Tom Biro
@tombiro.bsky.social
Travel and Sounders-addicted, wine-loving marketer with a penchant for words. Very anti-fascism. He / him.
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Tom Biro
@tombiro.bsky.social
· Feb 5
It's a coup and anyone who says otherwise is complicit.
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Trump calling for members of Congress to be hanged is not great, in my humble opinion.
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Trump calling for members of Congress to be hanged is not great, in my humble opinion.
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
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November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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I mean the White House doesn't know math so this needs clarity. 4.4% bump in unemployment two months ago is brutal.
Breaking: The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4.4 percent and the government added 119,000 jobs. Story updating.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
US economy added 119,000 jobs in September according to two-months late jobs report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the report after the longest government shutdown in history
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I mean the White House doesn't know math so this needs clarity. 4.4% bump in unemployment two months ago is brutal.
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Obviously Trump hasn’t helped himself with the tariffs but fundamentally people want the price level to come down and the only clear way for a president to do that is engineer a recession (which he may very well do!)
Trump is absolutely cratering on economy in new Marquette poll:
Overall econ approval: 36-64
On tariffs: 37-63
On inflation/cost of living: 28-72 (!!!)
"We’re looking at a really grim downward spiral for Trump," says @timothynoah.bsky.social. All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Overall econ approval: 36-64
On tariffs: 37-63
On inflation/cost of living: 28-72 (!!!)
"We’re looking at a really grim downward spiral for Trump," says @timothynoah.bsky.social. All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Anger over Prices Goes Nuclear as Fresh Polls Show Him Tanking
As Trump’s inflation rants grow more unhinged amid brutal new polls for him, an economics writer explains why Trump is ill-suited for the crisis that might be coming—and why the bottom might be about ...
newrepublic.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Obviously Trump hasn’t helped himself with the tariffs but fundamentally people want the price level to come down and the only clear way for a president to do that is engineer a recession (which he may very well do!)
Pretty sure Rs thinking Ds will hard push back if Ds are included in the pedophilia list tells you everything you need to know about THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
It's genuinely a cult.
It's genuinely a cult.
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Pretty sure Rs thinking Ds will hard push back if Ds are included in the pedophilia list tells you everything you need to know about THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
It's genuinely a cult.
It's genuinely a cult.
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An entire argument dismantled in two words.
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
An entire argument dismantled in two words.
But hey I'm sure those late job numbers are real 🫡
Warner: "We're already at 9% recent college graduate unemployment. I think that number will go to 25% very shortly."
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
But hey I'm sure those late job numbers are real 🫡
This operation is straight up a distraction to make the "bomb others" addicts happy. That's it.
EXCLUSIVE: A lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed with the Trump administration’s position that the operations are lawful and was overruled, according to six sources.
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources.
nbcnews.to
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This operation is straight up a distraction to make the "bomb others" addicts happy. That's it.
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Trump can lie all he wants, but regular Americans living in reality know the truth - prices are rising, and the president's tariffs are to blame.
#DonTheCon
#DonTheCon
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Trump can lie all he wants, but regular Americans living in reality know the truth - prices are rising, and the president's tariffs are to blame.
#DonTheCon
#DonTheCon
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A military veteran serving as a Congressional representative clashed with Fox News host Martha MacCallum on Wednesday over whether military members are allowed to disobey illegal orders.
'You don't have to remind me': Fox News host bristles when confronted by Dem
A military veteran serving as a Congressional representative clashed with Fox News host Martha MacCallum on Wednesday over whether military members are allowed to disobey illegal orders. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army ranger who completed three tours of duty, and MacCallum discussed Rep. Elis...
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A military veteran serving as a Congressional representative clashed with Fox News host Martha MacCallum on Wednesday over whether military members are allowed to disobey illegal orders.
I think ICE fake cops are wearing more masks than all police during peak COVID and it's not close.
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I think ICE fake cops are wearing more masks than all police during peak COVID and it's not close.
Is this when we talk about the movie industry like crashing hard right now? We were supposed to have two more "Fast" 10s and are they just sleeping? This isn't good. For the economy. Can't imagine why.
Wait you're telling me the movie of the second act of Wicked that everyone kinda forgets about wasn't good
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Is this when we talk about the movie industry like crashing hard right now? We were supposed to have two more "Fast" 10s and are they just sleeping? This isn't good. For the economy. Can't imagine why.
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People aren’t falling for these “Thanksgiving dinner will be 25% cheaper” claims…
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
People aren’t falling for these “Thanksgiving dinner will be 25% cheaper” claims…
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NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
With @startribune.com
With @startribune.com
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
With @startribune.com
With @startribune.com
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New in PN: The lame duck dictatorship
"It’s increasingly clear that Trump & his captive political party are in the midst of a political reversal. Every major 'policy' of theirs is unpopular & the regime’s leader is a lame duck dictator who's poised to draw his party deeper into a political abyss."
"It’s increasingly clear that Trump & his captive political party are in the midst of a political reversal. Every major 'policy' of theirs is unpopular & the regime’s leader is a lame duck dictator who's poised to draw his party deeper into a political abyss."
The lame duck dictatorship
Trump is fighting his "war within" on multiple fronts and losing them all.
www.publicnotice.co
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New in PN: The lame duck dictatorship
"It’s increasingly clear that Trump & his captive political party are in the midst of a political reversal. Every major 'policy' of theirs is unpopular & the regime’s leader is a lame duck dictator who's poised to draw his party deeper into a political abyss."
"It’s increasingly clear that Trump & his captive political party are in the midst of a political reversal. Every major 'policy' of theirs is unpopular & the regime’s leader is a lame duck dictator who's poised to draw his party deeper into a political abyss."
These companies should pay a price. Not benefit. Again.
“.. After the new issuance, Oracle’s outstanding debt load surpassed $100 billion, making it the most indebted big tech company with an investment-grade rating.”
@wsj.com $ORCL
www.wsj.com/tech/oracle-...
@wsj.com $ORCL
www.wsj.com/tech/oracle-...
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
These companies should pay a price. Not benefit. Again.
"The pigs have won tonight
Now they can all sleep soundly
And everything is all right"
@nin.com, heralding someone winning again
#trumpfailures #reality
Now they can all sleep soundly
And everything is all right"
@nin.com, heralding someone winning again
#trumpfailures #reality
November 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"The pigs have won tonight
Now they can all sleep soundly
And everything is all right"
@nin.com, heralding someone winning again
#trumpfailures #reality
Now they can all sleep soundly
And everything is all right"
@nin.com, heralding someone winning again
#trumpfailures #reality
So let me get this straight a bunch of Americans wanted to raid a pizza place for pedophilia rumors but now Trump and the Republicans are mostly kinda fine with lots of voters?
I see.
I see.
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
So let me get this straight a bunch of Americans wanted to raid a pizza place for pedophilia rumors but now Trump and the Republicans are mostly kinda fine with lots of voters?
I see.
I see.
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Finally the neurotypical learn what we all knew.
A growing number of Americans are rolling into the holidays by train with Amtrak reporting an increase in riders after federally mandated flight reductions led to thousands of delays and cancellations at major airports nationwide. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports.
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Finally the neurotypical learn what we all knew.
ICE is basically the evil part of the cast from "The Handmaid's Tale" and that's not exaggeration.
Wannabe gun down Americans and foreigners cult. At best.
Wannabe gun down Americans and foreigners cult. At best.
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
ICE is basically the evil part of the cast from "The Handmaid's Tale" and that's not exaggeration.
Wannabe gun down Americans and foreigners cult. At best.
Wannabe gun down Americans and foreigners cult. At best.
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My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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every time i see someone ask for recommendations in a city i just say “try the food!” and i sleep easy. because im never wrong
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
every time i see someone ask for recommendations in a city i just say “try the food!” and i sleep easy. because im never wrong
Private equity bought my building in '24 & regularly closes our roof patio (size of the whole building) along w/ that level entrance for residents & takes extra money.
I've lived here before & it's never happened before since 2010. They also lied about a elevator permit to fix that.
Shocking.
I've lived here before & it's never happened before since 2010. They also lied about a elevator permit to fix that.
Shocking.
private equity buys a company and immediately starts torturing their employees and the money
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Private equity bought my building in '24 & regularly closes our roof patio (size of the whole building) along w/ that level entrance for residents & takes extra money.
I've lived here before & it's never happened before since 2010. They also lied about a elevator permit to fix that.
Shocking.
I've lived here before & it's never happened before since 2010. They also lied about a elevator permit to fix that.
Shocking.
"Lahar zone" takes up less sign space, duh
genuinely why do they call it a “lahar” and not a “volcanic death avalanche”
Don't worry!
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"Lahar zone" takes up less sign space, duh