James Rautner
James Rautner
@jrautner.bsky.social
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”” George Santayana
FINALLY...Dems are willing to fight fire with fire. For too long we've been the party that "plays by the rules". GOP's only rule has been win at all costs. Now we're finally willing to get down to their level. We're going to crush Repubs on Nov 4th in VA!
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We need to play by their rules (anything goes) until we finally put them back in their White Supremacist box. Then we can finally work across ALL state (when we have a Dem President, Senate and Congress?) to make political gerrymandering illegal.
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
...and at this point, he's not even trying to hide it. He's flaunting it.
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
And don't forget about the $175M being spent on buying Dog Killer Noem TWO (count 'em) of her own luxury aircraft. As our nation waits to see whether their ACA premiums double or triple in a few days, this regime is clearly demonstrating just how much they don't care about the people of the U.S.
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
...right at the moment that 41 million people are about to lose SNAP benefits from the gov't shutdown, the poorest of our citizens who will go without food (and their children), as Trump spends $200M on a gaudy, ugly gilded tribute to himself.
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Josh, I have a couple ideas/thoughts about areas of common interest re: your ICE block app. You have DMs turned off...is there a way that I can connect with you to discuss?
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The problem we face is that 20% of our population (particularly younger people) are saying that they get "most"of their news from TikTok...so we HAVE to find a way to reach them. Otherwise, all they will be fed will be right-wing propaganda.
October 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ain't it da truth... ain't it da truth!!! (Cowardly Lion voice).
August 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What a beautifully told story... thank you.
August 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This seems to me a cop out for experiencing and taking the risk of living a real life. Put forward by people who spend way too much time on screen and wearing VR goggles, and not nearly enough time outdoors, in public, interacting with real people. Romance need not be expensive.
July 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Poor people have been meeting and falling in love and creating beautiful lives as long as there has been humanity.
July 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Truer words! She knows the effects of this bill are going to be catastrophic to the American people. She recently said that too many politicians were afraid to speak up (like she was different). She could have been the fourth vote to put a nail through the heart of this societal train-wreck.
July 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
But she chose not to. Not to take the heat. To cut some pathetic side deal to lessen (not alleviate) the blow to her own constituents, KNOWING how destructive it will be for citizens of states everywhere else.

Shame!
July 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM