Tom Mallory
@tommallory.bsky.social
City scribe.
Former news editor in San Diego, editor and reporter in Los Angeles.
Lifetime Water Buffalo. (Woop!)
Was once paid to write 22 pages of pirate rules. (Well, more like guidelines, actually.)
Former news editor in San Diego, editor and reporter in Los Angeles.
Lifetime Water Buffalo. (Woop!)
Was once paid to write 22 pages of pirate rules. (Well, more like guidelines, actually.)
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Tom Mallory
@tommallory.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Just keep in mind: Rome managed to survive four years of Caligula.
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White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.
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There IS a common thread shared among those profiting from Trumpism. It's THE SAME common thread that psychologist G M Gilbert observed at the Nuremberg trials: LACK OF EMPATHY.
The lack of empathy omnipresent today isn't all underlying sociopathy. Some of it is imitative: Malignant Normality.
The lack of empathy omnipresent today isn't all underlying sociopathy. Some of it is imitative: Malignant Normality.
March 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There IS a common thread shared among those profiting from Trumpism. It's THE SAME common thread that psychologist G M Gilbert observed at the Nuremberg trials: LACK OF EMPATHY.
The lack of empathy omnipresent today isn't all underlying sociopathy. Some of it is imitative: Malignant Normality.
The lack of empathy omnipresent today isn't all underlying sociopathy. Some of it is imitative: Malignant Normality.
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New: "Lobbyist And Government Contractor Bought JD Vance’s Home For $170,000 Over Asking Price"
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Lobbyist And Government Contractor Bought JD Vance’s Home For $170,000 Over Asking Price
The buyer, a Trump appointee during his first term, denies any political motive—calling the $1.9 million deal purely market-driven.
www.forbes.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New: "Lobbyist And Government Contractor Bought JD Vance’s Home For $170,000 Over Asking Price"
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We're going to learn that Rubio has had extensive high level negotiations with Nigerian princes via facebook messenger.
White House acknowledges several top Trump officials plotted Yemen strikes in unclassified group chat that included Atlantic editor.
The group chat appeared to involve key national security figures, including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to the Atlantic.
The group chat appeared to involve key national security figures, including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to the Atlantic.
White House acknowledges ‘inadvertent’ leak involving top Trump officials
The Atlantic reported that its top editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, was accidentally added to a group chat where Trump’s national security team plotted attacking Yemen.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We're going to learn that Rubio has had extensive high level negotiations with Nigerian princes via facebook messenger.
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MAGA Republican Rep. Rich McCormick (GA) was asked by a woman what he was going to do to “reign in the megalomaniac in the White House.”
He tried to pivot to Biden, but his constituents kept saying, “Answer the question!”
MAGA town halls are a dumpster fire everywhere, and I’m here for it.🔥
He tried to pivot to Biden, but his constituents kept saying, “Answer the question!”
MAGA town halls are a dumpster fire everywhere, and I’m here for it.🔥
March 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
MAGA Republican Rep. Rich McCormick (GA) was asked by a woman what he was going to do to “reign in the megalomaniac in the White House.”
He tried to pivot to Biden, but his constituents kept saying, “Answer the question!”
MAGA town halls are a dumpster fire everywhere, and I’m here for it.🔥
He tried to pivot to Biden, but his constituents kept saying, “Answer the question!”
MAGA town halls are a dumpster fire everywhere, and I’m here for it.🔥
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Hey why not put a binge-drinking Fox News pundit in charge of the Pentagon!
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hey why not put a binge-drinking Fox News pundit in charge of the Pentagon!
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The MAGAe when a judge calls them out for violating the Constitution:
March 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The MAGAe when a judge calls them out for violating the Constitution:
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This has been exposed as a lie. The money was an annuity to kids of parents who died: x.com/thetnholler/...
He doesn’t care.
He doesn’t care.
March 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This has been exposed as a lie. The money was an annuity to kids of parents who died: x.com/thetnholler/...
He doesn’t care.
He doesn’t care.
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Trump Orders All Children Born Under Biden To Be Renamed After Confederate Generals
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March 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump Orders All Children Born Under Biden To Be Renamed After Confederate Generals
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There’s nothing more evil than seeing creepy scumbags like insurrection architect Mike Johnson and MAGA officials talking about their love of God or doing bullshit prayers for a criminal traitor in the WH whilst planning to take healthcare and social security away from people.
March 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There’s nothing more evil than seeing creepy scumbags like insurrection architect Mike Johnson and MAGA officials talking about their love of God or doing bullshit prayers for a criminal traitor in the WH whilst planning to take healthcare and social security away from people.
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WHY THE FUCK IS HE TALKING ABOUT NOT SENDING OUT SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS?!!!!
Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says if Social Security skipped a check, his mother-in-law wouldn’t complain—and if you would, it indicates you are probably a fraudster. Insane.
March 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
WHY THE FUCK IS HE TALKING ABOUT NOT SENDING OUT SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS?!!!!
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Trump announced that Kelly Loeffler at the Small Business Administration will take over student loans from the Department of Education, while RFK Jr. will take over all special needs programs.
This is a clusterfuck in the making!
#ProudBlue #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
This is a clusterfuck in the making!
#ProudBlue #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
March 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Trump announced that Kelly Loeffler at the Small Business Administration will take over student loans from the Department of Education, while RFK Jr. will take over all special needs programs.
This is a clusterfuck in the making!
#ProudBlue #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
This is a clusterfuck in the making!
#ProudBlue #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
Fascists mad Americans live under the rule of law:
March 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Fascists mad Americans live under the rule of law:
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The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
February 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
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a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.
February 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.
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The author of this piece was an associate WH counsel under Reagan. He has a very polite way of explaining that what Trump is doing with DOGE is a coup. wapo.st/4hSE7Ox
February 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The author of this piece was an associate WH counsel under Reagan. He has a very polite way of explaining that what Trump is doing with DOGE is a coup. wapo.st/4hSE7Ox
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The American Bar Association has just called upon every attorney, regardless of their political views, to join them & stand up for the rule of law & at minimum insist that our government "follow the law."
Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
February 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The American Bar Association has just called upon every attorney, regardless of their political views, to join them & stand up for the rule of law & at minimum insist that our government "follow the law."
Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
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This is what local news orgs should be doing now:
"In 2024, the Univ. of Alabama was in the top 1% of NIH-funded institutions.
The university, Alabama’s largest public employer, has received more than $1 billion in NIH funding.
NIH grants in Alabama supported 4,769 jobs"
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
"In 2024, the Univ. of Alabama was in the top 1% of NIH-funded institutions.
The university, Alabama’s largest public employer, has received more than $1 billion in NIH funding.
NIH grants in Alabama supported 4,769 jobs"
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
What would NIH funding cuts mean for Alabama? 5 things to know
NIH grants support medical institutions and research across the state.
www.al.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is what local news orgs should be doing now:
"In 2024, the Univ. of Alabama was in the top 1% of NIH-funded institutions.
The university, Alabama’s largest public employer, has received more than $1 billion in NIH funding.
NIH grants in Alabama supported 4,769 jobs"
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
"In 2024, the Univ. of Alabama was in the top 1% of NIH-funded institutions.
The university, Alabama’s largest public employer, has received more than $1 billion in NIH funding.
NIH grants in Alabama supported 4,769 jobs"
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
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Gillibrand on WNYC today said one reason they're all falling in line is that they get death threats.
cassidy changing his tune after what he said on the senate floor is what has upgraded my position from "they are being bribed" or "they are worried about primary challenges" to "they are worried about being murdered"
Cassidy was honestly the one that signaled for me these Senators think they are in real fucking danger. Collins and Tillis have jello for spines. Ernst probably got strong armed
February 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Gillibrand on WNYC today said one reason they're all falling in line is that they get death threats.
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Two lawyers, one Yale educated, one Harvard educated; one the VP, one a senator, suggesting that decisions made by courts aren’t legitimate if they don’t like the outcome. This is dangerous territory.
February 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Two lawyers, one Yale educated, one Harvard educated; one the VP, one a senator, suggesting that decisions made by courts aren’t legitimate if they don’t like the outcome. This is dangerous territory.