trump’s care-less attitude towards people’s suffering made the Democrats’ decision on the shutdown agonizing. The most important thing is for Democrats not to blame one another but come together and focus on Trump and the Republicans' complete irresponsibility.
open.substack.com/pub/robertsm...
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If you believe this, look in a mirror. What you will see is a cult member.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you believe this, look in a mirror. What you will see is a cult member.
Totally sick. Misogyny is the gateway drug to all other hatreds, and we need to stop hate at its roots.
What would happen if there were X and TikTok accounts dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of Abu Ghraib style torture?
This is terrorism. It's organized and institutionalized globally.
But because it's directed against women, it's trivialized, marginalized as sexual rather than political.
This is terrorism. It's organized and institutionalized globally.
But because it's directed against women, it's trivialized, marginalized as sexual rather than political.
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Totally sick. Misogyny is the gateway drug to all other hatreds, and we need to stop hate at its roots.
A representation of what happened last Tuesday. Democracy won everywhere. But all those dark clouds remain ominous.
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A representation of what happened last Tuesday. Democracy won everywhere. But all those dark clouds remain ominous.
This week, the magnitude of the Trumpocalypse became even more obvious—at least for those who have a fourth grade knowledge of mathematics, My essay today gives some examples of MAGAMath:
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Ain’t that MAGAmerica Somthin’ to See?
MAGAMath: $1 Trillion for the “man” who has killed hundreds of thousands; 1,500% price cuts; Americans to lose 393 pounds apiece!
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November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This week, the magnitude of the Trumpocalypse became even more obvious—at least for those who have a fourth grade knowledge of mathematics, My essay today gives some examples of MAGAMath:
open.substack.com/pub/robertsm...
open.substack.com/pub/robertsm...
Here it is. Trump’s birthday letter with his drawing to Jeffrey Epstein.
September 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Here it is. Trump’s birthday letter with his drawing to Jeffrey Epstein.
Mike Luckovich jis one of our greatest cartoonists, this is a classic.
September 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Mike Luckovich jis one of our greatest cartoonists, this is a classic.
I also like comparing I’ll Duce with I’ll Douche.
August 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I also like comparing I’ll Duce with I’ll Douche.
August 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
May the worst men both lose.
June 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
May the worst men both lose.
The cover of Rupert Murdoch's NY rag today. The messages write themselves:
"TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON CHRISTMAS—REPUBLICANS GO ALONG"
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“TRUMP SAYS LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD HAVE LESS SO BILLIONAIRES CAN HAVE MORE!"
"TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON CHRISTMAS—REPUBLICANS GO ALONG"
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“TRUMP SAYS LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD HAVE LESS SO BILLIONAIRES CAN HAVE MORE!"
May 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The cover of Rupert Murdoch's NY rag today. The messages write themselves:
"TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON CHRISTMAS—REPUBLICANS GO ALONG"
"
“TRUMP SAYS LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD HAVE LESS SO BILLIONAIRES CAN HAVE MORE!"
"TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON CHRISTMAS—REPUBLICANS GO ALONG"
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“TRUMP SAYS LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD HAVE LESS SO BILLIONAIRES CAN HAVE MORE!"
My essay contrasting FDR's first hundred days 92 years ago with Trump's this year is the lead story on Lincoln Square: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/100-days-o...
April 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My essay contrasting FDR's first hundred days 92 years ago with Trump's this year is the lead story on Lincoln Square: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/100-days-o...