Thomas Beck
@tomfodw.bsky.social
Historian of 19th & 20th century Russia/Europe (mostly pre-1921); science fiction author & fan; lover of cats, dogs, chocolate, books, movies, television, baseball, soccer, ice hockey, cricket, Hawaii.
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No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
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NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations
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After two infants died, the Louisiana Dept of Health under the leadership of the new incoming deputy director of the CDC, delayed notifying the public for months of a whooping cough outbreak. Instead, he ordered DOH to stop promoting vaccines. Pertussis is currently a national health crisis.
Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
After two infants died, the Louisiana Dept of Health under the leadership of the new incoming deputy director of the CDC, delayed notifying the public for months of a whooping cough outbreak. Instead, he ordered DOH to stop promoting vaccines. Pertussis is currently a national health crisis.
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After Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row last year, the Trump administration is retaliating by sending them to the supermax. Prisoners are locked in cells smaller than a parking space 22-24 hours a day.
One prisoner told me he fears he won't make it out alive.
My latest:
One prisoner told me he fears he won't make it out alive.
My latest:
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
After Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row last year, the Trump administration is retaliating by sending them to the supermax. Prisoners are locked in cells smaller than a parking space 22-24 hours a day.
One prisoner told me he fears he won't make it out alive.
My latest:
One prisoner told me he fears he won't make it out alive.
My latest:
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
surprise surprise
⚡️ Kremlin rejects European counter-proposal to US peace plan for Ukraine.
Kyiv's European partners reportedly pitched the plan as a counter-proposal to a 28-point document backed by the Trump administration.
Kyiv's European partners reportedly pitched the plan as a counter-proposal to a 28-point document backed by the Trump administration.
Kremlin rejects European counter-proposal to US peace plan for Ukraine
Kyiv's European partners reportedly pitched the plan as a counter-proposal to a 28-point document backed by the Trump administration, which was criticized for heavily favoring Russia.
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
surprise surprise
I’m in favor of the US supporting Ukraine not because I’m a Russophobe (obviously) or a warmonger.
It’s wrong to leave millions of Ukrainians under Putin and Russia’s cruel occupation. If there were a way to free them without military force, I’d be all for it. So far, nobody has come up with one.
It’s wrong to leave millions of Ukrainians under Putin and Russia’s cruel occupation. If there were a way to free them without military force, I’d be all for it. So far, nobody has come up with one.
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I’m in favor of the US supporting Ukraine not because I’m a Russophobe (obviously) or a warmonger.
It’s wrong to leave millions of Ukrainians under Putin and Russia’s cruel occupation. If there were a way to free them without military force, I’d be all for it. So far, nobody has come up with one.
It’s wrong to leave millions of Ukrainians under Putin and Russia’s cruel occupation. If there were a way to free them without military force, I’d be all for it. So far, nobody has come up with one.
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The cruelty is the point.
After Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row last year, the Trump administration is retaliating by sending them to the supermax. Prisoners are locked in cells smaller than a parking space 22-24 hours a day.
One prisoner told me he fears he won't make it out alive.
My latest:
One prisoner told me he fears he won't make it out alive.
My latest:
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Alan Dershowitz wasn’t “charismatic” when Ron Silver played him.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Alan Dershowitz wasn’t “charismatic” when Ron Silver played him.
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Rs in 2003: "We're not invading Iraq for the oil. Don't be ridiculous."
Rs in 2025: "OK not going to lie this time... we're definitely invading for the oil."
Rs in 2025: "OK not going to lie this time... we're definitely invading for the oil."
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Rs in 2003: "We're not invading Iraq for the oil. Don't be ridiculous."
Rs in 2025: "OK not going to lie this time... we're definitely invading for the oil."
Rs in 2025: "OK not going to lie this time... we're definitely invading for the oil."
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
same here.
I'm hardly the only one, but I've been warning against the 'warrior' language and symbolism for years (foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/19/u...)
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
same here.
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Russia showing just how serious it is about peace tonight, launching waves of missiles and drones at Kyiv. Air defenses are working to knock them down. A series of explosions just rocked Ukraine’s capital. It’ll be another long night.
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Russia showing just how serious it is about peace tonight, launching waves of missiles and drones at Kyiv. Air defenses are working to knock them down. A series of explosions just rocked Ukraine’s capital. It’ll be another long night.
One of the very few mentions I’ve come across on leftwing sites.
Is Venezuela the New Iraq?
By Richard W. Coughlin | November 18, 2025 ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) - Iraq and Venezuela share an obvious trait: they are oil-rich states whose resource nationalism puts them at odds with U.S. geop...
www.juancole.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
One of the very few mentions I’ve come across on leftwing sites.
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wearing slippers and pajamas to the airport is antifa now
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
wearing slippers and pajamas to the airport is antifa now
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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New polling shows that 70% of Americans say that they would oppose the U.S. taking military action in Venezuela. Over three-quarters of Americans say that the Trump administration hasn’t given proper explanation for potential military action in Venezuela.
Poll Shows 70 Percent in US Disapprove of Striking Venezuela as Trump Mulls War
The US has built up the largest military presence in Latin America in decades off the coast of Venezuela.
truthout.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
New polling shows that 70% of Americans say that they would oppose the U.S. taking military action in Venezuela. Over three-quarters of Americans say that the Trump administration hasn’t given proper explanation for potential military action in Venezuela.
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Detroit demands no war with Venezuela — Fight Back! News
https://www.europesays.com/2590718/
Detroit, MI – As part of the Week of Action called by the United National Antiwar Coalition and…
https://www.europesays.com/2590718/
Detroit, MI – As part of the Week of Action called by the United National Antiwar Coalition and…
Detroit demands no war with Venezuela — Fight Back! News - EUROPE SAYS
Detroit, MI – As part of the Week of Action called by the United National Antiwar Coalition and the Anti War Action Network, Detroit Anti-War Committee
www.europesays.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Detroit demands no war with Venezuela — Fight Back! News
https://www.europesays.com/2590718/
Detroit, MI – As part of the Week of Action called by the United National Antiwar Coalition and…
https://www.europesays.com/2590718/
Detroit, MI – As part of the Week of Action called by the United National Antiwar Coalition and…
What is your name?
Thomas.
What is your quest?
To ❤️ every 🐱 photo on Bluesky.
Thomas.
What is your quest?
To ❤️ every 🐱 photo on Bluesky.
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What is your name?
Thomas.
What is your quest?
To ❤️ every 🐱 photo on Bluesky.
Thomas.
What is your quest?
To ❤️ every 🐱 photo on Bluesky.
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Russian strike on Odesa tonight.
By preliminary reports, a residential building has been hit.
Ukraine wants peace. It's Russia that wants to continue the war and terrorize Ukrainian civilians.
By preliminary reports, a residential building has been hit.
Ukraine wants peace. It's Russia that wants to continue the war and terrorize Ukrainian civilians.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Russian strike on Odesa tonight.
By preliminary reports, a residential building has been hit.
Ukraine wants peace. It's Russia that wants to continue the war and terrorize Ukrainian civilians.
By preliminary reports, a residential building has been hit.
Ukraine wants peace. It's Russia that wants to continue the war and terrorize Ukrainian civilians.
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The #DecembristRevolt of 1825 saw Russia’s nobility attempt to depose a tsar.
🔒 Susanna Rabow-Edling’s article from the December issue can be found in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
🔒 Susanna Rabow-Edling’s article from the December issue can be found in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
The Decembrists: Russia’s First Revolution
www.historytoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The #DecembristRevolt of 1825 saw Russia’s nobility attempt to depose a tsar.
🔒 Susanna Rabow-Edling’s article from the December issue can be found in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
🔒 Susanna Rabow-Edling’s article from the December issue can be found in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...