Thom Mitchell
@thomm.bsky.social
Lots of interests - really too many to list (bicycling, hiking, Sci-fi, Gardening, etc) . Still learning how this all works. Navy Submarine Vet, Mizzou J-School, Babson MBA. Currently working at Microsoft; Toots are my own. Preferred pronouns he/him/his.
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don't reskeet book excerpts from terrible people, even to dunk on them or to hate-read.
You give prestige magazines clicks, and you encourage them to do this crap more.
Encourage terrible people to go to What Ever Happened To?? land
You give prestige magazines clicks, and you encourage them to do this crap more.
Encourage terrible people to go to What Ever Happened To?? land
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
don't reskeet book excerpts from terrible people, even to dunk on them or to hate-read.
You give prestige magazines clicks, and you encourage them to do this crap more.
Encourage terrible people to go to What Ever Happened To?? land
You give prestige magazines clicks, and you encourage them to do this crap more.
Encourage terrible people to go to What Ever Happened To?? land
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Think about how much the press obsessed over Barack Obama’s “relationship” with former Weatherman Bill Ayers, a relationship that consisted of their serving on the same nonprofit board of directors for three years.
It's remarkable that the number of news analyses/pundit takes that the Democrats are too extreme--out of touch, too focused on divisive cultural issues, too beholden to progressive orthodoxy--far exceeds the articles on the Trump/GOP's connections to the far right. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Think about how much the press obsessed over Barack Obama’s “relationship” with former Weatherman Bill Ayers, a relationship that consisted of their serving on the same nonprofit board of directors for three years.
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But one of the legacies of trumpism—which will probably be consequential for my entire life; and, I suspect, a healthy portion of my children’s—is the wrecking ball that was taken to American democratic institutions.
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
But one of the legacies of trumpism—which will probably be consequential for my entire life; and, I suspect, a healthy portion of my children’s—is the wrecking ball that was taken to American democratic institutions.
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Re: Epstein’s emails
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Re: Epstein’s emails
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
Good thread.
I was approached by a lady outside the gym today while parking my bike. She was likely in her 70s. She had such great questions about the bike and then proceeded to tell me about her ebike.
She told me that she rode over 600 miles on it last year and was so proud of herself. She was so happy.
She told me that she rode over 600 miles on it last year and was so proud of herself. She was so happy.
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Good thread.
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My latest!
Seattle is a city best explored via bike
The Emerald City is home to a passionate pedaling culture and rife with well-protected, beautiful routes. Here’s your guide to Seattle’s best bike paths, shops, and other cycling essentials.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My latest!
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Once again, if you wrote a story in which the jetsetting corrupt FBI chief took a government plane to the "Boondoggle Ranch" an editor would tell you to get a different job, because you're not cut out for writing believable stories.
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Once again, if you wrote a story in which the jetsetting corrupt FBI chief took a government plane to the "Boondoggle Ranch" an editor would tell you to get a different job, because you're not cut out for writing believable stories.
Words are Hard even for Lawyers. Apparently United's lawyers are claiming "there is no reason to expect your Window seat to actually have a Window, Window just mean's it's on an exterior wall". I guess that makes sense in double-speak land.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Words are Hard even for Lawyers. Apparently United's lawyers are claiming "there is no reason to expect your Window seat to actually have a Window, Window just mean's it's on an exterior wall". I guess that makes sense in double-speak land.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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here's today's post: "what the hell, Senate Democrats?" — you got played. how do you not see this?
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what the hell, Senate Democrats?
you got played. how do you not see this?
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
here's today's post: "what the hell, Senate Democrats?" — you got played. how do you not see this?
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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Christian Nationalists:
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Christian Nationalists:
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
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Lucy is promising that this time she will definitely hold the football.
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Lucy is promising that this time she will definitely hold the football.
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It is morally repugnant to let children go hungry. Full stop.
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
It is morally repugnant to let children go hungry. Full stop.
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Every Watson obituary should begin with some variant of "James Watson, whose uncredited use of Rosalind Franklin's research led to fame, fortune, and the Nobel Prize..."
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Every Watson obituary should begin with some variant of "James Watson, whose uncredited use of Rosalind Franklin's research led to fame, fortune, and the Nobel Prize..."
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Personal policy I wish more people would follow:
Send the student a copy of the letter of recommendation you wrote for them.
They need the encouragement, and will be comforted by the transparency. And if you can’t write a strong letter, be brave enough to say that, and decline to write it.
Send the student a copy of the letter of recommendation you wrote for them.
They need the encouragement, and will be comforted by the transparency. And if you can’t write a strong letter, be brave enough to say that, and decline to write it.
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Personal policy I wish more people would follow:
Send the student a copy of the letter of recommendation you wrote for them.
They need the encouragement, and will be comforted by the transparency. And if you can’t write a strong letter, be brave enough to say that, and decline to write it.
Send the student a copy of the letter of recommendation you wrote for them.
They need the encouragement, and will be comforted by the transparency. And if you can’t write a strong letter, be brave enough to say that, and decline to write it.
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year. Did we miss any?
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
momentummag.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year. Did we miss any?
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
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The "Deciding To Win" centrists dismiss base mobilization, but the actual 2024 data shows: the more blue a place was in 2020, the lower its turnout was in 2024.
Swing voters weren't nearly as important as Dem-leaning irregular voters not voting at all. The base wasn't mobilized, so we lost.
Swing voters weren't nearly as important as Dem-leaning irregular voters not voting at all. The base wasn't mobilized, so we lost.
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The "Deciding To Win" centrists dismiss base mobilization, but the actual 2024 data shows: the more blue a place was in 2020, the lower its turnout was in 2024.
Swing voters weren't nearly as important as Dem-leaning irregular voters not voting at all. The base wasn't mobilized, so we lost.
Swing voters weren't nearly as important as Dem-leaning irregular voters not voting at all. The base wasn't mobilized, so we lost.
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Though, solar farms and regular farms can be mutually beneficial, esp for crops easily scorched www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Why harvesting solar energy is a win for America's farmers
Agrivoltaics reduce emissions, save water, and may even boost crop yields.
www.motherjones.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Though, solar farms and regular farms can be mutually beneficial, esp for crops easily scorched www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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I would like for national political reporters to place a moratorium on “But what will voters in the rest of America think about New York City’s socialist mayor?” We don’t care! Red states are notably full of psycho politicians yet rarely do you see pundits asking Brooklyn people about them.
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I would like for national political reporters to place a moratorium on “But what will voters in the rest of America think about New York City’s socialist mayor?” We don’t care! Red states are notably full of psycho politicians yet rarely do you see pundits asking Brooklyn people about them.
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
They literally ruin everything they touch
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Kevin Roberts' defense of Nick Fuentes is a watershed moment: the right has officially declared open, unabashed Hitlerism to be an acceptable position in their coalition
www.vox.com/politics/466...
www.vox.com/politics/466...
The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi
Reasonable people can disagree about whether Hitler was good, says the Heritage Foundation.
www.vox.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Kevin Roberts' defense of Nick Fuentes is a watershed moment: the right has officially declared open, unabashed Hitlerism to be an acceptable position in their coalition
www.vox.com/politics/466...
www.vox.com/politics/466...
Wondering how you can help people w/ SNAP benefits ending, consider donating to your local food bank or non-profit. One of the local places I'm supporting this year because they support the farmers who grow food and work with orgs to get it to people who need it.
www.farmfreshri.org/thanksgiving...
www.farmfreshri.org/thanksgiving...
Thanksgiving Boxes 2025
www.farmfreshri.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wondering how you can help people w/ SNAP benefits ending, consider donating to your local food bank or non-profit. One of the local places I'm supporting this year because they support the farmers who grow food and work with orgs to get it to people who need it.
www.farmfreshri.org/thanksgiving...
www.farmfreshri.org/thanksgiving...
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