Charlie Thomsen
@thomsec.bsky.social
Geographer. Happiness, climate change, human rights.
“What appears to be coming at you is really coming from you.”
“What appears to be coming at you is really coming from you.”
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Michael Wolff tried to get a Daily Beast reporter fired for ...
... accurately reporting on "a series of previously undisclosed meetings between Wolff and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."
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... accurately reporting on "a series of previously undisclosed meetings between Wolff and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."
www.breakermedia.com/p/media-s-bi...
🔎 Media’s Big Bad Wolff; Piers On The Breaker Pod; News Corp Comms Confab
MarketWatch Layoffs; Journo Jobs; Media Holiday Parties Kick-off
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November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Michael Wolff tried to get a Daily Beast reporter fired for ...
... accurately reporting on "a series of previously undisclosed meetings between Wolff and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."
www.breakermedia.com/p/media-s-bi...
... accurately reporting on "a series of previously undisclosed meetings between Wolff and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."
www.breakermedia.com/p/media-s-bi...
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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House Speaker Johnson decided to quickly schedule a House vote on an effort to force the release of all of the Epstein case files once the calculation was made that it couldn’t be stopped.
The decision marked a shift for the White House, who had long sought to delay it
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
The decision marked a shift for the White House, who had long sought to delay it
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
Johnson shifts strategy on Epstein files vote – as GOP leaders brace for mass defections | CNN Politics
House Speaker Mike Johnson decided to quickly schedule a House vote on an effort to force the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein case files once the calculation was made that it couldn’t be stopped...
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
House Speaker Johnson decided to quickly schedule a House vote on an effort to force the release of all of the Epstein case files once the calculation was made that it couldn’t be stopped.
The decision marked a shift for the White House, who had long sought to delay it
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
The decision marked a shift for the White House, who had long sought to delay it
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
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Deporting millions of undocumented immigrants who have built lives in America (a) is morally indefensible, and (b) will probably make the housing shortage *worse* because so much of the construction workforce is undocumented.
everyone keeps dancing around it but JD Vance keeps trotting out the “immigrants are taking our housing“ because it’s a nativist blood libel he’s engineering alongside eg “they eat our pets” but, more specifically, it is to legitimize the dispossession, en masse, of an entire sub-population.
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Deporting millions of undocumented immigrants who have built lives in America (a) is morally indefensible, and (b) will probably make the housing shortage *worse* because so much of the construction workforce is undocumented.
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"Pete, you strike the second the Epstein Files are released and you keep killing and blowing things up until Americans stop talking about those files. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Have a hot teen bring me a Diet Coke."
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"Pete, you strike the second the Epstein Files are released and you keep killing and blowing things up until Americans stop talking about those files. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Have a hot teen bring me a Diet Coke."
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Which party do you think has worse approval in America today?
Answer: Democrats—nearly 10 points worse than the GOP😳
A detailed case study, with receipts, of how corporate democrats have ruined our party and must be ousted for the party—and democracy—to survive
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-dems-h...
Answer: Democrats—nearly 10 points worse than the GOP😳
A detailed case study, with receipts, of how corporate democrats have ruined our party and must be ousted for the party—and democracy—to survive
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-dems-h...
Why Dems Have 35% Approval—Nearly 10 Points Lower Than Republicans
A case study of how corporate democrats have ruined our party and must be ousted for the party—and democracy—to survive
www.qasimrashid.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The New York Times is using passive voice to protect pedophiles now.
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The New York Times is using passive voice to protect pedophiles now.
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Trump's first nominee for Attorney General of the United States definitely underscored how unacceptable he deems illicit sex with teens to be
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Trump's first nominee for Attorney General of the United States definitely underscored how unacceptable he deems illicit sex with teens to be
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fully legal when texas does it - but completely illegal when california does it - sure yeah of course
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress. Pam Bondi’s reasoning is just absurd. apnews.com/article/cali...
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
fully legal when texas does it - but completely illegal when california does it - sure yeah of course
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Attorney: Can 13-year olds consent to sex?
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Attorney: Can 13-year olds consent to sex?
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
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“The trivialization of women exists as an ongoing, malevolent belittling: whatever is consistently and without opposition declared to be irrelevant – like so much that women experience– loses its language; perhaps it may echo for a while within a person, but it creates no response.”
~ D. Soelle
~ D. Soelle
Middle school through college meant negotiating a minefield of male teachers regularly “making passes” - more than I could count on two hands
When sexual harassment was simply called “going to work”
(Content warning for assault and suicide)
When sexual harassment was simply called “going to work”
(Content warning for assault and suicide)
Trivial Pursuits — What A Shrink Thinks
One can try to think, feel, experience and communicate everything, but the moment such expressions see the light of day they are robbed of their significance and meaning and are thrown in the dump. -...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“The trivialization of women exists as an ongoing, malevolent belittling: whatever is consistently and without opposition declared to be irrelevant – like so much that women experience– loses its language; perhaps it may echo for a while within a person, but it creates no response.”
~ D. Soelle
~ D. Soelle
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Hey so I rarely talk about this on main but I was sex trafficked when I was 18 and got my head kicked in and law enforcement discounted it because I was I was already a stripper so clearly I was a willing participant.
"You werent trafficked you were trying to make money"
"You werent trafficked you were trying to make money"
I think epstein was jailed for 1 or 2 cases of girls of 12 or 14y lured into prostitution.
but the sex work trafficking network & sex parties for rich, illustrious, old, white men was mainly (well-paid) voluntary sex work.
most young women there are simply not ‘victims’, but business partners …
but the sex work trafficking network & sex parties for rich, illustrious, old, white men was mainly (well-paid) voluntary sex work.
most young women there are simply not ‘victims’, but business partners …
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hey so I rarely talk about this on main but I was sex trafficked when I was 18 and got my head kicked in and law enforcement discounted it because I was I was already a stripper so clearly I was a willing participant.
"You werent trafficked you were trying to make money"
"You werent trafficked you were trying to make money"
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What the Epstein files show is the *solidarity* of many men-across class, race, religion, profession & party affiliation-in the global political project of keeping the boot on women's necks.
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What the Epstein files show is the *solidarity* of many men-across class, race, religion, profession & party affiliation-in the global political project of keeping the boot on women's necks.
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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They don’t have to. But they are in fact now a military force and they are at war with Americans.
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
They don’t have to. But they are in fact now a military force and they are at war with Americans.
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My take on the NYT hit piece on Sierra Club over the weekend: the most corrupt, anti-environmental, anti-democratic administration in US history is shredding laws & agencies & protecting polluters & the NYT is trying to take down one of the most important organizations that has been fighting back 1/
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My take on the NYT hit piece on Sierra Club over the weekend: the most corrupt, anti-environmental, anti-democratic administration in US history is shredding laws & agencies & protecting polluters & the NYT is trying to take down one of the most important organizations that has been fighting back 1/
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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It’s really incredible the US Government is this nakedly fascist
“Brazen” like what your boss did in Texas? You truly have no shame, hypocrite.
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It’s really incredible the US Government is this nakedly fascist
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Love seeing this special issue and reading about the progress and challenges in volcano hazards and mitigation in Colombia, mostly by Colombian scientists, inc. Dr. Martha Calvache. She is not only an authority on Andean volcanoes, but also a huge inspiration to (female) Colombian geologists
🇨🇴🌋👩🔬
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Special issue for the 40th anniversary of the the November 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz volcano that killed an estimated 25,000 people in the town of Armero
www.nature.com/collections/...
www.nature.com/collections/...
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Love seeing this special issue and reading about the progress and challenges in volcano hazards and mitigation in Colombia, mostly by Colombian scientists, inc. Dr. Martha Calvache. She is not only an authority on Andean volcanoes, but also a huge inspiration to (female) Colombian geologists
🇨🇴🌋👩🔬
🇨🇴🌋👩🔬
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she’s so real & correct for that
Billie Eilish calls out Elon Musk for not using his wealth to aid humanity and resolve global issues:
“f***ing pathetic p***y b**** coward”
“f***ing pathetic p***y b**** coward”
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
she’s so real & correct for that
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everything should be like this
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
everything should be like this
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Did an opposition campaign write this post?
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s next mayor, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.
Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal
Katie Wilson, who narrowly defeated the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Did an opposition campaign write this post?
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The photographer Daniel Pullen offers beautifully composed and striking images of the destruction that climate change has brought to his lifelong home. See more of his images: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AzEaHO
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The photographer Daniel Pullen offers beautifully composed and striking images of the destruction that climate change has brought to his lifelong home. See more of his images: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AzEaHO
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Thinking about how one of the first Epstein victims was trans and got relentlessly mocked in the media when she spoke up www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/when...
When a trans woman first accused Jeffrey Epstein of rape, the media mocked her - LGBTQ Nation
The New York Post called her a "man" and a "gender-bend shocker."
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November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thinking about how one of the first Epstein victims was trans and got relentlessly mocked in the media when she spoke up www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/when...
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This is exhausting. But telling.
Whenever you hear someone attacking feminists, you should know they’re attacking women and they’re too chickenshit to admit they’re attacking women.
Whenever you hear someone attacking feminists, you should know they’re attacking women and they’re too chickenshit to admit they’re attacking women.
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is exhausting. But telling.
Whenever you hear someone attacking feminists, you should know they’re attacking women and they’re too chickenshit to admit they’re attacking women.
Whenever you hear someone attacking feminists, you should know they’re attacking women and they’re too chickenshit to admit they’re attacking women.