Day 34: Frankly, We Have a Lot Right Now
A lot of evidence or a lot of nonsense — we haz one of them. Bring yours to this open thread. It’s also Day 34 in our countdown to Tax Day.
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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
Count Them: Thirty. Five. Days.
/26 Comments/in Trump Administration/by RayneIt’s March 15 — you have 35 days until Tax Day deadline for your annual filing. Donald Trump has 35 days to come up with yet another “dog ate my homework” excuse.
Open Thread: Don’t Forget Poland!
/51 Comments/in Culture/by RayneIn which we take a look at some modern Polish baroque gothic art and some non-arts stuff. This is an open thread.
International Women’s Day 2017: #DayWithoutAWoman
/9 Comments/in Culture, Gender Equity/by RayneIt’s been 105 years since the first International Women’s Day. Women’s socio-economic power has not reached parity in 2-3 lifetimes since 1911.
Open Thread: Angst
/17 Comments/in Culture, Free For All/by RayneWe’re suffering from a collective existential dread. Offload some of it here in this open thread.
Open Thread: The Scream
/41 Comments/in Culture, Free For All/by RayneIf you can’t think of something that made you want to scream this week, count yourself a lucky person. This is an open thread — scream away.
Of Spies and Casinos
/16 Comments/in Foreign Policy/by RayneA look back at the case of Russian spies arrested in the U.S. — the ones looking into market destabilization, recruiting from college students, and investing in casinos.
Long Island Iced Tea
/61 Comments/in Foreign Policy/by RayneWhat an interesting coincidence that a Russian spy vessel didn’t ‘loiter’ near any of more than a dozen naval sites along the east coast. Instead, it picked a spot near Long Island. Iced tea, anyone?
Nevertheless, She Persisted
/19 Comments/in Department of Justice, Trump Administration/by RayneIn a breathtakingly offensive move, Senate Leader Mitch McConnell used a gag rule to stop Elizabeth Warren from reading Coretta Scott King’s letter about Jeff Sessions’ efforts to suppress African American voters.
Wednesday: Tick-Tock Stock
/5 Comments/in Domestic Policy, Financial Fraud, Foreign Policy, Manufacturing/by RayneIn this post: A short film depicts a failed love story in electronic debris and a tick-tock behind yesterday’s stock market’s scramble.