Ol' Thomas
@audacityoftrope.bsky.social
6'5" Social Worker. Former Soldier. Coloradoan. Hawkeye native and grad.
Movies, dinosaurs, horror, Iowa/Chicago sports, mountains, snowboarding, videogames. Mostly stuff that got my ass kicked in high school.
Forever navigating life inefficiently
Movies, dinosaurs, horror, Iowa/Chicago sports, mountains, snowboarding, videogames. Mostly stuff that got my ass kicked in high school.
Forever navigating life inefficiently
Every single one of these fuckwit MAGA pussies in elected office supporting RFK Jr. should be required to sign a legal document stating that they won't be vaccinating themselves or any of their own children.
September 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Every single one of these fuckwit MAGA pussies in elected office supporting RFK Jr. should be required to sign a legal document stating that they won't be vaccinating themselves or any of their own children.
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The pope’s brother is going to wear one of those “Wrigley Field: World’s Largest Outdoor Gay Bar” shirts they sell outside of Sox park to the Vatican
May 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The pope’s brother is going to wear one of those “Wrigley Field: World’s Largest Outdoor Gay Bar” shirts they sell outside of Sox park to the Vatican
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The United States of America is child trafficking.
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The United States of America is child trafficking.
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FUNDSTRAT tonight:
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
April 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
FUNDSTRAT tonight:
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
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A lot of people you know and respect are about to turn into the version of themselves they simply weren't allowed to be previously.
November 15, 2024 at 9:20 PM
A lot of people you know and respect are about to turn into the version of themselves they simply weren't allowed to be previously.
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater.
February 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater.
Not to be conspiratorially-minded, but does this strike you as the type of thing a guy who anticipates free and fair elections in 4 years that could result in the opposition taking back control would say?
"I am the law."
Hitler, 1942
"There is no law but the law of the people & the people are me."
Gaddafi, 1975
"We have a constitution, but we must address the problems of the country first. The law is always behind when it comes to national survival."
Bashar Al-Assad, 2011
Trump, 2025:
Hitler, 1942
"There is no law but the law of the people & the people are me."
Gaddafi, 1975
"We have a constitution, but we must address the problems of the country first. The law is always behind when it comes to national survival."
Bashar Al-Assad, 2011
Trump, 2025:
February 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Not to be conspiratorially-minded, but does this strike you as the type of thing a guy who anticipates free and fair elections in 4 years that could result in the opposition taking back control would say?
Hegseth basically just called the Navy a bunch of pussies, which (as an Army vet) I don't necessarily disagree with, but they'd still wipe the floor with the Russian Navy and he's a fucking idiot for suggesting otherwise.
February 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hegseth basically just called the Navy a bunch of pussies, which (as an Army vet) I don't necessarily disagree with, but they'd still wipe the floor with the Russian Navy and he's a fucking idiot for suggesting otherwise.
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'Final Fantasy VIII' was released on the PlayStation 26 years ago today in Japan.
February 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
'Final Fantasy VIII' was released on the PlayStation 26 years ago today in Japan.
Was really meh about this this morning. I think it's because the tone of the trailer and tone of the movie were incongruous. The movie is alleged to be darker, scarier - almost horror-esque. The trailer makes it seem like an adventure film.
The mutant design is pretty terrifying though.
The mutant design is pretty terrifying though.
February 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Was really meh about this this morning. I think it's because the tone of the trailer and tone of the movie were incongruous. The movie is alleged to be darker, scarier - almost horror-esque. The trailer makes it seem like an adventure film.
The mutant design is pretty terrifying though.
The mutant design is pretty terrifying though.
Dogs don't ever negatively impact the fight.
February 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Dogs don't ever negatively impact the fight.
Which hits first: this, the 2032 asteroid, or Trump nuking the UK because someone in Parliament implies that he's impotent?
www.the-independent.com/tech/univers...
www.the-independent.com/tech/univers...
Universe could undergo a 'catastrophic change' that could alter absolutely everything
The universe could undergo a catastrophe that would change absolutely everything, scientists have shown using a quantum machine.
www.the-independent.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Which hits first: this, the 2032 asteroid, or Trump nuking the UK because someone in Parliament implies that he's impotent?
www.the-independent.com/tech/univers...
www.the-independent.com/tech/univers...
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As of 4 days ago, I'm rooting for Canada to finally bring home the Stanley Cup.
February 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
As of 4 days ago, I'm rooting for Canada to finally bring home the Stanley Cup.
Made this Caitlin Clark video before Iowa's tournament run last year. Seems like a good time to pull it back out. Go Hawks. Go Fever. Go Caitlin.
youtu.be/Up400cIEcZI?...
youtu.be/Up400cIEcZI?...
Caitlin Clark 2024
YouTube video by Thomas Smith
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Made this Caitlin Clark video before Iowa's tournament run last year. Seems like a good time to pull it back out. Go Hawks. Go Fever. Go Caitlin.
youtu.be/Up400cIEcZI?...
youtu.be/Up400cIEcZI?...
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What folks are getting a tough lesson in right now: Institutions are people. They are not abstract forces that exist as firewalls or safeguards. They are just people who play a role and who perhaps have abided by norms, but whose decisions minute to minute shape the role those institutions play.
February 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What folks are getting a tough lesson in right now: Institutions are people. They are not abstract forces that exist as firewalls or safeguards. They are just people who play a role and who perhaps have abided by norms, but whose decisions minute to minute shape the role those institutions play.
The Buffalo Bills are a worthless organization. Help us, Ben Johnson, you're our only hope.
January 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The Buffalo Bills are a worthless organization. Help us, Ben Johnson, you're our only hope.
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Mass Effect 2 was released 15 years ago today!
Time flies. I remember when I devoured it in just a few days. I wasn't a dad yet, it helps to find time lol
Art by Matt Rhodes:
Time flies. I remember when I devoured it in just a few days. I wasn't a dad yet, it helps to find time lol
Art by Matt Rhodes:
January 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Mass Effect 2 was released 15 years ago today!
Time flies. I remember when I devoured it in just a few days. I wasn't a dad yet, it helps to find time lol
Art by Matt Rhodes:
Time flies. I remember when I devoured it in just a few days. I wasn't a dad yet, it helps to find time lol
Art by Matt Rhodes:
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For anyone interested, we've used this afternoon to put together a step by step of how we handle online trolls.
Step 1 is offering them $1,000. Seriously. www.raygunsite.com/blogs/news/h...
Step 1 is offering them $1,000. Seriously. www.raygunsite.com/blogs/news/h...
January 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
For anyone interested, we've used this afternoon to put together a step by step of how we handle online trolls.
Step 1 is offering them $1,000. Seriously. www.raygunsite.com/blogs/news/h...
Step 1 is offering them $1,000. Seriously. www.raygunsite.com/blogs/news/h...
Creating these backlash rulings is the point. Trump and his supporters want to create situations where public servants have to decide between judicial rulings and personal loyalty to him. He wants the Justice Department to do his bidding regardless of what the courts say.
BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
“I've been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.”
“I've been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.”
BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
This is a major loss for the Trump administration
www.meidasplus.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Creating these backlash rulings is the point. Trump and his supporters want to create situations where public servants have to decide between judicial rulings and personal loyalty to him. He wants the Justice Department to do his bidding regardless of what the courts say.
Ben Johnson is an impressive man.
January 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ben Johnson is an impressive man.
Caleb Williams / Kaleb Johnson / Ben Johnson. Let's make it happen, @chicagobearsobs.bsky.social
#BearDown #GoHawks
#BearDown #GoHawks
January 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Caleb Williams / Kaleb Johnson / Ben Johnson. Let's make it happen, @chicagobearsobs.bsky.social
#BearDown #GoHawks
#BearDown #GoHawks
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Here by “X” i mean a variable, not the platform where Nazis argue with pedophiles over how to close a Cybertruck glove compartment without amputating a finger.
January 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Here by “X” i mean a variable, not the platform where Nazis argue with pedophiles over how to close a Cybertruck glove compartment without amputating a finger.