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Michael Bousquet/Thermostat Dad
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A man from South Kingstown, RI USA. Also the sole member of the Thermostat Dad computer music project.
"The best artist you've never heard!"
-Thermostat Dad
thermostatdad.bandcamp.com
youtube.com/@mbossk4891
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You will perform a jig heretofore unbeknownst to man upon hearing this new Thermostat Dad track!

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Thermostat Dad - Akimbo
YouTube video by MBossk4891
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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Wow, another great Thermostat Dad number!!
youtu.be/z7mxlzVHz5M
Thermostat Dad - A Vexing Tome
YouTube video by MBossk4891
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October 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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You're welcome for the THIRTIETH THERMOSTAT DAD SONG.
youtu.be/DCvopw331TY
Thermostat Dad - A Penchant for Skulduggery
YouTube video by MBossk4891
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August 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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🚨💥🤩ALBUM #4 BABY BUHBUHBUH BOOOO YAA🧨🎈⚡
thermostatdad.bandcamp.com/album/ascens...
Ascension, by Thermostat Dad
8 track album
thermostatdad.bandcamp.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Clarity's spick n' span
April 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Portrait of my son
April 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Not a great shot, but the only proof I have of my attendance at Big Big Train's show in Arlington, MA 4/17!
April 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Why oh why am I not brilliant enough to comprehend Trump's masterful 5D chess?? Instead he just seems like an idiot but I guess I'm just the stupid idiot 😭
April 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Saw me a sun dog (zoom in for the splendor)
February 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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If this isn't your new favorite song, then I just don't know what to do for you
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Thermostat Dad - Rhombicosidodecahedronal Boltzmann Brain Containment Unit Delivery (In Progress)
YouTube video by MBossk4891
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February 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
American History Is Key to Understanding Trump
The best analogies to understand the U.S. president can be found right in the United States.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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@sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
Please follow this playbook
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Trump Will Overplay His Hand. Here’s How to Be Ready.
I lived through the rise of authoritarianism in Turkey. Here’s what I learned.
www.politico.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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🚨WARNING🚨
This track will undoubtedly cause uncontrollable booty shaking
youtu.be/uy2tyNORghk
Thermostat Dad - Far Afield
YouTube video by MBossk4891
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January 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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This little number will get you jitterbuggin' in no time flat!
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Thermostat Dad - Cleansing Fire
YouTube video by MBossk4891
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January 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Jon Stewart & AOC Take On Trump’s Comeback and Rebuilding the Democratic Party | The Weekly Show
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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January 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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techcrunch.com/2025/01/22/h...
How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads | TechCrunch
In the wake of Meta’s decision to remove its third-party fact-checking system and loosen content moderation policies, Google searches on how to delete
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January 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
Jan. 6 Defendant Shuns Trump’s Pardon, Likening ‘Stop the Steal’ to a ‘Cult’
Pamela Hemphill, 71, of Boise, Idaho, who served 60 days in prison, said it would be “an insult to the Capitol Police” if she accepted the pardon.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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thebulwark.com
"Pushing Trump to -18 unfavorable is Democrats’ job. Their entire job. In fact, I’m not sure that anything else they do over the next year even matters."

Today's Triad from JVL: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-sto...
January 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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atrupar.com
REPORTER: You would agree it's never acceptable to assault police officers?

TRUMP: Sure

REPORTER: Among those you pardoned is a guy who used a stun gun on a police officer. Why does he deserve a pardon?

TRUMP: Well, I don't know
January 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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In an event like an inauguration everyone is seated by rank. In this one the richest men in the world who run our information platforms were seated in front of the actual cabinet. That’s not some little curiosity - that’s the whole thing.
January 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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atrupar.com
New in PN: The "find out" phase begins

"Trump’s campaign was ugly, dystopian, and authoritarian. His first presidency was a disaster. A near majority of voters pulled the lever to put him back in charge anyway. Put bluntly, we, as a country, fucked around. And now ..."
The "find out" phase begins
Voters effed around. And now ...
www.publicnotice.co
January 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Reposted by Michael Bousquet/Thermostat Dad
It’s hard to think of a better way to commemorate Dr. King’s birthday than by repudiating the first sentence of the 14th Amendment, which was adopted to overrule Dred Scott—except ANY OTHER WAY.
January 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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A shocking finding.
katestarbird.bsky.social Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · Jan 20
This multi-year, multi-country analysis shows that right-wing populist politicians spread more online misinfo than their mainstream counterparts and explains how “the rise of political misinformation is associated to the recent wave of radical-right populism.”

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Screenshot of a paper in the International Journal of Press/Politics. Title: When Do Parties Lie? Misinformation and Radical-Right Populism Across 26 Countries. Authors: Petter Törnberg and Juliana Chueri. Abstract: The spread of misinformation has emerged as a global concern. Academic attention has recently shifted to emphasize the role of political elites as drivers of misinformation. Yet, little is known of the relationship between party politics and the spread of misinformation—in part due to a dearth of cross-national empirical data needed for comparative study. This article examines which parties are more likely to spread misinformation, by drawing on a comprehensive database of 32M tweets from parliamentarians in 26 countries, spanning 6years and several election periods. The dataset is combined with external databases such as Parlgov and V-Dem, linking the spread of misinformation to detailed information about political parties and cabinets, thus enabling a comparative politics approach to misinformation. Using multilevel analysis with random country intercepts, we find that radical-right populism is the strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation. Populism, left- wing populism, and right-wing politics are not linked to the spread of misinformation. These results suggest that political misinformation should be understood as part and parcel of the current wave of radical right populism, and its opposition to liberal democratic institution.
January 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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techconnectify.bsky.social
Okay, without trying to pass any judgement on the merits or who did what or why re: tiktok, I think it's notable that the rationale for enforcing the law seems to be a tacit rejection of corporate personhood by the government.
January 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM