Tom Shafer
@tomshafshafer.bsky.social
Cat-dad, former IT professional, actor, photographer. Enjoying retirement.
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Tom Shafer
@tomshafshafer.bsky.social
· Nov 12
As I have been doing on all my new social accounts, my first post is dedicated to our fur-family. Say hello to littermates: Charlie, Claire and Toby.
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Umm WTF is going on here? Wexner’s lawyer whispers in his ear, “I will fucking kill you if you answer another question with more than 5 words.” #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
February 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Umm WTF is going on here? Wexner’s lawyer whispers in his ear, “I will fucking kill you if you answer another question with more than 5 words.” #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
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Three Vietnam War veterans sued the federal government seeking to block the construction of a new 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Ceremony Thursday, arguing Trump has not sought the necessary approval from Congress or independent government agencies.
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Vietnam War veterans sue to block construction of Trump’s triumphal arch
The veterans argued the project would encroach on the nearby Arlington National Cemetery.
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February 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Three Vietnam War veterans sued the federal government seeking to block the construction of a new 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Ceremony Thursday, arguing Trump has not sought the necessary approval from Congress or independent government agencies.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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CATO: “.. In short, seven independent research teams have now examined the “who’s paying” question and have reached essentially the same answer: We are.”
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February 19, 2026 at 6:45 PM
CATO: “.. In short, seven independent research teams have now examined the “who’s paying” question and have reached essentially the same answer: We are.”
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Sent to my senators and representative via @resist.bot
February 19, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Sent to my senators and representative via @resist.bot
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After pulling out of WHO, the Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the pandemic systems of the WHO, and that we dismantled with USAID—at 3 times the cost it paid WHO. We live in the dumbest timeline.
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After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it
HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.
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February 19, 2026 at 6:16 PM
After pulling out of WHO, the Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the pandemic systems of the WHO, and that we dismantled with USAID—at 3 times the cost it paid WHO. We live in the dumbest timeline.
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So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
Breaking News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested in Britain on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC said.
UK Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Over Epstein Ties: Live Updates
The British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of criminal activity linked to the Epstein files.
nyti.ms
February 19, 2026 at 10:50 AM
So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
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As a reminder, this is the birthday note that Ohio's richest man Les Wexner wrote to Jeffrey Epstein
Note: Wexner is the founder of Victoria's Secret & PINK and the guy who exploited Abercrombie
Note: Wexner is the founder of Victoria's Secret & PINK and the guy who exploited Abercrombie
February 18, 2026 at 11:27 PM
As a reminder, this is the birthday note that Ohio's richest man Les Wexner wrote to Jeffrey Epstein
Note: Wexner is the founder of Victoria's Secret & PINK and the guy who exploited Abercrombie
Note: Wexner is the founder of Victoria's Secret & PINK and the guy who exploited Abercrombie
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🚨BREAKING: The RNC has asked a Virginia court to stop voters from deciding whether Democrats can redraw the state’s congressional map, the latest salvo in the high-stakes battle over how the commonwealth responds to GOP gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
RNC moves to block Virginia vote aimed at countering Trump gerrymanders
Democrats see the lawsuit as an attempt to take the decision out of voters’ hands.
www.democracydocket.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:35 PM
🚨BREAKING: The RNC has asked a Virginia court to stop voters from deciding whether Democrats can redraw the state’s congressional map, the latest salvo in the high-stakes battle over how the commonwealth responds to GOP gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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As deadly military strikes against civilian boats in international waters continue, we still don’t know
- who we’re killing
- whether they’re guilty
- whether any of this is legal
The developments no longer appear on front pages, but the questions still need answers.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
- who we’re killing
- whether they’re guilty
- whether any of this is legal
The developments no longer appear on front pages, but the questions still need answers.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Key questions go unanswered as U.S. military strikes on civilian boats claim more lives
Roughly five months later, the strikes have become so common that the coverage has moved off of front pages, but the underlying questions haven’t changed.
www.ms.now
February 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
As deadly military strikes against civilian boats in international waters continue, we still don’t know
- who we’re killing
- whether they’re guilty
- whether any of this is legal
The developments no longer appear on front pages, but the questions still need answers.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
- who we’re killing
- whether they’re guilty
- whether any of this is legal
The developments no longer appear on front pages, but the questions still need answers.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social The "Jesus Shot" is a medical injection that combines several components, including vitamin B12 and steroids, aimed at providing fast relief from chronic pain and inflammation. It is often marketed as a treatment for various conditions. (Note: Not medically verified.)
February 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social The "Jesus Shot" is a medical injection that combines several components, including vitamin B12 and steroids, aimed at providing fast relief from chronic pain and inflammation. It is often marketed as a treatment for various conditions. (Note: Not medically verified.)
This is my shocked face.😐
Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
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Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
www.404media.co
February 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
This is my shocked face.😐
@thepoliticsbar.bsky.social This is welcome news.
Breaking News: The FDA reversed its decision on Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine and agreed to review it for possible approval, Moderna said.
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
nyti.ms
February 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
@thepoliticsbar.bsky.social This is welcome news.
@dailybeanspod.com This answers my question of how the magistrate could've signed off on the raid of Fulton County's election offices. In short, they were lied to.
A very detailed explanation of how FBI bamboozled a magistrate into authorizing a raid on Fulton County’s election offices by omitting critical information that would have totally undermined any probable cause claim. Pretty clear-cut case of calculated deception of the courts.
Fulton Co elections expert: “In all 5 areas identified by ... the [search warrant] affidavit, there are a multitude of false or misleading statements or omissions. ... Once ... corrected, the affidavit loses any basis in reality.”
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February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
@dailybeanspod.com This answers my question of how the magistrate could've signed off on the raid of Fulton County's election offices. In short, they were lied to.
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Emails indicate Epstein may have been cultivating Angel's Trumpet plants, known to produce scopolamine, a drug with potentially terrifying effects. In high doses it can leaves you zombified, unable to resist, with "profound amnesia and suggestibility."
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Revealed: Epstein's chilling plant collection that 'turns humans into zombies'
Newly uncovered emails from the latest Epstein Files document dump suggest Jeffrey Epstein may have maintained a collection of highly toxic plants capable of producing a mind-altering substance, accor...
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Emails indicate Epstein may have been cultivating Angel's Trumpet plants, known to produce scopolamine, a drug with potentially terrifying effects. In high doses it can leaves you zombified, unable to resist, with "profound amnesia and suggestibility."
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
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Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
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Jesse Jackson-One of the greatest civil rights figures of our time… His memory is a blessing to all of us
Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.
Updates: Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Jesse Jackson-One of the greatest civil rights figures of our time… His memory is a blessing to all of us
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Here’s last night’s story about the Department of Homeland Security, how it’s emboldening ICE, and why it is – for some ungodly reason – allowing Kristi Noem to constantly cosplay as a law enforcement agent. We don’t care what they say, she does not need coast guard fatigues!
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February 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Here’s last night’s story about the Department of Homeland Security, how it’s emboldening ICE, and why it is – for some ungodly reason – allowing Kristi Noem to constantly cosplay as a law enforcement agent. We don’t care what they say, she does not need coast guard fatigues!
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Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
February 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
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This is very well done but I’ll add that he was one of the few actors in history who never lied on camera
There was a complete authenticity to his performances that is unparalleled
He simply is
An achievement that is Herculean on a set
Tender Mercies is ❤️
This is very well done but I’ll add that he was one of the few actors in history who never lied on camera
There was a complete authenticity to his performances that is unparalleled
He simply is
An achievement that is Herculean on a set
Tender Mercies is ❤️
Robert Duvall, All-Purpose Actor With Few Peers, Dies at 95
The seven-time Oscar nominee, a winner for 'Tender Mercies,' also was memorable in 'The Godfather,' 'Apocalypse Now,' 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Lonesome Dove.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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This is very well done but I’ll add that he was one of the few actors in history who never lied on camera
There was a complete authenticity to his performances that is unparalleled
He simply is
An achievement that is Herculean on a set
Tender Mercies is ❤️
This is very well done but I’ll add that he was one of the few actors in history who never lied on camera
There was a complete authenticity to his performances that is unparalleled
He simply is
An achievement that is Herculean on a set
Tender Mercies is ❤️
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Vehicles on the validation assembly line.
February 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Vehicles on the validation assembly line.
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The new leadership at CBS is doing a bang-up job of covering for the Epstein class
The Bari Weiss hire, who appears in the Trump-Epstein files 1,838 times, wrote in a 2016 email: “I go into JE withdrawal when I don’t see him.” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The new leadership at CBS is doing a bang-up job of covering for the Epstein class
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social Besides ice cream businessman Tom Carvel, "border czar” Tom Homan reminds me of Luca Brasi from The Godfather. (Apologies, of course, to Mr. Brasi for the comparison.)
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February 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social Besides ice cream businessman Tom Carvel, "border czar” Tom Homan reminds me of Luca Brasi from The Godfather. (Apologies, of course, to Mr. Brasi for the comparison.)
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