f toomsch - unstable genius
@ftoomsch.bsky.social
#freethinker, #photographer, #artist, #progressive, #humanist, #atheist, #chocoholic in the beautiful Hudson Valley. Usually follow back people; businesses, a few. Sony a7iii 🚫pornbots 🚫crypto 🚫woowoo 🚫MAGA I don't care why you're a good person, only IF.
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
It's vital to not poison ourselves - you can eat safer fish and support American fishermen at the same time!
Supporting domestic US-farmed seafood is not just an economic issue, it's also a health and environmental issue.
Here's a comparison of US-farmed catfish and Chinese-farmed tilapia (87% of the tilapia consumed in the US is farmed in China). The contrast is DRAMATIC!
Here's a comparison of US-farmed catfish and Chinese-farmed tilapia (87% of the tilapia consumed in the US is farmed in China). The contrast is DRAMATIC!
December 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It's vital to not poison ourselves - you can eat safer fish and support American fishermen at the same time!
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December 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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“Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a ‘CRIMINAL SCHEME’ To overturn the 2020 election.”
In case you’re wondering why Republicans insisted on keeping his testimony behind closed doors.🤔🚪
abcnews.go.com/US/jack-smit...
In case you’re wondering why Republicans insisted on keeping his testimony behind closed doors.🤔🚪
abcnews.go.com/US/jack-smit...
December 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a ‘CRIMINAL SCHEME’ To overturn the 2020 election.”
In case you’re wondering why Republicans insisted on keeping his testimony behind closed doors.🤔🚪
abcnews.go.com/US/jack-smit...
In case you’re wondering why Republicans insisted on keeping his testimony behind closed doors.🤔🚪
abcnews.go.com/US/jack-smit...
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It is within Donald Trump's rights to fire everyone on the Federal Reserve Board and replace them with his friends. But if a future Democratic president tries to remove Trump's friends from the Board, that will be strictly unconstitutional.
by John Roberts
by John Roberts
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It is within Donald Trump's rights to fire everyone on the Federal Reserve Board and replace them with his friends. But if a future Democratic president tries to remove Trump's friends from the Board, that will be strictly unconstitutional.
by John Roberts
by John Roberts
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ROB REINER: “This is just the beginning, and people have to understand our democracy is being taken away from us. We have a year before this country becomes a full on autocracy…
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
ROB REINER: “This is just the beginning, and people have to understand our democracy is being taken away from us. We have a year before this country becomes a full on autocracy…
I grew up with All in the Family, & understood it in elementary school. It was a time when tough conversations were being had and needed to be. Rob Reiner has done so much to admire and deserved so much better than this tragedy. It's a gut punch to lose this hero. 🥺
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I grew up with All in the Family, & understood it in elementary school. It was a time when tough conversations were being had and needed to be. Rob Reiner has done so much to admire and deserved so much better than this tragedy. It's a gut punch to lose this hero. 🥺
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
39K followers & cusses someone out for no reason. Sad.
December 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
39K followers & cusses someone out for no reason. Sad.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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@404media.co has done great work on uncovering the details of this app. It raises a lot of constitutional questions.
"Without Gutiérrez’s ID, the agents resorted to another approach. They took a photo of his face... “Oh yeah, he’s right. He’s saying the right thing. He does got papers,” Gutiérrez recalled the agents saying."
He was just walking home.
They are doing this everywhere, no matter who you are.
#Pinks
He was just walking home.
They are doing this everywhere, no matter who you are.
#Pinks
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
@404media.co has done great work on uncovering the details of this app. It raises a lot of constitutional questions.
I was invited to participate with some artists I really admire recently at a group show in Kingston, NY. It just ended last week. #BlueSkyArtShow #favoritethings I love #blackandwhite #art pen & ink and pencil and #surrealism. Matt Munson blends it all.
December 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I was invited to participate with some artists I really admire recently at a group show in Kingston, NY. It just ended last week. #BlueSkyArtShow #favoritethings I love #blackandwhite #art pen & ink and pencil and #surrealism. Matt Munson blends it all.
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It seems like the American right has turned even more toward Christian nationalism over the past five years, so it's interesting that neither the country as a whole nor any demographic subgroup has become any more religious.
Pew Research Center just released a big report on religiosity in America, finding little shift since 2020 across four big indicators of religious commitment in its high response-rate NPORS surveys. Worth a read -> www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
Religion Holds Steady in America
Analysis of our polls and other data shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults. Read more about religiousness by age and gender.
www.pewresearch.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It seems like the American right has turned even more toward Christian nationalism over the past five years, so it's interesting that neither the country as a whole nor any demographic subgroup has become any more religious.
This kind of story never reaches those who most need to hear it.
Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino recently admitted to lying as a political pundit. @dgraham.bsky.social on media personalities turned administrators and their complex relationship with the truth, in The Atlantic Daily:
Dan Bongino Admits to Lying During His Pundit Days
Before he joined the FBI, Bongino spread bogus claims about the January 6 pipe bomber—and now says he did it because he was getting paid.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This kind of story never reaches those who most need to hear it.
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Detained Georgia veteran deserves to stay in US after serving country, fiancee says - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Detained Georgia veteran deserves to stay in US after serving country, fiancee says
Godfrey Wade’s case is emblematic of rising number of non-US citizen veterans swept up by ICE under Trump’s immigration policies
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Detained Georgia veteran deserves to stay in US after serving country, fiancee says - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Captain Fanta awarded me the Fancy Feast Peace Prize for always keeping his kibble topped off. 💀
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Captain Fanta awarded me the Fancy Feast Peace Prize for always keeping his kibble topped off. 💀
This could come in handy.
NBC and every other corporate media just out here in 2025 giving these motherfuckers the benefit of the doubt every day in every headline
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This could come in handy.
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NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHT: A state-sponsored group used an artificial intelligence system to run a first-of-its-kind and widespread cyber espionage campaign to target and infiltrate technology, financial, chemical, and government networks.
Anthropic Alleged AI-Powered Attack on 30 Organizations By China-Backed Hackers - Profolus
A breakthrough cyber incident showed how attackers can weaponize artificial intelligence to scan networks, exploit weaknesses, and steal data with minimal human involvement.
www.profolus.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHT: A state-sponsored group used an artificial intelligence system to run a first-of-its-kind and widespread cyber espionage campaign to target and infiltrate technology, financial, chemical, and government networks.
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The flipside of this rhetorical trick — calling all payments "losses" — is calling all cuts "savings"
Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.
December 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The flipside of this rhetorical trick — calling all payments "losses" — is calling all cuts "savings"
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The old catchphrase "run the government like a business" has never made sense, definitionally. Most government services are things no business would ever do, because not all human needs can be contorted into a profit-generating activity.
December 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The old catchphrase "run the government like a business" has never made sense, definitionally. Most government services are things no business would ever do, because not all human needs can be contorted into a profit-generating activity.