Thom Parker
@thomparker.bsky.social
Southpaw, autograph collector, James Madison Fellow 1995 MI, retired teacher, history nerd, Notre Dame fan, feelin’ the zeel!
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Exactly 24 hours apart.
January 24, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Exactly 24 hours apart.
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The FBI agent who tried to investigate the ICE officer who shot Renee Good to death has resigned after the bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the killing. @alanfeuer.bsky.social @glennthrush.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:49 AM
The FBI agent who tried to investigate the ICE officer who shot Renee Good to death has resigned after the bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the killing. @alanfeuer.bsky.social @glennthrush.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
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This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
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Trump to Reuters: “Putin is ready to make a deal. We have to get Zelensky to go along with it.”
January 15, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Trump to Reuters: “Putin is ready to make a deal. We have to get Zelensky to go along with it.”
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Armed, masked fake police are running around asking people for their papers and brutalizing everyone they come across.
The WH press secretary has a Nazi slogan on her podium
Tick tock America
The WH press secretary has a Nazi slogan on her podium
Tick tock America
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Armed, masked fake police are running around asking people for their papers and brutalizing everyone they come across.
The WH press secretary has a Nazi slogan on her podium
Tick tock America
The WH press secretary has a Nazi slogan on her podium
Tick tock America
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Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities.
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities.
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Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer on a Montgomery bus, dies at 86
Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a star witness in a civil rights case.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
apnews.com/article/clau...
apnews.com/article/clau...
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
apnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
apnews.com/article/clau...
apnews.com/article/clau...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
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"The Trump administration has rolled out a [social media] campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles."
-- @pbs.org 'News Hour,' Monday evening (Jan. 12) - link in comment
-- @pbs.org 'News Hour,' Monday evening (Jan. 12) - link in comment
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"The Trump administration has rolled out a [social media] campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles."
-- @pbs.org 'News Hour,' Monday evening (Jan. 12) - link in comment
-- @pbs.org 'News Hour,' Monday evening (Jan. 12) - link in comment
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In an email to employees, CEO Andrew Levy said that Avelo’s arrangement with the government had only offered “short-term benefits” at a cost to the company’s long-term reputation. trib.al/feuC6hG
Airline Cuts Ties to ICE Because Deportation Flights Are Bad Business
Avelo Airlines will no longer be carrying out deportation flights.
trib.al
January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
In an email to employees, CEO Andrew Levy said that Avelo’s arrangement with the government had only offered “short-term benefits” at a cost to the company’s long-term reputation. trib.al/feuC6hG
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Common Sense by Thomas Paine, published anonymously on this day 250 years ago.
January 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, published anonymously on this day 250 years ago.
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This week marks the 250th anniversary of Common Sense. I wrote about it and why Paine’s words still matter today.
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
To Make the World Again
Common Sense at 250
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This week marks the 250th anniversary of Common Sense. I wrote about it and why Paine’s words still matter today.
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
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They’re not even trying to hide the white supremacy any more.
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
They’re not even trying to hide the white supremacy any more.
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SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
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Folks:
A link to this morning's "History Matters" convo about the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the regime's attempt to spin the truth; & our need to seize--& tell--the ACTUAL truth.
This could be a turning point moment.
I explain why, & what we should do about it.
www.youtube.com/live/jl6mYhu...
A link to this morning's "History Matters" convo about the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the regime's attempt to spin the truth; & our need to seize--& tell--the ACTUAL truth.
This could be a turning point moment.
I explain why, & what we should do about it.
www.youtube.com/live/jl6mYhu...
The Power of Turning Points: January 3, 6, 7...and More
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Folks:
A link to this morning's "History Matters" convo about the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the regime's attempt to spin the truth; & our need to seize--& tell--the ACTUAL truth.
This could be a turning point moment.
I explain why, & what we should do about it.
www.youtube.com/live/jl6mYhu...
A link to this morning's "History Matters" convo about the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the regime's attempt to spin the truth; & our need to seize--& tell--the ACTUAL truth.
This could be a turning point moment.
I explain why, & what we should do about it.
www.youtube.com/live/jl6mYhu...
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ICE agents have shot at least nine other people just since September, killing one.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
ICE agents have shot at least nine other people just since September, killing one.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
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Explore all that Philadelphia has to offer as the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence during the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
2026 Travel Destinations: 52 Places to Go This Year
Our list for the new year features an eclipse, a revolution and a tiger reserve. What’s on yours?
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Explore all that Philadelphia has to offer as the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence during the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A high-stakes constitutional showdown is brewing in an Ottawa County vacation haven as property owners prepare to take their fight over short-term rentals to federal court, alleging a decades-long "bait-and-switch" by local government officials.
www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/neighborhood...
www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/neighborhood...
Neighborhood group preparing to file federal lawsuit against Park Twp. over short-term rental issue
A high-stakes constitutional showdown is brewing in an Ottawa County vacation haven as property owners prepare to take their fight over short-term rentals to federal court, alleging a decades-long…
www.ottawanewsnetwork.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A high-stakes constitutional showdown is brewing in an Ottawa County vacation haven as property owners prepare to take their fight over short-term rentals to federal court, alleging a decades-long "bait-and-switch" by local government officials.
www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/neighborhood...
www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/neighborhood...
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RFK JR's phone just went off in his press conference. His ring tone is a duck quack.
(Not the only quack on that stage)
(Not the only quack on that stage)
January 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
RFK JR's phone just went off in his press conference. His ring tone is a duck quack.
(Not the only quack on that stage)
(Not the only quack on that stage)
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This can’t be true because Trump said tariffs were going to pay for everything and we were all going to get $2,000 checks with the money left over.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
This can’t be true because Trump said tariffs were going to pay for everything and we were all going to get $2,000 checks with the money left over.
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The President is a monster.
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The President is a monster.
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Eva Schloss' family remembered her as "a remarkable woman: an Auschwitz survivor, a devoted Holocaust educator, tireless in her work for remembrance, understanding and peace." https://to.pbs.org/4srx9Gm
Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96
Schloss made it her mission to educate younger generations about the Nazi genocide.
to.pbs.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Eva Schloss' family remembered her as "a remarkable woman: an Auschwitz survivor, a devoted Holocaust educator, tireless in her work for remembrance, understanding and peace." https://to.pbs.org/4srx9Gm
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Not one but two scary things here. First, most obviously: 100 million. Close to a 1/3 of U.S. now deemed not-American. Yes, it's trolling. Yes, AND. Second: It's simultaneously a nod toward an old imaginary white US, & an emptied out post-apocalypse. It's acknowledging the ambition is cataclysm.
December 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Not one but two scary things here. First, most obviously: 100 million. Close to a 1/3 of U.S. now deemed not-American. Yes, it's trolling. Yes, AND. Second: It's simultaneously a nod toward an old imaginary white US, & an emptied out post-apocalypse. It's acknowledging the ambition is cataclysm.
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ICE data confirms:
•Only 3.1% of people sent to CECOT have a violent criminal record
•Only 3.4% of people they arrested in Chicago have a violent criminal record
•More than 75K people they've arrested have no violent criminal record
•Nearly 100% are Latino
This is not due process. This Is Fascism.
•Only 3.1% of people sent to CECOT have a violent criminal record
•Only 3.4% of people they arrested in Chicago have a violent criminal record
•More than 75K people they've arrested have no violent criminal record
•Nearly 100% are Latino
This is not due process. This Is Fascism.
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ICE data confirms:
•Only 3.1% of people sent to CECOT have a violent criminal record
•Only 3.4% of people they arrested in Chicago have a violent criminal record
•More than 75K people they've arrested have no violent criminal record
•Nearly 100% are Latino
This is not due process. This Is Fascism.
•Only 3.1% of people sent to CECOT have a violent criminal record
•Only 3.4% of people they arrested in Chicago have a violent criminal record
•More than 75K people they've arrested have no violent criminal record
•Nearly 100% are Latino
This is not due process. This Is Fascism.