Ted S Raicer
@tdraicer.bsky.social
Game designer, author, liberal Democrat, loather of the maga Right and the Jill Stein Left.
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There is a common belief that great events must have great foundational causes and often they do. But I think the history of the 21st Century-and not just US history-owes more to a badly designed ballot in Florida than any other single cause.
For want of a nail indeed.
For want of a nail indeed.
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Russia is stepping up the number of Africans it recruits to counter a personnel shortage in its military and is targeting some of the continent’s most dysfunctional states for manpower. Read more: bloom.bg/4AeYSxd
📷: AFP/Getty Images
📷: AFP/Getty Images
October 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Russia is stepping up the number of Africans it recruits to counter a personnel shortage in its military and is targeting some of the continent’s most dysfunctional states for manpower. Read more: bloom.bg/4AeYSxd
📷: AFP/Getty Images
📷: AFP/Getty Images
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“My Catholic Latina opponent wants to impose Sharia Law” is a hilariously desperate closing message.
thehill.com/homenews/617...
thehill.com/homenews/617...
Abbott says opponent Hinojosa supports Sharia law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ripped state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee in the Lone Star State’s gubernatorial race, for an endorsement she received from the Council on American-Is…
thehill.com
October 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM
“My Catholic Latina opponent wants to impose Sharia Law” is a hilariously desperate closing message.
thehill.com/homenews/617...
thehill.com/homenews/617...
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this might rank as one of the most important outcomes of the night if it happens. would give dems the ability to begin to make north carolina a democracy
October 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM
this might rank as one of the most important outcomes of the night if it happens. would give dems the ability to begin to make north carolina a democracy
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Republicans, they're not like us.
October 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Republicans, they're not like us.
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Run For Something No Wait No Not Like That Wait Stop
Then why run for something, then?
Winning is bad because that means we won't think about why we don't win. Or something.
Winning is bad because that means we won't think about why we don't win. Or something.
October 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Run For Something No Wait No Not Like That Wait Stop
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this is borderline self-parody www.latimes.com/california/s...
October 27, 2026 at 3:53 AM
this is borderline self-parody www.latimes.com/california/s...
The Gestapo or the KGB would be proud.
Kavanaugh stops in action: ICE tackled a non-verbal kid near his school, left him with injuries requiring surgery, and then left the scene when they realized he wasn't the person they were looking for www.independent.com/2026/10/23/i...
ICE Detains Special Needs Student, U.S. Citizen Near Santa Maria High School
Rapid Response volunteers witnessed the student being tackled and left with injuries requiring surgery.
www.independent.com
October 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The Gestapo or the KGB would be proud.
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NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.
A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working There
Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.
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58 year old Tennessee GOP House candidate dismisses unsolicited dick pic he sent as a 53 year old as "youthful indiscretion" www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Brent Taylor's Sexting Problem
State Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) has sent unsolicited nude photos as recently as 2021, dismissing past sexual advances as “youthful indiscretions” that marked his 30-year marriage.
www.nashvillescene.com
October 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
58 year old Tennessee GOP House candidate dismisses unsolicited dick pic he sent as a 53 year old as "youthful indiscretion" www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
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Please honor Mao as the democratically elected rule of law leader he was!
Kylian Mbappe having to apologise for describing Mao Zedong as a Chinese dictator is absurd. Shame on everyone in the West who has pressured him just in order to maintain their profits. Heaven forbid anyone says anything critical of a tyrant who killed millions! www.ibtimes.co.uk/mbappe-apolo...
Kylian Mbappé Apologises in Three Languages as Three Chinese Brands Cut Ties Over Mao Zedong Meme Controversy
Kylian Mbappé has apologised in French, Chinese and English after three Chinese companies ended commercial agreements following a disputed video involving a meme depicting him as Mao Zedong.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Please honor Mao as the democratically elected rule of law leader he was!
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Jesse Ventura: “If Donald Trump would have gone in the military, he would have been the guy that wet his bed, cried for his mom, went hysterical, and would be carted out in the middle of the night. The man’s a coward. He’s a bully. All bullies are cowards. That’s why they’re bullies”
October 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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I've only been saying this for a decade.
yup.
October 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I've only been saying this for a decade.
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He did it.
He really fucking did it.
If it weren’t for Eric Bauza, we would most likely never saw Coyote vs ACME see the light of day.
Thank you Mr. Bauza.
He really fucking did it.
If it weren’t for Eric Bauza, we would most likely never saw Coyote vs ACME see the light of day.
Thank you Mr. Bauza.
October 26, 2026 at 4:07 AM
He did it.
He really fucking did it.
If it weren’t for Eric Bauza, we would most likely never saw Coyote vs ACME see the light of day.
Thank you Mr. Bauza.
He really fucking did it.
If it weren’t for Eric Bauza, we would most likely never saw Coyote vs ACME see the light of day.
Thank you Mr. Bauza.
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Obama didn't make fun of the Cheesecake Factory. He made fun of Trump's tacky White House. I still say 1890s Paris whorehouse is the closer comp.
A reporter asked President Trump, "Do you have a further response to Obama who made fun of the Cheesecake Factory, comparing it to the White House and your decorations." Trump gave a fairly long answer.
October 26, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Obama didn't make fun of the Cheesecake Factory. He made fun of Trump's tacky White House. I still say 1890s Paris whorehouse is the closer comp.
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that food you can’t afford? you don’t need it anyway, fatty. and the gas you can’t afford? walk that fat ass to work! wait why aren’t you voting for us
October 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
that food you can’t afford? you don’t need it anyway, fatty. and the gas you can’t afford? walk that fat ass to work! wait why aren’t you voting for us
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Journalists can easily tell GOP operatives are masquerading as independent voters. But they don't give a rat's ass.
If they did, they'd be reporting news, not cosplaying as tabloids.
If they did, they'd be reporting news, not cosplaying as tabloids.
Jolene Riessen, who NYT falsely presents as a regular voter because they love Republicans & want them to win, is president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association (has donated exclusively to Republicans since 2024) and Corn Sector Director at the US Grains & Bioproducts Council
October 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Journalists can easily tell GOP operatives are masquerading as independent voters. But they don't give a rat's ass.
If they did, they'd be reporting news, not cosplaying as tabloids.
If they did, they'd be reporting news, not cosplaying as tabloids.
He is guilty of helping to put Trump in office but as usual Trump has no gratitude.
If this fails (you think?), there's probably a traffic ticket from 1995 they could get him on.
The Trump administration has brought a third criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, this time accusing the longtime target of President Donald Trump of unlawfully transmitting national defense information to the press a decade ago. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
October 27, 2026 at 9:18 PM
He is guilty of helping to put Trump in office but as usual Trump has no gratitude.
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Good way to live.
“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.”
— KURT VONNEGUT
— KURT VONNEGUT
October 26, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Good way to live.
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Good news: Maurene Comey is back at SDNY after a judge ruled her firing unlawful
Who trusts a case if the prosecutor’s job hangs on pleasing the president? Rules keep the answer simple, & today they protected more than one person -TN
Who trusts a case if the prosecutor’s job hangs on pleasing the president? Rules keep the answer simple, & today they protected more than one person -TN
Judge says DOJ illegally fired the daughter of former FBI director Comey
Maurene Comey served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan for around a decade. A judicial ruling finding her dismissal unlawful adds to concerns of politically motivated firings at the DOJ.
www.npr.org
October 26, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Good news: Maurene Comey is back at SDNY after a judge ruled her firing unlawful
Who trusts a case if the prosecutor’s job hangs on pleasing the president? Rules keep the answer simple, & today they protected more than one person -TN
Who trusts a case if the prosecutor’s job hangs on pleasing the president? Rules keep the answer simple, & today they protected more than one person -TN
Alas the evidence is a majority want a handout. That's one of the reasons they mostly chose Trump-they expected to get another big one.
The costs are obscene.
Tennessee farmer's fuel bill was $20,000 for just 2 weeks:
"I wish they could see what it costs us to plant a crop and what we are getting paid... A farmer doesn't like a handout. He would rather have a fair market."
"I wish they could see what it costs us to plant a crop and what we are getting paid... A farmer doesn't like a handout. He would rather have a fair market."
October 27, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Alas the evidence is a majority want a handout. That's one of the reasons they mostly chose Trump-they expected to get another big one.
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DJT lies like most folks breathe.
Nice to see so many folks rebut hus bullshit in real time.
Nice to see so many folks rebut hus bullshit in real time.
October 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
DJT lies like most folks breathe.
Nice to see so many folks rebut hus bullshit in real time.
Nice to see so many folks rebut hus bullshit in real time.
Justice has never been extensive in human affairs but we have a shot.
If there is any justice, Tim Scott and Graham should both lose.
Tim Scott calls Annie Andrews "tranny Annie"
October 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Justice has never been extensive in human affairs but we have a shot.
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A protester yelled "Shove that ballroom up your fat ass" to Trump at his rally in Mississippi on Monday night. This clip contains two versions of the moment. The first is how it aired on a livestream. In the second I increased the audio for that moment.
October 27, 2026 at 5:11 AM
A protester yelled "Shove that ballroom up your fat ass" to Trump at his rally in Mississippi on Monday night. This clip contains two versions of the moment. The first is how it aired on a livestream. In the second I increased the audio for that moment.
If it was a Democrat they'd be all over it. They aren't cowardly. They are complicit. How we got here.
The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.
Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States.
"In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct."
Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
"In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct."
Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
October 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
If it was a Democrat they'd be all over it. They aren't cowardly. They are complicit. How we got here.