Gerald Koonce's Avatar

Gerald Koonce

@geraldkoonce.bsky.social

Resist! Former Arkansas newspaperman and globe-trotting software engineer; married to retired teacher; Vietnam veteran; he/his/you all. Slava Ukraina! Diamond Life Master at bridge.

568 Followers  |  730 Following  |  30 Posts  |  Joined: 12.10.2024  |  1.7641

Latest posts by geraldkoonce.bsky.social on Bluesky

Video thumbnail

Possum looked into the mirror and scared itself.

07.11.2025 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 188    ๐Ÿ” 55    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

Donโ€™t forget that the sandwich guy was released at the scene and then re-arrested in a raid by a full tactical team. They were willing to kill him and and any neighbors in the way to get propaganda footage of the โ€œarrestโ€.

06.11.2025 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 712    ๐Ÿ” 177    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Post image

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnsonโ€™s office.

06.11.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51641    ๐Ÿ” 13921    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1004    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1149
Video thumbnail

Newsmax's immediate response to the medical emergency in the Oval Office: "President Trump we want to be clear is okay"

06.11.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 863    ๐Ÿ” 161    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 232    ๐Ÿ“Œ 70
Post image

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

06.11.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43482    ๐Ÿ” 12507    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4676    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2918
Post image

NEW: Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky has conceded. A stunning defeat for a MAGA media fixture who built a national profile on claims of a "complete gang takeover" of Aurora that led President Trump to visit and falsely proclaim the city "conquered" by an immigrant gang

06.11.2025 00:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4248    ๐Ÿ” 809    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 101    ๐Ÿ“Œ 91
Mets fan Zohran Mamdani, New York City newly elected mayor, at a Mets game

Mets fan Zohran Mamdani, New York City newly elected mayor, at a Mets game

Post image

Will Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen have New York Cityโ€™s newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a true Mets fan, throw out the first pitch for 2026 Opening Day ceremonies at Citi Field? #LGM #Mets #Mandani @mets.com #MetsSky

05.11.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 82    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

HELL YEAH! I went to a statewide Maine Indivisible convening a few weeks ago, and defeating this was the top priority from the group.

05.11.2025 03:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 975    ๐Ÿ” 122    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

us citizen shot by ICE officer after victim said 'not cool, bro'/'hey those are kids' is almost like a daily story at this point.

03.11.2025 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2642    ๐Ÿ” 738    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

You would be kicked out of any writerโ€™s room in existence if you had the villains celebrating a Great Gatsby-themed party while taking away food benefits from millions of poor people.

01.11.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3939    ๐Ÿ” 871    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33
Post image

Now I'm starting to wonder about Hitler's bathroom ๐Ÿค”

31.10.2025 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 179    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Post image 31.10.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Using the euphemism โ€œIโ€™m in my Lincoln Eraโ€ whenever I go to the bathroom

31.10.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 747    ๐Ÿ” 95    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
Post image

Bass-ackward administration ๐Ÿคก

27.10.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

The non-military version of "stolen valor."

30.10.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8939    ๐Ÿ” 1858    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 823    ๐Ÿ“Œ 197

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

30.10.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39416    ๐Ÿ” 14885    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 567    ๐Ÿ“Œ 660

The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I canโ€™t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.

29.10.2025 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21393    ๐Ÿ” 5993    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 431    ๐Ÿ“Œ 179

Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success

30.10.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10826    ๐Ÿ” 3084    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 493    ๐Ÿ“Œ 167
Preview
White House Fires Entire Fine Arts Board In Charge Of Reviewing Construction Projectsโ€”Including Ballroom, Report Says The agency was expected to review the presidentโ€™s construction projects, including a recently announced โ€œIndependence Archโ€ near the Lincoln Memorial.

The agency was expected to review the presidentโ€™s construction projects, including a recently announced โ€œIndependence Archโ€ near the Lincoln Memorial.

29.10.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2031    ๐Ÿ” 1041    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 255    ๐Ÿ“Œ 122

I was in Vietnam in the First Infantry Division.

30.10.2025 03:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Missing the days when, if a scary masked man approached us on the street, WE pepper sprayed HIM, not the other way around.

29.10.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7590    ๐Ÿ” 1869    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 100    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
Post image Post image

Please sir I am just a small soybean farmer and a common man

26.10.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9166    ๐Ÿ” 1923    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53    ๐Ÿ“Œ 125
Preview
Oct. 26, 1866 | TX Passes Law Restricting Black People From Testifying in Court Proceedings Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

On this date in 1866, Texas Passes Law Restricting Black People From Testifying in Court Proceedings

share.google/bPBXiGHQEkpa...

26.10.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

how devoid of morals & humanity do you have to be to be a part of this...??
one day Trump will be 'gone' - but 'your dishonor will remain'
~ Liz Cheney

26.10.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 201    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

3 signs that Republicans have no intention of allowing fair elections ever again:
1. Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a duly elected Democrat.
2. The Texas GOP does a mid-decade remap to steal 5 House seats.
3. Trump is still trying to bury the truth about his plot to overturn the 2020 election.

26.10.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 544    ๐Ÿ” 199    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

If you think Republicans losing their shit about Canada airing an ad with Reaganโ€™s own words is crazy, let me remind you about the time that they lost their shit over NPR tweeting the Declaration of Independence on Independence Day.

26.10.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1478    ๐Ÿ” 325    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Video thumbnail

Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?

Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.

They wouldnโ€™t even be allowed in todayโ€™s Republican Party.

26.10.2025 02:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6827    ๐Ÿ” 2689    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 271    ๐Ÿ“Œ 187

He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.

Remove him from office.

26.10.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23757    ๐Ÿ” 7732    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 996    ๐Ÿ“Œ 463

I'll save you some time this morning - I just checked the news and itโ€™s all bad.

25.10.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3831    ๐Ÿ” 366    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 224    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

walking on the knifeโ€™s edge of staying informed and staying sane

25.10.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 214    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

@geraldkoonce is following 20 prominent accounts