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Tom von Alten

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I like the e.g.: Artist, dog-lover, and avid reader. I mean, aren't we all? Retired engineer s/w dev, writer, bicyclist, former newspaper boy.

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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 30/09/2026
Shorter: it turns out Sen. Schmitt is the dirtbag.
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 28/09/2026
Your reminder that there is a felon in the White House identified in the Epstein files as a rapist, there has been no investigation, and the files are still being hidden in violation of federal law.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hard to imagine what that would be like
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Murphy: "On April 30 -- a Thursday -- Reynolds makes an $8m donation. On Saturday, they have lunch w/POTUS & tell him they want a change in rules for flavored vapes. The president calls FDA commissioner & HHS sec, & on Tuesday new guidance is issued paving way to the sale of flavored vapes ... "
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If we had actual journalists in this country, this would have been reported as a story.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 23/09/2026
In today's Word Game, I noticed . . (Spoiler alert) . . . . . . . . . . there's lucidity in difficulty.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23/09/2026
I don't say this lightly, but Pete Hegseth deserves to be impeached. I understand just how serious a vote to impeach is from experience, and I still believe impeaching him is the right thing to do. The Iran war. The purge of senior ranks. The boat strikes. The case is overwhelming. (Link below)
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 23/09/2026
Take the jump for the great read, stay for the great performance from the Kennedy Center Honors on 2012. A Bad Tuesday in Maine if Your Name is Susan Collins joycevance.substack.com/p/a-bad-tues...
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A Bad Tuesday in Maine if Your Name is Susan Collins
And a new order in Katie Phang’s Epstein Files case
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
OMG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Two million likes on TikTok… and counting.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 21/09/2026
No news is good news, in this instance. Color me surprised that Fox News joined the other networks, but it speaks to the dire moment in the rise of authoritarianism here. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico to Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access: Live Updates (Gift Article)
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they would sue to regain access to the White House. They argued in a joint statement that President Trump’s decision to block them violates the First Amendment.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Iran war, the mass deportation campaign, the trade war with Canada, the affordability crisis, the Kennedy Center, the Epstein mess, the measles, Jr.’s Russian wedding, the embrace of Putin—is there not one GOP leader who has the guts to say this ain’t working? That’s a rhetorical question.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If Trump doesn’t “take care”of the Kennedy Center, it will “get ripped down.” That is the talk of a lifelong abuser.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t believe the U.S. taxpayer should continue to arm Netanyahu’s government with deadly military equipment. I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza. This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years
The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 16/09/2026
Generous and informative. I did not know that the incidence of epilepsy in the US population is about 1%, for one. robertreich.substack.com/p/subject-to...
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Subject to Fits
My epilepsy
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's a small world after all!!
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 15/09/2026
Watching the US Open, I saw our junior senator bought some air time, taking credit for all the "good" MAGA stuff, and mostly pretending to be a rancher. Holding the right end of the pliers and stuff. We can do better. A LOT better. Voter for @achillesid.bsky.social
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 15/09/2026
Imagine if someone in the Biden or Obama fam had a Putin-tight oligarch as a bff. GOOP heads would be explodey. Now they're all like, what? It's no big deal. What are you, deranged or something? (Btw: Grand Old Oligarchy Party Speaking of GOOP, Mitch is back!)
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 12/09/2026
Saw a #bumpersticker yesterday DON'T HASSLE ME I'M LOCAL
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 12/09/2026
Cracker alert! youtu.be/y-vD_vY6EPU?...
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Truth Social
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
as is always the case when he's sitting and not talking, Trump had a hard time staying awake during the 9/11 ceremony (Finn Gomez/Getty)
pic of Trump sitting, slightly hunched over, with his eyes closed
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 11/09/2026
My local PO has this posted. I wish it were so. (Note the copyright: 2024.)
Sign says: 'As in past elections, the United States Postal Service is ready to deliver your ballot on time. But don't delay. If you choose to vote by mail, please mail early.' Copyright says 2024.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 11/09/2026
This: "The circumstances change. The ask never does. Give your neighbor grace before you give them suspicion. Tell the truth about hard things. Put the country ahead of yourself, and ahead of your side."
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Resistance Is NOT Futile @madashades.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The real source of election fraud…. This is one small example.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Anyone accepting a $5,000 “GOP Dividend” from Trump for voting is looking at a $10,000 fine and 5 years in jail. It's illegal to offer, give, or accept money for voting. 52 U.S.C. §10307(c) Trump has already violated this law. But voters they will never be liable because they will never get paid.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨VICTORY: Supreme Court BLOCKS Missouri GOP gerrymander for the 2026 midterms. A huge victory for voters and our clients. I could not be prouder of the Elias Law Group team! www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
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🚨Onder v. Missouri
Learn more here.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 10/09/2026
There is no way out of the current political crisis without addressing the demonization of immigrants head-on. A painful listen, for this painful moment. 21st-Century Fascism Is for Losers thecause.substack.com/p/21st-centu...
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21st-Century Fascism Is for Losers
Here's how to take on the global right-wing nostalgia for the glory days of fascism.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 10/09/2026
Accidentally? Or is the plane trying to vomit?
The emergency slide on thenew Air Force One accidentally deployed
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 09/09/2026
Arc De Capitulation - A cartoon by Nick Anderson @andertoon.bsky.social
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I give you : the Potoo
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Madison @madison8.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Republicans voted in an AG that refuses to go after pedophiles, rapist and murderers from the Epstein files while actively covering evidence up. Let that sink in.
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jimwaterworks.bsky.social @jimwaterworks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
No more distractions! Release ALL of the unredacted Epstein Files!
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 07/09/2026
Secretary of testosterone-induced bravado & stupidity, & war criminal Pete Hegseth can not tolerate the possibility of anyone more competent than him. That's a big, big list. Our military, and our defense are suffering in a doomed defense of his ego. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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The Battle to Save General Donahue From Hegseth’s Army Purge (Gift Article)
Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?
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US House Equality @ushouseequality.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Epstein files still haven’t been released as required by law.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 06/09/2026
The goldfinches are visiting, eyes on the catnip prize. The cotoneaster will come along, but for now, just a convenient survey perch.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 05/09/2026
This war for oil is going swimmingly
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Aleianjack @aleianjack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
They're Lying About the Jobs Numbers open.substack.com/pub/endlessu...
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They're Lying About the Jobs Numbers
The miraculous news arrived this morning: the latest jobs report came much stronger than what anyone expected. A gift from heaven for the Trump administration, right on schedule.
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canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#FossilFriday
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 04/09/2026
TL;DR: “She has corrupted [the] mission [of the DOJ's civil rights division]." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
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From Top Civil Rights Post, She Spars With the Left, and Her Colleagues (Gift Article)
Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential vo...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/09/2026
www.adamkinzinger.com/p/jd-vance-i...
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JD Vance Is Not Ready for Primetime
He hasn't stood at that podium in 42 days. It took him only forty minutes to contradict his boss, insult the American military, and ask the country to feel grateful about gas prices going up.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 03/09/2026
Is it just me or does the face on that new coin look like Planet of the Apes Don?
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 02/09/2026
With all the criminals on the loose (and in leadership), unleashing war, murdering people in boats, randomly abducting and killing (if they feel like it) anyone who looks like an "immigrant" and offering to "host" nuclear waste for the federal government run amok... 1/2
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In independence, Missouri, hometown of Harry Truman, tonight city councilman John Perkins got absolutely rocked, losing a recall election with 68% voting to end his term immediately over his vote to approve a big data center. www.kmbc.com/article/inde...
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Independence Councilman John Perkins recalled after voting to approve multibillion-dollar data center
Independence voters recalled District 1 Councilman John Perkins following his vote to approve a multibillion-dollar data center project.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'd only be worried about a Trump coup if... a) They fired all the professional generals and replaced them with loyal hacks b) They brought Nat'l Guard troops from pro-Trump states into DC until 1/20/29 c) Trump was building a massive bunker with drones next to the White House wait a minute...
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