Thomas Finan, PhD, FSA
@tjfinan.org
Archaeologist, historian, and professor at Saint Louis University. Director of Kilteasheen, Rockingham Moated Site, and the Rock of Lough Key excavations in County Roscommon, Ireland...the best county in Ireland. www.tjfinan.org
This kind of BS about how high and mighty ND is by bowing out to challenge the system seems to neglect the fact that ND has made upwards of half a billion dollars on their own from nbc. Don’t give me any crap about how they are “fighting the man.” They just caught in a new system.
December 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This kind of BS about how high and mighty ND is by bowing out to challenge the system seems to neglect the fact that ND has made upwards of half a billion dollars on their own from nbc. Don’t give me any crap about how they are “fighting the man.” They just caught in a new system.
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It's official: Rep. Jasmine Crockett has announced she's running for U.S. Senate in Texas.
December 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It's official: Rep. Jasmine Crockett has announced she's running for U.S. Senate in Texas.
As my 88 year old mom has said…”these guys got too fancy for their own good and spend too much time on commercials.”
December 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As my 88 year old mom has said…”these guys got too fancy for their own good and spend too much time on commercials.”
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Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
What people sometimes don’t grasp is that this can be a serious issue for a kicker. Once they get in their head “don’t kick the upright….”
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What people sometimes don’t grasp is that this can be a serious issue for a kicker. Once they get in their head “don’t kick the upright….”
I’m going to go out on a limb and say a lot of baby boomers are not growing old gracefully.
December 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’m going to go out on a limb and say a lot of baby boomers are not growing old gracefully.
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Tom Cotton would not even be in Congress, were it not for the huge defense contractors supporting him from the beginning and keeping him flush with cash.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Tom Cotton would not even be in Congress, were it not for the huge defense contractors supporting him from the beginning and keeping him flush with cash.
Huh. I wonder if I’m on it.
December 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Huh. I wonder if I’m on it.
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NEVER FORGET:Trump led Insurrectionist in an attempt to overthrow Democracy in the United States. 🇺🇸 he & they Failed.🙏🙏 Trump pardoned ALL the Domestic Terrorists that attacked Our White House 😡😡⚖️. The pipe bomber caught claims he should be included in Trump’s Blanket Pardon doing Trump a Favour😡⚖️🇺🇸
December 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
NEVER FORGET:Trump led Insurrectionist in an attempt to overthrow Democracy in the United States. 🇺🇸 he & they Failed.🙏🙏 Trump pardoned ALL the Domestic Terrorists that attacked Our White House 😡😡⚖️. The pipe bomber caught claims he should be included in Trump’s Blanket Pardon doing Trump a Favour😡⚖️🇺🇸
To Notre Dame football fans.
a cartoon character with fxnow written on the bottom of the screen
ALT: a cartoon character with fxnow written on the bottom of the screen
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
To Notre Dame football fans.
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
In a parliamentary system sure. In ours, they thought ok one branch goes bad you got two others. Two go bad, you got the third. I mean how could all three go bad? Perfect world impeachment is the remedy.
I think at some point the nation should get to have a re-do on the most recent presidential election. And that point would be now.
December 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
In a parliamentary system sure. In ours, they thought ok one branch goes bad you got two others. Two go bad, you got the third. I mean how could all three go bad? Perfect world impeachment is the remedy.
They never get my last name right.
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
They never get my last name right.
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Still wondering about that spackle on Trump's hand and the permanent bruise and the weird MRIs?
Oh look, it's a treatment for early stage Alzheimer's requiring IV infusions every two weeks plus regular MRIs to make sure there's no bleeding in the brain as a side effect.
www.alz.org/alzheimers-d...
Oh look, it's a treatment for early stage Alzheimer's requiring IV infusions every two weeks plus regular MRIs to make sure there's no bleeding in the brain as a side effect.
www.alz.org/alzheimers-d...
Lecanemab Approved for Treatment of Early Alzheimer’s | alz.org
Lecanemab (Leqembi™) has received accelerated approval as a treatment for early Alzheimer’s from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.alz.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Still wondering about that spackle on Trump's hand and the permanent bruise and the weird MRIs?
Oh look, it's a treatment for early stage Alzheimer's requiring IV infusions every two weeks plus regular MRIs to make sure there's no bleeding in the brain as a side effect.
www.alz.org/alzheimers-d...
Oh look, it's a treatment for early stage Alzheimer's requiring IV infusions every two weeks plus regular MRIs to make sure there's no bleeding in the brain as a side effect.
www.alz.org/alzheimers-d...
Ahem. What? Where are these drones from?
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ahem. What? Where are these drones from?
Huh. So the pipe bomber was not MTG?
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Huh. So the pipe bomber was not MTG?
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Speaking of lingering issues, anybody seen a guy skulking around with $50k in a CAVA bag? It's been nearly 15 months! Today would be a good day for the FBI to reveal what happened to the taxpayers' money that Tom Homan apparently took in exchange for propsective official favors.
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Speaking of lingering issues, anybody seen a guy skulking around with $50k in a CAVA bag? It's been nearly 15 months! Today would be a good day for the FBI to reveal what happened to the taxpayers' money that Tom Homan apparently took in exchange for propsective official favors.
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NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
Billionaires are part of the problem. Pass it on.
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Billionaires are part of the problem. Pass it on.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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As a veteran who served in intelligence, I want to introduce you to EXORDS: the execute order from the President to SecDef. This allows 60 days operations under the War Powers Act. The President must advise Congress and gain approval to continue.
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
As a veteran who served in intelligence, I want to introduce you to EXORDS: the execute order from the President to SecDef. This allows 60 days operations under the War Powers Act. The President must advise Congress and gain approval to continue.
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
Worth putting his photo next to capital police photos from Jan 6.
This admiral refused to carry out illegal orders.
A professional soldier will never execute an illegal order.
A professional soldier will never execute an illegal order.
December 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Worth putting his photo next to capital police photos from Jan 6.
Interstate highways. Apollo moon program. Programs for poor. All at the same time.
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Interstate highways. Apollo moon program. Programs for poor. All at the same time.