West Valley Tom
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I collect stuff. I sell other stuff. I’m not old, I’m vintage.
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Closing the Kennedy Center for two years so the government can install a $29.99 all you can eat buffet *with* a dessert bar and a folksy gift emporium
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Closing the Kennedy Center for two years so the government can install a $29.99 all you can eat buffet *with* a dessert bar and a folksy gift emporium
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/5 The people who normalized and promoted Jeffrey Epstein after his conviction sent the message that he was safe now.
Children got raped under the shadow of that message.
Children got raped under the shadow of that message.
February 1, 2026 at 3:38 AM
/5 The people who normalized and promoted Jeffrey Epstein after his conviction sent the message that he was safe now.
Children got raped under the shadow of that message.
Children got raped under the shadow of that message.
What the hell, Brighton?
January 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM
What the hell, Brighton?
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I don’t know if we will ever get anywhere close to the truth of all this, but my gut tells me all of it is even worse than we assume
January 31, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I don’t know if we will ever get anywhere close to the truth of all this, but my gut tells me all of it is even worse than we assume
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The charges against Don Lemon are ridiculous. He’s a target because he’s black, because he’s media, and because he’s a Trump critic, and because Trump and his minions cannot accept any dissent. It’s deeply pathetic, unamerican, and lawless.
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The charges against Don Lemon are ridiculous. He’s a target because he’s black, because he’s media, and because he’s a Trump critic, and because Trump and his minions cannot accept any dissent. It’s deeply pathetic, unamerican, and lawless.
Artificially inflated housing bubbles have worked out so well in the past.
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Artificially inflated housing bubbles have worked out so well in the past.
Looks like immigrants have caused another American worker to lose her job.
so bari definitely got the heads up that noem is being shitcanned, right?
January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Looks like immigrants have caused another American worker to lose her job.
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As dangerously cold temperatures move through New York, we have opened 10 warming centers across all five boroughs to provide safe, heated indoor spaces for New Yorkers in need.
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
As dangerously cold temperatures move through New York, we have opened 10 warming centers across all five boroughs to provide safe, heated indoor spaces for New Yorkers in need.
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
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It’s been kind of crazy-making to watch the massive retconning of what that uprising actually was and actually did—from a strong, multiracial, and largely nonviolent protest movement that scared the shit out of a lot of powerful people to a bad dangerous destructive wave of “riots”
begging for a repeat of 2020 is also odd in itself since Trump lost that election and most analysis suggests the protests damaged him pretty badly.
one thing i’ll note is that the administration is desperate for a repeat of 2020 and the targeted jurisdictions refuse to give it to them
January 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
It’s been kind of crazy-making to watch the massive retconning of what that uprising actually was and actually did—from a strong, multiracial, and largely nonviolent protest movement that scared the shit out of a lot of powerful people to a bad dangerous destructive wave of “riots”
The amount of media coverage of the Oscar nominations and Jack Smith’s testimony to Congress today will be inversely proportional to the importance of each.
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The amount of media coverage of the Oscar nominations and Jack Smith’s testimony to Congress today will be inversely proportional to the importance of each.
Trump can’t find his ass with both hands so this isn’t really a surprise. Somebody give him a map to Gansu.
Trump: "There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place. And they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worse that country is doing. I haven't been able to find any wind farms in China."
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Trump can’t find his ass with both hands so this isn’t really a surprise. Somebody give him a map to Gansu.
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I came to Congress to do the job: to work for people and protect them.
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I came to Congress to do the job: to work for people and protect them.
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
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To be clear, Disney asked for quotes, then deleted the post because folks passed the vibes check 😂
January 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
To be clear, Disney asked for quotes, then deleted the post because folks passed the vibes check 😂
Bookmark this thread.
Back in 2016, Nursing Clio put together a series called Protest: Past & Present. It was one of the most powerful series we've ever done, showing the power of protest (for good and bad). I'm going to post the essays below 🧵
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Bookmark this thread.
If you offer me media owned by Murdoch, Nexstar, Larry Ellison, etc to prove a point about Democrats, I think I have the right to suggest that you are accepting right wing framing, regardless of which facts that media chose to highlight.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
If you offer me media owned by Murdoch, Nexstar, Larry Ellison, etc to prove a point about Democrats, I think I have the right to suggest that you are accepting right wing framing, regardless of which facts that media chose to highlight.
Miller is confusing the rules of “Risk” with international law.
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Miller is confusing the rules of “Risk” with international law.
Does anybody really believe that cops are going to arrest cops? That the National Guard will help? People power is the only way.
January 15, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Does anybody really believe that cops are going to arrest cops? That the National Guard will help? People power is the only way.
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Believe it or not, it was once very unusual to see videos of people getting killed. Now we're all going frame by frame. Take care of your brains folks. You can't make this murder right by replaying it.
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Believe it or not, it was once very unusual to see videos of people getting killed. Now we're all going frame by frame. Take care of your brains folks. You can't make this murder right by replaying it.
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Poem below:
Donate to Amanda Gorman's fundraiser for @ACLUMN who are currently engaged in legal action against ICE.
Other ways to offer support include donating to organizations such as:
Unidos MN @UnidosMN
Monarcha Rapid Response Line at monarcamn.org/
Immigrant Law Center MN @immigrantlawcentermn
Donate to Amanda Gorman's fundraiser for @ACLUMN who are currently engaged in legal action against ICE.
Other ways to offer support include donating to organizations such as:
Unidos MN @UnidosMN
Monarcha Rapid Response Line at monarcamn.org/
Immigrant Law Center MN @immigrantlawcentermn
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Poem below:
Donate to Amanda Gorman's fundraiser for @ACLUMN who are currently engaged in legal action against ICE.
Other ways to offer support include donating to organizations such as:
Unidos MN @UnidosMN
Monarcha Rapid Response Line at monarcamn.org/
Immigrant Law Center MN @immigrantlawcentermn
Donate to Amanda Gorman's fundraiser for @ACLUMN who are currently engaged in legal action against ICE.
Other ways to offer support include donating to organizations such as:
Unidos MN @UnidosMN
Monarcha Rapid Response Line at monarcamn.org/
Immigrant Law Center MN @immigrantlawcentermn
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Everyone make this go viral please.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Everyone make this go viral please.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
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Trump has gone completely mad.
Trump: "I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to."
January 7, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Trump has gone completely mad.
Well, look who got a new face for Christmas!
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Well, look who got a new face for Christmas!
It’s not an “overhaul of childhood health protections”. It’s the removal of childhood health protections. It’s mass murder.
BREAKING: The U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child in an unprecedented overhaul of childhood health protections.
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
It’s not an “overhaul of childhood health protections”. It’s the removal of childhood health protections. It’s mass murder.
All I want for my birthday today is justice for what happened five years ago. Since that seems too far fetched at this point, I’ll settle for political asylum, preferably someplace warm.
January 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
All I want for my birthday today is justice for what happened five years ago. Since that seems too far fetched at this point, I’ll settle for political asylum, preferably someplace warm.
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More like the Moron Doctrine.
January 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
More like the Moron Doctrine.