Tom Ward
@tjward98.bsky.social
Historian, environmentalist, dad; author of Black Physicians in the “Jim Crow South” and “Out in the Rural.”
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In January 2025, the Washington Post urged confirmation of Noem and Bondi.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM
In January 2025, the Washington Post urged confirmation of Noem and Bondi.
Democracy Docket opposed them from the start. Subscribe to and support pro-democracy, independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Democracy Docket opposed them from the start. Subscribe to and support pro-democracy, independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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The term martyr means “witness.” The man was murdered for bearing witness, literally bearing it, not arms but a camera. Murdered for seeing.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The term martyr means “witness.” The man was murdered for bearing witness, literally bearing it, not arms but a camera. Murdered for seeing.
So Trump now thinks it’s wrong to shoot protestors? Can the MAGAs please explain this?
Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
So Trump now thinks it’s wrong to shoot protestors? Can the MAGAs please explain this?
Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
Colts might not win any more games this year and Rivers should still win comeback player of the year. And I don’t even like him very much.
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Colts might not win any more games this year and Rivers should still win comeback player of the year. And I don’t even like him very much.
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In the halls of the U.S. Capitol, the statue of a Black teenager who fought against segregation will replace a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In the halls of the U.S. Capitol, the statue of a Black teenager who fought against segregation will replace a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
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Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
George III would have loved John Roberts
Breaking News: The Supreme Court appeared poised to give President Trump more power to fire independent government officials despite laws meant to shield them.
Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Power to Fire Independent Officials: Live Updates
The court’s conservative majority seemed ready to overturn or strictly limit a landmark decision from 1935 in a case dealing with President Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission.
nyti.ms
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
George III would have loved John Roberts
So MAGA is pro-socialism for its own?
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Plans $12 Billion for Farmers Facing Trade War Fallout www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Plans $12 Billion for Farmers Facing Trade War Fallout www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Plans $12 Billion for Farmers Facing Trade War Fallout
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So MAGA is pro-socialism for its own?
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Plans $12 Billion for Farmers Facing Trade War Fallout www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Plans $12 Billion for Farmers Facing Trade War Fallout www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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Donald Trump has already spent $70 million of taxpayer money on golfing in less than a year as president. If this pace keeps up, he will spend $300 million playing golf by the time his second term ends. trib.al/r6MVX8a
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Donald Trump has already spent $70 million of taxpayer money on golfing in less than a year as president. If this pace keeps up, he will spend $300 million playing golf by the time his second term ends. trib.al/r6MVX8a
Powerful piece on the illegal attacks by our government in the Caribbean and Pacific by my friend Shane Dillingham www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
A.S. Dillingham | Murder at Sea
Since President Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971, US policies of mass incarceration at home and interdiction and...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Powerful piece on the illegal attacks by our government in the Caribbean and Pacific by my friend Shane Dillingham www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Hegseth should be put on trial in The Hague
Military Destroys 4 More Boats U.S. Says Were Carrying Drugs www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Military Destroys 4 More Boats U.S. Says Were Carrying Drugs www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Military Destroys 4 More Boats U.S. Says Were Carrying Drugs
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hegseth should be put on trial in The Hague
Military Destroys 4 More Boats U.S. Says Were Carrying Drugs www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Military Destroys 4 More Boats U.S. Says Were Carrying Drugs www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Make it make sense. Trump bailed out Argentina for $40B dollars, yet he’s now throwing MD under the bus?
Trump administration denies FEMA aid for Western Maryland floods.
The denial cannot be appealed again, leaving several small towns on their own to address more than $33.7 million in damage.
Trump administration denies FEMA aid for Western Maryland floods.
The denial cannot be appealed again, leaving several small towns on their own to address more than $33.7 million in damage.
Trump administration denies FEMA aid for Western Maryland floods
Maryland has sought FEMA aid for at least $33.7 million in flood damage mostly in Allegany and Garrett counties.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Make it make sense. Trump bailed out Argentina for $40B dollars, yet he’s now throwing MD under the bus?
Trump administration denies FEMA aid for Western Maryland floods.
The denial cannot be appealed again, leaving several small towns on their own to address more than $33.7 million in damage.
Trump administration denies FEMA aid for Western Maryland floods.
The denial cannot be appealed again, leaving several small towns on their own to address more than $33.7 million in damage.
China has stopped buying U.S. soybeans to protest Trump’s tariffs. In response Trump plans to send billions of dollars to soybean farmers.... Argentina has taken advantage of Trump’s tariffs to sell its soybeans to China & Trump is planning to bail out Argentina.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
Opinion | They’re Small, Yellow and Round — and Show How Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Work
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
China has stopped buying U.S. soybeans to protest Trump’s tariffs. In response Trump plans to send billions of dollars to soybean farmers.... Argentina has taken advantage of Trump’s tariffs to sell its soybeans to China & Trump is planning to bail out Argentina.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
Ryder Cup is a microcosm of Trump’s America—boorish, crude, and inept
September 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Ryder Cup is a microcosm of Trump’s America—boorish, crude, and inept
What must the rest of the world think of this crazy speech?
September 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What must the rest of the world think of this crazy speech?
This UN speech is totally unhinged. This man is not well.
September 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This UN speech is totally unhinged. This man is not well.
Remember who Charlie Kirk and what he stood for before lionizing him…Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Remember who Charlie Kirk and what he stood for before lionizing him…Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...
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Trump: ‘Political Violence Has No Place In My Inner Circle’
September 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump: ‘Political Violence Has No Place In My Inner Circle’
Are we going to send the Marines in to occupy Utah or is this just the price of freedom?
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Are we going to send the Marines in to occupy Utah or is this just the price of freedom?
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“It’s a signal that identity, not ability or achievement, determines who stays in uniform and who gets a fair shot.”
Forget about merit or achievement. The Trump-Hegseth military is all in for identity politics.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Forget about merit or achievement. The Trump-Hegseth military is all in for identity politics.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
New Air Force Policy Denies Transgender Troops Hearings Before They're Discharged
It is the second policy change the Air Force has taken in recent weeks to crack down on transgender service members.
www.military.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“It’s a signal that identity, not ability or achievement, determines who stays in uniform and who gets a fair shot.”
Forget about merit or achievement. The Trump-Hegseth military is all in for identity politics.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Forget about merit or achievement. The Trump-Hegseth military is all in for identity politics.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
What are the odds that next month the new commissioner delivers a report that "10 Billion New Jobs were Created in August"
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What are the odds that next month the new commissioner delivers a report that "10 Billion New Jobs were Created in August"
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
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We warned you of their plan
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We warned you of their plan
Disturbing on so many levels...
Trump Calls on Smithsonian Institution to Promote ‘American Greatness’ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/a...
Trump Calls on Smithsonian Institution to Promote ‘American Greatness’ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/a...
Trump Orders Smithsonian to Promote ‘American Greatness’ in Executive Order
The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Disturbing on so many levels...
Trump Calls on Smithsonian Institution to Promote ‘American Greatness’ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/a...
Trump Calls on Smithsonian Institution to Promote ‘American Greatness’ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/a...