The Tenacious Unicorn Ranch / @TenaciousRanch / Steampunk Penny / Penellope Logue / Phillip Matthew Logue - Don't cry because it ended, laugh because it's still getting worse.

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

@NoReturn

That's a great question. As far as I know, they've never given a good reason for it. Kinda suspicious, especially with how they insist on personally collecting the goods/money which they then pinky-promise will be delivered to the Pine Ridge Reservation. It's always smelled like a scam to me, because even if they do make deliveries, there's no way of knowing if the Tranchers are skimming off the top. All of this could be easily avoided if they would just advertise a GoFundMe/Paypal/shipping address/etc that's controlled directly by the Reservation instead, but they "strangely" don't want to do that...

However, there IS something we do know: Penny has an Oglala Lakota friend named Katrina Mora. She lives in Longmont, Colorado (Penny's hometown) rather than the Pine Ridge Reservation though.

• When the Tranch was running the GoFundMe for the Oglala Lakota last winter, they said they were going to hand-deliver envelopes of cash to Oglala Lakota families in need. Penny name-dropped the Pine Ridge Reservation, but he also included the line "and to folks who no longer live on the res". When it came time for the Tranchers to deliver, they posted pictures & videos of themselves visiting an (at the time) anonymous Native family [1] [2] [3]. As far as we know, this was the only family the Tranchers ever delivered to, and it was weird because they looked like a middle-class family who weren't even living on the reservation.
• This past summer, the Tranch made a GoFundMe to support an Indigenous business run by an "Indigenous elder" named Katrina Mora, who had a striking resemblance to the woman they delivered envelopes of cash to previously. Katrina Mora was doxed, and yes, she turned out to be a personal friend of Penny's and was not at all an impoverished Native living on a reservation. The Tranchers never disclosed any of this. It seems like they just fraudulently used the Pine Ridge Reservation name to raise money for one of Penny's friends. And who knows, perhaps the Tranchers got a cut of the money for their trouble?

That's my theory, anyway. While the Tranchers did make a trip down to South Dakota to dump a bunch of junk (including their worthless alpaca fiber) off at the reservation, it seems like most or all of the money raised went to Penny's friend instead. I think the Tranchers started crowdfunding for the Oglala Lakota because the Tranch's own grifts had been drying up, so they wanted to see if they could find some new suckers willing to donate to some Native Americans instead. The goal was probably to get good publicity, and it's also possible that they had an arrangement with Katrina Mora to split the money.

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If you haven't seen it yet, I wrote up a summary of Tranch news the other day: here. Exciting times to be a Tranch-enthusiast.

Also on the Lakota/Pine Ridge in particular: two of the five poorest communities within the United States are located on Pine Ridge (#1 - Allen; #4 - Wounded Knee). It's a travesty. Lowest life expectancy in the US, poorest county in the US, lowest per capita income in the US (about $8800/year); median household income around $27k. 89% unemployment; almost 60% in Federally defined poverty (some say if based on info beyond US Census data, it could be upwards of 80%). The worst in SD for basically every measure of quality of life. About 18k people, of which about 17k are Native. And over 40% are under 20 years old (median age is in the mid-20s), so no doubt also a disproportionately large percentage not old enough to care for themselves. High school dropout rate around 70%; teen suicide rates about 150% of US typical. There's actual tuberculosis; diabetes and infant mortality rates at depressing multiples vs the rest of America. And of course, alcoholism is a known menace (per their own site, estimated 85% households "affected by" alcoholism). It's also enormous - over 2 million acres and in fucking South Dakota so people are spread out/hard to reach on a vast and harsh range of land.**

TL; DR: coats for kids and the grandparents raising them are probably pretty acute needs for this rez in particular, and so there is some plausible rationale for giving to them even over local tribes.*

* I have only started reading this thread today so am not versed in what the nature of the so-called "mutual aid" actually is, and from what I can tell in my perusal here, this dumb ranch has one of the worst and most peculiar combinations of particularly toxic masculinity-gone-wrong (in every sense of all those words) I've ever seen, so don't mistake my fax for ackshuallies, just bringing some Cliff Clavenesque data points on the "why Lakota/Pine Ridge" question. I'm more than skeptical of the motives and intentions (and effectiveness even if they were well-intentioned) of these trancheros.

** all these stats can be found in expanded form on the website for Re-Member, which, yes, is a nonprofit focused on Pine Ridge so not a neutral source; however, the stats recited on the site are based on Census data and other studies and are reliable.

 

[Ninon42]

Also on the Lakota/Pine Ridge in particular: two of the five poorest communities within the United States are located on Pine Ridge (#1 - Allen; #4 - Wounded Knee). It's a travesty. Lowest life expectancy in the US, poorest county in the US, lowest per capita income in the US (about $8800/year); median household income around $27k. 89% unemployment; almost 60% in Federally defined poverty (some say if based on info beyond US Census data, it could be upwards of 80%). The worst in SD for basically every measure of quality of life. About 18k people, of which about 17k are Native. And over 40% are under 20 years old (median age is in the mid-20s), so no doubt also a disproportionately large percentage not old enough to care for themselves. High school dropout rate around 70%; teen suicide rates about 150% of US typical. There's actual tuberculosis; diabetes and infant mortality rates at depressing multiples vs the rest of America. And of course, alcoholism is a known menace (per their own site, estimated 85% households "affected by" alcoholism). It's also enormous - over 2 million acres and in fucking South Dakota so people are spread out/hard to reach on a vast and harsh range of land.**

TL; DR: coats for kids and the grandparents raising them are probably pretty acute needs for this rez in particular, and so there is some plausible rationale for giving to them even over local tribes.*

If the tranchers really wanted to help the people of Pine Ridge, they could donate to help purchase badly needed propane...but that wouldn't provide any photo ops for social media or get rid of their trash.

 

[AirdropShitposts]

So the alpaca will be able to clump together and/or current temps aren’t a big deal for them, but what about the ducks, geese, goats, dogs? You’ll pardon my ignorance, but I don’t think the waterfowl are as hardy or fluffy as the alpacas. Would the alpacas let the goats cluster in with them for warmth? If that happens, are the goats at a higher risk for being crushed or suffocate?

I'll be honest, I have more faith in the animals figuring out winter than the humans. Especially Kevin.

 

[KiwiFuzz]

Apparently the people on Pine Ridge are burning clothes for warmth.

 

[Cpt. Stud Beefpile]

Without any intention to rulebreak, let me just say that I think it would be hilarious beyond measure if someone donated them a bunch of propane tanks that were filled with nothing but air.

 

[Temperance]

Merry Christmas, Kiwis!

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Anyway, there's nothing new to report. The Tranchers have been pretty quiet on social media, although to be fair, it's nearly Christmas and they have their hands full dealing with the cold.

It's funny. When I wrote this, I wasn't even thinking about Kevin. He's just so divorced from the day-to-day Tranch affairs, always living in his own little world.
I checked in on his thread yesterday, and sure enough... He's been tweeting nonstop about typical Kevin coomer/consoomer stuff. No worries at all! It's as if the freezing weather and the Tranch's dire money & heating problems aren't real to him. He's even talking about flying out to the UK soon to visit his British "girlfriend".

Anyway, I also noticed that Kevin isn't even trying to hide the fact that the Tranchers are permanently moving. Penny at least is still framing it as an "expansion" - as if they aren't abandoning the Tranch. (Same on the Tranch twitter, although that's also controlled by Penny.) Kevin is much more blunt in comparison.

[This one above made me pause for a second. "Bigger location? What's he talking about? 5 acres is wayyy smaller than 35 acres." Then I realized he means Penny's parents' house is bigger than the Tranch house, so Kevin will have more room for his hoard of toys. Naturally, he doesn't care that there won't be nearly enough land for their animals!]





This last screenshot was the only time (AFAIK) that Kevin pretended the Tranch was expanding, and it was when the scam GFM was first announced. Seems like he quickly dropped the pretense afterward.

I haven't seen Jen mention the move/expansion at all, but since he's semi-disabled and part of the "polycule" together with Penny & Kevin, I can't imagine he'll stay behind on the Tranch. All three of them will be crashing at Penny's parents' house.

Fedposter J mentioned it once. He calls it both a move and an expansion here:

Penny, Kevin, Jen, and Fedposter J are the four core members of the Tranch. They might have 1-2 field serfs (like @TransgirlTac) as well, but these serfs must have joined recently since Penny purged all the old ones awhile ago. If Penny/Kevin/Jen are moving to Penny's parents' house, then that would just leave the Fedposter and (maybe) 1-2 relatively new field serfs to manage the Tranch.

Basically: there's no way the "expansion" is legit, lol. And it's such an obvious lie... They simply don't have enough manpower to take care of multiple properties, and that's without even considering the Tranch's dismal financial situation (as confirmed by Paul/Bonnie). Of course, the Tranch's supporters & social media followers will ignore all of this.

 

[Ghostse]

"Bigger location? What's he talking about? 5 acres is wayyy smaller than 35 acres."[/I] Then I realized he means Penny's parents' house is bigger than the Tranch house, so Kevin will have more room for his hoard of toys. Naturally, he doesn't care that there won't be nearly enough land for their animals!] [/SIZE]

I'm guessing that he means more house space for his (totally girly) Transformers.
The acreage shrinkage doesn't mean anything to them.
They never cared about the alpacas before, they aren't going to start now.

 

[Accidental Protege]

If the tranchers really wanted to help the people of Pine Ridge, they could donate to help purchase badly needed propane...but that wouldn't provide any photo ops for social media or get rid of their trash.

The Tranchers probably need more help buying propane than the rez

 

[reptile baht spaniard rid]

The Tranchers probably need more help buying propane than the rez

I think it’s actually literally impossible for them to do something (anything) without trying to grift.

 

[AnOminous]

They never cared about the alpacas before, they aren't going to start now.

These disgusting subhuman troon scum are just going to abandon the alpacas, and the alpacas will die horribly.

 

[reptile baht spaniard rid]

These disgusting subhuman troon scum are just going to abandon the alpacas, and the alpacas will die horribly.

Whilst no doubt true and honest, I still prefer the idea that they will shove 200+ alpacas onto five acres, and they’ll have wandering in and out of the house until they finally snap and eat the troons.

If men can become women then alpacas can become carnivores; who are you to judge?

 

[Temperance]

IT'S HAPPENING

Paul (aka Bonnie), the former co-founder of the Tranch who still owns the Tranch property, is calling them out on Twitter [x]. Among other things, he's saying they're cultists, squatters, and liars who misuse their GoFundMe money.

Full thread, which he has pinned to the top of his Twitter:



Of course, Twitter troons/anarchists immediately attacked Paul.

Paul apparently shared some kind of proof of his claims, but then deleted it after people started screeching about "doxing". I don't know what exactly was said.

Not everyone was a hater though:


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Fedposter J (aka Jarrod/Josie), one of the current Tranchers, has responded:


Not sure what he's talking about here, tbh. Interesting that he's calling Paul a "Pogue" though...

 

[Jump]

Did that late model silvarado get repo'ed? Is that why fedposter J is trying so hard to get the other junk running now?

Fat Pauly must have woken up to the fact that the ranch being in his name is going to fuck him over big time sooner or later. At best it just ruins his credit and chances of ever owning a home. At worse it turns in to some troon version of WACO with all the guns and malita larping. Or someone gets killed on the property and he ends up getting sued.

Or maybe he saw where they are "expanding" to and realized the Trans Ranch larp is over and he is about to get stuck with the cleanup when they all bail to go live it up in a big lakefront house.

 

[Stupid Sexy Flanders]

While nothing is really surprising about Boner's claims I just can't with him trying to paint out him bringing the BPD Kween as some sort of "mental health organizer"; bitch had hysterical blindness while on the Tranch. How the fuck is she going to solve anyone else's issues when she's literally larping as disabled 95% of the time?

But yeah, Tranny Waco let's gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[AirdropShitposts]

IT'S HAPPENING

Paul (aka Bonnie), the former co-founder of the Tranch who still owns the Tranch property, is calling them out on Twitter [x]. Among other things, he's saying they're cultists, squatters, and liars who misuse their GoFundMe money.
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Full thread, which he has pinned to the top of his Twitter:
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Grabbed the text of this:

The Tenacious Unicorn Ranch, my home for 2 years and current squatters in my legally owned house are unfortunately nothing more than a glorified cult.

It was only through my marital explosion that I left the property and was forced to take off the rose colored glasses

The meme above is of my own creation and amusingly reflects the relationship of Penny and I behind the scenes

I ran finances and can say without question that the "ranch" makes NO money

The animals, which I see weren't shorn this year, are a massive money sink

I can tell you that not a single donation gets stored and saved for it's intended purpose

It's largely used to continue feeding the animals and the occasional "meal" out with the family

We were barely afloat and I always fought with Penny over fundraising transparency

One example was an attempted GoFundMe for something like $500k which I was able to talk Penny down from and split up into phases to show we accomplished something with the money donated

Which we lied about completing phase 1 because former residents left their trailers

Speaking of further residents, I don't think a single one left on good terms

The only one I can think of is my ex who happened to feel more guilty about what happened to us than understand how what we did didn't actually help people

The Ranch is more harmful than good

Though most that left had more personal beef it leads to the greater issue

Penny insisted to me several times that the ranch is NOT a crisis center

But I have learned in my work with the community that in order to help trans people in crisis, you MUST be a crisis center

We are all in crisis, and I can say that's true about all the members of the ranch (I'm not about to make this personal though)

Trauma Informed is something the ranch is not

The poor trans masc couple that we "helped" ended up leaving while accusing them of Ableism

I tried my best to help them but my personal life was in it's own crisis

My spouse turned against me for bringing in someone to audition for helping the ranch

I brought @KindKinkster in for their expertise in Trauma and Project Management. Two fields we were failing in

We had no idea how to handle people's trauma. We certainly tried but failed often. Creating rifts and bad blood

You can't save everyone

Became something of a motto surprisingly early on. But it's for the best since providing housing is inherently an abusive relationship

Room and board isn't free. It cost us a ton and we needed to get something of value from residents in order to continue functioning

We tried many models to get this to work but in the end it only created a class system. Residents, renters, rescues... pets (kink)

I've learned that the best way to help house people is through giving them the skills and connections to fund their own housing. This can include chasing down health diagnoses that qualify for disability since there is a large overlap between trans and disabled folks

We all need direction

Volunteers would show up eager to help and interact with the animals but would have to settle for a tour and mediocre petting zoo experience

We barely knew what we were doing most days, breaking our bodies convincing ourselves that it would help

We deluded ourselves in the cause. Selling it as hope, but offering no solutions

The most valuable thing we offered was a promotion of self arming within the trans community. But it's becoming creepily para militaristic in my absence

Ran entirely by veterans now

Veterans mentioned only to lay out the environment that is being built. Exposed in their battalion and brigade Twitter accounts. Much like our appearance on AJ+ taken as a template

We may be amidst civil war but it's being fought in a more sophisticated battlefield

Yes we must defend ourselves, yes we should be just as armed as those looking to eliminate us from existence. But that includes the weapons of cultural change

What Penny is doing now is dangerous

And I can't be happier to not be a part of it

Since leaving the ranch I have spoken to former founders, residents, volunteers and guards. All questioning the ranch's work after their involvement

Stories ranging from confusion of decision-making to claimed and confirmed abuses

The ranch is hurting people

They want to do too much and ultimately accomplish a net negative.

Stop being a ranch, it's an abject failure

Stop providing housing, it's inescapably abusive

And for gods' sake stop posting your crimes online

Do not fund the ranch

 

[Trianon]

Of course, Twitter troons/anarchists immediately attacked Paul.
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Paul apparently shared some kind of proof of his claims, but then deleted it after people started screeching about "doxing". I don't know what exactly was said.

Not everyone was a hater though:
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More:
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Fedposter J (aka Jarrod/Josie), one of the current Tranchers, has responded:
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Not sure what he's talking about here, tbh. Interesting that he's calling Paul a "Pogue" though...
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"your precious yoko"
As foretold, Kindness has brought about the destruction of the Tranch. All because Kevin flirted with her at a furry con. Amazing.

Paul: This is Alyssa, she is an expert in Trauma and Project Management. She can help us.
Kindness: [runs into a wall because her blind alter is fronting]

 

[Peru oso donas]

Not sure what he's talking about here, tbh. Interesting that he's calling Paul a "Pogue" though...

I wonder if that will get Fedposter in hot water for homophobia and misgendering

 

[Stupid Sexy Flanders]

I wonder if that will get Fedposter in hot water for homophobia and misgendering

It's interesting how quickly they go mask-off the moment they meet opposition isn't it? Straight to the gay slurs and insults. The notion of a "Yoko" is sexist too since it implies no free will on Boner's side; he ultimately found robot bird BPD pussy preferable over their company, which says something about them.

 

[The Skeksis Emperor]

I wonder what Sky's position is in all of this. Pissed at Bonny for sure, but is he willing to let Penny drag him down into financial problems when this comes to a head? Or is he willing to help the Tranchers just to spite Bonny?

 

[80's Dad]

Yoko is a name Paul gave to his gun. Kindness wasn't around yet during the Earl saga.