rnovotney
@rnovotney
Writer, liberal, bibliophile, carpenter, failed capitalist, atheist, LGBTQIA ally. Author of *The Four Jacks Annotated, Uncensored* by "Robert Pavchick" - available on Amazon & bookshop.org.
“…The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.” - Frederick Douglass, July 5, 1852
Happy Shakespeare’s Birthday! We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey, and let it keep one shape till custom make it their perch and not their terror. --Measure for Measure Woe to that land that's governed by a child. --Richard III
Hot take: what the hell do you except when you send a soulless weasel to do your negotiating? Also: the Iranian delegation “doesn’t trust” the US negotiators. Can you effing blame them?
Happy April Fool’s Day! I humbly offer my liberal manifesto masquerading as a demented memoir. Times are tough, so take time to laugh. Find it under the penname Robert Pavchick. *The Four Jacks Annotated, Uncensored.* Now on Amazon. Thank you! a.co/d/00k6XsqO
WI friends, there’s an election next Tuesday. You can vote early. PLEASE make a plan to vote. The winner will join the State Supreme Court. The choice is easy: Judge Chris Taylor. Let’s ensure our Court remains liberal—preserving everyone’s rights, not just straight white incels carrying bibles.
She got robbed. The country got robbed. But VP Harris had a very positive and clear-eyed message. And she is more progressive than a lot of people realize. She also shared recipes.
All seems calm here this morning in my home town of Madison WI. Don’t be fooled; the shit-gibbon in the Gold House & his minions are hard at work destroying our republic.
My local coffee shop in Madison WI makes lattes like they do in Europe. Now we just need democracy like they have in much of Europe.
No trick and a final treat: From the safety of Switzerland we drank to the demise of democracy in our American republic.
Top 3 things to enjoy in Switzerland: 1) The Matterhorn 2) Fondue 3) Democracy
In Montreux Switzerland where Freddie Mercury is worshipped as a god. Oh, and they like democracy here.
We *almost* got into the Louvre today. Photo taken just minutes before the heist!
Sending love and respect to all my friends in the United States marching for No Kings today. I can’t join them, but in my own small way I’m honoring the endless fight against fascism where 1000’s of Americans gave their lives on the beaches of Normandy.
No Nazis graffiti I saw in Friedberg, Germany yesterday and an American anti-Nazi political cartoon I saw this morning.