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Ross
@jrossthomson.bsky.social
Rower, complainer, aging in place.
When MAGA crazy MTG seems like the reasonable one, it's hard to find my balance.
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republicans "terrified to step out of line" when it comes to Trump
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a dogged supporter-turned-critic of President Trump, tells 60 Minutes about her fractured relationship with the president and why she decided to resign from Congress.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The discovery of RNA/DNA related molecules in samples from an asteroid is amazing. It makes it hard to argue that there is not life in other parts of the universe, probably not that far away from us.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 NASA found ribose and first time ever – glucose in asteroid Bennu samples, key RNA sugars, showing life’s ingredients exist beyond Earth and suggesting asteroids may have delivered them and supporting the theory life could exist elsewhere too
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We should probably just start calling it the "Gulf of Donald J Trump". Not sure how much more boot licking I can take.
The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump and has planted the president’s name on the organization’s headquarters despite an ongoing fight over the institute’s control. https://to.pbs.org/48ARqjs
Trump added his name to the U.S. Institute of Peace building while fighting the organization in court
On Wednesday, the State Department said it renamed the organization to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace to “reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s history.”
to.pbs.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
More bizarre vindictive behavior from the Trump administration.
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Owning a Cat Could Double Your Risk of Schizophrenia, Research Suggests : ScienceAlert www.sciencealert.com/owning-a-cat...
Owning a Cat Could Double Your Risk of Schizophrenia, Research Suggests
Having a cat as a pet could potentially double a person's risk of schizophrenia-related conditions, according to an analysis of 17 studies.
www.sciencealert.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Cost cutting.
October 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Trans service members signed up to risk death for a country they well knew would likely never return the favor. And now the Trump administration is trying to make their lives hell. @kaliholloway.bsky.social‬ has more.
Trump's Staggering Betrayal of Trans Service Members
Trans people signed up to risk death for a country they well knew would likely never return the favor. And now the government is trying to make their lives hell.
www.thenation.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I’ll drink to that! 🥃
August 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Thank you, LA People!!!!!

Get some youtube videos of it, maybe some of the independent news channels could do some interviews. Post more here on bsky.

If the antique news outlets aren't doing the job, make some new ones!
People in Los Angeles have been protesting 24 hours for 2 weeks straight and no news outlet is covering it!
8/8/25
August 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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"See the problem?"
August 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"There is no sane or reasoned argument for suddenly throwing a wrench into the entire wind power sector, for example; there is just Trump. There is no underlying principle behind the various dizzying tariff rates — just Trump."
August 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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An Everett woman and her son were detained by immigration officials in late July when they were coming back into Washington from British Columbia. The labor union representing her is requesting her immediate release.
State employee and son detained by ICE; transferred to Texas immigration facility | Cascadia Daily News
The labor union representing Sarah Shaw is calling for her immediate release
www.cascadiadaily.com
August 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength"
Smithsonian’s removal of Trump from impeachment exhibit draws fire
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History removed an exhibit this month referencing President Trump’s two impeachments, according to the institution’s spokesperson — d…
thehill.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Complaining about the Supreme Court’s decisions in this case or that case feels like a guy on the Titanic complaining about the song selection from the band. "
The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US
The rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case.
www.thenation.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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I don’t agree with Blue Dog head Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on a host of issues, but my kind of Dem can’t win in every district.

She says age-related cognitive decline among elected officials is a major issue for voters. She’s not getting much support from
TheDemocrats™. She’s right.
July 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Oh, this is good!
Even Satan is disassociating himself from MAGA. TFG may not even be welcome in Hell now.
#PedoFiles
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
July 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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The Israelis who created the conditions for this 5 month-old infant's death, and those who stood by and let it happen, are war criminals.

apnews.com/article/gaza...
The latest child to starve to death in Gaza weighed less than when she was born
The latest child to starve to death in Gaza weighed less than when she was born. The body of 5-month-old Zainab Abu Halib arrived at a hospital in southern Gaza on Friday and her family buried her on ...
apnews.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM