Thomas Beck
tomfodw.bsky.social
Thomas Beck
@tomfodw.bsky.social
Historian of 19th & 20th century Russia/Europe (mostly pre-1921); science fiction author & fan; lover of cats, dogs, chocolate, books, movies, television, baseball, soccer, ice hockey, cricket, Hawaii.

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November 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
is that better or worse than “strongly worded”?
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
my local library system permits only two purchase requests per patron per month.
November 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
next SecWarCrimes
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“A rattling good evening at the theatre.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
there were very good reasons for Ukraine to do so in 1994. Nobody back then imagined what would happen almost 30 years later.
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
koala
dolphins
manta rays
turkeys
deer
woodchucks
squirrels
pigeons
sparrows
seagulls
November 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
any MAGAt calling for “civility” is a hypocritical blackguard.
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
tech-bros and crypto gang (if I’m not repeating myself) are happy. at this moment, not sure who else matters.
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
MAGA hates the idea of allies—REAL men take on all the enemies singlehanded with a knife held between their teeth.
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
the Somalians in Minnesota were all vetted too.

the motivation has always been, WE didn’t vet them so it doesn’t count. anything we didn’t do can’t be trusted.

facts don’t matter to the people Trump thinks he’s talking to. i don’t know how to break through to them.
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
because that wouldn’t cost $5 billion
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
i figured you have. posting it for others.
November 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Reposted by Thomas Beck
That same evening, protests erupted across Georgia, and they have continued ever since.

Georgians have repeatedly demonstrated their commitment to European values, but the Kremlin does not want to allow them to live in peace and progress.
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM