Tomás Arís
@littlebridgetroll.bsky.social
He/Him, grew up small town, grown up big city. Educated in theology and politics, which explains why he's really quiet in person. Checks most of the boxes for a progressive with far left sympathies.
Striving to be kind. Mostly succeeding.
Striving to be kind. Mostly succeeding.
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So much to digest
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
So much to digest
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While I agree we'll need to scrub the government of fascist influence & Trump's wild lawlessness, we must not allow a future administration to act on this by fiat lest we end up right back here the next time fascists gain power. If we want a system that rejects fascist dictators, let's act like it.
Mass pardons are coming. There will be no accountability without treating those as null and void. And that means a future administration taking an official position that Trump is not the legitimate president right now because he is disqualified by the 14th Amendment. The two things are inextricable.
November 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
While I agree we'll need to scrub the government of fascist influence & Trump's wild lawlessness, we must not allow a future administration to act on this by fiat lest we end up right back here the next time fascists gain power. If we want a system that rejects fascist dictators, let's act like it.
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I deeply believe that many of our current problems branch off from ignoring the trauma the pandemic has done to us.
Funny what happens when a society tries to memory hole a pandemic and everyone gets burnout, instead of treating it as a mass trauma event.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I deeply believe that many of our current problems branch off from ignoring the trauma the pandemic has done to us.
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Young people in the U.S. have been priced out of their dreams. Stop acting like it’s their fault.
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Young people in the U.S. have been priced out of their dreams. Stop acting like it’s their fault.
You know the sportsball is exciting when the video gamers make memes about it.
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
You know the sportsball is exciting when the video gamers make memes about it.
Do I recognize this style? I do. OOF.
Working Man Proud Of Job He Hates
JANESVILLE, WI—Eagle Cooling employee Brent Festge takes pride in the semi-skilled, blue-collar job he loathes, the 39-year-old solderer reported during his lunch break Tuesday.
theonion.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Do I recognize this style? I do. OOF.
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This is a good thing from Bohacek. But can we please NOT repeat the slur Trump used as we comment on it ffs?
Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Bohacek, who has a daughter with Down syndrome, says he’ll vote No on redistricting following Trump’s “retarded” slur at Gov. Walz.
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is a good thing from Bohacek. But can we please NOT repeat the slur Trump used as we comment on it ffs?
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Why is WV so poor? Well, part of it is that the corporations got good at economic extraction, keeping miners in debt peonage with scrip into the 1950s. Tough to build long term economic security when you have to buy from the company store. Even today, a third of Clay County students are homeless.
And a piece of Coal Scrip.
This piece if brass scrip was minted for J.W. Hanson & Son in 1951. In Queen Shoals, W.VA. This was for a mine community in Clay Co. Only a little east of Clendenin, WV.
This piece if brass scrip was minted for J.W. Hanson & Son in 1951. In Queen Shoals, W.VA. This was for a mine community in Clay Co. Only a little east of Clendenin, WV.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Why is WV so poor? Well, part of it is that the corporations got good at economic extraction, keeping miners in debt peonage with scrip into the 1950s. Tough to build long term economic security when you have to buy from the company store. Even today, a third of Clay County students are homeless.
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can the president pardon you for bribing the president for a pardon?
yes! with this GOP Congress everything is up for sale!!
yes! with this GOP Congress everything is up for sale!!
Anything and everything is up for sale in Trump's White House, especially presidential pardons.
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
can the president pardon you for bribing the president for a pardon?
yes! with this GOP Congress everything is up for sale!!
yes! with this GOP Congress everything is up for sale!!
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Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
River Otter
Coral Snake
Green Sea Turtle
Alligator
Bobcat (maybe Jaguarundi)
River Otter
Coral Snake
Green Sea Turtle
Alligator
Bobcat (maybe Jaguarundi)
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Black Bear
Timber Rattlesnake
Porcupine
Snapping turtle
Beaver
Black Bear
Timber Rattlesnake
Porcupine
Snapping turtle
Beaver
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
-moose
-coyote
-whale shark
-blue whale
-black bear
-moose
-coyote
-whale shark
-blue whale
-black bear
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
River Otter
Coral Snake
Green Sea Turtle
Alligator
Bobcat (maybe Jaguarundi)
River Otter
Coral Snake
Green Sea Turtle
Alligator
Bobcat (maybe Jaguarundi)
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This is just murder.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is just murder.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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It's weird seeing people get touchy about this post. Someone quoted it with "this is a minority opinion" when she literally starts with "I don't know if anyone else notices or cares".
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It's weird seeing people get touchy about this post. Someone quoted it with "this is a minority opinion" when she literally starts with "I don't know if anyone else notices or cares".
Boomer drama.
It is interesting. I really loved the guy in high school and college. As I get older, the image has tarnished a lot as I've found other songwriters.
On the other hand, he's a performer. All popular musicians are. "Authenticity is a racket," and he's a case study in that.
It is interesting. I really loved the guy in high school and college. As I get older, the image has tarnished a lot as I've found other songwriters.
On the other hand, he's a performer. All popular musicians are. "Authenticity is a racket," and he's a case study in that.
Exploring Joni Mitchell's feud with Bob Dylan
Of all the feuds in music, Joni Mitchell’s battle with Bob Dylan is the most peculiar. Things have certainly soured between two folk stars since the early day.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Boomer drama.
It is interesting. I really loved the guy in high school and college. As I get older, the image has tarnished a lot as I've found other songwriters.
On the other hand, he's a performer. All popular musicians are. "Authenticity is a racket," and he's a case study in that.
It is interesting. I really loved the guy in high school and college. As I get older, the image has tarnished a lot as I've found other songwriters.
On the other hand, he's a performer. All popular musicians are. "Authenticity is a racket," and he's a case study in that.
Will the betrayals never cease?
ICE Takes Kurdish Asylum Seeker The Day Before His Wife Became A US Citizen: 'I Cannot Do This Alone'
At the time of his detention, Enes Abak had a pending asylum petition and an upcoming immigration court hearing. His wife is now fighting for his release. "We were following every letter of the law," ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Will the betrayals never cease?
These psychologists are living in very comfortable parts of the world, clearly.
Psychologists say climate anxiety is a form of pre-traumatic stress
Climate change is causing a specific kind of distress, especially in young people.
www.psypost.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
These psychologists are living in very comfortable parts of the world, clearly.
What makes me very sad is that absolutely nothing about this crime was necessary. The war in Afghanistan wasn't necessary. And the stationing of the National Guard in DC wasn't necessary.
Anguish for the Families of Two Guard Troops
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What makes me very sad is that absolutely nothing about this crime was necessary. The war in Afghanistan wasn't necessary. And the stationing of the National Guard in DC wasn't necessary.
I do admire this man's commitment to the bit.
Tyler Childers Barking In The Studio For “Bitin’ List” Is Some Of The Best Content On The Internet | Whiskey Riff
It's giving Dave Portnoy yelling "B****" while making the Zach Bryan diss track but better. And for those who have not seen that video... before we get any further: @nicolerochellle I was cussin it up...
www.whiskeyriff.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I do admire this man's commitment to the bit.
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I used to work for a brand, and when the Executives told me they didn't believe in their product; I stopped believing in their brand.
And found a job worth working at.
And found a job worth working at.
The brand, known for its canned soups, called Martin Bally’s comments “vulgar, offensive and false.”
Campbell’s Fires Executive For Alleged Racist Rant Claiming Company Products Are For ‘Poor People’
The brand, known for its canned soups, called Martin Bally’s comments “vulgar, offensive and false.”
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I used to work for a brand, and when the Executives told me they didn't believe in their product; I stopped believing in their brand.
And found a job worth working at.
And found a job worth working at.
On borders. I hope nobody wrecks it.
Ancient rock art along US-Mexico border persisted for more than 4,000 years — and it depicts Indigenous views of the universe
Researchers have uncovered evidence of an Indigenous artistic tradition that was painted along the U.S.-Mexico border for roughly 175 generations.
www.livescience.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
On borders. I hope nobody wrecks it.
This is what happens when you take the job without assuming the responsibilities.
I do not feel sympathy, but I can understand the situation.
I do not feel sympathy, but I can understand the situation.
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is what happens when you take the job without assuming the responsibilities.
I do not feel sympathy, but I can understand the situation.
I do not feel sympathy, but I can understand the situation.
Dammit. It's no excuse, but it does explain a lot.
And it's an important adult lesson that often there's a reason people do evil things. I think it's important to fully understand what happened and make a reckoning. That doesn't make it ok, nor does it provide justification. We could do better.
And it's an important adult lesson that often there's a reason people do evil things. I think it's important to fully understand what happened and make a reckoning. That doesn't make it ok, nor does it provide justification. We could do better.
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Dammit. It's no excuse, but it does explain a lot.
And it's an important adult lesson that often there's a reason people do evil things. I think it's important to fully understand what happened and make a reckoning. That doesn't make it ok, nor does it provide justification. We could do better.
And it's an important adult lesson that often there's a reason people do evil things. I think it's important to fully understand what happened and make a reckoning. That doesn't make it ok, nor does it provide justification. We could do better.
I mean...she's hot, in practically every sense of the word.
And my wife approves of this message. Don't look at me like that.
And my wife approves of this message. Don't look at me like that.
“Anything Goes” Jazz Standard Cover by Robyn Adele Anderson
YouTube video by Robyn Adele Anderson
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November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I mean...she's hot, in practically every sense of the word.
And my wife approves of this message. Don't look at me like that.
And my wife approves of this message. Don't look at me like that.
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Today's music 🎶
Even Flow - Pearl Jam (Acoustic Cover by Summer Woods)
YouTube video by Summer Woods
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November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Today's music 🎶