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Tommy

@tvbarrows53.bsky.social

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MAGAts need not apply. What doesn't kill U makes U stranger. Born in Cincinnati. Live in Traverse City, MI. Catherd. dob 2/3/53

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Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · May 27

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Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 3h

Yo ! Tiger !

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Black-eyed Susan Vine.

Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 3h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/p...

Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are backtracking | CNN Politics

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN earlier Tuesday that he wo...

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Ramiro Garcia @cuetzalan.bsky.social · 5h

It’s been more than two weeks since Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva won Arizona’s 7th, & she still hasn’t been sworn in.

Speaker MAGA Mike is blocking her oath, claiming the House is in recess and pointing to the ongoing government shutdown.

Grijalva would be the deciding vote on Epstein.

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 8h

Some kid is doing the standard “ur mom” voice chat trash talk and they got no idea they’re talking to bashar al assad

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 4h

"Let's goto little girl island !"

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Jules 🦋 @julesk.me · 5h

A moody coastal scene with tall green dune grass in the foreground, bending slightly in the wind. Beyond the grass, waves crash against the shore under a cloudy, gray sky, suggesting an approaching storm. A strip of dark asphalt road runs along the bottom edge of the image, contrasting with the natural textures of the dunes and sea. The atmosphere feels windswept and dramatic

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Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 5h

fortune.com/2025/10/11/a...

Trump ally Laura Loomer calls a Qatari facility at a U.S. Air Force base an 'abomination' — Here's what it will actually do | Fortune

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday morning that the federal government had reached an agreement with Qatar to build a facility at an Air Force base in Idaho.

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Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 5h

NOT him.

Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 5h

Jimma !

Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 5h

Went there in '67-8th grade:
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New Monticello exhibit chronicles centuries-old political story

At the home of former President Thomas Jefferson, there's a new effort to share an uplifting political tale. Jefferson and his predecessor John Adams were friends... and foes. A new exhibit chronicles...

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Pixie ✨🧚🏻‍♀️☀️ @pixie3.bsky.social · 15h

Some sunsets are so beautiful that you have to stop and snap a picture!

#Photography #MobilePhotography #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOpulence #ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #PhotoHour #Scape #SunsetLovers #TravelPhotography #Sunset #Art

Nature is painting the sky and the clouds in the most opulent colors of orange, pink, yellow and grapefruit for sunset. In between there are the last remaining shades of the blue evening sky. On the horizon there are the silhouettes of an electric pole on the right side, then some trees in the middle and some windmills on the left side followed by another electric pole. In the foreground there’s a rural road making a turn to the left that’s flanked by green fields in the dark. The color of the vibrant sky paints hues of soft pink on the road.

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Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 9h

Aces sweep Mercury in 2025 WNBA Finals

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Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 10h

Yee Hah !
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...

Storm Could Bring Dramatic Weekend Weather Along the East Coast

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Cpt. Kandy Franklin⚓️🍬 @kandy.has.fish · 1d

I think I'm going to frame this one.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20h

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Pixie ✨🧚🏻‍♀️☀️ @pixie3.bsky.social · 15h

A perfectly imperfect pink Dahlia is facing the sun. ☀️

#Photography #MobilePhotography #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOpulence #ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #PhotoHour #Scape #BloomScrolling #SensoryArt #Shadow #PrettyInPink #Dahlia #Flowers #FlowerReport 🌸

Sunlight is shining on a pink garden Dahlia that is just about to wilt, what gives her fragile beauty an extra special touch. I like things that are perfectly imperfect. Her petals are making twists and circles what’s casting nice shadows, giving the flower extra depth.
There are green leaves surrounding her what makes her beautiful color pop.

The Dahlia is the national flower of Mexico. It has a proud history reaching back to the days of the Aztec empire. Aztecs grew her originally as a food crop for their starchy root tubers. Later the dahlia was transported back to Europe by Spanish colonists in the 18th century.

There's a Dahlia for Everyone. Big, small, frilly, spiky, neon pink, deep burgundy, orange, etc… these flowers come in so many shapes and colors that even the pickiest plant person will find the one for themselves.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs Deepen Impasse, Angering Democrats

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𝕋𝕪 𝕊𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕟 ☮️💟🕉️ @thetysullivan.bsky.social · 1d

“Hellacious Acres”

At hellacious acres, listen, mischief-makers
Admission's free, you pay to get out. (Lyrics in AltText)
#31DaysofHalloween
#Spooktober
#Scape #EastCoastKin
#blackandwhite #BlackandwhitePhotography #ClassicMono #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography
#PhotographersUnited
#coneyisland

Look who's advertising
Billboards everywhere
See hellacious acres
Your tailor-made nightmare
Traffic is backed up for miles
Attendants welcome you with devilish smiles
Steady, steady
Have your tickets ready
Steady, steady
Go to hell after dark
It's a sin-filled city, an amusement park
It's a one-way ticket to the other side
It's a Dr. Jekyll and a Mr. Hyde
See Lizzie Borden, she's one of the stars
And tricky Dickie barkin', flashin' you his pardon
Oh, Jack The Ripper slashin' your tires
Oh, even the Devil need money
Even the President need money
To cover his overhead
That's why he opened hellacious acres
Or so his press agent said
"Hang out with heavies, your partners in crime
Forget the consequences, have a good time"
Steady, steady
Have your tickets ready
Steady, steady
Go to hell after dark
It's a sin-filled city, an amusement park
It's a one-way ticket to the other side
It's a Dr. Jekyll, it's a Mr. Hyde
Get down and study, suspicion and doubt
At hellacious acres, listen, mischief-makers
Admission's free, you pay to get out.
Kristofferson/Williams

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Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 11h

Elon Musk jumps to defend Dilbert comic creator Scott Adams following racist remarks

Tommy @tvbarrows53.bsky.social · 11h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEwH...

Afghanistan Google Searches | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

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