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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D.

@thomasrameywatson.bsky.social
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Poet, fiction & non-fiction author, scholar (Great Western Judeo-Christian Tradition), univ. chaplain, counselor, animal lover (especially dogs and cats), advocate for truth and justice, following Jesus of the Gospels, not some Anti-Christ idol.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Perfect
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23h
Absofreakinlutely They Should......
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alternet.org @alternet.org · 23h
Michael Wolff claims Trump has a deep-seated intellectual insecurity that explains why the president strictly locks down his past and fills his cabinet with compliant "yes-men."
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Trump secretly believes he's stupid — and is scared you'll find out: biographer
Michael Wolff claims Trump has a deep-seated intellectual insecurity that explains why the president strictly locks down his past and fills his cabinet with compliant "yes-men."
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 16h
Trump just revealed the real reason he wants permanent Daylight Saving Time www.alternet.org/trump-daylig...
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Trump just revealed the real reason he wants permanent Daylight Saving Time
On Sunday, in a long, rambling Truth Social post, President Donald Trump revealed the real reason he's been pushing for permanent Daylight Saving Time. Unsurprisingly, it's for the benefit of golf. Wh...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 17h
Former congressman cackles in Scott Jenning’s face www.alternet.org/trump-unpopu...
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Former congressman cackles in Scott Jenning’s face
Former South Carolina lawmaker Bakari Sellers did not bother to hide his contempt on CNN’s Anderson Cooper’s Friday night program when Republican pundit Scott Jennings attempted to blame stale job gro...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 17h
Trump pal unloads on ‘naive’ MAGA loyalist on live TV www.alternet.org/trump-gerald...
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Trump pal unloads on ‘naive’ MAGA loyalist on live TV
On Saturday, longtime media personality Geraldo Rivera – who has been friends with President Donald Trump since the 1970s – put former New York City councilor Joe Borelli on blast during an appearance...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 17h
Trump reboots his most brazen scandal —and nobody's stopping him this time www.alternet.org/trump-corrup...
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Trump reboots his most brazen scandal —and nobody's stopping him this time
An act that incited an uproar among Republicans in 2019 is drawing practically no protest in 2026.
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Marc Riggsbee @marcriggsbee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The current president is an indecent, incompetent boor.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
MAGA insider warns GOP that 'impeachment' and 'the Hague' are coming www.alternet.org/republicans-...
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MAGA insider warns GOP that 'impeachment' and 'the Hague' are coming
On Wednesday, a prominent conservative commentator revealed that the GOP is desperate to avoid the impeachment of President Donald Trump’s officials, particularly that of embattled Defense Secretary P...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump DOJ takes extraordinary step of asking court to undo its own victory www.alternet.org/trump-doj-26...
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Trump DOJ takes extraordinary step of asking court to undo its own victory
The Justice Department of the Trump administration has requested that a federal appeals court cancel the courtroom victory that the government won against Florida concerning the way children with comp...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Top election lawyer says Trump has already rigged the 2026 midterms www.alternet.org/trump-has-26...
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Top election lawyer says Trump has already rigged the 2026 midterms
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he will do everything in his power to prevent Democrats from reclaiming either chamber of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections. Now Marc Elias, an...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wait. Which country is he talking about?
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Melania's low profile masks a lucrative White House side hustle www.alternet.org/melania-trum...
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Melania's low profile masks a lucrative White House side hustle
Little attention is being paid to the ways first lady Melania Trump has found to cash in on her position in government.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Legendary conservative sounds alarm on major GOP betrayal www.alternet.org/trump-jd-van...
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Legendary conservative sounds alarm on major GOP betrayal
George Will is highly critical of MAGA Christians — including Vice President JD Vance — and argues that they mirror, in many ways, the "socialists" they condemn.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When Jesus healed the sick, he didn’t ask for a deductible. When he fed the hungry, he didn’t price gouge for a profit. When the Hebrew prophets saw corruption, they spoke truth to power. When I take on this corrupt system, I’m doing it on biblical grounds.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WSJ: A Paid Company Lobbyist Accompanied Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushed U.S. Energy Deals theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/wsj-a-paid...
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WSJ: A Paid Company Lobbyist Accompanied Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushed U.S. Energy Deals
A paid lobbyist for a company seeking LNG business joined Kimberly Guilfoyle in meetings as she pushed U.S. energy deals; some officials said they weren't told of his ties.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Corruption alert: Trump saved Susan Collins from sweeping FBI investigation www.alternet.org/trump-susan-...
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Corruption alert: Trump saved Susan Collins from sweeping FBI investigation
Internal documents reveal an illegal campaign finance operation that reached the highest levels of Congress—and why it will never see a courtroom.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wait, a man who drove his wife to suicide by proving how popular he is with the ladies stole money from black kids for their health to fund an entourage to prove how important he is? It's *almost* as if RFK, Jr. is a truly horrible, insecure person!
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
State Department insider reveals Trump’s plan for 'nuclear genocide' www.alternet.org/trump-nuclea...
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State Department insider reveals Trump’s plan for 'nuclear genocide'
On Friday, a leading national security analyst warned that President Donald Trump’s recent behavior suggests his intention to commit “nuclear genocide.”
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hacked FBI files exposed medical info like blood tests and spouse details www.alternet.org/fbi-hack/
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Hacked FBI files exposed medical info like blood tests and spouse details
The FBI's hacked personal data didn't merely reveal contact information for 60,000-plus agents and officials; it also contained private details about blood and urine tests, the BBC reported on Friday.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump races to stop November 10 time bomb www.alternet.org/trump-china-...
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Trump races to stop November 10 time bomb
A temporary truce with Xi Jinping is set to expire, threatening an automatic snapback of Chinese export controls that could halt production of everything from smartphones to F-35 fighter jets.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Possibly the best example of American democracy and governance in the era of Trump.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 24/09/2026
There will be no shortage of abundance at the White House this evening.
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White House Serves Lavish State Dinner As Americans Struggle To Buy Groceries
White House Serves Lavish State Dinner As Americans Struggle To Buy Groceries
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tuberville says he avoids reading to maintain his 'own opinion' www.alternet.org/tommy-tuberv...
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Tuberville says he avoids reading to maintain his 'own opinion'
Capitol Hill reporter Matt Laslo had a conversation with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in which the gubernatorial candidate revealed he doesn't
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 24/09/2026
Seats immediately started emptying after the Israeli prime minister was called to the stage to speak.
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Netanyahu’s UN Speech Met With Major Walkout
Netanyahu’s UN Speech Met With Major Walkout
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A group of Nobel Prize-winning economists are supporting California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax, Prop 40. They’re right to support it — and Gavin Newsom is wrong to oppose it. Here’s why.
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Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax
Billionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There are 'tapes of Donald Trump': Russia expert unloads explosive claim www.alternet.org/trump-tapes/
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There are 'tapes of Donald Trump': Russia expert unloads explosive claim
President Donald Trump's close relationship with Russia has long troubled observers. Now an author and Russia expert who recently wrote a book on Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a t...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump labeled 'weird' as Xi delivers blunt warning right to his face www.alternet.org/trump-china-...
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Trump labeled 'weird' as Xi delivers blunt warning right to his face
The insult in question came as Xi delivered a statement on the conditions necessary for the U.S. and China to avoid war, during which he referred to “the Thucydides trap,” which, according to the Guar...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump 'jumps the shark' as Fox News airs new ad 'paid for by US government' www.alternet.org/2026-midterm...
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Trump 'jumps the shark' as Fox News airs new ad 'paid for by US government'
Fox News is now airing a new ad promoting President Donald Trump. The ad, set to the song "Love Me," is airing during Jesse Watters' show, and it includes a disclaimer: "paid for by the U.S. governmen...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
'Sickening and Unacceptable': Anger Mounts as Trump and Vance Gleefully Rip Healthcare From 750,000 www.commondreams.org/news/vance-7...
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'Sickening and Unacceptable': Anger Mounts as Trump and Vance Gleefully Rip Healthcare From 750,000 | Common Dreams
"Just six weeks out from the election, the Trump administration continues to kick working Americans while they’re down."
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
'We Don't Waste Our Time' With Courts, Says Trump, Bragging of Extrajudicial Murders in Pacific and Caribbean www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
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'We Don't Waste Our Time' With Courts, Says Trump, Bragging of Extrajudicial Murders in Pacific and Caribbean | Common Dreams
Earlier this week, a UN expert said the boat bombings, which have killed at least 234 people, may "constitute crimes against humanity," including "murder."
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
With 'Blood-Soaked War Criminal' Set to Land in Mamdani's NYC, Calls Grow to Arrest Netanyahu www.commondreams.org/news/netanya...
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With 'Blood-Soaked War Criminal' Set to Land in Mamdani's NYC, Calls Grow to Arrest Netanyahu | Common Dreams
​Mamdani has said New York can't enforce the ICC warrant against Israel's prime minister, but one human rights lawyer argued it's "not the only tool available to the US when it comes to holding Netany...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump to ballroom architect: “I am the code” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump to ballroom architect: “I am the code”
Yet another presidential vanity project skips the rules—in this case, fire safety rules.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF. theintercept.com/2026/09/18/r...
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Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.
An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft’s charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC’s super PAC.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Sci-Fi warning that predicts Trump's next alarming move www.alternet.org/ai-trump/
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The Sci-Fi warning that predicts Trump's next alarming move
A real-world cyber threat looms over the White House.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tax the rich. Break up big banks. Primary corporate Democrats. Get Big Money out of politics. The message of the Occupy Movement is as important today as it was 15 years ago.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 20/09/2026
Trump warns 'very big things' imminent: 'When do I blow the entire nation up?'
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Trump warns 'very big things' imminent: 'When do I blow the entire nation up?'
President Donald Trump told Fox News’ Trey Yingst Sunday morning that, regarding speculation of an imminent U.S. escalation in the Middle East, “very big things” would take place in the “not-so-distant future,” things that include ‘wiping Iran out” entirely.Fears mounted Saturday night after Trump a...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump uses national security excuse for yet another vanity project 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 www.alternet.org/trump-arch-2...
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Trump uses national security excuse for yet another vanity project
"President Trump knows that one way to gain advantage in the legal fight over a controversial construction project is to link it to a military need"
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
'I Don't Think Any US Government Official Has Ever Said That Before': On-Orbit Space Weapon Confirmed? www.commondreams.org/news/space-w...
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'I Don't Think Any US Government Official Has Ever Said That Before': On-Orbit Space Weapon Confirmed? | Common Dreams
"The United States now has, on-orbit, space-control weapons," said US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
'Drop the Genocide 20': Activists Launch Campaign to Exclude Officials Behind Biden Gaza Policy From Democratic Politics www.commondreams.org/news/drop-th...
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'Drop the Genocide 20': Activists Launch Campaign to Exclude Officials Behind Biden Gaza Policy From Democratic Politics | Common Dreams
The organizers said the "culture of bipartisan elite immunity" was why "Biden officials knew they could arm, defend, and cover up the genocide in Gaza for 15 months, and simply move back into liberal ...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Warren Sounds Alarm Over Trump Becoming First US President Ever to 'Own and Oversee His Own Bank' www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...
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Warren Sounds Alarm Over Trump Becoming First US President Ever to 'Own and Oversee His Own Bank' | Common Dreams
US Sen. Elizabeth Warren is taking a stand against President Trump's corrupt crypto bank, urging the Senate to pass the Ending Presidential Corruption in Banking Act. Will Congress choose to fight cor...
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pentagon Weighs Major U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe as Poland Warns Russia May Strike NATO Territory theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/pentagon-w...
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Pentagon Weighs Major U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe as Poland Warns Russia May Strike NATO Territory
As Poland warns of possible Russian strikes on NATO territory, the Pentagon is weighing major U.S. troop cuts that critics warn could weaken deterrence against further Russian aggression.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Rhythm of Your Breath Leaves a Fingerprint on Your Thoughts - nautil.us/the-rhythm-o...
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The Rhythm of Your Breath Leaves a Fingerprint on Your Thoughts - Nautilus
Subtle variations in the breath trace electrical signaling in the brain
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