Rob McCausland
@robmccausland.bsky.social
Virginia Beach. Love music, PEG access. Creator/Admin of FB group "What Would Bartlet Do: Government & Politics for 'The West Wing'-Minded." Videographer, 2018 "West Wing Weekend" fan convention: http://bit.ly/WWW-videos . THANK YOU, #MusicChallenge -ers!
South Hampton Roads Indivisible Newsletter: 11/26/25
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
South Hampton Roads Indivisible Newsletter: 11/26/25
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Arm Chair Pundits Finale Norton and Katherine White talk turkey on the Friday Power Lunch LIVE Substack channel. How do you survive Thanksgiving dinner?
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Armchair Pundits Finale and Katherine - Let's talk turkey! Be curious!
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November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Arm Chair Pundits Finale Norton and Katherine White talk turkey on the Friday Power Lunch LIVE Substack channel. How do you survive Thanksgiving dinner?
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What Kind of Week Has It Been?
November 23, 2025
Photo: Grass and trees, Browns Hills, Orient Point, NY; November, 2010. Credit: Rob McCausland
November 23, 2025
Photo: Grass and trees, Browns Hills, Orient Point, NY; November, 2010. Credit: Rob McCausland
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
What Kind of Week Has It Been?
November 23, 2025
Photo: Grass and trees, Browns Hills, Orient Point, NY; November, 2010. Credit: Rob McCausland
November 23, 2025
Photo: Grass and trees, Browns Hills, Orient Point, NY; November, 2010. Credit: Rob McCausland
"As it turns out, one of the participants, Jason Crow (D-CO), knows what he’s doing."
Thune: "What those folks did was ill-advised, unnecessary & clearly provocative. But I certainly don’t agree with the president’s conclusion on how we ought to handle it.”
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Thune: "What those folks did was ill-advised, unnecessary & clearly provocative. But I certainly don’t agree with the president’s conclusion on how we ought to handle it.”
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Using Their Own Energy Against Them
Or how to slingshot around a giant orange ball of fire
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November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"As it turns out, one of the participants, Jason Crow (D-CO), knows what he’s doing."
Thune: "What those folks did was ill-advised, unnecessary & clearly provocative. But I certainly don’t agree with the president’s conclusion on how we ought to handle it.”
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Thune: "What those folks did was ill-advised, unnecessary & clearly provocative. But I certainly don’t agree with the president’s conclusion on how we ought to handle it.”
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Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly
Josh Marshall | Talking Points Memo
11.17.25
"The Epstein story has had the effect of not only making Trump look guilty but — I would argue more importantly — impotent and absurd."
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Josh Marshall | Talking Points Memo
11.17.25
"The Epstein story has had the effect of not only making Trump look guilty but — I would argue more importantly — impotent and absurd."
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Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly
One of my instrument panel watchwords for understanding politics is that all...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly
Josh Marshall | Talking Points Memo
11.17.25
"The Epstein story has had the effect of not only making Trump look guilty but — I would argue more importantly — impotent and absurd."
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Josh Marshall | Talking Points Memo
11.17.25
"The Epstein story has had the effect of not only making Trump look guilty but — I would argue more importantly — impotent and absurd."
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What Kind of Week Has It Been?
November 16, 2025
Photo: Maple and Pine; Virginia Beach, VA; November, 2011. Credit: Rob McCausland
November 16, 2025
Photo: Maple and Pine; Virginia Beach, VA; November, 2011. Credit: Rob McCausland
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
What Kind of Week Has It Been?
November 16, 2025
Photo: Maple and Pine; Virginia Beach, VA; November, 2011. Credit: Rob McCausland
November 16, 2025
Photo: Maple and Pine; Virginia Beach, VA; November, 2011. Credit: Rob McCausland
"If you look at the trend lines around us, they are not appearing to trend toward a terrifically successful authoritarian president taking over. They are trending toward the American people being incensed at this administration."
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Thousands of Epstein Files Released as Shutdown Ends | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"If you look at the trend lines around us, they are not appearing to trend toward a terrifically successful authoritarian president taking over. They are trending toward the American people being incensed at this administration."
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"For this week's Elephant in the Room, Rick Wilson dives headfirst into the bombshell trove of newly unearthed emails—yes, the ones dragged straight from the digital grave—linking Donald Trump to the Epstein network in ways that blow apart every denial he’s peddled for years."
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The Afterlife Has Receipts: Epstein’s Emails Tag Trump
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
"For this week's Elephant in the Room, Rick Wilson dives headfirst into the bombshell trove of newly unearthed emails—yes, the ones dragged straight from the digital grave—linking Donald Trump to the Epstein network in ways that blow apart every denial he’s peddled for years."
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Simon Rosenberg, 11-12-25:
Epstein, Election Blowout, Failed Government. Trump And His Presidency Are In Deep Trouble.
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Epstein, Election Blowout, Failed Government. Trump And His Presidency Are In Deep Trouble.
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Epstein, Election Blowout, Failed Government. Trump And His Presidency Are In Deep Trouble.
YouTube video by Simon Rosenberg
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November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Simon Rosenberg, 11-12-25:
Epstein, Election Blowout, Failed Government. Trump And His Presidency Are In Deep Trouble.
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Epstein, Election Blowout, Failed Government. Trump And His Presidency Are In Deep Trouble.
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This is interesting for Randy's sponsor-spiel for Ground News. I'd never heard about it before. You? youtu.be/TH-5HYAxftM?...
Big Phony Schmuck! - Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is interesting for Randy's sponsor-spiel for Ground News. I'd never heard about it before. You? youtu.be/TH-5HYAxftM?...
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NEWSLETTER 11 NOV 2025 -- POST-ELECTION SPECIAL!
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November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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NEWSLETTER 11 NOV 2025 -- POST-ELECTION SPECIAL!
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We're launching the largest Democratic primary program in Indivisible's history.
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Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
We're launching the largest Democratic primary program in Indivisible's history.
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
NETWORK NOVA LIVE AND KATHERINE WHITE:
"Friends! We will be ready to weigh in tomorrow morning by calling Senators about the vote to end the Govt Shutdown."
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"Friends! We will be ready to weigh in tomorrow morning by calling Senators about the vote to end the Govt Shutdown."
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We fought F-king hard. Why can't Senate Dems?
Time to hit the phones.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
NETWORK NOVA LIVE AND KATHERINE WHITE:
"Friends! We will be ready to weigh in tomorrow morning by calling Senators about the vote to end the Govt Shutdown."
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"Friends! We will be ready to weigh in tomorrow morning by calling Senators about the vote to end the Govt Shutdown."
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What Kind of Week Has It Been?
November 9, 2025
Photo: "This Mighty Light of Ours"
Virginia Beach, VA; December, 2017
Credit: Rob McCausland
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November 9, 2025
Photo: "This Mighty Light of Ours"
Virginia Beach, VA; December, 2017
Credit: Rob McCausland
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November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What Kind of Week Has It Been?
November 9, 2025
Photo: "This Mighty Light of Ours"
Virginia Beach, VA; December, 2017
Credit: Rob McCausland
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November 9, 2025
Photo: "This Mighty Light of Ours"
Virginia Beach, VA; December, 2017
Credit: Rob McCausland
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Checking my "What Would Bartlet Do" xTwitter account, I saw this Bill Maher "New Rule," and was immediately prompted to respond with this quote from my favorite poem, Coleridge's "Fears in Solitude." Here's a wonderful reading from Classic Poetry Aloud. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/cla...
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Checking my "What Would Bartlet Do" xTwitter account, I saw this Bill Maher "New Rule," and was immediately prompted to respond with this quote from my favorite poem, Coleridge's "Fears in Solitude." Here's a wonderful reading from Classic Poetry Aloud. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/cla...
Surprise Victory Roll-Call (Top of Show)
We kicked off with Delegate Dan Helmer alongside newly elected champs Debra Gardner, Rodney Willett, & Elizabeth Guzman—a joy-bomb of gratitude, grit, & “run everywhere” strategy.
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We kicked off with Delegate Dan Helmer alongside newly elected champs Debra Gardner, Rodney Willett, & Elizabeth Guzman—a joy-bomb of gratitude, grit, & “run everywhere” strategy.
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🎥 Recording: Episode 40 - 🌊 “Time to Talk Elections, Politics and Power” - RECAP with Action links!
Great takeaways from the BIG BLUE WAVE election!
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November 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Surprise Victory Roll-Call (Top of Show)
We kicked off with Delegate Dan Helmer alongside newly elected champs Debra Gardner, Rodney Willett, & Elizabeth Guzman—a joy-bomb of gratitude, grit, & “run everywhere” strategy.
@networknova.bsky.social
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We kicked off with Delegate Dan Helmer alongside newly elected champs Debra Gardner, Rodney Willett, & Elizabeth Guzman—a joy-bomb of gratitude, grit, & “run everywhere” strategy.
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South Hampton Roads Indivisible's post-election newsletter is out! Let's celebrate the wins!
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South Hampton Roads Indivisible's post-election newsletter is out! Let's celebrate the wins!
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What Kind of Week Has It Been?
November 2, 2025
Photo: Female blue dasher dragonfly, Virginia Beach, VA, July, 2019. Credit: Rob McCausland
November 2, 2025
Photo: Female blue dasher dragonfly, Virginia Beach, VA, July, 2019. Credit: Rob McCausland
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
What Kind of Week Has It Been?
November 2, 2025
Photo: Female blue dasher dragonfly, Virginia Beach, VA, July, 2019. Credit: Rob McCausland
November 2, 2025
Photo: Female blue dasher dragonfly, Virginia Beach, VA, July, 2019. Credit: Rob McCausland
What Kind of Week Has It Been?
October 26, 2025
Photo: Brick & Boston Ivy; Fenway, MA. Credit: Rob McCausland
October 26, 2025
Photo: Brick & Boston Ivy; Fenway, MA. Credit: Rob McCausland
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
What Kind of Week Has It Been?
October 26, 2025
Photo: Brick & Boston Ivy; Fenway, MA. Credit: Rob McCausland
October 26, 2025
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Weirdly, this was my topic this morning in my Wheatley, Franklin, and Equiano class: Fear, Greed, Civic Virtue and the Fall of the Elites talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/fear-...
Fear, Greed, Civic Virtue and the Fall of the Elites
Members of America’s founding generation had an ambivalent and evolving understanding of...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Weirdly, this was my topic this morning in my Wheatley, Franklin, and Equiano class: Fear, Greed, Civic Virtue and the Fall of the Elites talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/fear-...
What Kind of Week Has It Been?
October 19, 2025
Photo: One Tree Hill; Northern California; July, 1998. Credit: Rob McCausland
October 19, 2025
Photo: One Tree Hill; Northern California; July, 1998. Credit: Rob McCausland
October 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
What Kind of Week Has It Been?
October 19, 2025
Photo: One Tree Hill; Northern California; July, 1998. Credit: Rob McCausland
October 19, 2025
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Oct 16, 2025
“It seems like the harder that MAGA leans into the authoritarianism, the more people are finding the voice to push back,” says Chris Hayes. George Conway and Invisible's Ezra Levin join to discuss.
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“It seems like the harder that MAGA leans into the authoritarianism, the more people are finding the voice to push back,” says Chris Hayes. George Conway and Invisible's Ezra Levin join to discuss.
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‘The no’s are piling up’: MAGA overreach REJECTED by airports, colleges, jurors
YouTube video by MSNBC
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October 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Oct 16, 2025
“It seems like the harder that MAGA leans into the authoritarianism, the more people are finding the voice to push back,” says Chris Hayes. George Conway and Invisible's Ezra Levin join to discuss.
youtu.be/Cb9NGJi6w0k
“It seems like the harder that MAGA leans into the authoritarianism, the more people are finding the voice to push back,” says Chris Hayes. George Conway and Invisible's Ezra Levin join to discuss.
youtu.be/Cb9NGJi6w0k