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Thomopolis

@thomopolis.bsky.social

470 followers 950 following 460 posts

Designer of medical devices…maybe even some used on you. Ok, a little more…I like dogs, especially greyhounds. Yes, I know the dog in the picture is not a greyhound.

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Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · Nov 13

Thought I should probably post something in case anyone happens by due to a response I’ve made. I don’t post often; mostly read. I am absolutely loving BSky. Just being able to both block and follow easily with lists makes this place infinitely more enjoyable to peruse than the dying place.

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Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · 14h

Wait….wut???

Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · 20h

If people believe we are currently living under an authoritarian fascist regime, there is no reason to vote in 2026. While 2026 is sure to be problematic, if people do show up in overwhelming numbers, the tide can be turned back. If not, then we move onto the next phase of dealing with fascism

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Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · 20h

It’s illegal, but the only avenue to stop him is impeachment. Tearing down the White House, demanding $230m (soon to be billions more), murdering people in the ocean, invading cities - these are all done to show us he won’t be impeached regardless of what he does.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Congress is letting damn near everything happen

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1d

The president is establishing the principle that he can order the murder of anyone he deems a threat.
And Congress is letting it happen.

USMC Vet M-3-7/MarineBarracks, NAS Alameda 🇺🇦 @usmarinevet.bsky.social · 1d

@radiofreetom.bsky.social

What we have here, in addition to Trump's gaudy, vacuous bric-a-brac he has glued to wall in the Cabinet Room, is our monumentally incompetent SecDef telling the most unhinged president in history about an attack on another civilian small boat, this time in the Pacific.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then The Lyin’ King is a mastering it!

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

The president should not be able to transfer millions of taxpayer dollars into his personal bank account. No government officials should be able to steal from the public like that.

Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.

JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 1d

This is among the most corrupt things a president has ever suggested, and I hope the press treats it that way. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

www.nytimes.com

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

Platner is three years younger than I am. he's the same age as my brother. we grew up in an era when neo-Nazi white supremacy was in the news a lot. there were absolutely boys in my class who would doodle swastikas on their binders at school to be "edgy" and guess what, they became shitty adults!

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 2d

This makes me sick.
That’s our House, our history.

The fact that it happened today stinks of retribution for Saturday.

A post—and photo—showing the demolition of the White House East Wing.

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Patrick McCray @patrickmccray.bsky.social · 2d

Wreckers.

apnews.com/article/vacc...

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.

apnews.com

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Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · 2d

Right, some posts deserve a trip to woodshed, although, I have found just blocking and moving on quite pleasant as well.

Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · 2d

Would make for a rather short Ocean’s 4 movie.

Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · 2d

It’s this kind of exchange why I ended up at BlueSky. A couple of riled comments followed by understanding and it’s all good. No threats, no crazy, just shake hands and move on.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d

"Viewpoint diversity" about whether human activity is warming the planet, or whether vaccines work, is like "viewpoint diversity" about whether the sky is blue or whether the Earth is round. It falls outside the range of good faith scientific and academic discourse.
#ScienceUnderSiege

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

this bit feels especially remarkable to me

section of the article reading:

"Periodically during the text chain, the group nudged Ingrassia to tone down his rhetoric, especially if he wanted to work in a future Trump administration, according to the person.

“Very influential people were trying to give him advice on how to be, and he threw that advice right back at them and basically said, ‘Fuck you. Look at me. I can write a Substack and get it posted by the president,’” the person said. “‘Who are you to talk to me?’”

Soon after the May 2024 text exchange, the group chat disbanded. People were tired of Ingrassia’s rhetoric, according to the chat participant who provided the messages to POLITICO."

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d

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Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · 3d

As opposed to Involuntary Observing Ship?

Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · 3d

Worst slot odds in Nevada since one company has the airport contract.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3d

We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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Thomopolis @thomopolis.bsky.social · 4d

I solved the problem by never remembering to charge the battery.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 4d

Please tell me a First Amendment lawyer is willing to step up here and defend this woman.

thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · 4d

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.