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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom

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Left of center Dem. Life member Academy of Political Science. Musician. Autism Dad, Grandfather, Feminist, Rule Of Law/Scientific Method. Cancer survivor, (so far) NO DMs! resist BlueCrew DemsConnect StopProject2025 SafePlace STRONGERTOGETHER

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 26d

Sanctified: Martyring Charlie Kirk
Horst Wessel redux.

Sanctified: Martyring Charlie Kirk

How the Trump regime is turning a murder into permanent power

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 6h

Freedom is Action: A Campaign for Ukraine

A fundraiser for life-saving drone-jamming cars and trucks

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 16h

The drip, drip, drip of incriminating information explains the attempts to obscure the evidence. A French revolution level of heads have the blade hovering over their heads.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Patrick Lovell The Producer @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com · 17h

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A discussion with David Enrich of The New York Times regarding JPMorgan and Jeffrey Epstein.

YouTube video by Patrick Lovell Truth Bombs The Con

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 17h

Happy Birthday to Bob! Follow all and repost

✌️Bob ☮ (Old Man Hippy)💙 @oldmanhippy.com · 20h

Afternoon my friends. Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday. Take a look at these folks. All are good members of the #BlueCrew. I follow all of them. There are big and small accounts.
Vet, follow, and share if you can. And have a great day!
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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 17h

“I’m the only president in modern history who left office with a smaller national debt than when I came into office.”

That’s quite a whopper. Fact check: “During Trump’s presidency, the national debt actually increased by $7.8 trillion, nearly 40 percent and more than any president in history.”

The LAST American President

Got democracy? A book review by Greg Palast

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 17h

"A few days ago, commenting on layoffs during the government shutdown, Donald Trump said: “I hate to tell you, but we are cutting Democrat programs.” Trump had OMB Director Russ Vought cut are all special education programs, and the ability for America to detect and fight deadly diseases.

“Democrat Programs”

Zoom TODAY, Sunday, Noon PT / 3PM ET

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 18h

TRUE STRENGTH
Our sensibilities are under siege, and our minds are being blown because so much of what we are seeing and hearing really is impossible to process.

TRUE STRENGTH

A tribute to the woke ...

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 18h

The Boys Are Not Alright by C. Webb

The Boys Are Not Alright

Isolation, screens, and silence are wrecking a generation of young men and turning them weird

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 18h

“We’ve never doubted that this would be an incredibly challenging and competitive race,” said Izzi Levy, a spokesperson for the Democratic Governors Association, which is spending upwards of $20 million to boost Sherrill in the race. IOW, we're screwing up the messaging.

Democrats have spent a record amount to win the New Jersey governor’s race. Why some insiders are still nervous.

While Mikie Sherrill has favored smaller, more controlled gatherings, Jack Ciattarrelli has larger, Trump-style rallies. Democrats worry Sherrill "needs to be out there more."

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 18h

My Latest FOIA: Truth Social DMs
Let’s see if we can drag their behind-the-scenes communications into the light, and maybe set precedent that these private social media messages are official government communications subject to FOIA in the future.

My Latest FOIA: Trump's Truth Social DMs

Recently, Trump posted a message to Pam Bondi that was meant to be a direct message. I want to know what other official messages he's sending to cabinet members.

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 18h

The Pentagon Just Gutted Its Own Weapons Watchdog
The office existed to pour cold water on overhyped defense programs before they reached the field. Think of it as the adult supervision for an industry that gets $800 billion a year in allowance.

The Pentagon Just Gutted Its Own Weapons Watchdog

And the people most likely to pay for it wear uniforms, not suits.

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 1d

Strega

Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 1d

Well to be fair, I heard that her preference always was the backdoor channel.

Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 1d

Send him hunting with Dick Cheney.

Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 1d

Incredibly so. They shouldn't be managing a Dairy Queen.

Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 1d

The thief in chief is stealing like he's going to live forever.

Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 1d

Give a rat a doughnut, he'll want a dozen.

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Mark 🇨🇦 @markrf400.bsky.social · 1d

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Happy Saturday all and have an amazing weekend!!

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 2d

For your amusement, I give you "The Pedo".

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely not shocked, bewitched, bothered or bewildered.

Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 2d

I just hit FA & Reposted.

Roger Thomas @rogerleethomas.bsky.social · 2d

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👋 Don, thanks so much for including me in your lovely new 💙 pack!

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Hope you have a great weekend!

I just hit FA & Reposted.

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 2d

And if it all goes pear shaped in Qatar, we get the planes back.

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 2d

And how much of that was Israeli money again? Bibi spending Benjamins to avoid trial and grab beachfront property?

Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 2d

He did not discount the prospect of accepting from Maria Machado herself a piece or all of the prize money which he would, of course, donate to the people of Norway to establish The Major Vidkun Quisling Award in Trump’s honor.

Trump Demands Nobel Piece Prize!

No. That’s not a misspelling. Trump demands a piece of the prize money.

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Thomas C. Harris Just plain Tom @harrissocal.bsky.social · 2d

Today, House Speaker Mike Johnson said there would be no votes next week. (That’s after canceling votes this week.) The White House, meanwhile, said it has begun mass firings of federal workers because the congressional Democrats haven’t caved to reopen the government.

Hakeem Jeffries: 'Republicans have zero credibility, zero'

The Democrats' message is breaking through, says Tiffany Carlock.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 2d

Terrorism In America, Brought to
You By Right Wing Nut Jobs,ICE
And Chump......

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