Election Day Countdown: Better Than 1 Day Left [UPDATE-2]
A couple hours or twenty minutes left is better than a day left, amirite?
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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
Election Day Countdown: 2 Days, 2 Much 2 Go
/78 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, Trump Administration/by RayneMAGAtroids are ramping up their terror attacks ahead of Election Day. As if COVID isn’t enough of a nuisance.
Election Day Countdown: 3 Days, 3 Things
/54 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, COVID-19, Trump Administration/by Rayne*cough-cough* More on that later. It’s very late on Day 3, need to get through these pronto.
Election Day Countdown: 4 Days
/79 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, COVID-19, Trump Administration/by RayneDon’t bother to read this post if you are sensitive to foul language.
Election Day Countdown: 5 Days
/57 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, COVID-19, Trump Administration/by RayneThere are five days left until Election Day. There are at least 228,000 Americans dead from COVID, and another 25-30% more excess deaths — all of them Trump’s responsibility.
Election Day Countdown: 6 Days
/129 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, Trump Administration/by RayneSix days. Less than a week to Election Day.
2020 Presidential Debates: The Battle of Nashville [UPDATE-3]
/169 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, Trump Administration/by RayneFINALLY, the last presidential debate of this election cycle. Here’s a post for emptywheel community members’ discussion about the debate.
2020 Presidential Debates: Missing ‘The Capital of Latin America’ [UPDATE-1]
/57 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, Trump Administration/by RayneHere’s a post so emptywheel community members can discuss the canceled second of three presidential debates — I mean, town hall on ABC with Biden and interview with Trump on NBC.
SCOTUS Nomination: Coney Barrett’s Beeswax and Goose Quills
/81 Comments/in SCOTUS, Trump Administration/by RayneOriginalists like Amy Coney Barrett are not up to the task of deciding issues of contemporary law using criteria shaped by goose quills and beeswax.
SCOTUS Nomination: Amy Coney Barrett’s 2nd Day Before Senate Judiciary Committee
/96 Comments/in SCOTUS, Trump Administration/by RayneThat’s a pretty dull head, isn’t it, for what’s at stake, for the price Americans have paid for the GOP’s SCOTUS nominee?