Three Things: Double, Double, Toil and Rubble
Happy Halloween to all our ghouls and goblins. We have plenty of tricks and not too many treats before us today, including the House resolution approving continuation of an impeachment inquiry.
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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
Laura Cooper’s Forgotten Deposition
/41 Comments/in Congress, Impeachment, Trump Administration/by RayneWhat was it about Cooper’s anticipated testimony last week which required such a big dog-and-pony show to suck up media attention to propel the GOP’s misdirection while cutting into Cooper’s deposition?
Rest in Power: Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (1951 – 2019)
/43 Comments/in Congress/by RayneCummings’ passing is a huge loss for his district, his state, and our country.
A Meditation: Who Are You?
/122 Comments/in Culture/by RayneMe, typing away at my keyboard and you reading these pixels means neither of us are in the streets, fighting to preserve what’s left of our democracy. Who are we?
Three Things: Erasing, Erased, Erasure
/70 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, Democrats, Domestic Policy, Economics/by RayneAt least 75% of Americans are being erased if they haven’t been already by the remaining uppermost deciles. You, too, are probably erased by the plutarchy.
Hitting the Fan: Volker’s Text Messages Released
/75 Comments/in Congress, Foreign Policy, Impeachment, State Department, Trump Administration/by RayneHouse Democrats released partial transcripts of text messages between former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker and other officials. It looks like spoor met a rapidly rotating oscillator.
House Committees’ Deposition: U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker
/40 Comments/in Congress, Foreign Policy, Impeachment, Trump Administration/by RayneIf yesterday’s blizzard of disinformation tweets is any kind of measure, the GOP is worried about today’s interview of the former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, before the House Committees charged with the impeachment inquiry.
Crowdsource: Updated Trump-Ukraine Timeline, with Giuliani [UPDATE-5]
/74 Comments/in 2016 Election, Foreign Policy, Trump Administration/by RayneTrump’s attempt to extort performance from Ukraine this past July is part of a years-long story arc in which some characters show up repeatedly. In this dedicated thread let’s tease out a character’s role.
Hidden until Now: Trump Admitted 2016 Russian Interference in Lavrov-Kislyak Meeting
/136 Comments/in 2016 Election, Impeachment, Trump Administration/by RayneWe’ve known about this particular Oval Office conversation Trump had with Lavrov and Kislyak – but we didn’t know there was a LOT more to this conversation.
Three Things: Complaint Declassified, Ambassa-doored, Scripted Call? [UPDATE]
/198 Comments/in Congress, Foreign Policy, Trump Administration/by RayneThe whistleblower complaint situation is moving faster than a pyroclastic flow. The complaint has been declassified, Rudy’s meetings were oddly timed, and we lost a diplomat because of him.