Maggie Thompson
@thompsonmaggie.bsky.social
Mom and Dad let me keep my comics. Science fiction, fantasy, comics, and other pop culture can enrich life. Celebrity-adjacent, award-winning pop-culture nerd.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
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Call me nutty, but I don’t think Mark Hamill actually has a “backup account” that follows a slew of comics pros and virtually no one else.
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Call me nutty, but I don’t think Mark Hamill actually has a “backup account” that follows a slew of comics pros and virtually no one else.
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Breathless and expansive, Kris Davis' layered music is a mosaic of emotional expression. n.pr/3LCcSgc
Kris Davis Trio: Tiny Desk Concert
Breathless and expansive, Kris Davis' layered music is a mosaic of emotional expression.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Breathless and expansive, Kris Davis' layered music is a mosaic of emotional expression. n.pr/3LCcSgc
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Peanuts from November 11, 1998. Charles M. Schulz pays tribute to veterans (and Bill Mauldin) by featuring Mauldin's characters, Willie & Joe.
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Peanuts from November 11, 1998. Charles M. Schulz pays tribute to veterans (and Bill Mauldin) by featuring Mauldin's characters, Willie & Joe.
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Am I the only one who really wishes dogs could talk?
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Am I the only one who really wishes dogs could talk?
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Great explainer
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Great explainer
Hey, check out NPR’s “Tiny Desk” news! Grammy nominated artists who played the Tiny Desk in 2025 www.npr.org/2025/11/07/g...
Grammy nominated artists who played the Tiny Desk in 2025
It's no surprise that a boatload of 2026 Grammy nominations are for rappers, rockers, legends and newcomers who performed at the Tiny Desk in just 2025 alone.
www.npr.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Hey, check out NPR’s “Tiny Desk” news! Grammy nominated artists who played the Tiny Desk in 2025 www.npr.org/2025/11/07/g...
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"Polly and Her Pals" by Cliff Sterrett, 1912-1958
October 28th, 1925 as seen in the Anderson Herald
October 28th, 1925 as seen in the Anderson Herald
March 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Polly and Her Pals" by Cliff Sterrett, 1912-1958
October 28th, 1925 as seen in the Anderson Herald
October 28th, 1925 as seen in the Anderson Herald
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Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins dies aged 85
Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins dies aged 85
Family pays tribute to actor who was ‘bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen’
The Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins has died aged 85, her family have announced.
She died peacefully, and surrounded by her family, in her care home in Highgate, north London, having had Parkinson’s disease for several years, they said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins dies aged 85
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I used to say this trial was a waste of taxpayer dollars, but I think it’s totally worth it.
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I used to say this trial was a waste of taxpayer dollars, but I think it’s totally worth it.
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It's Steve Ditko's birthday: a true comic book visionary and one of the founding fathers of Marvel Comics. I wrote this piece when Ditko passed away, back in 2018...
www.jmdematteis.com/2018/07/reme...
www.jmdematteis.com/2018/07/reme...
REMEMBERING DITKO
The comic book world is reeling from the news that Steve Ditko—genius, visionary, giant of the industry—has passed away. What Ditko, Jack ...
www.jmdematteis.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It's Steve Ditko's birthday: a true comic book visionary and one of the founding fathers of Marvel Comics. I wrote this piece when Ditko passed away, back in 2018...
www.jmdematteis.com/2018/07/reme...
www.jmdematteis.com/2018/07/reme...
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Oh the things you find searching through Google images! Check out this awesome Fone Bone jack-o-lantern from our fans over at The Sci-Fi Catholic. Credit to D.G.G. Davidson
#comics #books #graphicnovels #bonecomics #jeffsmith #cartoonbooks #TUKI #RASL #THORN
@jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social
#comics #books #graphicnovels #bonecomics #jeffsmith #cartoonbooks #TUKI #RASL #THORN
@jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Oh the things you find searching through Google images! Check out this awesome Fone Bone jack-o-lantern from our fans over at The Sci-Fi Catholic. Credit to D.G.G. Davidson
#comics #books #graphicnovels #bonecomics #jeffsmith #cartoonbooks #TUKI #RASL #THORN
@jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social
#comics #books #graphicnovels #bonecomics #jeffsmith #cartoonbooks #TUKI #RASL #THORN
@jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social
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Ted the Bug made an appearance at this years Baltimore Comic-Con!
#comics #books #graphicnovels #bonecomics #jeffsmith #cartoonbooks #TUKI #RASL #THORN
@jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social
#comics #books #graphicnovels #bonecomics #jeffsmith #cartoonbooks #TUKI #RASL #THORN
@jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ted the Bug made an appearance at this years Baltimore Comic-Con!
#comics #books #graphicnovels #bonecomics #jeffsmith #cartoonbooks #TUKI #RASL #THORN
@jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social
#comics #books #graphicnovels #bonecomics #jeffsmith #cartoonbooks #TUKI #RASL #THORN
@jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social
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I first got the full Bone collection in college and was blown away by the art and storytelling! @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social is an absolute legend. His rat creatures are fun villains you meet early on, and I love them so, so much.
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I first got the full Bone collection in college and was blown away by the art and storytelling! @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social is an absolute legend. His rat creatures are fun villains you meet early on, and I love them so, so much.
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Hey. @variety.com. Your staff are supposed to know about the entertainment industry and pop culture, right? Maybe someone on staff does? An editor, maybe? Do you still have those? They’re really helpful. 🤦♂️
November 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Hey. @variety.com. Your staff are supposed to know about the entertainment industry and pop culture, right? Maybe someone on staff does? An editor, maybe? Do you still have those? They’re really helpful. 🤦♂️
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October 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Still awaiting my George $oros payment for showing up at #NoKINGS_Day & staying until noon.
Somebody slipped this 20 under my door, but something about it seems fake.
Somebody slipped this 20 under my door, but something about it seems fake.
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Still awaiting my George $oros payment for showing up at #NoKINGS_Day & staying until noon.
Somebody slipped this 20 under my door, but something about it seems fake.
Somebody slipped this 20 under my door, but something about it seems fake.
In 1938: BOO! www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
BBC Audio | Witness History | Orson Welles broadcasts The War of the Worlds
In 1938, Orson Welles terrified radio listeners with The War of the Worlds
www.bbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
In 1938: BOO! www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 26 October 1952. Hattie McDaniel died (aged 59). She was best known for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and thereby became the 1st African-American to win an Oscar.
October 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 26 October 1952. Hattie McDaniel died (aged 59). She was best known for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and thereby became the 1st African-American to win an Oscar.
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Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
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Wait, he lied?!?
“.. despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing building.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Wait, he lied?!?