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Tom Paine

@tpaine1774.bsky.social
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Humanist, anti-fascist. I’m for democracy, reason, truth, science, equal rights and justice for all. 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🗽🌎

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 14h
United. In addition to be a really shitty airline, they're a MAGA-Trump donor. youtu.be/xB5XaHXzPN4?...
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United passenger seeks refund after overnight ordeal at Dulles
YouTube video by ABC 7 News - WJLA
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 20h
Tax the churches in American flag lettering.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 22h
Liza in Cabaret:  I grew up watching The Sound of Music and Cabaret. So, I expected the rise of fascism would have more show tunes...
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Lexstar @reallexstar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“If they win, the Democrats would push to expand Medicare coverage to include dental, vision and hearing benefits as well as lower the Medicare eligibility age.” Or, Americans can vote R (or stay home) as giant tax breaks go to a handful of rich oligarchs. #VoteBlue www.newsweek.com/medicare-upd...
newsweek.com
Medicare update: Major changes proposed by Democrats if they win midterms
If they win, the Democrats would push to expand Medicare coverage to include dental, vision and hearing benefits.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The gruesome details of the attempted tax dollar-supported murder of inmate Christa Pike, which turned into a torture session (cruel and unusual punishment). www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Christa Pike is in critical condition after failed execution in Tennessee, her lawyers say
At least seven needles were used to administer the lethal injection doses into Pike’s arm over the course of an hour, said one of her lawyers, who witnessed the failed execution attempt.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Another botched execution. Another case of “cruel and unusual punishment.” A civilized society shouldn’t be murdering people as punishment. Nations of the European Union understand this. www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Pike survives lethal injection attempt | CNN
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failur...
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Reposting. I’m tired of seeing & hearing people say what’s happening in Gaza isn’t genocide. “In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
What went wrong in Israel? A genocide scholar examines ‘what Zionism became’
In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He’s going to demand another unconditional surrender.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He’s ready to implement the final solution. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
aljazeera.com
As delegates walk out, Netanyahu tells UN Israel must ‘finish job’ in Gaza
The Israeli leader rails against critics and denounces Western allies for recognising Palestine in fiery UN address.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“I cannot tell a lie. All I tell are lies. And I’m not lying.” youtube.com/watch?v=F_L8...
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Fact-checking Trump's speech at the United Nations General Assembly • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump never wants to be outdone, so he wants to outdo Israel’s genocide by committing greater genocide in Iran. “This genocide will be huge. No one can do genocide bettet that me. This genocide will be beautiful.” thehill.com/opinion/lind...
thehill.com
Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran in UN speech
Instead of providing a real solution to end this war, during a speech at the United Nations yesterday, Donald Trump described himself as a “peacemaker,” but at the same time spoke about annihilatin…
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.gowithfit.com/products/is-...
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Is He Dead Yet T-shirt
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Another Trump/Republican disaster in the making.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A leading genocide scholar discusses his opinion that genocide is Israel’s long-term plan. youtu.be/QfmW0AQWV5E?...
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"I'm a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It": Prof Omer Bartov on the Growing Consensus on Gaza
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Are we great yet?
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Did you know?
The U.S. Constitution only mentions religion twice. Both are meant to exclude religion from undue influence over government.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’d like to see the ICC issue some arrest warrants.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
From The New Yorker
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is Battle of Britain Day, celebrating when the RAF successfully defended Britain from greedy, arrogant, militaristic fascists who wanted to control everything they could get their hands on.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
There ya go: youtu.be/zDjgFSiF4ng?...
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Putin-tied Russian oligarch paid for Trump Jr.'s wedding celebrations
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists
Human rights groups in Turkey have accused the government of using a family- values campaign to target the LGBTQ+ community.
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Lexstar @reallexstar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“…Trump’s EPA released a supplemental rule to further dilute the Clean Water Act, quickly condemned by environmental watchdogs.” www.wired.com/story/you-do...
wired.com
You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules
And if your tap water is undrinkable, you have no “constitutional right to truthful information” about it.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Colbert interviews James Talarico. CBS won't air it.
Kimmel interviews James Talarico. ABC won't air it.
Both end up on YouTube amid FCC equal-time pressure.
When broadcasters fear government consequences for airing political interviews, PAY ATTENTION.
You don't have to become China or Russia overnight.
The warning signs come first.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here’s that disgraceful criminal at the Pentagon’s 25th 9/11 memorial service.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
With U.S. Gov. support: “roughly 75,000 violent deaths in Gaza by early 2025, while later modeling places violent deaths at or above 100,000; inclusion of indirect deaths (starvation, disease, lack of care) expands plausible totals into the mid‑hundreds of thousands.” factually.co/fact-checks/...
factually.co
Estimate of the True Number of Deaths in Gaza
Executive summary Independent, peer‑reviewed surveys and demographic modelling converge on a grim conclusion: official tallies undercount the true human ...
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How about not being assholes?
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Vote Blue, And Make Your Vote Count.......
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Republicans chanted “Charlie, Charlie” at yesterday’s MAGA hate rally.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
John Lennon: Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothin' to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people livin' life in peace
Imagine a World Without Religion.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
When a man crashes the American economy - costing American families well over $5,000 - and then dangles relief only if you keep giving him power and authority over you...
...that's the dark politics of an abusive relationship.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In an alternate universe
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Resistance is not futile. youtu.be/i30jVPqQeOM?...
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Ex-Anthropic insider tells CNN how AI could kill all humans by 2030
YouTube video by CNN
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump couldn’t resist adding bribery to rape, fraud, criminal conspiracy, insurrection, and war crimes.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Joseph Goebbels is running the FCC washingtonsun.com/media/jimmy-...
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Kimmel Says His Interview With James Talarico Won’t Air Due to FCC Pressure
Kimmel said he would instead upload the segment on YouTube.
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Ian Moody @ianmoody.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Journalists fired from the historic The Washington Post by Jeff Bezos have created a new newspaper to fight against disinformation and hoaxes of the Trump era. washingtonsun.com
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The Washington Sun • WashingtonSun.com
The Washington Sun covers politics and policy and the people who shape life in Washington — not just at the White House and in Congress, but at the Wilson Building, at Northwest Stadium and in the nei...
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For comparison: Trump's delusional American empire compared to the German Reich's occupation in 1944. The only way Trump gets what he wants is through a war that results in millions of people dying.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The President of the U.S. posted this yesterday.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
For the 79 million negligent Americans who didn’t vote in 2024.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
RFK, jr: welcome back, measles
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Mapquest
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New logo just dropped.
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Who wants to dress as a Republican for Halloween ? www.newsweek.com/backlash-hal...
newsweek.com
Backlash over another Halloween costume sold at Walmart, Target and Amazon
A WWII German soldier Halloween costume sold by Target, Walmart and Amazon has sparked backlash online after shoppers linked it to Nazi-era imagery. Walmart still lists the costume while Target and Am...
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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Fuck Google and fuck Trump
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