Rob Tracinski

@tracinski.bsky.social

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Candidate for Congress in Virginia’s Fifth District. https://TracinskiForCongress.com Author of "Dictator From Day One" https://amzn.to/3KaCKyZ Other articles: https://www.tracinskiletter.com

Headline from Charlottesville Daily Progress: "Warner: No Democratic 'retribution campaign' if party wins midterms."

Sam Neill at Sydney Reilly from the 1983 miniseries "Reilly: Ace of Spies."

The equivalent of a "green card" issued in 1929 to "Mrs. Charles Francis O'Connor," later known as the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand.

Congress and presidential powers: Multiple 5th District voters who responded to our voter survey expressed concerns about whether Congress is doing enough to hold presidents accountable. Congress can investigate federal agencies, require officials to testify before Congress, and limit how federal money is spent, among other powers. Under what circumstances would you support Congress using those powers to challenge a president’s actions?

Rob Tracinski: Congress should ALWAYS be using its powers, and the fact that they aren’t — and even some Democrats seem to have forgotten how — is the entire reason I’m running. The U.S. Congress is a good idea, and it would be nice if we had one. Congress has the power to decide when we go to war (or not), to set tariffs, to dictate what money gets spent and what agencies exist, and to remove officials who abuse their power. We should get started on doing all of those things.

Hitter in his bunker (actually a still from "Downfall") with a rather tasteful Art Deco lamp on his desk.

Graph from Gallup showing that 62% of Americans have investments in the stock market.

"Lynchburg lowers dignitaries in cage... for tours of Blackwater CSO Tunnel project," by Mark Hand of the Lynchburg News & Advance.

"Rebecca Katz, who’s now advising Platner and previously was a strategist for Fetterman (and began her career working for John Edwards), says 'the era of the perfect candidate is over.'"

A series of New York Times headlines describing the unfinished and uncertain nature of a touted “deal” with Iran.

Mr. T & Dr. K Discuss the Issues: Friendly Rivals Rob Tracinski & Suzanne Krzyzanowski, Candidates for Congress, Saturday, May 23, 2 pm
Northside Library, 705 West Rio Rd. All are welcome! Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Paid for by Tracinski for Congress & Dr. K for Congress

Clip from the 1984 film "War Games" in which a NORAD computer concludes that Global Thermonuclear War is a strange game in which the only winning move is not to play. It applies to a lot of other issues involving deterrence and escalation.

Screenshot of famous tweet that reads, "My "Not involved in human trafficking" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt."

Richard Nixon's head preserved in a vat.

An extremely cute cat lying on the bed--on the sheets, mind you, not the covers--with his big yellow eyes looking at the camera.

Headline reading, "What Hegel Knew About Trump."