Charles Rathmann
@charlesrathmann.bsky.social
Construction and enterprise technogy wonk, fisherman, guitarist and family guy in the #Driftless region of #Wisconsin.
Low-class smear against #Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor, and gubernatorial candidate, Sara Rodriguez. Next thing you know, they'll claim Barack Obama was born in Africa and ineligible to be president ...
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Low-class smear against #Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor, and gubernatorial candidate, Sara Rodriguez. Next thing you know, they'll claim Barack Obama was born in Africa and ineligible to be president ...
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"Make Republicans in Congress own the status quo that took the lives of Good and Pretti."
Honor Pretti and Good. End the Occupation.
Now is the time to think big and be bold.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"Make Republicans in Congress own the status quo that took the lives of Good and Pretti."
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I'm voting no on DHS funding.
Masked agents are operating in our streets and hurting people with zero accountability. It’s un-American.
If you’re upset and want to help, call your senators and representatives and tell them this chaos needs to stop.
Masked agents are operating in our streets and hurting people with zero accountability. It’s un-American.
If you’re upset and want to help, call your senators and representatives and tell them this chaos needs to stop.
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I'm voting no on DHS funding.
Masked agents are operating in our streets and hurting people with zero accountability. It’s un-American.
If you’re upset and want to help, call your senators and representatives and tell them this chaos needs to stop.
Masked agents are operating in our streets and hurting people with zero accountability. It’s un-American.
If you’re upset and want to help, call your senators and representatives and tell them this chaos needs to stop.
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Meanwhile in Russia: this morning, state TV host Evgeny Popov lied that Alex Pretti was shot by ICE because he "whipped out a loaded pistol." Despite extensive evidence to the contrary, Moscow's mouthpieces are trying to defend the Trump administration.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXtN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXtN...
State TV host Evgeny Popov lies about Alex Pretti
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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January 26, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Meanwhile in Russia: this morning, state TV host Evgeny Popov lied that Alex Pretti was shot by ICE because he "whipped out a loaded pistol." Despite extensive evidence to the contrary, Moscow's mouthpieces are trying to defend the Trump administration.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXtN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXtN...
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I think about this from Aristotle a lot. Democracy requires equality, but some people cannot stand to be equal with others and seek to overthrow democracy.
"Inferiors become revolutionaries in order to be equals and equals become revolutionaries in order to be superiors." Aristotle, Politics
"Inferiors become revolutionaries in order to be equals and equals become revolutionaries in order to be superiors." Aristotle, Politics
January 26, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I think about this from Aristotle a lot. Democracy requires equality, but some people cannot stand to be equal with others and seek to overthrow democracy.
"Inferiors become revolutionaries in order to be equals and equals become revolutionaries in order to be superiors." Aristotle, Politics
"Inferiors become revolutionaries in order to be equals and equals become revolutionaries in order to be superiors." Aristotle, Politics
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“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
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ICE ➡️ I Commit Executions
January 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
ICE ➡️ I Commit Executions
January 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Django's Birthday! Django's Birthday!
Django Reinhardt - Sweet georgia brown
YouTube video by Jacopoj
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January 23, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Django's Birthday! Django's Birthday!
The brown truck was here with the M Fournineteen. I am impressed with the initial presentation and unboxing ...
Winter trout is open now, but with Wisconsin going into the deep freeze for a few days I'll have to wait a bit to test cast and fish it. Stay tuned. 🎣❄️🎉👍😍
Winter trout is open now, but with Wisconsin going into the deep freeze for a few days I'll have to wait a bit to test cast and fish it. Stay tuned. 🎣❄️🎉👍😍
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The brown truck was here with the M Fournineteen. I am impressed with the initial presentation and unboxing ...
Winter trout is open now, but with Wisconsin going into the deep freeze for a few days I'll have to wait a bit to test cast and fish it. Stay tuned. 🎣❄️🎉👍😍
Winter trout is open now, but with Wisconsin going into the deep freeze for a few days I'll have to wait a bit to test cast and fish it. Stay tuned. 🎣❄️🎉👍😍
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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"This administration’s only notice of the day seems to have come in late November of last year, when it announced that it had eliminated this holiday from the list of days with free entry to America’s national parks." lnk.thebulwark.com/4sMgX2B
Celebrate a King, Not a Trump
We will never have a DJT day.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"This administration’s only notice of the day seems to have come in late November of last year, when it announced that it had eliminated this holiday from the list of days with free entry to America’s national parks." lnk.thebulwark.com/4sMgX2B
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"The most important contribution of this holiday will be in the quality of the answers afforded to these and other questions which arise in the hearts and minds of our grandchildren and their grandchildren."
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and ‘the Minds and Hearts of Children’
A schoolteacher anticipated in 1979 how creating the holiday would prove meaningful.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"The most important contribution of this holiday will be in the quality of the answers afforded to these and other questions which arise in the hearts and minds of our grandchildren and their grandchildren."
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“America will be respected again, like never before”
“Leave Greenland alone!”
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
January 19, 2026 at 12:03 AM
“America will be respected again, like never before”
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Undoubtedly, there have been moments when the Ugly American has been uglier. But this weekend, surely, will rank among its most repugnant.
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The Ugliest Americans
Extorting allies, invading cities.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Undoubtedly, there have been moments when the Ugly American has been uglier. But this weekend, surely, will rank among its most repugnant.
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Fascism is for Losers
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Fascism is for Losers
A Book TOC, lol/cry
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Fascism is for Losers
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open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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Wisconsin AI Data Center Bill – Manitowoc Minute Special Report
YouTube video by Charlie Berens
youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Give us your papers, Lebowski ...
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Give us your papers, Lebowski ...
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Powell says the quiet part out loud.
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Powell says the quiet part out loud.