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Gerald Vanderhoff

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Leftist atheist curmudgeon. He/him.

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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The Biggest, Most Tragic Failure of All open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Biggest, Most Tragic Failure of All
We are in an unnecessary war that the public doesn’t want, without a clear purpose or endgame. How to respond now?
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The Biggest Pro-Trump Mega-Media Monopoly Ever (it’s already distorting war coverage) open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Biggest Pro-Trump Mega-Media Monopoly Ever (it’s already distorting war coverage)
But this mega-media monopoly can be stopped. Here’s how.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The Moral Basis of Civilization open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Moral Basis of Civilization
Trump is actively destroying it
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Trump Hasn’t a F*cking Clue What He’s Doing open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump Hasn’t a F*cking Clue What He’s Doing
He has no endgame for his war, which may be his undoing.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Sunday thought: Trump’s Real Reason for War open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Sunday thought: Trump’s Real Reason for War
Friends,
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
How California Can Neuter “Citizens United” and Improve Democracy for Us All open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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How California Can Neuter “Citizens United” and Improve Democracy for Us All
The Sunshine State has an opportunity to save American democracy from big corporate money
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The Squalor of the Epstein Class open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Squalor of the Epstein Class
Happy Presidents Day
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
At least it went on as scheduled. By the way, he's been bitching about the "new kickoff rule" for over a decade, so maybe it's not so new, and maybe they have no intention of changing it.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Sunday thought: Cry, the Beloved Country open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Sunday thought: Cry, the Beloved Country
But please don’t just cry for what we’ve lost.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Congress and My Prostate open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Congress and My Prostate
Some good news
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Donald Trump vs. Donald Trump open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Donald Trump vs. Donald Trump
The Art of the Self-Deal
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Melania: The Movie. The Bribe. The Shame. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Melania: The Movie. The Bribe. The Shame.
Bezos's illegal payoff
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Sunday thought: Green Shoots? open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Sunday thought: Green Shoots?
The past week
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The Untimely Death of Civil Rights in America open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Untimely Death of Civil Rights in America
And what can be done to resurrect them.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Finding the Light of America open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Finding the Light of America
The tragic events of Minnesota are pushing the nation toward two tipping points.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The nurses are pissed
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Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control.
This is about total control.
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This is Alex Pretti.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Sunday thought: Enough open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Sunday thought: Enough
Time for a truly massive general strike
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
What’s “news” under Trump? open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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What's the "news" under Trump?
Friends,
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Should Democrats Shut the Government? open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Should Democrats Shut the Government?
It's the only way they can fight back against the Trump catastrophe
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
So Much for Socialism open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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So Much for Socialism
The Trump regime is using the specter of socialism to make America even more authoritarian. The regime will lose.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Trump's Magnet of Malevolence open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump's Magnet of Malevolence
Why Miller, Vought, Bondi, Patel, Noem, Vance, Kennedy Jr., Rubio, and Hegseth are amplifying his cruelty
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
What’s the Real Reason Musk Wants a Third Party? open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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What’s the Real Reason Musk Wants a Third Party?
Not to reduce the federal debt.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
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Protect NOAA: Our Safety in a Climate-Changed World Depends on It
As part of the Project 2025 assault on basic and essential government functions, President Trump is dismantling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Congress is not fighting ...
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Sunday thought: A national reckoning open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Sunday thought: A national reckoning
As we slide further into a dysfunctional police state
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
What Patriotism Requires open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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What Patriotism Requires
An ode to a disappearing America
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Trump, Musk, Republicans, and the Empathy Bug open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump, Musk, Republicans, and the Empathy Bug
The real crisis we are living through
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The Corporate Democrat’s Biggest Nightmare open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Corporate Democrat’s Biggest Nightmare
He’s on the way to becoming mayor of New York City
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The Proud Boys are suing the federal government for $100 million from taxpayers to spread more chaos, more violence, and more hate. Sign the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
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NO Taxpayer money for Proud Boys
The Proud Boys are suing the federal government for $100 million from taxpayers to spread more chaos, more violence, and more hate. Sign the petition!
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/fi...
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Fight Back Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation!
Attacks against LGBTQ+ communities have spiked in the last five years. In 2020, only 100 anti-LGBTQ+ laws were introduced in states across the country—today, it’s eight times that. Republicans are sto...
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Just a heads up: Someone on FB is claiming to be Jeff Tiedrich, complete with his picture. Don't believe it; they're a spammer.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The Democrats’ “Great Un-awokening” is a Giant Political Diversion open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Democrats’ “Great Un-awokening” is a Giant Political Diversion
Democrats should not play on Republican turf
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/fu...
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Restore funding for flu vaccine research and development!
When it comes to the bird flu, RFK Jr.’s unfounded claims are once again causing experts to sound the alarm. He has carelessly suggested that farmers should allow bird flu to run unchecked, a plan tha...
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
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Thank you, Senator Padilla
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Solidarity Now open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Solidarity Now
We may disagree on many things, but we stand together on the fundamentals.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
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Stop Attacks on Pride, LGBTQ+ People, and Drag: Protect Free Expression Nationwide!
Pride and drag are protected speech. For many communities, Pride is the only time LGBTQ+ people can gather openly. These attacks aim to erase us entirely. Yet politicians keep pushing these discrimina...
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Trump’s Police State open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump’s Police State
It endangers all of us
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Trump’s Vicious Attack on the American Mind open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump’s Vicious Attack on the American Mind
He wants America to be ignorant because ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
How to Protect Our Judges open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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How to Protect Our Judges
They are the most important bulwark against Trump, which is why he has targeted them and why they’re endangered. Here’s what should be done.
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The Reemergence of Social Darwinism open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Reemergence of Social Darwinism
The 19th-century doctrine that most closely resembles Trumpism
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
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Tell Congress to Protect our Students and Our Public Schools!
Public schools are the foundation of our democracy, ensuring that every child—no matter their zip code, race, or background—has the opportunity to learn and thrive. Defunding public education only ben...
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The Hidden Provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump King. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Hidden Provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump King.
Don't let this happen
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Sunday thought open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Sunday thought
Awakening the sleeping giant
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The real reason Trump is utterly, shamelessly, blatantly uninhibited open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The real reason Trump is utterly, shamelessly, blatantly uninhibited
And how to stop him
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Trump’s Huge Tariff Hoax open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump’s Huge Tariff Hoax
A big lie is at the heart of Trump’s tariffs
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The Grift That Keeps on Grifting open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Grift That Keeps on Grifting
Trump just can’t resist bribes
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Tell the BBC to stop delaying the documentary about Gaza doctors – broadcast it now! action.eko.org/a/bbc-stop-s...
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BBC: stop suppressing Gaza documentaries
The BBC is suppressing a documentary about the plight of doctors in Gaza, saying the delay is linked to an internal review of a different film by a different producer. It makes no sense. The UK gover
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Louise @louiseplease.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
So the Secretary of Defense sharing war plans with civilians over unsecured social media is not a national security issue, but movies coming from other countries is a national security issue. Do I have that right?
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Gerald Vanderhoff @gerald-vanderhoff.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Don’t call them “potential conflicts of interest.” open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Don’t call them “potential conflicts of interest.”
They’re corruption.
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