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Ranting Randy

Ranting Randy's Journal
Ranting Randy's Journal
February 23, 2026

Option 1 - At the State of the Union will Donald .......

...Award the DOJ and the FBI Gold medals for Coverup?

February 5, 2026

Is private equity anything other than an economic cancer?

Is private equity anything other than an economic cancer?
It causes immense pain for cities, towns and communities.
It kills jobs and businesses, solely for profit!
Why does America tolerate it?

Private equity is not a "natural" creature that grows in the wild.
It was intentionally created and permitted by lack of appropriate
regulation. It sprang to life because it empowers and
intensifies the worst aspects of capitalism. It came to life because man found yet another way to make mounds and mounds of money. It supercharges the worst of human nature - GREED.
January 9, 2026

Newsletter - National Catholic Reporter's Perspective About JD Vance's Description Of Rene Good's Murder

"...There is no evidence that Good was in any way involved in domestic terrorism. Video evidence seems to entirely contradict Trump's explanation of the situation. The ICE officer does not appear to have been injured and is seen casually walking away after the shooting."

..."There does appear to be emerging video evidence that Good was confused by the orders she was receiving from multiple officers and was attempting to remove herself from the situation. There does not appear to be any concrete evidence of agitation and the videos do not show Good attempting to run down anyone with her car".

..."At the time of publication of this piece, at no point has Vance tweeted any remorse, prayers or condolences regarding Good and her loved ones. Instead, Vance continued his storm of social media posts the morning after the shooting — this time leaning into divisive, tribalistic language to demonize Democrats".

..."As a Catholic, Vance knows better than to peddle this brand of gaslighting and agitation. Vance knows that, by virtue of her humanity, Good was endowed with inherent dignity, made in the image and likeness of God. Vance knows that only God can take life. Vance knows that protesting, fleeing or even interfering in an ICE investigation (which there is no evidence that Good did) does not carry a death sentence. Vance knows that lying and killing are sins".

..."Vance knows. He doesn't care. Vance’s twisted and wrongheaded view of Christianity has been repudiated by two popes. His Catholicism seems to be little more than a political prop, a tool only for his career ambitions and desire for power".

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/catholic-vice-president-vance-takes-social-media-justify-killing-renee-good

December 19, 2025

Youtube is F***ing with Us?

I've tried to watch a video to learn to repair a new Ryobi tool battery that was sitting in its package for longer than the 3 year warranty. Ryobi won't help and when I try to watch the video I get:

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A bot wants to learn how to repair a battery? That is Bull Shit!

This is just the creeping tightening of the screws on the internet. Monitizing every damn thing. Search results are crap most of the time now and they think you'll pay to get things working again.
Am I too cynical?

November 25, 2025

Say what you want about Trump (Go ahead, I'll wait...

... but don’t take more than 45 minutes). He has managed to do what many people have considered impossible. ...He has united almost all of Europe!

Ok, so he has united Europe against the Putin/Trump peace plan. He has united Europe to recognize creeping fascism and he has united Europe to speak out in favor or Democracy!

That may be the opposite of what he intended, and it will likely be seen as an “own goal” of epic proportions. But it is still an accomplishment that no one would have believed he was capable of doing.

September 11, 2025

Thoughts and Prayers" by Roy Zimmerman

"Thoughts and Prayers" by Roy Zimmerman

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Roy's music is absolutely brilliant.
June 11, 2025

What I really miss about living in these daze...

...is that I don't have to look at the Onion any more to find absurd news.

June 1, 2025

HP News Service Predicts:

(News of the world before it happens, and amazingly, sometimes we’re even right!)

Trump to Nominate Flat Earther to Head NASA

Brought to you by the Hallucinogenic Prognostication News Service

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