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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 4h

Which means he uses Truth DMs to communicate with everyone privately, probably about classified things, if someone wants to get a subpoena ready

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 8h

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 7h

Let’s just say there’s a sizable organization in South Philly that has…uh…noticed.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h

Breaking news: Nearly a quarter of FBI agents across the country are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement.

The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the agency and could put other priorities at risk.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

wapo.st

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah this has been my creeping suspicion lately too

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 12h

I’m reminded of an Utah Phillips quote: “No one can give you freedom of speech, you’re born with it. And then you wait for someone to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 3d

That’s not a fumbling problem Stevenson’a got. That’s the Yips.

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 3d

You think this is funny, ICE hasn’t met Philly Elmo yet

Mark Russell @manruss.bsky.social · 5d

“How can Portland POSSIBLY stand against the might of the federal government?!”

“Let me introduce you to our frog.”

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 3d

You know his producers were like “Sorry Gronk but we just can’t avoid this anymore. Today’s the day.”

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 3d

"You gotta give credit to this rookie sensation, wide receiver out of Ohio State, Emeka Egbigboo, going for over 100 yards."

Gronk had a BIT of trouble with Emeka Egbuka's name 🤣

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 3d

This is incorrect, it’s 20

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 3d

Fiona Apple's 'Extraordinary Machine' turned 25 yesterday, so here's a few reminders, for you and for me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=adaX...

Waltz (Better Than Fine)

YouTube video by Fiona Apple - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 4d

QUANTUS TREMOR EST FUTURUS

The Nittany Lion mascot again, palms again raised to Heaven, though now he’s in more of a crouch

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this goes without saying but if this doesn’t turn around, Franklin needs to be gone by tomorrow

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 5d

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 7d

Someday, someone will have the guts to cut To Be or Not To Be. Totally pointless speech that brings the play to a grinding halt

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 8d

It wouldn’t matter if I was Emperor. If I spoke that disrespectfully to leaders of the military my father would levitate across the Delaware River to beat my ass. Astonishing stuff.

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 8d

I honestly can’t wrap my brain around the audacity it takes to speak like this to a room full of generals and admirals. The sheer petulance is astonishing

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals."

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 11d

Fun so far, but need Aller&Co to come up big in the last 3:00 here

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 11d

Ooof. Any other #PSU fans dealing with a crippling sense of dread right now?

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 11d

Damn UDub is hyped up.

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 11d

I’ve been listening to to @harrisfootball.com for like 10 years and until I heard him on The Distraction it never even occurred to me that he used swear words. I am scandalized 😂

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Houston News @houston.thesocial.news · 13d

Review: The Da Vinci Code at Alley Theatre

Alley Theatre Puts Together a Sleek Da Vinci Code

The Alley Theatre opens its season with an adaptation of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.

www.houstonpress.com

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 13d

No way

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 13d

Questions about t-shirt etc etc

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13d

The U.S. military has blown up three boats in the Caribbean Sea in the past three weeks, killing 17 people. Each time, President Trump has claimed that the boats were carrying drugs to the U.S. Are the strikes legal? Listen to today's episode of "The Daily."

The U.S. Keeps Killing Venezuelans on Boats. Is That Legal?

President Trump is claiming the power to shift maritime counterdrug efforts from law enforcement rules to wartime rules.

nyti.ms

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 14d

While being a practicing atheist now, I was raised Lutheran enough to know this kind of shit is for your inside voice.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 14d

I just don’t think that it occurs to reasonably well-adjusted adults who aren’t being excessively provoked while drunk to say something like this.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 15d

Katie Miller joked about her husband being a “sexual matador” in an interview with Jesse Watters.

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 14d

Got to see Cal’a 58th in Houston. That ballpark is dreadful but it feels pretty cool to have been able to see that

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 15d

Russell Wilson got raptured, it seems

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 15d

I have a duck confit in a fig mole last night in Houston at Xochi, and I’ll be thinking of that dish for the rest of my days.

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 15d

There is an entire world of foods that revolve around protein and fig

and i want these people found

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