Posts by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
 (DIR) Post #AXMBA4ymmRxjBAsfGi by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2023-07-04T15:11:07Z
       
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       They keep releasing these wack Supreme Court decisions at the end of every June and then expect me to get excited about Independence Day just days later…
       
 (DIR) Post #AXMb1IKwLXpWoAiOLA by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2023-07-04T00:27:32Z
       
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       “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” — John Steinbeck
       
 (DIR) Post #AY1pCiP2rRG2L6icV6 by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2023-07-24T16:13:32Z
       
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       I’m no branding expert but changing HBO to Max and Twitter to X seem like huge unforced errors. “It’s not TV, it’s HBO” was such effective marketing for so long. Now their new brand has to have a subtitle telling people that Max is where to watch HBO when they could have just kept HBO. And Twitter? You couldn’t come up with a more ubiquitous branded phrase than “tweets” if you tried. It’s like Band-Aid or Dumpster. Do these clowns think the letter X has some special power?
       
 (DIR) Post #AYLzxfKAPuJSYjrkOG by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2023-08-03T01:26:55Z
       
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       GOP can miss me with their crocodile tears for Trump. We’ve never done to a former president before, you say? Well, we’ve never had a president try to overthrow their own government before! There’s a first time for everything!
       
 (DIR) Post #Aa4pj5PNgiIC0PuBKi by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2023-09-24T01:26:23Z
       
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       Fetterman seems to be the only Senate Democrat to call for Menendez’s resignation. Why not more? The Democratic governor gets to appoint the replacement, right? So, it’s not like they’re risking anything.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac4IDNxZroHLB91kxM by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2023-11-22T02:05:33Z
       
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       I’d like to think the reason I now often let people have the last word in an argument is that I’m maturing. But I suspect the fact that I am a 40-year-old father of four who is so very tired is closer to the truth.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcNAmKJsHn1kOTqU9g by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2023-12-01T16:53:44Z
       
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       Good riddance to George Santos for all the obvious reasons, but you've got to admit: He did have a certain Disney villain-like flair you rarely see in public life. The foes of common decency rarely burn this bright.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad0FXjqk7svpsacXnE by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2023-12-19T17:45:22Z
       
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       What can Democrats realistically do between now and next November from stopping the Trump dictatorship from beginning? It seems like we're all just sleepwalking towards a cliff right now...
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad0FXktcEgp97myLuS by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2023-12-19T21:33:44Z
       
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       Thank you for all the thoughtful responses to this question. I would add:1. Republicans are voted out of power because they take it too far and folks in the middle finally get sick of it. Democrats get voted out because they are too timid to wield power effectively.2. More people voted for Trump in 2020 than in 2016, and I would wager even more vote for him in 2024. People like what Trump and the GOP are selling because it’s immediate. Democrats touting slow systemic change isn’t visceral.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ai1mPmFWUeNzmLLA1o by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-05-18T19:20:08Z
       
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       Welcome To Florida!
       
 (DIR) Post #AjAHmpbmHg1ScOt4MK by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-06-21T20:28:10Z
       
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       Saw my first cyber truck in the wild. Looks even worse in person somehow!
       
 (DIR) Post #AjAHmqjc61su6zYqDA by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-06-21T20:43:01Z
       
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 (DIR) Post #AjOq2FCgGIQhSlUg4W by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-06-28T19:44:19Z
       
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       And the Supreme Court swoops in to make it all even worse. Sigh. And Trump is going to appoint conservative toddlers the second he gets back into office when Thomas and Alito inevitably retire.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjOq2Gq4BLWqXCve6K by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-06-28T21:46:42Z
       
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       Same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, no-fault divorce. They’re coming for it all. They’re just getting started.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkEpTkbKdYvbYRjvou by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-07-23T16:59:04Z
       
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       Spare a thought for the right-wing grifters trying to figure out how to unload their unsold “Let’s Go Brandon” merchandise.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkEpTlhOYVN8xXaHuS by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-07-23T23:15:31Z
       
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 (DIR) Post #AkboqHqq3ztDjLFmoi by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-08-03T23:45:31Z
       
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       If you find yourself asking yourself, "Self, should I post that?" Well, congratulations, you just answered your own question. Delete, and reward yourself with a little treat.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkboqJCr1d5tvuYsls by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-08-04T01:43:52Z
       
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 (DIR) Post #AlCxAmFmj4rCIMikbI by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-08-21T22:00:33Z
       
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 (DIR) Post #Am0kqJbq1zNk7PVc6y by therobburgessshow@newsie.social
       2024-09-14T16:43:10Z
       
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