Tom
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Live in Northern Virginia, the sane blue part. Love my Corgis, Bernie & Piper, (brother and sister.)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns the execution of Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser, who was killed on 14 June after seven years of arbitrary im…
LIV Golf is financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.
LIV Golf is financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.
June 19, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns the execution of Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser, who was killed on 14 June after seven years of arbitrary im…
LIV Golf is financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.
LIV Golf is financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.
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Challenge me, I dare ya
June 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Challenge me, I dare ya
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Remember this: Tyranny cannot prevail over people who refuse to succumb to it.
March 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Remember this: Tyranny cannot prevail over people who refuse to succumb to it.
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“This is treason adjacent. I’m sure Pete Hegseth is very busy firing black people and women, so he’s not focused on the actual target here, which is Vladimir Putin.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
March 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“This is treason adjacent. I’m sure Pete Hegseth is very busy firing black people and women, so he’s not focused on the actual target here, which is Vladimir Putin.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
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Analyzing data published on DOGE's own website, the Associated Press found that 40 percent of DOGE's "savings" have not saved the government anything.
What a joke.
What a joke.
Amid chaos, new report reveals 40 percent of DOGE cuts won't save any money
The fails keep coming.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Analyzing data published on DOGE's own website, the Associated Press found that 40 percent of DOGE's "savings" have not saved the government anything.
What a joke.
What a joke.
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Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants the Trump administration to let private military contractors take over mass deportations.
None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
The Truth About the U.S. Border | Robert Reich
The full story about immigration you aren't getting from politicians and the media. Watch More: The Military-Industrial Drain ►► https://youtu.be/OnR84h7t5kI A desperate combination of factors are driving migrants and asylum seekers to our southern border, from Central America in particular: deep economic inequality, corruption, and high rates of poverty, as well as violence and instability tied to historic U.S. support for brutal authoritarian regimes, right-wing paramilitary groups, and corporate interests in Latin America. In other words, the United States is very much part of the root of this problem. Some politicians want you to believe the way to address this humanitarian tragedy is to double down on border security and build walls to deter people from coming. They’re wrong. Several administrations have tried this approach. It's failed every time. Our bloated spending on the border-industrial complex has done nothing but increase human suffering without dealing with the root causes of...
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February 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants the Trump administration to let private military contractors take over mass deportations.
None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
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NEW: I just asked Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett if she had a message to Elon Musk.
What would she say to him? Here was her answer:
“Fuck off.”
What would she say to him? Here was her answer:
“Fuck off.”
February 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
NEW: I just asked Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett if she had a message to Elon Musk.
What would she say to him? Here was her answer:
“Fuck off.”
What would she say to him? Here was her answer:
“Fuck off.”
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This is what House Republicans voted for tonight.
Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.
Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.
February 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
This is what House Republicans voted for tonight.
Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.
Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.
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The GOP passed a budget resolution tonight that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
February 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The GOP passed a budget resolution tonight that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
The government, funded by its taxpayers, exists solely to serve its citizens, period.
February 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The government, funded by its taxpayers, exists solely to serve its citizens, period.
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Trump and DOGE accused federal civil servants of fraud (with no evidence).
Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat.
Hello?
Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat.
Hello?
February 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump and DOGE accused federal civil servants of fraud (with no evidence).
Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat.
Hello?
Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat.
Hello?
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from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
February 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
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The greatest political scandal today is not what Trump is doing. It is the fact that congressional Republicans have given up their role in the constitutional system as a check on the executive branch. If we are in a constitutional crisis, it is as much on Mike Johnson and John Thune as anyone else.
February 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The greatest political scandal today is not what Trump is doing. It is the fact that congressional Republicans have given up their role in the constitutional system as a check on the executive branch. If we are in a constitutional crisis, it is as much on Mike Johnson and John Thune as anyone else.
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“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
February 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
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Just a friendly reminder, technically the new Gulf of America only extends 12 nautical miles from the U.S. coastline that borders it; U.S jurisdiction ends there.
February 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Just a friendly reminder, technically the new Gulf of America only extends 12 nautical miles from the U.S. coastline that borders it; U.S jurisdiction ends there.
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
In light of the recent name change of the Gulf of Mexico the new name of the the White House will be the White Supremacist House.
February 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
In light of the recent name change of the Gulf of Mexico the new name of the the White House will be the White Supremacist House.
What does it say about a person when the phrase “End Racism” offends you?
February 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
What does it say about a person when the phrase “End Racism” offends you?