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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Off to the OSS Society Dinner in Washington, DC.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 2d

#NoKings Alexandria, VA.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 6d

I imagine they’ll say the stuff about gas chambers was taken out of context.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 6d

They can’t pass a budget, but they can do this.
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NC Republicans plan to redraw map to pick up an additional Congressional seat

The new map would shift voters' districts to give Republicans the advantage in 11 U.S. House seats.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 8d

This is a video of people being killed, set to mocking music. The regime thinks it’s funny. Even if the strikes were completely justified, it would still be sick.
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Noem posts insane video "The Drug Boat" using theme from "The Love Boat": It's worse than you think

Kristi Noem has released a video called, The Drug Boat. It uses the theme music from the old ABC TV series The Love Boat. The lyrics are updated to be a lick-ass, kowtow to Trump and his sidekick. The...

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 10d

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 10d

With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, if you think anyone who criticizes you should be jailed, you might be a fascist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

For Trump, the ‘Enemy From Within’ Keeps Getting Bigger

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 12d

“Plenary authority.” Look it up. (I had to.) Stephen Miller says Trump has it.

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Stephen Miller ‘Plenary Authority’ Remark Sparks Controversy

The Trump aide sparked suspicion when he stopped speaking after he mentioned the President’s “plenary authority,” though CNN blamed a technical issue.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 15d

Halloween fundraiser as a 1920s gangster. I can’t do a Chicago accent, so I’ll be Al Capone’s Southern cousin, Earl. Prohibition is great down here. My drivers are soupin’ up cars to outrun feds. Cars look stock so’s not to draw attention. My boys say that will turn into a big motorsport someday.

Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 17d

“His presidency is a royal court.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Louis XIV Moment

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 18d

A little research at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Behind me is the U-505, the only German submarine boarded and captured by the U.S. during #WWII. Came here for the first time a while back when working on my novel SILVER WINGS, IRON CROSS.

Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 19d

Military genius.😀

www.businessinsider.com/trump-consid...

Trump floats the idea of bringing back battleships

American battleships were a symbol of naval power for decades but became obsolete with the rise of missiles and other warships.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 20d

Captain Chris makes a good point.

Capt Chris @capt-chris.bsky.social · 20d

I am encouraged by the supreme discipline shown by the senior military officers at Quantico. They didn't applaud, laugh or cheer. They know the assignment. Stay the course.

Remember: the brass are who the troops see EVERY DAY, not Hegseth and the president. They are the example.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 23d

I thought it was a stretch when people said some of Hegseth’s tattoos could be interpreted as racist symbols. But his announcement on Wounded Knee is definitely a racist symbol.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Hegseth says Wounded Knee massacre soldiers will keep Medals of Honor

Historical records say the US army killed about 250 Lakota Sioux people in the 1890 massacre in South Dakota

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 24d

Trump Gets the Retribution He Sought, and Shatters Norms in the Process www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

Trump Gets the Retribution He Sought, and Shatters Norms in the Process

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 24d

My thanks to the Alexandria-Caen Sisters Cities program for the opportunity to discuss the French Resistance and my #WWII novel THE MAPMAKER at the Lyceum last night.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 25d

This is so stupid and petty I had to look it up to believe it was real.
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Trump White House unveils ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ with Biden autopen portrait

The White House unveiled a “Presidential Walk of Fame” Wednesday just outside the Oval Office featuring portraits of U.S. presidents, with the exception of former President Biden. Photo…

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 26d

He made a fool of himself—and by extension, all of us.

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Trump UN speech: Seven years ago his audience laughed, this year they were silent - BBC News

The US leader's address was one of the clearest expositions of the way he sees the world, writes James Landale.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · 26d

A Margarita in my OSS Society glass that honors teams that jumped into occupied France during #WWII to aid the Resistance. Part of the research for my novel THE MAPMAKER. Because, you know, #cocktails are research. Really.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29d

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · Sep 19

Wait—I thought the deal was we give up our Republic but we at least get cheap groceries.

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Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight

Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee...

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · Sep 19

Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...

Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · Sep 19

A terrorist group uses violence for political ends. Didn’t Trump just pardon a bunch of people who did exactly that?

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Trump announces he's designating antifa as a "major terrorist organization"

President Trump late Wednesday called for investigations into alleged funders of antifa.

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Tom Young, Author @tomyoungauthor.bsky.social · Sep 15

Saw this map posted recently in a public location. I like maps. Do you like maps?😀

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 15

There's no excuse for the Vice President of the United States to use a heinous killing as an occasion to baselessly frame political opponents as accomplices to murder while threatening to use the power of the government to attack them.

This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.

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