Craig Tyhurst
@thewilytouchstone.bsky.social
Crafter of characters, master of games, and teller of stories.
Any/all personal pronouns.
Any/all personal pronouns.
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I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
December 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
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One of the background shows I have on is the original The #TwilightZone and even though "The Obsolete Man" is one of my favorites, it really hits… honestly *exactly as hard as it intended to* these days.
Rod Serling inadvertently clocking Project 2025 all the way back from 1961…
Rod Serling inadvertently clocking Project 2025 all the way back from 1961…
December 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
One of the background shows I have on is the original The #TwilightZone and even though "The Obsolete Man" is one of my favorites, it really hits… honestly *exactly as hard as it intended to* these days.
Rod Serling inadvertently clocking Project 2025 all the way back from 1961…
Rod Serling inadvertently clocking Project 2025 all the way back from 1961…
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By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
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The actual play scene outside of North America is so damn exciting, and I need to see more people talking about them.
So let's talk about some of the AP's in 2025 that my US followers need to pick up immediately.
So let's talk about some of the AP's in 2025 that my US followers need to pick up immediately.
December 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The actual play scene outside of North America is so damn exciting, and I need to see more people talking about them.
So let's talk about some of the AP's in 2025 that my US followers need to pick up immediately.
So let's talk about some of the AP's in 2025 that my US followers need to pick up immediately.
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Also, along with institutional reform, the platform must be “We are resetting everything to January 20, 2025 by repealing every illegal Trump EO on Day 1, & many senior Trump government & DOGE criminals are going to jail for the rest of their lives.”
🇺🇸 trifectas get shot at doing something
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be institutional reform next time. Right from the start, as @dhnexon.bsky.social said
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be
If we want to actually be a representative democracy, then the platform needs to be institutional reform. All the Popularism and all the policies follow from that, not the other way around.
December 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Also, along with institutional reform, the platform must be “We are resetting everything to January 20, 2025 by repealing every illegal Trump EO on Day 1, & many senior Trump government & DOGE criminals are going to jail for the rest of their lives.”
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This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
The entire dinner scene between the Enterprise bridge crew and Klingon delegation.
The sheer amount of political nuance packed onto a 5 minute scene, especially for a TOS movie which aren't exactly known for controversial theming, is truly staggering.
The sheer amount of political nuance packed onto a 5 minute scene, especially for a TOS movie which aren't exactly known for controversial theming, is truly staggering.
On its birthday, what's your favourite part of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country?
December 8, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The entire dinner scene between the Enterprise bridge crew and Klingon delegation.
The sheer amount of political nuance packed onto a 5 minute scene, especially for a TOS movie which aren't exactly known for controversial theming, is truly staggering.
The sheer amount of political nuance packed onto a 5 minute scene, especially for a TOS movie which aren't exactly known for controversial theming, is truly staggering.
"Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars, LOTR, or Marvel."
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars, LOTR, or Marvel."
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L'esprit de l'escalier
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
L'esprit de l'escalier
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Oh yeah btw the reason why Vine is being relaunched with great fanfare and no Al is because it's jointly operated with an Al company and they probably don;t want to pollute their scrap pile with stuff they've already shat out.
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Oh yeah btw the reason why Vine is being relaunched with great fanfare and no Al is because it's jointly operated with an Al company and they probably don;t want to pollute their scrap pile with stuff they've already shat out.
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I hate to say that sex workers tried to warn y'all this wasn't going to stop at just porn sites, but...
Y'all, I was in Mississippi today for my nephews J-State graduation and got this when I opened Blue Sky
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I hate to say that sex workers tried to warn y'all this wasn't going to stop at just porn sites, but...
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The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
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Computer, please summarize everything PG Wodehouse ever wrote in ten seconds
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Computer, please summarize everything PG Wodehouse ever wrote in ten seconds
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It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
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Anyone who uses the language of business when talking about government is, at this point, a dishonest looter and should be loudly and repeatedly mocked
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Anyone who uses the language of business when talking about government is, at this point, a dishonest looter and should be loudly and repeatedly mocked
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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How to make me go from "indifferent" to "queen shit" in one easy move
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
How to make me go from "indifferent" to "queen shit" in one easy move
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If you missed out big, BIG Black Friday sale, you can still catch a nice deal on any ICC book we have in stock!
Your support would be extra-appreciated right now, as we are shaking off the splash damage from the Baker & Taylor bankruptcy, and four figures in invoices will not be honored.
Your support would be extra-appreciated right now, as we are shaking off the splash damage from the Baker & Taylor bankruptcy, and four figures in invoices will not be honored.
If the snow hasn't caught up to you yet, December is in full force! ☃️
We've still got time for you to save 30% off EVERY BOOK (and ebook!) on the Iron Circus website until the 16th! Buying in advance gives us time to get it in the mail before the big day(s), so don't wait! 📦❄️
store.ironcircus.com
We've still got time for you to save 30% off EVERY BOOK (and ebook!) on the Iron Circus website until the 16th! Buying in advance gives us time to get it in the mail before the big day(s), so don't wait! 📦❄️
store.ironcircus.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
If you missed out big, BIG Black Friday sale, you can still catch a nice deal on any ICC book we have in stock!
Your support would be extra-appreciated right now, as we are shaking off the splash damage from the Baker & Taylor bankruptcy, and four figures in invoices will not be honored.
Your support would be extra-appreciated right now, as we are shaking off the splash damage from the Baker & Taylor bankruptcy, and four figures in invoices will not be honored.
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WE ARE NOT AT WAR
DRUG SMUGGLING IS NOT "NARCOTERRORISM"
can you all PLEASE stop rebutting excuses that depend on accepting GOP lies
the victims were not "in the fight," they were illegally attacked
the legal action would have been interdiction
DRUG SMUGGLING IS NOT "NARCOTERRORISM"
can you all PLEASE stop rebutting excuses that depend on accepting GOP lies
the victims were not "in the fight," they were illegally attacked
the legal action would have been interdiction
Hegseth's "fog of war" claim is nonsense, if this account of what video shows is correct: The two men obviously were visible.
Tom Cotton's claims also in doubt: Rep Smith says drugs not visible. The decision that the men were still in the fight looks very shaky:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Tom Cotton's claims also in doubt: Rep Smith says drugs not visible. The decision that the men were still in the fight looks very shaky:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
December 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
WE ARE NOT AT WAR
DRUG SMUGGLING IS NOT "NARCOTERRORISM"
can you all PLEASE stop rebutting excuses that depend on accepting GOP lies
the victims were not "in the fight," they were illegally attacked
the legal action would have been interdiction
DRUG SMUGGLING IS NOT "NARCOTERRORISM"
can you all PLEASE stop rebutting excuses that depend on accepting GOP lies
the victims were not "in the fight," they were illegally attacked
the legal action would have been interdiction
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
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Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word!
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word!
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
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NEW: Two Chicago police officers were investigated for sexual misconduct — then promoted. It wasn’t an oversight.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Two Chicago police officers were investigated for sexual misconduct — then promoted. It wasn’t an oversight.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
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part of the changing shape is the changing framing & justification, such that now they make claims about "meritocracy" just as once there were ideas about "breeding" and "betters". It's just greed.
The enemy is always aristocracy. It changes shape to fit whatever society we’re in, but the desire for it is endemic for certain types of people. You must learn to hate it as much as it hates you.
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
part of the changing shape is the changing framing & justification, such that now they make claims about "meritocracy" just as once there were ideas about "breeding" and "betters". It's just greed.