Thomas Fortenberry
@thomasfortenberry.bsky.social
Author, editor, historian. Bibliophile.
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This is so straightforward even a MAGA can understand it. I think. Maybe.
November 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is so straightforward even a MAGA can understand it. I think. Maybe.
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I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
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🚨 💰 WOW — @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn snuck a provision into the spending bill that would let them sue the government for $500,000 because Jack Smith looked into their phone records around Trump’s insurrection.
The Republican grifting is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
The Republican grifting is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
🚨 💰 WOW — @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn snuck a provision into the spending bill that would let them sue the government for $500,000 because Jack Smith looked into their phone records around Trump’s insurrection.
The Republican grifting is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
The Republican grifting is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Schumer should resign we need someone young and and effective...
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Schumer should resign we need someone young and and effective...
Playing through the total destruction of democracy.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Playing through the total destruction of democracy.
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”:
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November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”:
https://theatln.tc/MHDWR78I
https://theatln.tc/MHDWR78I
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This is what using your voice looks like
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is what using your voice looks like
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November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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‘Reign of Terror’ in Chicago as Locals Suffer Under ‘Secret Police’ Sent by Trump
“I am flooded with stories. There are so many I cannot remember them all; cannot keep straight who was gassed, beaten, abducted, or shot.”
www.commondreams.org/news/chicago...
“I am flooded with stories. There are so many I cannot remember them all; cannot keep straight who was gassed, beaten, abducted, or shot.”
www.commondreams.org/news/chicago...
'Reign of Terror' in Chicago as Locals Suffer Under 'Secret Police' Sent by Trump | Common Dreams
Chicago residents resist federal immigration raids, warn of trauma inflicted on communities. Little Village creates whistle network to alert neighbors.
www.commondreams.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
‘Reign of Terror’ in Chicago as Locals Suffer Under ‘Secret Police’ Sent by Trump
“I am flooded with stories. There are so many I cannot remember them all; cannot keep straight who was gassed, beaten, abducted, or shot.”
www.commondreams.org/news/chicago...
“I am flooded with stories. There are so many I cannot remember them all; cannot keep straight who was gassed, beaten, abducted, or shot.”
www.commondreams.org/news/chicago...
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One of the most fascinating topics I've ever written about - How different languages and different cultures view time:
medium.com/language-lab...
#language #languages #linguistics #writing #langsky #writingcommunity
medium.com/language-lab...
#language #languages #linguistics #writing #langsky #writingcommunity
How Different Languages View Time
Why time doesn’t run the same in every culture
medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
One of the most fascinating topics I've ever written about - How different languages and different cultures view time:
medium.com/language-lab...
#language #languages #linguistics #writing #langsky #writingcommunity
medium.com/language-lab...
#language #languages #linguistics #writing #langsky #writingcommunity
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This is serious: Trump is targeting Democratic-led cities to stop funding during the shutdown. Mayors won’t stop speaking out while Trump and Republicans hurt our communities.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown
The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is serious: Trump is targeting Democratic-led cities to stop funding during the shutdown. Mayors won’t stop speaking out while Trump and Republicans hurt our communities.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Evangeliban hard at work to create theocracy.
NEW: A Fort Worth church is offering a $100 online academy that aims to train conservative Christians to run for office.
At the core of the program is the idea that there's no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
At the core of the program is the idea that there's no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Evangeliban hard at work to create theocracy.
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This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...