Tom Paine
@tpaine1774.bsky.social
Humanist, anti-fascist. I’m for democracy, reason, truth, science, equal rights and justice for all.
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United Airlines again.
In addition to being a really crappy airline they’re a MAGA/Trump donor.
youtu.be/xB5XaHXzPN4?...
In addition to being a really crappy airline they’re a MAGA/Trump donor.
youtu.be/xB5XaHXzPN4?...
United passenger seeks refund after overnight ordeal at Dulles
YouTube video by ABC 7 News - WJLA
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October 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM
United Airlines again.
In addition to being a really crappy airline they’re a MAGA/Trump donor.
youtu.be/xB5XaHXzPN4?...
In addition to being a really crappy airline they’re a MAGA/Trump donor.
youtu.be/xB5XaHXzPN4?...
Fox News and the Daily Mail (reliable, unbiased media?) are reporting the story that Noah's Ark has been found (again).
It takes an extraordinary amount of stupidity for an adult to believe in the Noah’s Ark myth. Besides it being a completely absurd story, historians and archaeologists know the history of human civilization. There is no room for a global flood in the narrative. It didn’t happen.
October 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Fox News and the Daily Mail (reliable, unbiased media?) are reporting the story that Noah's Ark has been found (again).
Reposted by Tom Paine
“If they win, the Democrats would push to expand Medicare coverage to include dental, vision and hearing benefits as well as lower the Medicare eligibility age.” Or, Americans can vote R (or stay home) as giant tax breaks go to a handful of rich oligarchs. #VoteBlue www.newsweek.com/medicare-upd...
Medicare update: Major changes proposed by Democrats if they win midterms
If they win, the Democrats would push to expand Medicare coverage to include dental, vision and hearing benefits.
www.newsweek.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
“If they win, the Democrats would push to expand Medicare coverage to include dental, vision and hearing benefits as well as lower the Medicare eligibility age.” Or, Americans can vote R (or stay home) as giant tax breaks go to a handful of rich oligarchs. #VoteBlue www.newsweek.com/medicare-upd...
The gruesome details of the attempted tax dollar-supported murder of inmate Christa Pike, which turned into a torture session (cruel and unusual punishment). www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Christa Pike is in critical condition after failed execution in Tennessee, her lawyers say
At least seven needles were used to administer the lethal injection doses into Pike’s arm over the course of an hour, said one of her lawyers, who witnessed the failed execution attempt.
www.nbcnews.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The gruesome details of the attempted tax dollar-supported murder of inmate Christa Pike, which turned into a torture session (cruel and unusual punishment). www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Another botched execution. Another case of “cruel and unusual punishment.” A civilized society shouldn’t be murdering people as punishment. Nations of the European Union understand this.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/u...
Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Pike survives lethal injection attempt | CNN
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failur...
www.cnn.com
October 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Another botched execution. Another case of “cruel and unusual punishment.” A civilized society shouldn’t be murdering people as punishment. Nations of the European Union understand this.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/u...
Reposting. I’m tired of seeing & hearing people say what’s happening in Gaza isn’t genocide.
“In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
“In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
What went wrong in Israel? A genocide scholar examines ‘what Zionism became’
In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Reposting. I’m tired of seeing & hearing people say what’s happening in Gaza isn’t genocide.
“In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
“In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
He’s going to demand another unconditional surrender.
September 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
He’s going to demand another unconditional surrender.
Reposted by Tom Paine
Trump never wants to be outdone, so he wants to outdo Israel’s genocide by committing greater genocide in Iran.
“This genocide will be huge. No one can do genocide bettet that me. This genocide will be beautiful.”
thehill.com/opinion/lind...
“This genocide will be huge. No one can do genocide bettet that me. This genocide will be beautiful.”
thehill.com/opinion/lind...
Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran in UN speech
Instead of providing a real solution to end this war, during a speech at the United Nations yesterday, Donald Trump described himself as a “peacemaker,” but at the same time spoke about annihilatin…
thehill.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Trump never wants to be outdone, so he wants to outdo Israel’s genocide by committing greater genocide in Iran.
“This genocide will be huge. No one can do genocide bettet that me. This genocide will be beautiful.”
thehill.com/opinion/lind...
“This genocide will be huge. No one can do genocide bettet that me. This genocide will be beautiful.”
thehill.com/opinion/lind...
Another Trump/Republican disaster in the making.
The FAA should not use my constituents as guinea pigs for an unproven AI air traffic control system that has Americans’ lives in its hands.
I’m calling on the FAA to immediately suspend use of this AI system at Washington area airports until its safety has been established.
My full statement:
I’m calling on the FAA to immediately suspend use of this AI system at Washington area airports until its safety has been established.
My full statement:
September 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Another Trump/Republican disaster in the making.
A leading genocide scholar discusses his opinion that genocide is Israel’s long-term plan. youtu.be/QfmW0AQWV5E?...
"I'm a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It": Prof Omer Bartov on the Growing Consensus on Gaza
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
youtu.be
September 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
A leading genocide scholar discusses his opinion that genocide is Israel’s long-term plan. youtu.be/QfmW0AQWV5E?...
I’d like to see the ICC issue some arrest warrants.
Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the southern city of Minab. n.pr/4Ak7inF
U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attack
Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the southern city of Minab.
n.pr
September 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I’d like to see the ICC issue some arrest warrants.
From The New Yorker
September 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM
From The New Yorker
Today is Battle of Britain Day, celebrating when the RAF successfully defended Britain from greedy, arrogant, militaristic fascists who wanted to control everything they could get their hands on.
15 September 1940. Battle of Britain reached its climax when the RAF shot down about 61 German planes and damaged 21 others. The Luftwaffe had failed to gain air superiority. Hitler postponed his plan to invade Britain. It was a key turning point in the Second World War.
September 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Today is Battle of Britain Day, celebrating when the RAF successfully defended Britain from greedy, arrogant, militaristic fascists who wanted to control everything they could get their hands on.