Clay Ranck
@clayranck.bsky.social
political junkie | Texafornian | purveyor of random information | reposts may or may not be semi-endorsements of content contained therein | all posts are off the record
“The motion pictures, you know? The talkies. The talkies show the vandals destroying the pool.”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "We have photographs or tapes -- like moving cameras, right? -- where people are on the side cutting it with a box knife."
Might be time for a re-watch of 14 Peaks tonight in remembrance of Nims Purja. m.youtube.com/watch?v=8QH5...
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible | Official Trailer | Netflix
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airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027
We need more true haters in government.
Chappelle's Playahaters: Bad Things Happen To You
Alt: Dave Chapelle as Silky Johnson at the Player Haters’ Ball says “I hope all the Bad Things in life Happen To You and nobody else but you.”
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The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 6d ago“Is nobody in Washington motivated by spite anymore?” @jvl.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social tear into Republican senators looking for the flimsiest possible assurance on Trump’s weaponization slush fund so they can confirm Todd Blanche and move on.
*spreads out a giant political compass* Step right up, folks. Point to a part of the political spectrum, and I will tell you the name of someone who fits that square and has sexually coerced or abused women. Any part.
Dan Shafer@danshafer.bsky.social · 6d agoMilwaukee Journal Sentinel: "The decision by Barnes came amid reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel into allegations that Barnes was taking advantage of his role in the party to have sexual encounters with young adult women." www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
There is only one horse, and we should give it some cake.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · last wk.TikTok has incredible moderation team. Our InfoWars video about Multiple Horse Theory — the idea that there are many horses in the world and not just one — has been fully deemed misinformation and lost the formal appeals process. Confirmed by Larry Ellison: There is only one horse on Earth.
The US imports almost nothing from Iran that could be tariffed in the first place. Trump has no clue what he’s talking about.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump: "I'd like them to add Iran as tariffs, not just sanctions. That's what Lindsey wanted. I'd like to see tariffs on Iran. That's really what Lindsey wanted."
Judean People's Front vs. People's Front of Judea
Alt: Judean People's Front vs. People's Front of Judea
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Andy Fleming@slackbastard.bsky.social · last wk.New micro-party just dropped: 'Republican Workers Party'. RWP appears to have some connect w the Australian Communist Party, a split from the Communist Party of Australia (itself a rebranded Socialist Party of Australia; SPA being, in turn, a split from the original CPA). www.rwp.org.au
“Hello Bari! I’m here to talk about the sex lives of teenagers”
Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · last wk.Scoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
Post: a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains.
Clay Ranck@clayranck.bsky.social · last wk.Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains.
optiMSTie@optimstie.bsky.social · last wk.Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains.
even the poor planes have explosive diarrhea ☹️
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · last wk.Trump on Iran 🤦♂️
In case you were wondering what the president is up to today with all that's going on the world, check out this thread.
Dom Ervolina@dominicervolina.com · last wk.Trump has been posting almost once a minute for the past 25 minutes on his tiny social media website It's mostly AI slop crap
anyone with the balls to walk out wouldn't have shown up in the first place
Ann Telnaes@anntelnaes.bsky.social · 2w agoIs there one journalist in that room with the balls to walk out?
Watched the clips of Trump bombing at the White House Correspondents Dinner and his inability to be self-deprecating or normal really killed him. It reminded me of how much better W was at being funny. m.youtube.com/watch?v=sv-Q...
George W. Bush: Remarks at the White House Correspondents' Dinner - May 4, 2002
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I’m always struck by how inarticulate Elon is. He can barely even seem to form sentences.
Jonathan Harris@jonathan-a-thon.bsky.social · 2w agoHe's quite possibly one of the worst people to have ever lived.
Anthony Bourdain was the Joe Rogan of the left. (Parts Unknown - S8, E5: Houston)
Clay Ranck@clayranck.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnthony Bourdain was the Joe Rogan of the left. (Parts Unknown, S12, E2, Asturias, Spain)
Marco should check with his boss on “the way it works,” because Trump repeatedly claimed he’d be able to quickly end the war. www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/p...
Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office | CNN Politics
He wasn’t joking.
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Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 2w agoRubio: You think we settled the war in Ukraine in 30 minutes? That's not the way it works.
Probably better to have this guy on your team instead of the alternative.
Discontinued Foods!@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 2w agoThings aren't great, let's have some fun
