A. Torch
@torcho.bsky.social
Activist, Surrealist artist, vintage shopkeeper, anti-racist. Music is life-giving.
#Jazz #Punk #CraftBeer
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#surrealism #yourbackseat #twinpeaks #STL
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#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
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She needs to be nuremberg'd asap.
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
She needs to be nuremberg'd asap.
Since #campbells soup is in the news, it’s time to post another one of my rejected editorial cartoons. ‘Soup, it cures what ails ya’ (homage to George Herriman)
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Since #campbells soup is in the news, it’s time to post another one of my rejected editorial cartoons. ‘Soup, it cures what ails ya’ (homage to George Herriman)
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campbells soup isn't for eating, it's for throwing at billionaires' heads
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
campbells soup isn't for eating, it's for throwing at billionaires' heads
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MORE: The local crew foreman on the NASHVILLE tunnel dig says Elon’s Boring Company has been wildly late on pay, and has been trying to hire his guys behind his back.
He also says despite what Steve Davis said about safety, the situation is dangerous.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
He also says despite what Steve Davis said about safety, the situation is dangerous.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
MORE: The local crew foreman on the NASHVILLE tunnel dig says Elon’s Boring Company has been wildly late on pay, and has been trying to hire his guys behind his back.
He also says despite what Steve Davis said about safety, the situation is dangerous.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
He also says despite what Steve Davis said about safety, the situation is dangerous.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
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This story includes links to my WBEZ Curious City story about Dunning.
20 years ago, neighbors fought to keep 21 acres of green space from being turned into a Home Depot. Today, the Dunning Read Natural Area is an oasis of natural plants and important wetlands. blockclubchi.co/48A3liI
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This story includes links to my WBEZ Curious City story about Dunning.
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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.
New York Times article via Wayback Machine
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New York Times article via Wayback Machine
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November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.
New York Times article via Wayback Machine
archive.ph/2025.11.22-0...
New York Times article via Wayback Machine
archive.ph/2025.11.22-0...
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Metropolitan gardens and farms are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.
How urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America
Urban gardens are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.
grist.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Metropolitan gardens and farms are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.
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Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply In November—Hitting Lowest Level Since April
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
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Big Moderate is like "OMG bluesky is such an echo chamber and breeding ground for naive leftist agenda"
MEANWHILE the reality is that bluesky is like 98% people being like "maybe wannabe soldiers gassing people walking their dogs in pajamas is fucked up"
MEANWHILE the reality is that bluesky is like 98% people being like "maybe wannabe soldiers gassing people walking their dogs in pajamas is fucked up"
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Big Moderate is like "OMG bluesky is such an echo chamber and breeding ground for naive leftist agenda"
MEANWHILE the reality is that bluesky is like 98% people being like "maybe wannabe soldiers gassing people walking their dogs in pajamas is fucked up"
MEANWHILE the reality is that bluesky is like 98% people being like "maybe wannabe soldiers gassing people walking their dogs in pajamas is fucked up"
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November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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Welcome to our “Competitive Autocracy”, where business leaders shower him with gifts, pay fines to avoid his frivolous lawsuits, agree to give away a cut of their export revenue — and greenlight his movie ideas.
$PSKY
$PSKY
I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Welcome to our “Competitive Autocracy”, where business leaders shower him with gifts, pay fines to avoid his frivolous lawsuits, agree to give away a cut of their export revenue — and greenlight his movie ideas.
$PSKY
$PSKY
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In a ranking of Star Wars films, Governor JB Pritzker listed The Rise of Skywalker as the worst one, so yes, he pretty much has my support if he runs for President.
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In a ranking of Star Wars films, Governor JB Pritzker listed The Rise of Skywalker as the worst one, so yes, he pretty much has my support if he runs for President.
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Good morning. I'll soon be back in Misery. Currently chasing pre flight gummy w/ Gold Coast Dog. Raining but no sign of flight cancelation 🤞
Story you may have missed, interview w/ Sarah Russell, fmr STL City Emergency Management Director scapegoated by Mayor Spencer to save reputation of Fire Dept
Story you may have missed, interview w/ Sarah Russell, fmr STL City Emergency Management Director scapegoated by Mayor Spencer to save reputation of Fire Dept
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Good morning. I'll soon be back in Misery. Currently chasing pre flight gummy w/ Gold Coast Dog. Raining but no sign of flight cancelation 🤞
Story you may have missed, interview w/ Sarah Russell, fmr STL City Emergency Management Director scapegoated by Mayor Spencer to save reputation of Fire Dept
Story you may have missed, interview w/ Sarah Russell, fmr STL City Emergency Management Director scapegoated by Mayor Spencer to save reputation of Fire Dept
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the other thing is i wonder if he's confused by a mirror image
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
the other thing is i wonder if he's confused by a mirror image
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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On this day in 1983, #siouxsieandthebanshees released "Nocturne" - their live double album featuring material from 1981's Juju and 1982's A Kiss in the Dreamhouse as well as their newest song, "Dear Prudence".
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
On this day in 1983, #siouxsieandthebanshees released "Nocturne" - their live double album featuring material from 1981's Juju and 1982's A Kiss in the Dreamhouse as well as their newest song, "Dear Prudence".
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
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News the Arabia Steamboat museum in Kansas City is closing has caused a tug-of-war among communities hoping to land the vessel and its artifacts.
St. Charles in tug-of-war with other cities to land steamboat museum
News the Arabia Steamboat museum in Kansas City is closing has caused a tug-of-war among communities hoping to land the vessel and its artifacts.
www.stltoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
News the Arabia Steamboat museum in Kansas City is closing has caused a tug-of-war among communities hoping to land the vessel and its artifacts.
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Black Spot, No. 2, 1919
Black Spot, No. 2, 1919
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Georgia O'Keeffe
Black Spot, No. 2, 1919
Black Spot, No. 2, 1919
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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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To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.