Tom Brothen
@norsetom.bsky.social
Retired U of Mn Psychology Professor; tree farmer; amateur lumberjack/carpenter/woodworker; first generation Norwegian-American; Vietnam Vet; seeker of rationality and humor in the chaos.
Hypocrites—every last one of them.
January 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Hypocrites—every last one of them.
Rubber hand—rubber checks. It all fits together.
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Rubber hand—rubber checks. It all fits together.
Gee. No evidence of dementia there…
January 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Gee. No evidence of dementia there…
Hey, trump knows how to keep things like top secret documents secure.
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Hey, trump knows how to keep things like top secret documents secure.
Snyder on historical similarities between trump making everything about himself and where the US is now: “…when empires collapse.”
This is a much bigger problem than a demented narcissist and his authoritarian enablers wreaking havoc.
This is a much bigger problem than a demented narcissist and his authoritarian enablers wreaking havoc.
January 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Snyder on historical similarities between trump making everything about himself and where the US is now: “…when empires collapse.”
This is a much bigger problem than a demented narcissist and his authoritarian enablers wreaking havoc.
This is a much bigger problem than a demented narcissist and his authoritarian enablers wreaking havoc.
Was Mexico gonna pay for it…or maybe China?
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Was Mexico gonna pay for it…or maybe China?
Maybe he can get the French to send help like Franklin did in 1778.
January 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Maybe he can get the French to send help like Franklin did in 1778.
Or maybe up to take his 3 AM aspirin dose.
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Or maybe up to take his 3 AM aspirin dose.
Thin gruel for a brain that doesn’t need much energy anyway.
January 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Thin gruel for a brain that doesn’t need much energy anyway.
Apology as strategy…
December 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Apology as strategy…
If the FBI had opened the Epstein case 29 years ago when Maria Farmer blew the whistle, the public may have known about trump’s involvement before the 2016 election. Nagging question: Would it have made much of a difference?
December 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If the FBI had opened the Epstein case 29 years ago when Maria Farmer blew the whistle, the public may have known about trump’s involvement before the 2016 election. Nagging question: Would it have made much of a difference?
Interesting. The 9300 address is the US Prison in Tucson.
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Interesting. The 9300 address is the US Prison in Tucson.
Well, at least the rest of Mussolini’s brain would have been functioning.
December 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Well, at least the rest of Mussolini’s brain would have been functioning.
Hey. Can’t fault her for going where the expertise is.
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Hey. Can’t fault her for going where the expertise is.
Once again, Rick Wilson: ETTD.
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Once again, Rick Wilson: ETTD.
This will probably just accelerate the movement of US jobs to India to be done online.
December 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This will probably just accelerate the movement of US jobs to India to be done online.
Damn! I knew I’d forgotten something…
December 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Damn! I knew I’d forgotten something…
Let’s hope there’s a mole (c.f. “Anonymous”) responsible for it and there will be more.
December 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Let’s hope there’s a mole (c.f. “Anonymous”) responsible for it and there will be more.
“Now we are respected around the world…”
December 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“Now we are respected around the world…”
It would be just like that criminal Gong Show crowd to use white-out, which doesn’t permanently obscure text.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It would be just like that criminal Gong Show crowd to use white-out, which doesn’t permanently obscure text.
Just trying to be like daddy:
December 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Just trying to be like daddy:
Reminds me of the movie The Island.
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reminds me of the movie The Island.
LoL—Wiles is a guard rail that’s barely above the ground.
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
LoL—Wiles is a guard rail that’s barely above the ground.