Thomas Avant
@tcavant.bsky.social
Writer, Progressive Southerner, Liberal Democracy Proponent
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Damaged-People-Narcissism-Foundation-Dysfunctional/dp/0578821664
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Thomas Avant
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· Feb 16
The term “illegal immigration” is a misnomer. In the U.S., most immigration violations are considered civil, not criminal, offenses. To put it in perspective, a speeding ticket is a civil infraction. Unlawful presence is the equivalent of a speeding ticket.
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Capital Punishment for Civil and Misdemeanor Immigration Violations and Public Protest, Pardons and Criminal Immunity for Felonious Wealthy and Powerful Supporters
The Trump Regime's Version of "Law and Order"
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January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The term “illegal immigration” is a misnomer. In the U.S., most immigration violations are considered civil, not criminal, offenses. To put it in perspective, a speeding ticket is a civil infraction. Unlawful presence is the equivalent of a speeding ticket.
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Archibald MacLeish: “Religion is at its best when it makes us ask hard questions of ourselves. It is at its worst when it deludes us into thinking we have all the answers for everybody else.”
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The "Favored": The Narcissistic Cult of Evangelical Christian Nationalism
My book, Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society, is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Archibald MacLeish: “Religion is at its best when it makes us ask hard questions of ourselves. It is at its worst when it deludes us into thinking we have all the answers for everybody else.”
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Minneapolis has had 3 murders in 2026 so far. 2 have been perpetrated by federal agents.
Any suggestion by this criminal regime that the flooding of Democratic-run cities with ICE and CBP agents is about public safety is preposterous.
For narcissistic psychopaths, lying is breathing.
Any suggestion by this criminal regime that the flooding of Democratic-run cities with ICE and CBP agents is about public safety is preposterous.
For narcissistic psychopaths, lying is breathing.
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Minneapolis has had 3 murders in 2026 so far. 2 have been perpetrated by federal agents.
Any suggestion by this criminal regime that the flooding of Democratic-run cities with ICE and CBP agents is about public safety is preposterous.
For narcissistic psychopaths, lying is breathing.
Any suggestion by this criminal regime that the flooding of Democratic-run cities with ICE and CBP agents is about public safety is preposterous.
For narcissistic psychopaths, lying is breathing.
ICE has violated more court orders in January 2026 than most federal agencies have in their entire existence.
When there are no consequences or enforcement mechanism - such as holding agency leadership up to the White House in contempt - we have a powerless judiciary and no check on power.
When there are no consequences or enforcement mechanism - such as holding agency leadership up to the White House in contempt - we have a powerless judiciary and no check on power.
January 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM
ICE has violated more court orders in January 2026 than most federal agencies have in their entire existence.
When there are no consequences or enforcement mechanism - such as holding agency leadership up to the White House in contempt - we have a powerless judiciary and no check on power.
When there are no consequences or enforcement mechanism - such as holding agency leadership up to the White House in contempt - we have a powerless judiciary and no check on power.
“In truth, the United States of America can be said to be ‘faith-based,’ and one of the primary articles of that faith is that religion - in all its forms - should be kept out of the country’s secular institutions...”
- Charles Pierce in “Idiot America”
- Charles Pierce in “Idiot America”
January 26, 2026 at 12:22 PM
“In truth, the United States of America can be said to be ‘faith-based,’ and one of the primary articles of that faith is that religion - in all its forms - should be kept out of the country’s secular institutions...”
- Charles Pierce in “Idiot America”
- Charles Pierce in “Idiot America”
Much of the world’s suffering could be eradicated if people - religious and areligious - came together and focused more effort on improving the lives of sentient beings - human and animal alike - in lieu of blind glorification of a chosen deity, nation of origin, etc.
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Much of the world’s suffering could be eradicated if people - religious and areligious - came together and focused more effort on improving the lives of sentient beings - human and animal alike - in lieu of blind glorification of a chosen deity, nation of origin, etc.
“We are ghosts or we are ancestors in our children’s lives. We either lay our mistakes, our burdens upon them, and we haunt them; or we assist them in laying those old burdens down, and we free them from the chain of our own flawed behavior.”
- Bruce Springsteen
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- Bruce Springsteen
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Parents: Take it from "The Boss" (Bruce Springsteen): Be an Ancestor in your Children's Lives, not a Ghost.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:15 AM
“We are ghosts or we are ancestors in our children’s lives. We either lay our mistakes, our burdens upon them, and we haunt them; or we assist them in laying those old burdens down, and we free them from the chain of our own flawed behavior.”
- Bruce Springsteen
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- Bruce Springsteen
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Will Donald Trump destroy the NATO alliance simply to notch some territory on his imperialistic belt? Yes. Never underestimate the damage an elderly narcissistic psychopath with power is willing to cause to feed their fragile ego. They will destroy anything and everything for selfish desires.
January 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Will Donald Trump destroy the NATO alliance simply to notch some territory on his imperialistic belt? Yes. Never underestimate the damage an elderly narcissistic psychopath with power is willing to cause to feed their fragile ego. They will destroy anything and everything for selfish desires.
As Ari Melber just stated on The Beat:
“An attempted coup that goes unpunished is a training exercise.”
We all have the most corrupt, unconstitutional, and illegitimate SCOTUS in history to thank for allowing his attempted coup to go unpunished.
Trump and his minions will try again.
“An attempted coup that goes unpunished is a training exercise.”
We all have the most corrupt, unconstitutional, and illegitimate SCOTUS in history to thank for allowing his attempted coup to go unpunished.
Trump and his minions will try again.
January 13, 2026 at 12:38 AM
As Ari Melber just stated on The Beat:
“An attempted coup that goes unpunished is a training exercise.”
We all have the most corrupt, unconstitutional, and illegitimate SCOTUS in history to thank for allowing his attempted coup to go unpunished.
Trump and his minions will try again.
“An attempted coup that goes unpunished is a training exercise.”
We all have the most corrupt, unconstitutional, and illegitimate SCOTUS in history to thank for allowing his attempted coup to go unpunished.
Trump and his minions will try again.
It has been widely said: “He who is unaware of his ignorance will only be misled by his knowledge.”
January 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
It has been widely said: “He who is unaware of his ignorance will only be misled by his knowledge.”
FDR in a speech to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) on April 21, 1938:
“Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”
“Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”
January 6, 2026 at 11:31 AM
FDR in a speech to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) on April 21, 1938:
“Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”
“Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”
George Orwell on the difference between patriotism and nationalism:
Patriotism is derived from “devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life.” Nationalism “is inseparable from the desire for power.”
Patriotism is derived from “devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life.” Nationalism “is inseparable from the desire for power.”
January 6, 2026 at 11:20 AM
George Orwell on the difference between patriotism and nationalism:
Patriotism is derived from “devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life.” Nationalism “is inseparable from the desire for power.”
Patriotism is derived from “devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life.” Nationalism “is inseparable from the desire for power.”
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Test results summary: He crayoned mostly inside the lines and was able to tell the difference between Stephen Miller and a hyena (on the third try).
January 2, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Test results summary: He crayoned mostly inside the lines and was able to tell the difference between Stephen Miller and a hyena (on the third try).
“The Western arrogance of feeling that it has everything to teach others and nothing to learn from them is not just.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr. in “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”
- Martin Luther King, Jr. in “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”
December 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
“The Western arrogance of feeling that it has everything to teach others and nothing to learn from them is not just.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr. in “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”
- Martin Luther King, Jr. in “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”
“To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power…You submit to tyranny when you renounce the difference between what you want to hear and what is actually the case.”
- Timothy Snyder (On Tyranny)
- Timothy Snyder (On Tyranny)
December 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power…You submit to tyranny when you renounce the difference between what you want to hear and what is actually the case.”
- Timothy Snyder (On Tyranny)
- Timothy Snyder (On Tyranny)
...sharing an excerpt from my book: Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society".
"Every interaction is a competition...Each discussion involves a zero-sum game for the narcissist. They must win. The other party must lose."
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"Every interaction is a competition...Each discussion involves a zero-sum game for the narcissist. They must win. The other party must lose."
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Excerpt from my Book, "Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society"
From Chapter 2: "The Remedy and Response to Narcissism"
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December 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
...sharing an excerpt from my book: Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society".
"Every interaction is a competition...Each discussion involves a zero-sum game for the narcissist. They must win. The other party must lose."
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"Every interaction is a competition...Each discussion involves a zero-sum game for the narcissist. They must win. The other party must lose."
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On December 29, 1966, Hyman Bookbinder, the Assistant Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, stated:
“The poor can stop being poor if the rich are willing to become even richer at a slower rate.”
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“The poor can stop being poor if the rich are willing to become even richer at a slower rate.”
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The Case for a Wealth Tax
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December 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
On December 29, 1966, Hyman Bookbinder, the Assistant Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, stated:
“The poor can stop being poor if the rich are willing to become even richer at a slower rate.”
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“The poor can stop being poor if the rich are willing to become even richer at a slower rate.”
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Malignant narcissists don't connect emotionally with others, as they lack the empathy required to forge true friendships, emotional bonds, and intimate relationships. They see the world through a mirror, reflecting only themselves.
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For Narcissistic Psychopaths, Lying is Breathing.
My book: Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Malignant narcissists don't connect emotionally with others, as they lack the empathy required to forge true friendships, emotional bonds, and intimate relationships. They see the world through a mirror, reflecting only themselves.
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For the first time in history, more people die today from old age than from infectious diseases. The reason: vaccines.
Next time an anti-vaxxer spews conspiracy theory garbage at you, hit them with that fact.
Next time an anti-vaxxer spews conspiracy theory garbage at you, hit them with that fact.
December 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For the first time in history, more people die today from old age than from infectious diseases. The reason: vaccines.
Next time an anti-vaxxer spews conspiracy theory garbage at you, hit them with that fact.
Next time an anti-vaxxer spews conspiracy theory garbage at you, hit them with that fact.
Unemployment has risen to its highest level since 2021, following Don Trump’s first disastrous presidency and his botched handling of the coronavirus pandemic, in which hundreds of thousands died as a result of the anemic federal response.
Like always, though, he’ll just blame Joe Biden.
Like always, though, he’ll just blame Joe Biden.
December 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Unemployment has risen to its highest level since 2021, following Don Trump’s first disastrous presidency and his botched handling of the coronavirus pandemic, in which hundreds of thousands died as a result of the anemic federal response.
Like always, though, he’ll just blame Joe Biden.
Like always, though, he’ll just blame Joe Biden.
“Ever since…signing…Declaration of Independence, America has manifested a schizophrenic personality on the question of race…has been torn between selves-a self in which she…proudly professed democracy and a self…she has sadly practiced…antithesis of democracy.” MLK
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From George Wallace to MAGA: The Illusion of Progress Toward a Post-racial American Society
The politics of fear, rage, resentment, and bigotry are as alive and, seemingly, more successful today than a half-century ago. Only, the playbook has changed, slightly.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“Ever since…signing…Declaration of Independence, America has manifested a schizophrenic personality on the question of race…has been torn between selves-a self in which she…proudly professed democracy and a self…she has sadly practiced…antithesis of democracy.” MLK
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“Through their irresponsible actions…inflammatory statements, and…dissemination of distortions and half-truths, they [public officials] have succeeded in arousing abnormal fears and morbid antipathies within the minds of underprivileged and uneducated whites…” - MLK
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Dumb, White, and Angry with Their Cup Half-filled
The Unyielding Base of Support that has Buoyed the Republican Party from the Civil Rights Era through MAGA.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“Through their irresponsible actions…inflammatory statements, and…dissemination of distortions and half-truths, they [public officials] have succeeded in arousing abnormal fears and morbid antipathies within the minds of underprivileged and uneducated whites…” - MLK
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Many worldwide see the depravity of a government that fails to provide robust healthcare to its residents and leaves millions without access in exchange for billionaire greed.
In 1949, Truman called for a national health insurance plan. We still don't have one.
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In 1949, Truman called for a national health insurance plan. We still don't have one.
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We, the People of the United States of America, Demand a Medicare for All, Single Payer, National Healthcare Plan Now!
If you're wondering why Americans tolerate an immoral, unethical, unaffordable, inefficient, ineffective, and dysfunctional for-profit healthcare system, follow the money.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Many worldwide see the depravity of a government that fails to provide robust healthcare to its residents and leaves millions without access in exchange for billionaire greed.
In 1949, Truman called for a national health insurance plan. We still don't have one.
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In 1949, Truman called for a national health insurance plan. We still don't have one.
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
As Black Friday dawns, my latest Substack piece is a summary of the woes of predatory neoliberal capitalism and its adverse effects on a society that’s traded social welfare and empathy for consumerism, decadence, narcissism, and the commodification of everything. open.substack.com/pub/tcavant/...
Predatory (Neoliberal) Capitalism has led U.S. to Fascist Oligarchy
My book: Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
As Black Friday dawns, my latest Substack piece is a summary of the woes of predatory neoliberal capitalism and its adverse effects on a society that’s traded social welfare and empathy for consumerism, decadence, narcissism, and the commodification of everything. open.substack.com/pub/tcavant/...