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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 · 06/10/2026
Cost of looting is more accurate.
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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 · 17/08/2026
That and when your HoC says this unhinged crap, it’s not just the president who is the uncontrolled problem.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
So… trout bait?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If you looked at my posts on any platform you’d find the same thing. I still follow women’s sports. I don’t feel like I need to justify it. Why put me in a corner?
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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 · 22/07/2026
I missed that. You need another cat.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Why do people ask you these questions?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
What about those who had USAID-funded projects who lost jobs after DOGE?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
How this guy grew to be a successful crackhead has me baffled!
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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
Dude, you gotta get those appositive phrases under control.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
That’s weird, I’m at a cafe and three young women were complaining about a rude customer at Olive Garden last night who threw dollar bill paper airplanes at their server after the breadsticks ran out. Same guy?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Well, he won’t quit, so there.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
That’s right. She should be applauded. I’m taking a learner’s POV.
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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 · 03/07/2026
You begin to wonder if he abducted Maduro for his crimes or for his advice!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
It’s become very American but it’s completely dishonest.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
In DC you find a dry cleaner near your office and hang your pressed shirts on the back of your office door.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
You’re right and I hope you are right.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Will someone tell him a Rough Rider is not a condom?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Issa look
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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 · 16/06/2026
Yes. Yes he did.
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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
Try sweet potato. Thank me later.
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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 · 11/06/2026
Othello kill’s himself at the end of the play. Sorry for the spoiler.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The high ground WRT Trump is so far below sea level that a meerkat could occupy it, morality, notwithstanding.
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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 · 01/06/2026
But the say “the athletic department is a separate budget from the academic budget,” but the university president oversees both and both trade on the same brand. SMH!
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Which cousin? This could refer to so many Trumplings.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Shred it, add 6lbs of butter and then chill for four hours. Remove from the refrigerator and make a sculpture.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Can Reuters stop repeating its headline in the subtitle and again in the summary?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
static.klipy.com
Gen X Captain Eating Popcorn
ALT: Gen X Captain Eating Popcorn
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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
IKR? Follow interesting people, add starter packs from those you really like, engage, and be kind. I’ve never seen my feed lag.
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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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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Just to be clear, a boiled potato contains a daily supply of vitamin C and also has iron, zinc and magnesium.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Who knew?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
You’re like Forest Gump! Any connections to LBJ?
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Of course this will require large numbers of people, presumably voters. To be consistent, none of them should have voted early or by mail. Most, then, would be unable to vote in their local precinct.
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Haven’t we heard this before in Reagan’s Star Wars debacle? Same crap, different bucket.
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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Joel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Exactly! If all we produce in the US is capital gains, we are relying on vapor to fuel the economy. Only benefits those who own stocks anyway.
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