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Tomas Mansfield

@tomasmansfield.bsky.social
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Disabled, disability advocate, Blue dot in a deep red state. Social-democratic, fiercely pro-rights, and done with far-right cruelty toward our most vulnerable people. 🌊💙 NO BIO+NO POSTS=AUTO BLOCK 🚫MAGA, 🚫CNs/WNs 🚫 porn, 🚫 Kings. #DumpTrump

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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
A few postcards my office has received in the last few weeks. Even during our darkest moments, Minnesotans choose love as their guiding light. 💙
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Where was NATO? Not assisting the US in a war that the US started on the offense from the outset. Would they have been there had Iran attacked us unprovoked? Absolutely, without a doubt. NATO's purpose is to DEFEND member nations, not join them on offensive attacks.
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Since “flood the zone” seems to continue in DC, I thought I’d go off the rails and in a different direction for this article: American Justice vs. European Systems: What “Tough on Crime” Actually Means open.substack.com/pub/bluewave...
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American Justice vs. European Systems: What “Tough on Crime” Actually Means
A data-driven comparison of incarceration, sentencing, prison conditions, and outcomes—from Europe to the United States, and across all 50 states
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Bell County” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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NO KINGS Bell County · Mobilize
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
America’s largest mental health institutions are no longer hospitals — they’re jails. Psychiatric bed shortages and decades of policy decisions have pushed treatment into the criminal justice system. My latest article ⬇️ bluewaveresistance2026.substack.com/p/from-asylu...
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From Asylums to Jail Cells: How America’s Mental Health System Moved Behind Bars
How psychiatric hospital closures, bed shortages, and underfunded community care turned jails and prisons into America’s largest mental health institutions.
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I don't interact as much on here as I probably should. Many of my posts get shoved down in the algorithm, just as they do "elsewhere," like on that "other" site. I have quite a few followers here, but no reach. I do write articles on Substack that also get no reach. I wonder, what's the point?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026
after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Just an update to this comment: Today is the Texas primary, and I'm still registered in the wrong county. Two months, and it should have taken two weeks. I have sent tips to three local TV stations and two publications, hoping one will bite to get the story out there.
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Bell County” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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NO KINGS Bell County · Mobilize
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
UPDATE: I received a call from the board of elections today - they’ve received everything. They claim they're waiting on a response from the Secretary of State. It’s taken this long (so far) for the Secretary of State to do their part, apparently. bluewaveresistance2026.substack.com/p/editors-up...
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Editor’s Update: Still Registered in the Wrong County — Documented Evidence as of Today (02 Feb 2025)
Update to: When Updating Your Voter Registration Isn’t Enough (Original article linked below under "Sources & Further Reading")
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
UPDATE: I received a call from the board of elections today - they’ve received everything. They claim they're waiting on a response from the Secretary of State. It’s taken this long (so far) for the Secretary of State to do their part, apparently. bluewaveresistance2026.substack.com/p/editors-up...
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Editor’s Update: Still Registered in the Wrong County — Documented Evidence as of Today (02 Feb 2025)
Update to: When Updating Your Voter Registration Isn’t Enough (Original article linked below under "Sources & Further Reading")
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
They needn't think I won't pursue it. There are a few avenues - Texas Secretary of State, state courts, and the DOJ (which, admittedly, is nearly useless in and of itself but a necessary part of escalation in the legal sense if needed).
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Editor’s Update: Still Registered in the Wrong County — Documented Evidence as of Today (10 Feb 2025) open.substack.com/pub/bluewave...
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Editor’s Update: Still Registered in the Wrong County — Documented Evidence as of Today (02 Feb 2025)
Update to: When Updating Your Voter Registration Isn’t Enough (Original article linked below under "Sources & Further Reading")
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
He was asked a question, and he answered it honestly. Was he supposed to lie?
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
New three-part investigative series on race, identity, and democratic norms in the Trump era—built from public records, court rulings, and academic research. Start with the Editor’s Introduction: bluewaveresistance2026.substack.com/p/editors-in... #PoliticalAnalysis #Democracy
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
In a democracy, we are supposed to feel like we have control over our lives because the people control the government. But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Are they going to also "blame a staffer" for Obama permanently living, 24/7, rent-free in his head? #pathetic
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/02/2026
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I completed voter-registration updates through Texas DPS, the Secretary of State system, and mailed applications starting in December. My address still wasn’t updated before the primary deadline. That raises real administrative concerns. Timeline: bit.ly/3MuVVFj
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Editor’s Update: Still Registered in the Wrong County — Documented Evidence as of Today (02 Feb 2025)
Update to: When Updating Your Voter Registration Isn’t Enough (Original article linked below under "Sources & Further Reading")
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · Mobilize
On 1/24/26, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in ...
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Texas has become a national policy model before. If it normalizes religious governance, other states will follow. This isn’t a partisan issue—it’s a constitutional one. Facts and analysis here: open.substack.com/pub/bluewave...
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Texas Officials Are Questioning Church–State Separation Again—and This Time It’s Louder, and Could Have National Impacts
Texas officials are reviving claims that church–state separation does not exist, prompting renewed First Amendment and religious-freedom concerns.
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The First Amendment doesn’t require the phrase “separation of church and state” to exist—it requires religious neutrality to function. Denying that principle isn’t interpretation. It’s rejection. 👇
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Targeting Muslims through “anti-Sharia” laws isn’t about public safety—it’s a test case. Once government decides which religions are acceptable, no minority faith is truly protected. Pluralism is a safeguard, not an endorsement. 👇
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Texas officials are again claiming that church–state separation “does not exist.” This isn’t historical trivia—it’s a constitutional red flag. When candidates question religious neutrality, First Amendment rights for everyone are at risk. 👇
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
AOC on Epstein Files: We need to get to the bottom of it. It does not matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, or donor. We are talking about sexual crimes and trafficking.
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I document this carefully with sources and updates here, for anyone who wants the long-form record ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/toma...
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
A lot of what’s happening right now makes more sense when you look at how systems behave under stress.
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
When policies are discussed in the abstract, it’s easy to miss how administrative decisions affect people who did nothing wrong except rely on the system.
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
One thing that keeps coming up in recent headlines: administrative systems don’t fail loudly — they fail quietly, and the effects show up later, at the worst possible moment. #CivicProcess
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I document civic and constitutional issues carefully—voter registration failures, civil liberties, due process, and the use of state power. This isn’t rage bait or hot takes. It’s fact-based, sourced, and updated. Start here ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/bluewave... #CivicIntegrity #Constitution
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I document civic and constitutional issues carefully—voter registration failures, civil liberties, due process, and the use of state power. This isn’t rage bait or hot takes. It’s fact-based, sourced, and updated. Start here ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/bluewave...
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What I Track — and Why I Document It Carefully
Fact-based reporting and clearly labeled analysis on election administration, civil liberties, and the use of state power
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Well, they're probably surveilling everything I say and do as I say or do it. That said, I'd like to extend this greeting to my fed fans and their slimy-ass boss:
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🤔You mean the *centrist* Dem responsible for killing good bills had ties to Epstein? Imagine that
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Keith Michon @janusstone.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I find it odd that people will post provocative statements and memes, but then turn off their comments. I haven't been on Bluesky all that long, but I don't view it as a hate site or one where you should fear being bullied. But as Yogi Berra would say: "it's not over till it's over..."
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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"…a rush to smear individuals." DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’ - The Guardian
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DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’ — The Guardian
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
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Tomas Mansfield @tomasmansfield.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
We know Alex and Renee were murdered, clear as day. That's the crime, and should be prosecuted. Every death at the hands of another person is ruled a homicide by the ME/coroner. It's important to note that not every homicide is murder. They are not the same thing. One is manner, the other is law.
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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 02/02/2026
Last night, GOP Senator Rand Paul went on national TV to flatly reject DHS's lies about the Pretti execution: "My advice to [DHS], if they're watching: If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Where’s the Beef, Mr President? Importing Beef from Argentina has caused the loss of 3200 jobs in Nebraska In a town of 10,000 Seems wrong footed, don’t you think? Tyson Foods Lexington, Nebraska
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Cruelty is big business
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
AOC: Why haven’t so many people been prosecuted? Why are Pam Bondi and the DOJ continuing to hide the majority of the Epstein files, which they admit contain even more direct evidence of genuinely shocking crimes and abuse of women, minors, and increasingly men…
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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
#JeffreyEpstein’s dark legacy continues to unravel as another victim shares her harrowing story. At just 15, she met Epstein during a five-day trip to his sprawling Zoro Ranch in New Mexico.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Sadly, this is the ICE M.O.: Assault innocent people and then tell elaborate lies to blame the victim. No judge should give any credence to anything a DHS lawyer says to them. They have proven themselves to be liars too often.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families. Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota. The cruelty is endless.
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‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
NO! We simply can't afford kind health care for US citizens...
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