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thomas j.
@thomas.camp
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mostly bikes & leftist nonsense
portland, or
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It’s snorkin time.
Awful underwater smurfs.
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Massachusetts is considering between three new options — all stylistically better than their current flag — but none of them scream “Masshole” to me.

I might be salty because my submission wasn’t considered because “Dunkin Donuts is trademarked.”
Three different flag designs for Massachusetts. A sick ass tricolor flag for Dunkin’ Donuts.
December 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Minnesota’s former flag has all of the highlights of US state flag slop. Tiny dates. Tasteless complexity.

But it introduced one twist. Its center dunks on Utah’s 2 US flags with an even more patriotic display — a MS Paint depiction of the genocide of Native Americans.

The new flag? Way better.
A photo of Minnesotas new flag. It features a dark blue field representing the night sky and the state's shape, an eight-pointed star symbolizing the North Star, and a light blue field representing the state's abundant waters; the star is based on one prominently featured in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda. Minnesotas former state flag, royal blue with a gold fringe and the state seal pictured in the center. The seal was encircled by a wreath of the pink-and-white lady's slipper (the state flower) and a red ribbon.
December 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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I’m into the recent trend of states updating their flags to designs that aren’t objective horseshit.

Utah had a strong glow up. Their old flag is a hack job.You know what doesn’t exude confidence? A flag that’s got two other tiny flags on it.

What does a good flag need? Bees and self-confidence.
A photo of Utah’s original flag with its seal in the center. It has two crossed American flags (which is a hat on a hat if I’ve ever seen one), and a shield that says “Utah” and “industry.” There is an eagle on top, of course. Plus two crossed spears. You know, because of all the spear fighting they do. There is also a tiny beehive with flowers which is nice but all and all it’s a weak and busy flag. A image of Utah’s new flag. It is a horizontal tricolor of irregular blue, white, and red bands, with the white band featuring a gold-outlined blue hexagon containing a gold beehive above a five-pointed white star. The white outline is meant to depict the states mountains.
December 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Remember back when folks said that letting the government trample on the rights of anyone they called a "terrorist" was going to be a problem?
A quote tweet. The initial tweet says, "Justice Department says filming immigration raids is domestic terrorism." The quoter says, "they are going to drop the bar on what qualifiers as domestic terrorism so low that it ceases to mean anything over than 'people we don't like.'"
December 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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I just want Robin Williams level bike drip.
A photo of Robin Williams holding a steel frame bicycle over his shoulder. He’s wearing a grey bike hat loosely on his he’s, looking into the camera. He’s standing in front of a house on a gravel path.
December 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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The Portland Japanese Garden is one of my favorite places in the city.
A woman in a green jacket with a green umbrella stands between two red Japanese maple trees. A woman in a green jacket with a green umbrella stands on a small bridge over a creek. She is surrounded by different layers of foliage in green and yellow hues.
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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If you ever wonder why the men’s bathroom line is so long at JFK it’s cause me and all the boys are squatted up in the stall watching anime on our iPads in these bad boys.
A tablet holder hangs from the door inside a bathroom stall.
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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not sure i understand all the recent hate towards frogs
A photo of a crowd of protestors about to cross the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland Oregon. A velociraptor is in the right. A sign in the center depicts a cartoon drawing of a frog head and the words “Resist”
October 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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This is a step in the right direction but I’d prefer if they just chewed up my slim jim for me.
A photo of a snack called slim Jim bites which are cut up pieces of slim jim
October 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Here is a photo for my dog as balance. She really, really likes fetch.
A photo of a dog mid jump for a ball. She’s in a backyard scene in front of a fence and just passed a porch. The dog is a dark colored German Shepherd Dog.
September 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Here’s my cat Jinx again. Each morning we get great light through the back door and I can’t resist it.

#cats #pdx
A begal cat rests its head against the backrest of a wooden chair, lit warmly by low sunlight.
September 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Get yer head out of the clouds.
A person in a blanket jacket and black pants on a wood platform faces away. They stand at a wall in front of a sea of clouds that rise into a blue sky.
September 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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A little lunch break art of my dog Hex.
A photo of a small water color painting in a water color tray of paints. The painting is a rough cartoonish depiction of German Shepherd dog sitting and looking up. Above it is written in pen “did you say outside?”
August 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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5 years living in Oregon and I am still stunned by its eastern side. It is full of such beautiful and remote places. I feel so lucky to be able to go out and experience them, especially with so many weird and wonderful friends.

#oregon #camping #jdmvan
A man with a brown beard, grey shirt, and jeans sits in the center of the photograph on a yellow moped. Behind him is a gravel road, shrubs, and the rise of a canyon. A man with a grey hat, sunglasses, a grey shirt, and dark shorts sits on a roof rack of a Toyota Hiace van. Behind him is the canyon wall, and blue sky. A photo of two Toyota HiAce vans. The left van is parked with its rear hatch facing the camera, open. A man in a red check shirt is walking towards the camera from it. The right van faces the camera. Behind the vans are scrub grass and the canyon. A photo of a campsite. In the foreground is a blue tent. Around a picnic table several people sit in camp chairs. Cooking supplies, drinks and other things are scattered around the table.
May 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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The art of stress management through bootleg Lego construction.
A photo of an assembled mini-brick computer that looks like an old Mac SE.
April 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Is AI a benefit for society? Probably not.

Did I use it to generate an anime mascot for Trimet because I am jealous BART has one? Yes.
An anime depiction of a Trimet driver wearing a uniform and holding a city map. An anime depiction of a robot with Max on its chest, meant to be a side kick of Trimet.
April 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Wild flowers.
A photo of yellow wild flowers with Mt Hood in the background.
April 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The best thing I’ve ever done is build my cat a janky catio out of two chicken coop extensions.
A photo of a cat through a window. The cat is lying on a bed in a catio. He is grey and black striped. A photo of a cat through a window. The cat is lying on a bed in a catio. He is grey and black striped
March 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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My new escape is a digital road trip w/ friends, using a HiAce van converted to ‘play’ American Truck Simulator.

We take our seats and act out the ritual of a road trip: chatting, snacking, drifting from city to city in a version of America that demands nothing from us but smooth deliveries.
A dark photo from inside of the front seat of a HiAce van showing the three monitors that surround it to turn it into a simulator.
March 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Mojo Jojo in an alley.
A photo of mural on a cement wall. It is focused on a depiction of the character Mojo Jojo from the Powerpuff Girls cartoon. He has his arms raised in the air and his mouth wide open.
March 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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In positive news, I am stoked to have marched in my first parade with Les Incompetents. Everyone carried an instrument they don’t know how to play and did their best to bring joy. We handed out kazoos and vuvuzelas to the crowd so they could participate in shared cacophony.
A blurry photo of a group of marchers in a Mardi Gras parade. They carry a banner between them that says Les Incompetents. They're on a dark street in the night. They're wearing yellow, green and purple some with masks and boppers on their heads. Many carry instruments.
March 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Portrait of a cat in a sunbeam, unbothered, hydrated and in its lane.
A landscape photo peering into a catio made of wood and chicken wire. Lying in a sunbeam on a plush pillow is a grey and black striped bengal cat, one eye watches the photographer. A vertical photo peering into a catio made of wood and chicken wire. Lying in a sunbeam on a plush pillow is a grey and black striped bengal cat, his eyes closed in relaxation.
March 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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A cat.
A dark photo of a cat in a door way. The cat is bathed in a slice of red light.
February 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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help
A photo of a kazoo hot glued to a vuvuzela but now with two googly eyes glued to the kazoo.
February 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM