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Tom Shafer

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Cat-dad, former IT professional, actor, photographer. Enjoying retirement.

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · Nov 12

As I have been doing on all my new social accounts, my first post is dedicated to our fur-family. Say hello to littermates: Charlie, Claire and Toby.

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 28m

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Don't, Don't give me hope

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 1h

Please...

a man is standing in the rain and saying `` don 't give me hope '' .

ALT: a man is standing in the rain and saying `` don 't give me hope '' .

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 2h

Perfect!

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 3h

I'm sure the SEC will be looking into this ASAP. {holds hand up to ear} Wait, I'm being told, "Nah!"
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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 4h

And now, I can't unsee it. Well played!

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 5h

To quote many tradespeople, "Do you want it good, or do you want it fast?"

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 7h

"Dance with the one who brung 'ya." As long as the ultra-wealthy play a major financial role in campaigns as either donation bundlers or via super PACs, it will remain that way.

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 7h

It's like, if I may be so bold, Cuomo is more likely to respond to Trump than to the citizens of NYC.

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 7h

Even before what we can see with our own eyes as a cognitive decline, Donald screeched about *rigged* elections. So, we know he flat out lies to create his narrative. That he likely can no longer discern reality is just crap icing on his crap cake.

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 8h

Lawsuits to force a temporary restraining order are more likely to happen than arrests given who is the Top Cop. But I agree with the sentiment, #DoSomething!

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 8h

Vance is fascist stooge.

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 10h

The word ‘propaganda’ and the phrase ‘attention whore’ come readily to mind.

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 10h

In the same vein that John McEntee weeded out appointees in Trump 1.0.

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 11h

Donald is a shit-stain on the upholstery of the Oval Office.

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 13h

Never let the truth (and psychopathy) get in the way of a good story.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Trump doesn't remember/believe/understand HE was president on January 6, 2021

This is how unstable, how mentally unbalanced, how much of a dangerous mixture of dishonesty and insanity Trump is:

"Biden's FBI?" By Jan. 6 2021, TRUMP had run the FBI for 1,448 days #25A

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 22h

Our democracy hinges on breaking the vice-like grip the ultra-wealthy (particularly in the tech sector) have on our political & legislative process. They are now able to shape campaign narratives, create laws & loopholes to fatten their bank accounts & shield themselves from accountability.

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 1d

Not a goddamn thing!

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 1d

Caturday, 4:55pm. Charlie is here to remind me that the afternoon feeding is at 5pm.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 1d

Helluva way to sell Trump's psychosis.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

An anonymous trader made a fast $88 million by shorting Bitcoin.

The trader made the bet that Bitcoin would plummet in value on Friday after opening their account “30 minutes before Trump’s announcement of 100% tariffs on China."

Not suspicious at all, right?

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‘That’s the MAGA playbook’: Crypto trade made moments before Trump post raises eyebrows

An anonymous online cryptocurrency trader reportedly scored an $88 million profit after making a lofty bet that the value of Bitcoin would plummet, a bet that was made just before a major tariff annou...

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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 1d

Paging @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.

Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, it isn't enough to tell the CDC not to test for disease, as Donald did in 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Trump suggests US slow virus testing to avoid bad statistics

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he's asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because robust testing turns up too many cases of COVID-19.

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