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Jeffrey Thomson

@jeffreythomson.bsky.social

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Poet, memoirist, translator, and traveler...author of multiple books, including my latest: Museum of Objects Burned by the Souls in Purgatory (Alice James Books) https://www.alicejamesbooks.org/bookstore/museum-of-objects-burned-by-souls-in-purgatory?srslt

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 5d

@darthbluesky.bsky.social is this you?

J.Jareth @jenejareth.bsky.social · 6d

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 5d

But then we would need to add migration patterns into the mix as well.

This is getting pricey.

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 6d

That can also come into the discussion.

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 6d

I would like to speak to you to convince you to talk about the airspeed velocities of unladen vs. laden swallows.

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 6d

Did an AI bot write this?

The Independent @the-independent.com · 7d

Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 9d

Jesus—partisan polarization? @nytimes.com ? The republicans control all three branches of government. Just like last time. FFS

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9d

A government shutdown that is almost certain to start on Wednesday will be the third to occur during a Trump presidency. It’s just one symptom of the partisan polarization that has increasingly gripped Congress in recent decades.

A History of Government Shutdowns Traces Decades of Funding Struggles

Congress’s persistent inability to write and pass spending bills on time has made government shutdowns like the imminent one a routine threat.

nyti.ms

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 9d

The governor is in charge of the Louisiana national guard

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onion person @junlper.beer · 9d

starting to think that an increasingly senile trump is being shown a different reality by his aides by making ai videos of shit and telling him it’s real news

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 10d

Jinx is a traveling cat

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 12d

A theory about why humans have such big brains is because we learned to cook food and cooking unlocks calories. Gorillas spend NINE hours a day eating

When Fire Met Food, The Brains Of Early Humans Grew Bigger

Because we had better food, our brains grew bigger than those of our primate cousins, scientists say. Early humans cooked, which makes meat and veggies more digestible and nutrients more available to ...

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 13d

This is brought to you by people who hate knees.

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James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 13d

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14d

lulz

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 13d

Grandpa Dementia is in the dark.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

REPORTER: Secretary Hegseth is inviting military leaders from all over the world to a big meeting

TRUMP: I think it's great. Why, is there something wrong with it? Why is that such a big deal?