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Ragnar Ragnarsson

@ragnardp.bsky.social

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Progressive retired science teacher and lawyer. Tennis, golf,fencing. Investor, football fan(both kinds) and lover of the American West. Fond of cats.

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Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 3h

Bears are just beating the crap out of the Saints.

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7h

Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.

Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 8h

Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.

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Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 7h

Our tackling has been superb

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 10d

Nothing says you're a fascist like saying you want to remove anti fascists

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 11d

like these people

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 11d

Right, they're just following orders.

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Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 12d

She doesn't know jack-shit about Chicago

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 12d

A nice fictional break on the topic is the Sharpe's Rifles series by Bernard Cornwell

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Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 15d

My law school classmate! So proud!

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 20d

Wait until the ACA subsidy reduction kicks in

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 20d

Alway total class

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 20d

He. Was. Indicted. For. Bribery. In. 2024. Do. Not. Congratulate.

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Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 23d

Umm... do you really think Pam Bondi is going to pay any attention to this.

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 23d

The dumb ass doesn't even realize that there are no World Cup games in Chicago

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 24d

Where?

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · 25d

The FBI under Patel's leadership is absolutely corrupt. I wouldn't trust these people further than I could throw DJT.

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · Sep 19

I thought Trump was going to lower grocery prices. He's a hack and a liar. www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...

Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight

Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee...

www.npr.org

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Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · Sep 18

Just canceled Disney+

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Sep 14

"Joe Biden is a bumbling, dementia-filled, Alzheimer's, corrupt tyrant who should honestly be put in prison and/or given the death penalty for his crimes against America."

-Charlie Kirk (07/24/23)

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Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · Sep 11

Waiting for a Democratic Senator to make a snarky post mocking Charlie Kirk's murder. #MikeLee

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yes, Utah is ok with political violence

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Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · Sep 10

Sitting in the waiting room. Getting there was through several random clicks I couldn't repeat.

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · Sep 10

Anyone in the waiting room for Visa draw

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wonderful!

Ragnar Ragnarsson @ragnardp.bsky.social · Sep 7

Makes me want to vomit.