J. R. Traas
@jrtraas.bsky.social
Author. Tutor. Human. He/him, they/them. *Definitely* not thirty hamsters in a garbage bag. Check out the Aelfraver Series: https://www.amazon.com/Rave-Aelfraver-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B08P978543
And audiobook: https://linktr.ee/jrtraas
And audiobook: https://linktr.ee/jrtraas
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J. R. Traas
@jrtraas.bsky.social
· Mar 5
Hi! I’m Julian, an indie author who writes far-future arcanepunk fantasy. Anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, and anti-imperialist to the core. It’s also pro-empathy, humanitarian, environmentalist, and defiantly hopeful. If any of that’s your vibe, you’ll love my books.
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Across the country, electricity costs are rising with no sign of slowing down.
One of the main culprits: data centers.
As big tech continues to build data centers around the country, the electricity demands are spiking our rates.
This practice of socializing costs & privatizing profits must end.
One of the main culprits: data centers.
As big tech continues to build data centers around the country, the electricity demands are spiking our rates.
This practice of socializing costs & privatizing profits must end.
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Across the country, electricity costs are rising with no sign of slowing down.
One of the main culprits: data centers.
As big tech continues to build data centers around the country, the electricity demands are spiking our rates.
This practice of socializing costs & privatizing profits must end.
One of the main culprits: data centers.
As big tech continues to build data centers around the country, the electricity demands are spiking our rates.
This practice of socializing costs & privatizing profits must end.
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There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
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Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Trump Wrongly Indicted Me, I’ll Rightly Impeach Him | Kat Abughazaleh Speaks at Lincoln Memorial
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Join me as I nerdily unwrap the long-awaited proof copy of #TheRuin
The final book in #TheAelfraverSeries
Grab your copy on December 31st, 2025!
Shoutout to the astounding cover artist @kalmahul.bsky.social !!
I'm so excited to finally be able to share it with you all.
Nearly there now...!
The final book in #TheAelfraverSeries
Grab your copy on December 31st, 2025!
Shoutout to the astounding cover artist @kalmahul.bsky.social !!
I'm so excited to finally be able to share it with you all.
Nearly there now...!
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Join me as I nerdily unwrap the long-awaited proof copy of #TheRuin
The final book in #TheAelfraverSeries
Grab your copy on December 31st, 2025!
Shoutout to the astounding cover artist @kalmahul.bsky.social !!
I'm so excited to finally be able to share it with you all.
Nearly there now...!
The final book in #TheAelfraverSeries
Grab your copy on December 31st, 2025!
Shoutout to the astounding cover artist @kalmahul.bsky.social !!
I'm so excited to finally be able to share it with you all.
Nearly there now...!
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Creativity is seeing beauty before it’s finished.
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Creativity is seeing beauty before it’s finished.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.
October 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.
At Decatur Book Festival yesterday. Great time. Met so many cool people.
October 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
At Decatur Book Festival yesterday. Great time. Met so many cool people.
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Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.
Today they attacked two journalists.
We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.
Today they attacked two journalists.
We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.
ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork
ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of
www.amny.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.
Today they attacked two journalists.
We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.
Today they attacked two journalists.
We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.
The Rave audiobook is now available on a bunch of platforms, including the ones pictured. You deserve only the Very Best in High Quality Audio Entertainment, so feast your ears on this delightful masterpiece narrated by the fantastic Erika Ventura and powerfully produced by The Other Stories crew.
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Rave audiobook is now available on a bunch of platforms, including the ones pictured. You deserve only the Very Best in High Quality Audio Entertainment, so feast your ears on this delightful masterpiece narrated by the fantastic Erika Ventura and powerfully produced by The Other Stories crew.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
I've been sitting on this for quite a while, anxious to share but knowing the wait would be worth it. Now that #TheRuin (last book in the #AelfraverTrilogy ) is nearing completion, I can finally show you all the truly spectacular illustration done by the incredibly talented @kalmahul.bsky.social !
September 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I've been sitting on this for quite a while, anxious to share but knowing the wait would be worth it. Now that #TheRuin (last book in the #AelfraverTrilogy ) is nearing completion, I can finally show you all the truly spectacular illustration done by the incredibly talented @kalmahul.bsky.social !
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The Narratess Indie August Sale is ongoing until the 25th! Dozens of indie fantasy, sci-fi and horror books are on sale or even free! Go check out this amazing sale!
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August 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The Narratess Indie August Sale is ongoing until the 25th! Dozens of indie fantasy, sci-fi and horror books are on sale or even free! Go check out this amazing sale!
indiebook.sale
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Researching where to #publish my first #audiobook (written by me, recorded by a human voice actor, edited by humans). #FindawayVoices #Audible and more have been pitched to me, but I’m not sure yet. Anybody have any opinions they want to share? What platforms worked for you? Any to avoid, #authors?
April 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Researching where to #publish my first #audiobook (written by me, recorded by a human voice actor, edited by humans). #FindawayVoices #Audible and more have been pitched to me, but I’m not sure yet. Anybody have any opinions they want to share? What platforms worked for you? Any to avoid, #authors?
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NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.
www.huffpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
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I care less about Signal chats and more about the blacksite offshore concentration camps we're sending random people to without any semblance of a trial, so I'll be interested to see if the national media can rub their bellies and pat their heads at the same time this week. Historically they can't.
April 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I care less about Signal chats and more about the blacksite offshore concentration camps we're sending random people to without any semblance of a trial, so I'll be interested to see if the national media can rub their bellies and pat their heads at the same time this week. Historically they can't.
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The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
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going to start calling myself a centrist and then listing all my leftist views as proof, just going to start moving the overton window by force
March 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
going to start calling myself a centrist and then listing all my leftist views as proof, just going to start moving the overton window by force