Thomas Edwards
@mpeg2tom.bsky.social
Media tech transformer, SMPTE fellow & Emmy winner, cloud solutions architect. Opinions are my own.
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HOLY FUCKING SHIT a whistleblower FBI agent in the Broadview 6 case is resigning and suing the DOJ because he said President Trump, Todd Blanche and Kash Patel forced him to charge @katmabu.bsky.social for political reasons, then tried to make him the fall guy.
www.wbez.org/crime/2026/1...
www.wbez.org/crime/2026/1...
November 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
HOLY FUCKING SHIT a whistleblower FBI agent in the Broadview 6 case is resigning and suing the DOJ because he said President Trump, Todd Blanche and Kash Patel forced him to charge @katmabu.bsky.social for political reasons, then tried to make him the fall guy.
www.wbez.org/crime/2026/1...
www.wbez.org/crime/2026/1...
Is there a link to the decision?
November 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Is there a link to the decision?
For those that don’t know: “The appeals court seemed to favor giving U.S. District Judge James Boasberg more leeway to continue probing whether officials flouted his orders when they deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador” www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Appeals court seems likely to let Boasberg’s contempt probe continue
The appeals court seemed to favor giving U.S. District Judge James Boasberg more leeway to continue probing whether officials flouted his orders when they deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvad...
www.politico.com
November 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
For those that don’t know: “The appeals court seemed to favor giving U.S. District Judge James Boasberg more leeway to continue probing whether officials flouted his orders when they deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador” www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Why the obsession with Iran, indeed…
November 2, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Why the obsession with Iran, indeed…
Clearly dealing with affordability!
November 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Clearly dealing with affordability!
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A dentist from Ontario married a U.S. citizen, performed dentistry in "shortage areas" and was pursuing lawful status when ICE arrested him based on erroneous paperwork.
Judge Mike Davis said the "hubris" and "appalling" facts justify immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Mike Davis said the "hubris" and "appalling" facts justify immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A dentist from Ontario married a U.S. citizen, performed dentistry in "shortage areas" and was pursuing lawful status when ICE arrested him based on erroneous paperwork.
Judge Mike Davis said the "hubris" and "appalling" facts justify immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Mike Davis said the "hubris" and "appalling" facts justify immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
TIL the Iowa flag is based on the French flag
November 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
TIL the Iowa flag is based on the French flag
Nerds Gummy Clusters are one of the few modern innovations in candy’s that I really like. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerds_G...
Nerds Gummy Clusters - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Nerds Gummy Clusters are one of the few modern innovations in candy’s that I really like. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerds_G...
For example “So I went back to check out aircraft manufacturers and found that in the 1919-39 period, there were about 300 companies, only a handful still breathing today.” www.berkshirehathaway.com/1999ar/Fortu...
www.berkshirehathaway.com
October 31, 2026 at 9:26 PM
For example “So I went back to check out aircraft manufacturers and found that in the 1919-39 period, there were about 300 companies, only a handful still breathing today.” www.berkshirehathaway.com/1999ar/Fortu...
I suggest that recessions come with something everybody sees coming, but they don’t want to stop it or think they can time it (dot com implosion, risky home loans, etc.)
October 31, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I suggest that recessions come with something everybody sees coming, but they don’t want to stop it or think they can time it (dot com implosion, risky home loans, etc.)
“Since President Trump took office last year, nearly 95,000 science employees and over 10,000 PhD scientists have been laid off or left their jobs” blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
Update: Attacks on Independent Science and How We're Fighting Back
UCS is helping to rebuild federal science infrastructure and institutions from outside the government... to preserve what’s being dismantled within it.
blog.ucs.org
October 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
“Since President Trump took office last year, nearly 95,000 science employees and over 10,000 PhD scientists have been laid off or left their jobs” blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
Do you mean “Stephen N. Miller…White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
Stephen Miller - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 31, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Do you mean “Stephen N. Miller…White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
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The number of foreign Ph.D. applications at leading U.S. universities fell by 21% this year, as research funding uncertainty contributed to reduced admissions - NYT
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October 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The number of foreign Ph.D. applications at leading U.S. universities fell by 21% this year, as research funding uncertainty contributed to reduced admissions - NYT
Government spending: United States 37.7% of GDP, Iran 13.4% of GDP.
October 31, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Government spending: United States 37.7% of GDP, Iran 13.4% of GDP.
“There is also a newspaper clipping from September 2002 documenting that he played in a game for Bloomfield Hills Andover High School.” leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Fact Check: Photos Show Abdul El-Sayed Played High School Football -- Actor Dean Cain Had Doubted That | Lead Stories
Are there no photos showing Abdul El-Sayed playing high school football? No, that's not true: The Democratic nominee for U.S....
leadstories.com
October 31, 2026 at 6:48 PM
“There is also a newspaper clipping from September 2002 documenting that he played in a game for Bloomfield Hills Andover High School.” leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
“Kristi, also known as Vana White in our house” (Kristi is top executive & former CEO of Aegis LLC US private security contractor and runs PRISM, a Beltway trade group representing energy traders, mining companies, and manufacturers.) www.dropsitenews.com/p/mike-roger...
Mike Rogers’s Wife Raked in Lucrative Government Security Contracts While Rogers Served as Intel Chair
Before his second marriage, according to financial disclosures, the Michigan Senate candidate had few assets to his name and little wealth. That would soon change as the taxpayer dollars flowed.
www.dropsitenews.com
October 31, 2026 at 6:46 PM
“Kristi, also known as Vana White in our house” (Kristi is top executive & former CEO of Aegis LLC US private security contractor and runs PRISM, a Beltway trade group representing energy traders, mining companies, and manufacturers.) www.dropsitenews.com/p/mike-roger...
“There is also a newspaper clipping from September 2002 documenting that he played in a game for Bloomfield Hills Andover High School.” leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Fact Check: Photos Show Abdul El-Sayed Played High School Football -- Actor Dean Cain Had Doubted That | Lead Stories
Are there no photos showing Abdul El-Sayed playing high school football? No, that's not true: The Democratic nominee for U.S....
leadstories.com
October 31, 2026 at 6:43 PM
“There is also a newspaper clipping from September 2002 documenting that he played in a game for Bloomfield Hills Andover High School.” leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
The 0% rate only applies to long-term capital gains (assets held for longer than 12 months).
October 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The 0% rate only applies to long-term capital gains (assets held for longer than 12 months).
If you sell stock and give cash, it triggers immediate, high capital gains taxes for yourself. By gifting the stock directly instead, you shift tax burden to recipient. Because they’re in a lower income bracket, might pay 0% capital gains tax rate when they sell (under $49k single, $98k married).
October 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM
If you sell stock and give cash, it triggers immediate, high capital gains taxes for yourself. By gifting the stock directly instead, you shift tax burden to recipient. Because they’re in a lower income bracket, might pay 0% capital gains tax rate when they sell (under $49k single, $98k married).
