joey thurmond
@joeythurmond.bsky.social
writer in repose | he/him | gay ace christian | infj | my holy trinity: videogames, star wars, & dragons | bylines @ sojourners, game informer, love thy nerd, etc.
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God, give me more pop culture heroes laying a smackdown on ICE
I've seen absolute batman, optimus prime, godzilla, and superman so far from illustrators. let me know if you've seen others out there!
I've seen absolute batman, optimus prime, godzilla, and superman so far from illustrators. let me know if you've seen others out there!
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
God, give me more pop culture heroes laying a smackdown on ICE
I've seen absolute batman, optimus prime, godzilla, and superman so far from illustrators. let me know if you've seen others out there!
I've seen absolute batman, optimus prime, godzilla, and superman so far from illustrators. let me know if you've seen others out there!
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An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 AM
An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.
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An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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"'The Zone of Interest' shatters the compartmentalization that allows us to say 'we would never do that' and 'it can’t happen here.'"
sojo.net/magazine/apr...
sojo.net/magazine/apr...
How to Ignore the Screams of Your Neighbors
In The Zone of Interest, a Nazi commandant and his family live a seemingly normal life — next door to Auschwitz.
sojo.net
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"'The Zone of Interest' shatters the compartmentalization that allows us to say 'we would never do that' and 'it can’t happen here.'"
sojo.net/magazine/apr...
sojo.net/magazine/apr...
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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
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these feds view all of us as cattle and below them. they genuinely would kill more people if given the chance. these people are evil
CNN airs compilation of federal agents acting with extreme aggression towards peaceful observers.
January 27, 2026 at 7:22 PM
these feds view all of us as cattle and below them. they genuinely would kill more people if given the chance. these people are evil
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rough day for trad cath adult converts who just wanted real life Dark Souls lore rather than any responsibility to do good in the world
One of Pope Leo XIV’s top U.S. allies, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, is calling for the defunding of ICE.
Echoing the pope’s moral warnings, Tobin says the “lawless organization” is perpetuating a “machinery of death.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
Echoing the pope’s moral warnings, Tobin says the “lawless organization” is perpetuating a “machinery of death.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
Pope Leo’s Top U.S. Ally Says ‘No’ to Funding ICE
Cardinal Joseph Tobin calls ICE a “lawless organization” perpetuating a “machinery of death” and urges Congress to defund Trump’s deportation force.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:39 AM
rough day for trad cath adult converts who just wanted real life Dark Souls lore rather than any responsibility to do good in the world
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Trump is such a transparent asshole but there’s something so evil about how JD Vance hides incredibly callous politics behind that nauseating “well now good sir” faux civility.
January 26, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Trump is such a transparent asshole but there’s something so evil about how JD Vance hides incredibly callous politics behind that nauseating “well now good sir” faux civility.
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Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Republic continues to have fascinating and haunting connections to the real world.
January 25, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Republic continues to have fascinating and haunting connections to the real world.
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rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
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Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
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The most succinct description of the murder I've seen.
January 24, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The most succinct description of the murder I've seen.
good lord this is so pathetic in how blatantly it contradicts the videos. this administration is godless.
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 25, 2026 at 12:21 AM
good lord this is so pathetic in how blatantly it contradicts the videos. this administration is godless.
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House Democrats Draft Incredibly Powerful Social Media Post hard-drive.net/house-democr...
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
House Democrats Draft Incredibly Powerful Social Media Post hard-drive.net/house-democr...
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this guy is a terrible liar who genuinely believes he is great at lying
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 3:20 AM
this guy is a terrible liar who genuinely believes he is great at lying
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
I'll post the tattoos I got last year, but for now—the results of a *9-hour session* with Ji of Overeasy Tattoos! He (and I for that matter!) were real troopers to get through this in one go.
Spyro ignited my love for games and affinity for dragons, so this is a very special character and tattoo!
Spyro ignited my love for games and affinity for dragons, so this is a very special character and tattoo!
January 23, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I'll post the tattoos I got last year, but for now—the results of a *9-hour session* with Ji of Overeasy Tattoos! He (and I for that matter!) were real troopers to get through this in one go.
Spyro ignited my love for games and affinity for dragons, so this is a very special character and tattoo!
Spyro ignited my love for games and affinity for dragons, so this is a very special character and tattoo!
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Kristi Noem posted photo of church protest organizer Nekima Levy Armstrong being arrested. White House then posted doctored version of photo as if Armstrong was crying. What?!
(Also, Armstrong was clear at protest she was there as a Christian: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...)
(Also, Armstrong was clear at protest she was there as a Christian: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...)
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Kristi Noem posted photo of church protest organizer Nekima Levy Armstrong being arrested. White House then posted doctored version of photo as if Armstrong was crying. What?!
(Also, Armstrong was clear at protest she was there as a Christian: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...)
(Also, Armstrong was clear at protest she was there as a Christian: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...)
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
I have a conservative friend who told me "don't worry trump isn't going to do anything more than stop genital mutilation of minors. he's gonna leave the adults alone."
the way I scream
the way I scream
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I have a conservative friend who told me "don't worry trump isn't going to do anything more than stop genital mutilation of minors. he's gonna leave the adults alone."
the way I scream
the way I scream
I deserve to trot out nothing but a Bible verse here and there as commentary:
"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" -Isaiah 5:20
"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" -Isaiah 5:20
The father of the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good says his son is "a committed, conservative Christian" and "I couldn't be more proud of him."
Jonathan Ross’ father speaks out over fatal shooting
Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot by Ross in Minneapolis on Wednesday during a traffic stop.
www.newsweek.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I deserve to trot out nothing but a Bible verse here and there as commentary:
"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" -Isaiah 5:20
"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" -Isaiah 5:20
it is tattoo time! but first, the studio's dog Benji gets to chill with me.
January 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
it is tattoo time! but first, the studio's dog Benji gets to chill with me.
why do they keep blatantly copying all the pop culture parodies of the upper class?
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
why do they keep blatantly copying all the pop culture parodies of the upper class?
I love how she lives in his head rent-free. I bet he was thinking about that remark all day, and now he's probably pissed off because she won't call attention to it. she knows he's not worth it.
but I wish he faced disciplinary action over this basic lack of decorum. not in this administration!
but I wish he faced disciplinary action over this basic lack of decorum. not in this administration!
6. She left the podium without incident and did not reply to the Speaker’s comment. In turn, the congressman has either posted or reposted transphobic content about Sarah McBride half a dozen times since the seconds-long incident went down on Jan. 13.
January 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I love how she lives in his head rent-free. I bet he was thinking about that remark all day, and now he's probably pissed off because she won't call attention to it. she knows he's not worth it.
but I wish he faced disciplinary action over this basic lack of decorum. not in this administration!
but I wish he faced disciplinary action over this basic lack of decorum. not in this administration!