Russ Thomson
@russthomson.bsky.social
Retired Sr IT Manager for major automotive manufacturer. Happy to be back in Minnesota!
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“States Trump polls highest on immigration: Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana… what are they afraid of? Canadians? The people least touched by immigration are most afraid of it.”
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“States Trump polls highest on immigration: Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana… what are they afraid of? Canadians? The people least touched by immigration are most afraid of it.”
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ABC: The FDA intends to put a warning on Covid-19 vaccines, according to two people familiar with the plans, the latest move by Trump’s health officials to undermine the vaccine, which shocked outside experts, who said there was no basis for the warning.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
December 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
ABC: The FDA intends to put a warning on Covid-19 vaccines, according to two people familiar with the plans, the latest move by Trump’s health officials to undermine the vaccine, which shocked outside experts, who said there was no basis for the warning.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
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Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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We regret to inform you the US Navy has entered its Pirates of the Caribbean era.
December 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We regret to inform you the US Navy has entered its Pirates of the Caribbean era.
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@Rep_Walkinshaw (D-VA) represents my brother and dad who live in VA and boy did they elect a good one. Watch👇 as he asks Michael Glasheen if the FBI still designates the Proud Boys as an extremist organization. Glasheen nervous as hell, refuses to answer. Bravo Congressman!!
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
@Rep_Walkinshaw (D-VA) represents my brother and dad who live in VA and boy did they elect a good one. Watch👇 as he asks Michael Glasheen if the FBI still designates the Proud Boys as an extremist organization. Glasheen nervous as hell, refuses to answer. Bravo Congressman!!
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Slingshot News: Trump made the outlandish statement that 300 million people in the country died to illicit drugs last year. The US population was slightly above 340 million in 2024. If Trump was right, most of the country would be dead right now.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Slingshot News: Trump made the outlandish statement that 300 million people in the country died to illicit drugs last year. The US population was slightly above 340 million in 2024. If Trump was right, most of the country would be dead right now.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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Steve Bannon must answer questions under oath about his relationship and dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.
Haul his ass before Oversight.
Hell, get Pamela Jo to investigate Bannon if she’s a real Attorney General.
Haul his ass before Oversight.
Hell, get Pamela Jo to investigate Bannon if she’s a real Attorney General.
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Steve Bannon must answer questions under oath about his relationship and dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.
Haul his ass before Oversight.
Hell, get Pamela Jo to investigate Bannon if she’s a real Attorney General.
Haul his ass before Oversight.
Hell, get Pamela Jo to investigate Bannon if she’s a real Attorney General.
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I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
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Breaking News: Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a bill that restricts immigration enforcement near state courthouses and makes it easier to sue ICE agents.
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Breaking News: Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a bill that restricts immigration enforcement near state courthouses and makes it easier to sue ICE agents.
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Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
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🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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I've loved Sigourney Weaver ever since one of my all-time favorite movies, ALIEN. Couldn't resist going all fanboy on her yesterday & asking for a photo. She told me she's now in the cast of The Mandalorian. Talk about bad timing: she's now in that galaxy far, far away, years after I checked out! 💔
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I've loved Sigourney Weaver ever since one of my all-time favorite movies, ALIEN. Couldn't resist going all fanboy on her yesterday & asking for a photo. She told me she's now in the cast of The Mandalorian. Talk about bad timing: she's now in that galaxy far, far away, years after I checked out! 💔
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Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
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Pete Hegseth's 'worn out' MAGA excuse is running out of steam: ex-White House insider
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Pete Hegseth's 'worn out' MAGA excuse is running out of steam: ex-White House insider
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December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Pete Hegseth's 'worn out' MAGA excuse is running out of steam: ex-White House insider
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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🧵This will be a child endangering travesty laid at Sen Bill Cassidy's doorstep if RFK Jr's anti-vaxx crew votes against HBV vaccines for kids.
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/r...
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RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel to vote on changing hepatitis B shot recommendation for babies
The current recommendation for babies to receive a hepatitis B shot within 24 hours of birth is credited with driving down infections in kids by 99%.
www.cnbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🧵This will be a child endangering travesty laid at Sen Bill Cassidy's doorstep if RFK Jr's anti-vaxx crew votes against HBV vaccines for kids.
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/r...
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/r...
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We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.
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Is anyone in the Republican Party ever going to hold anyone accountable for anything?
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Is anyone in the Republican Party ever going to hold anyone accountable for anything?
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Dear corporate media: here is your simple explainer for the IG report on Signalgate.
The information was properly classified. It was copied from a classified written document. It was sent over a non-classified system, namely Signal. Hegseth took no steps to declassify any of it.
End of article.
The information was properly classified. It was copied from a classified written document. It was sent over a non-classified system, namely Signal. Hegseth took no steps to declassify any of it.
End of article.
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Dear corporate media: here is your simple explainer for the IG report on Signalgate.
The information was properly classified. It was copied from a classified written document. It was sent over a non-classified system, namely Signal. Hegseth took no steps to declassify any of it.
End of article.
The information was properly classified. It was copied from a classified written document. It was sent over a non-classified system, namely Signal. Hegseth took no steps to declassify any of it.
End of article.
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9 House Republicans could choose to take away Johnson’s gavel today if they wanted.
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
9 House Republicans could choose to take away Johnson’s gavel today if they wanted.
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Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe.
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
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“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
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Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe.
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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Kelly: “I've been through a lot worse in service to my country. The president and Pete Hegseth are not going to silence me.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Kelly: “I've been through a lot worse in service to my country. The president and Pete Hegseth are not going to silence me.”
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Regulators need to investigate and hold accountable Epstein’s enablers – and I’ll believe they’re taking action when I see it.
Americans deserve to know that their banking system isn’t facilitating the disturbing crimes of the rich and powerful.
Americans deserve to know that their banking system isn’t facilitating the disturbing crimes of the rich and powerful.
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Regulators need to investigate and hold accountable Epstein’s enablers – and I’ll believe they’re taking action when I see it.
Americans deserve to know that their banking system isn’t facilitating the disturbing crimes of the rich and powerful.
Americans deserve to know that their banking system isn’t facilitating the disturbing crimes of the rich and powerful.
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Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this