Michael Blevons
@mblevons.bsky.social
“A man who doesn't know the truth is just an idiot, but a man who knows the truth and calls it a lie is a crook.”
Bertolt Brecht, “Galileo”
Bertolt Brecht, “Galileo”
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
“A man who doesn't know the truth is just an idiot, but a man who knows the truth and calls it a lie is a crook.”
Bertolt Brecht, “Galileo”
Bertolt Brecht, “Galileo”
“The modern state appeals to morality, to religion, and to natural law as the ideological foundation of its existence. At the same time it is prepared to infringe any or all of these in the interest of self-preservation.”
J. M. Coetzee, “Diary of a Bad Year”
J. M. Coetzee, “Diary of a Bad Year”
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 AM
“The modern state appeals to morality, to religion, and to natural law as the ideological foundation of its existence. At the same time it is prepared to infringe any or all of these in the interest of self-preservation.”
J. M. Coetzee, “Diary of a Bad Year”
J. M. Coetzee, “Diary of a Bad Year”
“The only authority I respect is the one that causes butterflies to fly south in fall and north in springtime.”
Tom Robbins, “Another Roadside Attraction”
Tom Robbins, “Another Roadside Attraction”
February 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
“The only authority I respect is the one that causes butterflies to fly south in fall and north in springtime.”
Tom Robbins, “Another Roadside Attraction”
Tom Robbins, “Another Roadside Attraction”
"Privileged people don't march and protest; their world is safe and clean and governed by laws designed to keep them happy."
John Grisham, "The Street Lawyer"
John Grisham, "The Street Lawyer"
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM
"Privileged people don't march and protest; their world is safe and clean and governed by laws designed to keep them happy."
John Grisham, "The Street Lawyer"
John Grisham, "The Street Lawyer"
"The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings."
Kate Chopin, "The Awakening"
Kate Chopin, "The Awakening"
February 8, 2026 at 10:50 AM
"The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings."
Kate Chopin, "The Awakening"
Kate Chopin, "The Awakening"
“A country that tolerates evil means - evil manners, standards of ethics - for a generation, will be so poisoned that it never will have any good end.
Sinclair Lewis, “It Can't Happen Here”
“NOW is a fact that cannot be dodged.”
Sinclair Lewis, “It Can’t Happen Here”
Sinclair Lewis, “It Can't Happen Here”
“NOW is a fact that cannot be dodged.”
Sinclair Lewis, “It Can’t Happen Here”
February 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
“A country that tolerates evil means - evil manners, standards of ethics - for a generation, will be so poisoned that it never will have any good end.
Sinclair Lewis, “It Can't Happen Here”
“NOW is a fact that cannot be dodged.”
Sinclair Lewis, “It Can’t Happen Here”
Sinclair Lewis, “It Can't Happen Here”
“NOW is a fact that cannot be dodged.”
Sinclair Lewis, “It Can’t Happen Here”
Reposted by Michael Blevons
6,000 years of history has taught that racism is like rust. The soul of civilization is eaten away by its evil.
He thinks it’s a joke. It’s not. Donald Trump and his blatant and prideful racism has put us in danger.
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/afraid-for...
He thinks it’s a joke. It’s not. Donald Trump and his blatant and prideful racism has put us in danger.
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/afraid-for...
Afraid for my country
I was going to use “No Words” as the title for this column and run the picture of Michelle and Barack Obama depicted as apes, but I decided not to reproduce that disgusting racist image from the loath...
luciantruscott.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
6,000 years of history has taught that racism is like rust. The soul of civilization is eaten away by its evil.
He thinks it’s a joke. It’s not. Donald Trump and his blatant and prideful racism has put us in danger.
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/afraid-for...
He thinks it’s a joke. It’s not. Donald Trump and his blatant and prideful racism has put us in danger.
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/afraid-for...
“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.”
Charles Dickens, “Great Expectations”
Charles Dickens, “Great Expectations”
February 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM
“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.”
Charles Dickens, “Great Expectations”
Charles Dickens, “Great Expectations”
Word to the wise…
"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
Professor Irwin Corey, The World's Foremost Authority
"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
Professor Irwin Corey, The World's Foremost Authority
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Word to the wise…
"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
Professor Irwin Corey, The World's Foremost Authority
"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
Professor Irwin Corey, The World's Foremost Authority
Reposted by Michael Blevons
Don’t listen to Donald Trump when he farts up the Oval Office. He’s so full of shit, he’s about to blast off from the Resolute Desk on a blue flame, and we should be treating him like we’re watching the lift-off and laughing at his increasing desperation.
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Optimism, not despair
Here is what we should do: We need to figure out another way to deal with Donald Trump at night, and Donald Trump in the morning.
luciantruscott.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Don’t listen to Donald Trump when he farts up the Oval Office. He’s so full of shit, he’s about to blast off from the Resolute Desk on a blue flame, and we should be treating him like we’re watching the lift-off and laughing at his increasing desperation.
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/optimism-n...
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/optimism-n...
"A government is never more dangerous than when embarking on a self-defeating or downright suicidal course."
William S. Burroughs, "The Limits of Control", from "The Adding Machine"
William S. Burroughs, "The Limits of Control", from "The Adding Machine"
February 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
"A government is never more dangerous than when embarking on a self-defeating or downright suicidal course."
William S. Burroughs, "The Limits of Control", from "The Adding Machine"
William S. Burroughs, "The Limits of Control", from "The Adding Machine"
Reposted by Michael Blevons
You wish that you could say it’s what money does to them. You wish it could be ascribed to people with wealth that is inherited, or wealth that has been recently come by, but people from both groups are among them.
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They are different from you and me
You wish that you could say it’s what money does to them, and that can be part of it, but it’s not all.
luciantruscott.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM
You wish that you could say it’s what money does to them. You wish it could be ascribed to people with wealth that is inherited, or wealth that has been recently come by, but people from both groups are among them.
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/they-are-d...
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/they-are-d...
Reposted by Michael Blevons
Survival aid...
"Music...will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Music...will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Survival aid...
"Music...will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Music...will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Always…
“Let me listen to me and not to them.”
Gertrude Stein, “A Stein Reader”
“Let me listen to me and not to them.”
Gertrude Stein, “A Stein Reader”
February 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Always…
“Let me listen to me and not to them.”
Gertrude Stein, “A Stein Reader”
“Let me listen to me and not to them.”
Gertrude Stein, “A Stein Reader”
Reposted by Michael Blevons
That is what the so-called Epstein files are about. It’s why Trump feels it’s necessary to tell the lie that the files “absolve me.” They’re about men raping children. The files absolve no one. Don’t let anyone tell you any different.
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The child-rape files
The millions of pages of documents the Department of Justice has released – more than a month late – are not about who was on the private jet, or who was invited to dinner or when they sent emails or ...
luciantruscott.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
That is what the so-called Epstein files are about. It’s why Trump feels it’s necessary to tell the lie that the files “absolve me.” They’re about men raping children. The files absolve no one. Don’t let anyone tell you any different.
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/the-child-...
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/the-child-...