Rebecca Rauber

@defeatthefascists

Former ACLU comms director, current fascist fighter #FireSchumer #FuckTrump #NoFascistUSA

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Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· 29d

Just a little more than a year ago…

Phot of Trump shaking his finger at Zelenskyy who is gesturing with his hand to make a point. The background shows not a lick of gold. (From NYT)

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· 29d

Perfect tribute to the sycophantic, valueless toady. #LindseyGraham

Editorial cartoon by RJ Matson
Black granite gravestone on a multi-tiered plinth with these words carved in gold:
[large letters]The
Donald J.
TRUMP
Memorial
Final Resting Place
of
[tiny letters] Senator Lindsey Graham
1955 - 2026

[signed] MATSON
e plunbus cartoonum

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jul 13

If Mitch McConnell irl looks this sassy, none should begrudge Gov. Beshear paying him a visit to ask after him and see what his near-term plans are for returning to the Senate. #KentuckySenateRace #McConnellDead?

The perhaps-AI-generated photo of a rested, fully dressed McConnell discreetly holding today’s newspaper, with his adoring wife at his bedside as both grin broadly at the camera.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jul 13

Graham is even worse than just this, which the media casually wrote off as a “joke.” He concludes by coyly writing, “Trump MMXXVIII!” to suggest that Trump illegally run for a third term. #RestInShameLindsey

X post:

Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC

I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of being the next Pope. This would truly be a dark horse candidate, but I would ask the papal conclave and Catholic faithful to keep an open mind about this possibility!

The first Pope-U.S. President combination has many upsides. Watching for white smoke.... Trump MMXXVIII!

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jul 10

Obvi

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jul 9

We loved it so much

Photo of Niagara Falls from the US side on a glorious day. Mist rises and mingles with the puffy cumulus clouds

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jul 8

News alert about renewed military strikes in Iran. Please imagine a press corps that let Obama or Biden (or god forbid, a Pres. Hillary or Harris!) get away with casually noting that they thought a ceasefire ended, and not, you know, pressing until they got answers. So sick of the Trump pass.

NYT Breaking News alert

The U.S. military said it had launched new
strikes against Iran, hours after President
Trump said he thought a cease-fire was
"over."

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jun 27

Bravo Dems on Homeland Security comm

X post from @HomelandDems remarking on a repost of Johnson’s remarks by @Acyn:

We are the Homeland Security Committee Democrats and we approve this message.

Acyn: Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be ...

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jun 26

My recent favorite (and often reposted) cover #BlameJohnRoberts

Cover of Mother Jones Magazine

50 YEARS OF FEARLESS JOURNALISM
MotherJones
BLAME JOHN ROBERTS
FOR EVERYTHING
BY PEMA LEVY AND ARI BERMAN

Photo of a smirking CJ John Roberts surrounded by 11 accusatory fingers.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jun 25

Oh c’mon now, Spelling Bee

Spelling Bee gods refusing to recognize “chile” as a legitimate word

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jun 23

After this desecration, which was also a gut-punch and metaphor

Photo of bulldozer ripping down the East Wing of the White House behind a 12’ tall wooden fence (apparently to block witnesses) as a few workers in safety vests and one suited observer look on.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jun 20

Walnut Creek activists ftw

Freeway sign spelled out in individual letters, white text on black reading, “HE CANT EVEN WIN A WAR AGAINST ALGAE” with Mt. Diablo In the background

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jun 19

Please can we not besmirch Gomez

Raúl Julia as Gómez Addams provocatively dipping Angelica Huston as Morticia in front of stately stained glass windows in dark mahogany panels.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jun 7

E.g.

Post from Kristen Welker
@kwelkernbc

My interview with President Trump on Friday afternoon was unfortunately complicated by weather issues. In spite of those challenges, we still had a substantial conversation on issues from the Iran war to the economy to the so-called "anti-weaponization" fund.
Tune in for the full interview this morning on @MeetThePress.

NBC News and Meet the Press
1:51 PM • Jun 7, 2026 • 133.4K Views

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Jun 2

Why aren’t honorary cochairs—Bushes and Obamas—speaking out against the sham “Freedom” [sic] 250? If it’s cuz there previously was a code of behavior against past presidents criticizing the current POTUS…we are so far off that cliff we’d need Acme Spring Shoes® to survive. #NoFascistUSA

Wiley E. Coyote cel, showing the intrepid roadrunner nemesis strapping on some patented Acme (™) spring shoes.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· May 29

Jeezus. @adamschiff.com @padilla.senate.gov @sarajacobs.house.gov this needs investigating!!

Snippet from thedreydossier.substack.com

Here is what the structure looks like from the outside. Section 3161 hides the staff so they do not appear on salary reports or file financial disclosures. The Executive Office of the President has no inspector general. There are zero required privacy disclosures filed across all twelve programs and no published contracts with any outside vendor. Forty federal websites run behind one personal Cloudflare account.
And the Presidential Records Act seals everything for twelve years the day this administration ends, meaning until 2040, no one outside the White House can see who
works there, what they collected, or where any of the data went.
What this office is doing is taking the parts of the federal government that touch you directly, your prescription, your voter registration, your passport, your federal login, out of the agencies that legally own them and rebuilding them on White House infrastructure. Vote.gov belongs to the Election Assistance Commission, and the studio built a copy. Passports belong to the State Department, and the studio is building a…

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· May 28

The truth is a defense in any defamation suit. Also, Forbes didn’t seem so concerned when the POTUS used aggressive profanity (and political lunacy) to threaten WWIII just a few weeks back (example 1 of ~23,000).

Snippet from Forbes 4/5/26 article: “Trump Threatens ‘Crazy Bastards’ In Iran With Bombing: ‘You’ll Be Living In Hell’”

President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges next Tuesday-his third bombing deadline after letting two previous ones pass-amid a burst of social activity following reports he had seemed to disappear from public view.
The president threatened to target Iran's infrastructure next.

• Trump wrote that next Tuesday would be
"Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one," again threatening to strike Iran's critical infrastructure and calling for the Middle Eastern nation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, writing crudely: "Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell."

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· May 27

And this doesn’t even show the destruction of the Rose Garden. It’s the visual manifestation of what he’s done to the country politically. (Though I guess that might look more like: [Aftermath of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima])

Aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Ruins of Hiroshima, Japan, after the detonation of a U.S. atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. The Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (now known as the Atomic Bomb Dome) is visible in the distance.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· May 15

Believing the earth is flat affects no one but, sadly, any offspring one may generate. She didn't just believe in conspiracy theories--she acted on them, illegally! Peters was a county clerk convicted of 4 felonies & 3 misdemeanors. Here's the *Heritage Foundation's* write-up of her serious crimes.

Summary from the (ultra-conservative) Heritage Foundation of the Tina Peter's case:
"Tina Peters, the former Mesa County Clerk, was charged by Mesa County with 9 felonies and 5 misdemeanors for her role in an election security breach in 2021. Peters worked with Belinda Knisley to allow unauthorized personnel access to the Mesa County election system, including providing an individual who was never hired by the county with an access badge to the secure election system. Peters and Knisley also had the security cameras overlooking the access machines turned off. In August 2021, images of the Mesa County election management systems and related passwords appeared on the internet. Knisley and Peters then refused to comply with subpoenas and directives from the Secretary of State when this was investigated. As a result, Peters was charged with multiple counts of attempt to influence a public servant; conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation; criminal impersonation; identity theft; official misconduct; violation of duty; and failure to comply with requirements of the Secretary of State. Following a jury trial, she was convicted of 4felonies and 3 misdemeanors and acquitted of the 3 remaining charges. She was sentenced to a total of 9 years (8 ½ in prison and six months in jail) and fined $14,992.50."

Source(s):
https://herit.ag/4cJhjzc, https://herit.ag/4cJBCN4, https://herit.ag/4itXZHy

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· May 14

Dear Media: Just because Trump calls it "American Flag Blue" does not *make it* American flag blue. What we're seeing being painted on our national historical site is anything but. Please stop reporting as if we don't have eyes or brains.

Two paint swatches, one a deep, dark blue captioned "THIS is 'American Flag' Blue and a bright almost aqua blue swatch captioned "THIS is "Tacky Palm Beach" Blue.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· May 14

Presumably the IRS wouldn't settle for the $10B (BILLION) Trump is demanding from his own damn government, but if it did, this is what his accumulation of wealth IN THIS PRESIDENTIAL TERM ALONE would look like.

A Forbes chart (with an addition by me): "Tracking Trump / Donald Trump's fortune is skyrocketing in his second term in office, though he still ranks further down the list compared to a long stretch between 2002 to 2016, as richer billionaires have surpassed him." The bar graph shows T's wealth from 2002 ($1.7B) growing to $2.98B in 2009, dipping, then growing again approaching the 2016 election, dipping again, and in 2025 growing to $5.1B, and 2026 to $6.5B. I added an aqua-colored bar atop his current 2026 $6.5B, showing the hideous growth an additional $10B would add to his wealth.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· May 8

Our founding parents likely ate beef jerky. Why does the Trump admin hate our founders??? #RestoreSNAP #SaveBeefJerky

From the Peole’s Choice Beef Jerky website:
When was beef jerky invented?

The earliest records of ch'arki, the ancestor to modern beef jerky, go back to the early 1550s.

There are even earlier archeological records that indicate that the Ancient Egyptians preserved different meat and produce items by leaving them out in the sun to dry. The importance of preserved foods to Ancient Egyptian culture is exemplified by the abundance of preserved food found in the excavated tombs, some of which remained remarkably intact.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· May 8

This photograph will be in history books in the future showing when the re-rebellion against Confederate racism was launched. #RestoreTheVRA #RacistTennessee

Photo of a resolute- looking Rep. Justin Jones holding a burning Confederate flag, flanked by protesters, supporters, and Capitol police. Caption from the Nashville Banner (where it originated) reads: “Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) burns a paper replica of a Confederate flag as he walks through a state Capitol hallway on Thursday. Credit: Martin B. Cherry / Nashville Banner”

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Apr 28

#8647

Entry from Merriam Webster Dictionary:

“What does 'eighty-six' mean?
It comes from 1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out.

“What to Know
Eighty-six is slang meaning "to throw out," "to get rid of," or "to refuse service to." It comes from 1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.”

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Apr 27

Not the main point when a POTUS is seeking to end constitutional separations of powers, but…apparently DJT isn’t optimistic about curbing inflation anytime soon.

Clip from HCR’s column’s section on his illegal, corrupt awarding of a contract to the company constructing “his” ballroom: “…administration has secretly awarded the company it chose to build the ballroom a no-bid $17.4 million contract to repair two ornamental fountains in Lafayette Park near the White House. In 2022 the Biden administration estimated the cost of the work to be $3.3 million. The journalists explain that the Trump administration drgmatically increased the estimated cost [highlighted text] by adding an additional 27% for inflation and then adding another inflation estimate of 24% [/highlighted text], then increased its estimate by another 50% because it wanted to get the fountains fixed quickly, then simply gave the contract to Maryland-based Clark Construction.

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Apr 24

FWIW, I’m going to keep this screenshot on my phone for the next time I get grief from an ICE thug for wearing my “Chinga la Migra” tee at a protest.

Screenshot from the memo focusing on this text:
“Under E.O. 14149, it is the policy of the United States to secure the right of the American people to engage in constitutionally protected speech, and to ensure that no Federal Government officer, employee, or agent engages in or facilitates any conduct that would infringe upon the free speech of any American citizen.”

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Apr 24

Elon Musk guilty of a 21st century #holocaust. Whether his teenaged slashers knew what the effects of what they were doing would be, Musk most certainly did. #IndictMusk #NurembergMusk

Entry from Merriam-Webster:
holocaust
noun
ho·lo·caust ˈhō-lə-ˌkȯst ˈhä- also -ˌkäst or ˈhȯ-lə-kȯst

1 : a sacrifice (see sacrifice entry 1 sense 2b) consumed by fire

2 : a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire a nuclear holocaust

3 a (usually) the Holocaust : the mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II
[example]Several members of her family died in the Holocaust.
[example] a Holocaust survivor

b : a mass slaughter of people
especially : GENOCIDE
[example] a holocaust in Rwanda

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Apr 20

Loser since about here…

Baby picture of DJT at about 2-3 years old

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Apr 20

Team Sarah here. If I could throw away the stuffing and just eat those bitter-chocolatey spheres, I would. They’re reminiscent of the greatest store-bought cookies ever: the now defunct Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers.

Photo of a package of Nabisco’s Famous Chocolate Wafers

Rebecca Rauber@defeatthefascists· Apr 17

These assholes