Mark Thompson
@sonofathomp.bsky.social
A Cartoonerer. The New Yorker..er. My posts are unreliably narrated. Native Upper Midwesterner now in Colorado.
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Mark Thompson
@sonofathomp.bsky.social
· Nov 20
My Bluesky posts are artisanal, handcrafted and scented with lavender.
But…the tariffs….
U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014
U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:47 PM
But…the tariffs….
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U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014
U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
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Alex Pretti demonstrated the right kind of masculinity
MAGA is obsessed with "masculinity"' — Pretti showed them what it really looks like.
MAGA is obsessed with "masculinity"' — Pretti showed them what it really looks like.
Opinion | Alex Pretti demonstrated the right kind of masculinity
MAGA is obsessed with "masculinity" — Pretti showed them what it really looks like.
www.ms.now
January 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Alex Pretti demonstrated the right kind of masculinity
MAGA is obsessed with "masculinity"' — Pretti showed them what it really looks like.
MAGA is obsessed with "masculinity"' — Pretti showed them what it really looks like.
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Sometimes masked government thugs execute people on city streets. "Sometimes it was through no fault of anymore. Just bad circumstance."
NEWSMAX: Are you among the Republicans who are concerned about how things are being handled in MN?
REP. RICH McCORMICK: When things went wrong in the military, when I was in the Marines, people died sometimes, and sometimes it was through no fault of anymore. Just bad circumstance. Mistakes happen
REP. RICH McCORMICK: When things went wrong in the military, when I was in the Marines, people died sometimes, and sometimes it was through no fault of anymore. Just bad circumstance. Mistakes happen
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Sometimes masked government thugs execute people on city streets. "Sometimes it was through no fault of anymore. Just bad circumstance."
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“The court’s patience is at an end”
January 27, 2026 at 2:56 PM
“The court’s patience is at an end”
Our vaunted media: Sending 5 year-olds to concentration camps is overshadowing Trump’s economic accomplishments.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Our vaunted media: Sending 5 year-olds to concentration camps is overshadowing Trump’s economic accomplishments.
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🚨 🚨 🚨 BREAKING: Susan Collins is concerned but isn’t prepared to do anything about those concerns. This has never happened before.
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
🚨 🚨 🚨 BREAKING: Susan Collins is concerned but isn’t prepared to do anything about those concerns. This has never happened before.
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Ellison: "We have the right as a state, as a co-sovereign, to do our own business with our own tax money. What the federal govt has said is, 'if you don't do it our way, we're gonna saturate your state with 4,000 ICE agents until you cry uncle and obey us.' That's unconstitutional and illegal."
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Ellison: "We have the right as a state, as a co-sovereign, to do our own business with our own tax money. What the federal govt has said is, 'if you don't do it our way, we're gonna saturate your state with 4,000 ICE agents until you cry uncle and obey us.' That's unconstitutional and illegal."
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So is the new position of the Republican Party that American citizens are no longer allowed to carry firearms legally?
Well, this I gotta see.
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Well, this I gotta see.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
So is the new position of the Republican Party that American citizens are no longer allowed to carry firearms legally?
Well, this I gotta see.
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Well, this I gotta see.
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This is murder too. 😔
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This is murder too. 😔
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180 degree lie.
Par for the course.
Par for the course.
Patel: We're not going after people and infringing on their freedom of speech, we're definitely not going after people and their second amendment right to bear arms.
January 27, 2026 at 2:37 AM
180 degree lie.
Par for the course.
Par for the course.
All ICE personnel will be required to attend the Melania premiere.
January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
All ICE personnel will be required to attend the Melania premiere.
Barron must be in London.
“.. Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch ..”
@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mela...
@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mela...
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Barron must be in London.
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“.. Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch ..”
@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mela...
@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mela...
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“.. Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch ..”
@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mela...
@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mela...
The Minnesota CEOs have your back Minnesotans. They signed a letter! Ignore any elimination of DEI, it’s. A. Letter.
January 27, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The Minnesota CEOs have your back Minnesotans. They signed a letter! Ignore any elimination of DEI, it’s. A. Letter.
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BREAKING:
Minnesota's chief federal judge has demanded the acting head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain what the judge described as repeated failures to comply with dozens of court orders amid its enforcement efforts in the state.
Minnesota's chief federal judge has demanded the acting head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain what the judge described as repeated failures to comply with dozens of court orders amid its enforcement efforts in the state.
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 PM
BREAKING:
Minnesota's chief federal judge has demanded the acting head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain what the judge described as repeated failures to comply with dozens of court orders amid its enforcement efforts in the state.
Minnesota's chief federal judge has demanded the acting head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain what the judge described as repeated failures to comply with dozens of court orders amid its enforcement efforts in the state.
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I hope even Senate Democrats get that they're never—while Republicans control Congress—going to get a better chance to make a stand than right after Trump and Miller's goons killed a white guy with a legal gun.
January 27, 2026 at 11:09 AM
I hope even Senate Democrats get that they're never—while Republicans control Congress—going to get a better chance to make a stand than right after Trump and Miller's goons killed a white guy with a legal gun.
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Just a reminder that it was only 4 days ago that Trump caused an international furor by denigrating the service of allied combat veterans. Think of all the chaos and mayhem since then in just 4 days. The sheer volume of it is meant to exhaust us and numb us. We mustn’t let it.
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Just a reminder that it was only 4 days ago that Trump caused an international furor by denigrating the service of allied combat veterans. Think of all the chaos and mayhem since then in just 4 days. The sheer volume of it is meant to exhaust us and numb us. We mustn’t let it.
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The truth emerges👇😠
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The truth emerges👇😠
What are you more afraid of right now, immigrants or ICE?
January 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
What are you more afraid of right now, immigrants or ICE?
Bezos Bribe: The Movie.
Cinema lovers are opting to stay away from the first lady’s vanity documentary.
Melania Mocked as Her $75M Movie Is Already Struggling
Cinema lovers are opting to stay away from the first lady’s vanity documentary.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Bezos Bribe: The Movie.
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Cinema lovers are opting to stay away from the first lady’s vanity documentary.
Melania Mocked as Her $75M Movie Is Already Struggling
Cinema lovers are opting to stay away from the first lady’s vanity documentary.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Cinema lovers are opting to stay away from the first lady’s vanity documentary.
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To keep saying we need “investigations” to really know what happened in these street executions w/ videos of multiple angles & lots of witnesses echoing, “that person was murdered” is gaslighting bullshit. It’s no different than an NFL replay. Show me the video, now we know what happened. Prosecute.
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
To keep saying we need “investigations” to really know what happened in these street executions w/ videos of multiple angles & lots of witnesses echoing, “that person was murdered” is gaslighting bullshit. It’s no different than an NFL replay. Show me the video, now we know what happened. Prosecute.
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.