AJ
@thatajthompson.bsky.social
Seattle resident & Oregon Coast native.
Photographer & Artist. Video Game Sage.
Brought to you by the letters “A” & “J”.
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” -Hunter
Photographer & Artist. Video Game Sage.
Brought to you by the letters “A” & “J”.
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” -Hunter
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Merry Christmas to the losers and haters exclusively.
December 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Merry Christmas to the losers and haters exclusively.
Christmas Eve Smoked Prime Rib
Had a small Xmas miracle with the weather today for my second-ever Prime Rib attempt.
#beef #christmas #primerib #food #foodporn
Had a small Xmas miracle with the weather today for my second-ever Prime Rib attempt.
#beef #christmas #primerib #food #foodporn
December 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Christmas Eve Smoked Prime Rib
Had a small Xmas miracle with the weather today for my second-ever Prime Rib attempt.
#beef #christmas #primerib #food #foodporn
Had a small Xmas miracle with the weather today for my second-ever Prime Rib attempt.
#beef #christmas #primerib #food #foodporn
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Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires
Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires
Gov. Bob Ferguson announced support for an income tax on people earning over $1 million, raising the prospects that the tax long sought by Democrats will pass.
www.seattletimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires
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California is prepared to capture and store as much water as possible this winter, ahead of seasonal rain.
We’re preparing for future dry months and droughts while protecting our water supply for communities, farms, and ecosystems across the state.
We’re preparing for future dry months and droughts while protecting our water supply for communities, farms, and ecosystems across the state.
December 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
California is prepared to capture and store as much water as possible this winter, ahead of seasonal rain.
We’re preparing for future dry months and droughts while protecting our water supply for communities, farms, and ecosystems across the state.
We’re preparing for future dry months and droughts while protecting our water supply for communities, farms, and ecosystems across the state.
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The high court’s order represents a victory so far for Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors in their escalating battle with Trump over his authority to go against their wishes and use federalized troops on U.S. soil to assist immigration enforcement personnel.
Supreme Court deals Trump a defeat on bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois
The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow the Republican president to deploy National Guard troops to Illi…
trib.al
December 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The high court’s order represents a victory so far for Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors in their escalating battle with Trump over his authority to go against their wishes and use federalized troops on U.S. soil to assist immigration enforcement personnel.
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The windstorm is expected to hit Wednesday morning and run through the afternoon, a time when many people are traveling to be with loved ones for Christmas Eve.
National Weather Service gives 20% chance of 70 mph winds in western Oregon, Washington for Christmas Eve
The National Weather Service has issued wind advisories across Western Oregon and Washington for Christmas Eve. But the agency is not sure yet whether gusts will reach 40 mph or 70 mph.
www.opb.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The windstorm is expected to hit Wednesday morning and run through the afternoon, a time when many people are traveling to be with loved ones for Christmas Eve.
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“He raped me.”
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“He raped me.”
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
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I had the immense pleasure of chatting with Josh of Mythical Kitchen for an absolutely wonderful talk, and a mind-blowingly delicious Last Meal:
youtu.be/_0ZAIHERgFc?...
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Critical Role's Matthew Mercer Eats His Last Meal
YouTube video by Mythical Kitchen
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I had the immense pleasure of chatting with Josh of Mythical Kitchen for an absolutely wonderful talk, and a mind-blowingly delicious Last Meal:
youtu.be/_0ZAIHERgFc?...
youtu.be/_0ZAIHERgFc?...
Loving the brand new memes dropping from the Glass Jaw Paul fight.
December 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Loving the brand new memes dropping from the Glass Jaw Paul fight.
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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I don't do much looking back at my own writing, but I've been thinking about this piece a lot today. From tenderly protecting Trump from criminal consequences to enthusiastically helping him dismantle the administrative state, Roberts owns it all.
The worst chief justice of all time
Move over, Roger Taney and Melville Fuller.
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I don't do much looking back at my own writing, but I've been thinking about this piece a lot today. From tenderly protecting Trump from criminal consequences to enthusiastically helping him dismantle the administrative state, Roberts owns it all.
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Erika Ishii shares their ideal vision for a functioning game development studio, sharing how some of Dropout's practices would benefit workers.
Ghost of Yotei's Erika Ishii Ideal Game Studio Would Take a Page Out of the Dropout Playbook
Erika Ishii shares their ideal vision for a functioning game development studio, sharing how some of Dropout's practices would benefit workers.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Erika Ishii shares their ideal vision for a functioning game development studio, sharing how some of Dropout's practices would benefit workers.
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More: The Republican Party is an institution that exists to overthrow our Constitution through corruption and insurrection. As such, according to the Constitution, no Republican can hold or seek appointed or elected office anywhere.
They must all be replaced.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They must all be replaced.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
More: The Republican Party is an institution that exists to overthrow our Constitution through corruption and insurrection. As such, according to the Constitution, no Republican can hold or seek appointed or elected office anywhere.
They must all be replaced.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They must all be replaced.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Sen. Ron Wyden on the Trump DOJ not producing all of the Epstein files, as required by law:
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
December 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sen. Ron Wyden on the Trump DOJ not producing all of the Epstein files, as required by law:
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
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January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.
December 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.
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Ridiculous false equivalency
the president shouting economic statistics at voters instead of empathizing with them on the cost of living is the type of thing that turned people off of joe biden in 2024
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Ridiculous false equivalency
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Destroy and Abolish the Republican Party.
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
December 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Destroy and Abolish the Republican Party.
Always always always the ones you most expect.
First on NBC News: Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
The former Assemblies of God minister was indicted in Oklahoma after an NBC News investigation revealed decades of missed warnings.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Always always always the ones you most expect.
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Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
I'm cheering for NIN bigtime:
Nine Inch Nails, Miley Cyrus Shortlisted for 2026 Oscars
Daniel Lopatin is here too
pitchfork.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I'm cheering for NIN bigtime:
There's a dry cleaning service whose trucks I see all over town here in Seattle called Corry's - and every single time I see them I start compulsively naming things that rhyme with Corey: Story, Allegory, Montessori...
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
There's a dry cleaning service whose trucks I see all over town here in Seattle called Corry's - and every single time I see them I start compulsively naming things that rhyme with Corey: Story, Allegory, Montessori...