TBKies
tbkies11.bsky.social
TBKies
@tbkies11.bsky.social
Mystery writer, journalist, playwright, college creative writing teacher, actor, and environmentalist.
Kristi Noem doesn't know the definition of habeas corpus and she's the freaking head of Homeland Security? #kristinoem #habeascorpus

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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"The crowd chants 'Don’t take the mother!' over and over again as the daughter keeps trying to get back on the hood of the car. More Worcester cops arrive, all helping the ICE agents carry out their rotten senseless work." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I'm convinced Trump is a Russian operative. He's already disrupting the global economy. #trumprussianagent

Trump Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses at a Moment of Rising Danger www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
Trump’s National Security Firings Come as He Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses
The firing of the head of the National Security Agency was only the latest move that has eroded the country’s fortifications against cyberattacks, especially those targeting elections.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

What does this guy have to do before he's fired? We already know he's incompetent.
Exclusive | Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials
The defense secretary’s handling of sensitive information is under criticism after he shared details about a strike on Houthi militants in a group chat on a widely used app.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A student of mine found my books on the top shelf of a bookstore in Tulsa, OK. Too cool. #bookstore #thomaskies #randomroad #mysteries
March 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Yeah, putting this knucklehead in charge of Health and Human Services was a good idea....not!

Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...
Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Yes
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Annie was looking for cuddle time tonight. It's good for the soul #puppy #puppytime
February 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Ooops

Choices have consequences
February 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Musk’s Lost Boys and Trump’s Mean Girls www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
Opinion | Musk’s Lost Boys and Trump’s Mean Girls
Lost boys find ways to ransack the capital.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
www.snopes.com/news/2025/01... No....we didn't pay $100 million or $50 million or even $50 dollars to buy condoms for Gaza. #condomsforgaza #trump
No Evidence Hamas Used US-Funded Condoms for Bombs as Trump Claimed
Snopes previously found no proof the U.S. had funded $50 million worth of condoms for Palestinians.
www.snopes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Welcome to the shitshow.

Pete Hegseth Is Confirmed as Defense Secretary By Slim Margin www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Pete Hegseth Is Confirmed as Defense Secretary By Slim Margin
Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Does this remind anyone of the McCarthy days?

Trump Administration Updates: Federal Workers Told to Inform on Colleagues Trying to Dodge D.E.I. Crackdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Trump Administration Updates: Federal Workers Told to Inform on Colleagues Trying to Dodge D.E.I. Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Did Musk just give the crowd a nazi salute?
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM