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Tom Hawking

@thawking.bsky.social

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Writer for many places | Editor for The Australia Institute and others | Former EIC of Flavorwire | Opinions mine, not yours

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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 2d

a) wtf? why is ICE advertising?
b) yet another reason why Spotify should be fired into the sun

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 2d

imo it was also one factor in why Trump resonated so much w people with whom he has absolutely nothing in common. they sensed some level of authenticity in him, insofar as that he is authentically a terrible person and doesn't pretend not to be a terrible person

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 2d

10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000%

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 2d

it's completely fucking fucked

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 2d

my favorite was not even getting an interview for a senior editor job at the Baffler when a guy who used to work for me was EIC there a few years back

.......although maybe that's why i didn't get an interview lol

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 2d

it's so fkn grim

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 3d

ding ding ding

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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · Jun 5

McLovin

United States, Census, 1930

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 3d

yesssssssssssssssss

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 3d

@russmarshalek.bsky.social y kant tori taste

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 3d

not to mention that there's a lot of evidence that remote working increases productivity/profits across a whole range of industries--perhaps bc it lets you get on with things without some dickhead staring over your shoulder. but hey, what use is evidence when you have ~*CEO ViBeZ*~

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 3d

strong McLovin vibes

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 4d

@kyleor.land hey Kyle, i hate to do this, but i've sent you several emails re a story pitch, and i'm not sure whether they've actually gotten to you or fallen foul of a spam filter. could you lmk? many thanks

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 5d

@russmarshalek.bsky.social i got back from two months in Spain and the entire time can be summarized as "let's see about this ham"

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · Sep 19

ahhhh so good

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · Sep 18

the American obsession with what does/doesn't happen on university campuses will never make sense to me

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · Sep 18

omg is that from Jam/Blue Jam or am i remembering wrong??

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · Sep 17

@acerola.gg but Acerooooola i thought you would appreciate this street name from a rural village in southern Spain

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · Sep 16

why do Americans say "go ahead" so much

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Sophie @happenssomuch.bsky.social · Sep 10

every centrist pundit is currently gathering screenshots for their horseshoe theory ass take

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Sophie @happenssomuch.bsky.social · Sep 10

i look forward to seeing how somehow zohran is to blame for this

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · Sep 10

thoughts and prayers

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · Sep 10

"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023

www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · Sep 4

loooooooool at the choice of picture here

Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · Sep 4

Adolph Buttrock
Father
Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907

Ted Nugent

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · Sep 1

how about get fucked Westpac

Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · Aug 15

and i did not speak out, because i was not a storm