Robert S. McElvaine
@blistwriter.bsky.social
Writer, historian, liberal activist, feminist, awake,”traveler. Believer in the ideals of America. NOT GOING BACK.
This is infuriating.
August 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This is infuriating.
@ebharrington.bsky.social Thought you might like this idea I had last night.
June 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
@ebharrington.bsky.social Thought you might like this idea I had last night.
My latest essay points out that an alliance with Stalin was necessary to defeat Hitler. An alliance with Graham Platner to help defeat Trump is not comfortable, but it is not REMOTELY as objectionable.
The choice before Maine voters is clear..
open.substack.com/pub/robertsm...
The choice before Maine voters is clear..
open.substack.com/pub/robertsm...
Existential Battles Require Strange Bedfellows
We allied with Stalin to defeat Hitler; An alliance with Graham Platner to help defeat Trump is not comfortable, but it is not REMOTELY as objectionable. Just Do It.
open.substack.com
June 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
My latest essay points out that an alliance with Stalin was necessary to defeat Hitler. An alliance with Graham Platner to help defeat Trump is not comfortable, but it is not REMOTELY as objectionable.
The choice before Maine voters is clear..
open.substack.com/pub/robertsm...
The choice before Maine voters is clear..
open.substack.com/pub/robertsm...
For more, see my “Musings & Amusings” on Substack. robertsmcelvaine.Substack.com
April 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
For more, see my “Musings & Amusings” on Substack. robertsmcelvaine.Substack.com
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Peter Magyar’s election is an earthquake for MAGA. He says Orban’s regime paid for CPAC events in Hungary, that is a “crime,” and he’s ending the practice.
CPAC conferences in the U.S. & Hungary are key ideological events for the far-right. Now they’ll have to pay for it on their own in Hungary.
CPAC conferences in the U.S. & Hungary are key ideological events for the far-right. Now they’ll have to pay for it on their own in Hungary.
Newly-Elected Hungarian PM Says Orbán Was Paying CPAC, Calls It a ‘Crime’ That ‘Will Have to Be Investigated’
Péter Magyar, the Hungarian Prime Minister-Elect, announced that outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government had been paying CPAC, but he would put an immediate end to that -- and even went so f...
uk.news.yahoo.com
April 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Peter Magyar’s election is an earthquake for MAGA. He says Orban’s regime paid for CPAC events in Hungary, that is a “crime,” and he’s ending the practice.
CPAC conferences in the U.S. & Hungary are key ideological events for the far-right. Now they’ll have to pay for it on their own in Hungary.
CPAC conferences in the U.S. & Hungary are key ideological events for the far-right. Now they’ll have to pay for it on their own in Hungary.
Here’s an instructive — I would say "sobering," but the faux masculine jerks running this war are beyond being sobered — comparison I compiled with the assistance of AI, mainly from Gallup polls, of public support at the outset of all the American wars since scientific polling began nine decades ago
March 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Here’s an instructive — I would say "sobering," but the faux masculine jerks running this war are beyond being sobered — comparison I compiled with the assistance of AI, mainly from Gallup polls, of public support at the outset of all the American wars since scientific polling began nine decades ago
“Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America." - Donald J. Trump, December 16, 2025
December 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America." - Donald J. Trump, December 16, 2025
Reposted by Robert S. McElvaine
Melinda French Gates slams billionaires who aren't giving away enough - Business Insider
Yes!
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Yes!
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Melinda French Gates slams billionaires who aren't giving away enough — Business Insider
Melinda French Gates said billionaires are not giving away enough of their money. She said those who have benefited from businesses in the US should give back
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December 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Melinda French Gates slams billionaires who aren't giving away enough - Business Insider
Yes!
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Yes!
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As Der Führer says, "Nobody's seen numbers like this before!" Among independents, Trump is underwater by a jaw-dropping 54% and, on his handling of the economy, by 61%. Yes, the midterms are eleven months away, but these numbers indicate a blue tsunami of unprecedented proportions.
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
As Der Führer says, "Nobody's seen numbers like this before!" Among independents, Trump is underwater by a jaw-dropping 54% and, on his handling of the economy, by 61%. Yes, the midterms are eleven months away, but these numbers indicate a blue tsunami of unprecedented proportions.
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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!