Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom
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VIDEO: Trump's $100-Billion, Dementia Laden Pitch To Oil Executives Last Week, Smelled Like Shit. Literally.
Inside Trump’s Oil-Exec Summit: Venezuela, Greenland, a Hole in the Ground—and a Meeting That Went Completely Off the Rails Because Trump Can't Stop Shittimg Himself.
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VIDEO: Trump's $100-Billion, Dementia Laden Pitch To Oil Executives Last Week, Smelled Like Shit. Literally.
Birds of a feather. In this case, vultures.
February 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Birds of a feather. In this case, vultures.
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House Republicans are beginning to fear what will happen when the Midterms come. Case in point - for the first time a few have joined with Democrats to push back on Trump's tariffs on Canada. Not enough of them to override a Trump veto... yet 🗽
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
House Republicans are beginning to fear what will happen when the Midterms come. Case in point - for the first time a few have joined with Democrats to push back on Trump's tariffs on Canada. Not enough of them to override a Trump veto... yet 🗽
You’re So Vain "The amount of energy he exerts to stroke his own ego rather than help the American people should be astonishing, but it no longer engenders the outrage it deserves because it has become commonplace."
You’re So Vain
Trump’s obsession with his own name exposes a man chasing validation
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February 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
You’re So Vain "The amount of energy he exerts to stroke his own ego rather than help the American people should be astonishing, but it no longer engenders the outrage it deserves because it has become commonplace."
Yes. Speaking of washed up lawyers...
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Yes. Speaking of washed up lawyers...
Voting: A Right, Not A Privilege, For Now
Voting: A Right, Not A Privilege, For Now
Republicans want to change that with the SAVE Act
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February 13, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Voting: A Right, Not A Privilege, For Now
Minneapolis showed us why Trump and his fascists will lose
Minneapolis showed us why Trump and his fascists will lose
Trump’s Stupidity Czar, Tom Homan, announced today that the “surge” in Minneapolis is over.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Minneapolis showed us why Trump and his fascists will lose
Private Chains, Public Harm
Private Chains, Public Harm
How Supply Networks Fuel ICE Operations
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February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Private Chains, Public Harm
You've always got something compelling to share and good takes. I don't interact as much as many folks. 24 hour care of my son is my first priority.
February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
You've always got something compelling to share and good takes. I don't interact as much as many folks. 24 hour care of my son is my first priority.
"It’s hitting the very heart of the Western alliance system, which we largely created that has kept relative peace since World War II. It’s been Vladimir Putin’s goal for decades, and now he’s getting exactly what he wants from Donald Trump."
What Happens When the World Decides It Can’t Trust America Anymore?
From France to Germany to Canada, governments are recalibrating their security, technology, and defense policies around one unspoken reality: America can’t be counted on…
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February 12, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"It’s hitting the very heart of the Western alliance system, which we largely created that has kept relative peace since World War II. It’s been Vladimir Putin’s goal for decades, and now he’s getting exactly what he wants from Donald Trump."
Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former U.S. Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
Sex Rings, Media Lies, and the Republican Protection Racket
The Groomer Panic Functioned as a Protection Racket for the Right
Saturn devours his child; the powerful redirect outrage while real predators remain untouched. Saturn Devouring His Son – Francisco Goya, ca. 1819–1823, Museo del Prado, Madrid
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February 12, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Sex Rings, Media Lies, and the Republican Protection Racket
Bondi's contempt for the Rule of Law ann telnaes
Bondi's contempt for the Rule of Law
The attorney general testifies before the House Judiciary Committee
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February 12, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Bondi's contempt for the Rule of Law ann telnaes
Halloween for cowards "It’s all macho nonsense, intimidation, and the coverup of crimes and violations of law enforcement as they carry out arrests of immigrants and even citizens who have been swept up in their tactics of terror."
Halloween for cowards
Here are two things that definitely don’t belong together: guns and masks.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Halloween for cowards "It’s all macho nonsense, intimidation, and the coverup of crimes and violations of law enforcement as they carry out arrests of immigrants and even citizens who have been swept up in their tactics of terror."
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What a fking joke
What a fking joke
Oligarchs on the March
The end game of enshittification is that the product dies. 2025 saw "the Greatest Millionaire Migration in History.” Has America reached the end of the process?
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February 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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What a fking joke
What a fking joke
What the Hell Happened to Probable Cause?
What the Hell Happened to Probable Cause?
Fulton County affidavit fails at the most fundamental level.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
What the Hell Happened to Probable Cause?
Mexican cartels overpower police with ammunition made for the US military
Mexican cartels overpower police with ammunition made for the US military - ICIJ
Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and smuggled across the border in attacks on Mexican civilians and police.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Mexican cartels overpower police with ammunition made for the US military
A competent prosecutor can get a Grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. Unless they represent one.
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 AM
A competent prosecutor can get a Grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. Unless they represent one.
Behind the Guns: Western Tools, Russian Firepower
Behind the Guns: Western Tools, Russian Firepower
Report on Sanctioned Artillery Factory Expansion and the Role of European Machinery
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February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Behind the Guns: Western Tools, Russian Firepower
There were at least two I noticed. I've never seen people so excited about losing their jobs in my life.
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 AM
There were at least two I noticed. I've never seen people so excited about losing their jobs in my life.
Its' a shame William Hurt has passed. He would have knocked the role out of the park in a Lutnick bio.
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Its' a shame William Hurt has passed. He would have knocked the role out of the park in a Lutnick bio.
A RARE WIN/WIN FOR BOTH PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT IN A $10 BILLION SETTLEMENT
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A RARE WIN/WIN FOR BOTH PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT IN A $10 BILLION SETTLEMENT
Donald Trump’s lawsuit for $10 billion dollars against the U.S.
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February 7, 2026 at 7:47 AM
A RARE WIN/WIN FOR BOTH PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT IN A $10 BILLION SETTLEMENT
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I don’t need to see the Epstein files
Introverted Crowdsurfer
Introverted Crowdsurfer
I don’t need to see the Epstein files
I already know the kinds of horrors the wealthy inflict on us Poors.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I don’t need to see the Epstein files
Introverted Crowdsurfer
Introverted Crowdsurfer
We are not Nazis.
For anyone who had ever wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time.
by Joyce Vance
For anyone who had ever wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time.
by Joyce Vance
We are not Nazis.
Also: No Kings, No Dictators.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
We are not Nazis.
For anyone who had ever wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time.
by Joyce Vance
For anyone who had ever wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time.
by Joyce Vance
She Did Not Survive Another War
She survived the Holocaust as a child.
And she left this world alone last week in her apartment, in the historic center of this European capital under attack.
She survived the Holocaust as a child.
And she left this world alone last week in her apartment, in the historic center of this European capital under attack.
She Did Not Survive Another War
Russia didn’t need soldiers to reach her
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February 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
She Did Not Survive Another War
She survived the Holocaust as a child.
And she left this world alone last week in her apartment, in the historic center of this European capital under attack.
She survived the Holocaust as a child.
And she left this world alone last week in her apartment, in the historic center of this European capital under attack.
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🇺🇦Zelenskyy: Today, I received a report from our negotiating team following two days of meetings and talks in the Emirates — with the American side and with the Russian side. I am expecting the team in Kyiv for a full in-person report, as many aspects cannot be properly discussed over the phone.
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
🇺🇦Zelenskyy: Today, I received a report from our negotiating team following two days of meetings and talks in the Emirates — with the American side and with the Russian side. I am expecting the team in Kyiv for a full in-person report, as many aspects cannot be properly discussed over the phone.