Tom Joad™️
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OG OF THE #RESISTANCE
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“and in the eyes of the people there is a failure; and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath.“
Active daily on social media since 2008.
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“and in the eyes of the people there is a failure; and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath.“
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5 books every #Resistance member should read.
1.1984 Geo.Orwell
2.The Femine Mystigue.Betty Friedan.
3.A Peoples History of the Uninted States. Howard Zinn
4.The New Jim Crow.Michelle Alexander.
5.The Grapes of Wrath.John Steinbeck.
Please add your own.
1.1984 Geo.Orwell
2.The Femine Mystigue.Betty Friedan.
3.A Peoples History of the Uninted States. Howard Zinn
4.The New Jim Crow.Michelle Alexander.
5.The Grapes of Wrath.John Steinbeck.
Please add your own.
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My father's legacy lies in a bottle his father passed to him. I see him now. Patiently, quietly, he strokes the sleeping giant with his wrench. Still sometimes those early birds fall from the sky, so he grieves, and he worries and he drinks. I thought of pouring whiskey onto the still-soft land
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
My father's legacy lies in a bottle his father passed to him. I see him now. Patiently, quietly, he strokes the sleeping giant with his wrench. Still sometimes those early birds fall from the sky, so he grieves, and he worries and he drinks. I thought of pouring whiskey onto the still-soft land
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This is beautiful, touching, and very close to home. I’m in a different country, a different landscape, and different situation, but my partner finally left his farm that his family had since the 1760s, a few decades ago. The land, the loss of it, the aftermath nearly broke him. Thank you for this.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This is beautiful, touching, and very close to home. I’m in a different country, a different landscape, and different situation, but my partner finally left his farm that his family had since the 1760s, a few decades ago. The land, the loss of it, the aftermath nearly broke him. Thank you for this.
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Day # 296
A worthy read
A worthy read
On land his great-grandfather claimed in 1912, a rancher watches the pivots turn and wonders what any of it still means. He knows Trump’s a fool,and that desperation has its own math. The Weight of Inherited Land is about inheritance, endurance, and the high cost of staying.
My newest story
My newest story
The Weight of Inherited Land
The Arithmetic of Staying
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Day # 296
A worthy read
A worthy read
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A very powerful piece. Living in a ranch for 16 years....I can relate to both sides as you do. Thank you. A worthy read
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A very powerful piece. Living in a ranch for 16 years....I can relate to both sides as you do. Thank you. A worthy read
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Please don’t! Love your articles!
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Please don’t! Love your articles!
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Tom Joad, excellent read. Real people calling it from experience, real stories, real people. We the people, they the bots.
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Tom Joad, excellent read. Real people calling it from experience, real stories, real people. We the people, they the bots.
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Compelling
Brutally honest
Worth reading
Brutally honest
Worth reading
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Compelling
Brutally honest
Worth reading
Brutally honest
Worth reading
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Thank you.
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ALT: an american flag with the words " happy veterans day " on it
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November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Thank you.
The Weight of Inherited Land
The Arithmetic of Staying
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Great Starter Pack!!!
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Great Starter Pack!!!
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On land his great-grandfather claimed in 1912, a rancher watches the pivots turn and wonders what any of it still means. He knows Trump’s a fool,and that desperation has its own math. The Weight of Inherited Land is about inheritance, endurance, and the high cost of staying.
My newest story
My newest story
The Weight of Inherited Land
The Arithmetic of Staying
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
On land his great-grandfather claimed in 1912, a rancher watches the pivots turn and wonders what any of it still means. He knows Trump’s a fool,and that desperation has its own math. The Weight of Inherited Land is about inheritance, endurance, and the high cost of staying.
My newest story
My newest story
I know you guys think stories about ranchers in Nebraska would be boring but give it a shot.
Think of Yellowstone with endurance and no mountains.
Think of Yellowstone with endurance and no mountains.
On land his great-grandfather claimed in 1912, a rancher watches the pivots turn and wonders what any of it still means. He knows Trump’s a fool,and that desperation has its own math. The Weight of Inherited Land is about inheritance, endurance, and the high cost of staying.
My newest story
My newest story
The Weight of Inherited Land
The Arithmetic of Staying
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I know you guys think stories about ranchers in Nebraska would be boring but give it a shot.
Think of Yellowstone with endurance and no mountains.
Think of Yellowstone with endurance and no mountains.
On land his great-grandfather claimed in 1912, a rancher watches the pivots turn and wonders what any of it still means. He knows Trump’s a fool,and that desperation has its own math. The Weight of Inherited Land is about inheritance, endurance, and the high cost of staying.
My newest story
My newest story
The Weight of Inherited Land
The Arithmetic of Staying
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
On land his great-grandfather claimed in 1912, a rancher watches the pivots turn and wonders what any of it still means. He knows Trump’s a fool,and that desperation has its own math. The Weight of Inherited Land is about inheritance, endurance, and the high cost of staying.
My newest story
My newest story
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Worth reading!
“Trump died on December 8, three weeks before Christmas. The news broke during evening programming. Within three hours, coverage had settled into rhythm: the same footage, the same talking heads, the same speculation. No one yet understood what his death would reveal.”
My newest piece:
My newest piece:
After the Front Man
The System Trump Revealed by Dying
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Worth reading!
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November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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What is #ClimateChange?
Why we need to take #ClimateAction
Watch ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XT...
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What is #ClimateChange?
Why we need to take #ClimateAction
Watch ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XT...
PL RP 🩷💚💙
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What is Climate Change? (explainer video with extra detail)
YouTube video by My Zero Carbon
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November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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The Souls of Black Folk
~W. E. B. Du Bois
The Gulag Archipelago
~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Animal Farm
~George Orwell
Watership Down
~Richard Adams
Lord of the Flies
~William Golding
~W. E. B. Du Bois
The Gulag Archipelago
~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Animal Farm
~George Orwell
Watership Down
~Richard Adams
Lord of the Flies
~William Golding
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The Souls of Black Folk
~W. E. B. Du Bois
The Gulag Archipelago
~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Animal Farm
~George Orwell
Watership Down
~Richard Adams
Lord of the Flies
~William Golding
~W. E. B. Du Bois
The Gulag Archipelago
~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Animal Farm
~George Orwell
Watership Down
~Richard Adams
Lord of the Flies
~William Golding
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“The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair.
Published in 1906, this novel was based on the real-life corruption within the meatpacking industry, and how immigrants (mostly European & Slavic at the time) were subjected to inhumane treatment and brutal working conditions.
Immigrants are still expendable. 😕
Published in 1906, this novel was based on the real-life corruption within the meatpacking industry, and how immigrants (mostly European & Slavic at the time) were subjected to inhumane treatment and brutal working conditions.
Immigrants are still expendable. 😕
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair.
Published in 1906, this novel was based on the real-life corruption within the meatpacking industry, and how immigrants (mostly European & Slavic at the time) were subjected to inhumane treatment and brutal working conditions.
Immigrants are still expendable. 😕
Published in 1906, this novel was based on the real-life corruption within the meatpacking industry, and how immigrants (mostly European & Slavic at the time) were subjected to inhumane treatment and brutal working conditions.
Immigrants are still expendable. 😕
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You’re welcome.
The words of this haunting essay will linger with me for a long time to come; there’ll be no fairy tale ending when Trump is finally gone.
The words of this haunting essay will linger with me for a long time to come; there’ll be no fairy tale ending when Trump is finally gone.
November 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
You’re welcome.
The words of this haunting essay will linger with me for a long time to come; there’ll be no fairy tale ending when Trump is finally gone.
The words of this haunting essay will linger with me for a long time to come; there’ll be no fairy tale ending when Trump is finally gone.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Follow these supporters of Bobby's GoFundMe and chip in $5 or $10 below to keep him here at UCLA post kidney surgery - I'm in for $10: Check GoFundMe donor list!
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Great to hear! Congratulations,Tom!
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Great to hear! Congratulations,Tom!