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Joel Ranck

@this-is-joel.bsky.social
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I seek the human side of science. Ask me about crop wild relatives, bread baking, Service Above Self or travel. I suffer fools for I am one. Oxford comma is overrated.

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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As a once young professional in DC who felt like an outsider for never having been a congressional staffer, this. makes. my. day.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
$5k? That’s less than break even after 18 months of the Trump debacle. People want health care, affordable housing, food and less effing chaos. This isn’t offering to pay cash after a fender bender to avoid dealing with the insurance companies. Give us a break!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Yo @troyjackson207.bsky.social is such an appealing candidate. Honest and genuine. Totally unrehearsed and unflinchingly able to explain himself. @dnccc.bsky.social more of this please!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I don’t doubt foreign countries had plans to meddle in the 2020 elections. They always have plans to do so. The question is, were they successful? The abundance of available evidence says they were not.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I am happy for this person but is getting perfect marks the same as learning? Struggling with the material and figuring it are two hallmarks of learning. This is a big achievement from a top school but I’ll let it there.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This reminds me of the joke “a Muslim, a Jew and a Christian walked into a bar because this is what you do when you’re not an asshole.”
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This breaks my heart. Imagine the betrayal and sadness.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This clown is redefining the Superfund Site
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
So now these fighters can spend two more weeks starving themselves to make weight in order to entertain Caligula! Seems fair.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
No one would ever fly out of National Airport on a summer night expecting to leave on time. So yeah, let’s plan an outdoor event. The swamp dictates!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I just watched a two-minute video of a foal laying down for the first time. Best two minutes of the day!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I’m seeing a stage of grieving among my Republican acquaintances. It started when they called themselves RINOs to create a degree of separation. Now it’s declaring that both parties are screwed, everyone is a thief and “we should all try harder to get along.” It’s rather sad to watch.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Oil and gas prices aren’t the only thing suffering from this Trumpian war of choice. Look at how farmers in nearby India are affected. www.linkedin.com/posts/maximo...
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The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Effect | Maximo Torero | 13 comments
This week, Prime Minister Modi called on Indians to work from home, postpone foreign travel, and avoid buying gold to protect foreign currency reserves. He also urged farmers to cut fertilizer use by ...
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Good morning BlueSky! It’s humming right along here!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Me thinks Jack Schlossberg should have done some more interviews before going on national TV. That or have had a job. Maybe I am missing something.
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I wonder if Brown and Forman granted permission to Kash Patel to infringe on the Woodford Reserve bourbon brand mark when he added his tattoo to their very clean looking bottle.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
So government can be run like a business but only if those leading it ran successful businesses. Not game show hosts.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Because apologizing for being wrong is the right thing to do. It’s maturity, not weakness.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I’m so Gen X I’m not going to read this and with great confidence know I have made the right decision.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
So Old Yeller is replaced by Ricky Bobby. I don’t feel safer. Trump Administration Live Updates: President Ousts Noem as Homeland Security Secretary www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Ousts Noem as Homeland Security Secretary
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Just to be clear, the cost of Gramps’ Epic Fury (prolly a porn film name), which is unnecessary could have more than paid for the ACÁ subsidy extension. These are deliberate choices. MAGA! He hates you and you are too stupid to realize it.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The Epstein Class gets to testify behind closed doors. Isn’t this Our Country? Why can’t this be public?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Members of Congress attending SOTU please consider some creative signs to hold up. Consider: Was that a sentence? Or Please speak English! Or Was that a dog whistle? Perhaps, I’m surprised you’re still awake. Among other.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
First Minneapolis and now Syria. At least there are fewer troops in Syria so it should go smoothly.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In this upside down world, last night’s @60minutes.bsky.social was essentially @peoplemag.bsky.social when last week @peoplemag.bsky.social reported like @60minutes.bsky.social used to do.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I think this will be powerfully. Or just boycott the matches in the US. Or move them to Mexico and Canada.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Erik the Red is laughing at us.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
A broken window. A smashed rear bumper. When ICE uses a wrecking ball to kidnap, who pays for the damage? Sorry, there are bigger issues at play but this has to weigh on these victims too.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are not investing in facilities or equipment to produce products in the USA due to the chaotic market environment. This means little to consumers now but a year from now it will impact supply and increase prices for existing drugs AND stop the production of new ones.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Listening to @gtconway.bsky.social answer a question about being a republican running as a democrat, I realize that as the GOP disintegrates, the Democratic Party is becoming even broader and until we get beyond this nightmare MAGA movement, it is necessary to embrace civil society party members.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
FIFA just called and they want their peace prize back.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
A German friend told me today, “What I love about America is that you always do the right thing. That’s changed. We need that again.” It honestly brought a tear to my eye.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
A good thread on Federalism by some thinkers who are polite.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
They have no shame. Share this!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Why does Joe Scarborough invite guests? He doesn’t let them speak.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
If you’re flying and see a TSA officer, thank them, say “ hang in there” and tell them you appreciate their service. They deserve the respect!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
State College, Pennsylvania with several thousand against the orange king #NoKings
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Imagine that, Trump banning bathroom vanities. Release the pee pee tapes!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
As a recovering Downton Abbey fan, I can’t stop imagining the conversation between Kate and William in their changing quarters after experiencing this catastrophe.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I’m enjoying it here more than the other place. That said, the lack of punctuation does my brain in sometimes. At a very minimum, put a little dot between sentences. #yesimold #collegewithatypewriter
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
The evolution of @bsky.app has been fascinating. I wonder how long this Grindr phase will last?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Today I took my kid to the bus stop. I didn’t even need help from the National Guard.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Why is MAGA so consumed by genitalia? How does the way someone urinate make their lives worse?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
China replaced the soldiers in Tianamen Square with troops from other provinces so they wouldn’t fear attacking their “own.”
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Please @governor.ca.gov do a Rolling Stones Paint it Black video!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
A constant theme in The Art of the Deal is how to use Other People’s Money. It even got an acronym OPM. It’s clear the grifter and cheat still follows this from campaign donors, email appeals, DB, to oligarchs. The only thing he ever paid for personally was an NYT ad for the Central Park 5.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
What’s the over/under on when Colombia is threatened with tariffs?
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