Sign in

Tom Tilley

@ttilley64.bsky.social
1.6K followers 701 following 887 posts
PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10h
"There is no excuse for this and you know why I’m furious right now,” the judge said. “I was hearing from plaintiff’s side that this was going to happen and I said ‘no’ repeatedly, ‘I trust the government.’ I trusted you all repeatedly to not do what you have done...” www.ms.now/news/you-did...
ms.now
‘You did your absolute worst’: Judge blasts government after she says it defied her on D.C. golf course case
A livid U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes called an emergency hearing after the government flouted warnings to notify the court before cutting down more than 10 trees at East Potomac Golf Course; it cut d...
2352383869
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 13h
The questions today go to "whether or not I've been lied to. Whether I've been lied to in the declarations about the plan, whether I've been lied to about the timing of things, whether I've been lied to about what kind of notice the court was going to receive."
538163
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 11h
Reminder, the only ones benefiting from Trump’s war with Iran is Big Oil — and no one more than Chevron! This holiday, AVOID CHEVRON to avoid overpaying! In California, unbranded gas is cheaper yet just as “clean” and efficient as the marketing tricks Big Oil deploys.
711041
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18h
The only thing this headline lacks is the phrase, “in a chainsaw-involved incident.”
After 500 trees fall at D.C. golf course Trump wants remade, foes ask judge for halt
Preservationists said they were told the East Potomac Golf Links operation went "faster than anticipated" and "hundreds of additional trees" are now slated for removal.
541678354
Tom Tilley @ttilley64.bsky.social · 9h
I think we can all see how he managed to bankrupt casinos.
071
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Military-base housing is “reserved for military who have earned those quarters from fighting in wars and defending our country... They should not be used for people in the White House. It’s an abuse.” www.vanityfair.com/story/stephe...
vanityfair.com
MAGA’s Petit Trianon? Katie and Stephen Miller’s House on a Military Base
From her house on a military base, Katie Miller treats Washington’s most powerful to cakes, farm animals, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs. "I can’t fucking stand her,” says one ally. But "Stephen Mil...
30152881861
Tom Tilley @ttilley64.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If someone were preventing me from "attending a dinner for Eric Trump" I'd offer them my gratitude.
0181
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 11/10/2026
As best as I can tell, RFK Jr.'s latest antivax stunt runs counter to the WMA Declaration of Helsinki. Withholding HepB vaccination clearly does not meet any definition of clinical equipoise. Doing it anyway, overseas, is straight up colonialist medicine.
Use of Placebo

    The benefits, risks, burdens, and effectiveness of a new intervention must be tested against those of the best proven intervention(s), except in the following circumstances:

    If no proven intervention exists, the use of placebo, or no intervention, is acceptable; or
    If for compelling and scientifically sound methodological reasons the use of any intervention other than the best proven one(s), the use of placebo, or no intervention is necessary to determine the efficacy or safety of an intervention; and the participants who receive any intervention other than the best proven one(s), placebo, or no intervention will not be subject to additional risks of serious or irreversible harm as a result of not receiving the best proven intervention.

Extreme care must be taken to avoid abuse of this option.
24552178
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The @houstonchronicle.com posted this video and it's pretty jarring. No matter that he was fleeing, law enforcement officers may not use deadly force on someone who poses no significant risk of death or serious injury to others. Deliberately hitting someone with a car is a use of deadly force.
861839853
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Update on the ceasefire Trump announced this morning.
18357641916
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
You can kill as many people as you want, but you target a beautiful precious data center? The one that hosted all 40,000 Sexy Ladies For Ken Paxton accounts?
221153422599
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The targeting of one data center is proving a really useful natural experiment showing which sites and ideologies are an echo chamber of Russian propaganda
684607956
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?
Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141
666258485491
Tom Tilley @ttilley64.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
From your motion: "One of Defendants’ positions with respect to the protective order is that the “full legal names” of all government employees “should be confidential.” (ECF 109, at 2). " So, we're not supposed to know the name "Donald John Trump"?
000
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not only should brooks and others shut up. But Ossoff is the best example in the country of a Democrat playing dominance politics and using it to control the whole terms of his race.
693264522
Tom Tilley @ttilley64.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
She "knew it was unconstitutional"? Or, more likely, Susie Wiles knew it made her look batshit insane?
010
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
464198237012
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Rachel Fairbank @sweetsciencewriter.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage.” No words. I am speechless. This violates all ethical boundaries.
theguardian.com
Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
12523521016
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
470153575192
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Insider trading used to require an insider Now Truth Social reportedly sells Wall Street early access to Trump's posts for up to $100K a month We rep SF City Atty. Chiu in the suit to stop it, more in this week's publisher's note 👇 -TN
contrariannews.org
“Honey Please”— Stop Stealing From the American People!
How we are fighting the Trump & Cronies Top 10 corruption scandals: Publisher’s Roundup 88
271508480
Reposted by Tom Tilley
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."
336123393693
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
CLAIM: the ICE agents fired into a vehicle with a child in it for no reason at all FACT: these keys here are jingling isn't that interesting? isnt the sound they make really something?
281603271
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Republican Party is on the side of Russia against Ukraine. It’s not me saying that, it’s their cult leader. bsky.app/profile/atru...
19533241043
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Every article like this is crammed with the most jaw-dropping corruption imaginable, then a third of the way through they have to throw in "The White House said 'Corrupty McGrifty's integrity is an example to all Americans, who are ennobled by her inspiring service.'" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | At Davos, Kimberly Guilfoyle Boasted of Private Jet Trips, Luxury Stays
A recording captured the U.S. ambassador saying that Greek businessmen were paying for her travels and pleading for an invitation to an event with Eric Trump.
8415112
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 10/10/2026
CONFIRMED. Trump raised prices on the American people. His reckless tariffs were NOT paid for by other countries — they were paid by YOU. Wow!
413940
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 09/10/2026
Grocery store prices in rural Alaska right now. Most goods here come by barge or plane, so life here has always cost more. But this? This is as bad as it's ever been. This is what the price-hiking war in Iran is costing Alaskans. Dan Sullivan has now voted for it 14 times.
1952442892
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic
114831462
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thrilled to say that the person who was falsely accused is an @immcouncil.org attorney, and thanks to her advocacy and the work of multiple others, we successfully prevented the Trump admin from sending a gay man back to Iran just before the war broke out. You may even remember that story.
americanimmigrationcouncil.org
LGBTQ Iranians Sought U.S. Asylum, But Now Face Deportation
Three LGBTQ Iranians sought asylum in the U.S. Now two face deportation back to Iran, where being gay is punishable by death.
7339100
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Four days before yesterday’s ICE shooting in the Bronx, Judge Gary Brown of EDNY (Trump apptee) listed 7 outrages in an ICE case before him, including evasive & apparently perjurious testimony, post-hoc sworn arrest warrant containing false info, woeful lack of training … 1/2
The evidence points to numerous failings on the part of both ICE and the officers
who testified, including:
1. evasive and apparently perjurious testimony by the ICE agents, including the
testimony concerning supposed observations of the petitioner engaging in drug
transactions, which bear all the hallmarks of coordinated fabrication,12 the absence of any recovered drugs, paraphernalia or cash from the petitioner,
the failure of the agents to follow up upon these supposed observations or refer
the matter to another law enforcement agency, and the notable absence of any
reference to these observations in the voluminous documentary records, further undermining the agents' testimony;
2. the seemingly reflexive, though false, claims that the petitioner was
"misidentified" as the target of the operation;
3. fundamental misconceptions about ICE agents authorities and duties;
4. illegality of the arrest and detention of petitioner and Concepcion;
5. the post-arrest documents, which not only were procedurally and legally
suspect, but contain false statements;Notably, in its filings, Government counsel has not referenced this testimony, seemingly abandoning any argument predicated upon these sworn assertions by the agents.

6. the database search process used to justify the administrative warrant, as
described by the ranking supervisory officer, which appears designed to generate misleading information in official records; and
7. the inexperience of the agents involved, their woeful lack of proper training, understanding of law, policies and procedures, and their ready recourse to false testimony to conceal these failings.
12720287
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Justin Levitt @justinlevitt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is a big deal. DC fed judge says that DOJ's pursuit (and use) of the state voter files is unlawful, on a bunch of different grounds. And effectively confirms that for the 18 states that submitted files willingly, whoever collected the files at DOJ Civil Rights committed federal crimes.
storage.courtlistener.com
Memorandum & Opinion – #51 in COMMON CAUSE v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01352) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION re the 29 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and the 32 Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment. See the attached document for details. Signed by Judge Spark...
18780297
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The administration keeps telling us that ICE is in our cities to make us all feel safe, but if they're goons in plainclothes bum rushing vehicles with guns and pounding on the windows, how exactly does that make anyone feel safe?
10640101117
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
My man ended USAID, condemning millions to death
594502893
Tom Tilley @ttilley64.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Why would they need insurance when there's a BK court just down the street?
000
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
31678862229
Reposted by Tom Tilley
emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Here's what Trump judge Gary Brown said in a filing ON MONDAY about Brenan Cuni, who almost shot a kid in NYC. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
After the Court required a further submission to explain this incongruity,
respondents submitted an affidavit from Brenden Cuni, a Supervisory Detention and
Deportation Officer with ICE, who was responsible for conducting the background
searches. DE 20-7. Cuni was notified “some time before 5:50 PM” that “Petitioner was detained.” Id. ¶3. He searched five separate federal databases, all of which “yielded
negative results.” Id. ¶5 (emphasis added). Cuni then “issued and signed the I-200,
Warrant of Arrest, and checked off the boxes relating to ‘biometric confirmation of the
subject’s identity and a records check of federal databases . . . .’” Id. Of course, since the
records checks were negative, it was undeniably false, though represented as true in the
warrant, that “biometric confirmation [and] records check of federal databases
affirmatively indicate” that the petitioner lacked immigration status. DE 7-1. Cuni
explains that ICE then processed the petitioner, and in so doing, entered his data into
those various databases. After processing (and after the warrant was signed and
executed), Cuni ordered another officer to run “a second records check of the electronic
federal databases, which then yielded positive results . . . because Petitioner’s information
was now part of the system.” DE 20-7 ¶7 (emphasis added).
25480210
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/10/2026
This ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol.
A shooter.914 post showing a blue handgun and Reign energy drinkThe console of a car with an energy drink and handgun in the cup holders. In the foreground, shooter.914’s wrist with a fancy watch in it. Background: Two assault rifles and a Monster energy drink A screenshot of his whole account showing more of the same
7175993051
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Susan Collins, I'm sorry you're offended. I wasn’t mocking Susan Collins for getting road salt exempted from tariffs. I was mocking the fact that she didn’t stop Donald Trump from putting tariffs on everything else when she had the chance.
22616180
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“This is what crowd out looks like.” - Jason Furman
581081425
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
RFK Jr is funding a grotesquely unethical study on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau; ethicists, pediatricians, clinical trial experts, & infectious disease experts are calling this horrific trial The New Tuskegee. It is unethical to withhold a life saving intervention from half of newborns FFS.
21520275
Tom Tilley @ttilley64.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Somehow inability to get, or lack of interest in getting, a clearance doesn't stop folks Trump actually wants to have around - like Natalie Harp.
000
Tom Tilley @ttilley64.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
OK, Mike, you're "traveling nonstop". Problem is, you've left tons of unfinished business behind because you didn't want to have to bring up Massey's (R) privileged resolution to impeach Kegseth. Maybe folks would prefer House Speakers spend more time working?
010
Tom Tilley @ttilley64.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Though, in fairness, 60% of UT folks voting R is well below its normal partisan lean.
000
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is horrifying Tuskegee-level shit.
291460477
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Rubio is petulantly annoyed because he gave this big speech in Athens about The Future of Western Civilization -- and coincidentally, on the very same day, his ambassador to Greece gets caught soliciting a donor to pay off her $100,000 credit-card bill.
621457374
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
> @cnbc.com #Tariffs www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/i...
11033211195
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man, it's a good thing Jared Polis pardoned this woman. She has absolutely learned her lesson.
662076432
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Is there one person in this administration—say, the person who changes the urinal cakes in the Agriculture Department men’s room—who is not shamelessly using their position to grift every dollar they can? Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
35557144
Tom Tilley @ttilley64.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Where does he live that stores have "doorknobs" rather than automatic doors?
000
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
wow -- Fox Business is now treating Trump's completely made up economic boasts as though they are factual. Note the citation here -- "The White House" Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb
Fox Biz screencap that says: "$21 TRILLION INVESTMENTS POURING INTO THE US"
91258651761
Reposted by Tom Tilley
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: ICE over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote. The internal documents, obtained by the Democracy Forward, showed that ICE's investigative arm also contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the organizations.
democracydocket.com
ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
11517291000