Abbey Rhodes
@abbeyr28.bsky.social
Writer, addicted reader and climate activist, I live in San Francisco. Bluesky has helped me come to a reckoning with Trump and the 77 million Americans who voted for him. Books are my refuge, writing is my release. https://daverhodywriting.wordpress.com
This is billionaire Doug Burgum, U.S. Secretary of the Interior. This is the man who thinks that shelling out $100 per person to visit a National Park is no big deal.
Get the billionaires out of our parks and out of our politics.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Get the billionaires out of our parks and out of our politics.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is billionaire Doug Burgum, U.S. Secretary of the Interior. This is the man who thinks that shelling out $100 per person to visit a National Park is no big deal.
Get the billionaires out of our parks and out of our politics.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Get the billionaires out of our parks and out of our politics.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
These billionaires have more wealth than half the U.S. population. Thus the expression, 'Eat the rich."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
These billionaires have more wealth than half the U.S. population. Thus the expression, 'Eat the rich."
"I’m going to show up for work every day, support the Constitution, do my job, hold this administration accountable, hold this president accountable when he is out of line. . . .He’s not going to silence us.”
- Senator Mark Kelly
TY HCR for speaking truth to power. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Senator Mark Kelly
TY HCR for speaking truth to power. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"I’m going to show up for work every day, support the Constitution, do my job, hold this administration accountable, hold this president accountable when he is out of line. . . .He’s not going to silence us.”
- Senator Mark Kelly
TY HCR for speaking truth to power. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Senator Mark Kelly
TY HCR for speaking truth to power. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
“Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests.”
- Senator Mitch McConnell
Define cracks in the Trump/Republican cabal.
And more from HCR: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Senator Mitch McConnell
Define cracks in the Trump/Republican cabal.
And more from HCR: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests.”
- Senator Mitch McConnell
Define cracks in the Trump/Republican cabal.
And more from HCR: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Senator Mitch McConnell
Define cracks in the Trump/Republican cabal.
And more from HCR: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Our beautiful California beaches are also quite dangerous - rogue waves and riptides kill hundreds every year.
Please be careful. www.ksbw.com/article/sear...
Please be careful. www.ksbw.com/article/sear...
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Our beautiful California beaches are also quite dangerous - rogue waves and riptides kill hundreds every year.
Please be careful. www.ksbw.com/article/sear...
Please be careful. www.ksbw.com/article/sear...
HCR's reports on our current political mess are stellar, but as an historian, her insight into historical precedence is an equally gripping read.
Today - President Andrew Johnson who also called for his Congressional enemies to be tried and executed. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Today - President Andrew Johnson who also called for his Congressional enemies to be tried and executed. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
HCR's reports on our current political mess are stellar, but as an historian, her insight into historical precedence is an equally gripping read.
Today - President Andrew Johnson who also called for his Congressional enemies to be tried and executed. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Today - President Andrew Johnson who also called for his Congressional enemies to be tried and executed. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Heather Cox Richardson flays the Ukraine/Russia peace treaty that the U.S. is pushing. U.S. and Russia profit. The EU foots the bill. NATO is hamstrung and Ukraine suffers massive loss of territory and rights. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Heather Cox Richardson flays the Ukraine/Russia peace treaty that the U.S. is pushing. U.S. and Russia profit. The EU foots the bill. NATO is hamstrung and Ukraine suffers massive loss of territory and rights. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Not just because she died last week at the age of 51, but because disability rights activist Alice Wong, was a luminary writer, I urge you to add Year of the Tiger to your Holiday gift list.
#BlueskyBooks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#BlueskyBooks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Not just because she died last week at the age of 51, but because disability rights activist Alice Wong, was a luminary writer, I urge you to add Year of the Tiger to your Holiday gift list.
#BlueskyBooks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#BlueskyBooks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Knowing me to be an addicted reader, friends drafted me long ago into the Holiday-book-suggestions guy.
Here's my first:
Addie E. Citchens - her debut novel is among the best in 2025 literary fiction. daverhodywriting.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/h...
Here's my first:
Addie E. Citchens - her debut novel is among the best in 2025 literary fiction. daverhodywriting.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/h...
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Knowing me to be an addicted reader, friends drafted me long ago into the Holiday-book-suggestions guy.
Here's my first:
Addie E. Citchens - her debut novel is among the best in 2025 literary fiction. daverhodywriting.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/h...
Here's my first:
Addie E. Citchens - her debut novel is among the best in 2025 literary fiction. daverhodywriting.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/h...
Vonnegut had a point.
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Vonnegut had a point.
Until now, the facts said otherwise, so it's great to see Heather Cox Richardson finally posting details of all the ways in which Trump is failing, his power weakening: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Until now, the facts said otherwise, so it's great to see Heather Cox Richardson finally posting details of all the ways in which Trump is failing, his power weakening: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Born in South Dakota when George McGovern was first running for office, this photos reminds me of why I'm so disappointed in how my fellow Dakotans turned out:
• You elected Kristi Noem to be your governor.
• You still can't see how insulting Mount Rushmore is to the Lakota.
• You elected Kristi Noem to be your governor.
• You still can't see how insulting Mount Rushmore is to the Lakota.
November 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Born in South Dakota when George McGovern was first running for office, this photos reminds me of why I'm so disappointed in how my fellow Dakotans turned out:
• You elected Kristi Noem to be your governor.
• You still can't see how insulting Mount Rushmore is to the Lakota.
• You elected Kristi Noem to be your governor.
• You still can't see how insulting Mount Rushmore is to the Lakota.
This Kristi Noem PR photo reminds me of everything that's wrong with South Dakota - the state I was born in.
Like their former governor, they're proud of cowboy culture and Mount Rushmore -- which was built on stolen Lakota land.
Like their former governor, they're proud of cowboy culture and Mount Rushmore -- which was built on stolen Lakota land.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This Kristi Noem PR photo reminds me of everything that's wrong with South Dakota - the state I was born in.
Like their former governor, they're proud of cowboy culture and Mount Rushmore -- which was built on stolen Lakota land.
Like their former governor, they're proud of cowboy culture and Mount Rushmore -- which was built on stolen Lakota land.
Mike Johnson believes every lie Trump ever told.
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Mike Johnson believes every lie Trump ever told.
With Senate Bill 607, the California Science and Health Research Bond Act, California plans to become the country's biggest investor in scientific research.
$23 Billion won't make up for Trump cuts, but it will help. mailchi.mp/sfpublicpres...
$23 Billion won't make up for Trump cuts, but it will help. mailchi.mp/sfpublicpres...
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
With Senate Bill 607, the California Science and Health Research Bond Act, California plans to become the country's biggest investor in scientific research.
$23 Billion won't make up for Trump cuts, but it will help. mailchi.mp/sfpublicpres...
$23 Billion won't make up for Trump cuts, but it will help. mailchi.mp/sfpublicpres...
No surprise that the Trump Administration is a no show at COP30.
When first appointed, EPA Director Lee Zeldin said, "We plan to drive a stake through the heart of the climate religion." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
When first appointed, EPA Director Lee Zeldin said, "We plan to drive a stake through the heart of the climate religion." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
No surprise that the Trump Administration is a no show at COP30.
When first appointed, EPA Director Lee Zeldin said, "We plan to drive a stake through the heart of the climate religion." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
When first appointed, EPA Director Lee Zeldin said, "We plan to drive a stake through the heart of the climate religion." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
"The United States of America is as dumb as we want to be on this topic, but the state of California is not."
- Gavin Newsom at COP30 in Brazil insists that Trump's plans for off-shore drilling is 'dead on arrival.' www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
- Gavin Newsom at COP30 in Brazil insists that Trump's plans for off-shore drilling is 'dead on arrival.' www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"The United States of America is as dumb as we want to be on this topic, but the state of California is not."
- Gavin Newsom at COP30 in Brazil insists that Trump's plans for off-shore drilling is 'dead on arrival.' www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
- Gavin Newsom at COP30 in Brazil insists that Trump's plans for off-shore drilling is 'dead on arrival.' www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
Veterans Day (née Armistice Day) was a commitment to peace through international law - "but it is a concept that is currently under attack as autocrats increasingly reject the idea of a rules-based international order and claim the right to act however they wish."
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Veterans Day (née Armistice Day) was a commitment to peace through international law - "but it is a concept that is currently under attack as autocrats increasingly reject the idea of a rules-based international order and claim the right to act however they wish."
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
“Bullies gain power when righteous people yield to the face of their wrongdoing."
- Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) echoing how pissed off we all are.
- More for HCR: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) echoing how pissed off we all are.
- More for HCR: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Bullies gain power when righteous people yield to the face of their wrongdoing."
- Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) echoing how pissed off we all are.
- More for HCR: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) echoing how pissed off we all are.
- More for HCR: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Tucked into the appropriations bill that the Senate just passed is a measure that allows the 8 Republican senators whose phone logs were seized as part of Jack Smith’s J6 investigation to sue the government for up to $500,000 apiece!
- WTF, Democrats!
- WTF, Democrats!
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Tucked into the appropriations bill that the Senate just passed is a measure that allows the 8 Republican senators whose phone logs were seized as part of Jack Smith’s J6 investigation to sue the government for up to $500,000 apiece!
- WTF, Democrats!
- WTF, Democrats!
“I resigned in order to speak out, support litigation, and work with other individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy."
- U.S. district judge Mark L. Wolf
The best news out of today's post by HCR. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- U.S. district judge Mark L. Wolf
The best news out of today's post by HCR. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“I resigned in order to speak out, support litigation, and work with other individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy."
- U.S. district judge Mark L. Wolf
The best news out of today's post by HCR. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- U.S. district judge Mark L. Wolf
The best news out of today's post by HCR. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Sunset tonight at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, 5:04 PM.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Sunset tonight at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, 5:04 PM.