Thomas VanOosting
@musicinmind3.bsky.social
Composer. Mostly orchestral.
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Board gamer. Film music listener. Movie & TV watcher. Book reader. Nature appreciater. Left leaner. Friend to cats and dogs.
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Board gamer. Film music listener. Movie & TV watcher. Book reader. Nature appreciater. Left leaner. Friend to cats and dogs.
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Just saw Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON. Absolutely wonderful. Towering performance by Ethan Hawke as Lorenz Hart. Best lead performance I’ve seen of ‘25. Poignant, funny script by Robert Kaplow, worthy of its hero. Richard Linklater America’s director laureate as far as I’m concerned.
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Just saw Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON. Absolutely wonderful. Towering performance by Ethan Hawke as Lorenz Hart. Best lead performance I’ve seen of ‘25. Poignant, funny script by Robert Kaplow, worthy of its hero. Richard Linklater America’s director laureate as far as I’m concerned.
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AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
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JD Vance Claims Renée Good Had No Authority To Be Alive In First Place
January 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
JD Vance Claims Renée Good Had No Authority To Be Alive In First Place
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Interesting that we execute “boarding and seizure” of alleged embargoed tankers, rather than blowing them to bits like we do with alleged drug-running boats. It’s almost as if we care more about oil than we do about human lives.
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Interesting that we execute “boarding and seizure” of alleged embargoed tankers, rather than blowing them to bits like we do with alleged drug-running boats. It’s almost as if we care more about oil than we do about human lives.
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Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
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It’s legit hilarious how Trump is tripping over himself to secure Western hemisphere oil production and China one day is just gonna say haha you can keep it. 🤡
Energy experts say the US and China are diverging on the energy transition, with China sprinting far ahead on renewables and EVs, while the US doubles down on drilling oil at home and abroad. https://cnn.it/3LzfP1u
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
It’s legit hilarious how Trump is tripping over himself to secure Western hemisphere oil production and China one day is just gonna say haha you can keep it. 🤡
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most Americans are good people
but the United States government has fallen under the control of violent white supremacists
but the United States government has fallen under the control of violent white supremacists
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
most Americans are good people
but the United States government has fallen under the control of violent white supremacists
but the United States government has fallen under the control of violent white supremacists
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Insecure, Frustrated Bully With Something To Prove Considering Career In Law Enforcement https://theonion.com/insecure-frustrated-bully-with-something-to-prove-cons-1819575405/
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Insecure, Frustrated Bully With Something To Prove Considering Career In Law Enforcement https://theonion.com/insecure-frustrated-bully-with-something-to-prove-cons-1819575405/
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Walz: "I saw an individual at the scene identify themselves as medical personnel and ask to provide aid, and an ICE agent said 'I do not care.' That lack of humanity was chilling to me."
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Walz: "I saw an individual at the scene identify themselves as medical personnel and ask to provide aid, and an ICE agent said 'I do not care.' That lack of humanity was chilling to me."
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Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open
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So is Bari Weiss planning a town hall with Renee Good's widow?
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
So is Bari Weiss planning a town hall with Renee Good's widow?
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I've also wondered what do ICE agents lie and say their job is on dating apps.
do you think ice agents go home and their spouse is like "how was raiding day care centers today honey" and theyre all like "ugh got bogged down trying to cover up a murder for my coworker"
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I've also wondered what do ICE agents lie and say their job is on dating apps.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
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Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
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"Meanwhile, witnesses said a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but the ICE agents refused to let the doctor in to help. Up to 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles that had occupied the street."
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis ICE shooting: Eyewitness accounts contradict ICE statement
A woman was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis Wednesday morning, but witness accounts contradict what federal officials say happened. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls the claim the shoot...
www.fox9.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"Meanwhile, witnesses said a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but the ICE agents refused to let the doctor in to help. Up to 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles that had occupied the street."
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst. #NewYorkerCartoons
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If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
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Someone called X the "child porn website formerly known as Twitter" which sure seems appropriate & reminds me of an old joke:
"I built houses for 20 years, but they don't call me John the housebuilder. I ran 15 marathons, but they don't call me John the Marathoner. But you fuck one horse..."
"I built houses for 20 years, but they don't call me John the housebuilder. I ran 15 marathons, but they don't call me John the Marathoner. But you fuck one horse..."
Just how bad is Grok's nonconsensual porn problem? Musk's AI chatbot is generating another sexualized image of someone without their permission every single minute:
Grok Is Generating About 'One Nonconsensual Sexualized Image Per Minute'
Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok keeps churning out nonconsenual images of women and minors in bikinis and lingerie, outraging users and regulators
www.rollingstone.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Someone called X the "child porn website formerly known as Twitter" which sure seems appropriate & reminds me of an old joke:
"I built houses for 20 years, but they don't call me John the housebuilder. I ran 15 marathons, but they don't call me John the Marathoner. But you fuck one horse..."
"I built houses for 20 years, but they don't call me John the housebuilder. I ran 15 marathons, but they don't call me John the Marathoner. But you fuck one horse..."
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The trouble is that Schumer thinks he is a fantastic communicator and nobody can make his party's case better than him, so he does all these interviews and it only makes Democrats look pathetically weak. If he was smarter he'd let the Dem senators who are better at it be the spokespeople.
We must focus on lowering costs for the American people, not starting new wars on a whim with no tangible strategy.
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The trouble is that Schumer thinks he is a fantastic communicator and nobody can make his party's case better than him, so he does all these interviews and it only makes Democrats look pathetically weak. If he was smarter he'd let the Dem senators who are better at it be the spokespeople.
When you force a fart that was supposed to come out naturally.
It took almost a decade, but Stranger Things is finally over. So, let's get to it: Here's every season of the Duffer Brothers' smash-hit Netflix series, ranked.
All 5 Seasons Of Stranger Things, Ranked From Worst To Best - SlashFilm
www.slashfilm.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
When you force a fart that was supposed to come out naturally.
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"The Constitution does say that war powers belong to Congress. But there are important exceptions, like if the president really, really wants to go to war. Or it’s the weekend. Or it’s January. Or he thought he saw a spider," petridishes.bsky.social writes:
President Trump Totally Meant to Ask Congress Before Attacking Venezuela
Oops!
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January 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"The Constitution does say that war powers belong to Congress. But there are important exceptions, like if the president really, really wants to go to war. Or it’s the weekend. Or it’s January. Or he thought he saw a spider," petridishes.bsky.social writes: