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Jerry Rankin

@jdrankin406.bsky.social

Retired Episcopal Priest and Middle School Substitute Teacher. Navy veteran. More days behind me than ahead of me. In gassho, Namu Amida Butsu.

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Holy shit! When the Epstein files are finally released, they’re going to show that Donald Trump really is the slimeball pedophile that we all knew he was!!!

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Having an inarticulate man who has never been in a grocery store give an inaccurate speech to people who are in grocery stores all the time that is full of easily disproven lies about how grocery prices are going down isn't a winning "affordability" strategy.

12.11.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4183    πŸ” 1062    πŸ’¬ 688    πŸ“Œ 133
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When the world stops trusting your money, the fall comes fast.

β€’ Massive debt & reckless spending are shaking investor confidence
β€’ Foreign banks are quietly moving away from the dollar
β€’ Countries are trading in other currenciesβ€”dedollarization is real

The US dollar’s dominance isn’t guaranteed.

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The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.

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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

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They are not arresting criminals

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🫑 Today, VETERANS DAY, πŸŽ—οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Please POST Pics & Articles of
ALL the VETS whose SACRIFICES are being ERASED
by Orders from BoneSpur Dictator TRUMP & His NAZI Regime‼️

🫑 VETS who I REMEMBER:

General Colin POWELL (Vietnam & IRAQ Wars)
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🚨 NEW: ADP report: U.S. LOST an average of 11,000 jobs per week in October 2025.

Let’s compare, shall we:

In 2024, the economy ADDED about 2.2 million jobs in 2024 β€” an average monthly GAIN of 186,000.

From steady climb to sudden slide.

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a Verge headline: The algorithm failed music

Illustration: A colorful waveform starts to pixelate

a Verge headline: The algorithm failed music Illustration: A colorful waveform starts to pixelate

The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.

Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...

10.11.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1763    πŸ” 483    πŸ’¬ 195    πŸ“Œ 72
Join Kat Abughazaleh following her arraignment in
Federal Plaza, Downtown Chicago IL this Wednesday November 12, 2:30 pm CT

Join Kat Abughazaleh following her arraignment in Federal Plaza, Downtown Chicago IL this Wednesday November 12, 2:30 pm CT

Come join with others to stand against Trump's political prosecutions, against ICE's attacks on our communities, and for freedom of speech and the right to protest.

See you tomorrow.

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GOP's healthplan: Don’t get sick. And if you do, die quickly and quietly.

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This….is why it’s a BIG fucking deal.

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They won't learn, so they must go.

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Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.

A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable β€”not a party that buckles and capitulates.

When will party leadership learn this lesson?

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Spoiler alert: No.

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The people showed up in the streets for "No Kings."

They did their part.

The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.

They did their part.

8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.

They did not do their part.

10.11.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6180    πŸ” 1884    πŸ’¬ 343    πŸ“Œ 116
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They say the deer was discovered in Clark County. Anyone with information is asked to contact them at (620) 450-7194. Tips can remain anonymous.

Details: https://www.kwch.com/2025/11/10/kansas-game-wardens-ask-help-finding-person-who-shot-deer-illegally/Β 

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Senate primary list 😑

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We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas!

We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas!

The Democratic establishment:

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Trump issues fake pardons for fake electors The president can't pardon cronies facing state charges. He's trying anyway.

The president can't pardon cronies facing state charges. He's trying anyway.

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One Nation; the Australian equivalent to MAGA.

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FYI…

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No words

My senator is speaking like she just suffered a major head injury and thinks it's 1993

10.11.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2601    πŸ” 665    πŸ’¬ 423    πŸ“Œ 85
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Thanks to @mostmuscle.bsky.social

www.opensecrets.org/orgs/america...

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Ellen Mitchell (@ellenmitchell2)

substack.com/@ellenmitche...

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