Tom O'Bedlam
@tomobedlam.bsky.social
Musician, avid reader, so on and so forth.
This is me trying to understand TikTok
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kUG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kUG...
The Simpsons - Pokemon
YouTube video by Mostly Simpsons
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June 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is me trying to understand TikTok
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kUG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kUG...
This bougainvillea bonsai is amazing
May 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This bougainvillea bonsai is amazing
a very fabulous take on fascism, fashion and misogyny
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAfi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAfi...
Fascists Have No Drip | the history of fashion in fascist Italy
YouTube video by Taipeiqueen
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May 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
a very fabulous take on fascism, fashion and misogyny
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAfi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAfi...
Who knew caterpillars could be this metal?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/carn...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/carn...
Carnivorous ‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillars Wear Corpses as Camouflage
Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this newly confirmed caterpillar in Hawaii secretly scrounges off a spider landlord by covering itself with dead insect body parts
www.scientificamerican.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Who knew caterpillars could be this metal?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/carn...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/carn...
What a time to be alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Many injured as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge
At least 22 are injured, Mexico says, after the towering masts of training sailboat clip New York City's famous bridge.
www.bbc.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
What a time to be alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yeah extrajudicial arrests and deportations to horrifying locations is cool but he's taking a hard stance on jets
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Chuck Schumer says he’ll obstruct Trump’s justice department picks over Qatar jet gift
Senate Democratic leader can only delay votes on confirmations over the ‘naked corruption’ of aircraft offer
www.theguardian.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Yeah extrajudicial arrests and deportations to horrifying locations is cool but he's taking a hard stance on jets
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
These Communists will stop at nothing to discredit our stable genius president!
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Some fund managers worry Trump 'might be insane,' analyst says
The worldwide ripple effects from President Donald Trump’s tariffs have been so widespread that one analyst says some in the business world fear the issue may go beyond Trump simply taking a political...
finance.yahoo.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
These Communists will stop at nothing to discredit our stable genius president!
finance.yahoo.com/news/fund-ma...
finance.yahoo.com/news/fund-ma...
Just released Holocene, the 3rd release from my project Circle of Branches
circleofbranches.bandcamp.com
circleofbranches.bandcamp.com
Circle of Branches
Tom Messmer has been playing music for a long time in various bands--NODR, Hunger Artist, Askr, Winter is Coming,Day of the Locust, Nyctopoeia and more I've likely forgotten.
circleofbranches.bandcamp.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Just released Holocene, the 3rd release from my project Circle of Branches
circleofbranches.bandcamp.com
circleofbranches.bandcamp.com
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You know, ordinarily you can dismiss the blame people tend to place on specific administrations for recessions and economic woes, which are usually multivariate. But Trump has literally, singlehandedly tanked the economy, and he’s admitting it, and it is only likely to get worse.
March 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
You know, ordinarily you can dismiss the blame people tend to place on specific administrations for recessions and economic woes, which are usually multivariate. But Trump has literally, singlehandedly tanked the economy, and he’s admitting it, and it is only likely to get worse.
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🚨🚨🚨 SAVE THE VA! 🚨🚨🚨
People who actually love our country don't throw American veterans under the bus
People who actually love our country don't throw American veterans under the bus
March 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🚨🚨🚨 SAVE THE VA! 🚨🚨🚨
People who actually love our country don't throw American veterans under the bus
People who actually love our country don't throw American veterans under the bus
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Honestly I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a political party with a weaker grasp on how to talk to the public in a time of crisis
March 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Honestly I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a political party with a weaker grasp on how to talk to the public in a time of crisis
The communists over at the VFW on DOGE's actions
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
VFW condemns federal layoffs as ‘indiscriminately harming’ veterans
Veterans accounted for 30% of the federal workforce in 2021. "These veterans are now being told their skills are no longer useful," the VFW commander said.
www.militarytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The communists over at the VFW on DOGE's actions
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
I can tell you that everything this guy is saying is true, I know him and have been involved in many of these areas personally.
jacobin.com/2025/02/fede...
jacobin.com/2025/02/fede...
This Fired Federal Worker Wants His Colleagues to Fight DOGE
Before DOGE came along, Jonathan Kamens worked on cybersecurity for the VA. Now, he says in an interview with Jacobin, he dreads an avalanche of scams against veterans — and hopes his former coworkers...
jacobin.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I can tell you that everything this guy is saying is true, I know him and have been involved in many of these areas personally.
jacobin.com/2025/02/fede...
jacobin.com/2025/02/fede...
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Since Donald Trump’s election, his opposition party hasn’t acted much like one.
The same cannot be said of Bernie Sanders, who hit the road this weekend in red states in an effort to stoke pushback to Trump’s slash-and-burn plutocratic governance.
The same cannot be said of Bernie Sanders, who hit the road this weekend in red states in an effort to stoke pushback to Trump’s slash-and-burn plutocratic governance.
Democrats Appear Paralyzed. Bernie Sanders Is Not.
Since Donald Trump’s election, his opposition party hasn’t acted much like one. The same cannot be said of Bernie Sanders, who hit the road this weekend in red states in an effort to stoke pushback to...
jacobin.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Since Donald Trump’s election, his opposition party hasn’t acted much like one.
The same cannot be said of Bernie Sanders, who hit the road this weekend in red states in an effort to stoke pushback to Trump’s slash-and-burn plutocratic governance.
The same cannot be said of Bernie Sanders, who hit the road this weekend in red states in an effort to stoke pushback to Trump’s slash-and-burn plutocratic governance.
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Here we go. A little more good trouble.
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Here we go. A little more good trouble.
Bufflehead at Lake Merritt
February 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Bufflehead at Lake Merritt
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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
This is the most dangerous move yet
The canary is gasping for air
open.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
If I get fired from my federal job my next move is I'm running for local office. They don't know what they're setting up for themselves...
February 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If I get fired from my federal job my next move is I'm running for local office. They don't know what they're setting up for themselves...
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Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...
February 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...