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Tomas Vera

@dadkind.bsky.social

2.7K followers 2.6K following 1.1K posts

Democrat in the Red part of California. Former Placer County DCC Chair. USN SWO. Scientist. County IT guy. Twitter refugee (formerly @dadkind) Married to a Librarian www.tomasvera.com

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 20h

Miller is full of shit.
In Barnes v. Felix SCOTUS confirms that officers (federal or otherwise) do not have blanket immunity.

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Mr.Eddie8976 @mreddie8976.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, if he's angry about what Reagan said about *tariffs*, wait til he learns what Reagan said about *Immigration*

In short, Reagan made it clear that the orange one is completely full of shit on two major policy positions, Tariffs and Immigration,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R8Q...

The last speech of Ronald Reagan as president was on immigration

YouTube video by Montclair Immigration Network

www.youtube.com

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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 1d

Thank a MAGA lawmaker.

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

That's the extent of his ability to justify things: Do I like it?

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 1d

As national debt accelerates to $38 trillion, watchdog warns it’s ‘no way for a great nation like America to run its finances’
news.yahoo.com/news/finance...

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

@jazmineulloa.bsky.social I'm sorry I'm late to following you here.

Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

Kavanaugh and SCOTUS says being brown is a mere inconvenience when it comes to being arrested.

This is idiocy is jarring coming from a SCOTUS justice, but here we are.

Can ICE Stop People Solely Based on Their Race?

www.nytimes.com

Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

They're actually Reagan's words.
Got it.

It just proves Trump is no Reagan.

Trump Called a Canadian Ad Fake. It Faithfully Reproduces Reagan’s Words.

www.nytimes.com

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🪬🇺🇦🌻 mon petit choufleur 💙🇺🇸🪬 @asassytart.bsky.social · 1d

This is the ad DJT woke up furious about…

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

"The Trump administration has normalized racism and has turned cruelty into a virtue"

Commentary: From L.A to New York, bumbling, aggressive ICE is its own worst enemy

It turns out that if you send in phalanxes of largely masked federal agents to bully and intimidate people in American cities, Americans tend not to take kindly to it. Who knew?

www.latimes.com

Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

Of course, that doesn't mean I won't work to remove that human garbage scow from office in 2027.

Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

Trump feels he's above any laws, procedures, and traditions.

He's right.

SCOTUS gave him permission to do ANYTHING so long as it was cloaked as "official business."

We need constitutional amendments to prevent any of this from repeating.

Sadly, I'm sure I'll be dead before that happens.

A Pile of Rubble: After 123 Years, the East Wing Is Gone

www.nytimes.com

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: The top federal prosecutor in Maryland has reportedly notified Pam Bondi that she sees no basis for Indicting Adam Schiff on mortgage fraud.

Who wants to bet that the prosecutor will be fired within days, and a new prosecutor will seek to indict Schiff regardless?

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe, and I'm just spitballing here, we should start looking into what all these child sexual assault cases have in common.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Things like this keep happening.

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 2d

The definition of Quid pro Quo.
Is anyone surprised?

Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 3d

"Trump went on, calling it an unfair practice because he won the 2024 election 'in a landslide.'”

It was NOT a landslide. Trump didn't even get 50% of the popular vote.

@politico.com needs to call out these constant lies or they're complicit in Trump's misinformation campaign.

Trump pressures GOP senators to ‘look at that blue slip thing’ for U.S. attorneys

Democrats have slowed passage of Trump's U.S. attorney nominees

www.politico.com

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 3d

An interesting article on Luigi and the time leading up to his day of action.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

Inside Luigi Mangione’s Missing Months

www.nytimes.com

Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 4d

"a Justice Department spokesman, Chad Gilmartin, said, 'In any circumstance, all officials at the Department of Justice follow the guidance of career ethics officials.'
In July, Ms. Bondi fired the agency’s top ethics adviser."

Of course she did. She has no ethics.

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 4d

I've been canvassing for the Yes on 50 campaign in California.

One of my favorite things about canvassing in October are the wonderful decorations people have out this time of year.

A collage of Halloween themed wreaths on doors.

Halloween themed decorations.
A series of jack-o-lantern faces, a Puss-in-Boots with a bouquet of gold and orange flowers, and a small troll in an orange shirt and a checkerboard pointed cap.

Halloween themed yard decorations.
A graveyard, a puss-in-boots, zombies, and a colored iguana.

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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 5d

The level of stupidity coming from this administration has been on display since day 1.

They're fortunate that, despite this, they're still smarter than most of their supporters.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 5d

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.

Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.

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