Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 16/09/2026How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? One, but the bulb’s gotta want to change. 010
Reposted by Tom HolmesRasta @rastasack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Voting isn't marriage. It's public transport. You're not waiting for "the one". You're getting on the bus. And if there isn't one going exactly to your destination, you don't stay home and sulk. You take the one that's going closest to where you want to be." #Vote for the Non-Felon #Voting #USPoli 31216406
Reposted by Tom HolmesAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026Worth a listen. “If I was gonna stage a coup in 2028…” 51398114750
Reposted by Tom HolmesGlobal Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 01/08/2026"The unknown heroes of the street have more talent than some who occupy a privileged place" - @patcamu #globalmuseum #music #Streetmusician 11841461028
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The whole “vote blue to take back our country” crowd trying to convince us that homicidal psychopaths who‘ve spent 2 years arming & enabling the “worst of the worst” will say, “oh, OK, you won. I guess you get to prosecute us now.“ November 3rd‘s the day the war STARTS, not the day it will be won. 020
Reposted by Tom HolmesProPublica @propublica.org · 28/06/2026As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. But while this concept may sound practical, there is no conceivable way it can work. Here's why 👇 w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.socialpropub.liFalse Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t WorkAs global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr... 1091427567
Reposted by Tom HolmesKamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 10/06/2026Congratulations to Xavier Becerra. I am excited to offer him all the support I can as he sets out to become our state’s next governor, and I look forward to standing with him as California makes history by electing our first Latino governor in 150 years. 225134532785
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 22/05/2026They say “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme”. Maybe this time it rhymes with “Bench Retribution” for Donald XLV/ XLVII. 010
Reposted by Tom HolmesPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct. 7957571633
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Okay, so answer me this, then: what color, exactly, IS a swan? And don’t go saying “Ooh, it could have been a BLACK swan…” because Homer would have definitely said something. No, even a character with a mythical origin needs to be believable. /sarcasm 000
Reposted by Tom HolmesKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/05/2026We need more of this attitude and energy in Congress. 638283
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 04/05/2026If 9 Dem members switched caucus to GOP, they could force a vote to vacate the speaker. With 5 vacancies, they need 211 votes. Their 9 & the remaining 203 Dems would cinch it. They would then have the power to choose the next speaker or just rinse & repeat until someone reasonable takes the helm. 010
Reposted by Tom Holmesray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.lol · 04/05/2026Good morning and happy Monday to everyone. Fat Satan is sending fifteen thousand troops, one hundred aircraft, and guided-missile destroyers to the Strait of Hormuz. Not enough people are talking about this. 143799377
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 01/05/2026My wife recently sold two of her watercolors to strangers and is (rightly) on Cloud Nine. 020
Reposted by Tom HolmesAngie@blueangie.bsky.social @blueangie.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Trump is spiraling. There’s no clear system in place if things go too far. Congress has had the authority for decades to fix this — and never did. H.R. 8275 would finally establish that safeguard. Sign now: act.pfaw.org/sign/pass-HR...act.pfaw.orgCongress Must Act on Trump’s DeclinePresident Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior is raising serious concerns about his ability to carry out the duties of the office — and the United States still lacks a fully established process to r... 064
Reposted by Tom HolmesElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 05/04/2026Jeff Bezos has $222 billion. If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it plus free school lunch for every kid in Texas—and have plenty of money left over. And Bezos would still have $215 billion dollars to spare. 761195015684
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 03/04/2026One of the (many) really cool things about @katmabu.bsky.social is that where most politicians engage in actions to give their election a better shot at success, she looks for actions to give our country a better shot at success. we need way more folks like her seeking leadership positions. 000
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Media asks if birthright citizenship “should” be allowed w/ out saying it’s in The Constitution. When they know, well supported. When they don’t, they have doubts. Why not ask if unfettered access to guns resulting in 50k deaths & 80k injuries/ yr wasn’t “constitutional”, would it be allowed? 000
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 31/03/2026My Great Rep, @repmcgovern.bsky.social came to Hadwen Park Church in Worcester tonight to oppose rule changes for asylum seekers designed to make their lives even more miserable than they are already. Raise your voice against this cruel move here: bit.ly/comment2026 Jim’s ALWAYS there for us!bit.lyEmployment Authorization Reform for Asylum ApplicantsThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify regulations governing applications for asylum and withholding of removal (asylum applications) and employment authorization based on a... 000
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Asylum seekers are hard working folks who want to be self-sufficient contributors to our great society. Proposed rules will make it nearly impossible for them to feed & house themselves. Another example of the cruelty is the point. Add your voice to the public comments. Bit.ly/comment2026bit.lyEmployment Authorization Reform for Asylum ApplicantsThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify regulations governing applications for asylum and withholding of removal (asylum applications) and employment authorization based on a... 000
Reposted by Tom HolmesPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Trump wants you to believe he’s more powerful than he is - and that you have less power than you do. Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather to remind one another where power actually resides in this democracy: with us, the people.mobilize.usNo Kings March 28th · No Kings on MobilizeWhat began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democra... 14460941487
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 28/03/2026See ya at Institute Park in Worcester, MA at High Noon. I’ll be wearing my blue “HUMAN/ KIND: BE BOTH” sweatshirt, along with a bunch of my very dear friends. 000
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 21/03/2026A sales mentor of mine had a saying: “Pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered.” At a certain point, markets and even societies will decide that too much is just too much. It’s coming very soon. 000
Reposted by Tom HolmesKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/03/2026CAMPAIGN UPDATE: 5 DAYS TO GO!!!! 💥 Abughamentum has turned into ABUGHAMANIA!!!! 💥 AIPAC is still terrified we’re gonna win — and they’re right! 💥 Last primary livestream with Ilana Glazer at 1230 CT!! 💥 Canvass and phonebanking shifts every single day!! 💥 Donate BEFORE tomorrow please!!!! 562346619
Reposted by Tom HolmesThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/02/202630 years. This video should be on every network. 1005159408485
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 21/02/2026What if we return the tariff money to the American people through a Social Security tax holiday for the first $40,000 in earnings (plus a bonus payout to SS recipients)? It would all go right back into working people’s pockets. Every politician with 1/2 a brain would support it. 031
Reposted by Tom HolmesWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad 9633119013633
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Massachusetts had better get with the program. @massgovernor.bsky.social needs to get in front of this as should every Commonwealth Rep. No excuse for this idiocy. None. 011
Reposted by Tom HolmesPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Today, construction on the nation’s largest infrastructure project came to a halt - with hundreds laid off - because Donald Trump is out of control. The good news: political pressure still works, and we can use our voices to make sure he doesn’t have the last word. 9546361265
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 05/02/2026My grandson & I are nearly done w/ our Lego Museum. Dad picked him up before we could finish. I turned the rest of the pieces from the open bag into a dragon to keep them together until we can finish it, likely this weekend. He is 5. I pick the pieces and he assembles them onto the model. 010
Reposted by Tom HolmesNogg 🌹 @goblinsofliberty.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Well well… what do we have here? youtu.be/VEVk4I_htWE?...youtu.be"Make Me Buy A Gun" live from Friends of Friends Recording in ChicagoYouTube video by The Devil Said Jump 021
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Cannot wait to see @randyrainbow.bsky.social 's treatment of this one. Virtually screams to be done to the tune of "What I Did for Love" from A Chorus Line. 020
Reposted by Tom HolmesWBUR @wbur.org · 28/01/2026Matthew Shifrin is on a mission to make Legos accessible for blind people through his nonprofit Bricks for the Blind.wbur.orgMeet the Newton man adapting Lego for blind fansMatthew Shifrin is on a mission to make Legos accessible for blind people through his nonprofit Bricks for the Blind. 112225
Reposted by Tom HolmesMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/01/2026McGovern: I believe ICE should be abolished. I don’t want one more penny for ICE. 387136583198
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Why are my reps not calling on a daily basis for this delusional dotard to be removed from office? Why isn’t that the only thing happening on the floor of either chamber of Congress? C’mon, @warren.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov & @repmcgovern.bsky.social it’s way past time! 020
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Ok, @repmcgovern.bsky.social and @warren.senate.gov and @markey.senate.gov, what ARE you doing to stop all this crap? C’mon. Let’s go! 000
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 16/01/2026@markey.senate.gov & @warren.senate.gov, you really better not be considering anything like this. Defund it entirely or shut down the entire thing. If there are any GOP Senators whispering their agreement, it is now time to call them out & make them take a stand. This really needs to stop. 000
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 14/01/2026All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others. See the difference? 010
Tom Holmes @tomholmes2016.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Isn't ICE primarily made up of the violent criminals he's so reluctant to mention that he has them wearing masks to hide their identities? In answer to his direct question, no, I do not think the people of Minnesota want to live in a community with those individuals. 010
Reposted by Tom Holmesmichaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 11/01/2026www.commondreams.org/opinion/ex-p...commondreams.orgEx-Presidents, What More Do You Need to See Before Calling for Trump's Impeachment? | Common DreamsJust what are you waiting for? What are your escapist excuses? 053