Gerardine Luongo Ranft
@gerrylu.bsky.social
Sort of retired nonprofit consultant and advocate. Hiking, grandma'ing, caretaking, reading, and being part of the never trump resistance.
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How to pay attention
Tricks for parsing Trump’s noise; plus, a new poll on January 6 pardons
open.substack.com
PLEASE READ
limit what you respond to, stop reposting click bait. A resistance must be steady and strategic,not fly off with every crazy trump comment
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limit what you respond to, stop reposting click bait. A resistance must be steady and strategic,not fly off with every crazy trump comment
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
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Freed from prison by Trump on his last day in office in 2021, a $200 million fraudster started a new Ponzi scheme within months.
*A Bloomberg Big Take*
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Freed by Trump, a $200 Million Fraudster Started a New Scam
Eli Weinstein promised to reform — but after his release he took on an alias and started another Ponzi scheme.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Freed from prison by Trump on his last day in office in 2021, a $200 million fraudster started a new Ponzi scheme within months.
*A Bloomberg Big Take*
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*A Bloomberg Big Take*
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@radiofreetom.bsky.social they'd probably be inconvenient to take off
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social they'd probably be inconvenient to take off
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All of this
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
All of this
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WAY.TO. GO
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
WAY.TO. GO
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Who’s encouraging political violence?
Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Who’s encouraging political violence?
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If you know anyone who was exploited on Backpage before it was closed down for human trafficking, tell them that there is a pool of money available for survivors and free legal help in applying for it: www.backpageremissionnetwork.org
Backpage Survivor Remission Network
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October 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If you know anyone who was exploited on Backpage before it was closed down for human trafficking, tell them that there is a pool of money available for survivors and free legal help in applying for it: www.backpageremissionnetwork.org
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You love to see @akalhan.bsky.social having successfully coined a new phrase.
Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
October 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
You love to see @akalhan.bsky.social having successfully coined a new phrase.
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If Democrats *don’t* try to make anti-corruption their focus and deliver real reforms, what will happen to their party—and to what’s left of American democracy? www.thebulwark.com/p/anti-corru...
How Anti-Corruption Can Be a Winning Issue for Democrats
It’s a powerful, unifying theme—and it’s tied to the crisis of democracy under Trump.
www.thebulwark.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If Democrats *don’t* try to make anti-corruption their focus and deliver real reforms, what will happen to their party—and to what’s left of American democracy? www.thebulwark.com/p/anti-corru...
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"The existence of the authoritarian playbook implies that one can be evil but sane. But what motivation would a 'sane' person have for destroying the world’s leading democracy in the first place?" www.thebulwark.com/p/crazy-or-c...
October 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"The existence of the authoritarian playbook implies that one can be evil but sane. But what motivation would a 'sane' person have for destroying the world’s leading democracy in the first place?" www.thebulwark.com/p/crazy-or-c...
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In which @citizencohn.bsky.social demolishes the GOP's "big, brazen lie" that Democrats are shutting down the government to fund health care for "illegal aliens." www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
The Republican Shutdown Argument is a Giant Lie
No, Democrats aren’t trying to fund health care for “illegal aliens.”
www.thebulwark.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
In which @citizencohn.bsky.social demolishes the GOP's "big, brazen lie" that Democrats are shutting down the government to fund health care for "illegal aliens." www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
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This is not going anywhere good. www.thebulwark.com/p/its-a-war-...
September 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is not going anywhere good. www.thebulwark.com/p/its-a-war-...
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Judging by their speeches, neither Trump nor Hegseth has paid the slightest attention to how actual wars are being fought in the actual world. The “war fighting” and “lethality” they plan is inside their own country and comes from conflicts inside their own minds.
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Judging by their speeches, neither Trump nor Hegseth has paid the slightest attention to how actual wars are being fought in the actual world. The “war fighting” and “lethality” they plan is inside their own country and comes from conflicts inside their own minds.
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It’s okay. To wear old clothes. To not upgrade your phone. To buy second hand items. To live in a simple home. It’s okay to lead a simple life.
#Minimalism
#Minimalism
September 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s okay. To wear old clothes. To not upgrade your phone. To buy second hand items. To live in a simple home. It’s okay to lead a simple life.
#Minimalism
#Minimalism
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Mike Johnson: "The WIC program, the nutrition program -- women, infants, and children -- that program won't be funded. FEMA won't be funded."
September 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Mike Johnson: "The WIC program, the nutrition program -- women, infants, and children -- that program won't be funded. FEMA won't be funded."
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Understanding the curve we’re on now, where do you see us in thirteen months? www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
We Are in the Worst-Case Scenario
The November 2024 version of you would be shocked at what the September 2025 version accepts as reality.
www.thebulwark.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Understanding the curve we’re on now, where do you see us in thirteen months? www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
@nicollewallace.bsky.social @msnbc.com Nicole, thanks for asking the question -- how are we worried about the MLB wildcard?
September 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
@nicollewallace.bsky.social @msnbc.com Nicole, thanks for asking the question -- how are we worried about the MLB wildcard?
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This!
September 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This!
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OMG, this afternoon's ANTIFA Board of Directors meeting went on and on. I thought Jesus would *never* stop talking!
September 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
OMG, this afternoon's ANTIFA Board of Directors meeting went on and on. I thought Jesus would *never* stop talking!
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Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city.
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city.
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Repost and 💙 if you stand with Jimmy Kimmel!
September 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Repost and 💙 if you stand with Jimmy Kimmel!
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Yes, it does matter.
September 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Yes, it does matter.