Rain
@rainst0rm4759.bsky.social
jewish writer, game dev, anarchist, and illinois nationalist
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An Extremely Early Look at the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary
With 2026 upon us and the off-year elections behind us, I’ve been wanting to look ahead, mostly to forget “the horrors” but also because the 2028 Democratic...
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Happy New Year everyone! To celebrate, I wanted to release my first newsletter, on the topic of the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary.
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Trash Girlie evolution
January 21, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Trash Girlie evolution
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If I'm being honest, the collapse of the post-Cold War international order and the violent occupation of an American city are making it difficult for me to concentrate on housing policy.
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
If I'm being honest, the collapse of the post-Cold War international order and the violent occupation of an American city are making it difficult for me to concentrate on housing policy.
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No reason not to hit the democrats too
January 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
No reason not to hit the democrats too
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Age of Empires 2 Houfnice
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Age of Empires 2 Houfnice
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I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
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I am just a pollster, standing in front of a bunch of elected Dems, asking them to lead on public opinion rather than hedge and tiptoe and moderate for fear an imaginary future backlash that will probably be manufactured by the right wing ecosystem anyway, regardless of what Dems do or don’t say.
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I am just a pollster, standing in front of a bunch of elected Dems, asking them to lead on public opinion rather than hedge and tiptoe and moderate for fear an imaginary future backlash that will probably be manufactured by the right wing ecosystem anyway, regardless of what Dems do or don’t say.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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Absolutely. Also it's infuriating to constantly watch prestige center-left pundits wax poetic about past progressive struggles, while they simultaneously scold & tone police contemporary protests in the *exact same manner* that opponents did to those previous struggles they now allegedly champion
January 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Absolutely. Also it's infuriating to constantly watch prestige center-left pundits wax poetic about past progressive struggles, while they simultaneously scold & tone police contemporary protests in the *exact same manner* that opponents did to those previous struggles they now allegedly champion
With Iran I feel like there’s never much hope, but love and support to the people standing up and fighting anyway 💚🤍♥️
January 8, 2026 at 10:44 PM
With Iran I feel like there’s never much hope, but love and support to the people standing up and fighting anyway 💚🤍♥️
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gotta respect bethesda’s and todd howard’s hatred for obsidian having the gall to make a good game
>watching the Fallout Season 2 writers maliciously destroying every single interesting thing about Fallout New Vegas
January 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
gotta respect bethesda’s and todd howard’s hatred for obsidian having the gall to make a good game
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neither pro-Stancil nor anti-Stancil, but a secret pro-third thing (going outside)
January 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
neither pro-Stancil nor anti-Stancil, but a secret pro-third thing (going outside)
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democrats are complicit
were complicit
will forever be complicit
were complicit
will forever be complicit
January 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
democrats are complicit
were complicit
will forever be complicit
were complicit
will forever be complicit
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you’re about to see just a deluge of bootlicking legacy media shit under the guise of “international law” and “US saves the day” and PLEASE don’t let them get away with it
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
you’re about to see just a deluge of bootlicking legacy media shit under the guise of “international law” and “US saves the day” and PLEASE don’t let them get away with it
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
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I find this type of comment so elitist. It IS the most inconvenient and stressful form of long distance public transportation, yet people still use it in droves because they have no other choice. Are we going to just pretend that's not an insane class divide worth highlighting?
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I find this type of comment so elitist. It IS the most inconvenient and stressful form of long distance public transportation, yet people still use it in droves because they have no other choice. Are we going to just pretend that's not an insane class divide worth highlighting?
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I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
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Do other countries have this weird notion that you’re not a “real” representative of the nation if you live in an urban center? Like do the French say Parisians aren’t really French? Are you considered not a real German if you live in Berlin? Or is this mainly a weird American thing?
January 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Do other countries have this weird notion that you’re not a “real” representative of the nation if you live in an urban center? Like do the French say Parisians aren’t really French? Are you considered not a real German if you live in Berlin? Or is this mainly a weird American thing?
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when i say that democrats have got to stop worrying about what republicans will to do us and make republicans worry about what we will do to them, this is what i am talking about
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January 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
when i say that democrats have got to stop worrying about what republicans will to do us and make republicans worry about what we will do to them, this is what i am talking about
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Happy New Year everyone! To celebrate, I wanted to release my first newsletter, on the topic of the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary.
buttondown.com/Rainst0rm/ar...
buttondown.com/Rainst0rm/ar...
An Extremely Early Look at the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary
With 2026 upon us and the off-year elections behind us, I’ve been wanting to look ahead, mostly to forget “the horrors” but also because the 2028 Democratic...
buttondown.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Happy New Year everyone! To celebrate, I wanted to release my first newsletter, on the topic of the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary.
buttondown.com/Rainst0rm/ar...
buttondown.com/Rainst0rm/ar...
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Honestly do the popularists have any theory at all of what winning elections is *for*
December 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Honestly do the popularists have any theory at all of what winning elections is *for*
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personally getting very irritated by the unbelievable arrogance of the data boys
when we said “defer electoral strategy to the actual politicians running for actual offices” we meant “after calculating wins above replacement somehow”
December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
personally getting very irritated by the unbelievable arrogance of the data boys
Yet another reminder in so many days that Democrats are 100% in league with Trump
Children are being exploited and abused because Big Tech consistently prioritizes profits over people.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
December 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Yet another reminder in so many days that Democrats are 100% in league with Trump
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In general, the following is simply fundamentally true: Europe's inability to take a stance on Israel that is 1% less complicit really discredited us, damaged our credibility (including among our own people), and spaffed away a lot of popular consent for (extremely necessary) continental rearmament.
December 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
In general, the following is simply fundamentally true: Europe's inability to take a stance on Israel that is 1% less complicit really discredited us, damaged our credibility (including among our own people), and spaffed away a lot of popular consent for (extremely necessary) continental rearmament.