Tom Holmes
@tomholmes2016.bsky.social
“I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.”
- George Orwell 1984
Psalm 109 is my heartfelt prayer for all in the current Administration.
- George Orwell 1984
Psalm 109 is my heartfelt prayer for all in the current Administration.
How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
One, but the bulb’s gotta want to change.
One, but the bulb’s gotta want to change.
September 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM
How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
One, but the bulb’s gotta want to change.
One, but the bulb’s gotta want to change.
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"Voting isn't marriage. It's public transport. You're not waiting for "the one". You're getting on the bus. And if there isn't one going exactly to your destination, you don't stay home and sulk. You take the one that's going closest to where you want to be." #Vote for the Non-Felon #Voting #USPoli
September 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Worth a listen. “If I was gonna stage a coup in 2028…”
August 20, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Worth a listen. “If I was gonna stage a coup in 2028…”
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"The unknown heroes of the street have more talent than some who occupy a privileged place" - @patcamu #globalmuseum #music #Streetmusician
August 1, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"The unknown heroes of the street have more talent than some who occupy a privileged place" - @patcamu #globalmuseum #music #Streetmusician
The whole “vote blue to take back our country” crowd trying to convince us that homicidal psychopaths who‘ve spent 2 years arming & enabling the “worst of the worst” will say, “oh, OK, you won. I guess you get to prosecute us now.“
November 3rd‘s the day the war STARTS, not the day it will be won.
November 3rd‘s the day the war STARTS, not the day it will be won.
104 days folks til Elections!
VOTE DEM! Spread the word by mouth, mail, signs, billboards, emails, texts, shirts, hats, newspaper editorials, online & Bluesky
The vote must be so strong it STOPS THE CHEAT!
We Must VOTE!
Dems must win and
IMPEACH & REMOVE DJT
& CONVICT him and all accomplices!
VOTE DEM! Spread the word by mouth, mail, signs, billboards, emails, texts, shirts, hats, newspaper editorials, online & Bluesky
The vote must be so strong it STOPS THE CHEAT!
We Must VOTE!
Dems must win and
IMPEACH & REMOVE DJT
& CONVICT him and all accomplices!
July 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The whole “vote blue to take back our country” crowd trying to convince us that homicidal psychopaths who‘ve spent 2 years arming & enabling the “worst of the worst” will say, “oh, OK, you won. I guess you get to prosecute us now.“
November 3rd‘s the day the war STARTS, not the day it will be won.
November 3rd‘s the day the war STARTS, not the day it will be won.
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As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever.
But while this concept may sound practical, there is no conceivable way it can work. Here's why 👇
w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social
But while this concept may sound practical, there is no conceivable way it can work. Here's why 👇
w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social
False Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t Work
As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr...
propub.li
June 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever.
But while this concept may sound practical, there is no conceivable way it can work. Here's why 👇
w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social
But while this concept may sound practical, there is no conceivable way it can work. Here's why 👇
w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social
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Congratulations to Xavier Becerra. I am excited to offer him all the support I can as he sets out to become our state’s next governor, and I look forward to standing with him as California makes history by electing our first Latino governor in 150 years.
June 10, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Congratulations to Xavier Becerra. I am excited to offer him all the support I can as he sets out to become our state’s next governor, and I look forward to standing with him as California makes history by electing our first Latino governor in 150 years.
They say “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme”.
Maybe this time it rhymes with “Bench Retribution” for Donald XLV/ XLVII.
Maybe this time it rhymes with “Bench Retribution” for Donald XLV/ XLVII.
A very good, digestible thread about the historic prosecutorial misconduct it was revealed Kat and her fellow protesters were put through, and what to expect next.
/22 Heads should roll. Careers should end. If DoJ won’t do it, the legal community should do it for them. This is appalling and unacceptable behavior throughout, at all levels of this office. The lower attorneys committed misconduct. Boutros was complicit in hiding it from the court.
May 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM
They say “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme”.
Maybe this time it rhymes with “Bench Retribution” for Donald XLV/ XLVII.
Maybe this time it rhymes with “Bench Retribution” for Donald XLV/ XLVII.
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Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social .
First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.
First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.
May 22, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social .
First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.
First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.
Okay, so answer me this, then: what color, exactly, IS a swan? And don’t go saying “Ooh, it could have been a BLACK swan…” because Homer would have definitely said something.
No, even a character with a mythical origin needs to be believable.
/sarcasm
No, even a character with a mythical origin needs to be believable.
/sarcasm
Leave it to white men to argue about which actress should play an imaginary woman who hatched from an egg, when her father turned into a swan to impregnate her mother.
May 17, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Okay, so answer me this, then: what color, exactly, IS a swan? And don’t go saying “Ooh, it could have been a BLACK swan…” because Homer would have definitely said something.
No, even a character with a mythical origin needs to be believable.
/sarcasm
No, even a character with a mythical origin needs to be believable.
/sarcasm
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We need more of this attitude and energy in Congress.
Promises to overturn Citizens United and platitudes about people over profits mean nothing unless we have a plan for how to get it done. And that requires taking our power back from the Roberts Court.
mikesacksforcongress.com
mikesacksforcongress.com
May 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
We need more of this attitude and energy in Congress.
If 9 Dem members switched caucus to GOP, they could force a vote to vacate the speaker.
With 5 vacancies, they need 211 votes. Their 9 & the remaining 203 Dems would cinch it.
They would then have the power to choose the next speaker or just rinse & repeat until someone reasonable takes the helm.
With 5 vacancies, they need 211 votes. Their 9 & the remaining 203 Dems would cinch it.
They would then have the power to choose the next speaker or just rinse & repeat until someone reasonable takes the helm.
“You know we’re in a war,” President Trump said yesterday, as a White House letter to Congress asserted that the War Powers Act doesn’t apply because there’s no war.
Utter contempt.
Congress is cool with it. Because the GOP majority also has contempt for the law, Constitution, country, and people.
Utter contempt.
Congress is cool with it. Because the GOP majority also has contempt for the law, Constitution, country, and people.
May 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
If 9 Dem members switched caucus to GOP, they could force a vote to vacate the speaker.
With 5 vacancies, they need 211 votes. Their 9 & the remaining 203 Dems would cinch it.
They would then have the power to choose the next speaker or just rinse & repeat until someone reasonable takes the helm.
With 5 vacancies, they need 211 votes. Their 9 & the remaining 203 Dems would cinch it.
They would then have the power to choose the next speaker or just rinse & repeat until someone reasonable takes the helm.
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Good morning and happy Monday to everyone. Fat Satan is sending fifteen thousand troops, one hundred aircraft, and guided-missile destroyers to the Strait of Hormuz.
Not enough people are talking about this.
Not enough people are talking about this.
May 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Good morning and happy Monday to everyone. Fat Satan is sending fifteen thousand troops, one hundred aircraft, and guided-missile destroyers to the Strait of Hormuz.
Not enough people are talking about this.
Not enough people are talking about this.
47’s an apostrophic failure.
You’re in need of a grammar lesson, troll.
Here’s a meme to better your understanding.
Here’s a meme to better your understanding.
May 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
47’s an apostrophic failure.
My wife recently sold two of her watercolors to strangers and is (rightly) on Cloud Nine.
April 30, 2026 at 11:19 PM
My wife recently sold two of her watercolors to strangers and is (rightly) on Cloud Nine.
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Trump is spiraling. There’s no clear system in place if things go too far.
Congress has had the authority for decades to fix this — and never did.
H.R. 8275 would finally establish that safeguard.
Sign now: act.pfaw.org/sign/pass-HR...
Congress has had the authority for decades to fix this — and never did.
H.R. 8275 would finally establish that safeguard.
Sign now: act.pfaw.org/sign/pass-HR...
Congress Must Act on Trump’s Decline
President Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior is raising serious concerns about his ability to carry out the duties of the office — and the United States still lacks a fully established process to r...
act.pfaw.org
April 19, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Trump is spiraling. There’s no clear system in place if things go too far.
Congress has had the authority for decades to fix this — and never did.
H.R. 8275 would finally establish that safeguard.
Sign now: act.pfaw.org/sign/pass-HR...
Congress has had the authority for decades to fix this — and never did.
H.R. 8275 would finally establish that safeguard.
Sign now: act.pfaw.org/sign/pass-HR...
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Jeff Bezos has $222 billion.
If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it plus free school lunch for every kid in Texas—and have plenty of money left over.
And Bezos would still have $215 billion dollars to spare.
If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it plus free school lunch for every kid in Texas—and have plenty of money left over.
And Bezos would still have $215 billion dollars to spare.
April 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Jeff Bezos has $222 billion.
If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it plus free school lunch for every kid in Texas—and have plenty of money left over.
And Bezos would still have $215 billion dollars to spare.
If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it plus free school lunch for every kid in Texas—and have plenty of money left over.
And Bezos would still have $215 billion dollars to spare.
One of the (many) really cool things about @katmabu.bsky.social is that where most politicians engage in actions to give their election a better shot at success, she looks for actions to give our country a better shot at success.
we need way more folks like her seeking leadership positions.
we need way more folks like her seeking leadership positions.
NEW: Despite her loss, Kat Abughazaleh is launching a new organizing/mutual aid group to leverage the resources and skills from her bid to assist candidates elsewhere and continue the mutual aid work in Chicago
Abughazaleh extends organizing arm after loss - Evanston Now
Ex-candidate says she is "not going to get stuck in the mud" of election loss and plans to help others win races.
evanstonnow.com
April 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
One of the (many) really cool things about @katmabu.bsky.social is that where most politicians engage in actions to give their election a better shot at success, she looks for actions to give our country a better shot at success.
we need way more folks like her seeking leadership positions.
we need way more folks like her seeking leadership positions.
This is a great read.
March 31, 2026 at 10:29 PM
This is a great read.
Media asks if birthright citizenship “should” be allowed w/ out saying it’s in The Constitution. When they know, well supported. When they don’t, they have doubts.
Why not ask if unfettered access to guns resulting in 50k deaths & 80k injuries/ yr wasn’t “constitutional”, would it be allowed?
Why not ask if unfettered access to guns resulting in 50k deaths & 80k injuries/ yr wasn’t “constitutional”, would it be allowed?
No matter how much it's talked about, it's still not talked about enough that the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on whether the words in the 14th amendment mean what the words in the 14th amendment mean.
March 31, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Media asks if birthright citizenship “should” be allowed w/ out saying it’s in The Constitution. When they know, well supported. When they don’t, they have doubts.
Why not ask if unfettered access to guns resulting in 50k deaths & 80k injuries/ yr wasn’t “constitutional”, would it be allowed?
Why not ask if unfettered access to guns resulting in 50k deaths & 80k injuries/ yr wasn’t “constitutional”, would it be allowed?
My Great Rep, @repmcgovern.bsky.social came to Hadwen Park Church in Worcester tonight to oppose rule changes for asylum seekers designed to make their lives even more miserable than they are already.
Raise your voice against this cruel move here: bit.ly/comment2026
Jim’s ALWAYS there for us!
Raise your voice against this cruel move here: bit.ly/comment2026
Jim’s ALWAYS there for us!
Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify regulations governing applications for asylum and withholding of removal (asylum applications) and employment authorization based on a...
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March 31, 2026 at 1:02 AM
My Great Rep, @repmcgovern.bsky.social came to Hadwen Park Church in Worcester tonight to oppose rule changes for asylum seekers designed to make their lives even more miserable than they are already.
Raise your voice against this cruel move here: bit.ly/comment2026
Jim’s ALWAYS there for us!
Raise your voice against this cruel move here: bit.ly/comment2026
Jim’s ALWAYS there for us!
Asylum seekers are hard working folks who want to be self-sufficient contributors to our great society.
Proposed rules will make it nearly impossible for them to feed & house themselves.
Another example of the cruelty is the point.
Add your voice to the public comments.
Bit.ly/comment2026
Proposed rules will make it nearly impossible for them to feed & house themselves.
Another example of the cruelty is the point.
Add your voice to the public comments.
Bit.ly/comment2026
Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify regulations governing applications for asylum and withholding of removal (asylum applications) and employment authorization based on a...
Bit.ly
March 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Asylum seekers are hard working folks who want to be self-sufficient contributors to our great society.
Proposed rules will make it nearly impossible for them to feed & house themselves.
Another example of the cruelty is the point.
Add your voice to the public comments.
Bit.ly/comment2026
Proposed rules will make it nearly impossible for them to feed & house themselves.
Another example of the cruelty is the point.
Add your voice to the public comments.
Bit.ly/comment2026
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Trump wants you to believe he’s more powerful than he is - and that you have less power than you do.
Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather to remind one another where power actually resides in this democracy: with us, the people.
Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather to remind one another where power actually resides in this democracy: with us, the people.
No Kings March 28th · No Kings on Mobilize
What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democra...
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March 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Trump wants you to believe he’s more powerful than he is - and that you have less power than you do.
Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather to remind one another where power actually resides in this democracy: with us, the people.
Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather to remind one another where power actually resides in this democracy: with us, the people.