Janelle Rettig
@janellerettig.bsky.social
Retired liberal elected official, now full-time Border Collie frisbee traffic control. I read, play poker, ride bicycles, ride a Harley, and I read some more. I'm married to Robin Butler.
We just recieved a @theatlantic.com magazine. I tossed it into the recycle bin without even opening it. If I wanted to learn more about how a Kennedy went nuts, I could turn on the damn TV. Can I have a refund?
December 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We just recieved a @theatlantic.com magazine. I tossed it into the recycle bin without even opening it. If I wanted to learn more about how a Kennedy went nuts, I could turn on the damn TV. Can I have a refund?
Republicans are going to let children, seniors, and they disabled starve, because the are hell bent on denying people health insurance and making health care unaffordable to millions. #RepublicanShutDown
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Republicans are going to let children, seniors, and they disabled starve, because the are hell bent on denying people health insurance and making health care unaffordable to millions. #RepublicanShutDown
The Ontario Premier just stuck it to Epstein's best friend again by playing the Reagan anti-tariff advertisement in the World Series game 2. I think that says take your 10% tariff and shove it... #Tariffs #WorldSeries
October 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Ontario Premier just stuck it to Epstein's best friend again by playing the Reagan anti-tariff advertisement in the World Series game 2. I think that says take your 10% tariff and shove it... #Tariffs #WorldSeries
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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
@raygunsite.com we are going to a Fever and Valkyries game, and we want to rep both Caitlin and Kate. Maybe you should do a shirt? Caitlin and Kate are good at basketball. Caitlin and Kate it's a IowaWBB thing.
June 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
@raygunsite.com we are going to a Fever and Valkyries game, and we want to rep both Caitlin and Kate. Maybe you should do a shirt? Caitlin and Kate are good at basketball. Caitlin and Kate it's a IowaWBB thing.
Trump's leaving the golf course, and the B-2 bombers are on the move. His wag the dog horror show is about to begin.
June 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Trump's leaving the golf course, and the B-2 bombers are on the move. His wag the dog horror show is about to begin.
Everybody should be watching Caitlin Clark and Pete Crow Armstrong. They are must watch athletes.
June 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Everybody should be watching Caitlin Clark and Pete Crow Armstrong. They are must watch athletes.
Sophie Cunningham should never have to buy her own drink in Indiana or Iowa ever again. @theindianafever.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Sophie Cunningham should never have to buy her own drink in Indiana or Iowa ever again. @theindianafever.bsky.social
I would bet the United States is about to go to war in Iran. If you have any contacts in higher powers, now might be a good time to pray.
June 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I would bet the United States is about to go to war in Iran. If you have any contacts in higher powers, now might be a good time to pray.
Trump is throwing a temper tantrum at the G7 and leaving. Canada should have denied his visa because he is a convicted felon.
June 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Trump is throwing a temper tantrum at the G7 and leaving. Canada should have denied his visa because he is a convicted felon.
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I had planned to add a crowd to my parade cartoon but ran out of time. Guess I didn't need to anyway.
June 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I had planned to add a crowd to my parade cartoon but ran out of time. Guess I didn't need to anyway.
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Picking radishes is no easy task. Efrén spends 8-10 hrs/day on his knees, picking and sorting the radishes into small bunches to fill dozens of crates a day in CA's Ventura County. He's proud to have worked in America's fields for 49 years. #WeFeedYou
June 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Picking radishes is no easy task. Efrén spends 8-10 hrs/day on his knees, picking and sorting the radishes into small bunches to fill dozens of crates a day in CA's Ventura County. He's proud to have worked in America's fields for 49 years. #WeFeedYou
James Comey helped give us the loser, but investigating him for seashells is some outrageous hypocrisy. Hell yes, 86 47. Throw 47 in jail where he belongs.
May 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
James Comey helped give us the loser, but investigating him for seashells is some outrageous hypocrisy. Hell yes, 86 47. Throw 47 in jail where he belongs.
The Vice President of the United States has threatened football/soccer players, coaches, families, friends and fans from around the world, not to overstay their visas. @fifaworldcup26.bsky.social should take these words seriously and boycott the US. Play in Canada and Mexico. The US isn't safe.
May 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The Vice President of the United States has threatened football/soccer players, coaches, families, friends and fans from around the world, not to overstay their visas. @fifaworldcup26.bsky.social should take these words seriously and boycott the US. Play in Canada and Mexico. The US isn't safe.
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🧵I get a lot of questions about what will happen to Social Security payments. The way I see it, there are 3 factors that will impact payments, all of which will feed off each other to exponentially increase the likelihood that SSA will miss payments: backlogs, error, and system failure.
April 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🧵I get a lot of questions about what will happen to Social Security payments. The way I see it, there are 3 factors that will impact payments, all of which will feed off each other to exponentially increase the likelihood that SSA will miss payments: backlogs, error, and system failure.
I think Trump may have poked the wrong superpower. China isn't messing around. At some point, someone is going to have to halt trade and leave the US hanging without essential products or energy. You have to stop the bully from taking your lunch money.
April 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I think Trump may have poked the wrong superpower. China isn't messing around. At some point, someone is going to have to halt trade and leave the US hanging without essential products or energy. You have to stop the bully from taking your lunch money.
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Humanity still has a chance. The first step to reconciliation is bring back the repurposing of jelly/jam jars as drinking glasses.
April 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Humanity still has a chance. The first step to reconciliation is bring back the repurposing of jelly/jam jars as drinking glasses.
We were happy to support the Coralville Food Pantry and see #Iowawbb coach Jan Jensen and her niece, Kate Martin. We can't wait to see Kate play for the Valkyries. She said she is healed from her Unrivaled injury and ready to go.
April 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
We were happy to support the Coralville Food Pantry and see #Iowawbb coach Jan Jensen and her niece, Kate Martin. We can't wait to see Kate play for the Valkyries. She said she is healed from her Unrivaled injury and ready to go.
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Poignant letter by a mother: “Don’t worry love, they will never wrestle you from us. They could tariff the air we breathe, seas we swim, valleys we waddle upon. They may hunt us, chase us, imprison us.. and I promise that I will never let their greed corrupt our happiness. With you forever.”
April 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Poignant letter by a mother: “Don’t worry love, they will never wrestle you from us. They could tariff the air we breathe, seas we swim, valleys we waddle upon. They may hunt us, chase us, imprison us.. and I promise that I will never let their greed corrupt our happiness. With you forever.”
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Sen. Peter Squelch (Black Faced Shealthbill party) addressing congress today. He is attempting to champion a resolution to sell penguin eggs in return for tariff renegotiation. So far, he’s received cold shoulders and some Senators who’ve even flipped the bird, in a typically polite Ice House.
April 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Sen. Peter Squelch (Black Faced Shealthbill party) addressing congress today. He is attempting to champion a resolution to sell penguin eggs in return for tariff renegotiation. So far, he’s received cold shoulders and some Senators who’ve even flipped the bird, in a typically polite Ice House.
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You stupid, fucking idiotic MAGAts voted for that decrepitly senile orange piece of shit, now we SANE, INTELLIGENT Americans have to deal with it.
I hope you fuckers LOSE everything.
Especially in those broke ass, welfare ridden red states.
I hope you fuckers LOSE everything.
Especially in those broke ass, welfare ridden red states.
April 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
You stupid, fucking idiotic MAGAts voted for that decrepitly senile orange piece of shit, now we SANE, INTELLIGENT Americans have to deal with it.
I hope you fuckers LOSE everything.
Especially in those broke ass, welfare ridden red states.
I hope you fuckers LOSE everything.
Especially in those broke ass, welfare ridden red states.
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The economy is crashing and the President is fucking golfing.
He's hitting balls and I'm taking calls. This isn’t “America First.” It's Trump first. So, Mr. President, get your ass off the golf course and fix this.
He's hitting balls and I'm taking calls. This isn’t “America First.” It's Trump first. So, Mr. President, get your ass off the golf course and fix this.
April 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The economy is crashing and the President is fucking golfing.
He's hitting balls and I'm taking calls. This isn’t “America First.” It's Trump first. So, Mr. President, get your ass off the golf course and fix this.
He's hitting balls and I'm taking calls. This isn’t “America First.” It's Trump first. So, Mr. President, get your ass off the golf course and fix this.
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Musk staffers are in the process of seizing control of the Peace Corps’ headquarters.
April 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Musk staffers are in the process of seizing control of the Peace Corps’ headquarters.