Tom Asdell
@tomasdell.bsky.social
Retired Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator - Married with kids and grandkids - Was an electrician on the USS Enterprise from '71-'75 in the 'Tonkin Bay Yacht Club' for the end of the Vietnam thing. - Occult student since '65, Witch since '71
Not only ICE, but the BLM are culpable in this travesty. They detained two firefighters for "being in the country illegally" and removed 42 others who were employed by the same contractor.
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2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol operation at the site of a wildfire on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula sparked condemnation by Sen. Patty Murray.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Not only ICE, but the BLM are culpable in this travesty. They detained two firefighters for "being in the country illegally" and removed 42 others who were employed by the same contractor.
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apnews.com/article/immi...
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Found a puzzling figure in the June jobs report. While 147,000 jobs were added - half of those were government jobs. Private sector jobs grew by 74k last month. Federal jobs were down 7k, but state and local jobs were up 80k in June.
July 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Found a puzzling figure in the June jobs report. While 147,000 jobs were added - half of those were government jobs. Private sector jobs grew by 74k last month. Federal jobs were down 7k, but state and local jobs were up 80k in June.
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I’m about to give up. Let the far left and far right duke it out and I will just focus on animals and the planet.
June 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m about to give up. Let the far left and far right duke it out and I will just focus on animals and the planet.
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Jasmine Crockett with the real talk!
June 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Jasmine Crockett with the real talk!
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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
June 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
June 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
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Gee, what could possibly go wrong?🥺 We are so screwed.
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Gee, what could possibly go wrong?🥺 We are so screwed.
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Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
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This is a quote from my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. The sign was made by activists from Indivisible St Louis.
June 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is a quote from my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. The sign was made by activists from Indivisible St Louis.
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So am I.
I’m old enough to remember he resisted sending troops for this
June 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
So am I.
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The financial and health portions of the Big Bullshit Bill <- my own label -< are terrible. The suffering of a large portion of our population that will happen if it passes boggles the mind. However, the law changes hidden in riders within that monstrosity are truly terrifying.
June 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The financial and health portions of the Big Bullshit Bill <- my own label -< are terrible. The suffering of a large portion of our population that will happen if it passes boggles the mind. However, the law changes hidden in riders within that monstrosity are truly terrifying.
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May 31, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Yes, wake up and smell the danger.
Today is the day we honor those who died overseas stopping the same thing many of you are ignoring here at home--fascism.
May 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Yes, wake up and smell the danger.
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Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
May 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
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Thanks Harvard, for taking a stand. Perhaps we should all stand together….
May 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Thanks Harvard, for taking a stand. Perhaps we should all stand together….