Thomas 🇺🇦
@pirko78.bsky.social
Clevelander, Ukrainian-American
Highly functioning
antisocialite
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Thomas 🇺🇦
@pirko78.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Sequoia Trees in the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite NP, Spring 2007
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Absolute Fing traitor
December 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Absolute Fing traitor
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Important article, comics colleagues. Where we stand right now in this Book Ban culture war that shows no signs of abating.
I've said this from the beginning: this began as a classic Comics Witch Hunt. When this started in Texas & Florida in 2021, My Friend Dahmer was one of the targeted books.
I've said this from the beginning: this began as a classic Comics Witch Hunt. When this started in Texas & Florida in 2021, My Friend Dahmer was one of the targeted books.
The Latest Trends in Comics Censorship: Book Censorship News, December 26, 2025
What are the trends in comics censorship over the last year? A look at the data and titles being targeted, with help from a comics scholar.
bookriot.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Important article, comics colleagues. Where we stand right now in this Book Ban culture war that shows no signs of abating.
I've said this from the beginning: this began as a classic Comics Witch Hunt. When this started in Texas & Florida in 2021, My Friend Dahmer was one of the targeted books.
I've said this from the beginning: this began as a classic Comics Witch Hunt. When this started in Texas & Florida in 2021, My Friend Dahmer was one of the targeted books.
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Three years?
A) We won’t last that long, and
B) No one is going to wait that long.
Every day that passes diminishes our ability to ever recover our alliances. They’re already tarnished as it is.
A) We won’t last that long, and
B) No one is going to wait that long.
Every day that passes diminishes our ability to ever recover our alliances. They’re already tarnished as it is.
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Three years?
A) We won’t last that long, and
B) No one is going to wait that long.
Every day that passes diminishes our ability to ever recover our alliances. They’re already tarnished as it is.
A) We won’t last that long, and
B) No one is going to wait that long.
Every day that passes diminishes our ability to ever recover our alliances. They’re already tarnished as it is.
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(1/X) Imagine how insane you would sound if you tried to explain someone about Bari Weiss and "free speech" discourse 20 years from now.
"There was a conservative opinion writer hired by the Times. She wrote about "free speech" constantly....
"There was a conservative opinion writer hired by the Times. She wrote about "free speech" constantly....
December 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
(1/X) Imagine how insane you would sound if you tried to explain someone about Bari Weiss and "free speech" discourse 20 years from now.
"There was a conservative opinion writer hired by the Times. She wrote about "free speech" constantly....
"There was a conservative opinion writer hired by the Times. She wrote about "free speech" constantly....
I suspect that Biden knew that he had cancer and planned to run and win reelection before he had to reveal it. I also suspect that his neurologist told him that he was in Cognitive decline and he pressed on.
Never forget who betrayed Biden, thereby betraying Harris, democracy, the USA, and we the people: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of Democrats who opposed the Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I suspect that Biden knew that he had cancer and planned to run and win reelection before he had to reveal it. I also suspect that his neurologist told him that he was in Cognitive decline and he pressed on.
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Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
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Sluggo got it bad, got it bad, got it bad.
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Sluggo got it bad, got it bad, got it bad.
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HEROIC: A civilian stopped one of the terrorists and took his gun, saving countless lives.
What a hero!
What a hero!
December 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
HEROIC: A civilian stopped one of the terrorists and took his gun, saving countless lives.
What a hero!
What a hero!
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📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
December 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
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When I started making YouTube videos, I did not imagine that I would one day make one with this title. Watch here for my breakdown of the new U.S. National Security Strategy.
New U.S. security strategy calls for regime change in Europe
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When I started making YouTube videos, I did not imagine that I would one day make one with this title. Watch here for my breakdown of the new U.S. National Security Strategy.
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Next week the Supreme Court will hear another engineered case with fake plaintiffs, which presents another opportunity for the GOP justices to blow a hole through what remains of our campaign finance laws—this time, by turning political parties into a conduit for bribes. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Revive a Key Feature of Nixon-Era Corruption
The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday in NRSC v. FEC, a case cooked up by the GOP itself.
slate.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Next week the Supreme Court will hear another engineered case with fake plaintiffs, which presents another opportunity for the GOP justices to blow a hole through what remains of our campaign finance laws—this time, by turning political parties into a conduit for bribes. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Woke up to our first real snow of the winter in Santa Fe, so I thought I'd stick with that them and share one of my favorite wintery photos I've taken, from a visit to Canyonlands National Park back in February 2019.
Nikon D750, 70-200mm lens at 200mm, f2.8, ISO100, 1/1250 second, +1 exposure comp
Nikon D750, 70-200mm lens at 200mm, f2.8, ISO100, 1/1250 second, +1 exposure comp
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Woke up to our first real snow of the winter in Santa Fe, so I thought I'd stick with that them and share one of my favorite wintery photos I've taken, from a visit to Canyonlands National Park back in February 2019.
Nikon D750, 70-200mm lens at 200mm, f2.8, ISO100, 1/1250 second, +1 exposure comp
Nikon D750, 70-200mm lens at 200mm, f2.8, ISO100, 1/1250 second, +1 exposure comp
Self driving horror
I saw a story on Torque about a Cyberjunk that cuts people off speeds past them, and passes on the right using the shoulder.
All in "FSD".
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All in "FSD".
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A Tesla Cybertruck owner says his truck is mad and acts like his "ex" is chasing him. Check out his hair-raising experience and why this report suggests its advanced software might be taking its aggre...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Self driving horror
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As media report that Chancellor Merz is heading to Brussels for talks on russian assets, let's wish him the best of luck in this mission.
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
As media report that Chancellor Merz is heading to Brussels for talks on russian assets, let's wish him the best of luck in this mission.
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Trump is all out Putin's loyal biïtch
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Trump is all out Putin's loyal biïtch
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If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
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MAGA mantra
Versions of the same:
For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.
One group the law protects but does not bind; and another group the law binds but does not protect.
And that foundation of fascism everywhere: the strong do what they will, while the weak suffer what they must.
Versions of the same:
For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.
One group the law protects but does not bind; and another group the law binds but does not protect.
And that foundation of fascism everywhere: the strong do what they will, while the weak suffer what they must.
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
MAGA mantra
Versions of the same:
For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.
One group the law protects but does not bind; and another group the law binds but does not protect.
And that foundation of fascism everywhere: the strong do what they will, while the weak suffer what they must.
Versions of the same:
For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.
One group the law protects but does not bind; and another group the law binds but does not protect.
And that foundation of fascism everywhere: the strong do what they will, while the weak suffer what they must.
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Republican Rep. Don Bacon calls for Witkoff to be fired. May it be the first call of many. Witkoff needs to go, now.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Republican Rep. Don Bacon calls for Witkoff to be fired. May it be the first call of many. Witkoff needs to go, now.
I dont get the celebrity-worship. 😒
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I dont get the celebrity-worship. 😒
@ghoulardi.bsky.social it's Mad.
We Got You Covered Dept Part 9
Kelly Freas • Issue No. 48 • 1959
Norman Mingo • Issue No. 61 • 1961
Richard Williams • Issue No. 253 • 1985
Mark Fredrickson • The MAD Gross Book • 2001
#madmagazine
#theusualgangofidiots
#alfredeneuman
#whatmeworry
Kelly Freas • Issue No. 48 • 1959
Norman Mingo • Issue No. 61 • 1961
Richard Williams • Issue No. 253 • 1985
Mark Fredrickson • The MAD Gross Book • 2001
#madmagazine
#theusualgangofidiots
#alfredeneuman
#whatmeworry
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
@ghoulardi.bsky.social it's Mad.
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Venezuela has thick, sulfurous oil that cannot be refined in typical American refineries. There is only one refinery in Louisiana that refines it, IIRC.
It's not "our oil".
It's not "our oil".
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Venezuela has thick, sulfurous oil that cannot be refined in typical American refineries. There is only one refinery in Louisiana that refines it, IIRC.
It's not "our oil".
It's not "our oil".
@basshaving.bsky.social I am curious of your impressions of Singapore. My employer moved part of my company to Singapore almost twenty years ago. Then I started learning about "civics" in Singapore.
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
@basshaving.bsky.social I am curious of your impressions of Singapore. My employer moved part of my company to Singapore almost twenty years ago. Then I started learning about "civics" in Singapore.
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Hi All, just sent out this (mostly free). The Long Con of the Trump administration came to an end yesterday, as it was always going to do. We are back in the Oval Office with Trump and Vance ambushing Zelensky. The whole pivot to Ukraine was a sham to help Putin. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Long Con Comes To An End
The Trump Administration Takes Off The Mask (Again)
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hi All, just sent out this (mostly free). The Long Con of the Trump administration came to an end yesterday, as it was always going to do. We are back in the Oval Office with Trump and Vance ambushing Zelensky. The whole pivot to Ukraine was a sham to help Putin. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...