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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers
The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.
www.elpasotimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
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If you need to scramble an F-35 to hit a drone you are going to have problems down the line.
⚡️ A U.S. F-35 fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone after it aggressively approached the USS Abraham Lincoln.
US F-35 Downs Iranian Shahed Drone Near USS Lincoln in Arabian Sea
An F-35 fighter jet intercepted an Iranian drone threatening USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, maintaining the security of US personnel.
united24media.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
If you need to scramble an F-35 to hit a drone you are going to have problems down the line.
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Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
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Lawnmowers: hugely overrated.
February 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Lawnmowers: hugely overrated.
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Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
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Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
Don Lemon has been taken into custody after anti-ICE confrontation in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. https://cnn.it/4roAO6t
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
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Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
January 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
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Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
'The folks are fearful.' Haitians living in Ohio may soon lose temporary protected status • Ohio Capital Journal
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks it.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
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This massive Gunnera is totally failing in its attempts to be inconspicuous while trying to sneakily move this old Cornish bridge to a new location.
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This massive Gunnera is totally failing in its attempts to be inconspicuous while trying to sneakily move this old Cornish bridge to a new location.
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You’ll know they’re actually course correcting when Stephen Miller gets the boot.
Until then, they’re staying the course, and we need to continue resisting every step of the way.
Until then, they’re staying the course, and we need to continue resisting every step of the way.
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 AM
You’ll know they’re actually course correcting when Stephen Miller gets the boot.
Until then, they’re staying the course, and we need to continue resisting every step of the way.
Until then, they’re staying the course, and we need to continue resisting every step of the way.
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Since the Republic of Acronym gained independence from the Kingdom of Initialism, there’ve been concerns about its demographics. Residents fear that working age acronyms will struggle to support those retired, and are questioning their shift towards capitalism under the influence of tech firms.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Since the Republic of Acronym gained independence from the Kingdom of Initialism, there’ve been concerns about its demographics. Residents fear that working age acronyms will struggle to support those retired, and are questioning their shift towards capitalism under the influence of tech firms.
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
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I think what a lot of folks miss is how profitable deportation is for the corporations involved & the politicians they're backing.
Holding people, physically removing them, is cost for the taxpayer & profit into the pockets of the worst people you can imagine.
Holding people, physically removing them, is cost for the taxpayer & profit into the pockets of the worst people you can imagine.
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I think what a lot of folks miss is how profitable deportation is for the corporations involved & the politicians they're backing.
Holding people, physically removing them, is cost for the taxpayer & profit into the pockets of the worst people you can imagine.
Holding people, physically removing them, is cost for the taxpayer & profit into the pockets of the worst people you can imagine.
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Me, ignoring all those Instagram people who claim to read over 100 books per year and doing things at my own pace.
January 26, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Me, ignoring all those Instagram people who claim to read over 100 books per year and doing things at my own pace.
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Speed reading is the equivalent of speed eating.
January 26, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Speed reading is the equivalent of speed eating.
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So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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AI is the Ministry of Truth of search engines, re-writing history in real-time for the overlords who built it.
We have substituted "Ask Jeeves" for "Ask Winston"
We have substituted "Ask Jeeves" for "Ask Winston"
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 AM
AI is the Ministry of Truth of search engines, re-writing history in real-time for the overlords who built it.
We have substituted "Ask Jeeves" for "Ask Winston"
We have substituted "Ask Jeeves" for "Ask Winston"
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Please note that anyone who says anything like this SOLELY does so because of the monthly fee I pay them. if you'd like an unbiased review of my novels please consult an important London media person, who will summarise them with such bon mots as "I dunno. Didn't he write a cat book in, like, 2008?"
Tom writes exquisite books.
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Please note that anyone who says anything like this SOLELY does so because of the monthly fee I pay them. if you'd like an unbiased review of my novels please consult an important London media person, who will summarise them with such bon mots as "I dunno. Didn't he write a cat book in, like, 2008?"
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OOINYA could have sold the remaining Unbound copies of the books to me, in bulk, & no longer have had to pay for warehouse space.
Instead, they have decided to sell them via Amazon, as new, interfering with my attempt to restart my career.
Please do not buy these. Buy the new Swift press versions.
Instead, they have decided to sell them via Amazon, as new, interfering with my attempt to restart my career.
Please do not buy these. Buy the new Swift press versions.
Unbound was a very dodgy publishing enterprise, treating its authors appallingly and failing to pay them. Sadly, the awful treatment continues even now they are gone.
I thought I'd bought all my Unbound warehouse stock, but then I found out that OOINYA/Omni have a load more and are selling them as new via Amazon. I made them an offer to buy the whole lot and they refused. So all I can do is ask people to buy the new Swift Press versions of my books instead.
January 24, 2026 at 9:38 AM
OOINYA could have sold the remaining Unbound copies of the books to me, in bulk, & no longer have had to pay for warehouse space.
Instead, they have decided to sell them via Amazon, as new, interfering with my attempt to restart my career.
Please do not buy these. Buy the new Swift press versions.
Instead, they have decided to sell them via Amazon, as new, interfering with my attempt to restart my career.
Please do not buy these. Buy the new Swift press versions.
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Ww should all just make a point of screaming as much as possible while we still have mouths
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Ww should all just make a point of screaming as much as possible while we still have mouths
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The truth is - the truth that usually doesn't show itself until long (sometimes many years) after a book's release day - is that there are only two things that matter, & neither of them are about the media.
One is whether the book is any fucking good.
The other is whether readers connect with it.
One is whether the book is any fucking good.
The other is whether readers connect with it.
January 23, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The truth is - the truth that usually doesn't show itself until long (sometimes many years) after a book's release day - is that there are only two things that matter, & neither of them are about the media.
One is whether the book is any fucking good.
The other is whether readers connect with it.
One is whether the book is any fucking good.
The other is whether readers connect with it.
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They tried to sell my parents' art back to me.
My parents' art. That my parents & I gave to Unbound entirely for free, to help them launch my book. Which Unbound then asked my readers for money for. Then ran off with that money.
They tried to sell that back to me.
You really couldn't make it up.
My parents' art. That my parents & I gave to Unbound entirely for free, to help them launch my book. Which Unbound then asked my readers for money for. Then ran off with that money.
They tried to sell that back to me.
You really couldn't make it up.
LOL they're trying to sell the MARKETING FREEBIES
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
They tried to sell my parents' art back to me.
My parents' art. That my parents & I gave to Unbound entirely for free, to help them launch my book. Which Unbound then asked my readers for money for. Then ran off with that money.
They tried to sell that back to me.
You really couldn't make it up.
My parents' art. That my parents & I gave to Unbound entirely for free, to help them launch my book. Which Unbound then asked my readers for money for. Then ran off with that money.
They tried to sell that back to me.
You really couldn't make it up.
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I was flying on Substack a year ago: gaining huge numbers of subs with every post.
But then, for political & personal reasons, I decided to leave Substack
I moved my newsletter here: www.tom-cox.com
Some people got pissed off.
I stand by my decision.
I hope a few of you might subscribe...
But then, for political & personal reasons, I decided to leave Substack
I moved my newsletter here: www.tom-cox.com
Some people got pissed off.
I stand by my decision.
I hope a few of you might subscribe...
Tom Cox
New writing by bestselling author Tom Cox.
www.tom-cox.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I was flying on Substack a year ago: gaining huge numbers of subs with every post.
But then, for political & personal reasons, I decided to leave Substack
I moved my newsletter here: www.tom-cox.com
Some people got pissed off.
I stand by my decision.
I hope a few of you might subscribe...
But then, for political & personal reasons, I decided to leave Substack
I moved my newsletter here: www.tom-cox.com
Some people got pissed off.
I stand by my decision.
I hope a few of you might subscribe...