Tom Lynch
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Dog Dad (Lance, the Golden Doodle); Retired workers' comp Guru (Must be true - the Boston Globe said so); Vietnam Vet; I write about politics and public policy on my Substack column tomlynch.substack.com. Thousands subscribe for free. You can too!
With Donald Trump's blessing, unelected Elon Musk has dismantled USAID brick by brick. For some strange reason, inexplicable to me, the two of them, with Republican acquiescence, are hell-bent on burying 64 years of good work and good will in a place so deep and remote no one will ever find it.
Elon Musk and DOGE have committed a constitutional coup
The Treasury Department, USAID, the Education Department, the Office of Management and Budget, etc.
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February 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
With Donald Trump's blessing, unelected Elon Musk has dismantled USAID brick by brick. For some strange reason, inexplicable to me, the two of them, with Republican acquiescence, are hell-bent on burying 64 years of good work and good will in a place so deep and remote no one will ever find it.
Money is an extraordinarily corrupting influence in our allegedly democratic process. That one man could toss nearly $300 million into any election, thereby turning those he supported into instant puppets, would be incomprehensible, if it weren’t actually true.
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Here we are again: A government shutdown looms, and it’s the weirdest one yet
Since 1980, there have been ten government shutdowns, and they all have led to federal employees being furloughed.
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December 20, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Money is an extraordinarily corrupting influence in our allegedly democratic process. That one man could toss nearly $300 million into any election, thereby turning those he supported into instant puppets, would be incomprehensible, if it weren’t actually true.
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Perhaps the most dangerous and dangerously unqualified Trump nominee is Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. In a brillianjt column today, Timothy Snyder exposes Hegseth's misogyny, Christian Reconstructionism, and lack of any qualifications for the post.
The Crusade against America
Handmaid Fails 3/3
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November 22, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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Perhaps the most dangerous and dangerously unqualified Trump nominee is Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. In a brillianjt column today, Timothy Snyder exposes Hegseth's misogyny, Christian Reconstructionism, and lack of any qualifications for the post.
Gaetz is out; Bondi's in. Dangerously unqualified Tulsi Gabbard, RFK, Jr., and Kristi Noem remain. Today's Letter from the Berkshires examines Noem's utter lack of qualifications to run Homeland Security. #uspol
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One down – A few more to go. Could Kristi Noem be one of them?
Donald Trump’s nominees for cabinet positions come in four categories: moderately qualified, unqualified, highly unqualified, and dangerously unqualified.
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November 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Gaetz is out; Bondi's in. Dangerously unqualified Tulsi Gabbard, RFK, Jr., and Kristi Noem remain. Today's Letter from the Berkshires examines Noem's utter lack of qualifications to run Homeland Security. #uspol
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Lance, the wonder dog! #dogsofbluesky
November 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Lance, the wonder dog! #dogsofbluesky
Hello, Bluesky. Lance the wonder dog and I are happy to be where civility reigns. I’m Tom Lynch, a veteran, husband, father, and concerned for America. In 2017 I began Letters from the Berkshires about politics with historical context. Hope you’ll become readers; 1,000s already are. Lance says Hi!
November 22, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Hello, Bluesky. Lance the wonder dog and I are happy to be where civility reigns. I’m Tom Lynch, a veteran, husband, father, and concerned for America. In 2017 I began Letters from the Berkshires about politics with historical context. Hope you’ll become readers; 1,000s already are. Lance says Hi!