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Thomas @tomrom1.bsky.social · Dec 17

Expendable.
Alone,
With no family of his own.
He is last.
Last to be thought of.
Last to be invited.
Last to be considered.
Last to be served.
Last in priorities.
It is reality.
It is understood.
It is accepted.
It is sometimes oh so overwhelming.
Expendable.

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

WTF DOES THIS MEAN!? This isn't a golf course, you obese buffoon!
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Live updates: Trump says US is ‘going to run’ Venezuela in interim. No immediate signs of US control
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Live updates: Trump says US is ‘going to run’ Venezuela in interim. No immediate signs of US control

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured by the United States. President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. government would run the country at least temporarily.

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January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

So. He is using the justification that he doesn't need approval because the people he ordered to attack were in danger?? WTF!
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Kate @gaylekate.bsky.social · 9h

No congressional approval: can you fukkers do a thing about this

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The U.S. bombed Venezuela & captured President Maduro & his wife without congressional approval

YouTube video by TizzyEnt

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January 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

this week in stupid: January 3 edition
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💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

this week in stupid: January 3 edition

Megyn gloms it, Donny bombs it, and so much more...

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January 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

🎯🎯

January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

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US captures Venezuela's leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

US captures Venezuela's leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them

The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flown him out of the country in a stunning military operation that plucked a sitting leader from office following months of escal...

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January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE OIL. IF IT WAS ABOUT DRUGS ... IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COLUMBIA.
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Live updates: Trump says Maduro and his wife will face prosecution in New York
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Live updates: Trump says Maduro and his wife will face prosecution in New York

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured by the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says he'll face charges on a New York indictment.

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January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Flip both houses of Congress so we can defund ICE please.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 3d

New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.

A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j

January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

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Today in History: January 3, the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Today in History: January 3, the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins

1977: Apple Computer incorporated 1990: Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. forces 2022: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes convicted

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January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

January 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

🤔 SOBERING #SaturdayThoughts.
A reflective, sobering thought.
Everyone reading this has
experienced this on the other
side of friends and loved ones
who have passed on.
Take the time to live, today.
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

What happens after I die?
- An hour later, people eat without you.
- A day later, your friends move on.
A week later, someone else takes your job.
A month later, your car is sold.
- A year later, you start to be forgotten.
- Ten years later, your house is someone else's home.
Fifty years later, your name is barely remembered.
And yet, you spent your whole life chasing all of this.
Mindfulness

January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

January 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

SO MUCH FOR HIS CAMPAIGN PLATFORM OF AMERICA STAYING OUT OF OTHER COUNTRIES.
apnews.com/article/vene...
US strikes Venezuela and says Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country

The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington.

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January 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

😡😡MORE THAN JUST BOMBING ... THE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY AMERICAN FORCES.
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #SaturdayThoughts #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 19h

Trump the terrorist warmonger rapist pedophile is illegally bombing the city of Caracas in Venezuela

January 3, 2026 at 9:49 AM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

This is not AI. Not SNL. Not satire. Not a joke. These are facts, published by the currently GOP controlled Congressional Budget Office.
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #FridayMood #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

January 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

No. You should still be a resident of a penitentiary.
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #FridayMood #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York

January 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

Interesting that a Senator from Vermont swears him in?
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Zohran Mamdani promises to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #FridayMood #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Zohran Mamdani promises to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor

Zohran Mamdani is reveling in what he calls a “new era” for New York City. He was officially sworn in just after midnight Thursday, but politicians and other supporters gathered at City Hall in the af...

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January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

He is taking over courses he does not own, will have his designers redo them, and they will be renamed as Trump courses.
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Trump ends lease for DC's 3 public golf courses
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #FridayMood #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses

The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington. It's a move that offers President Donald Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp on another...

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January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

It certainly is part of the GOP's 2026 plan.
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #FridayMood #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Corrine Anderson-Ketchmark @anderk.bsky.social · 1d

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Is the Post Office About to Decide the 2026 Midterms?

A quiet USPS postmark change could turn “on time” ballots into “too late” ballots by the millions…

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January 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

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Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #FridayMood #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row

Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks to buyers and stiff overseas compet...

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January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

💙 🏳️‍🌈 #FridayMood #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

LoriPica 💙 @loripica.bsky.social · 2d

#TrumpSteinFiles Release them all…

January 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Thomas

@tomrom1.bsky.social

Just like every other member of his Cabinet, the choice of his "doctor" was based solely on his commitment to lie about his health. Taftt and Cleveland used to be considered the most obese presidents. No more.
💙 🏳️‍🌈 #FridayMood #FBR #FBPE #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Given how often he posts about this, it seems less like reassurance for others and more like he’s trying to convince himself that he passed the cognitive exam.