Glenn Raucher
@glennraucher.bsky.social
Husband, son, brother, friend.
Curator/Host, The Half King Author Series (looking for a home!)
32BJ Training Comms Guy.
Owned by Cats.
DBT Heathen.
Ever evolving, ever learning.
Curator/Host, The Half King Author Series (looking for a home!)
32BJ Training Comms Guy.
Owned by Cats.
DBT Heathen.
Ever evolving, ever learning.
Why I refuse to be hopeless. Sometimes good, shockingly simple ideas WORK.
UBI, now.
From Jake Thomas from Oregon's Street Roots magazine.
(h/t @jamesbelcher.bsky.social. THANK YOU for sharing this).
UBI, now.
From Jake Thomas from Oregon's Street Roots magazine.
(h/t @jamesbelcher.bsky.social. THANK YOU for sharing this).
"The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing."
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
Oregon gave homeless youths cash payments with no strings attached. Read how it helped.
www.streetroots.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Why I refuse to be hopeless. Sometimes good, shockingly simple ideas WORK.
UBI, now.
From Jake Thomas from Oregon's Street Roots magazine.
(h/t @jamesbelcher.bsky.social. THANK YOU for sharing this).
UBI, now.
From Jake Thomas from Oregon's Street Roots magazine.
(h/t @jamesbelcher.bsky.social. THANK YOU for sharing this).
A deeply thoughtful and moving essay from @naomialderman.bsky.social.
Even geniuses sometimes need to just...keep going.
Even geniuses sometimes need to just...keep going.
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A deeply thoughtful and moving essay from @naomialderman.bsky.social.
Even geniuses sometimes need to just...keep going.
Even geniuses sometimes need to just...keep going.
SO much hair ago.
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
SO much hair ago.
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
Theft cannot be legal. ESPECIALLY when it is the very rich stealing from those who are not.
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Theft cannot be legal. ESPECIALLY when it is the very rich stealing from those who are not.
Just one of the best musician profiles I've ever read. Thank you, Grayson Currin and GQ.
The Story John Darnielle Lived to Tell
When he was a teenager, the Mountain Goats founder never expected to live to 21. He has since become one of this century’s best songwriters. The lessons of his survival, life, and work feel endless.
www.gq.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just one of the best musician profiles I've ever read. Thank you, Grayson Currin and GQ.
Calm, surgical strike (not to say there isn't deserved outrage coursing through) from @alexiscoe.bsky.social.
I particularly appreciated the part about enslaved people underwriting Mr. Washington's success...
I particularly appreciated the part about enslaved people underwriting Mr. Washington's success...
Like taking candy from a platformed baby--I couldn't help myself.
alexiscoe.substack.com/p/douthat-th...
alexiscoe.substack.com/p/douthat-th...
Douthat Threatens Me with a Good Time: On His Latest Nonsense
If you’re even vaguely online, you’ve already seen Interesting Times with Ross Douthat try to troll us by asking its conservative guests, Helen Andrews and Leah Libresco Sargeant, whether “liberal fem...
alexiscoe.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Calm, surgical strike (not to say there isn't deserved outrage coursing through) from @alexiscoe.bsky.social.
I particularly appreciated the part about enslaved people underwriting Mr. Washington's success...
I particularly appreciated the part about enslaved people underwriting Mr. Washington's success...
Excellent news. Hope this opens the floodgates with other intimidation and censorship attempts.
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Excellent news. Hope this opens the floodgates with other intimidation and censorship attempts.
In a world of gray, this is pretty black and white: add to the cowardice that Schumer clearly got enough retiring or not running next year Sens to vote yes so he could vote "no" and try to establish plausible deniability.
It's SO transparent even a child could see through it.
It's SO transparent even a child could see through it.
Either he can’t keep them in line or he orchestrated and approved this. The result is the same: he has to go. He should’ve been gone months ago.
Chuck Schumer must be replaced as leader since he cannot keep his caucus in line.
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In a world of gray, this is pretty black and white: add to the cowardice that Schumer clearly got enough retiring or not running next year Sens to vote yes so he could vote "no" and try to establish plausible deniability.
It's SO transparent even a child could see through it.
It's SO transparent even a child could see through it.
Call. No Caving.
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Call. No Caving.
I so love this image. Thank you, @womensartbluesky.bsky.social (and Sarah Morgan).
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I so love this image. Thank you, @womensartbluesky.bsky.social (and Sarah Morgan).
Fucking fantastic.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Fucking fantastic.
FINALLY, some fucking room to walk without these assholes weaving across the sidewalk while yelling at their nanny or investment advisor on their cell phones...
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
FINALLY, some fucking room to walk without these assholes weaving across the sidewalk while yelling at their nanny or investment advisor on their cell phones...
The mind, the hand, the work, refining your thoughts and process. Failing, figuring out why something doesn't work, trying again.
AI can rob a LOT of the things that make one a writer at all.
Bravo, Ms. Thompson.
AI can rob a LOT of the things that make one a writer at all.
Bravo, Ms. Thompson.
This morning’s hype anthem
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The mind, the hand, the work, refining your thoughts and process. Failing, figuring out why something doesn't work, trying again.
AI can rob a LOT of the things that make one a writer at all.
Bravo, Ms. Thompson.
AI can rob a LOT of the things that make one a writer at all.
Bravo, Ms. Thompson.
Getting a bit of a "busman's holiday" tonight as the bookseller for @lauriestories.bsky.social's "The Aviator and the Showman," at National Arts Club, as she is interviewed by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social! Two lovely, brilliant humans. Looking forward to it.
September 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Getting a bit of a "busman's holiday" tonight as the bookseller for @lauriestories.bsky.social's "The Aviator and the Showman," at National Arts Club, as she is interviewed by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social! Two lovely, brilliant humans. Looking forward to it.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The Royale, Day 2030.
T-minus two days till we leave for Ireland...
This will be my last Royale hosting for a while, and will likely be accompanied by a reduction in social media participation across the board. (1/5)
T-minus two days till we leave for Ireland...
This will be my last Royale hosting for a while, and will likely be accompanied by a reduction in social media participation across the board. (1/5)
September 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The Royale, Day 2030.
T-minus two days till we leave for Ireland...
This will be my last Royale hosting for a while, and will likely be accompanied by a reduction in social media participation across the board. (1/5)
T-minus two days till we leave for Ireland...
This will be my last Royale hosting for a while, and will likely be accompanied by a reduction in social media participation across the board. (1/5)
Monday, September 29, 2025. The Royale, Day 2029.
As of , Wednesday, everyone's dear friend @therealjustj.bsky.social will be assuming hosting and posting duties for the Royale.
I took a break last year, and five good folks kept the Royale going, until I took it on again on October 1, '24. (1/4)
As of , Wednesday, everyone's dear friend @therealjustj.bsky.social will be assuming hosting and posting duties for the Royale.
I took a break last year, and five good folks kept the Royale going, until I took it on again on October 1, '24. (1/4)
September 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Monday, September 29, 2025. The Royale, Day 2029.
As of , Wednesday, everyone's dear friend @therealjustj.bsky.social will be assuming hosting and posting duties for the Royale.
I took a break last year, and five good folks kept the Royale going, until I took it on again on October 1, '24. (1/4)
As of , Wednesday, everyone's dear friend @therealjustj.bsky.social will be assuming hosting and posting duties for the Royale.
I took a break last year, and five good folks kept the Royale going, until I took it on again on October 1, '24. (1/4)
Sunday, September 28, 2025. The Royale, Day 2028.
Another brilliant evening of music with Tropical Fuck Storm, who delivered another fierce evening of indescribable rock music. (Got to turn a friend onto them from the rail as well.) (1/3)
Another brilliant evening of music with Tropical Fuck Storm, who delivered another fierce evening of indescribable rock music. (Got to turn a friend onto them from the rail as well.) (1/3)
September 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Sunday, September 28, 2025. The Royale, Day 2028.
Another brilliant evening of music with Tropical Fuck Storm, who delivered another fierce evening of indescribable rock music. (Got to turn a friend onto them from the rail as well.) (1/3)
Another brilliant evening of music with Tropical Fuck Storm, who delivered another fierce evening of indescribable rock music. (Got to turn a friend onto them from the rail as well.) (1/3)
Saturday, September 27, 2025. The Royale, Day 2027.
Tropical Fuck Storm did indeed melt faces last night at TV Eye. Lovely people, too, which is an added bonus. Individually charismatic as hell, they play like one beast. Fantastic. Do not miss.
Once again there tonight for show #2. (1/2)
Tropical Fuck Storm did indeed melt faces last night at TV Eye. Lovely people, too, which is an added bonus. Individually charismatic as hell, they play like one beast. Fantastic. Do not miss.
Once again there tonight for show #2. (1/2)
September 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Saturday, September 27, 2025. The Royale, Day 2027.
Tropical Fuck Storm did indeed melt faces last night at TV Eye. Lovely people, too, which is an added bonus. Individually charismatic as hell, they play like one beast. Fantastic. Do not miss.
Once again there tonight for show #2. (1/2)
Tropical Fuck Storm did indeed melt faces last night at TV Eye. Lovely people, too, which is an added bonus. Individually charismatic as hell, they play like one beast. Fantastic. Do not miss.
Once again there tonight for show #2. (1/2)
Quite the day for new (and old) releases:
First, Neko Case: youtu.be/mBdEjoJtQQA?...
Jeff Tweedy: youtu.be/GJdpGt35DMY?...
The new Amanda Shires takes dead aim at her divorce from Jason Isbell. It’s raw, direct, and remarkable: youtu.be/jMwHtZodSNY?...
First, Neko Case: youtu.be/mBdEjoJtQQA?...
Jeff Tweedy: youtu.be/GJdpGt35DMY?...
The new Amanda Shires takes dead aim at her divorce from Jason Isbell. It’s raw, direct, and remarkable: youtu.be/jMwHtZodSNY?...
Jeff Tweedy "Lou Reed Was My Babysitter" Official Video (Twilight Override)
YouTube video by wilco
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Quite the day for new (and old) releases:
First, Neko Case: youtu.be/mBdEjoJtQQA?...
Jeff Tweedy: youtu.be/GJdpGt35DMY?...
The new Amanda Shires takes dead aim at her divorce from Jason Isbell. It’s raw, direct, and remarkable: youtu.be/jMwHtZodSNY?...
First, Neko Case: youtu.be/mBdEjoJtQQA?...
Jeff Tweedy: youtu.be/GJdpGt35DMY?...
The new Amanda Shires takes dead aim at her divorce from Jason Isbell. It’s raw, direct, and remarkable: youtu.be/jMwHtZodSNY?...
Friday, September 26, 2025. The Royale, Day 2026.
Raise your hand if you got indicted yesterday...
Heading tonight to the first of two nights at TV Eye with Tropical Fuck Storm, the Australian band who've released my album of the year (so far).
Raise your hand if you got indicted yesterday...
Heading tonight to the first of two nights at TV Eye with Tropical Fuck Storm, the Australian band who've released my album of the year (so far).
September 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Friday, September 26, 2025. The Royale, Day 2026.
Raise your hand if you got indicted yesterday...
Heading tonight to the first of two nights at TV Eye with Tropical Fuck Storm, the Australian band who've released my album of the year (so far).
Raise your hand if you got indicted yesterday...
Heading tonight to the first of two nights at TV Eye with Tropical Fuck Storm, the Australian band who've released my album of the year (so far).
Thursday, September 25, 2025. The Royale, Day 2025. The day and the year finally match...
Some mornings I look a little more ragged than usual...
Really enjoyed the return of "Slow Horses" last night. One of the simple pleasures of the last few years for sure. (1/2)
Some mornings I look a little more ragged than usual...
Really enjoyed the return of "Slow Horses" last night. One of the simple pleasures of the last few years for sure. (1/2)
September 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Thursday, September 25, 2025. The Royale, Day 2025. The day and the year finally match...
Some mornings I look a little more ragged than usual...
Really enjoyed the return of "Slow Horses" last night. One of the simple pleasures of the last few years for sure. (1/2)
Some mornings I look a little more ragged than usual...
Really enjoyed the return of "Slow Horses" last night. One of the simple pleasures of the last few years for sure. (1/2)
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September 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
@marisakabas.bsky.social breaks critical story after critical story that the "big boys" can't or won't, despite their vast reach and resources.
It's real journalism, the kind we need today to shine lights where power wishes things remained in darkness.
Subscribe, today. Now. Quickly.
It's real journalism, the kind we need today to shine lights where power wishes things remained in darkness.
Subscribe, today. Now. Quickly.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025. The Royale, Day 2024.
Mittwoch, the work week half done, and one week from tonight we leave for Ireland. (1/3)
Mittwoch, the work week half done, and one week from tonight we leave for Ireland. (1/3)
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Wednesday, September 24, 2025. The Royale, Day 2024.
Mittwoch, the work week half done, and one week from tonight we leave for Ireland. (1/3)
Mittwoch, the work week half done, and one week from tonight we leave for Ireland. (1/3)
Tuesday, September 23, 2025. The Royale, Day 2023.
Not a terrible re-entry to work. Busy, but productive..
A little over 8 days till Ireland.
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The Royale: The first cup of coffee of the day or whatever you Thanks for stopping in.
Not a terrible re-entry to work. Busy, but productive..
A little over 8 days till Ireland.
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The Royale: The first cup of coffee of the day or whatever you Thanks for stopping in.
September 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Tuesday, September 23, 2025. The Royale, Day 2023.
Not a terrible re-entry to work. Busy, but productive..
A little over 8 days till Ireland.
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The Royale: The first cup of coffee of the day or whatever you Thanks for stopping in.
Not a terrible re-entry to work. Busy, but productive..
A little over 8 days till Ireland.
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The Royale: The first cup of coffee of the day or whatever you Thanks for stopping in.
Monday, September 22, 2025. The Royale, Day 2022.
Kind of wonderful day at the the Brooklyn Book Festival. Sold a ton of books, selling out of several titles (especially the advanced release of Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification"), met a few King Crimson (see t-shirt) and Mountain Goats fans...(1/2)
Kind of wonderful day at the the Brooklyn Book Festival. Sold a ton of books, selling out of several titles (especially the advanced release of Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification"), met a few King Crimson (see t-shirt) and Mountain Goats fans...(1/2)
September 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Monday, September 22, 2025. The Royale, Day 2022.
Kind of wonderful day at the the Brooklyn Book Festival. Sold a ton of books, selling out of several titles (especially the advanced release of Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification"), met a few King Crimson (see t-shirt) and Mountain Goats fans...(1/2)
Kind of wonderful day at the the Brooklyn Book Festival. Sold a ton of books, selling out of several titles (especially the advanced release of Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification"), met a few King Crimson (see t-shirt) and Mountain Goats fans...(1/2)