ThommyLA
@thommyla.bsky.social
Lifelong Californian. Inaugural Gen X-er. Pescatarian atheist not into sports...what could possibly go wrong?
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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I spent years in Afghanistan, I think (re)vetting refugees is a good idea.
That said, our nation promised these people a free and democratic Afghanistan and then Trump reneged on those promises and set a bunch of terrorists free who then hunted the families of these refugees. That's the crime.
That said, our nation promised these people a free and democratic Afghanistan and then Trump reneged on those promises and set a bunch of terrorists free who then hunted the families of these refugees. That's the crime.
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I spent years in Afghanistan, I think (re)vetting refugees is a good idea.
That said, our nation promised these people a free and democratic Afghanistan and then Trump reneged on those promises and set a bunch of terrorists free who then hunted the families of these refugees. That's the crime.
That said, our nation promised these people a free and democratic Afghanistan and then Trump reneged on those promises and set a bunch of terrorists free who then hunted the families of these refugees. That's the crime.
But god forbid we “prop up” programs like affordable healthcare plan premiums and other “life or death” sectors which affect the populace across the board… 🤷🏻♂️
Almost a year! I'm doing pretty good
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
But god forbid we “prop up” programs like affordable healthcare plan premiums and other “life or death” sectors which affect the populace across the board… 🤷🏻♂️
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Had my hair done today. I’ve been going to the same small-town stylist for a decade. Want to know the topic of conversation in the ENTIRE salon?
Insurance premiums. Every one of us has been impacted.
Insurance premiums. Every one of us has been impacted.
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Had my hair done today. I’ve been going to the same small-town stylist for a decade. Want to know the topic of conversation in the ENTIRE salon?
Insurance premiums. Every one of us has been impacted.
Insurance premiums. Every one of us has been impacted.
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Private fundraising for presidential transitions and inaugural galas is an invitation to patronage and corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Donors to Trump’s Transition Revealed a Year Later
A 46-person list includes billionaires and people he went on to appoint to positions of power.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Private fundraising for presidential transitions and inaugural galas is an invitation to patronage and corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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I posted a montage of 19 clips last week of Trump making personal attacks against female reporters in just the last few months. Now we have #20.
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I posted a montage of 19 clips last week of Trump making personal attacks against female reporters in just the last few months. Now we have #20.
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I guess it’s a good thing we were so concerned about the right to speak our opinions being outlawed by a ruling class that we guaranteed it by making it the very first amendment in our Bill of Rights when we formed the country.
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I guess it’s a good thing we were so concerned about the right to speak our opinions being outlawed by a ruling class that we guaranteed it by making it the very first amendment in our Bill of Rights when we formed the country.
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Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
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The realities of Trump aging in office:
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The realities of Trump aging in office:
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
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Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
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Unavoidable conclusion: SCOTUS has put 1 man in America above the law & created a king. Not the first time a case has been decided wrong. The fix for democracy lies, as it did in Dred Scott, with fixing a broken decision. Hopefully this one won’t require a civil war. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Unavoidable conclusion: SCOTUS has put 1 man in America above the law & created a king. Not the first time a case has been decided wrong. The fix for democracy lies, as it did in Dred Scott, with fixing a broken decision. Hopefully this one won’t require a civil war. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Attorney Andrew Nietor and other San Diego attorneys discuss the unprecedented arrests of spouses of U.S. citizens being detained at their green card interviews, where they have valid pending applications and a lawful pathway to legal residency. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Attorney Andrew Nietor and other San Diego attorneys discuss the unprecedented arrests of spouses of U.S. citizens being detained at their green card interviews, where they have valid pending applications and a lawful pathway to legal residency. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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ICE saw “Press Secretary’s sister-in-law” and said, “Achievement Unlocked: Maximum Thanksgiving Awkwardness.”
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
ICE saw “Press Secretary’s sister-in-law” and said, “Achievement Unlocked: Maximum Thanksgiving Awkwardness.”
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Great segment by @elizlanders.bsky.social of the @pbsnews.org about the Trump administration's abuse of the migrant asylum process. 'Deportation trap': Immigration agents arresting migrants at mandatory c... youtu.be/6t_-4Hf5TpA?... via @YouTube
'Deportation trap': Immigration agents arresting migrants at mandatory court check-ins
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Great segment by @elizlanders.bsky.social of the @pbsnews.org about the Trump administration's abuse of the migrant asylum process. 'Deportation trap': Immigration agents arresting migrants at mandatory c... youtu.be/6t_-4Hf5TpA?... via @YouTube
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How to get rid of Citizens United?
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way
robertreich.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
How to get rid of Citizens United?
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
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There have been 62 murders in DC in the past six months, including two dozen since Trump seized control of the city's policing. I found the names of 21 of the victims, killed since Trump's takeover, he ignores when he tells this lie: www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There have been 62 murders in DC in the past six months, including two dozen since Trump seized control of the city's policing. I found the names of 21 of the victims, killed since Trump's takeover, he ignores when he tells this lie: www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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Remember when Trump’s sons announced a made-in-the-USA smartphone and a new wireless service, Trump Mobile?
Three months later, the phone’s ship date keeps getting delayed with no explanation — although the company continues to collect $100 deposits.
The grift never ends.
Three months later, the phone’s ship date keeps getting delayed with no explanation — although the company continues to collect $100 deposits.
The grift never ends.
The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay
Trump Mobile has posted conflicting photos of the phone and scrubbed mention of its “Made in the USA” promise.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Remember when Trump’s sons announced a made-in-the-USA smartphone and a new wireless service, Trump Mobile?
Three months later, the phone’s ship date keeps getting delayed with no explanation — although the company continues to collect $100 deposits.
The grift never ends.
Three months later, the phone’s ship date keeps getting delayed with no explanation — although the company continues to collect $100 deposits.
The grift never ends.
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🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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This is what happens when Trump puts loyalty tests above legal standards. An inexperienced, unlawfully appointed prosecutor justifiably resulted in two politicized indictments thrown out.
This is a stain on the DOJ and a warning about what political vengeance does to the rule of law.
This is a stain on the DOJ and a warning about what political vengeance does to the rule of law.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is what happens when Trump puts loyalty tests above legal standards. An inexperienced, unlawfully appointed prosecutor justifiably resulted in two politicized indictments thrown out.
This is a stain on the DOJ and a warning about what political vengeance does to the rule of law.
This is a stain on the DOJ and a warning about what political vengeance does to the rule of law.
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It won’t go well that only the Supremes were taken care of.
As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court gets new security funds
There was a spike in threats against the judiciary in the early months of 2025, Marshals Service data shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It won’t go well that only the Supremes were taken care of.