Tom Thumb’s Blues

US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

This is seriously one of the most fucked up things of all time.
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Former employee of the Everglades internment camp, AKA Alligator Alcatraz, speaks about the sub-human conditions under which detainees are being held.

Let's be clear: This isn’t justice. It’s cruelty for profit.

Shame on all who support these actions against ANY community!

#OnYourSide

Right?

Unfortunately, this is where we are headed... shameful...🥺

"DEMOCRATS CAN'T JUST SIT THERE AND ACT HOLIER THAN THOU AND WATCH THIS DEMOCRACY COMPLETELY BE DEGRADED... DEMOCRATS NEED TO STOP THE BULLSHIT. IT'S A DIFFERENT DAY." Gov. Gavin Newsom BRIAN TYLER COHEN

#UnitedWeStand #WeThePeople #RESIST

August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

vulgar pig to turn White House into a tacky golf motel — because fuck you, that’s why nobody asked for this

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Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won" Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.

This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world.

I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.

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This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center. The owner isn't talking. The company’s website is dated and largely accessible only via login.

how much of the money from the ICE/tax cuts bill is just going to go to scammers, do you think? www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...

🚨🚨🚨 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon & adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🚨🚨🚨

YouTube video by South Park Studios South Park Continues August 6

Coming up on the news: Trump is the Anti-Christ. Film at 11.

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There were 21 people aboard The Handala. All were arrested and sent to Israel before being deported, except Chris Smalls and Tunisian activist Hatem Aouini, both of whom are still imprisoned.

Chris, the only Black person on the ship, was also the only person beaten and choked by Israeli forces.

🚨 Trump didn’t “drain the swamp” — he fed it steroids.
He’s the swamp monster in a gold suit.
He sold out veterans.
He mocked the disabled.
He bragged about assault.
He dined with Nazis.
He hid behind Epstein’s secrets.

This isn’t politics.
It’s a damn cult

#KamalaHarris #NeverAgain #EpsteinFiles

This is gonna be wild!

Starmer is thinking what we are thinking and what most of the world is thinking.

NOBODY should come here for the World Cup or the Olympics. The USA is not safe for foreign visitors.

Obama's election was a wakeup call for me, I didn't know how racist this country was. Having a popular, successful, and (worst of all) scandal-free Black man as the leader of the free world drove half the county insane. And I'm not being hyperbolic, it broke their worldview and Trump is the bandaid.

Post from Grateful Dead - YouTube On this day in 1973, nearly 600,000 people gathered at the Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York for the Summer Jam, a one-day festival featuring ...

I was there! I wonder where Rosie, Nancy and Gomer are today.

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i am not 'vaguely disaffected'.

i am fucking pissed, and i can articulate why in explicit detail.

As the week ends, my law firm is litigating 50 voting and election cases in 24 states. The fight for free and fair elections is essential to maintaining our democracy. I am proud of the work my team does every day in courtrooms around the country to protect the right to vote!

$4 trillion.

This dude is a nonstop one man crime spree. www.westword.com/news/lauren-...

Oooops. Big mouth incriminating himself again!!! He just can't help himself and being stupid helps. Keep talking, President Dingbat