Serious Tom

Nearly every vote I have cast in the past 35 years has been for holding the line against our slide into inhumane atrocity.

I am not voting *for* candidates to embody my every policy preference.

They don't exist.

I am voting *against* this.

Dang Girl, I hope you feel better soon.

That's fantastic

This is akin to highwaymen robbing stagecoaches - Boot Hungary out of the EU!

Diva! Feel better.

"On the day of battle I am glad to have Texas soldiers with me for they are brave and gallant, but I never want to see them before or after, because they are too hard to control."

----- General Zachary Taylor, future President of the United States, during the war with Mexico, September, 1846 😉

Hey, I was thinking about you. Everything ok? Are you recovering from the thing? I'm not sure what it was, but there was a thing.

Democratic voters want FIGHTERS. More than anything. Candidates who will FIGHT against what Trump & my former party are doing to the country. James Talarico & Jasmine Crockett are both FIGHTERS. Different styles sure, but both are FIGHTERS. And BOTH are FIGHTERS the Democratic Party needs. To win.

I've been hearing a lot of reports about confusion related to polling locations in Dallas County. Some have told me that they looked up their polling location in advance, only to arrive and be told they can't vote there.

Hey! I get that reference!

Good for you! Take all you can get.

A failed desert rescue attempt ends carter's presidency. 241 marines killed in beruit and reagan gets re-elected. Dont ever underestimate the stupidy of the American electorate. Dont ever think you know how the next 2 elections will turn out.

@stephaniemiller.bsky.social

Cover page of the instruction by the Secretary of State to accept the Merlin into service without prolonged testing

A Merlin engine in a museum

The text below is from Callum McDouglas, author of ‘The Great Horsepower Race’ and was posted on LinkedIn. I don’t think he’s here?

@alanallport.bsky.social @smoorebofb1940.bsky.social @navalairhistory.com @airpowerhistory.bsky.social @rafhistory.bsky.social @airminded.org @rafmuseum.bsky.social

This shows the proper balance in a balanced diet.

🧵 As Trump starts yet another war in the Middle East with Operation Epic Fury and calls for a "takeover" of the Iranian government, the parallels with the end of the 1991 Gulf War are striking and cautionary - a "betrayal" that still haunts U.S. foreign policy today.

I've been to Hawaii, but I haven't spent a lot of time there. My understanding is there is a large Okinawan presence, so, that would make sense. And Bill as pres eating donuts, yeah, that makes sense.

Big Bend is awesome

Man, we're pulling for you.

SPAM on Okinawa: Canned pork big part of island's culture, cuisine

All the same reason you mentioned, and other places in the Pacific.
Source: Stripes Okinawa share.google/jQQfCsGcYjsA...

Thanks for the reminder to pick his book up again.

SPAM is beloved on Okinawa also

Once again, there's a growing supply of excellent journalists who need a new home and a growing demand for a news outlet that won't bend the knee to authoritarians and billionaires, seems like there's a slight opportunity here

Both Donald Trump and his Slovene-born escort spent years calling for Obama’s birth certificate. I am calling for Melania Trump’s legal immigration papers: How did she get an “Einstein” visa for extraordinary abilities despite her blatant lie under oath about her college degrees?

VA to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule A policy requiring VA medical examiners to include effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be formally rescinded on Feb. 27.

BREAKING: @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule via @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Trump, Iran, and the Limits of Bullying The U.S. president deployed a lot of military firepower to the Middle East, apparently hoping to bully Iran into a deal, but that almost certainly won't work. What then?

Trump has shown a willingness to use force—including illegally—but only when it’s short, low risk, with little-to-no follow through.

He’s bombed small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, shooting at people who can’t shoot back.

By contrast, the Houthis shot back, and Trump backed down.

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

NEW: The New York Times confirms my reporting that the DOJ is withholding several FBI interviews with a woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her as a child

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

the only people who don’t understand this are … uhh … checking notes … 80% of the American political spectrum

Top enlisted Marine issues emotional appeal to ‘reach out to somebody’ Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz asked Marines struggling with mental health to reach out, because Marines are “ready to help.”

Top enlisted Marine issues emotional appeal to ‘reach out to somebody’ trib.al/5kazvSM

I really don’t follow will stancil closely but this is what I’m beginning to suspect