rantmo (he/him)
@rantmo.bsky.social
Chicagoan, actor, Friend of DeSoto, Goon, non-denominational socialist
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There will always be someone who cannot see your worth, who will underestimate you, who will undermine you. Do not let that someone be you.
February 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
There will always be someone who cannot see your worth, who will underestimate you, who will undermine you. Do not let that someone be you.
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Self reminder. Sharpen bat'leth.
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Self reminder. Sharpen bat'leth.
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From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
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February 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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I genuinely believe that no self-proclaimed Republican should be allowed to be around children unsupervised.
February 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I genuinely believe that no self-proclaimed Republican should be allowed to be around children unsupervised.
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ok, whoa. the DOJ just told me that the unredacted version of the document in question contains an image of a victim’s face overlayed on the face of the Mona Lisa image. so, that's why it's redacted. jesus christ
cool. glad we protected her identity at least www.404media.co/the-doj-reda...
The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files
While Epstein’s victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice’s latest tranche of files, investigators redacted the identity of the most famous portra...
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
ok, whoa. the DOJ just told me that the unredacted version of the document in question contains an image of a victim’s face overlayed on the face of the Mona Lisa image. so, that's why it's redacted. jesus christ
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Huge respect for all of my coworkers who knew in their hearts they needed to let this moment happen. I love where I work.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Huge respect for all of my coworkers who knew in their hearts they needed to let this moment happen. I love where I work.
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Goddamn, if Starfleet Academy keeps making me cry repeatedly every episode, I might have to stop watching it at work (I will never stop, I am no coward.)
February 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Goddamn, if Starfleet Academy keeps making me cry repeatedly every episode, I might have to stop watching it at work (I will never stop, I am no coward.)
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This planet is run by some evil fucking people
February 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This planet is run by some evil fucking people
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Crypto! Ich have been investinge a lot of tyme yn learninge about Crypto.
Mothman. Jersey Devil. Various Bigfeete. The Sacramento Air Kraken. Schuylkill Kelpies. Cincinnati spoon koboldes.
Love Cryptozoologye so much.
Mothman. Jersey Devil. Various Bigfeete. The Sacramento Air Kraken. Schuylkill Kelpies. Cincinnati spoon koboldes.
Love Cryptozoologye so much.
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Crypto! Ich have been investinge a lot of tyme yn learninge about Crypto.
Mothman. Jersey Devil. Various Bigfeete. The Sacramento Air Kraken. Schuylkill Kelpies. Cincinnati spoon koboldes.
Love Cryptozoologye so much.
Mothman. Jersey Devil. Various Bigfeete. The Sacramento Air Kraken. Schuylkill Kelpies. Cincinnati spoon koboldes.
Love Cryptozoologye so much.
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Aroo
Werewolves of Gundam
Werewolves of Gundam
February 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Aroo
Werewolves of Gundam
Werewolves of Gundam
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It got funnier.
Aside from the fact you’re never going to look like the hero when you pick a fight with high schoolers, as a man in my late forties, I also know those kids are going to wake up tomorrow barely even aching and this dude definitely woke up in agony.
Aside from the fact you’re never going to look like the hero when you pick a fight with high schoolers, as a man in my late forties, I also know those kids are going to wake up tomorrow barely even aching and this dude definitely woke up in agony.
A 45-year-old man has been charged with two counts of assault after getting into a fistfight with a group of Texas teenagers who were protesting Immigration Customs and Enforcement.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/05/m...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/05/m...
45-Year-Old Man Beaten Up By High Schoolers After Allegedly Attacking Them During ICE Walkout
A Texas man has been charged after getting into a fistfight with a group of teenagers who staged an ICE walkout
thebarbedwire.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
It got funnier.
Aside from the fact you’re never going to look like the hero when you pick a fight with high schoolers, as a man in my late forties, I also know those kids are going to wake up tomorrow barely even aching and this dude definitely woke up in agony.
Aside from the fact you’re never going to look like the hero when you pick a fight with high schoolers, as a man in my late forties, I also know those kids are going to wake up tomorrow barely even aching and this dude definitely woke up in agony.
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They were saying it with their whole chest too. You can hear the enunciation.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
They were saying it with their whole chest too. You can hear the enunciation.
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This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
The war on empathy and the war on the arts are part of the same project.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
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Not only not subscribing, not clicking. I know I'm missing some things I would like to read, but 🤷🏻♀️
no disrespect, but I'm not subscribing to your Substack for reasons that should be obvious if you google words like "substack" and "nazis"
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Not only not subscribing, not clicking. I know I'm missing some things I would like to read, but 🤷🏻♀️
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the office "they're the same picture" dot jpg
February 5, 2026 at 1:36 PM
the office "they're the same picture" dot jpg
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If you need something to spur you forward, today or any day to come:
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
If you need something to spur you forward, today or any day to come:
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Y’all, I’m losing my mind over here. I need everyone to read this article. I can’t go it alone!!!
“Epstein argues that teaching children to write may be harmful because writing forces “linear” and “narrow” patterns of thinking, whereas the greatest thinkers never wrote.”
“Epstein argues that teaching children to write may be harmful because writing forces “linear” and “narrow” patterns of thinking, whereas the greatest thinkers never wrote.”
“The interview also becomes an exercise in intellectual peacocking as they invoke Socrates, Isaac Newton and quantum physics but pay little attention to Epstein’s crimes. Epstein reveals himself to be a living museum of racial prejudice.”
‘Do you think you’re the devil himself?’: highlights from the bizarre, newly released Bannon-Epstein interview
The interview, revealed in the latest tranche of Epstein files, was reportedly intended for a sympathetic documentary
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Y’all, I’m losing my mind over here. I need everyone to read this article. I can’t go it alone!!!
“Epstein argues that teaching children to write may be harmful because writing forces “linear” and “narrow” patterns of thinking, whereas the greatest thinkers never wrote.”
“Epstein argues that teaching children to write may be harmful because writing forces “linear” and “narrow” patterns of thinking, whereas the greatest thinkers never wrote.”
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Excellent piece by @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social ⬇️
I can now report that Judge Blackwell did not grant Julie Le’s request for a nap, and also noted that, as overwhelmed as she may be, the people who the Trump administration is detaining in violation of court orders have it worse
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
February 4, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Excellent piece by @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social ⬇️
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Hire Nicholas Cage to steal the Epstein Files
things I would do if I had as much money as Jeff Bezos:
—keep a number of obscure comics in print
—give a $1m to every public library in the country
—endow newsrooms in every city with more than 1m people
—buy the Walgreens Boots Alliance and convert it to a network of free clinics
—keep a number of obscure comics in print
—give a $1m to every public library in the country
—endow newsrooms in every city with more than 1m people
—buy the Walgreens Boots Alliance and convert it to a network of free clinics
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Hire Nicholas Cage to steal the Epstein Files
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It is said those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But what of those who suppress the past, distort it, sanitize it? They cannot not be held blameless. A true warrior knows that hiding from the past is cowardice, and deliberately hiding the past is malice, and a grave dishonor.
February 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
It is said those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But what of those who suppress the past, distort it, sanitize it? They cannot not be held blameless. A true warrior knows that hiding from the past is cowardice, and deliberately hiding the past is malice, and a grave dishonor.
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Spanberger is a moderate Democrat who used to work for the C.I.-fucking-A. It should put the actions of Schumer and Jeffries into perspective for everyone. Are they Republicans? Because they sure act like it.
They need to get the fuck out.
They need to get the fuck out.
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Spanberger is a moderate Democrat who used to work for the C.I.-fucking-A. It should put the actions of Schumer and Jeffries into perspective for everyone. Are they Republicans? Because they sure act like it.
They need to get the fuck out.
They need to get the fuck out.
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how to cope with all the news in the galaxy
February 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
how to cope with all the news in the galaxy
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Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af