Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social
Centrist but now left leaning
Retired engineering faculty from University of Georgia
Retired engineering faculty from University of Georgia
Actually not shocking at all knowing how Trump works.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Actually not shocking at all knowing how Trump works.
Amen to this and that you Pope Leo for speaking out.
In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Amen to this and that you Pope Leo for speaking out.
Peggy Noonan is a great columnist. Generally leans toward the right, but maybe right-center.
This column really makes one think.
www.wsj.com/opinion/epst...
This column really makes one think.
www.wsj.com/opinion/epst...
Opinion | Epstein Is a Failure of the 21st-Century Elites
What the story is really about is unloved girls, let down by parents and ‘the people who run things.’
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Peggy Noonan is a great columnist. Generally leans toward the right, but maybe right-center.
This column really makes one think.
www.wsj.com/opinion/epst...
This column really makes one think.
www.wsj.com/opinion/epst...
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Apparently Trump is now calling for the release of the Epstein files, which of course means that they have finished deleting all the evidence that he was complicit.
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Apparently Trump is now calling for the release of the Epstein files, which of course means that they have finished deleting all the evidence that he was complicit.
They finally come out and stand up...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
They finally come out and stand up...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Trump canceled a meeting with Democratic leaders and refuses to negotiate in good faith. HE wants a shutdown. Remember: Trump himself said the president is accountable for a shutdown. The blame is his.
#GOPHealthCareShutdown
#GOPHealthCareShutdown
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump canceled a meeting with Democratic leaders and refuses to negotiate in good faith. HE wants a shutdown. Remember: Trump himself said the president is accountable for a shutdown. The blame is his.
#GOPHealthCareShutdown
#GOPHealthCareShutdown
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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 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
There are the 'donor states' who give more in tax dollars than they get back from the feds, and the 'taker states' who get more than they send.
They somewhat correspond to the red/blue show on this map.
Georgia where I live is shown as blue; yes we have 2 Dem Senators now but still "redish" overall
They somewhat correspond to the red/blue show on this map.
Georgia where I live is shown as blue; yes we have 2 Dem Senators now but still "redish" overall
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There are the 'donor states' who give more in tax dollars than they get back from the feds, and the 'taker states' who get more than they send.
They somewhat correspond to the red/blue show on this map.
Georgia where I live is shown as blue; yes we have 2 Dem Senators now but still "redish" overall
They somewhat correspond to the red/blue show on this map.
Georgia where I live is shown as blue; yes we have 2 Dem Senators now but still "redish" overall
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
A lot of this comes from the fact that the hiring standards for ICE Storm Troopers is very low.
these guys just love doing this. nothing like 8 storm troopers beating the absolute shit out of a defenseless old person www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A lot of this comes from the fact that the hiring standards for ICE Storm Troopers is very low.
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Trump has received a new crown for his "Kingship".
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump has received a new crown for his "Kingship".
Yet but somehow there is 200, no make that 300, million $ to tear down the East Wing and build a Trump room.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Yet but somehow there is 200, no make that 300, million $ to tear down the East Wing and build a Trump room.
Well, there goes Trump's Nobel Peace Prize for 2026. Better luck next time.
There is a no "New Middle East".
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/w...
There is a no "New Middle East".
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/w...
Netanyahu Orders Strikes in Gaza, as Israel Says Hamas Violated Cease-Fire
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Well, there goes Trump's Nobel Peace Prize for 2026. Better luck next time.
There is a no "New Middle East".
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/w...
There is a no "New Middle East".
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/w...
Yup, just like Trump.
Suck up to autocrats and promise to "MAGA" and "America First" but really it is "if you aren't an oligarch, I don't care about you" (especially since he suckered enough people to win a second term.
Suck up to autocrats and promise to "MAGA" and "America First" but really it is "if you aren't an oligarch, I don't care about you" (especially since he suckered enough people to win a second term.
So Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout from our tax dollars but devastated small towns here at home — nothing.
October 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Yup, just like Trump.
Suck up to autocrats and promise to "MAGA" and "America First" but really it is "if you aren't an oligarch, I don't care about you" (especially since he suckered enough people to win a second term.
Suck up to autocrats and promise to "MAGA" and "America First" but really it is "if you aren't an oligarch, I don't care about you" (especially since he suckered enough people to win a second term.
Well this is good to see. Former justice officials recognizing the illegal actions (once again) of our Cheeto in Chief.
wapo.st/3LfvZMS
wapo.st/3LfvZMS
Former DOJ officials say Comey case is vindictive, call for dismissal
The amicus brief signed by more than 100 former Justice Department officials urged a federal judge in Virginia to dismiss charges against the former FBI director.
wapo.st
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Well this is good to see. Former justice officials recognizing the illegal actions (once again) of our Cheeto in Chief.
wapo.st/3LfvZMS
wapo.st/3LfvZMS
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Great idea!
Feel like ICE recruits should be required to pass the same citizenship test as the people they are persecuting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Great idea!
More Trump blather rather taking a firm position against Russia. Remember the "I can end that war in 1 day" BS?
Free gift article.
wapo.st/4nizIGN
Free gift article.
wapo.st/4nizIGN
Trump rebukes Putin for testing new missiles, tells him to end the war
Russia tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile that it said is capable of traveling thousands of miles. Trump countered that there is a U.S. nuclear submarine off Russia’s coast.
wapo.st
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
More Trump blather rather taking a firm position against Russia. Remember the "I can end that war in 1 day" BS?
Free gift article.
wapo.st/4nizIGN
Free gift article.
wapo.st/4nizIGN
Great idea!
Entire Dem caucus should show up and basically hold the session.
Democrats should hold a press conference and announce that if Mike Johnson has no interest in running the House they'd be happy to do it for him
October 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Great idea!
And also as far I understand it, illegal.
But what does Trump care about legal limits...
But what does Trump care about legal limits...
October 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
And also as far I understand it, illegal.
But what does Trump care about legal limits...
But what does Trump care about legal limits...