Tom Lawrence

Tom Lawrence

@proftomuga.bsky.social

Centrist but now left leaning Retired engineering faculty from University of Georgia Democracy over autocracy

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Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

I have also. Early voting here in GA has been large.

Anne@staybarharbor.bsky.social

Already voted early. The poll worker said the early vote has been amazing. The. Only way we get change is to vote!

Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

The U.S. should stop support of the current Israeli government until the regime changes. This is not anti-semantic, but rather anti Netanyahu.

Resist 🕎🍉@antizionistjew.bsky.social

#BREAKING | Israeli drones drop incendiary grenades on displaced Palestinians' tents in the Al-Shuja'iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

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BeshearStan
@beshearstan.bsky.social

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

One of the early rounds of Trump trying to ignore any election result that goes against him. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comTrump Officials Seek Block on Alaska Senate Race Results if the Republican Dan Sullivan Loses (Gift Article)The Justice Department, in a highly unusual court filing, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton
@hillaryclinton.bsky.social

Ten years ago today. In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine...

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James Downie
@jamescdownie.bsky.social

"A few months into President Donald Trump’s second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it."

propublica.orgThis Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump.DHS appointees made an unusual request of its agency that protects election systems: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration ...
Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

And he said he would do this starting on 'day one'. Too many people actually got snookered into believing that.

Ononebete@ononebete.bsky.social

If you voted for Trump because you wanted him to bring down inflation, I'm curious: how did you think he would do that, exactly?

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Helen
@helenmaryme.bsky.social

Serendipity 😍🥹❤️🌹The man was celebrating his birthday and struck up a conversation with the people at the next table.

Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

One more incompetent appointment within this incompetent administration. We still have to survive two more years of Make America Weak Again. (MAWA, or cue the music muah-muah-muah)

Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

What a bunch of morons in Texas. Led by Ken Paxton, the GOP nominee for Senate. That should be grounds for exclusion for consideration for Senate. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...

nytimes.comTexas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

And charlatans is a good description of this current mis-administration.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

I hate it when US officials refer to warfare, includng the deaths of thousands of noncombatants, as "kinetic engagement." Euphemism is the weapon of charlatans.

Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

Would be curious to see the long list of mortgage and other financial "misdeeds" the Trump likely committed during his time as a real-estate 'expert' in New York?

Freedom Writers Collaborative@fwcollaborative.bsky.social

Trump escalates effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

dlvr.itTrump escalates effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa CookA commission that will report to the president will assess the mortgage fraud allegations against her and consider evidence from a hearing next month.
Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

But it kind of goes along with Hegseth's fixation on "testosterone poisoning" (my word for fake macho thinking).

Joan ❌👑@still4dems.bsky.social

This is horrible. It’s not surprising that the UN would react. If the U.S. goes ahead with a public execution, it will join the company of oppressive countries. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

theguardian.comUN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics liveCondemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments
Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

Too scared to even answer a question? What a disgrace, but typical for the incompetents in Trump 2.0 admin.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Reporter: “As you ramp up the pace of deportations…” Mullin: “Why are you saying ramp up the pace? We do our job every day. That’s a narrative I'm gonna push back on…This is what I hate about fake news…I’m not even gonna entertain your question.”

Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

There may well be need to make "reasonable cuts", but reasonable is in the eye of the beholder. BUT, to get the budget back in focus, we have to get the tax structure in order again. Starting with Reagan era tax cuts, the budget has generally been in deficit. Tax cuts don't pay for themselves.

Marty Taylor@realmartyt7.bsky.social

“We have to suck it up”: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficit www.texastribune.org/2026/10/08/k... #USDemocracy #ProudBlue Paxton wants people on Social Security to “Suck it up” and pay off the $40.25 trillion national debt that Trump ran up

texastribune.orgPaxton suggests cutting federal benefits in newest leaked audioIn a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and M...
Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

A cheap and asinine attempt to buy votes.

Bob Levine@boblevine.us

Got $90 Medicare rebate for myself and the missus along with an email "from President Trump." Covers less than two weeks premium. It's a fucking joke if Trump thinks this is going to change a lot of minds.

Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

Now this is a cool, feel-good, story. Especially since the Doobies are one of my all-time favorite bands. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

nytimes.com5 Decades After Adoption, St. Louis Man Learns His Father Is a Rock Star (Gift Article)Michael Goessling’s first phone call with his biological father brought a shock: He was speaking to Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers.

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Donna Stern
@dvsmemphis.bsky.social

NEW JACKSON AD: "This is for the folks who work 80 hours a week like I did. We carry this state on our backs. Mainers are proud, hard workers. They carry this state, like I will in the Senate. It's time your hard work pays off." #momsky#sheshed

Tom Lawrence
@proftomuga.bsky.social

It took me a while over the years, but a number of years ago I realized I was against the death penalty. Why? It does not have any effect on reducing serious crime. It is more retribution that some think they want to induce, while claiming to be "Christian". wapo.st/47hWc5v

wapo.stTennessee’s botched execution highlights unsettled state of death penalty in AmericaBotched executions like Christa Pike’s have also fueled new calls to halt executions, with death penalty opponents saying the Tennessee case shows its inherent cruelty.