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@tom2001.bsky.social
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Retired electrical engineer, avid reader and science fiction fan. And, yes, very political.

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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What Did They Think Was Going To Happen? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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What Did They Think Was Going To Happen?
When I was younger, we used to pride ourselves that we had the longest undefended land border in the world with Canada. The border runs along the line between people’s yards in Blaine, Washington/
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This cartoon nicely sums up the future that the tech billionaires have in mind for the rest of us.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Here's a good, detailed analysis of the three congressional districts in South Texas.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Someone found the latest design plans for Trump's remodel of the White House.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This cartoon lampooning the GOP's response to Saturday's shootings by suggesting a ballroom as the solution is hilariously on-target: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Tom the Dancing Bug reports on Trump’s new plan to turn all schools into ballrooms
A cartoon by Ruben Bolling.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Saw this quote from Trump in today's Washington Post. Utterly incoherent -- except for the last sentence, it's impossible to even figure out what the rest of it is supposed to mean. And yet his supporters have the nerve to accuse Kamala Harris of speaking in "word salad".
Text excerpt from WaPo article
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I think this is so accurate. The elites have utterly failed the moment, while everyday Americans have ended up being the people who are standing up against Trump.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
This made me chuckle
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
How do Americans now perceive Trump. The following is courtesy of YouGov by way of Daily Kos. It's a shame that the U.S. electorate hadn't figured this out back in 2024 when it would have made a difference.
List of character traits and the percentage of Americans who feel they describe Trump.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Tom the Dancing Bug presents: Excursions are Hell www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Tom the Dancing Bug presents: Excursions are Hell
-> It's the INNER HIVE DRIVE ! Join Tom the Dancing Bug's Inner Hive today, and the cost of signing up will be donated to the Democracy Defenders Fund to sue Donald Trump over and over, and protect .....
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Straight out of the Twilight Zone
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Possibly the most accurate description I've seen of Trump.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I've always thought that Trump committed perjury when he took the oath of office.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Absolutely disgusting
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
David Horsey has been producing great political cartoons at least since the late 70s, when I would see his work in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He still has the gift...
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Nice to get confirmation that Ken Jennings is one of the good guys.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
This feels all too accurate. Cartoon: The black hole www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Cartoon: The black hole
Full disclosure, this is a lightly-edited encore presentation of a cartoon that first ran seven years ago. Even hard-working cartoonists need a little time off during the holidays! As always, if � .....
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
And the motivation would be the same -- Trump would sympathize with Hitler back then just as he does with Putin today.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
I've been saying this for a while...
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
here’s an Elon Musk Christmas Tale. Merry Xmas everyone ❤️
7 panel comic

Panel 1: Elon Musk and Santa.
Elon: I’ve bought you’re entire operation.
Santa: What

Panel 2:
Musk: I fired the elves. And the reindeer.

Panel 3: Musk, gesturing at a modified cybertruck. Christmas sacks are inside and a huge rocket is strapped to the side.
Elon: this is your new sleigh

Panel 4: Musk watches as the cyber sleigh ascends into the night sky 

Panel 5: The cyber sleigh immediately implodes
Musk: shit

Panel 6: As the wreckage falls to earth Musk frantically types on his phone

Panel 7: Musk tweets: The Jews just killed Sant
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I first saw Horsey's political cartoons in the Seattle PI over 45 years ago. He's still producing great cartoons after all this time, like this one: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Cartoon: A biblical update
A cartoon by David Horsey.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Consider that not only did someone buy and wear this shirt, but someone else manufactured and sold it. In the end, I think this perfectly sums up the underlying ethics and morality of the MAGA movement.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Maybe this will get through to people our age about why shooting boats out of the water based on unsubstantiated claims of transporting drugs is such a horrible idea.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This is an appropriate memorial to Dick Cheney. He was massively and incredibly wrong when he was VP, but he eventually did get a couple things right when he recognized the threat from his own party.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I'm sure a bunch of people are posting this, so I'll be one more -- the AI-generated Epstein Ballroom video from the Lincoln Project is well worth a look and it's only a minute long: lincolnproject.us/epstein-ball...
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The Lincoln Project: Epstein Ballroom
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Seems about right...
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
So glad that they are doing this.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Here's hoping that she ultimately has a happier ending that her WWII-era counterpart.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Simple, but accurate and well-said.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I'd say this cartoonist got it right.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Saw this at the Contrarian:
Insecure with your masculinity?  C student at best in high school?  Too ugly to show your face?  JOIN ICE!
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Yes, please push him into that other universe...
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
This cartoon accurately describes not just Mike Johnson but most of the right-wing "Christians", including Texas' own Ken Paxton.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
So accurate. Abbott, Patrick, Paxton, and the rest of them see themselves as real Texas he-men, but this is what they actually are.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
And I have to give Gavin Newsom credit for this one...whoever is coming up with these responses is really on the ball.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
This really gets to the truth.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
While the NYT still does excellent journalism at times, this bit of mush from today's NYT morning newsletter is a perfect example of what they do wrong. No, it's not "unclear", because there is no way that tariffs will lower prices. None. And they know it, but are afraid to be that blunt.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Worth reading as a reminder of how addled Trump is. Better yet, start following Rex Huppke here on BlueSky because his stuff is consistently worth reading.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Not new, but so very, very accurate:
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
This is a really accurate assessment of Republican "logic".
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Something a little lighter...here's a flyer that I saw posted in Kochel, Germany on a recent trip. My partner and I had a good laugh when we saw this. That said, it doesn't mean what it sounds like -- it translates as "We're looking for you".
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
This is just so accurate...not just for Trump's press secretary, but for right-wing "Christians" in general.
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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Cartoon: Change of plans.
cartoon of Pinkie and the Brain. Behind them is a television showing the elected felon having a scream.
"Y'know what, Pinkie? Let's stay in tonight."
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
This nicely sums up what Trump means when he claims he is keeping Americans safe...
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
One of those "dangerous gang members" that Trump is supposedly protecting us from.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The latest e-mail newsletter from Senator Cornyn (R-Trump's nether regions) shows that the man has gone utterly insane. See highlighted portion of newsletter wherein he suggests Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Absolutely disgusting.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Here's a good look at what DOGE is doing to one government agency -- the Social Security Administration. The first paragraph mentions an overloaded website crashing four times in just ten days. This is a gift link. wapo.st/4hM5MAn
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Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down
A flood of cuts led by Elon Musk has sent the agency into chaos as a new commissioner prepares to take charge.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
For anyone who thinks that Elon Musk and his DOGE bros are increasing efficiency in the federal government, here's a gift link to a Washington Post column that shows otherwise: wapo.st/4kLpNcW
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Opinion | How DOGE is making government almost comically inefficient
It’s as though “efficiency” isn’t the actual goal.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
And the diagnosis is correct. Unfortunately, it is also incurable.
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tom2001.bsky.social @tom2001.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The last frame sums up Musk perfectly
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