Robert Alden Rubin
@rarinfv.bsky.social
Hiker, writer, poet, recovering editor and writing teacher. My occasional Substack, The Whole 'Nuther, touches on language, politics, faith, and whatever else I'm obsessed with at the moment.
Reposted by Robert Alden Rubin
Reposted by Robert Alden Rubin
A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
October 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
Bye, Walt. Keep speaking truth, Jimmy.
September 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Bye, Walt. Keep speaking truth, Jimmy.
@joshtpm.bsky.social Maybe it’s time for a “Wag the Dog” discussion to begin. I’d been wondering how long it would take for growing domestic pushback against the administration to be “solved” by an Iraq-style foreign misadventure. Seems like we’re there now.
June 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social Maybe it’s time for a “Wag the Dog” discussion to begin. I’d been wondering how long it would take for growing domestic pushback against the administration to be “solved” by an Iraq-style foreign misadventure. Seems like we’re there now.
Well played, NYT cooking. Well played.
June 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Well played, NYT cooking. Well played.
#nytspellingbee Geez. What’s the matter with “pinnace” on the 2/23 bee? Don’t boats count?
February 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
#nytspellingbee Geez. What’s the matter with “pinnace” on the 2/23 bee? Don’t boats count?
Democrats should fight back with an aggressive, fact-based counter narrative every single day.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Democrats should fight back with an aggressive, fact-based counter narrative every single day.
They know how to do this, they’ve done it before. The daily COVID briefings by blue state Governors are the perfect roadmap.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Democrats should fight back with an aggressive, fact-based counter narrative every single day.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
I was delighted to learn from Google’s A.I. today that the ducks called “buffleheads” get their name because their heads look kinda like those of buffalos, and because they are also the size of buffalo heads. 🤓 Quite a feat for a little duck!
January 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I was delighted to learn from Google’s A.I. today that the ducks called “buffleheads” get their name because their heads look kinda like those of buffalos, and because they are also the size of buffalo heads. 🤓 Quite a feat for a little duck!