Tom the Dancing Bug: A Trump Government Community Bulletin

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📣 THIS WEEK'S TOM THE DANCING BUG REVIEW "America's last free newsletter"™️ - ❓ Are you a domestic terrorist? ✅ (Yes, you are) 🎙️ A podcast alert 🥁 A Phil Collins alert 📼 Hard Times in VHS Country 💅 Humor for the ladies AND MORE! - tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/you-yes-yo...

📣 THIS WEEK'S TOM THE DANCING BUG REVIEW "America's last free newsletter"™️ - ❓ Are you a domestic terrorist? ✅ (Yes, you are) 🎙️ A podcast alert 🥁 A Phil Collins alert 📼 Hard Times in VHS Country 💅 Humor for the ladies AND MORE! - tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/you-yes-yo...

🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic: ☑️ Are YOU a Dangerous Criminal? A handy quiz to find out! - Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including long-time member Jonathan from Oakland and new member Amy C (patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership) - READ IT RIGHT HERE👇

You can check out the @funnytimesofficial.bsky.social podcast I did with my pal @tomtomorrow.bsky.social. I don’t remember what we talked about, but intended it was a funny time. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Here on Bluesky, I now have about 2/3 of the followers I once had on twitter, but with much more engagement. I now have the most engagement on instagram, but I’m doubtful that’s converting to followers, let alone subscribers.

Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social Support Ruben at tomthedancingbug.substack.com

take the quiz folks ... looks I'm very guilty

🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net - YOU might be a Dangerous Criminal! Here’s a handy quiz to find out if you are: - boingboing.net/2026/02/04/t...

I took a big hit in exposure when I left Twitter. I’d take another, maybe bigger, hit if I left Meta. My ability to reach readers would be down to Bluesky and Mastodon. But I’m considering it.

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net - YOU might be a Dangerous Criminal! Here’s a handy quiz to find out if you are: - boingboing.net/2026/02/04/t...

This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great (They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)

BREAKING: We’re suing to stop Trump’s corrupt & illegal “Gold Card” scheme @democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder @nytimes.com 👇 -TN

Or there’s something about the kind of person who succeeds wildly, makes $20, $50, $100 million, and still is desperate to make much more.

From last summer... 🏝️ The True, Top-Secret Story of President Donald Trump and Epstein Island

This is like an Onion article.

This is ridiculous. Trump would never disappear a child… oh, wait…

“As we all know now, he was a terrible person.” All of Tisch’s revealed correspondence occurred AFTER Epstein was guilty of procuring a CHILD for PROSTITUTION.

As a member of Tom the Dancing Bug's Inner Hive, I have early knowledge of what kind of Dangerous Criminal I am, which is handy. Thank you @rubenbolling.bsky.social! bit.ly/theInnerHive

Members of the courageous and patriotic Inner Hive got WEDNESDAY'S Tom the Dancing Bug comic TODAY, and so already know their new legal status! - YOU CAN TOO! 🐑🥫✌️ patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership

Today I learned Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem Her initials are KLAN Fitting

@rubenbolling.bsky.social writes about Will Eisner's creations, most notably the Spirit, going on the block. What hedge fund will win the auction? Groan.

I wrote on @boingboing.net about a documentary about the race to build Disneyland in just one year. - boingboing.net/2026/01/31/a...

"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below. Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Great piece, Ruben. The hypocrisy about misdemeanors… 😖

I wrote on @boingboing.net about the entire intellectual property of the late legendary cartoonist Will Eisner now up for sale. - boingboing.net/2026/01/31/l...

I wrote on @boingboing.net about the LAPD Police Chief’s refusal to enforce California’s law prohibiting ICE from wearing masks. - boingboing.net/2026/01/31/l...

🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug: The Magas squint away the murder - Brought to you by the strong and defiant Inner Hive, including long-time member Franklin 89 and new member bill. JOIN AT patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership - Read it right here!👇

There seems to be a feeling that Trump has gone too far with ICE, and his loss of support with the majority of Americans will thwart him. But he’s now arresting journalists, and “investigating” the voting process. This is the next phase of fascism, and lack of majority support will be meaningless.

🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug: The Magas squint away the murder - Brought to you by the strong and defiant Inner Hive, including long-time member Franklin 89 and new member bill. JOIN AT patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership - Read it right here!👇

The Los Angeles Police won’t enforce California’s mask ban on ICE because it’s only a misdemeanor. Entering the USA illegally is also merely a misdemeanor. But that’s the “crime” for which we’ve unleashed a secret army of armed MASKED goons to brutalize supposed infractors

24 hours later: Trump has two journalists arrested

They’ve started arresting journalists. This is the next step toward total authoritarian control of the country. The response and outrage must meet this moment.

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“One armed agency approaching another armed agency to create conflict” What’s the conflict? Both agencies are there to uphold the law. The law says no masks. The police don’t only uphold laws that are “well thought out” in the police chief’s opinion.

This is fucking appalling. This is university-administrators’-heads-should-roll appalling.

From threads

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I’m honestly unclear on the purpose of the shutdown day. I’m all for protesting Trump, so I’ll participate how I can, out of solidarity, but it seems to hurt employers and workers and business owners indiscriminately. I’ll try to learn more…

I wrote on @boingboing.net about @brucespringsteen.net’s new protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis” - boingboing.net/2026/01/29/b...

I wrote on @boingboing.net about an iconic Vampirella painting by Frank Frazetta up for auction. (Thanks to @evanier.bsky.social) - boingboing.net/2026/01/29/y...

🟠 This week’s Classic Tom the Dancing Bug NEWS OF THE TIMES - “Trump: Protect Schools by Arming the Crisis Actors” (1998) - www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...

This week’s comic, now up on @dailykos.com - It’s the Magas, squinting away the murder! - www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

This is way too good.

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

"The RFK Jr. Measles Curve"

Stephen Colbert announced that his last show airs May 21st. What a coincidence, that's National Cancel Paramount+ Day.