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Retired aerospace factory worker. Happily married to my best friend in life for over 3 decades. Love writing. Love dogs too. Army veteran, '66 to '70. Currently watching fascists tearing our country apart and writing about it. BFA degree.
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The English teacher in me loves this cartoon…

From Benjamin Slyngstad.
January 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Trump starting a war with Venezuela seems like a good time to end my hiatus and post on my Substack again.
America has fallen.
The fleecing has begun.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Getting old is expensive. Trying to stay alive is expensive if you're old.
We only get to die once.
Caregiving
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December 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Another post about President Piggy Puddin' Brains. His dementia stuff is getting old.
President Piggy Puddin’ Brains
Low IQ Dementia
bykeiththomas.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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December 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Yeap it has been a minute. Latest Substack post is of some items I found interesting. War crimes are interesting. So is knowing how to tell if someone is Somalian.
Reality Bytes! [4]
Ain’t that the truth!
bykeiththomas.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Less is more. In this Substack post I write about shrinkflation, skimpflation, sneakflation, and other flations.
Shrinkflation continues.
Is it turkey for Thanksgiving?
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November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
MAGA's gutting education because their Christian white nationalist regime know that knowledge and an educated population is a threat. I briefly cover some of Trump's crazier beliefs and cover how they're using tax dollars to fund christian schooling.
MAGA loyalty demands ignorance.
Knowledge is power. Education is power.
bykeiththomas.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I think that Heather Cox Richardson is a national treasure and she made some simple comments about resisting and what we should do. If you have read her "Letters from an American" posts you should give them a try. Contests aren't decided by those watching from the sidelines.
They persisted
HCR and RBG
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November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly—

I hope midterms are a referendum
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Let’s see if “Piggy” will go quietly!
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A recap of the Trump shutdown along with a bit about the amendments that Democrats tried to get in to make things better for Americans and that MAGAt Republicans rejected.
Deny, MAGA, Deny.
RECAP: MAGAt REPUBLICANS RECORD BREAKING VACATION ENDS[1]
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November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump acts guilty because he knows what he's guilty of doing otherwise he would release the files. Of course he's in them. He campaigned on them releasing them. He thought he could quash them once he was President. I supply some before quotes and MAGts fascination with children as sex objects.
TRUMP ACTS GUILTY
PERIOD
bykeiththomas.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My latest Substack post is up. This is where MAGAts want to take the country. A nation that serves the rich.
MAGA Shutdown’s a Preview.
The worst is yet to come.
bykeiththomas.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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This perfectly illustrates two governing philosophies: continuing to cut taxes for the wealthy and exacerbating inequality, or investing in education, healthcare, and ordinary families? We choose the latter
While the Trump Administration has abandoned any sense of duty, responsibility, and leadership in addressing climate change.

California will remain a stable partner — we have a different state of mind and a different quality of imagination.
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
My latest Substack post deals with the Nodfather and why no of his supposed friends and or family is staging an intervention as he continues to embarrass himself in front of the entire world as he continues to deteriorate. He's a laughing stock with his made up stories and bizarre posts.
The Nodfather Sleeps!
And Parties. And Golfs.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
In the Substack post linked below I go over what it means concerning the Gang of Eight throwing in with the MAGA fascists.
Defeat snatched from jaws of victory!
Again! Read all about it!
bykeiththomas.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
MAGA still uses the same trope that they have used for decades clear back to FDR in calling their opposition commies. I also cover Democratic Socialism in this. It isn't complicated.
Commie, commie, commie!
Commie, commie, commie, comedians!
bykeiththomas.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Have you ever wondered what time frame MAGA refers to when they talk about when they say again. They have provided plenty of clues. I go over some of that in this post including my time as a Republican years ago.
MAGA is 6 7
In the beginning
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November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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if you didn’t catch my column this week you can now watch it
The return of the blue wave? A look at Tuesday’s election results.
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Who's really running the country. President Puddin' brains certainly isn't up for it. He looks like he doesn't know where he is a lot of the time. They had to put up signs letting him know where the Oval Office is when he gets away from his caregiver handlers.
Puddin brains or Miller!
Who’s President anyway?
bykeiththomas.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
MAGA is threatening to bomb some brown people in Nigeria. White Christian Nationalists claim that that genocide is being committed against Christians.
CPC
Christian Persecution Complex
bykeiththomas.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
MAGAt Republicans do have a health care plan. It already passed. It's in the OBBBA. I cover a teensy bit of their plan in my latest Substack post. They need the funding bill to pass so people can get busy dying.
bykeiththomas.substack.com/p/poor-peopl...
Poor People Die plan
Aka OBBBA.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.

I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM