tom2001.bsky.social
@tom2001.bsky.social
Retired electrical engineer, avid reader and science fiction fan. And, yes, very political.
Saw this at the Contrarian:
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
And I have to give Gavin Newsom credit for this one...whoever is coming up with these responses is really on the ball.
August 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
While the NYT still does excellent journalism at times, this bit of mush from today's NYT morning newsletter is a perfect example of what they do wrong. No, it's not "unclear", because there is no way that tariffs will lower prices. None. And they know it, but are afraid to be that blunt.
July 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Something a little lighter...here's a flyer that I saw posted in Kochel, Germany on a recent trip. My partner and I had a good laugh when we saw this. That said, it doesn't mean what it sounds like -- it translates as "We're looking for you".
June 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The latest e-mail newsletter from Senator Cornyn (R-Trump's nether regions) shows that the man has gone utterly insane. See highlighted portion of newsletter wherein he suggests Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Absolutely disgusting.
March 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
From the NYT (archive.ph/9Dr3w), here's a simple explanation of the way that Republicans plan to distort the baseline so that they can push through more tax cuts under reconciliation:
March 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Since Texas is big on religion in our public schools, here's a great poster on the Seven Deadly Sins that we should put in all our classrooms.
March 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Saw this elsewhere and it gave me a good chuckle. Unfortunately, it isn't signed in any way, so I can't credit whoever came up with it.
March 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
This is worth reposting. It's the perfect response in that it isn't insubordinate but it doesn't actually say anything:
February 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Reminds me of this:
February 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump/Musk idiocracy in action, this time making our national parks into a miserable experience. This is from the WaPo, here's a gift link: wapo.st/3ELI9Ko
February 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM