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Joe

@ranger013.bsky.social

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For the record I’m neither a bleeding heart liberal or a card carrying Nazi. I’m of a dying breed of independents who vote for people instead of parties. I’ve tended to vote for more liberals of late because of the Nazification of the right.

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Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · Dec 24

This is why I love to give cats treats. A little catnip always helps…

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Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 33m

It simply proves that they won’t stop at anything to hold onto power. It was his supporters who were in danger all along.

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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 5h

Now I wonder if TIME wanted Trump viewed from this angle on purpose. Deborah who is professional film maker takes note of this photograph that shows absolutely no scar tissue visible on Trump’s ear where he claims to have been shot. More evidence this was an outright lie!

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Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 36m

I’m a big fan of Gary Oldman but the rest of the cast is great! If it doesn’t win Emmys then the whole thing is rigged.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 40m

Sanders: They have refused to negotiate. And anyone thinks that tomorrow they'll suddenly start negotiating. I think, is smoking what is illegal in many states

AOC: And should be legal in more.

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Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 40m

Okay, I can now admit that I’m completely addicted to “Slow Horses” on AppleTV.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Kev - Just don't call me late for dinner. Stronger Together! @57kev.bsky.social · 1d

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Jenny In Texas @jennyintx.bsky.social · Jan 9

Part of the plan is to control women’s education level in order to control women’s bodies. #Project2025

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a picture of tacos with the words let 's taco bout it

ALT: a picture of tacos with the words let 's taco bout it

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h

BREAKING: Journalists exited the Pentagon after refusing to agree to the Trump administration's new restrictions on access.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the seat of U.S. military power.

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Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 5h

Is it being remade as a musical?

Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 5h

Make sure to tell the waitress that they said that your meal was on them.

Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 5h

If only we had this Mr. Johnson in Congress instead of the one we have now.

Spider. @vaspider.gay · 21h

So uh... this is definitely the night I went to see @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social because, like... a minute in, my wife looks aside at me and doesn't say anything, but I could hear my witch's cackle clear as day.

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Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 6h

I'm pretty sure that the reason Mike Johnson was selected to lead the House is because he is too young to have been caught up in the Epstein fiasco, but a lot of senior members (probably both sides of the aisle) are and none want their names released. So MJ is simply playing the waiting game.

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 7h

3 weeks after her overwhelming victory, Speaker Mike Johnson still refuses to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva and give 800k Arizonans the representation they deserve.

Why? To deny the 218th signature on the Epstein discharge petition.

The GOP is choosing to protect pedophiles over accountability.

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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 1d

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Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 7h

Seemed apropos...

Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 7h

I also do not believe in conspiracy theories. With that out of the way I would love to know if the event in question affected turnout on Election Day or if it impacted voters decision making. I suspect it did and sooner or later someone will talk.

Why do some people believe that Donald Trump was not shot in the ear?

Paul Anthony's answer: I do not engage in conspiracy theories. I investigate and evaluate the evidence. These are the facts: 1. The Secret Service left a lot to be desired. There were obvious holes i...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

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Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 11h

Only if we win, history is always written by the victors, not the victims.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 22h

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Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 11h

I've heard from locals here in deep red west Texas that ICE is indeed grabbing folks, but in small towns with little or no news coverage. The only way to hear about it is to talk to the folks who have seen it personally, and finding a media outlet to report on it would be extremely hard.

Joe @ranger013.bsky.social · 11h

And why would they? There are plenty of higher profile Nazi sympathizers and all out and proud Klan members in the news every day now. But hopefully someday soon we will have a national reckoning where we punish these folks and publicly shame them forever. Hope springs eternal.