Serious Tom
@serioustom.bsky.social
Sometimes I post about music you probably haven't heard. Hanging out, learning things; mostly history, military and politics. Always up for a cheeseburger or a taco. Making it OK to wear sunglasses in a pickup again. Retired Marine airplane guy.
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Serious Tom
@serioustom.bsky.social
· Apr 18
Trying to have clear messaging. I ain't like you. Probably.
"tonight, I'll be searching for a way to lose my mind..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wei...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wei...
Maybe December
YouTube video by Lost Immigrants - Topic
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November 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"tonight, I'll be searching for a way to lose my mind..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wei...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wei...
Man, I really like this song. I think it's the vibe, and memories of running wild Down East on the Carolina Coast between 88-91. Good times, all thing considered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtwL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtwL...
Saint Mary's
YouTube video by American Aquarium - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Man, I really like this song. I think it's the vibe, and memories of running wild Down East on the Carolina Coast between 88-91. Good times, all thing considered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtwL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtwL...
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“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”
- Eleanor Roosevelt, proud mother of a Marine
- Eleanor Roosevelt, proud mother of a Marine
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”
- Eleanor Roosevelt, proud mother of a Marine
- Eleanor Roosevelt, proud mother of a Marine
Happy Birthday to all the Marines.
youtu.be/6Vw0jTk4rqQ?...
youtu.be/6Vw0jTk4rqQ?...
250th Marine Corps Birthday message
YouTube video by Marines
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Happy Birthday to all the Marines.
youtu.be/6Vw0jTk4rqQ?...
youtu.be/6Vw0jTk4rqQ?...
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two contradictory ideas that i hold in my head at the same time: 1) i think the threat to both SNAP recipients and federal workers is significant enough now that even bad deals are worth making to prevent further harm, and, 2) everyone who caves now should retire in shame
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
two contradictory ideas that i hold in my head at the same time: 1) i think the threat to both SNAP recipients and federal workers is significant enough now that even bad deals are worth making to prevent further harm, and, 2) everyone who caves now should retire in shame
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Even if paid, our most junior service members and their families pay the price of a government shutdown.
Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month trib.al/3F3Ks58
Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month
Officials say commissaries will be open through Thanksgiving, but many stateside stores could close soon after due to the government shutdown.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Even if paid, our most junior service members and their families pay the price of a government shutdown.
Good read. Cool shirt.
New essay live today at @huffpost.com Personal about seeing past stereotypes, tribal thinking, and the lazy stories our brains tell us. As always, very grateful to editor @noahmichelson.bsky.social who is a joy to work with. www.huffpost.com/entry/vetera...
I Saw A Cop Looking At My ‘Veterans Against Trump’ T-Shirt. Then He Started Walking My Way.
"My brain sized him up before he even reached my table. Police officer. White. Middle-aged. Beard. Military tattoos."
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Good read. Cool shirt.
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Good tweet-length summary from a conservative talk show host.
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good tweet-length summary from a conservative talk show host.
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For whoever needs to hear this- using ChatGPT for therapy is like mashing the keys on a calculator and interpreting the numbers as signs from God. But under the hood it’s got an opaque enigma machine that turns those numbers into words.
I mean it. Don’t. Not even for a guided meditation
I mean it. Don’t. Not even for a guided meditation
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
For whoever needs to hear this- using ChatGPT for therapy is like mashing the keys on a calculator and interpreting the numbers as signs from God. But under the hood it’s got an opaque enigma machine that turns those numbers into words.
I mean it. Don’t. Not even for a guided meditation
I mean it. Don’t. Not even for a guided meditation
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Good read.
SCOOP --> Major new Bidenworld autopsy just dropped: 45 former Biden officials candidly assess their mistakes and failings in new Roosevelt Institute report. They lay out the beginnings of a Project 2029 agenda to reverse authoritarian tide.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Why Is Trump Autocracy Rising? These Dems Have an Unnerving Answer.
A new Biden administration autopsy, based on internal assessments from many government insiders, has crystal clear lessons for the future.
newrepublic.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Good read.
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They celebrate punching down. Gleeful when people in desperate circumstances get deported.
We can support border security and the law without getting off on the misery of others.
We can support border security and the law without getting off on the misery of others.
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
They celebrate punching down. Gleeful when people in desperate circumstances get deported.
We can support border security and the law without getting off on the misery of others.
We can support border security and the law without getting off on the misery of others.
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He invited the Taliban to Camp David
"Trump was willing to sit down with Hamas and negotiate a solution ... but he's not willing to sit down with Democrats and negotiate a solution on healthcare for the American people."
Rep. Jared Moskowitz
Rep. Jared Moskowitz
October 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
He invited the Taliban to Camp David
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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No lie, I'm not excited about being in my 60's. But, I don't take it as hard as this guy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsFS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsFS...
James McMurtry - "South Texas Lawman" [Official Audio]
YouTube video by New West Records
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October 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
No lie, I'm not excited about being in my 60's. But, I don't take it as hard as this guy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsFS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsFS...
Still got the blues, still sharing some blues. Or, in this case, Dustbowl Soul.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=S1gq...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=S1gq...
Love Me Like You're Losing Me
YouTube video by Zac Wilkerson - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Still got the blues, still sharing some blues. Or, in this case, Dustbowl Soul.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=S1gq...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=S1gq...
I got the blues, so here is one of my favorite funky blues songs. Billy G is in fine voice, but the lyricist was probably over paid.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=kEyw...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=kEyw...
Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings
YouTube video by ZZ Top - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I got the blues, so here is one of my favorite funky blues songs. Billy G is in fine voice, but the lyricist was probably over paid.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=kEyw...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=kEyw...
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On TCU Gives Day, help fulfill the mission of the LCPL Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society.
Featuring the world’s leading scholars, the symposium is held on campus each spring and airs nationally on C-SPAN.
Every gift counts and allows us to fulfill this mission. 💜
Featuring the world’s leading scholars, the symposium is held on campus each spring and airs nationally on C-SPAN.
Every gift counts and allows us to fulfill this mission. 💜
October 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
On TCU Gives Day, help fulfill the mission of the LCPL Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society.
Featuring the world’s leading scholars, the symposium is held on campus each spring and airs nationally on C-SPAN.
Every gift counts and allows us to fulfill this mission. 💜
Featuring the world’s leading scholars, the symposium is held on campus each spring and airs nationally on C-SPAN.
Every gift counts and allows us to fulfill this mission. 💜
I don't think I can get the Seiko movement any better than gaining seven seconds a day.
September 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I don't think I can get the Seiko movement any better than gaining seven seconds a day.
Winston Churchill had depression and referred to it as "the black dog." I don't know if it's relevant to the title of this song, but it's an interesting fact, and this is a song about mental health. Take care of yourselves.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aX4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aX4...
The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy
YouTube video by James McMurtry - Topic
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September 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Winston Churchill had depression and referred to it as "the black dog." I don't know if it's relevant to the title of this song, but it's an interesting fact, and this is a song about mental health. Take care of yourselves.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aX4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aX4...
Check it out Kids- my first attempt at watch building. Took longer and cost more than necessary because lessons are hard.
September 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Check it out Kids- my first attempt at watch building. Took longer and cost more than necessary because lessons are hard.