This Is the Morning After: Virginia Isn’t the Whole Story
Snap out of it. Pity parties don’t do anything constructive except sell facial tissues. Far more happened yesterday than Virginia’s gubernatorial race.
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About Rayne
Blogger since 2002, political activist since 2003, geek since birth. Opinions informed by mixed-race, multi-ethnic, cis-female condition, further shaped by kind friends of all persuasions. Sci-tech frenemy, wannabe artist, decent cook, determined author, successful troublemaker. Mother of invention and two excessively smart-assed young adult kids. Attended School of Hard Knocks; Rather Unfortunate Smallish Private Business School in Midwest; Affordable Mid-State Community College w/evening classes. Self-employed at Tiny Consulting Business; previously at Large-ish Chemical Company with HQ in Midwest in multiple marginalizing corporate drone roles, and at Rather Big IT Service Provider as a project manager, preceded by a motley assortment of gigs before the gig economy was a thing. Blogging experience includes a personal blog at the original blogs.salon.com, managing editor for a state-based news site, and a stint at Firedoglake before landing here at emptywheel as technology’s less-virginal-but-still-accursed Cassandra.
Entries by Rayne
Bullshit Brigade: State and Local Election Day Edition [UPDATE-1]
/116 Comments/in Elections, Racism/by RayneIt’s election day across the country with lots of local and state elections still underway. Take a look at some bullshit while waiting for the polls to close and votes to be counted.
3 Things: Memory, Memory, the 6th of January
/52 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Trump Administration/by RayneWill children have a rhyme to recall Trump’s January 6th autogolpe plot? This is a fresh thread to discuss recent developments in the investigation of the insurrection.
Bullshit Brigade – Book Burner Edition
/105 Comments/in Elections, Media/by RayneThis week has been rife with bullshit. Here are three egregious examples including a contemporary “book burner.”
What Lies Beneath the Turf
/87 Comments/in Financial Fraud, Trump Administration/by RayneWhy is it only after the August 2021 election of a new Westchester County district attorney took office was the possibility of tax and insurance fraud finally investigated? Why are 10 other courses going unexamined?
Live Thread: U.S. Senate Commerce Hearing with Facebook Whistleblower [UPDATE-5]
/77 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Media/by RayneThe Senate Commerce Committee is conducting a hearing right now; Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is currently testifying before the committee.
Peril: What’s Epilogue to Prologue?
/85 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by RaynePeril’s questionable prologue shifted the focus to General Milley instead of the ongoing assault on America’s democracy.
TL;DNR = Too Late; Do Not Resuscitate
/163 Comments/in COVID-19/by RayneUnvaccinated Idahoans chose to continue Trump’s death panels.
This Is Your D*ck on COVID-19: Reaching Stubbornly Unvaxxed Men
/36 Comments/in COVID-19/by RayneIt’s not a new idea that we encourage unvaccinated men to get the shot because their pee-pees are at risk if they get COVID-19. They just don’t care.
This Is Bullshit: Are You Seriously Evicting Voters, Democrats? [UPDATE-1]
/64 Comments/in Congress, Democrats/by RayneBiden’s 2020 vote margin and the number of American households at risk of eviction as of midnight tonight are both roughly seven million. That’s bullshit.