Thomas Avant

Abusive people don't feel bad for hurting you, but they feel bad when you tell others what they did to you because it damages their reputation.

It’s the new normal, unfortunately. Thanks to the millions who decided to elect, again, a convicted felon who’s also a narcissistic psychopath. I hope our democracy can survive.

…just a normal day in the USA.

Exactly; there's a reason we are the only country in the developed world that doesn't provide universal healthcare; our system doesn't work. Sadly, a significant majority of the population wants universal healthcare, but both parties are beholden to special interests. It's pastime for a change.

Their actions speak for their values. They are the anti-democratic party of: MAGA; hate, propaganda, and division; cutting/eliminating taxes for the wealthy and corporations; fascist authoritarianism; voter suppression; tyranny; economic warfare against the middle class and most vulnerable.

I hope the nepo baby moniker sticks for Donnie.

This is Senator Warren's tax proposal for the ultra rich. No one is taxed with under a $50M net worth.

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? Would you feel it’s a decent and safe country, with masked federal officials terrorizing the country? This is absolute depravity, and those, mostly Christian evangelical voters, own this evil.

Let’s talk about the people in Mike Johnson's district who'll have to pay $16,000 more a year for health care if he gets his way.

Just so the richest people on earth can get tax breaks.

Only in the U.S. are hospitals corporate owned. Stockholders benefit; we all suffer.

Parents: Take it from "The Boss" (Bruce Springsteen): Be an Ancestor in your Children's Lives, not a Ghost. Image: https://pngtree.com

My advice to fathers is simple:

Be vulnerable and humble enough to accept responsibility to move a relationship with those you love forward and take on that ancestral role in your children’s lives. Don’t be a family ghost; be an ancestor.

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Thank you…much appreciated!

A former boss used to complain to me about her boss-a narcissistic, ineffective, and unqualified executive. I always replied that I knew exactly what she meant; that I was awake, aware, and alive (basically, the definition of “woke”). Informed citizens are only demonized in fascist autocracies.

A very difficult lesson for the MAGA cultists to comprehend: Malignant narcissists care nothing for you or anyone else, only themselves. If you willfully elect one to lead you, expect the worst; and, by the way, as a psychopath continues to age, their self-serving behavior becomes more damaging.

Wokeness is, and has always been, an honorable virtue. Assert it proudly!

An informed, educated, and functional society providing a high quality of life for all depends on our collective wokeness. The preservation of our rights to vote, assemble, speak and live freely, and hold govt. accountable depends on our collective wokeness. open.substack.com/pub/tcavant/...

Unfit for Office Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires.

"You don’t need to be a mental-health professional to see that something’s very seriously off with Trump—particularly after nearly three years of watching his erratic and abnormal behavior in the White House."

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September 30, 2025 Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced he was calling about 800 of the nation’s top military generals and admirals, along with their top enlisted advisors, to m...

“Either one of those speeches,” yesterday in Quantico, VA, “in full view of the American public and foreign governments, would be enough to torpedo an administration before Trump.”

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Elect a convicted felon, expect the government to operate as a criminal enterprise.

Convicted felons aren't allowed to vote in most states, but we allow them to serve as president.

Once corruption and criminality are normalized, the autocrat is able to operate his criminal enterprise freely.

Cohn's Playbook For newbies on President's tactics

Cohn's Playbook
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This is one of the best explanations of the fallacy of blind nationalistic patriotism and how America came to this inflection point. True "patriotism is demanding better of your country." He describes a toxic narcissistic relationship: "A relationship where love is only sent one way is toxic."

Introduction From my book, "Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society", published in December 2020

If we are to become a functional society and break our collective psychosis, we must begin to address the critical issues to provide a healthy and meaningful life for all in this country. We need more politicians speaking truth to the issues which affect us all.

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NEWS: Trump “third term” chatter grows. Take it seriously. The president’s allies continue to tease that he’ll be on the ballot in 2028.

“As always, Trump’s allies will say this is a joke. Let me be crystal clear: this is not a joke.”

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It’s what grifters do: distract, deflect, and lie. He succeeded in playing quack doctor in his first term when he opined about injecting disinfectant to treat the coronavirus. He’s hoping to build on that performance.

His followers will blame Biden for the rising healthcare premiums anyway.

SCOTUS Must Be Dismantled & Rebuilt What the U.S. can learn from Mexico’s judicial overhaul in the face of authoritarianism.

“In 2025, we are living with the consequences of a Court that has been …captured by ideological extremists. It no longer functions as a neutral arbiter of law but as a political weapon serving the interests of a radical minority…recently, a convicted felon…”

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