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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

@tcinla.bsky.social
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Military aviation history author (search my name at Amazon in books). Screenwriter of the cult classic "The Terror Within." Writes "That's Another Fine Mess" on Substack. Politically left since forever. Cat lover. Well-known plastic airplane model-maker

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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver @tcinla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The really nice thing is there aren't 50 Trumpers with gluey fingerprints on their canopies to kill the joy of modeling.
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Flooding the zone" with this stuff might be in order.
Post from Mark R Elias 

"I think I'm getting the hang of this."

Mark's question to America.gov

Does the president have the authority over the conduct of federal elections,?

Answer:
The Constitution does not give the president the power to run or set the rules for federal elections. States have the main job if administering them. Congress can change most of those rules by statue. The president's role is to enforce existing federal law, not to replace state or congressional election rules.
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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We will remember.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“So many people came out to see me in Alabama last night. The Fire Marshall threatened to shut the rally down because we were so bigly over capacity. And I was told that there were over 300,000 outside, crying because they couldn’t get in to hear me. We could hear them all crying from inside. Sad.”
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Democratic candidate Mary Peltola is fighting to lower costs, to fix the rigged system, and to protect Alaska fisheries. Support Mary Peltola for a better future. Her opponent, Sullivan, is captured by the logging, fossil fuel & Big Pharma industries.
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Donate to support Mary Peltola for Senate
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just a Friendly Reminder…..
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It appears that Trump may not have fully comprehended the material in question. In fact, it has been suggested that he lacks the ability to read or understand complex information. This raises concerns about his educational background and intellectual capacity.
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Failed attempt by Russians to transport a Mi-2 helicopter on the roof of a pickup truck in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai.
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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Governor Newsom Press Office
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PEASANTS, SHUT UP ABOUT YOUR HEALTH CARE! OUR QUEEN'S BALLROOM WILL BE ALMOST AS BEAUTIFUL AS HER!
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daviss @daviss.org · 04/10/2026
Hundreds marched through Downtown Minneapolis today, supported by a large list of unions and community groups. Making stops at Target and the Federal Courthouse asking for Target to sign the Democracy Pledge and demanding charges against all Anti-ICE protesters be dropped.
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A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🎥 FinancialExpress (10/01/26)👇💯% 🔗 youtube.com/shorts/HWnD3...
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‘PETTY, CORRUPT NARCISSIST’ | Pritzker TARGETS Trump Over Power and Money
YouTube video by The Financial Express
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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
That’s not what Trump said. He said, “MOST people don’t know that dumb has a B.”
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Revelation: Their plan was to sabotage our economy both verbally and with illegal tariffs so we’ll all turn against each other, and they’d take all our resources for free. The shocking part is that some fell for it. But those who fell for lies are seeing the truth now 🤬 🤬 🤬
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Study Finds That People With Lower Cognitive Abilities Are More Likely To Endorse Christian Nationalist Claims - Joe.My.God.
The Psychology Post reports: A new study indicates that Americans with lower scores on a vocabulary test commonly used to measure cognitive ability are more likely to endorse Christian nationalist bel...
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
👊 👊 👊
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Anti-choice doctors believe that abortion bans protect patients, while abortion providers know that bans are deadly. But their opposite advocacy efforts underscore a striking trend in American politics since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022: the political activation of American doctors.
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The Fall of Roe Changed Doctors. Now They’re Changing Politics.
State-level abortion debates have activated physicians as a political force like never before.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A civil lawsuit. A renewed criminal investigation. And a very complicated area of the law. I’ve tried to give you the information you’ll need to understand the unfolding investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell fraternity. joycevance.substack.com/p/jane-doe?r...
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Jane Doe
Jane Doe is the name by which we know the young woman who has come forward to say she was gang raped in a room at the Chi Phi fraternity house while she was a student at Cornell in 2024.
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You don’t need a ‘real thinker’ to understand pain at the pump. Gas prices hit working families first. Denial combined with Trump's lie that gas is less than $2 per gallon, doesn’t make it cheaper. Vote for Democrats who are fighters not folders.
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Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremists
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just an idea...
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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
= 1,000 words
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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D Lesser @harleygalsc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Count on it 👇
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KelleyBean ✌️☮️ @waterwriter23220.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I will never get enough of these. 😂🤣🤣😂 I will also never forgive Will Smith and how he was still rewarded after assaulting someone.
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KelleyBean ✌️☮️ @waterwriter23220.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kids need permission slips to take an aspirin. This is not happening. I can’t believe anyone would buy this shit. #Tuberville is a lying fascist.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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N.J. Gallegos is Dr. Spooky (she/her) @drspookyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy Caturday!
Cat Bane and Wally
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Folks have insulted:  My Southern drawl.  My loc’d hair.  My clothes.  My shoes.  My intelligence.  I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h. Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build. This is a lot y’all. It is. #AngieForFlorida
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just talked with a lifelong Republican in the Delta Sky Club at LaGuardia who was heading home to Dallas. He told me he’s voting for James Talarico in November. His words about Ken Paxton: “He’s corrupt as all fuck.” And he said he’s “ashamed” Paxton is the GOP nominee.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Mrs. Beaverhausen @ghostmom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tim Snyder is correct: If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money and tackle our corrupt system. There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 03/10/2026
Yale President McInnis is currently trying to cut a deal with Trump's white supremacist administration over admissions policies. Incredibly shameful. Demonstrators turned the hell out to say NO. Huge admiration for these students and faculty members and alums.
Yale students and faculty looking serious as hell at the demonstration - holding signs that read "DEFEND DIVERSITY / DEFEND DEMOCRACY / DON'T SETTLE"
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Exactly❕❕❕
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
OK then 👍💥
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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins www.propublica.org/article/susan-co… #USPolitics #Corruption #Law
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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins
In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the existence of the case for the first time.
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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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MescaleroDevilDog @mescalerodevildog.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
1./YES, YES, YES! That is why the second Special Counsel Report detailed and why the Russian agent Judge in Florida is sitting on it. For one anyone who mishandles a top classified document ends up in jail let alone storing them in a resort private club where foreign agents can access them……
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falalala50.bsky.social @falalala50.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yup Kermit…and so applicable to Tommy!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This👇
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Bedste Hansen @bedstehansen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📢📢📢💪💪💪💪💪🎯🎯🎯 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 youtube.com/shorts/8VL7H...
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International Criminal Court
YouTube video by Mary Trump Media
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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#JohnDeering
John Deering
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Couldn't stop myself from posting this. It makes me happy
One day, you'll hear cell phones going off.

Then shouting and cheering.

In the distance, car horns will begin to honk.

A stranger might buy everyone a round at the bar where you're sitting.

And without anyone saying a word, you will know.

AN ERA IS OVER.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Can you say the SAME?! 🤚
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