Jeff Roush

“All hatred is self-hatred and there is something suicidal about it.”
~James Baldwin

HATE IT HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN THIS WORLD, BUT IS HAS NOT SOLVED ONE YET. - MAYA ANGELOu

I’m not mad about it, but judging by the vociferous insistence that I’m number 1, he apparently was. And it gives me pause about our ability to come together in ways that help each other and ourselves. Whatever the path through this moment may be, it’s not bursts of hate. (2/2)

Uncle Jesse from Dukes of Hazzard, wearing a red cap and overalls.

An older fellow with an Uncle Jesse-style beard (Dukes of Hazzard, not Full House) waiting to leave a parking lot randomly flipped me off as I drove past while taking my daughter home from work today. Not really sure why; I neither know him nor work for Boss Hogg. (1/2)

Image of Donald Trump at a campaign event with a woman raising her hands beside him. The graphic includes text accusing political and religious figures of hypocrisy while children are harmed through abuse, poverty, and war.

Faith used as cover for cruelty while children suffer. Shameful.

#SheShed #Voices4Victory

I love this piece. Her approach to leadership is so refreshing in a world rife with strutting and bluster, with precious little interest in leadership as service.

Q&A: Susan McPherson and The Power of Connection Susan McPherson built a career on relationships that move ideas, money, and power. We talked about leadership, democracy, and the quiet networks shaping what comes next.

Some women you admire from afar. Others make you recalibrate your ambition.

Susan is that for me. Honored to be in her circle. And honest enough to say I study women like her because I intend to operate at that level.

Read my interview @susanmcp.bsky.social @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social 👇🏼

Thank you so much, Lulu. 💙

“Be a Rainbow in Someone’s Cloud”

Maya Angelou, the poet, the civil rights activist, was one of the most powerful voices in American Literature & Social Justice!

Maya taught the world a truth that still scares the powerful!

Be A Maya👊

#SheShed
#StrongWomen
#StillIRise

I know he doesn’t call it the Department of Defense anymore, but it would be nice if those running the American military had an interest in defending American lives.

So kind of you, Jill. Thank you!

I am longing for the time these no longer fit so well.

FEW JOURNALISTS ARE COVERING THIS :

Trump's war in Iran has brought one more disgusting scandal to the WH ; there are bets going on in the Situation Room about how many strikes there will be.

While our people suffer with soaring prices, they made $1M+ betting on death and human pain ...

Sources Briefed on Iran War Say U.S. Has No Plans for What Comes Next “The administration doesn’t have a clue. They do not have an actual, real rationale, endgame, or plan for the aftermath of this.”

Though he ran on “America First,”
A forever war’s tempted Trump’s thirst.
As he tries to distract
From his qualities lacked,
He’s our albatross; we are the cursed.

theintercept.com/2026/03/05/t...

U.S. Campaign in Iran Ignores Iraq War Lessons | Council on Foreign Relations The disastrous aftermath of U.S.-led regime change in Iraq more than two decades ago could be repeated in Iran with an even wider threat of regional upheaval unless a rational plan for ending the conf...

As false pretenses lead us to war,
One can’t help think we’ve seen this before.
There are lessons unlearned
By a dolt who’s not earned
The respect he’s so desperate to score.

www.cfr.org/articles/tru...

US commander said Trump "anointed by Jesus" to attack Iran: Report Some U.S. military leaders are telling troops the Iran war is part of "God's divine plan," religious freedom advocates say.

And from “leadership” Hegseth has wrought:
Armageddon’s the path we have sought.
Ecumenically wrong,
And not sanity strong;
All the guidance our troops get seems fraught.

www.newsweek.com/us-commander...

Pentagon identifies fifth US soldier killed in war with Iran White House officials and U.S. military leaders show no sign of slowing attacks on Iran. The war has quickly transformed the region.

A clear truth of this Trump-imposed strife:
Disregard for the lost human life.
We send bombs and drop memes
With most callous of themes,
As the world with more bodies grows rife.

www.usatoday.com/live-story/n...

Cost to US for war on Iran is $3.7bn in first 100 hours, says think tank Most of the costs are not budgeted for, meaning the Pentagon will need to request more funding soon, researchers say.

As we look at this war’s immense cost,
Early figures show budget’s been tossed.
In the meantime, this beast
Has our prices increased—
And that’s barely the start of what’s lost.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

Fact-checking statements made by Trump to justify U.S. strikes on Iran President Donald Trump's accusation that Iran is building nuclear weapons that could "soon" reach the U.S. is contradicted by a 2025 federal government assessment that said Iran is years away from the...

It’s not just that the stories have changed,
Or that everything seems disarranged.
It’s that no one can trust
Any hot-air Trump gust—
And the lies have just grown more deranged.

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Trump administration offers shifting narrative for U.S. war in Iran as Democrats pounce Trump said when the invasion began his objective was to "defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group."

In the days that have followed first strike,
We’ve heard little that any should like.
Every mouthpiece who speaks
Has new shifts and new tweaks:
Different stories from each at the mic.

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/t...

Trump Team Scrambles Over Rubio’s Admission About Israel and Iran Even Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to claim he’d never made the statement.

Little Marco first stated a claim
That we struck to join Israel’s game.
Since Iran might strike back,
Said the weak, weenie hack,
We joined Bibi without any shame.

newrepublic.com/post/207325/...

A series of Donald Trump tweets from 2011-2013 claiming Obama would start war with Iran for his own political protection—much like Trump is actually doing now.

Tonight’s #FridayLimericks go to the disaster just getting started in Iran.

The U.S. is attacking Iran,
And with nary a concept of plan.
As the carnival barker
Takes turns ever darker,
He’s spinning as fast as he can.

We shouldn’t be so concerned that Mullin doesn’t have a bachelor’s degree

Plenty of smart, successful people never went to college

We should be concerned that Mullin is unqualified, particularly stupid and ridiculously arrogant-a dangerous combination which is unfortunately very common among MAGA

This video is a great one to watch.

Former intelligence member explains the Iranian/Epstein war. Daily.

#SheShed

Proving one again how spineless cowards that have become useful idiots to the #HeritageNetwork that has been steering our country to the ground… no trump is not that smart

I don’t, but I will check him out! Literally, if our local library system carries his work.

I am a retired librarian and often recommended Berry's work. Many of my male patrons also enjoyed Joe Lansdale. Do you know his work? It varies from regional Texas stories to science fiction. Try the Hap and Leonard series.

"The White House has now compiled a public list of enemies and as of this morning has authorized the military to kill peaceful protesters." ecturnbul968 *Gov. Tim Walz smeared ICE as the 'moder-day Gestapo." *Gov. Gavin Newsom likened ICE to 'secret police," calling them 'authoritarian" and proclaiming a 'right to push back." *Gov. JB Pritzker claimed the country is becoming "Nazi Germany" because ICE is "grabbing people off the street.... and disappearing them." *Rep. Robin Kelly smeared ICE as the 'Gestapo and a "betrayal." *Rep. Jasmine Crockett compared ICE to "slave patrols." *Rep. Sylvia Garcia referred to ICE agents as 'thugs." *Rep. Delia Ramirez attacked ICE as 'a terror force." *Rep. Pramila Jayapal called ICE agents 'deranged," accused them of "kidnapping," and said 'resistance" to ICE is "inspiring." *Rep. Rashida Tlaib said ICE is "terrorizing our communities" and "turning our country into a fascist police state," and called it a "rogue agency." *Rep. Ayanna Pressley said ICE is "terrorizing our communities." *Rep. Max Frost compared ICE operations to some of the worst horrors and crimes against humanity* in history. *Rep. John Larson said ICE is "the SS" and "the Gestapo." *Rep. LaMonica Mciver incited people to 'shut down the city" because 'we are at war." *Rep. Stephen Lynch smeared ICE agents as 'the Gestapo" and "nondescript thugs." *Rep. Dan Goldman compared federal agents to "secret police" who must be unmasked. *Rep. Becca Balint called ICE agents "vigilantes" ho cant be trusted. *Rep. Ilhan Omar said ICE agents are "vile and beyond cruel," and that the agency should be abolished. *Rep. Nikki Budzinski called ICE agents "dangerous and reckless." *Sen. Bernie Sanders asked people to "figure out a way to stop ICE from what they are doing as soon as possible." *Sen. Elizabeth Warren claimed ICE is 'intentionally stoking) fear' and tear[ing) communities apart." *Rep. Hakeem Jeffries implored people to "fight' the Trump Administration "in the streets…

Jeff ~ this is from September 28, 2025……

YouTube video by The On Being Project “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry, A Poetry Film by Charlotte Ager & Katy Wang

Such a beautiful poem and true. Here is an illustrated version of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ewB...