Tom
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Retired from the IT world, I now spend my days debating the finer points of playing RPG's (and occasionally medical research). My photography skills are questionable, but at least my cooking experiments haven't resulted in any ethical dilemmas (yet).
Is anyone surprised about this decision by the GOP?
Fact checkers and others could be denied U.S. visas under new plan : NPR share.google/EhI2rRKcxS2J...
Fact checkers and others could be denied U.S. visas under new plan : NPR share.google/EhI2rRKcxS2J...
State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Is anyone surprised about this decision by the GOP?
Fact checkers and others could be denied U.S. visas under new plan : NPR share.google/EhI2rRKcxS2J...
Fact checkers and others could be denied U.S. visas under new plan : NPR share.google/EhI2rRKcxS2J...
That’s Trump’s message to millions of struggling families. Your suffering isn't real. It's a hoax, just like the Epstein files!
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I guess they only worry about prisoner safety if you are white, rich, and involved with trafficking minors. Then you get puppies!
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DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I guess they only worry about prisoner safety if you are white, rich, and involved with trafficking minors. Then you get puppies!
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So true. But we can't shoot them because they aren't clinging to a blown up boat?
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
So true. But we can't shoot them because they aren't clinging to a blown up boat?
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Typical bully behavior. The DOJ under Trump has been acting like a bunch of schoolyard children.
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department - POLITICO share.google/5pm9fRerRwO6...
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department - POLITICO share.google/5pm9fRerRwO6...
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Typical bully behavior. The DOJ under Trump has been acting like a bunch of schoolyard children.
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department - POLITICO share.google/5pm9fRerRwO6...
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department - POLITICO share.google/5pm9fRerRwO6...
Selling $40o million in cocaine will get you a pardon from Trump, but surviving the first salvo on a paltry little boat of the coast of Venezuela means you should be shot at a second time.
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Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for drug trafficking is released from U.S. prison, wife says
President Trump's controversial pardon came as he is simultaneously ordering the bombing of boats in the Caribbean allegedly carrying drugs.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Selling $40o million in cocaine will get you a pardon from Trump, but surviving the first salvo on a paltry little boat of the coast of Venezuela means you should be shot at a second time.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Looks like Kelly and company were right. Private Pete doesn't understand the law.
Pete Hegseth boat strike reports spurs concern over illegal military orders share.google/tHe4M5PjNAQF...
Pete Hegseth boat strike reports spurs concern over illegal military orders share.google/tHe4M5PjNAQF...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Looks like Kelly and company were right. Private Pete doesn't understand the law.
Pete Hegseth boat strike reports spurs concern over illegal military orders share.google/tHe4M5PjNAQF...
Pete Hegseth boat strike reports spurs concern over illegal military orders share.google/tHe4M5PjNAQF...
This is a war crime!
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is a war crime!
If federal agents are lying to the court, they need to be jailed. It's called perjury.
ICE in Chicago: Federal agents engaged in widespread misrepresentations to justify use of force, Judge Ellis says | abc7chicago.com share.google/D3kh63O5R3xo...
ICE in Chicago: Federal agents engaged in widespread misrepresentations to justify use of force, Judge Ellis says | abc7chicago.com share.google/D3kh63O5R3xo...
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November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If federal agents are lying to the court, they need to be jailed. It's called perjury.
ICE in Chicago: Federal agents engaged in widespread misrepresentations to justify use of force, Judge Ellis says | abc7chicago.com share.google/D3kh63O5R3xo...
ICE in Chicago: Federal agents engaged in widespread misrepresentations to justify use of force, Judge Ellis says | abc7chicago.com share.google/D3kh63O5R3xo...
This administration seems incapable of following the law.
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer - ABC News share.google/QvEto3EZMHxl...
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer - ABC News share.google/QvEto3EZMHxl...
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This administration seems incapable of following the law.
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer - ABC News share.google/QvEto3EZMHxl...
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer - ABC News share.google/QvEto3EZMHxl...
The national guardsmen should have been at home celebrating Thanksgiving.
Live updates: Washington DC shooting leaves two National Guardsmen shot | CNN share.google/G6YtP8FPqbS6...
Live updates: Washington DC shooting leaves two National Guardsmen shot | CNN share.google/G6YtP8FPqbS6...
Live updates: Washington DC shooting leaves two National Guardsmen shot | CNN
Two members of the West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, DC, today, according to the state’s governor. Follow for live updates.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The national guardsmen should have been at home celebrating Thanksgiving.
Live updates: Washington DC shooting leaves two National Guardsmen shot | CNN share.google/G6YtP8FPqbS6...
Live updates: Washington DC shooting leaves two National Guardsmen shot | CNN share.google/G6YtP8FPqbS6...
Habeus Corpus - perhaps Noen ought to learn about the government before serving.
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Pam Bondi EXPOSES Kristi Noem to Criminal Contempt Charges!
YouTube video by Rebel HQ
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November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Habeus Corpus - perhaps Noen ought to learn about the government before serving.
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Trump represents the best friend Russia has ever had in the White House. Generations of GOP faithful are surely rolling over in their graves.
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Trump defends Witkoff after leak appears to show envoy coaching Russias
The US president said he had not heard the audio, but that it sounded like "standard" negotiations.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump represents the best friend Russia has ever had in the White House. Generations of GOP faithful are surely rolling over in their graves.
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Apparently the GOP likes womanizing drunkards that cheat on their wives rather than upstanding actual military veterans who follow the law.
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Pete Hegseth HUMILIATES HIMSELF in Drunken AM Disaster
YouTube video by Keith Edwards
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November 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Apparently the GOP likes womanizing drunkards that cheat on their wives rather than upstanding actual military veterans who follow the law.
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Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration
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November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Supreme Court wades into Texas redistricting case
YouTube video by MS NOW
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November 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Welcome to the GOP dream of a dumber America and their welcoming the US to the lost of third world countries.
Architecture no longer considered a "professional degree" in USA share.google/ldxBrfUYTuwy...
Architecture no longer considered a "professional degree" in USA share.google/ldxBrfUYTuwy...
Architecture no longer considered a "professional degree" in USA
Students in the USA will receive lower loans under the terms of the One Big Beautiful Bill as architecture will not be considered a professional degree.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Welcome to the GOP dream of a dumber America and their welcoming the US to the lost of third world countries.
Architecture no longer considered a "professional degree" in USA share.google/ldxBrfUYTuwy...
Architecture no longer considered a "professional degree" in USA share.google/ldxBrfUYTuwy...
Not surprising at all. The GOP is simply doing Putin's bidding at this point.
US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’ | CNN Politics share.google/2iPaCeQQuOqD...
US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’ | CNN Politics share.google/2iPaCeQQuOqD...
US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’ | CNN Politics
Lawmakers critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Not surprising at all. The GOP is simply doing Putin's bidding at this point.
US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’ | CNN Politics share.google/2iPaCeQQuOqD...
US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’ | CNN Politics share.google/2iPaCeQQuOqD...
In what universe does this make any sense?
Nursing no longer a professional degree. See changes to student loans share.google/6tTO6eGM5Uv1...
Nursing no longer a professional degree. See changes to student loans share.google/6tTO6eGM5Uv1...
Department of Education says nursing is no longer a professional degree
The education department no longer considers nursing as a professional degree program, which can weaken funding for students wanting to enter the health care field.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In what universe does this make any sense?
Nursing no longer a professional degree. See changes to student loans share.google/6tTO6eGM5Uv1...
Nursing no longer a professional degree. See changes to student loans share.google/6tTO6eGM5Uv1...
This is what America has become me under the GOP. Anonymous harassment without warrants? Outrageous!
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Masked officers, no warrant: Video raises more concerns about ICE tactics in NJ
YouTube video by NJ Spotlight News
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November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is what America has become me under the GOP. Anonymous harassment without warrants? Outrageous!
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Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says
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November 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The GOP is filled with bullies who want to dish it out, but are incapable of taking heat.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning from Congress after falling out with Trump
YouTube video by CBS News
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November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The GOP is filled with bullies who want to dish it out, but are incapable of taking heat.
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