Tom Eblen
@tomeblen.com
Writer, photographer, cyclist, Kentucky history nerd. Retired newspaper editor, columnist, reporter. Biased in favor of truth, facts, justice, democracy, bourbon.
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Tom Eblen
@tomeblen.com
· Jun 23
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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This has never been more relevant for Americans to hear. Take 10 minutes and listen. Now.
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Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
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Can’t wait for the corporate media to call sweeping dem election results a “problem for the left.”
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Can’t wait for the corporate media to call sweeping dem election results a “problem for the left.”
It's the economy, stupid. Besides, the biggest immigration and crime problems are centered in the Trump administration's leadership.
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Voters prioritize the economy above immigration and crime in Election 2025, AP Voter Poll finds
Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday’s elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It's the economy, stupid. Besides, the biggest immigration and crime problems are centered in the Trump administration's leadership.
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Jack Smith shifts from defense to counterattack: NYT
YouTube video by MSNBC
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November 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Worth remembering…
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Worth remembering…
"If, among all the disinformation and repetition Trump spouted in that interview, he did not know who he was pardoning, who’s running the Oval Office?"
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November 3, 2025
At the end of her interview with President Donald J.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"If, among all the disinformation and repetition Trump spouted in that interview, he did not know who he was pardoning, who’s running the Oval Office?"
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The kiss of death…for Andrew Cuomo.
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The kiss of death…for Andrew Cuomo.
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
"The modern Republican Party was always an uneasy marriage between business interests who wanted tax cuts and deregulation ... and the racist Dixiecrats and religious traditionalists who wanted to get rid of equal rights for racial minorities and women."
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November 2, 2025
Last Monday, October 27, right-wing personality Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist Nick Fuentes for more than two hours, mainstreaming the podcaster whose praise for Hitler, vows to kill Jew...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"The modern Republican Party was always an uneasy marriage between business interests who wanted tax cuts and deregulation ... and the racist Dixiecrats and religious traditionalists who wanted to get rid of equal rights for racial minorities and women."
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Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second?
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second?
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
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The cruelty is the point.
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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House Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Robert Garcia, launched a probe into Trump’s attempt to pay himself $230 million with taxpayer funds
"You waited until you became President and installed your handpicked loyalists at DOJ ... That isn’t justice, it is theft.” trib.al/u7dothL
"You waited until you became President and installed your handpicked loyalists at DOJ ... That isn’t justice, it is theft.” trib.al/u7dothL
Dems Investigate Trump Attempt to Take $230 Million From His Own DOJ
Leading House Democrats have launched a probe into Trump’s attempt to pay himself $230 million using taxpayer funds.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
House Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Robert Garcia, launched a probe into Trump’s attempt to pay himself $230 million with taxpayer funds
"You waited until you became President and installed your handpicked loyalists at DOJ ... That isn’t justice, it is theft.” trib.al/u7dothL
"You waited until you became President and installed your handpicked loyalists at DOJ ... That isn’t justice, it is theft.” trib.al/u7dothL
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Obama: I believe in an America where we don't fear each other. But look out for each other. And if we want that story to continue. If we believe in that better story. We need leaders who believe in it too.
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Obama: I believe in an America where we don't fear each other. But look out for each other. And if we want that story to continue. If we believe in that better story. We need leaders who believe in it too.
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Tech companies are pouring money into AI, and they’re not making it back. Matteo Wong and Charlie Warzel on how everything could come crashing down:
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Tech companies are pouring money into AI, and they’re not making it back. Matteo Wong and Charlie Warzel on how everything could come crashing down:
RIP, Gov. Martha Layne Collins.
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Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88 • Kentucky Lantern
Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as Kentucky governor, revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota has died. She was 88.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
RIP, Gov. Martha Layne Collins.
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New information show that an investigation into Epstein accounts at J.P. Morgan was stop under G.W. Bush DOJ. Also there were people from J.P. Morgan involved in Epstein "activities". Some of the people who involved are in the Regime now.
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Report: New revelation details a previously unknown money laundering into Jeffery Epstein
Michael Feinberg, Former Assistant Special Agent In Charge at the FBI and Jason Leopold, Bloomberg Senior Investigative Reporter join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss his reporting w...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
New information show that an investigation into Epstein accounts at J.P. Morgan was stop under G.W. Bush DOJ. Also there were people from J.P. Morgan involved in Epstein "activities". Some of the people who involved are in the Regime now.
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Trump administration must restart SNAP benefits by Wednesday, judge rules.
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Trump administration must restart SNAP benefits by Wednesday, judge rules • Kentucky Lantern
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Saturday issued a written order saying there is “no question” that U.S. Department of Agriculture contingency funds must be used to provide food assistance for 42 milli...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Trump administration must restart SNAP benefits by Wednesday, judge rules.
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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WTF. Everyone, cameras out. Get it all on video.
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
WTF. Everyone, cameras out. Get it all on video.
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“They began banging hard on the door, tore off the cameras so we couldn’t see them, and eventually cut off our electricity.”
When asked if she knew why federal agents were after her husband or if he had committed a crime, Barrón said, “No, never any crime..."
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When asked if she knew why federal agents were after her husband or if he had committed a crime, Barrón said, “No, never any crime..."
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Federal agents execute warrants in Pasadena; DHS leads operations
Federal agents and officers cleared the scene after law enforcement activity drew a crowd earlier today, Pasadena Police Department officials said.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“They began banging hard on the door, tore off the cameras so we couldn’t see them, and eventually cut off our electricity.”
When asked if she knew why federal agents were after her husband or if he had committed a crime, Barrón said, “No, never any crime..."
www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...
When asked if she knew why federal agents were after her husband or if he had committed a crime, Barrón said, “No, never any crime..."
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