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A. Torch

@torcho.bsky.social

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Activist, Surrealist artist, vintage shopkeeper, anti-racist. Music is life-giving. #Jazz #Punk #CraftBeer ☂️ ⚔️ 🥪 #surrealism #yourbackseat #twinpeaks #STL

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · Jan 16

A watercolor of Senorita Dido I created after watching the masterpiece: Part 8 (The Return) of #TwinPeaks #art #davidlynch

Watercolor of a lady in cool blue moody colors, gazing upwards. The lady operatic singer from the Twin Peaks Return.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

'I'm not fearful, I'm fearless':
NY AG Letitia James responds to indictment

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Boboloca @boboloca.bsky.social · 5h

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15h

I knew something was afoot in Missouri: On 9/30/25, Judge Kacsmaryk transferred a long-standing suit re: the FDA’s regulation of mifepristone from TX to the eastern district of Missouri. “All but one of the current full-time district court judges in [that district] were appointed by…Trump.” 1/

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 6h

I’m tempted.

A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 6h

‘Such Great Heights’; The Postal Service

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 7h

Galaxy Con downtown. If I was more on the ball I would have tried to get him to the shop this evening for an hour but I screwed up.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Josh Hawley's entire demeanor and world view is that of a spoiled middle school child who thinks he's untouchable.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 7h

‘Closer to Fine’,
Indigo Girls

Still a favorite. I know I don’t fit the demographic.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 7h

Jonathan Frakes and Weird Al are in #stl this weekend.

a man with a beard and mustache is wearing a red uniform and saying absolutely .

Alt: Riker with a Star Trek red uniform, saying absolutely .

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101 ESPN @101espn.com · 8h

BLUUUES HOCKEY IS BACK ON 101 ESPN

🔊 live.101espn.com/listen
📻 101.1 FM

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Thursday froze President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in and around Chicago, saying the president lacked the authority to do so. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Chicago Military Deployment

Read more here.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 8h

I almost tagged you when I read this news. 😂

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8h

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 8h

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 8h

Ummmmm…..

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

“President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.

(Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)”

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 11h

Earlier today, prosecutors dismissed the felony charges against Paul Ivery, the man being arrested in this video.

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A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.

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Kathy @klkann.bsky.social · 8h

This weaponization of our justice system is why I’m thankful the Biden administration prioritized judicial appointments

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 8h

The Nerds Candy Corn has sold out. I want this to be evidence that there is a demand for exotic candy corn trash-snacks, more than folks want to admit. 🎃 🧐

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9h

The Letitia James case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Jamar K. Walker, a Biden appointee.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11h

Breaking on MSNBC: New York AG Letitia James has been indicted.

Lindsey Halligan, who presented a grand jury with the case against James Comey, gave the presentation to the James grand jury.