Russ Rankin
@russrankinnjd.bsky.social
🎤 for Good Riddance
California/U.S. scout for Tri City Americans (WHL)
Poet
Screenwriter
Unrepentant Fenian 🇮🇪
New Jersey Devils
Straight Edge
Vegan
Activist
California/U.S. scout for Tri City Americans (WHL)
Poet
Screenwriter
Unrepentant Fenian 🇮🇪
New Jersey Devils
Straight Edge
Vegan
Activist
I don’t care if they have to dress the ghost of Claude Loiselle. The New Jersey Devils need 2 points tomorrow.
December 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I don’t care if they have to dress the ghost of Claude Loiselle. The New Jersey Devils need 2 points tomorrow.
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If we all chip in we could buy our government back
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If we all chip in we could buy our government back
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
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Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Life as a New Jersey Devils fan lately.
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Life as a New Jersey Devils fan lately.
Things around here have been extra fucked since Citizens United.
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Things around here have been extra fucked since Citizens United.
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Democratic voters are working hard to stop fascism. It would be nice if the leaders of the party joined them.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Democratic voters are working hard to stop fascism. It would be nice if the leaders of the party joined them.
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
Thanksgiving again folks.
Don’t forget to watch “Shibboleth!”
Don’t forget to watch “Shibboleth!”
"The West Wing" Shibboleth (TV Episode 2000) ⭐ 8.4 | Drama
41m | TV-14
www.imdb.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thanksgiving again folks.
Don’t forget to watch “Shibboleth!”
Don’t forget to watch “Shibboleth!”
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No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
Interesting stuff here.
Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won.
Here are the numbers...
www.gregpalast.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Interesting stuff here.
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Bolsonaro behind bars is a reminder: democracies survive when they stop letting criminals play government.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Bolsonaro behind bars is a reminder: democracies survive when they stop letting criminals play government.
The institutional guardrails put in place to ensure fealty to the Constitution and prevent abuse of power have ceased to function.
If we want to show the rest of the world that we’re better than this, we’ll need to prove it in our collective action once this is over.
If we want to show the rest of the world that we’re better than this, we’ll need to prove it in our collective action once this is over.
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The institutional guardrails put in place to ensure fealty to the Constitution and prevent abuse of power have ceased to function.
If we want to show the rest of the world that we’re better than this, we’ll need to prove it in our collective action once this is over.
If we want to show the rest of the world that we’re better than this, we’ll need to prove it in our collective action once this is over.
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Free Quinn Hughes.
The Canucks are going nowhere, so please give him the opportunity to win elsewhere.
He's my favourite player & arguably the best to ever play in Vancouver, but the Canucks organization will only stress him out, diminish, and ruin him.
Let him play with his brothers in New Jersey.
The Canucks are going nowhere, so please give him the opportunity to win elsewhere.
He's my favourite player & arguably the best to ever play in Vancouver, but the Canucks organization will only stress him out, diminish, and ruin him.
Let him play with his brothers in New Jersey.
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Free Quinn Hughes.
The Canucks are going nowhere, so please give him the opportunity to win elsewhere.
He's my favourite player & arguably the best to ever play in Vancouver, but the Canucks organization will only stress him out, diminish, and ruin him.
Let him play with his brothers in New Jersey.
The Canucks are going nowhere, so please give him the opportunity to win elsewhere.
He's my favourite player & arguably the best to ever play in Vancouver, but the Canucks organization will only stress him out, diminish, and ruin him.
Let him play with his brothers in New Jersey.
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The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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A win’s a win’s a win 😭
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
A win’s a win’s a win 😭
Tell ‘em Kat 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Trump Wrongly Indicted Me, I’ll Rightly Impeach Him | Kat Abughazaleh Speaks at Lincoln Memorial
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Tell ‘em Kat 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Lordy - am I really going to have to vote for Gavin Newsom in 3 years?
November 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Lordy - am I really going to have to vote for Gavin Newsom in 3 years?
Rough sports Saturday for me - went 1 for 4:
- USC lost 😩
- New Jersey Devils lost 😩
- San Jose Sharks lost 😩
- Tri City Americans won 🥳
- USC lost 😩
- New Jersey Devils lost 😩
- San Jose Sharks lost 😩
- Tri City Americans won 🥳
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Rough sports Saturday for me - went 1 for 4:
- USC lost 😩
- New Jersey Devils lost 😩
- San Jose Sharks lost 😩
- Tri City Americans won 🥳
- USC lost 😩
- New Jersey Devils lost 😩
- San Jose Sharks lost 😩
- Tri City Americans won 🥳
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It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
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Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/13/trump-media-ultra-rich-democracy
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back | Robert Reich
The Guardian has no billionaire or corporate owner: funded by readers, our fierce independence is guaranteed
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/13/trump-media-ultra-rich-democracy