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Jeffrey Thomson

@jeffreythomson.bsky.social

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Poet, memoirist, translator, and traveler...author of multiple books, including my latest: Museum of Objects Burned by the Souls in Purgatory (Alice James Books) https://www.alicejamesbooks.org/bookstore/museum-of-objects-burned-by-souls-in-purgatory?srslt

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 2h

Roses are red.
I'll be ok, little buddy.

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 22h

Can we fire Trump for making fun of Charlie Kirk's death?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 2d

Dante

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 3d

Roses are red.
I am in a battle with gravity.

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 11d

@darthbluesky.bsky.social is this you?

J.Jareth @jenejareth.bsky.social · 12d

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 11d

But then we would need to add migration patterns into the mix as well.

This is getting pricey.

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 11d

That can also come into the discussion.

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 11d

I would like to speak to you to convince you to talk about the airspeed velocities of unladen vs. laden swallows.

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 12d

Did an AI bot write this?

The Independent @the-independent.com · 13d

Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

www.independent.co.uk

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 15d

Jesus—partisan polarization? @nytimes.com ? The republicans control all three branches of government. Just like last time. FFS

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15d

A government shutdown that is almost certain to start on Wednesday will be the third to occur during a Trump presidency. It’s just one symptom of the partisan polarization that has increasingly gripped Congress in recent decades.

A History of Government Shutdowns Traces Decades of Funding Struggles

Congress’s persistent inability to write and pass spending bills on time has made government shutdowns like the imminent one a routine threat.

nyti.ms

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 15d

The governor is in charge of the Louisiana national guard

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onion person @junlper.beer · 15d

starting to think that an increasingly senile trump is being shown a different reality by his aides by making ai videos of shit and telling him it’s real news

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 16d

Jinx is a traveling cat

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 18d

A theory about why humans have such big brains is because we learned to cook food and cooking unlocks calories. Gorillas spend NINE hours a day eating

When Fire Met Food, The Brains Of Early Humans Grew Bigger

Because we had better food, our brains grew bigger than those of our primate cousins, scientists say. Early humans cooked, which makes meat and veggies more digestible and nutrients more available to ...

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 19d

This is brought to you by people who hate knees.

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James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 19d

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20d

lulz

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 19d

Grandpa Dementia is in the dark.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19d

REPORTER: Secretary Hegseth is inviting military leaders from all over the world to a big meeting

TRUMP: I think it's great. Why, is there something wrong with it? Why is that such a big deal?

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 22d

Quote this with your reaction to getting left behind during the rapture.

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 22d

But I like my nipples.

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Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 22d

We have reached injecting bleach level of stupid in our politics again.

#strapin

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 22d

Kenvue, which owns Tylenol, should sue the fuck out of this dipshit.

Jeffrey Thomson @jeffreythomson.bsky.social · 23d

The rapture but that scene in Independence Day when the woman goes up on the rooftop with a sign to welcome the aliens.

a group of people holding up signs one of which says please take me away

ALT: a group of people holding up signs one of which says please take me away

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