Tough Paloma
@toughpaloma.bsky.social
Somewhere west of the 100th meridian
HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE
HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE
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NO CORPORATE PACS. NO BILLIONAIRES. JUST JOY
We’re building power and keeping joy at the center. That’s how movements win.
Chip in what you can: $5, $10, or $15 goes a long way.
Let's remind Washington who actually runs this country
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We’re building power and keeping joy at the center. That’s how movements win.
Chip in what you can: $5, $10, or $15 goes a long way.
Let's remind Washington who actually runs this country
🔗 Link in bio for more
Dems have the potential to make Mike Johnson’s vote margin even smaller!
December 2nd, let’s send another Dem to the US House! Follow/donate/help below 👇
December 2nd, let’s send another Dem to the US House! Follow/donate/help below 👇
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Vance stood before soldiers on Thanksgiving week and told them they were full of sh*t for liking the meal that anchors the day. That is not a joke. It is small, mean, careless. If you cannot respect the people who serve, you have no business speaking for the country they protect.
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Vance stood before soldiers on Thanksgiving week and told them they were full of sh*t for liking the meal that anchors the day. That is not a joke. It is small, mean, careless. If you cannot respect the people who serve, you have no business speaking for the country they protect.
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Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s failed congressional campaign still owes $326,000, including refunds for illegal donations, vendor debts to GOP firms, and penalties delayed as the FEC remains paralyzed.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s failed congressional campaign still owes $326,000, including refunds for illegal donations, vendor debts to GOP firms, and penalties delayed as the FEC remains paralyzed.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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"The political shift on Israel that Mamdani’s victory represents should be a wake-up call for Netanyahu govt."
And maybe a sign that US will no longer "close its eyes as the Israeli govt attempts to 'solve' the Palestinian conflict through genocide, forced mass deportation, or endless apartheid."
And maybe a sign that US will no longer "close its eyes as the Israeli govt attempts to 'solve' the Palestinian conflict through genocide, forced mass deportation, or endless apartheid."
Zohran Mamdani is re-writing the political rules around support for Israel | Kenneth Roth
Zohran Mamdani is re-writing the political rules around support for Israel | Kenneth Roth
If support for Israel is no longer de rigueur in New York, it may soon not be obligatory in Washington. That is good news for Palestinians
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM
"The political shift on Israel that Mamdani’s victory represents should be a wake-up call for Netanyahu govt."
And maybe a sign that US will no longer "close its eyes as the Israeli govt attempts to 'solve' the Palestinian conflict through genocide, forced mass deportation, or endless apartheid."
And maybe a sign that US will no longer "close its eyes as the Israeli govt attempts to 'solve' the Palestinian conflict through genocide, forced mass deportation, or endless apartheid."
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According to Jack Smith, Trump stole classified documents related to the Afghanistan withdrawal when he left the WH.
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
According to Jack Smith, Trump stole classified documents related to the Afghanistan withdrawal when he left the WH.
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FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
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Wishing the injured National Guard a full recovery. No one signs up to be used as political pawns.
Nov 20 - a judge ruled Trump’s deployment was illegal. The court blocked him from sending troops into the District, with a 21 day pause for appeal.
Bottom line: the Guard shouldn’t have been in DC.
Nov 20 - a judge ruled Trump’s deployment was illegal. The court blocked him from sending troops into the District, with a 21 day pause for appeal.
Bottom line: the Guard shouldn’t have been in DC.
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Wishing the injured National Guard a full recovery. No one signs up to be used as political pawns.
Nov 20 - a judge ruled Trump’s deployment was illegal. The court blocked him from sending troops into the District, with a 21 day pause for appeal.
Bottom line: the Guard shouldn’t have been in DC.
Nov 20 - a judge ruled Trump’s deployment was illegal. The court blocked him from sending troops into the District, with a 21 day pause for appeal.
Bottom line: the Guard shouldn’t have been in DC.
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Look at the sample of headlines about the shooter. Only the UK's Guardian notes in the headline that the shooter of the National Guard troops was trained by the CIA. Wonder why US media wants to downplay that?!
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Look at the sample of headlines about the shooter. Only the UK's Guardian notes in the headline that the shooter of the National Guard troops was trained by the CIA. Wonder why US media wants to downplay that?!
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Colorado's DOC says it won't pursue the transfer of Tina Peters, the Trump-supporting county clerked convicted for breaching voter equipment, as the federal government requested recently. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer imprisoned former county clerk to federal custody
Tina Peters’ situation has become a cause celebre in the election conspiracy movement.
www.politico.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Colorado's DOC says it won't pursue the transfer of Tina Peters, the Trump-supporting county clerked convicted for breaching voter equipment, as the federal government requested recently. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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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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"Should the US government release all of its files from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein?"
Yes: 81%
No: 5%
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
Yes: 81%
No: 5%
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Should the US government release all of its files from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein?"
Yes: 81%
No: 5%
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
Yes: 81%
No: 5%
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
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Nothing matters
HSBC forecasts that OpenAI is going to have nearly a half trillion in operating losses until 2030
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Nothing matters
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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 don't think people are ready for the level of insane bs that's going to kick off if the GOP loses TN-07
Okay this is dark but how high are we putting the chances of Trump posting about wanting a public execution in the next couple of days? Not saying he has the juice to make that happen, though god only knows. But he’ll post about it!
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I don't think people are ready for the level of insane bs that's going to kick off if the GOP loses TN-07
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Get the distinct feeling a massive intelligence failure is brewing.
Per NBC News, the suspect in the National Guard shooting is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who last lived in Washington State.
He is 29.
He is 29.
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Get the distinct feeling a massive intelligence failure is brewing.
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Everyone should be so lucky to live in a city that owns its own utility and has a massive stabilization fund.
data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Everyone should be so lucky to live in a city that owns its own utility and has a massive stabilization fund.
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
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 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
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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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God is begging you to send these National Guard troops home to be with their families. Stop ruining their lives so that Donald can cosplay fascism.
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
God is begging you to send these National Guard troops home to be with their families. Stop ruining their lives so that Donald can cosplay fascism.
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On December 2nd, we will win this, Tennessee!💕
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
On December 2nd, we will win this, Tennessee!💕
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Trump’s approval rating is negative with EVERY pollster for the first time.
Every Pollster in America Agrees America Hates Trump
It marks the first time that Trump’s approval rating has been negative with every pollster.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Trump’s approval rating is negative with EVERY pollster for the first time.
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Republicans are trying to sneak a provision into the annual defense spending bill to block states from passing AI regulations — a direct ask from Big Tech lobbyists who only care about their own profits, not your safety.
It’s a ridiculous proposal.
www.theverge.com/policy/82365...
It’s a ridiculous proposal.
www.theverge.com/policy/82365...
Republicans are looking for a way to bring back the AI moratorium
Congress’ last attempt to pause state AI regulations failed.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Republicans are trying to sneak a provision into the annual defense spending bill to block states from passing AI regulations — a direct ask from Big Tech lobbyists who only care about their own profits, not your safety.
It’s a ridiculous proposal.
www.theverge.com/policy/82365...
It’s a ridiculous proposal.
www.theverge.com/policy/82365...
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An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
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National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.