Todd Thompson
@toddthompson.bsky.social
Unapologetically pro democracy. Litigation support specialist (art & court). Formerly in DC, now in the Willamette Valley just outside of Albany Oregon. PNW! Life is good here. Fella supporting Ukraine. 360 video. Burnt Logo.
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His asylum application was approved by the current administration.
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
His asylum application was approved by the current administration.
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When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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As Thanksgiving approaches, I am thankful for this place, and the community that gathers here.
The last year would have been truly intolerable without it.
My best to you and yours!
The last year would have been truly intolerable without it.
My best to you and yours!
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
As Thanksgiving approaches, I am thankful for this place, and the community that gathers here.
The last year would have been truly intolerable without it.
My best to you and yours!
The last year would have been truly intolerable without it.
My best to you and yours!
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Who wore it better?
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Who wore it better?
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426.64 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 23-Nov-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
426.64 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 23-Nov-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
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Remember yesterday when I said we'd see a dramatic escalation of their threats and intimidation bc we are hitting the Extinction Burst and the desperation of the regime reaches a fever pitch as they're losing their grasp on power? Yeah.
We don't back down when the regime is in its death throes.
We don't back down when the regime is in its death throes.
Did Tr*mp just call for the death of veterans serving in Congress?
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Remember yesterday when I said we'd see a dramatic escalation of their threats and intimidation bc we are hitting the Extinction Burst and the desperation of the regime reaches a fever pitch as they're losing their grasp on power? Yeah.
We don't back down when the regime is in its death throes.
We don't back down when the regime is in its death throes.
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This is a good article, and touches on something AI supporters miss: human cognition is rooted in our meat. While an airplane doesn't need to flap its wings to fly, human thinking takes, well, humans - our specific meat. Other kinds of 'thinking'? The article covers that pretty well.
In which I articulate the case that AGI is impossible and machines just plain cannot think. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/on-inco...
On Incomputable Language: An Essay on AI
An incidental consequence of having written a book on tech-fascism and the so-called rationalist movement is that I find myself periodically queried for my thoughts on artificial intelligence. On the ...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
This is a good article, and touches on something AI supporters miss: human cognition is rooted in our meat. While an airplane doesn't need to flap its wings to fly, human thinking takes, well, humans - our specific meat. Other kinds of 'thinking'? The article covers that pretty well.
Truly amazing long essay. AI, Turing, Godel, old timey thoughts on thoughts and thinking. Free will and computability. They don't write essays like this anymore. Except this one!
This is a good article, and touches on something AI supporters miss: human cognition is rooted in our meat. While an airplane doesn't need to flap its wings to fly, human thinking takes, well, humans - our specific meat. Other kinds of 'thinking'? The article covers that pretty well.
In which I articulate the case that AGI is impossible and machines just plain cannot think. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/on-inco...
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Truly amazing long essay. AI, Turing, Godel, old timey thoughts on thoughts and thinking. Free will and computability. They don't write essays like this anymore. Except this one!
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November 17, 2025
November 17, 2025 (Monday)
President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
November 17, 2025
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Worth remembering:
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Worth remembering:
Amazing
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Amazing
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Todd Snider, R.I.P. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/you-...
You didn't want to throw your fishing line in that old main stream - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The brilliant singer-songwriter Todd Snider died Friday at age 59: Todd Snider, a singer, songwriter, and raconteur who helped shape the alt-country and Americana music movements, died Friday. He was ...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Todd Snider, R.I.P. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/you-...
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Even by the standards of the past year the moral injury this week has been overwhelming.
May these women find justice. May all girls and children be safe and get the leaders they (and all of us) deserve.
May these women find justice. May all girls and children be safe and get the leaders they (and all of us) deserve.
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Even by the standards of the past year the moral injury this week has been overwhelming.
May these women find justice. May all girls and children be safe and get the leaders they (and all of us) deserve.
May these women find justice. May all girls and children be safe and get the leaders they (and all of us) deserve.
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The right is torn in two these days:
1) Do we call for vigilante violence against men alleged to have sexually pursued children and label them the worst possible criminals?
or,
2) Do we defend, praise, and devote our unquestioned loyalty to a president who is known to sexually pursue children?
1) Do we call for vigilante violence against men alleged to have sexually pursued children and label them the worst possible criminals?
or,
2) Do we defend, praise, and devote our unquestioned loyalty to a president who is known to sexually pursue children?
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The right is torn in two these days:
1) Do we call for vigilante violence against men alleged to have sexually pursued children and label them the worst possible criminals?
or,
2) Do we defend, praise, and devote our unquestioned loyalty to a president who is known to sexually pursue children?
1) Do we call for vigilante violence against men alleged to have sexually pursued children and label them the worst possible criminals?
or,
2) Do we defend, praise, and devote our unquestioned loyalty to a president who is known to sexually pursue children?
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Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
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Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
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Here’s my Election Night Hot Take: Democracy isn’t dead in the US. The People still have the power if we come together and wield it.
JD Vance’s brother lost. Tr*mp+ Musk endorsed Cuomo - he lost. Prop 50 passed in a resounding condemnation of Trumpism. They don’t control us. Our vote is powerful.
JD Vance’s brother lost. Tr*mp+ Musk endorsed Cuomo - he lost. Prop 50 passed in a resounding condemnation of Trumpism. They don’t control us. Our vote is powerful.
HOT TAKE: Election Night 2025
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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November 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Here’s my Election Night Hot Take: Democracy isn’t dead in the US. The People still have the power if we come together and wield it.
JD Vance’s brother lost. Tr*mp+ Musk endorsed Cuomo - he lost. Prop 50 passed in a resounding condemnation of Trumpism. They don’t control us. Our vote is powerful.
JD Vance’s brother lost. Tr*mp+ Musk endorsed Cuomo - he lost. Prop 50 passed in a resounding condemnation of Trumpism. They don’t control us. Our vote is powerful.
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I would just like to ask the Republican Party to please put Stephen Miller in front cameras as much as possible from now until the midterms because he is such a likable & charismatic person with so many amazing & popular ideas for people who aren’t white Christian nationalists.
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I would just like to ask the Republican Party to please put Stephen Miller in front cameras as much as possible from now until the midterms because he is such a likable & charismatic person with so many amazing & popular ideas for people who aren’t white Christian nationalists.
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If I was a GOP strategist, I’d be pretty worried about diluting my safe +15 districts into a bunch of +5 gerrymandered districts after tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
If I was a GOP strategist, I’d be pretty worried about diluting my safe +15 districts into a bunch of +5 gerrymandered districts after tonight.
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Just to be precise, when I say that the leaders who got us to this point cannot be the ones to get us to the next one, I specifically mean this chucklehead. Get the fuck outta here. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Rahm Emanuel … For President?
He’d like you to keep an open mind.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Just to be precise, when I say that the leaders who got us to this point cannot be the ones to get us to the next one, I specifically mean this chucklehead. Get the fuck outta here. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
They took Prince Edward's Style you guys. His style. I can see taking away his Titles and Honours. But his Style? That's ice cold. Release the Epstein files!
*shaking head* they removed his Style man, his Style. That is cold.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor [formerly known as Prince] after this formal process concludes
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
They took Prince Edward's Style you guys. His style. I can see taking away his Titles and Honours. But his Style? That's ice cold. Release the Epstein files!
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Something I try and tease out toward the end of the essay is how I think the ballroom isn’t just a symbol of authoritarianism but actually a weapon in cementing Trump’s power.
Moreover, it is designed to be an engine and not just an expression of his power.
How much further will he be able to entrench himself when he can operate his Mar-a-Lago court from the White House grounds?
The ballroom could tighten his grip on office and on the patrons he needs for staying there
How much further will he be able to entrench himself when he can operate his Mar-a-Lago court from the White House grounds?
The ballroom could tighten his grip on office and on the patrons he needs for staying there
October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Something I try and tease out toward the end of the essay is how I think the ballroom isn’t just a symbol of authoritarianism but actually a weapon in cementing Trump’s power.
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The event is part of a statewide Oregon Priorities Town Hall series with AG Rayfield focused on hearing directly from Oregonians, in order to shape legal strategies that best protect the state’s interests.
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The event is part of a statewide Oregon Priorities Town Hall series with AG Rayfield focused on hearing directly from Oregonians, in order to shape legal strategies that best protect the state’s interests.
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!