Tom Gillespie
@tagillespie.bsky.social
Mostly just lurking. He/him
Antifa
Antifa
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A government that can officially declare that Jesus is your savior can just as easily declare the opposite.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A government that can officially declare that Jesus is your savior can just as easily declare the opposite.
Merry Christmas to all.
December 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Merry Christmas to all.
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which mar-a-lago bathroom were they in
December 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
which mar-a-lago bathroom were they in
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“The Constitution of the Roberts Court is not color-blind. It is a Constitution that permits discrimination on the basis of race, but forbids alleviating discrimination on the basis of race.”
Such a good @adamserwer.bsky.social piece.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Such a good @adamserwer.bsky.social piece.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are in trouble.
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“The Constitution of the Roberts Court is not color-blind. It is a Constitution that permits discrimination on the basis of race, but forbids alleviating discrimination on the basis of race.”
Such a good @adamserwer.bsky.social piece.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Such a good @adamserwer.bsky.social piece.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Trump’s new envoy admits his goal is to steal territory from a NATO ally.
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump’s new envoy admits his goal is to steal territory from a NATO ally.
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Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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"The suppression of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence."
— Andrew Hamilton, 1734
— Andrew Hamilton, 1734
December 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM
"The suppression of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence."
— Andrew Hamilton, 1734
— Andrew Hamilton, 1734
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she's just doing what she was hired to do
Why would you need to put a pause on a story that has been meticulously fact-checked and lawyered?
Sounds like the kind of story you’d want to run right away!
Sounds like the kind of story you’d want to run right away!
December 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
she's just doing what she was hired to do
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This would be a good time for anybody interested in doing serious news to resign in protest from CBS.
LOL "Bari killed this meticulous story because it was unfavorable to the Trump administration" is literally the story they're giving to their stenographer
December 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This would be a good time for anybody interested in doing serious news to resign in protest from CBS.
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Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
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Again, I really wish more papers would get accustomed to the form “Trump unlawfully pretends to…” when describing things Trump says he’s doing but has no legal power to do.
Like renaming the Defense Department the "War Department," the name of the Kennedy Center has not been legally changed, because Congress has not changed it-->
Kennedy Center renamed the 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' White House says www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Kennedy Center renamed the 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' White House says www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Kennedy Center renamed the 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' White House says
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington is now called the the "Trump-Kennedy Center," according to the White House.
www.usatoday.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Again, I really wish more papers would get accustomed to the form “Trump unlawfully pretends to…” when describing things Trump says he’s doing but has no legal power to do.
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David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
This is the finance sector. In a world where the real economy generates $105 trillion/year, the financial derivatives market adds up to $667 trillion/year. This is "the biggest business in the world" – and it's useless. It produces nothing. It adds no value. pluralistic.net/2025/12/18/s...
Pluralistic: A perfect distillation of the social uselessness of finance (18 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is the finance sector. In a world where the real economy generates $105 trillion/year, the financial derivatives market adds up to $667 trillion/year. This is "the biggest business in the world" – and it's useless. It produces nothing. It adds no value. pluralistic.net/2025/12/18/s...
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So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
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CBS: "Let's hear what Republicans have to say"
GOP: "We think we should enjoy unquestioned political and cultural hegemony in perpetuity"
CBS, turns to camera: "Why is it so hard for Democrats to find common ground with that"
GOP: "We think we should enjoy unquestioned political and cultural hegemony in perpetuity"
CBS, turns to camera: "Why is it so hard for Democrats to find common ground with that"
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
CBS: "Let's hear what Republicans have to say"
GOP: "We think we should enjoy unquestioned political and cultural hegemony in perpetuity"
CBS, turns to camera: "Why is it so hard for Democrats to find common ground with that"
GOP: "We think we should enjoy unquestioned political and cultural hegemony in perpetuity"
CBS, turns to camera: "Why is it so hard for Democrats to find common ground with that"
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My view continues to be that the US has in power a movement dedicated to ending democracy & replacing it with consolidated one-party authoritarian rule under the Republican banner. They are currently struggling to do that because of the US political system's complexity & their own incompetence.
December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My view continues to be that the US has in power a movement dedicated to ending democracy & replacing it with consolidated one-party authoritarian rule under the Republican banner. They are currently struggling to do that because of the US political system's complexity & their own incompetence.
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
J F C
Tina Peters’ lawyer demands Colorado honor Trump’s pardon, threatens to take legal action
December 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Important post: my colleague documents an “official, nationwide policy of intimidating and threatening people who attempt to observe and record DHS operations,” or who peacefully and without interference follow and protest them, even though the First Amendment broadly protects doing those things. /1
On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
December 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Important post: my colleague documents an “official, nationwide policy of intimidating and threatening people who attempt to observe and record DHS operations,” or who peacefully and without interference follow and protest them, even though the First Amendment broadly protects doing those things. /1
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Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
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There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
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To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
December 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
Good question.
Who is Barron’s real dad?
Trump on his wife's legislative initiative: "I just heard about that for the first time. The only thing I can tell you, I know one thing for sure, it's going to be great for children. I don't know what it is she's doing. She loves children. She's got a wonderful boy. And she's very proud of her boy"
December 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Good question.
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As @kenwhite.bsky.social said on this week’s Series Trouble podcast, narrative consistency isn’t this administration’s strong suit
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As @kenwhite.bsky.social said on this week’s Series Trouble podcast, narrative consistency isn’t this administration’s strong suit