Here for Misogyny’s Ratio
It’s 2016 all over again when the woman frontrunner is trashed by white dudes’ tweets and crappy reporting. Come on already. This is an open thread.
Author Archive for: Rayne
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
A Growing Problem: Agriculture, Climate, and Trump
/120 Comments/in Climate Change, Culture/by RayneAgriculture is complex even in the best of times. It’s nightmarish faced with the mounting climate emergency and the crises Trump creates. This is an open thread.
Cloud Computing and the Single Server
/63 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Cybersecurity, Democrats, Russian hacks/by RayneAn abbreviated primer on cloud computing and points to ponder about the mythological ‘single server’. This is an open thead.
NC Election Investigations and the Yard Sale at the 18th Hole
/87 Comments/in Trump Administration/by RayneWhat’s going on with the federal investigation of voter fraud underway in North Carolina? And just how many non-English-speaking Russians now live in the US? This is an open thread.
The Orange Injector and the Troubling Tariffs
/242 Comments/in Economics, Trump Administration/by RayneAs if a constitutional crisis wasn’t enough, he did it again — trashed the market with tweets. And we’re stuck on this crazy ride with him. This is an open thread.
Undead Testify: Welcome to the Zombie Apocalypse
/254 Comments/in Mueller Probe, Trump Administration/by RayneThe zombie apocalypse wasn’t supposed to look like this; it should have been more cinematic. And yet here we are, surrounded by the undead. This is an open thread.
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: AG William Barr
/95 Comments/in Trump Administration/by RayneDedicated thread — bring Barr hearing-related discussion here.
History’s Rhyme: Nixon’s Articles of Impeachment
/125 Comments/in Congress, Impeachment, Trump Administration/by RayneWhat would Articles of Impeachment look like if drafted today about Trump? Would they look like Nixon’s? This is a open thread.
Do the Right Thing: Break Some Eggs and Impeach
/185 Comments/in Democrats, Impeachment, Trump Administration/by RayneThere’s really no question about what must be done. There’s only fight against spin protecting an un-indicted co-conspirator, or worse. This is an open thread.
Three Things: Big Day, Big Top
/59 Comments/in Trump Administration/by RayneIt’s going to be a big day under the big top. Attorney General Bill Barr has planned quite the circus. But first, three things — this is an open thread.