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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.

124 Followers  |  123 Following  |  81 Posts  |  Joined: 09.11.2024  |  1.5996

Latest posts by janellerettig.bsky.social on Bluesky

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

27.10.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

26.10.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜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.

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 β€” obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 monthsπŸ‘‡

14.10.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6050    πŸ” 3407    πŸ’¬ 582    πŸ“Œ 1537

What did disappoint again is the officiating. When it is pointed out to you, you punish the coach. The players should walk out and end this season before more of them are hurt. The W is managed by the worst of the worst. #BoycottWNBA

27.09.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@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.

30.06.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

21.06.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everybody should be watching Caitlin Clark and Pete Crow Armstrong. They are must watch athletes.

18.06.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sophie Cunningham should never have to buy her own drink in Indiana or Iowa ever again. @theindianafever.bsky.social

18.06.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@wnba.com officiating is absolutely ridiculous.

18.06.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

17.06.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is throwing a temper tantrum at the G7 and leaving. Canada should have denied his visa because he is a convicted felon.

17.06.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

15.06.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1447    πŸ” 254    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 20
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Picking radishes is no easy task. EfrΓ©n 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

13.06.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 17294    πŸ” 5063    πŸ’¬ 1014    πŸ“Œ 546

@raygunsite.com your shirt is on WNBA post. Go Lucy Go!

17.05.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@wnba.com I'm OK with challenges and reviews, I'm not OK with how much time it takes. Be quicker!

17.05.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

16.05.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

07.05.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🧡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.

12.04.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 398    πŸ” 147    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 36

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.

09.04.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
(1994 Welch’s Endangered Species glasses)

(1994 Welch’s Endangered Species glasses)

Humanity still has a chance. The first step to reconciliation is bring back the repurposing of jelly/jam jars as drinking glasses.

09.04.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 638    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 6
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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.

08.04.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Penguin with egg between its feet

Penguin with egg between its feet

Poignant letter by a mother: β€œDon’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.”

04.04.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3260    πŸ” 442    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 33
Endemic black faced sheathbill looking down on penguin masses on Heard Island

Endemic black faced sheathbill looking down on penguin masses on Heard Island

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.

05.04.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8815    πŸ” 1602    πŸ’¬ 209    πŸ“Œ 120

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.

04.04.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2307    πŸ” 250    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 13
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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 β€œAmerica First.” It's Trump first. So, Mr. President, get your ass off the golf course and fix this.

04.04.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5910    πŸ” 1696    πŸ’¬ 335    πŸ“Œ 114

Musk staffers are in the process of seizing control of the Peace Corps’ headquarters.

04.04.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4572    πŸ” 1695    πŸ’¬ 358    πŸ“Œ 180
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The economy is melting before our eyes, and the guy that made it happen is off golfing on a four day weekend. This is how Republicans manage the country.

04.04.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This asshole raised prices and ruined your retirement savings, and now he's out golfing for the rest of the weekend.

04.04.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 48105    πŸ” 14886    πŸ’¬ 5130    πŸ“Œ 1491
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Hopefully, Corey Booker ignited some courage in others to resist and #MakeGoodTrouble

02.04.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Iowa City, home of the University of Iowa, is one of the most liberal counties in the United States. The UI has a lot of research in medicine, engineering, flooding, and much more. It is safe to say that most of the people who will be harmed by these cuts didn't vote for Trump. Iowa City is not Iowa

30.03.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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