Tom Watson
@guitarwatson.bsky.social
Writer, consultant, @columbia, @Mets, guitar, gardener - also unreformed liberal.
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Chuck Schumer acting like some rando vulnerable first term swing district Rep rather than a Democratic lion of the Senate. Fig leaf "no" vote. As if he's not the leader of the damned caucus! Lyndon Johnson wept.
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Chuck Schumer acting like some rando vulnerable first term swing district Rep rather than a Democratic lion of the Senate. Fig leaf "no" vote. As if he's not the leader of the damned caucus! Lyndon Johnson wept.
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A perfect analogy.
It was at this moment that Ali's corner man Chuck Schumer threw in the towel.
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A perfect analogy.
It was at this moment that Ali's corner man Chuck Schumer threw in the towel.
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It was at this moment that Ali's corner man Chuck Schumer threw in the towel.
This is one of the most important Democratic initiatives in the country right now - kudos to @governor.ny.gov for taking the lead and committing to fighting back. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
New York Is Quietly Preparing Against Trump’s Takeover of the City
Gov. Kathy Hochul has built a virtual war room to prepare for Trump’s next move
www.politico.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is one of the most important Democratic initiatives in the country right now - kudos to @governor.ny.gov for taking the lead and committing to fighting back. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Happy #ProBonoWeek and a big THANK YOU to our pro bono partners who help make New York a little more just. Our partners dedicate countless hours to help thousands of low-income New Yorkers access services they could not otherwise afford.
October 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Happy #ProBonoWeek and a big THANK YOU to our pro bono partners who help make New York a little more just. Our partners dedicate countless hours to help thousands of low-income New Yorkers access services they could not otherwise afford.
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It’s the saddest day of the year: the day that the wait for a new Slow Horses season begins.
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It’s the saddest day of the year: the day that the wait for a new Slow Horses season begins.
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The Bull Connor of our time
🚨Interview just before he met with the judge about excessive force. Now we know why she wants daily updates. 👀
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Bull Connor of our time
Given the cruelty of Republican SNAP cuts in this MAGA government shutdown, those NYC-subsidized grocery markets for hungry people in each borough's food deserts are looking pretty darned good. Mayor Adams should jump-start this pilot program today. (He won't, but Mamdani is right about this).
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Given the cruelty of Republican SNAP cuts in this MAGA government shutdown, those NYC-subsidized grocery markets for hungry people in each borough's food deserts are looking pretty darned good. Mayor Adams should jump-start this pilot program today. (He won't, but Mamdani is right about this).
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Pray for Jamaica 🙏🏾
October 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Pray for Jamaica 🙏🏾
Lol that last laugh! 😂
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Lol that last laugh! 😂
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Maybe we should call it No Czars.
October 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Maybe we should call it No Czars.
If you want some insight into the frankly toxic masculinity that's permeated a lotta left side pod bro culture, just contrast the reaction to KJP's book with the Platner SS tattoo and reddits. Just the most obvious thing in the world. These guys never outgrew the frat house.
October 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you want some insight into the frankly toxic masculinity that's permeated a lotta left side pod bro culture, just contrast the reaction to KJP's book with the Platner SS tattoo and reddits. Just the most obvious thing in the world. These guys never outgrew the frat house.
I agree. ICE is losing.
We’re at the first step. We’re not going to the second.
We’re not.
If ANYWHERE around Chicago people just stood aside & let it happen, or cheered it on, DHS would be pushing out videos of Chicagoans betraying their neighbors
Have you seen those videos?
You haven’t because all of us are Chicago
We’re not.
If ANYWHERE around Chicago people just stood aside & let it happen, or cheered it on, DHS would be pushing out videos of Chicagoans betraying their neighbors
Have you seen those videos?
You haven’t because all of us are Chicago
How far into the “first they came for…” poem are we?
October 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I agree. ICE is losing.
Thankful to be in a party where an SS tattoo can still move the primary numbers. 🙏
NEW: SoCal Strategies poll has Janet Mills +5% over Graham Platner.
Enormous differential between this result and UNH's poll earlier this week which had Planter +34%.
Either the ground has shifted post-tattoo revelations (far from impossible) or someone is wrong! #MEpolitics
Enormous differential between this result and UNH's poll earlier this week which had Planter +34%.
Either the ground has shifted post-tattoo revelations (far from impossible) or someone is wrong! #MEpolitics
October 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Thankful to be in a party where an SS tattoo can still move the primary numbers. 🙏
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Is removing Nazi tattoos too woke? We asked some Germans living in Argentina.
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Is removing Nazi tattoos too woke? We asked some Germans living in Argentina.
His secret service codename is Nero.
WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
His secret service codename is Nero.
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The “oh well he was in the military, of course he’s racist” type arguments are getting on my nerves, condescending bullshit from people who have no idea how big and diverse the military is
October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The “oh well he was in the military, of course he’s racist” type arguments are getting on my nerves, condescending bullshit from people who have no idea how big and diverse the military is
The 4th plane is Trump.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The 4th plane is Trump.
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No one is above the law — not ICE, not CBP, and not Donald Trump.
Federal agents who assault or detain New Yorkers without legal authority must be held accountable and the NYPD must protect our neighbors if the federal government refuses to.
Federal agents who assault or detain New Yorkers without legal authority must be held accountable and the NYPD must protect our neighbors if the federal government refuses to.
October 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
No one is above the law — not ICE, not CBP, and not Donald Trump.
Federal agents who assault or detain New Yorkers without legal authority must be held accountable and the NYPD must protect our neighbors if the federal government refuses to.
Federal agents who assault or detain New Yorkers without legal authority must be held accountable and the NYPD must protect our neighbors if the federal government refuses to.
Platner bros: "If we wanna win white working class men, we gotta allow for occasional SS tattoos on our candidates."
(Folks, this ain't gonna happen - best to just move on now).
(Folks, this ain't gonna happen - best to just move on now).
October 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Platner bros: "If we wanna win white working class men, we gotta allow for occasional SS tattoos on our candidates."
(Folks, this ain't gonna happen - best to just move on now).
(Folks, this ain't gonna happen - best to just move on now).
Man, that Ontario ad! Using Reagan to pummel Trump during the ACLS.
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Man, that Ontario ad! Using Reagan to pummel Trump during the ACLS.
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somewhere in portland, there's one person, or a small handful of people, who came up with the inflatable costume idea, and I feel like they deserve our immense respect for defining the obvious developing aesthetic of the contemporary battle against fascism
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
somewhere in portland, there's one person, or a small handful of people, who came up with the inflatable costume idea, and I feel like they deserve our immense respect for defining the obvious developing aesthetic of the contemporary battle against fascism
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I'm a bit confused by all the snarky comments about older, white protesters as if they somehow aren't legitimate. They actually represent a very big chunk of the population and are usually considered to be more conservative than everyone else. Isn't a good thing that they're protesting fascism?
October 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I'm a bit confused by all the snarky comments about older, white protesters as if they somehow aren't legitimate. They actually represent a very big chunk of the population and are usually considered to be more conservative than everyone else. Isn't a good thing that they're protesting fascism?
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Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."