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ThommyLA

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Lifelong Californian. Inaugural Gen X-er. Vegetarian atheist not into sports...what could possibly go wrong?

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 9h
"I am thoroughly unamused right now," Judge Ana Reyes said. She added: "I have given the government every single benefit of the doubt that it would not do precisely what it has done." to.pbs.org/4rXvRmt
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic D.C. golf course
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Monday ordered a 24-hour halt to tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course, a historic D.C. golf course that has been part of President Donald Trump’s plans to rema...
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 10h
The sci-fi fantasy that AI hucksters use to fool people into thinking there can be manmade intelligence is that it goes all the way back to 1818, with the publication of "Frankenstein." In the very first version of "AI," Mary Shelley got something fundamental about the desire to believe.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
"What Trump is doing now is next level. He’s not just attacking Somali residents. Rather, he’s calling for Minnesotans to attack them as well. And of course, it’s all based on absolute lies." — @snipy.bsky.social
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Trump wants a race war. Minnesotans won’t take the bait.
We love our Somali neighbors.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 11h
Only in Alaska. 😂 Two Republicans. Both named Dan Sullivan. Both running for the SAME U.S. Senate seat. And Mary Peltola is in the race, too. Imagine opening your ballot and wondering if you’re seeing double. #USDemocracy www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-...
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Alaska's top 4 primary means a felon and 2 candidates with the same name will be on November ballot
Alaska's House and Senate contests are set for November's general election, after the results in the state's nonpartisan top-four primary put fringe candidates on the ballot.
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ThommyLA @thommyla.bsky.social · 10h
Wishing the best for you from California! 🇺🇸
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Trump admin announced that winter oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve will be exempt from environmental reviews. That includes seismic surveys, building temporary roads, and drilling exploration wells. Our public lands keep paying the price…
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 10h
President Trump knows his agenda is highly unpopular, and Americans are demanding accountability. Instead of lifting a finger to lower costs or make government more efficient and effective, he has resorted to attacking his critics by weaponizing the justice system.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h
Read the whole thread and pass it on.
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ThommyLA @thommyla.bsky.social · 12h
Rutger Hauer in Nighthawks.
Rutger Hauer wears a white sweater in the film Nighthawks.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 15h
off the fuckin rails www.huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar's Home Raided By Federal Agents
The raid is part of a criminal investigation into the Minnesota congresswoman, DHS said in a statement.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Fox is garbage.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Right now members of Congress are being denied the ability to see the damage at these bases because there's a coverup underway. There's a coverup underway to try to hide the cost of this war and the debacle it has caused in the region."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026
LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.
Map of tanker’s route
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/10/2026
Speaking of live-streaming executions… There were white people in America, particularly from the 1880s through the 1930s, who enjoyed watching Black people being lynched. They brought their families, took photos & collected pieces of the victims’ clothing as souvenirs. [1935 — Fort Lauderdale]
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump moved $20 million into a Customs and Border Protection line meant for fallen officers’ memorials. The next day he signed a contract for ads about himself. The commercials ran during football games with “Paid for by the U.S. Government” on the screen.
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A Hero’s Welcome. No Thanks To Trump.
Also: the TV ads Trump billed taxpayers for, set to a song called “Love Me,” Newsom’s birthday present for Fox News, and where Trump’s sons are really making their money.
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antiNazi @antinazi.org · 11/10/2026
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Terrible things are nappening outside. Poor hepless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart... children come home from school to find that parents have disappeared.

Anne Frank, 1943
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026
huh, interesting that vance thinks this is the worst terrorist attack and not oklahoma city
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Nice work. This is just the actual clip itself. bsky.app/profile/uzza...
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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Yemeni Armed Forces announce four strikes on Saudi airports and Aramco facilities, renew aviation warning (The Cradle) 1/
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"The 2.25m barrels of diesel Putin offered Trump will have zero net impact on the world price of diesel. But accepting them will collapse the US-led sanctions regime on Russia—and align Trump with Putin against Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy production..." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
theatlantic.com
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Zelenskyy: "Prices are rising because of the war in the Middle East, the blocking of Hormuz. Everyone understands it. If we want to speak with people fairly, if we want to be clear, if we want to speak with our nations openly, people have to hear reality. Don't play games with people."
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ThommyLA @thommyla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
MAGAt Brain: A Cautionary Tale
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ThommyLA @thommyla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
👀👀!! www.10news.com/news/local-n...
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Mail-in ballots strewn along North County road
Dozens of election mail pieces, including unsigned ballots, were found scattered on a North County road, raising questions about ballot integrity.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump is helping Russia who is helping Iran attack and kill Americans. So that means Trump is knowingly taking steps to weaken the US and bolster Russia and its close ally, Iran. Does that make him a traitor? Let's have the debate.... www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Iran able to replenish its missiles and drones, getting arms from Russia, officials tell Bloomberg
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump is simply mentally ill. And at this point, it's getting extremely dangerous for the entire world. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/d...
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Angry Trump attacks Norway in new tantrum over Nobel Peace Prize: ‘It’s disgraceful’
Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay was awarded the prize this year
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
One year ago.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Todd Blanche has launched an antitrust investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and even Fox News after the networks suspended their coverage of Trump in protest of him barring three news organizations from the White House. This is insanity. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump brazenly lied about having seized Greenland during a midterm campaign rally.
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Trump, 80, Makes Unhinged Claim That He Seized Greenland
“I got Greenland,” the president told supporters. “I hope you’re happy about that.”
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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This huckster can't remember what he said a week ago but unlike him most of us remember his flip flops👉🏼 Fuck this lying hypocrite 🤨👇🏼
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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
Trump: “I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026
"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇
Collage of 12 Republican posts on X opposing Russian oil purchases, 2022–2026. Senate GOP, 7/28/26: "Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." Senate GOP, 7/14/26: backing Graham's bill to hold "major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable." House GOP, 3/8/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil. Biden is fueling Putin's war on Ukraine." Rep. Garret Graves, 3/8/22: calling on the administration "to ban Russian oil." House GOP, 3/7/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/4/22: "Stop buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/3/22: "sanction the oil and gas industry in Russia." House GOP, 3/2/22: "Instead of buying Russian oil..." Rep. Steve Scalise, 3/1/22: "stop financing Putin's war with Russian oil." Marco Rubio: "Stop importing Russian oil... That's the plan." Rubio, 3/9/22, on Russian oil imports. Peter Navarro, 6/24/23: India "buying up bargain-basement Russian oil."
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“If the measure fails, Muni could be forced to cut services by 30% and cancel around 20 lines, and BART may need to cut around 70% of services and close 15 stations as early as January, according to forecasts from those agencies.” www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
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Voters are split on whether or not to save Bay Area public transit
Only 48% of respondents said they would vote for the tax measure.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump announces deal to import Russian diesel. Yet he imposed tariffs on China and India for importing fuel from Russia. 3 weeks ago signed law threatening 500% tariffs on India and China. Now facing midterm election defeat ... and Utter bankruptcy of Trump foreign, economic and other policies.
bbc.co.uk
Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a 'gift to Putin'
Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged".
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 10/10/2026
In a new Truth Social post, Trump explains why he should have received the Nobel Peace Prize—writing entirely in the voice of a man being forcibly removed from a Cheesecake Factory. Really unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize laureate.
Screenshot of a long Truth Social post from Donald Trump dated 9 October 2026. The full thing is here https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117414533410378018. It's too long for alt text, but begins:

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This is the woman who received the Nobel Peace Prize over the Great United States of America, whose Representative, ME, settled eight Wars, and many other things. I know nothing about this woman, and neither does anyone else! In fact, to the best of my knowledge, no one ever heard of her other than the fact that she, very obviously, hates Israel. I don’t know what the woman has done. I settled 8 Wars, with letters being sent from every President and Prime Minister from the countries that I helped to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and I’m about to settle, or win, two more, Iran and, Russia/Ukraine. They’re both happening at breakneck speed but, forget them, it’s the 8 that I’ve already settled, any one of which, in particular, Pakistan and India, would be far more than necessary to win the Nobel Prize. In actuality, I should have won 8 Nobel Peace Prizes, not just 1. The 8 Wars are:
 
Cambodia and Thailand
Kosovo and Serbia
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Pakistan and India
Israel and Iran
Egypt and Ethiopia
Armenia and Azerbaijan
Israel and Hamas
 
Additionally, I stopped Iran from having a Nuclear Weapon, and blowing up the entire Middle East and, ultimately, far beyond! I saved more lives than anyone in History and, as Maria Corina Machado, a truly fine person, stated to the Media when she gave me her Nobel Prize of last year, “Donald Trump settled many Wars, and deserves the Nobel Peace Prize more than any person that has ever received it.” Based on my record of PEACE, a record like no one else has ever achieved, I agree! I got back all of the hostages in Israel, including the final 28, both living and dead, and worked with Hamas to do it — Nobody believed this was possible! I removed the World’s Evil Dictator, Nicolas Maduro, from Ve…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Status reports that ABC News deleted that explosive story about the Trump kids getting billions in federal contracts for their companies. ABC hasn't explained why they nuked the story, even as Trump has crowed about its deletion, sparking a firestorm behind scenes. www.status.news/p/david-elli...
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM "As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."
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llessu.bsky.social @llessu.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Early in the Minneapolis thuggery, ICE grabbed two citizen employees from a Target store in Richfield, roughed them up in transit, and threw them back out of the vehicle in the parking lot of a Walmart in Bloomington. Target said nothing.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026
Gov. Spanberger on Trump's executive order on dyed diesel: “Who pays that deferred tax and when? Is it the farmer? Is it the vendor?” “If the president and his supporters in Congress actually wanted to meaningfully impact the cost of diesel, they would end the Iran war.”
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I'm movin' on... @alyssonfergison.com · 09/10/2026
Feels like a good time to remind y'all he's also paralyzed from the waist down. What do they plan to do... ratchet strap him to a post? Gun him down in a wheelchair? The optics of this will not play the way they think it will, even with 80% of white America. If they do it, it'll backfire.
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Golnesa Gharachedaghi: No Pun Intended
ALT: Golnesa Gharachedaghi: No Pun Intended
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Jessica Killin @killinforco.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump and Jeff Crank's tariff policies are not only destructive to our small business community and are driving up the prices of everyday goods, but they're also not even achieving what they were created to do. The US trade deficit has only gone up.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Trump's History of Violence (2016-2020)
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Eric Holder @ericholder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is unreal. Weakens Ukraine (who with sufficient support could win the war) and for no good reason reverses long standing US policy. Cause for concern. ***** Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms
Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I’ve found only three GOP congressmembers — only one of whom is on the ballot next month — slamming Hegseth’s plan for a public execution. Did I miss anyone?
Rep. Austin Scott &
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I absolutely support the sentence of death, but live-streaming executions is what jihadists do.
America is better than that.
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Correct.
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Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed,
Pentagon says
The U.S. military plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army...
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Seneca warned that Rome's bloody spectacles corrupted the people who watched them. A civilization erodes when it cultivates an appetite for executions as a form of entertainment.
Secretary Hegseth's plan to livestream the Fort Hood execution risks feeding that appetite. The victims deserve justice administered with solemnity. Broadcasting a death diminishes us and is not an effective deterrent. I urge him to reconsider.
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Hasan should face the death penalty, but making his execution public and streaming it? Beyond disgusting. Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do. It should not be happening in America.
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The U.S. military plans to
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Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army major who was convicted of the 2009 killing of 13 people...
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