Rand Strauss

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I am Rand Strauss, expert problem solver, software engineer and now founding PeopleCount.org, an exciting solution for the problems in Democracy.

Democracy is unreliable unless politicians are accountable to voters. PeopleCount will create the communication channels required for this, rewarding for voters, incumbents, and challengers. It'll restore democracy, unite voters, & lessen the power of the wealthy and the parties. Visit PeopleCount.org and join us!

See also PeopleCount.org/hi.htm

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Show threadRand StraussJun 5
@MxVerda What do you mean by "sometimes we write sins too"?
What is "writing sin"? Who is "we"? Who originally wrote sin?
Show threadRand StraussMay 27

@b9AcE This is wrong. The starvation of Palestinians in Gaza is a Hamas strategy, not an Israeli strategy.

Israel has had, for decades, the choice of supporting people who support terrorists, or not. They supported them.

Hamas went from being terrorists to being an enemy at war. Supporting the Palestinians wasn't working, so Israel stopped. The responsibility lies with Hamas and the Palestinians.

Show threadRand StraussMay 27

@mwl I've known a number of people who are on the spectrum and have some familiarity with some of the severe challenges of raising them.

Most are/were not tragedies.

The problem with you, RFK, and your supporters, is lack of understanding. Sure, some people on the spectrum are tragedies, just like some neurotypical people are tragedies. But if you only look at the tragedies, you're misinformed and doing huge harm, both to millions of people as well as to our society and our country.

Rand StraussMay 26
I'm just finishing the new book by Sarah Wynn-Williams, Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism. It's wonderfully written, powerful, and dramatic. It's a must-read. It's a shame so few are posting about it, but it's understandable since Facebook has forced the author to stop publicizing it until after a lengthy trial. The violations Facebook has committed and the harm it has done are hard to stomach, even for those used to Trump's evils. #CarelessPeople
Rand StraussFeb 2

Feb 1, 2025- My mom is 95. She and her family escaped from Germany in late 1938, just before Hitler stopped Jews from leaving.

She's very upset that Trump fired those FBI agents. Hitler did that during his rise to power, getting rid of good people while intimidating others from prosecuting his lackeys in the future. Plus, Trump freed the people who stormed the capitol, emboldening his terrorist allies.

Rand StraussNov 17, 2024

Feeling stressed about the election and/or our future?

One of the world's foremost experts in CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the only kind of talk therapy that has been proven to be effective) created a 35-minute video of a technique to reduce your stress.

On the web page below are:
- a link to the video,
- a summary of the technique,
- a link to it as Google doc for you to copy to easily do the 5-step exercise by yourself

https://randy.strausses.net/blog/24/241115-lessen-your-stress.htm

Lessen Your Stress

Rand StraussNov 9, 2024

Nov 9, 2024: For those devastated by America’s 2024 election results: Grieve first.

https://open.substack.com/pub/peoplecount/p/nov-9-2024-grieve-first

Inbox | Substack

Rand StraussOct 16, 2024
Great 2-minute clip about making America great using care, not control.
https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=894328712153272
18 shares | Let’s get this straight. We’re supposed to believe that “party of family values” wants to control: ✅ whether or not you can have kids ✅ what your kids... | By The Great Schlep | Facebook

Let’s get this straight. We’re supposed to believe that “party of family values” wants to control: ✅ whether or not you can have kids ✅ what your kids...

Show threadRand StraussSep 3, 2024
@slcw
Re: "He was on the show to give his opinion."
Maybe that's why he was invited to be on the show, your expectations were set, and you were disappointed. But maybe that wasn't HIS purpose. Maybe the answer he gave is more important to him, a stronger opinion.
Show threadRand StraussSep 2, 2024

@Sfwmson

I have nothing to gain from Trump winning. That would be a greater disappointment.

What we should do, besides voting for Harris, is to look at and address the root cause of our political problems, uniting the country in the process.

#LetsMakPeopleCount
with PeopleCount.org

Disclosure: This is my project.