Tom

just a fairly conservative guy who likes science (not "the" science), history and football

[Tom @ducksmith58]

@RobSchneider @latimes I’d say those girls were not feeling the love. 🤔

[Tom @ducksmith58]

@RealSpitfire

[Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_]

"I'm so proud of you for what you're doing," says CA candidate for Gov Tom Steyer to the boy stealing opportunities and titles from deserving girls

There's literally 0 regard for girls. Actual girls.

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

Anti-ICE rioter in NJ shouts death threat towards a federal agent:

"I'LL KILL YOUR WHOLE F*CKING FAMILY"

Democrats are responsible for this madness

[Tom @ducksmith58]

@DefiantLs Bet she has a "hate has no home here" sign out front 🙄

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Lifelong Cape Cod resident SLAMS the County Assembly of Delegates over their Proposed Ordinance to restrict ICE

Listen to every word

“I am sick to effing death of paying for such bullsh*t, and I'm sick to death of being lectured about compassion, about patience and understanding. I have lived here all my life, and I have been required for all 40 years of that life to obey the law and follow the rules. There will be no Social Security check for me when I can't work anymore.

I have never once received any of the benefits that have been spoken of here. Nobody is beating down my door to help me fix up my house so that it doesn't collapse on me or lower the cost of the electricity that I have to pay.

And I work and they don't, and I'm a US citizen and they're not.

I don't get health insurance. I can't afford it, but I am punished by this state for not being able to afford it so that people who are in this country illegally can benefit from it and go see the doctor whenever they want, and that is a fact, and I am sick of it. I am not an un-understanding individual. I am not an un-compassionate individual, but my generosity has been abused, and I am sick of it.

I am sick of being treated as an indentured servant to foreign nationals in my country and in my community, and I don't give a damn whose feelings that hurts”

He’s absolutely right to be outraged. I verified illegals were receiving full benefits in Cape Cod Massachusetts

Undocumented immigrants have access to state-funded health insurance

- MassHealth Limited: Covers emergency medical services for undocumented adults. This includes urgent care

- Full MassHealth coverage for undocumented children under 21 and pregnant women

- Massachusetts is one of 15 states in 2026 providing comprehensive state-funded coverage to children regardless of immigration status

- Health Safety Net covers costs at hospitals, community health centers, and pharmacies for undocumented residents

Absolutely insane. It’s criminal these people break into America in the middle of the night and Democrats give them healthcare while you can’t afford it. While you can’t afford your medications or to go to the doctor

Lock up the politicians

[Turning Point UK 🇬🇧 @TPointUK]

Sikh community leaders have done what Muslim community leaders have refused to do for decades.

[Tom @ducksmith58]

@RealDeanCain I don't hear a denial in there

[Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos]

Please do a quick read of this. It’s short, well written, and will remove a bit of wool from over your eyes.

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 BREAKING: The mastermind behind the Feeding Our Future fraud scam in Minnesota has just been sentenced to 41.5 YEARS in prison

Holy CRAP!

Aimee Bock orchestrated the $250 MILLION scam during COVID, billing taxpayers for fake meals for children.

She deserves every single day of this sentence!

MORE OF THIS! 🔥

[Dolly Spice- Jones 🌱🎵 @Herb_Minstrel]

We were hopeful for Lucy’s release today. That did not happen. So tonight, we are still waiting. Still praying. Still fighting. But things do seem to be moving in the right direction for Lucy, and for that, I am so grateful.

That said, today was also deeply eye-opening for me. And not in a good way.

Photos were brought up today of one of our dogs from a fight between our two Pyrenees littermate brothers that happened years ago on our property—a situation completely unrelated to Lucy or anyone else. It should be noted that littermate aggression, especially before neutering, is a common issue in dogs. These were rescue dogs from a poor breeding situation, and based on advice from experienced breeders, we delayed neutering in hopes of allowing for better physical development and reducing future joint and hip problems.

Those photos were taken entirely out of context, without my knowledge or consent, and were being used as evidence against us. (I’ll quickly note that those dogs have long-since been neutered and are just a couple of big teddy bears.)

When I questioned how it is legal for neighbors to photograph our property and animals, I was told they absolutely can surveil and report whatever they see fit. It was even suggested they should given the circumstances.

I honestly had no words.

To sit there feeling like we are some sort of violent criminals who need to be monitored by self-appointed watchdog neighbors was beyond infuriating.

We were called liars. Told we had “misrepresented” Lucy’s story. Told it was all our fault Lucy is locked away and that we had let her down. Told we were wrong for allowing this to gain attention on social media. We simply told our story and it resonated with people. I’m not sure how you could fault us for that.

But, let me reiterate clearly, once again, because we have always been transparent: Lucy was involved in fights with two dogs over a decade, years apart, with the most recent being over a year ago. We were horrified. We paid the vet bills. We took responsibility.
Then, about a year ago, shortly after surgery, while heavily medicated, in pain, and wearing a cone, Lucy bit a passing jogger after slipping loose. It was a terrible situation, one we also took full responsibility for, paid the ER bills, and deeply apologized. This occurrence is what set the dangerous dog declaration into motion. Agreeing to that dangerous dog declaration is what gave them the power to take Lucy after a brief leash slip. We were told for the first time today, that had she been muzzled, we wouldn’t be in this situation. It’s that simple.

The terrifying part in all of this is not that we are pretending mistakes never happened. It’s that isolated moments and selective images can apparently be used to create a false story about a family while years of responsible ownership are completely ignored.

Neighbors have spent years gossiping, sharing photos, creating text chains and Facebook groups, and pushing false narratives about our family, and we are being told there is little protection against it. Because while there may not be laws against cruel, invasive, or obsessive behavior, there certainly seem to be plenty of laws waiting for families to make a mistake.

Imagine living under the feeling that every movement on your property is being watched and documented to potentially be weaponized against you. It is deeply disturbing.

That said, I truly do believe the DA has Lucy’s best interest at heart and we remain hopeful she will be returned to us. If you continue contacting the Commonwealths Attorney’s office, please remain kind. I beg you.

We are still standing. We are still fighting. And we believe Lucy is coming home.
Please continue praying for Lucy’s release, for our family, and for my emotional and mental well-being. This has been incredibly heavy to carry.

Change needs to happen. It will happen. And I believe Lucy’s story is going to help bring it.

We miss her so much!

#savelucy

[Tom @ducksmith58]

@Architectolder Does Kevin live there?

[Gunner2nd88 @Gunner2nd88]

Give my Brother his damn dog back!!!!!

[Dolly Spice- Jones 🌱🎵 @Herb_Minstrel]

.@brendanmjones Today is a beautiful day! Let’s save Lucy!!

⭐️ Call the Shenandoah County’s Commonwealth’s Attorneys Office and demand her release! It’s been five weeks! Enough is enough!

☎️ 540-459-6129

SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!

🇺🇸 Let’s bring Lucy home!

#savelucy

[Lady Grey🇺🇲 @dame_ladygrey]

This story is gaining traction. Please repost and get it to any one who is able to get the dog released.

[Dolly Spice- Jones 🌱🎵 @Herb_Minstrel]

.@brendanmjones One month ago, our world absolutely shattered.

One month ago, authorities came onto our property and stole our dog after a brief leash slip and a neighbor reporting it. One month ago, I stood in my driveway completely heartbroken, angry in a way I had never experienced before, watching them drive away with a dog we had loved for 10 years. I cussed. My children cried. My husband went silent. His heart broke more than any of ours. The dog he had bonded with in war, who had helped him heal and come back to us, was gone.

One month ago, two years of harassment, court visits, dozens of police calls to our home, intimidation and alienation all came crashing down. For one brief moment, it felt like they had finally succeeded in their vile plan—breaking us to the point that we would give up and leave.

And somehow, through all of this pain, God has done something absolutely incredible.

One month ago, the fight began.

What was meant to destroy our family has instead united us, strengthened our marriage, deepened our faith, and connected us with millions of beautiful and amazing people across this country and around the world!

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.” — Romans 8:28

Our sweet Lucy—our Pearl of the Desert—has become something so much bigger than we ever imagined. She has become a symbol of ordinary people coming together, standing beside one another, and refusing to stay silent in the face of injustice, intimidation, and government overreach.

Today, we realize the incredible change Lucy’s story is already bringing into the world around us. And while we never would have chosen for it to be us, the Lord clearly saw fit for it to be so—our story, our family, our Lucy.

And so today, we are more determined than ever that this fight will continue—even after she comes home to us, which deep in my heart I absolutely believe she will.

Because Lucy’s story is going to inspire real change.

Change that protects ordinary families. Change that exposes the cracks in a system that too often allows good people to be intimidated, harassed, and pushed to the breaking point simply for living and raising their families how they best see fit. Change that helps protect dogs from being unfairly labeled and unnecessarily separated from the families who love them. Change that helps ensure no family is ever forced to endure this kind of heartbreak, fear, and exhaustion again.

We still have a long road ahead. But today, we no longer feel powerless.

Today, we fight with purpose.

BRING LUCY HOME.

#savelucy

@LoneStarChica @brendanmjones @MasonWillett20 @SaraGonzalesTX @catturd2 @buckleycarlson

*photo of Lucy and her two best friends, Brendan and Lex*. All three are my “military rescues”, and I love them dearly.

[Tom @ducksmith58]

@Architectolder Looks like a great dog bed. Seriously. Love to look out the window.

[Magical Trevor (Meme TV) @MagaMemeWizard]

There's nothing to decide here! GIVE THIS VET HIS DOG BACK! This is awful :(

[Kate @kate_p45]

🚨 Can we get some MAJOR help getting Lucy back to veteran @brendanmjones ?
Lucy is an 11-year-old war-rescued dog who helped save Brendan Jones’ life during his U.S. Army counter-terrorism deployment in the Middle East. She’s been his loyal family dog in Virginia for 10 years.
On April 17, Lucy slipped her leash in their own yard. Because of a prior “dangerous dog” label (from a minor post-surgery incident), she was seized and locked in Shenandoah County Animal Shelter.

She’s been there for weeks. Next court date: June 12.

Help bring her home: Call Shenandoah County Commonwealth’s Attorney:
📞 [phone]
Politely ask them to return Lucy to her veteran family.🇺🇸❤️

Share this. Tag officials. Let’s get this sweet senior dog back where she belongs.
@RapidResponseVA @PeteHegseth @SeanParnellUSA

[roxanne hickman @roxie_hickman1]

We are still needing reposts to help #SaveLucy

some dogs by circumstance or by temperament, or both, carve out a special place in our lives.

obviously Lucy has done that for her family. Let’s keep the spotlight shining to #SaveLucy one of the lucky war dogs to find their home.