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Retired from the IT world, I now spend my days debating the finer points of playing RPG's (and occasionally medical research). My photography skills are questionable, but at least my cooking experiments haven't resulted in any ethical dilemmas (yet).

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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 31m
Sounds as if he is admitting he has NO CLUE about how to solve the problem he caused. Perhaps he should have had a plan before he started this mess! youtube.com/shorts/R4z-Q...
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Trump says Iran has no clear leadership to negotiate with
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The is slowly turning into a nation run by thugs and bullies that have no regard for the constitution. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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I’m an American and was pulled over by ICE. Now I carry my birth certificate
The aggressive immigration operation of President Donald Trump’s second term has ensnared increasing numbers of Americans. Some of those caught in its dragnet tell Rhian Lubin how the experience has c...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The GOP simple hates the rule of law... abcnews.com/US/judge-rei...
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Judge reinstates Washington state US attorney fired by Trump
A federal judge has ordered a U.S. attorney from Western Washington who was fired by President Donald Trump in July to immediately be reinstated to the position.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I took a look at the GOP's AI bot. Apparently senior citizens worried about their social security should start beach combing to supplement their retirement income.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The GOP fascination with children's health appears to occur only before they are born or within the girl's bathroom. (They fail to be interested in the girl's bathroom if Epstein or his pals are present.) Rand Paul blocks push to pass Kids Online Safety Act unanimously share.google/eGU7f1OiQ7ns...
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Paul blocks push to unanimously pass Kids Online Safety Act
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked an effort from Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Wednesday to pass by unanimous consent the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a long-s…
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The GOP needs to remember what happens as the worm turns... Someday they will be living under a new norm that they have created. www.reuters.com/world/us-fcc...
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US FCC chair says government ads featuring Trump do not raise concerns
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday ​that taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump are not improper ‌and do not raise any red flags.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Booker is telling the truth. Truths that people need to remember going forward. youtu.be/SMbfSldjZrM?...
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Lawrence O’Donnell on Senator Booker Calling out Republicans: “This Is How You Do It”
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tell me again how the GOP is helping the working class in our country. Instead of doing something on grocery prices they are playing with conspiracies theories trying to rehabilitate their felon president. youtu.be/9CKRgkZycpA?...
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Jen Psaki tracks fallout from Eric Schmitt's Senate hearing blunder
YouTube video by Matthew Chapman Clips
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Speaking of locking up criminals... www.newsweek.com/judges-weigh...
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Judges Weigh Kristi Noem’s Potential Criminal Case
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Given the known and adjudicated lies coming out of Fox, why have they been allowed anywhere near the president? Blanche defends White House’s banning CNN from Air Force One, citing national security share.google/Ysx88T78frqU...
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Blanche defends White House’s banning CNN from Air Force One, citing national security
Trump’s attorney general did not explain how that related to the president’s attendance at a college football game in Tennessee.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Your freedom of religion is free as long as your religion falls within MAGA accepted guidelines. Air Force Officially Directs Every Airman, Guardian to Update Religious Affiliation to Align With DOD share.google/SONZvA1GrYQI...
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New Air Force Directive Echoes DOD Guidance on Religious Affiliation, Giving Deadline to Service Members Not Part of Certain Faiths
The new directive follows the DOD dramatically reducing its official recognized faith list earlier this year by roughly 180. Two deadlines are set.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump is taking us further away from the 21st century back to the 20th. MAGA is dragging is backwards. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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Trump says he is rolling back Biden-era US fuel economy rules for cars
The US president said he would end a so-called 'EV mandate' that steered consumers to electric vehicles.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's great to hear inspiring stories about our justice system? www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The GOP doesn't actually care about our children and their health...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The GOP and Trump seem to prefer a lawless form for government. This is why our next major election matters! youtu.be/enG8wm28bhk?...
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Secret Service Confiscates Politico Reporter’s Press Pass Despite Judge Overturning Ban
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tiffany is too afraid of the reality of his extremist views to let the public know about them. He wants to rely on FUD to win the election. ----- Another gubernatorial debate canceled due to GOP candidate Tom Tiffany declining to participate • Wisconsin Examiner share.google/DoLLe3rvfx4w...
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Another gubernatorial debate canceled due to GOP candidate Tom Tiffany declining to participate • Wisconsin Examiner
Another planned debate between Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has been canceled.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
LeVar has a quality that seems to be lacking amongst many of our leaders nowadays. It's the trickledown from Trump's presidency. It's this lack of kindness and hope that is missing, replaced instead by divisiveness and hatred of "the enemy". youtu.be/-p3xtsY3AzE?...
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LeVar Burton Taught Wil Wheaton the Power of Kindness
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Working class heroes! youtu.be/MdfIt1d9jRQ?...
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Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Narrated by Ben Wikler
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The feds, unhappy that there have been so many deaths due to German Measles have decided to solve the problem by simply reducing the number of deaths it counts. Welcome to the GOP healthcare plan! Deny reality and everyone is healthy therefore healthcare costs can go down!
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Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak
CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The GOP need to stop spend our money on wars, golden ballrooms and rewarding their donors and start worrying about the working class in this country that is getting stuck holding a $40 trillion bag. The $40 trillion debt crisis demands bipartisan action now share.google/Rp96BgihSZkL...
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Congress must get its head out of the sand and finally fix the budget
Both Democrats and Republicans have adopted an “ostrich policy” over the years when it comes to federal spending and debt. It’s long past time to get our fiscal house in order.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
MAGAts and Trump don't understand the difference between actual reality and a point of view. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/a...
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Trump Administration Outlines Plan for Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum
In a letter, the Interior Department detailed what it hoped to convey on 12 signs to be installed outside the National Museum of American History.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Another Trump appointed loser who is not qualified for his job. EXCLUSIVE: US Postal Service chief told associates he wants to quit, sources say | Reuters share.google/K8vmsyEhhRpk...
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EXCLUSIVE: US Postal Service chief told associates he wants to quit, sources say
The head of the U.S. Postal Service ​has told confidants that he is deeply discouraged by his job and wants to resign, according to four people familiar with his thinking, as the ‌agency comes under s...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The anti-reality costs coming from these jerks is tremendous!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More of the not so hidden costs of DOGE. You also have to consider the additional costs of the work required to cover the lost effort of all these employees.
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Federal employees were paid nearly $7B not to work under DOGE effort: GAO
The Trump administration paid outgoing employees an estimated nearly $7 billion to not work as it encouraged them to leave the federal service, a government watchdog found in a Tuesday report. Fede…
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One of the dumbest things Trump did was to attack almost all of our allies driving them away. We may never get them back.
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EU Proposes Canada Become the Bloc’s First ‘Associate Member’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Canada becoming the first associate member of the European Union.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This guy wants to censor your speech!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
LoL - interesting!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I noticed he isn't talking about how big the debt has grown under the GOP nor how much more everything is costing. The only folks who are doing better under the GOP are the rich billionaires. ---- Johnson asked how $5K pledge isn't communism share.google/XJ4zYU16epGB...
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Johnson asked how $5K pledge isn't communism
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our self appointed convict king seems to forget that he has created a huge deficit that needs to be paid for, and that the purse strings of our nation are controlled by Congress, not some self serving king. share.google/aeieZ5rgpt45...
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$5,000 checks, ballot battles & Georgia’s 2026 midterm showdowns | On the Record, Sept. 13, 2026
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We have a president who's guilty of sexual assault, so why not? FBI’s Reportedly Loosened Hiring Standards Allow Applicants Who Engaged In Beastiality share.google/oyMfNczsQdZA...
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FBI’s Reportedly Loosened Hiring Standards Allow Applicants Who Engaged In Beastiality
FBI Director Kash Patel is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Is it time for a nap yet?
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If this is such a good idea, why hasn't it happened already? The GOP has already had control of the House, Senate, and Presidency, and all that has led to the situation we have today. The GOP now seems to agree that we are hurting, why wait? Because it's just another lie!
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How Trump's $5,000 check promise is supposed to work
The White House is all-in on backing Trump's promise to send out $5,000 checks.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Rebotched, sounds like the watch word for Trump's presidency... www.jezebel.com/reflecting-p...
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The Reflecting Pool Renovation Has Somehow Become EVEN MORE BOTCHED?
The contractor who repeatedly botched the reflecting pool renovation now ADMITS that they've botched it all over again.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump's math doesn't math. By his own estimate it still adds a half a trillion dollars to the deficit. That completely ignored the inflationary effect of dumping that kind of cash into the economy. No wonder he's bankrupted so many companies. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Lutnick says $5K dividend would not use taxpayer dollars
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday that the $5,000 dividends President Trump promised U.S. adults earlier this week would not come from taxpayer money. In an interview with NBC News at…
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sure sounds like a cover up over sex related crimes... Given this specific president, and convicted felon, why am I not surprised! Mother of murdered Navy sailor renews call for Congress to investigate daughter's death share.google/UyJ4KZ1YVw8d...
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Mother of murdered Navy sailor renews call for Congress to investigate daughter's death
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Because attacking our allies helps whom? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
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A Hostile Trump Reopens Old Wounds in the U.S.-Canada Relationship
President Trump is not the first American president to feud with Canada. But today’s crisis might be the worst.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump is writing his own bonus checks during an economy that's crashing. No wonder the GOP has let our debt grow to staggering trillions of dollars. Trump gifted multiple White House employees $45000 in cash, public records show share.google/PsFc2ZshKvWl...
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Trump gifted multiple White House employees $45,000 in cash, public records show
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'll place this right next to the promises to end the Ukrainian war, make groceries more affordable, and release the Epstein files. share.google/BBt3lT0zbqFQ...
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Trump claims U.S. adults will get a $5k ‘dividend’ if Republicans win the midterms
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Anyone else believe his continued lies? I'm still waiting for the release of the Epstein files and the end of the Russian invasion of Ukraine... Donald Trump predicts Iran war will end 'immediately after the election' share.google/3mXk6rfbnxC7...
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Trump predicts Iran war will end ‘immediately after the election’
President Trump said Wednesday he believes the U.S. war with Iran will end “immediately” after November’s midterm elections. “I think the war is going to end immediately after the election,” Trump …
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Not so fast...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How deep is the technology hole that Trump and the GOP have dug for our country? youtu.be/dYiUI6y1nKg?...
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America’s Scientists Are Disappearing
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The economy has been a disaster for the working class in America under Trump and the GOP. Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in U.S. - Japan Today share.google/oqtNaIxySIeb...
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Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in U.S.
It's never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend. The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, n...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We haven't forgotten about the Epstein files!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Intimidation will continue until total fear is achieved! DHS secretary says NY immigration arrests can include people with no criminal charges or convictions share.google/DNmqaZXOH82i...
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DHS secretary says NY immigration arrests can include people with no criminal charges or convictions
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Worst acting job ever? share.google/oquYxgRNQDyY...
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🚨 LAST PLAY in USA win vs Italy | World Cup WNBA basketball Caitlin Clark Angel Reese Paige Bueckers
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
How long has Trump taken to make even a modicum of progress on a problem he said he'd solve in a day? Male no mistake, Trump never met a war he didn't like when he and his friends could turn a profit on it. share.google/K8FKJAlTeBJY...
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Putin meets with US envoys for renewed talks to end Ukraine conflict
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The true costs of DOGE "cuts" have still not been examined. It's not just money, but experience, the increase in disease, the degraded services, and so many other costs. New report shows DOGE 'savings' following federal cuts could not be verified and were not accurate share.google/SytQrm8VOUfu...
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New report shows DOGE 'savings' following federal cuts could not be verified and were not accurate
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