Tom in Tampa
@tom-in-tampa.bsky.social
Lifelong liberal Democrat in the South
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Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
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Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
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Trump planning to make it harder to go to college (unless you're rich) by cutting both Pell Grants and work study programs, all to give massive tax cuts to billionaires.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Trump aims to slash Pell Grants, which may limit low-income students’ college access
About 40% of undergraduates rely on Pell Grants to pay for college, and experts say if the plans are enacted, many of the lowest-income students would be forced to drop out.
www.nbcnews.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Trump planning to make it harder to go to college (unless you're rich) by cutting both Pell Grants and work study programs, all to give massive tax cuts to billionaires.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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On Miran's ideas of a Mar-a-Lago Accord on exchange rates:
It won't happen.
Few want to talk seriously to the ignorant & rude liar Trump.
The $ is falling like a stone because of Trump's tariff policies & uncertainty so it is not needed. /1
It won't happen.
Few want to talk seriously to the ignorant & rude liar Trump.
The $ is falling like a stone because of Trump's tariff policies & uncertainty so it is not needed. /1
April 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
On Miran's ideas of a Mar-a-Lago Accord on exchange rates:
It won't happen.
Few want to talk seriously to the ignorant & rude liar Trump.
The $ is falling like a stone because of Trump's tariff policies & uncertainty so it is not needed. /1
It won't happen.
Few want to talk seriously to the ignorant & rude liar Trump.
The $ is falling like a stone because of Trump's tariff policies & uncertainty so it is not needed. /1
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Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
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Trump just terminated funding for polio, HIV, malaria, and nutrition programs around the world, including:
* A $131 million grant to UNICEF's polio immunization program
* A $90 million contract with the company Chemonics for bed nets, malaria tests and treatments
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
* A $131 million grant to UNICEF's polio immunization program
* A $90 million contract with the company Chemonics for bed nets, malaria tests and treatments
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trump just terminated funding for polio, HIV, malaria, and nutrition programs around the world, including:
* A $131 million grant to UNICEF's polio immunization program
* A $90 million contract with the company Chemonics for bed nets, malaria tests and treatments
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
* A $131 million grant to UNICEF's polio immunization program
* A $90 million contract with the company Chemonics for bed nets, malaria tests and treatments
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
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I normally post my Wordle results for friends daily on FB but today I've left a message to check Bluesky in order to observe the Boycott and not support billionaires.
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They just fired hundreds of FAA employees.
February 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
They just fired hundreds of FAA employees.
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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A lot of folks are giving up in advance. Capitulating before a single skirmish.
Well, not this old warrior. I’ve seen much worse from the U.S. government in my day. I’m concerned for our country, but not a bit scared of these miscreants. I’m ready to do my part.
Who’s with me?
Well, not this old warrior. I’ve seen much worse from the U.S. government in my day. I’m concerned for our country, but not a bit scared of these miscreants. I’m ready to do my part.
Who’s with me?
November 20, 2024 at 6:43 PM
A lot of folks are giving up in advance. Capitulating before a single skirmish.
Well, not this old warrior. I’ve seen much worse from the U.S. government in my day. I’m concerned for our country, but not a bit scared of these miscreants. I’m ready to do my part.
Who’s with me?
Well, not this old warrior. I’ve seen much worse from the U.S. government in my day. I’m concerned for our country, but not a bit scared of these miscreants. I’m ready to do my part.
Who’s with me?
This is the actual call for the weaponization of the Justice Department under Trump that I've seen, undoubtedly there will be more.
November 18, 2024 at 9:02 PM
This is the actual call for the weaponization of the Justice Department under Trump that I've seen, undoubtedly there will be more.
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Trump's team is in "preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps & other federal safety net programs to offset the enormous cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts next year.”
Medicaid, food stamps are now on the chopping block to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Medicaid, food stamps are now on the chopping block to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation
As Republican leaders look for ways to offset the costs of a new set of tax cuts, social safety net programs are under discussion.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Trump's team is in "preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps & other federal safety net programs to offset the enormous cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts next year.”
Medicaid, food stamps are now on the chopping block to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Medicaid, food stamps are now on the chopping block to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
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Bullies need victims. It’s key to understanding the right-wing mentality. It’s why Republicans prefer scapegoats over solutions to actual problems. Once these bullies lose their victims, they lose their power and agency. Stop being a victim! Get out of Twitter!
November 17, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Bullies need victims. It’s key to understanding the right-wing mentality. It’s why Republicans prefer scapegoats over solutions to actual problems. Once these bullies lose their victims, they lose their power and agency. Stop being a victim! Get out of Twitter!
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Do not obey in advance.
November 8, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Do not obey in advance.