Show Us Where the Bad Men Touched You, Jason
What happened in that room when they were alone, out of the public’s eye? How and where were GOP Congresspersons touched?
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
Flashback: The Road Ahead
/5 Comments/in Culture, Democrats/by RayneLast of a four-part series. In this piece I’d laid out what needed to be done in a local organization which wasn’t organized back then. It may still serve as a map for the road ahead.
Flashback: Rougher Roads
/18 Comments/in Culture, Democrats/by RaynePart Three of this four-part series looking back at popping my activist cherry. So not a virgin any more, and a damned good thing given how much rougher the road ahead.
Flashback: A Personal Journey
/7 Comments/in Culture, Democrats/by RaynePart Two of a four-part series — what a journey it was from 2003, and what a trip since then on the road of political discovery.
Flashback: This Miserable State
/24 Comments/in Culture, Democrats/by RayneA trip back through recent history with The Angry Left: How We Found Our Way to This Miserable State — Part One of a four-part series.
Swear or Affirm, Protect and Defend
/4 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Culture/by RayneWe require elected officials and federal employees to swear an oath with specific requirements. Certain officials-to-be don’t appear ready to fulfill their oaths to us.
The Day After Election Day 2016
/38 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election/by RayneDedicated post-mortem thread for the Day After the 2016 Election Day content.
Election Day 2016
/31 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election/by RayneDedicated thread for 2016 Election Day content. How’d your voting experience go?
Monday: A Border Too Far
/1 Comment/in 2016 Presidential Election, Culture, Cybersecurity, Energy Policy, Foreign Policy/by RayneIn this roundup: Turkey, pipelines, and a border not meant to be crossed.
Friday: When the Beau Breaks and Brakes
/25 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Culture, Foreign Policy/by RayneIn this roundup: Brexit breaks, Turkey’s troubles trebled, shattered guardrails.