@tol3.bsky.social
Retired from 32 yrs practicing public law (& before that, 8 yrs newspapers, politics). SC native. Adult in NC, briefly DC. Lifelong Dem, now a blue dot lakeside in NE GA, trying to get self, wife, & dogs in/on water daily.
Another, for context.
January 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Another, for context.
Mood #2. Whom should emulate; ~18-month old Rabbit, on the left, or ~5-yr-old Cora, on the left?
How to interpret Cora’s glance at the end?
How to interpret Cora’s glance at the end?
January 1, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Mood #2. Whom should emulate; ~18-month old Rabbit, on the left, or ~5-yr-old Cora, on the left?
How to interpret Cora’s glance at the end?
How to interpret Cora’s glance at the end?
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"we're here to inspect your daycare center"
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"we're here to inspect your daycare center"
Those are my honest opinions as well.
AN honest statement of opinion cannot be libel under US law.
In my honest opinion, Trump is a rapist, a child abuser, a fraudster, senile, incompetent, and corrupt to the heart of his being.
Oh, wait: those are also protected by the absolute Defense of truth.
In my honest opinion, Trump is a rapist, a child abuser, a fraudster, senile, incompetent, and corrupt to the heart of his being.
Oh, wait: those are also protected by the absolute Defense of truth.
January 1, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Those are my honest opinions as well.
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Jack Smith testimony....spread far and wide!!!
youtu.be/6YR8slAt3Ek?...
youtu.be/6YR8slAt3Ek?...
🚨 FULL JACK SMITH VIDEO DEPOSITION ON TRUMP CRIMES
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Jack Smith testimony....spread far and wide!!!
youtu.be/6YR8slAt3Ek?...
youtu.be/6YR8slAt3Ek?...
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Shout it from the mountain tops, for as long as this nation still exists.
The truth matters.
The truth matters.
December 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Shout it from the mountain tops, for as long as this nation still exists.
The truth matters.
The truth matters.
Look forward to your analysis & reporting.
Whoa! Time to dig in...
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Look forward to your analysis & reporting.
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AND A HAPPY JACK SMITH 2026 TO ALL!!
December 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
AND A HAPPY JACK SMITH 2026 TO ALL!!
Which one does one identify with, and which one should we strive to emulate: Rabbit (on the left) or Cora (on the right)?
It’s a complex world.
It’s a complex world.
December 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Which one does one identify with, and which one should we strive to emulate: Rabbit (on the left) or Cora (on the right)?
It’s a complex world.
It’s a complex world.
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Today we face a need for another Great Awakening. Our current crisis is not merely a political one but spiritual too. Nowhere “is this more painfully evident than in how our government treats immigrants in our name.”
digbysblog.net/2025/12/19/d...
digbysblog.net/2025/12/19/d...
December 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Today we face a need for another Great Awakening. Our current crisis is not merely a political one but spiritual too. Nowhere “is this more painfully evident than in how our government treats immigrants in our name.”
digbysblog.net/2025/12/19/d...
digbysblog.net/2025/12/19/d...
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Thus redacted Zarathustra
December 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Thus redacted Zarathustra
“… crazy is crazy when you’re in that bubble.”
Whipple: Wiles thought she was talking to someone who would give her a fair shake. And I did give her a fair shake. But the problem is, when you’re in that bubble, you wouldn’t recognize fair treatment when you see it—because crazy is crazy when you’re in that bubble.
December 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“… crazy is crazy when you’re in that bubble.”
Me, too.
I found reading this to be an oddly healing experience. newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Me, too.
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those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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We’re gonna need a bigger Third Reconstruction.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We’re gonna need a bigger Third Reconstruction.
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I need more people to understand the movement that could be brewing here in Georgia if this young man only lost by 87 votes in COBB COUNTY.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I need more people to understand the movement that could be brewing here in Georgia if this young man only lost by 87 votes in COBB COUNTY.
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This was published one year ago. Everything is, sadly, true today.
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This was published one year ago. Everything is, sadly, true today.
Today, for the first time in a long time, I actually swam in open water (as opposed to float & paddle around in a PFD).
For safety, I was tethered to an open water swim buoy, which is new to me.
For safety, I was tethered to an open water swim buoy, which is new to me.
July 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Today, for the first time in a long time, I actually swam in open water (as opposed to float & paddle around in a PFD).
For safety, I was tethered to an open water swim buoy, which is new to me.
For safety, I was tethered to an open water swim buoy, which is new to me.
Yesterday, for the first time, I testified in court. It went well; good result.
This morning, daughter Grace & I went paddling with svelte 85-lb rescue Pit-Mastiff-Lab mix, Cora (aka Corabelle, or sometimes, The Belle).
This morning, daughter Grace & I went paddling with svelte 85-lb rescue Pit-Mastiff-Lab mix, Cora (aka Corabelle, or sometimes, The Belle).
July 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Yesterday, for the first time, I testified in court. It went well; good result.
This morning, daughter Grace & I went paddling with svelte 85-lb rescue Pit-Mastiff-Lab mix, Cora (aka Corabelle, or sometimes, The Belle).
This morning, daughter Grace & I went paddling with svelte 85-lb rescue Pit-Mastiff-Lab mix, Cora (aka Corabelle, or sometimes, The Belle).
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"WaPo's still got Thiessen" 🙄
@pbump.com has been a great, clear, intelligent voice on WaPo ed page
(As so many others used to be on that site, from @petridishes.bsky.social to @eugenerobinson.bsky.social to @anntelnaes.bsky.social to Ruth Marcus + more)
Thanks for their work and their example.
(WaPo's still got Thiessen!)
(As so many others used to be on that site, from @petridishes.bsky.social to @eugenerobinson.bsky.social to @anntelnaes.bsky.social to Ruth Marcus + more)
Thanks for their work and their example.
(WaPo's still got Thiessen!)
And, uh, some personal news: This is also my last column for The Post. I was offered and accepted a buyout.
To answer one possible next question, I'm not sure what's next save taking some time off. If you want, you can enter your email at pbump.net and I'll let you know when I figure it out!
To answer one possible next question, I'm not sure what's next save taking some time off. If you want, you can enter your email at pbump.net and I'll let you know when I figure it out!
July 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"WaPo's still got Thiessen" 🙄