Thomas Fortenberry
@thomasfortenberry.bsky.social
Author, editor, historian. Bibliophile.
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Lol, ya the tide is turning
Wow: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seems to think that companies involved with Trump's ballroom project could be criminally prosecuted. thehill.com/business/559...
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Lol, ya the tide is turning
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This Is Good, But ICE Will Ignore It….
HUGE VICTORY: A judge just ruled EVERYONE picked up by ICE is entitled to a bond hearing in front of a judge – no more disappearing people into indefinite detention, for no reason. 👏 GOOD.
HUGE VICTORY: A judge just ruled EVERYONE picked up by ICE is entitled to a bond hearing in front of a judge – no more disappearing people into indefinite detention, for no reason. 👏 GOOD.
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This Is Good, But ICE Will Ignore It….
HUGE VICTORY: A judge just ruled EVERYONE picked up by ICE is entitled to a bond hearing in front of a judge – no more disappearing people into indefinite detention, for no reason. 👏 GOOD.
HUGE VICTORY: A judge just ruled EVERYONE picked up by ICE is entitled to a bond hearing in front of a judge – no more disappearing people into indefinite detention, for no reason. 👏 GOOD.
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The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew That Question Wide Open
From the boat bombings to deportations to prosecutions, the evidence mounts. And the speaker of the House could get to the bottom of it if he wanted to. Yeah, right.
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Fantastic book!
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Fantastic book!
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Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2
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November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2
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Dear resisters:
This is a must read.
This is a must read.
Chicago Judge Sara Ellis blasts federal immigration raids in a 223-page ruling, exposing CBP lies and bodycam footage of tear gas, rubber bullets, flashbangs, and assaults on protesters, journalists, and clergy.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/fed...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/fed...
Federal judge rebukes administration's use of force during 'Operation Midway Blitz'
The judge accused the administration of "widespread misrepresentations" on what was occurring during the Border Patrol enforcement operations.
abcnews.go.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Dear resisters:
This is a must read.
This is a must read.
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This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
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Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
So apparently the administrators at Northwestern have caved to the extortionist demands of the Feds. Faculty voted 595-4 AGAINST this measure.
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
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Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
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Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Wholesale inflation up .9%.
Epstein
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Epstein
Epstein
Strikes out with make-believe peace meeting.
Epstein
Epstein
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$60 million taxpayer money on golf outings.
#EpsteinFiles #StopTheDistractions
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Wholesale inflation up .9%.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Strikes out with make-believe peace meeting.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
$60 million taxpayer money on golf outings.
#EpsteinFiles #StopTheDistractions
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Wholesale inflation up .9%.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Strikes out with make-believe peace meeting.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
$60 million taxpayer money on golf outings.
#EpsteinFiles #StopTheDistractions
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Wholesale inflation up .9%.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Strikes out with make-believe peace meeting.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
$60 million taxpayer money on golf outings.
#EpsteinFiles #StopTheDistractions
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Love is the language all of creation understands.
September 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Love is the language all of creation understands.
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BREAKING NEWS... THIS is all you need to know about the current condition of the UNITED STATES economy.
You DON'T want to know...
You DON'T want to know...
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
BREAKING NEWS... THIS is all you need to know about the current condition of the UNITED STATES economy.
You DON'T want to know...
You DON'T want to know...
Today’s read.
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today’s read.
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Yup, this 👇
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Yup, this 👇
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I certainly will not be speaking at or donating to any Trump Universities. bsky.app/profile/chri...
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I certainly will not be speaking at or donating to any Trump Universities. bsky.app/profile/chri...
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Slow justice is no justice. How many more people will be murdered though blowing up boats, through concentration camps and through starvation? Also, how much of the White House will Trump be able to destroy or desecrate?
November 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Slow justice is no justice. How many more people will be murdered though blowing up boats, through concentration camps and through starvation? Also, how much of the White House will Trump be able to destroy or desecrate?
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Columbia and Northwestern are the academic homes to the most prestigious journalism schools in the country and they are the two universities that caved to the Trump administration’s extortion demands that are directly connected to the First Amendment. Just gonna sit with that for a while.
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Columbia and Northwestern are the academic homes to the most prestigious journalism schools in the country and they are the two universities that caved to the Trump administration’s extortion demands that are directly connected to the First Amendment. Just gonna sit with that for a while.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Old, ailing Trump, working three-hour days and three-day weeks—waking only long enough to lie, tweet hate, steal more money, and order more crimes—should be a laughable failure, but it is horrifying and deadly because of a complicit GOP.
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Old, ailing Trump, working three-hour days and three-day weeks—waking only long enough to lie, tweet hate, steal more money, and order more crimes—should be a laughable failure, but it is horrifying and deadly because of a complicit GOP.
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I am shocked that this is a GOP Senator that is not up for re-election in 2026. 🤔 maybe they realize that associating themselves with this cabal is damaging to their careers. You know that’s the only reason they do “the right thing” right? I Expect more resignations & flip-flops from the GOP.
NEWS: A Senior Republican opens a Senate investigation into Pete Hegseth’s possible war crimes.
Trump declares Venezuelan airspace closed as war, without Congressional authorization, looms.
Hegseth promises more strikes in the Southern Caribbean.
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Trump declares Venezuelan airspace closed as war, without Congressional authorization, looms.
Hegseth promises more strikes in the Southern Caribbean.
A major news update. Consider subscribing today
NEWS: GOP Senator Opens Formal Investigation Into Hegseth's Possible War Crimes as Trump Warns Venezuela War is Imminent
Good morning everyone.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I am shocked that this is a GOP Senator that is not up for re-election in 2026. 🤔 maybe they realize that associating themselves with this cabal is damaging to their careers. You know that’s the only reason they do “the right thing” right? I Expect more resignations & flip-flops from the GOP.
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.