Tony Thomas
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Tony Thomas
@verdigris39.bsky.social
Ex-UK Treasury, B(Econ) UQ
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Phang: And you’ve got to appreciate that the congresswoman was able to say, “Look, this ain’t Fox News, buddy. This is Congress.” So if you’re going to be here and you’re going to try to make an allegation somewhere publicly, you better be able to back it up.
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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A heated exchange between Van Hollen and Rubio: "Writing an op ed to the Tufts newspaper is disrupting the foreign policy of the US? That's pathetic, Mr. Secretary."
May 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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When Trump and DOGE take a chainsaw to the IRS, remember that this is who they're really helping. https://itep.org/what-corporations-have-to-gain-from-the-gutting-of-the-irs/
May 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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NRA in 2020: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"

NRA in 2021: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"

NRA in 2022: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"

NRA in 2023: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"

NRA in 2024: "Ya know, tyranny's not so bad."
May 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Your Mother’s Day weekend reminder that the so-called “party of family values” has historically blocked:

-Paid family & medical leave
-Universal childcare
-Universal pre-K
-Expanded Child Tax Credit
-Programs to support reproductive health

Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
May 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Miller should be the first convict back in Alcatraz.
May 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"Guy"? when did this expression emerge?
Good night 😴

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

Benjamin Franklin
May 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Good night 😴

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

Benjamin Franklin
May 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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So the Republican Congress can pass a bill renaming the Gulf of Mexico, but can't seem to find the time to stop Trump's erosion of checks and balances or tackle rising housing and grocery costs?

Their priorities couldn’t be more clear.
May 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Trump's crypto venture is fleecing his supporters.

80% of the new or small-time crypto investors in Trump’s coin have been hit with big losses.

Meanwhile, his team is making millions off the coin’s trading fees, which stay stable even when its value goes down.

It’s a grift.
May 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Zero! 😳
May 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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twitch.tv/hby_stuff
Working on some dredge inspired art.
May 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: 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 2:08 PM
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Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊
May 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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April 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Trump and the U.S. are officially in a trade war with China.
Here’s what you should know.
April 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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To be fair, the rest of the universe probably thinks this is for the best.
April 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Jesus would have got himself shot by thr secret service.
April 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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#PinkMoon Over Water"
by Georgia O'Keeffe. 1923 #WomensArt #FullMoon #SuperMoon
April 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Trump's EPA just moved to reverse state and local bans on toxic "forever chemicals" that can lead to birth defects and cancer. 

So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trading places?
April 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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April 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
So, if all of the rich folks emigrate the US becomes a poor nation.
The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches?

Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.

See the problem?
April 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches?

Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.

See the problem?
April 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM