@tfdalton.bsky.social
Wonk, politico, Bay State superfan, husband to @k42murphy.bsky.social #mapoli (he/him/his). All opinions are my own, etc.
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Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
I think I’d be an outstanding television meteorologist. I can laugh at my own misfortune, I like to speak with expertise, and I don’t mind being wrong or wearing a suit to work.
What job are you extremely unlikely to ever get that you think you would kick ass at?
I think I could book compelling wrestling storylines.
I think I could book compelling wrestling storylines.
July 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I think I’d be an outstanding television meteorologist. I can laugh at my own misfortune, I like to speak with expertise, and I don’t mind being wrong or wearing a suit to work.
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Deeply uninterested in hearing about what any AI has to say in response to any question, it’s like getting a parrot’s opinion but not fun because the parrot has the funny high-pitched voice and says things so quickly
July 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Deeply uninterested in hearing about what any AI has to say in response to any question, it’s like getting a parrot’s opinion but not fun because the parrot has the funny high-pitched voice and says things so quickly
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Do what you love for a living, and you will never have a day off for the rest of your life.
June 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Do what you love for a living, and you will never have a day off for the rest of your life.
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"i asked chatgpt" yeah well i went to the doctor, i went to the mountains, i looked to the children, i drank from the fountains there's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line and the less I seek my source for some definitive closer I am to fine
June 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"i asked chatgpt" yeah well i went to the doctor, i went to the mountains, i looked to the children, i drank from the fountains there's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line and the less I seek my source for some definitive closer I am to fine
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ICE mass deportation agents “scattered” as Bishop-elect Pham, newly appointed by Pope Leo XIV, and other clergy visited immigration court on Friday:
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06... #WorldRefugeeDay
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06... #WorldRefugeeDay
ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court
"Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.
timesofsandiego.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
ICE mass deportation agents “scattered” as Bishop-elect Pham, newly appointed by Pope Leo XIV, and other clergy visited immigration court on Friday:
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06... #WorldRefugeeDay
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06... #WorldRefugeeDay
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the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
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started reading Zaakir Tameez' new book Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation last night and it's a straight heater. it's everything you would want in a heavily researched, super accessible biography of one of america's all time greatest Weird Guys
June 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
started reading Zaakir Tameez' new book Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation last night and it's a straight heater. it's everything you would want in a heavily researched, super accessible biography of one of america's all time greatest Weird Guys
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John Dewey said that the only solution to the ills of democracy is more democracy, and what we are suffering from today is not democracy but all the impediments and obstacles to it—and all the attacks on it.
June 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
John Dewey said that the only solution to the ills of democracy is more democracy, and what we are suffering from today is not democracy but all the impediments and obstacles to it—and all the attacks on it.
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strongly of the view that using chatgpt is scab behaviour and resisting it is a workers’ rights issue
May 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
strongly of the view that using chatgpt is scab behaviour and resisting it is a workers’ rights issue
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We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.
![[text from the Declaration of Independence]
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qvyj3hxm4opuuddzrhcbiio6/bafkreiahlp7acp6y2hakkfu5h66vg2ifckdo6b7fqaebenki3qoxswp73e@jpeg)
April 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.
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Every day I wake up to the news
April 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Every day I wake up to the news
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Seeing a lot of genAI art used in the service of fascism lately
March 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Seeing a lot of genAI art used in the service of fascism lately
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"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America was built on," said the Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey.
'This is a class war': The Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey on Trump, immigration and Boston
"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America...
www.wbur.org
March 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America was built on," said the Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey.
No kings.
March 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
No kings.
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Boston is the safest major city in the United States because we are safe for everyone. ❤️
March 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Boston is the safest major city in the United States because we are safe for everyone. ❤️
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu struck a defiant tone in her prepared remarks for a House hearing on immigration enforcement, defending the city’s approach and criticizing the Trump administration’s push to deport undocumented immigrants.
Follow live updates: trib.al/3dfcDru
Follow live updates: trib.al/3dfcDru
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu struck a defiant tone in her prepared remarks for a House hearing on immigration enforcement, defending the city’s approach and criticizing the Trump administration’s push to deport undocumented immigrants.
Follow live updates: trib.al/3dfcDru
Follow live updates: trib.al/3dfcDru
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In traditional European heraldry, there are colors and metals (silver/white, gold/yellow). The rule is you never put a metal on a metal, or a color on a color.
It's a rule for readability reasons - you want contrast. You want to be able to read it clearly on a battlefield. That said, it's a rule.
It's a rule for readability reasons - you want contrast. You want to be able to read it clearly on a battlefield. That said, it's a rule.
February 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In traditional European heraldry, there are colors and metals (silver/white, gold/yellow). The rule is you never put a metal on a metal, or a color on a color.
It's a rule for readability reasons - you want contrast. You want to be able to read it clearly on a battlefield. That said, it's a rule.
It's a rule for readability reasons - you want contrast. You want to be able to read it clearly on a battlefield. That said, it's a rule.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Pope: "The rightly formed conscience cannot fail to make a critical judgment and express its disagreement with any measure that tacitly or explicitly identifies the illegal status of some migrants with criminality."
February 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Pope: "The rightly formed conscience cannot fail to make a critical judgment and express its disagreement with any measure that tacitly or explicitly identifies the illegal status of some migrants with criminality."
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Donald Trump is cutting funding for your kid's school lunch.
For your local child care center.
For veterans' health care.
And for programs that support seniors' retirement.
How does any of that make life easier or more affordable for Americans?
For your local child care center.
For veterans' health care.
And for programs that support seniors' retirement.
How does any of that make life easier or more affordable for Americans?
February 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Donald Trump is cutting funding for your kid's school lunch.
For your local child care center.
For veterans' health care.
And for programs that support seniors' retirement.
How does any of that make life easier or more affordable for Americans?
For your local child care center.
For veterans' health care.
And for programs that support seniors' retirement.
How does any of that make life easier or more affordable for Americans?
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INBOX: @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social Ranking Member Richard @neal.house.gov condemns oligarchs' push to gain access to Americans' private information. #mapoli
February 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
INBOX: @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social Ranking Member Richard @neal.house.gov condemns oligarchs' push to gain access to Americans' private information. #mapoli