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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 · 45m
Despite all their sure warnings, the GOP doesn't appear to care about the US debt any more, nor inflation, nor war, nor the cost of our groceries. --- US debt interest costs hit $3 billion a day and jumped 8% in 2026—faster than spending, revenue, GDP | Fortune share.google/uWEXJOqZMZsg...
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U.S. debt interest payments hit $3 billion a day and jumped 8% in fiscal 2026 — faster than total federal spending, revenue and GDP growth | Fortune
Net interest payments rose 8% to $1.05 trillion in fiscal year 2026, while revenue increased 3% to $5.4 trillion and spending grew 6% to $7.4 trillion.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 1h
Apparently, the GOP wants their hatred of those different from them to destroy our economy, destroy our trade relationships, and lead to never ending war. And they say they are the party of common sense... In what universe? youtu.be/C7C8pHhBUSU?...
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'Democrats are done': The National News Desk talks to Ohio voters
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 5h
The party that is the protector of pedophiles and sex offenders... welcome to the GOP. How does that make the $400 million this year alone that Elon spent look? 'Just pray’: Alabama GOP silent as Rep. Brett Easterbrook’s human trafficking arrest sparks outrage - al.com share.google/af0tzQiy9eWo...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 5h
If anything native Americans should be beating up ICR agents and deporting them!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 5h
Fascism at work today... Rep. Ilhan Omar’s lawyers say authorities ignored judge’s restrictions on home search - The Washington Post share.google/Nqt92g0pWuX2...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s lawyers say authorities ignored judge’s restrictions on home search
In a letter obtained by The Washington Post, attorneys for the Minnesota Democrat condemned a Justice Department inquiry into her immigration history as a politically motivated attack.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 18h
It sure seems as if the GOP aren't the financial wizards they promise to be. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/16/u...
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U.S. budget deficit swells to almost $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, up 12% in a single year
The Treasury Department published the U.S. budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
We're Talkin' Baseball...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Somehow I doubt anyone will even get a slap on the wrist... www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-mu...
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Judge finds Elon Musk, Kristi Noem engaged in premeditated campaign to smear ex-FEMA official
A federal magistrate judge said Elon Musk and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem knowingly spread false information about Mary Comans, the former CFO of FEMA.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
There need to be penalties for this level of persecution... Maybe their time would be better spent looking at the Epstein files. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump officials scrutinized Omar in 2019. They didn’t find citizenship issues.
The earlier review of Omar’s immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Why aren't the FBI and/or DOJ involved in this alleged fraud? youtu.be/0FcrQDs1_OU?...
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CIVIL WAR: Trump allies CLASH as $5 million THEFT gets exposed
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
As well he should. Trump has been one of Putin's best agents. Volodymyr Zelenskyy feels ‘betrayed’ by Donald Trump over Starlink access | Ukraine | The Guardian share.google/CV4J7d0MkkDR...
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy feels ‘betrayed’ by Donald Trump over Starlink access
Ukrainian president accused US president of picking the other side after four years of war
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Corruption abounds in the MAGA world!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump and the GOP are against the law and order reveal these of the Epstein files. They want to subvert the course of justice. Trump wins further delay over Jack Smith documents report share.google/42KOAB8cRN1X...
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Appeals court allows Trump to further delay hearing on Jack Smith’s documents report
The president’s counsel cited Trump’s busy schedule ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
So true...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
He can't earn what he wants, so he's trying to buy it instead... Elon Musk funding Republican groups ahead of November midterms to the tune of $276 million share.google/ItO0hTejEOuo...
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Elon Musk funding Republican groups ahead of November midterms to the tune of $276 million
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Speaking against Trump, and he'll put you in solitary confinement... Without a conviction or trial! www.military.com/air-force-ma...
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Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is in Solitary 24 Hours Daily After Publicly Calling For Trump’s Impeachment
Maj. Jason Watson has been jailed since August after publicly opining on the president and his administration, drawing a big legal battle.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
More ongoing corruption with the Trump administration. The Pentagon Gave Contracts to Alvarez & Marsal Federal, a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Official — ProPublica share.google/WYupkL5nApuu...
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The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...
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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 13/10/2026
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
These Tech Bros seem to think that laws don't apply to them. Trump and Elon are no different. Martin Shkreli violated lifetime pharmaceutical ban: FTC share.google/bjXsz4zjdGkB...
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Martin Shkreli violated lifetime pharma industry ban, FTC and states say in contempt claim
Shkreli was banned from the pharmaceutical industry after a trial found that he organized an illegal scheme to perpetuate a monopoly for the drug Daraprim.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
DOGE was just another assault perpetrated against our country. Source: Threads share.google/0vvv91Lqt5WO...
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DOGE failed to make the state smaller, despite Elon Musk’s ambitious promises. But it did make it dumber, as Michael Lewis’s new book makes clear
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Hah!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump's ego has no bounds... www.newsweek.com/judge-trump-...
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Judge screams at Trump officials for abruptly cutting down 500 trees in DC
A federal judge blasted Trump officials over the removal of hundreds of trees from a historic Washington, D.C., golf course.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Apparently, the GOP thinks that farmer's are heavily invested in oil companies. youtu.be/eBwoEaExsZA?...
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SCREAMING Erupts as Fox Host EXPOSES MAGA Co-Host Live On Air!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Zalensky at least agreed to Trump's proposed energy cease fire. Putin turns it down yet Trump is calling to get rid of Zalensky. It seems like Trump isn't very good at picking his friends. Putin rejects ceasefire, contradicting Trump's claim of Russia-Ukraine energy deal
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Elon and his trolls have effectively stolen $1.9 alone.with just one of his companies in just one year. How.many other billions are being stolen now? We'll likely never know... The Final Frontier of Tax Avoidance: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Has $1.9 Billion to Gain from Defunding the IRS flip.it/mF7-.e
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The Final Frontier of Tax Avoidance: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Has $1.9 Billion to Gain from Defunding the IRS
A year after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut a swath of destruction through vital federal agencies including the Internal Revenue Service, Musk’s apparent antipathy toward t...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump is so full of crap. Putin needs to go for being the aggressor. What the hell is wrong with the GOP? Ukraine rejects Trump's call for new leadership | DW News share.google/2FmjNuLwS4Vc...
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Ukraine rejects Trump's call for new leadership | DW News
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Absolutely true!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So Trump, the great peace negotiator didn't have anyone agree to anything. What a pathetic, intelligent loser. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Kremlin rejects 60-day truce offer and refuses to comment on Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ – Europe live
Zelenskyy had proposed a 60-day total ceasefire to allow Ukraine to hold presidential elections
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
What are your values? youtube.com/post/UgkxYU6...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians" www.cnn.com/2026/10/11/p...
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Trump’s US-Russia diesel deal draws bipartisan criticism | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is facing bipartisan blowback in the US as lawmakers warn that the Trump administration is defying a federal law meant to crackd...
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TonyHQ @tonyhq1985.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Somehow the president iss entitled.to coverage now? People apparently don't have a first amendment right not to talk about Trump. DOJ opens antitrust probe as White House press-access fight escalates share.google/WmSfO9g0Uo4o...
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Justice Department opens antitrust probe as White House press-access fight escalates
The Justice Department said in a statement that it is examining whether the White House TV press pool violated the Sherman Act.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ouch!
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Remember how much Trump and the MAGA GOP have helped Putin next time you vote... Remember what our grocery and fuel prices used to be before Trump's latest unforced error in Hormuz...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump needs to stop supporting Putin.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Trump administration supports lawlessness in the world. US sanctions ICC hours after ex-judge wins Nobel prize share.google/szEeb5eCEwnR...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It is true that Trump's ego dwarfs the Pacific Ocean in size... Trump suggests ‘Ocean of Americas’ as new name for Atlantic or Pacific - The Washington Post share.google/vByj45aoq9Po...
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Trump suggests ‘Ocean of Americas’ as new name for Atlantic or Pacific
The president also floated the idea of naming an ocean after himself.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump is willing to put us into even deeper economic troubles in order to buy himself an election. If any of these were a good idea, he would have done them two years ago. President Donald Trump seeks to break through with economically weary voters - The Washington Post share.google/ZhZ4i8ZGsDBW...
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Trump showers voters with checks and tax relief in final sprint to midterms
From diesel tax breaks to direct checks, the president is attempting to break through to economically anxious voters.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The lawlessness of the Trump DOJ needs to end now! Federal judge sanctions DOJ attorney for accusing immigrant's lawyer of misconduct without evidence share.google/S2GgCcwnGsCs...
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Federal judge sanctions DOJ attorney for accusing immigrant's lawyer of misconduct without evidence
A federal judge in Arizona sanctioned a DOJ attorney for making a "factually baseless" accusation against an attorney representing a detained immigrant.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Not only did he bungle his way into a war with Iran and failed to find a way out of it, he has ow found away to reward Russia and abandoned long standing Russian punishments. Putin must be laughing as he takes our money to continue his illegal war in Europe. www.axios.com/2026/10/09/e...
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Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest"
The Ukrainian leader says the oil agreement looks like a "birthday present" for Vladimir Putin.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
One of the iconic and original GOATs of the NFL... He will be loved by da Bears forever! youtu.be/dTyU2NMqXeo?...
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Big Ditka Energy - a Dave Swerski Superfan original song 🎬🕺🏻🐻⬇️
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The corruption amongst Trump's staff is staggering. Marco Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations in Greece share.google/ii3PL4NXo1So...
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It wasn't a Somali that was murdering Minnesotan politicians recently.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is terrible. This issue once divided our nation and nearly broke us. Why is he reopening such evil and horrible wounds in our nation.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A sad statement on the priorities of the GOP.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is disgusting! Our country should be better than this. www.axios.com/2026/10/08/h...
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Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution
Hegseth said Nidal Hasan is "gonna get a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be."
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We need new leadership now. The GOP has caused the cost of living to go through the roof! www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/10/...
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Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says
Tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to inflation in 67 categories of goods by February 2026, researchers at the New York Federal Reserve found.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Outrageous prices, historic trade partners pissed off, and all for nothing. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/b...
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U.S. Trade Deficit Hits 17-Month High Despite Trump’s Tariffs
Imports and the trade deficit have ballooned in recent months, defying the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce it through tariffs.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Anyone else not surprised by this? I would be surprised if anyone was disciplined however. FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters share.google/d4TKuXxhddb8...
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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
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