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Thomas Heaney

@captainabraham.bsky.social

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Historian, Husband, Dad, Teacher, Army Vet, & Annoyance. Another middle-aged white guy for reason, compassion, & tolerance. He/Him. #NAFO Opinions are my own &not the views of my employer Games in the History Classroom Project: frc.edu/history/games

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Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 4d

"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God."
--Ben Franklin

William Barnes Wollen 1910 painting "The Battle of Lexington" with the caption "O.G. Antifa."

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Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 21m

The Second Redemption.

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 21m

Screenshot from "1984" showing the face of Big Brother and the INGSOC banner.

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 7h

Brave American desperately afraid of people with blue coloring in their hair.

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 1d

Dems:
We need to save rural hospitals.
Every American should have access to good healthcare.
Everyone should be able to get a good education and have opportunities.

GOP:
I love Hitler.
When do we start up the gas chambers?
Let's bring back slavery.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 2d

The goals are to terrorize and to provoke an eventual violent response that can be used to justify a full scale attack on the American people.

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 3d

Well, that sucked.

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Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 4d

"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God."
--Ben Franklin

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Weary of MAGA mindset 🇺🇲🗃🐴🦋 @dobiehorsemom.bsky.social · 4d

Join your community at a #nokings near you on October 18

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 4d

They are.

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 4d

If you're wondering what the endgame for Trump and his billionaire friends is, it is the same as that of Thanos, the Mad Titan.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 6d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 6d

My garage is definitely in need of being put in order.

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 6d

My gut tells me that if Sec. Kennedy was running death camps for the disabled, the numbers would not be much different.

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 6d

One of the stunning aspects of this is that we live in a time of tremendous communication allowing us to view events across the globe live, and Trump can make these insane claims despite what is right before our eyes and the media is like, "I donno, maybe?"

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Eyes Without A Notintheface @notintheface.bsky.social · 6d

“The girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa“

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Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 6d

She's Canadian. You wouldn't know her.

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 6d

Image of Churchill holding a tommy gun with the caption "THE FOUNDER OF ANTIFA."

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 6d

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social does fact the President is living in a fantasy world, and deploying military based on delusions a problem for US? Or only a problem if he were a Democrat?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 7d

I know it is an obvious truth, but Donald J Trump should be in jail.

Thomas Heaney @captainabraham.bsky.social · 7d