Bobby McCue mbca
@bobbymccuembca.bsky.social
former manager of The Mystery Bookstore L.A.
landscaper & gardener
avid reader
mystery discussion chair @ Pages: A Bookstore
landscaper & gardener
avid reader
mystery discussion chair @ Pages: A Bookstore
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/o...
Opinion | My Father Spoke to Me Only Once About Why He Led This Nation (Gift Article)
He told me once, in the Lincoln Bedroom.
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March 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/o...
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Yesterday marked a decade since that book wandered off into the world.
March 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Yesterday marked a decade since that book wandered off into the world.
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Since Congress’s allotted funds have already been improperly unallocated, U.S. citizens are questioning whether they are legally required to continue paying federal taxes.
March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Since Congress’s allotted funds have already been improperly unallocated, U.S. citizens are questioning whether they are legally required to continue paying federal taxes.
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If Donald Trump can override our elected officials’ control of the purse strings, we are effectively entering a period of taxation without representation.
March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If Donald Trump can override our elected officials’ control of the purse strings, we are effectively entering a period of taxation without representation.
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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Horrific: One of the USAID programs Trump just terminated was set to deliver lifesaving treatment to hundreds of thousands of starving kids abroad. Much of it is now sitting in a Georgia warehouse.
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie
We can now be depressingly confident that their mass cuts are killing people.
newrepublic.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Horrific: One of the USAID programs Trump just terminated was set to deliver lifesaving treatment to hundreds of thousands of starving kids abroad. Much of it is now sitting in a Georgia warehouse.
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Reposted by Bobby McCue mbca
Special Vermont Resistance edition
Lucy Welch, a hero for the moment.
billmckibben.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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If you haven’t seen this yet, please do. Because this morning something awesome happened that I’m going to say more about soon…. Hint: Georgia…. Town hall.
It’s happening….
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
It’s happening….
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
Emergency live: let’s be loud!
A recording from Adam Kinzinger's live video
adamkinzinger.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If you haven’t seen this yet, please do. Because this morning something awesome happened that I’m going to say more about soon…. Hint: Georgia…. Town hall.
It’s happening….
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
It’s happening….
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
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“Mark my words. … They are going to basically tell the U.S. Marshals Service, do not enforce any of these orders, we will not obey them, … and, once that happens—I hope it doesn't … but I know in my heart that it will—our 236-year experiment … in American constitutionalism, is over.”
'Mark my words': George Conway predicts alarming showdown that could 'end' U.S. democracy
George Conway predicted that Donald Trump would engage in a constitutional showdown that could spell the end of U.S. democracy.Vice President J.D. Vance argued Sunday that federal courts “aren’t allow...
www.rawstory.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Mark my words. … They are going to basically tell the U.S. Marshals Service, do not enforce any of these orders, we will not obey them, … and, once that happens—I hope it doesn't … but I know in my heart that it will—our 236-year experiment … in American constitutionalism, is over.”
It’s been a year since Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine compiled a list of 113 reviewers “Best Of” lists for mysteries released in 2023. I’m still stunned there was not one reviewer who listed Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy.
February 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It’s been a year since Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine compiled a list of 113 reviewers “Best Of” lists for mysteries released in 2023. I’m still stunned there was not one reviewer who listed Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy.
Bloody speechless, especially since the mystery hoodlums in book group agreed it was the best.
It spins a story of current day racism in a small NC town, wrapped around a mystery.
It spins a story of current day racism in a small NC town, wrapped around a mystery.
February 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Bloody speechless, especially since the mystery hoodlums in book group agreed it was the best.
It spins a story of current day racism in a small NC town, wrapped around a mystery.
It spins a story of current day racism in a small NC town, wrapped around a mystery.
The greater message is helping the reader see and understand white privilege. Easily my favorite mystery of 2023, not only for the story and message, but also the writing. To me, it’s the best of 2024 if you consider the paperback release. A great fit with Black History Month.
February 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The greater message is helping the reader see and understand white privilege. Easily my favorite mystery of 2023, not only for the story and message, but also the writing. To me, it’s the best of 2024 if you consider the paperback release. A great fit with Black History Month.
According to the “Best Of” rating rules, Safe And Sound by Laura McHugh is my favorite for 2024. Honorable mentions to Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera and Things Don't Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins.
February 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
According to the “Best Of” rating rules, Safe And Sound by Laura McHugh is my favorite for 2024. Honorable mentions to Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera and Things Don't Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins.