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
If you’re interested in learning whom your elected representatives work for, it’s worth checking out Open Secrets, an organization that tracks campaign financing. In a nation in which political bribery was legalized by SCOTUS, true representative democracy is quite elusive.
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OpenSecrets
OpenSecrets is the nation's premier research and government transparency group tracking money in politics and its effect on elections and policy.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
If you’re interested in learning whom your elected representatives work for, it’s worth checking out Open Secrets, an organization that tracks campaign financing. In a nation in which political bribery was legalized by SCOTUS, true representative democracy is quite elusive.
www.opensecrets.org
www.opensecrets.org
Corporate and wealthy interests are antithetical to public interest. Politicians cannot serve both. It’s unreasonable to believe that any politician who is corporate-funded can freely serve their constituents.
It’s critical we elect only those politicians who don’t accept corporate PAC money.
It’s critical we elect only those politicians who don’t accept corporate PAC money.
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Corporate and wealthy interests are antithetical to public interest. Politicians cannot serve both. It’s unreasonable to believe that any politician who is corporate-funded can freely serve their constituents.
It’s critical we elect only those politicians who don’t accept corporate PAC money.
It’s critical we elect only those politicians who don’t accept corporate PAC money.
The Constitution has only a few provisions dealing with the Senate. The filibuster and the current 60-vote threshold are not included.
Therefore, the filibuster is a Senate rule, not a constitutional mandate, with the current 60-vote threshold only dating back to 1975.
Therefore, the filibuster is a Senate rule, not a constitutional mandate, with the current 60-vote threshold only dating back to 1975.
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The Constitution has only a few provisions dealing with the Senate. The filibuster and the current 60-vote threshold are not included.
Therefore, the filibuster is a Senate rule, not a constitutional mandate, with the current 60-vote threshold only dating back to 1975.
Therefore, the filibuster is a Senate rule, not a constitutional mandate, with the current 60-vote threshold only dating back to 1975.
“All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rule exclusively on force.”
- George Orwell
- George Orwell
February 10, 2026 at 11:38 AM
“All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rule exclusively on force.”
- George Orwell
- George Orwell
The modern Republican Party’s strategy is simple: obstruction of progress and disruption. When government isn’t doing its job and Congress’ approval rating among the public tanks, the party who presents itself as against government comes out on top.
February 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
The modern Republican Party’s strategy is simple: obstruction of progress and disruption. When government isn’t doing its job and Congress’ approval rating among the public tanks, the party who presents itself as against government comes out on top.
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.