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Tom von Alten

@fortboise.org
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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 · 5h
I've always loved the window seat
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Omg…did you read the ProPublica reporting on private schools?
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 14h
"I could go ramp. I could go stair..." It's getting ever more pathetic. Really, he's been on the down escalator the whole time. We're just waiting to see how many sub- basements there are.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 14h
I root for the Cubs. (Can't do the Bears, though.) I have family both sides of the border.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 17h
Bumper sticker of the day: RADICALIZED BY BASIC DECENCY
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 02/10/2026
Aw. Well, Milwaukee is just up the lake, y'all can cheer for the Brewers now.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exactly 😤😡
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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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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 23/09/2026
I'm reminded of my boatman Clancy Reese's pithy advice before he let me out to swim a rapid: "Remember to breathe when your head is above water."
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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 23/09/2026
So sorry for that loss. 😓
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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
And if the registration look-up form won't find the registration you know you have, call the nice folks at the state to confirm it's still good. (I did this. They invited me to spread the word.) 208 334-2852
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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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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 21/09/2026
The basic tell in (well done) deep fake is that J.D. "JD" Vance does not have that warm a smile. Ever.
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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
A friend said he was at a gas station, and the fella at the next pump (filling a big truck, of course) was cussing about the price. "Fucking Obama!" he said. Can't even.
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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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Tom von Alten @fortboise.org · 11/09/2026
Well-said. Well-written. Thank you for this, and all that you have done to live with integrity.
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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
The text version: The US and Europe, over and over, leave room for fascism to rise again. degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/the-global...
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The global fascist reboot trap
The US and Europe, over and over, leave room for fascism to rise again.
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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
I feel awkward for them
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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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