Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social
Centrist but now left leaning
Retired engineering faculty from University of Georgia
Retired engineering faculty from University of Georgia
I do hope he can keep that spirit up.
It is hard being mayor of NYC and not fall into a trap of despair (just look at what happened to Rudy Giuliani)
It is hard being mayor of NYC and not fall into a trap of despair (just look at what happened to Rudy Giuliani)
Despite what we are often told, this line from Mamdani’s inauguration speech is what true pragmatism actually looks like:
“Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously. We may not always succeed. But never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try.”
“Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously. We may not always succeed. But never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try.”
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I do hope he can keep that spirit up.
It is hard being mayor of NYC and not fall into a trap of despair (just look at what happened to Rudy Giuliani)
It is hard being mayor of NYC and not fall into a trap of despair (just look at what happened to Rudy Giuliani)
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Given how often he posts about this, it seems less like reassurance for others and more like he’s trying to convince himself that he passed the cognitive exam.
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Given how often he posts about this, it seems less like reassurance for others and more like he’s trying to convince himself that he passed the cognitive exam.
Keep trying with the same questions until you get it right?
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Keep trying with the same questions until you get it right?
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This Must Stop 🛑
Your government will zip-tie American children with your tax dollars, but not feed them.
Pray about THAT at church.
Your government will zip-tie American children with your tax dollars, but not feed them.
Pray about THAT at church.
January 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
This Must Stop 🛑
Your government will zip-tie American children with your tax dollars, but not feed them.
Pray about THAT at church.
Your government will zip-tie American children with your tax dollars, but not feed them.
Pray about THAT at church.
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Dear Future Historians: 12.30.2025
open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...
open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...
Dear Future Historians: 12.30.2025
The backbone of the resistance: Weekly protests
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Dear Future Historians: 12.30.2025
open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...
open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...
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Release the Epstein Files!
January 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Release the Epstein Files!
How can a price get cut 5000%? A 100% price cut is down to nothing, as in $0.00.
Ha! 🤣🤣 I’m STILL not going to see anyone perform at the Kennedy Center as long as the asshole’s name is on the building.
January 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
How can a price get cut 5000%? A 100% price cut is down to nothing, as in $0.00.
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Yeah Don,OLD Testament !.....
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Yeah Don,OLD Testament !.....
Great to see at least someone from the MAGA cult wake up (oh, did not mean to call her "woke").
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Great to see at least someone from the MAGA cult wake up (oh, did not mean to call her "woke").
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
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We Got Upgraded From "Woke" To
"Radical Left Scum" By Chump.....
"Radical Left Scum" By Chump.....
December 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We Got Upgraded From "Woke" To
"Radical Left Scum" By Chump.....
"Radical Left Scum" By Chump.....
Quietly, the CDC now recommends a 2nd Covid 2025-26 booster for us old folks > 65.
Even RFK Jr could not stop science.
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Even RFK Jr could not stop science.
wapo.st/4siX5nv
Opinion | The CDC quietly recommends a second covid booster for vulnerable adults
Careful, evidence-based vaccine guidance now arrives with little fanfare.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Quietly, the CDC now recommends a 2nd Covid 2025-26 booster for us old folks > 65.
Even RFK Jr could not stop science.
wapo.st/4siX5nv
Even RFK Jr could not stop science.
wapo.st/4siX5nv
My wife said this months ago...
I think for now on, anyone who is going to post a picture of Trump should do this. I don’t like looking at his face, and I’m sure you guys don’t either. What do you think? 🔄
December 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My wife said this months ago...
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The DOJ is not even trying to hide that it functions as Trump's personal law firm
December 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The DOJ is not even trying to hide that it functions as Trump's personal law firm
No f--ing way
This is as easy a test of your belief in the American system as is conceivable: Should this be an acceptable argument from a president?
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
No f--ing way
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
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This describes DJT better than many I have seen.
Yes, some describe him as a con-man, but this says the same in better terms.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Yes, some describe him as a con-man, but this says the same in better terms.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Opinion | Donald Trump Is a Borax Man
He is a slick salesman with big claims and few deliverables.
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This describes DJT better than many I have seen.
Yes, some describe him as a con-man, but this says the same in better terms.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Yes, some describe him as a con-man, but this says the same in better terms.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
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The Putin-Trump “peace plan” is a total betrayal. Tell Congress to stand with Ukraine instead:
Tell Congress: Stand with Ukraine over Russia
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The Putin-Trump “peace plan” is a total betrayal. Tell Congress to stand with Ukraine instead:
And no one on the GOP or right-wing media will call him out on that.
December 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
And no one on the GOP or right-wing media will call him out on that.
Nothing new here to those who understand what Trump is, but nice to see someone in the know say it out loud.
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Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Nothing new here to those who understand what Trump is, but nice to see someone in the know say it out loud.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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That’s an easy answer: FUCK YES.
December 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
That’s an easy answer: FUCK YES.
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It turned out that the Convicted FElon & his sons got the Tates Brothers free, who both were charge with underage sex trafficking, rape, assault & child pornography.
Once again, a criminal help released REAL criminals. A pedophile release Pedophiles.
youtu.be/m-3cpDz2ATI?...
Once again, a criminal help released REAL criminals. A pedophile release Pedophiles.
youtu.be/m-3cpDz2ATI?...
Barron Trump's ties to accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate exposed in NYT report
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
It turned out that the Convicted FElon & his sons got the Tates Brothers free, who both were charge with underage sex trafficking, rape, assault & child pornography.
Once again, a criminal help released REAL criminals. A pedophile release Pedophiles.
youtu.be/m-3cpDz2ATI?...
Once again, a criminal help released REAL criminals. A pedophile release Pedophiles.
youtu.be/m-3cpDz2ATI?...
don't always agree with the Mormon church policies or politics, but got to hand it to these elected officials.
This is what we need to do before the country goes off the rails (already Trump-teetering).
wapo.st/48B7W4t
This is what we need to do before the country goes off the rails (already Trump-teetering).
wapo.st/48B7W4t
Column | Why Mormonism may have an answer for our toxic politics
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox draws on teachings from his Mormon faith to “disagree better.” Studies show his approach could change public attitudes.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
don't always agree with the Mormon church policies or politics, but got to hand it to these elected officials.
This is what we need to do before the country goes off the rails (already Trump-teetering).
wapo.st/48B7W4t
This is what we need to do before the country goes off the rails (already Trump-teetering).
wapo.st/48B7W4t
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