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Thomas Crofts
@hypermetrix.bsky.social
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professor (medieval lit and classics), drummer (punk). east tennessee. hometown: san antonio, tx.

poemz at commoncrofts (https://commoncrofts.blogspot.com/)

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · Jan 26
Nicanor Parra:

basta de profecías apocalípticas
ya sabemos QUEL MUNDO SE ACABÓ

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 6d
If this comes to TN my burnout is gonna peak something awful.

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 7d
You got me thinking about a trade-in.

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 7d
The First Principle of Catesian philosophy.

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 7d
Here's my musical answer to this bullshit.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg_b...
Motörhead – No Class (Official Video)
YouTube video by Motörhead Official
www.youtube.com

Reposted by Thomas Crofts

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d
They are disappearing people. Listen to this. Nightmare. (And the longer they stay the more money core civic makes)

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 7d
I got Grease.

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 8d
I knew it the moment this piece was published.

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 8d
Yes--as an academic, and a medievalist, I know that examining bird poop on old books is 100% life the mind.

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 8d
I meant that ironically: I'm with you!

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 8d
Point being?

Reposted by Thomas Crofts

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Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody @mandykathryn.bsky.social · 8d
Thinking about Trump’s response to Reiner tragedy.

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 12d
Very damn factual.

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 12d
Nice Sam Browne belt you Nazi piece of shit.

Reposted by Thomas Crofts

theguardian.com
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15d
Amanda Seyfried says she is not apologising for calling Charlie Kirk ‘hateful’ after his shooting
Amanda Seyfried says she is not apologising for calling Charlie Kirk ‘hateful’ after his shooting
The Housemaid actor received backlash in September when she left a comment on Instagram after the rightwing activist was killed The Housemaid star Amanda Seyfried has said she is “not fucking apologising” for describing Charlie Kirk as “hateful” after the latter was shot dead in September. Seyfried was speaking to Who What Wear when she was asked about her social media activity, including the backlash around her Kirk comment. “I’m not fucking apologising for that. I mean, for fuck’s sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was pretty damn factual, and I’m free to have an opinion, of course.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 20d
I hope they fuck the fuck out of that little fuck.

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 20d
already bleeding but thanks

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 23d
First mistake was not calling it "Sharxorcist".

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 23d
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Augq...
Se a Cabo ~ Santana
YouTube video by uklangang
www.youtube.com

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 24d
Delighted ( and slightly dazed and confused ) to report that Sir Tristrem is out. All my thanks to IMEMS Durham Press and the editorial team at B&B!

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 24d
Thank you, IMEMS Durham! What a delight it was to work with you all!
bearded guy holding Sir Tristrem in Mexican restaurant

Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Scott L. Greer, Stacie B. Dusetzina , and 14 more

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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 24d
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 28d
Auden: Poetry makes nothing happen.

Poetry: Hold my fucking beer Wystan.

www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · Nov 24
same

Reposted by Diane Ravitch, Thomas Crofts, Caroline Fohlin , and 2 more

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Nov 20
“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Thomas Crofts

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Oct 13
Mike Johnson really doesn’t want you to go to the largest peaceful protest in American history: NoKings.org
NO KINGS For the love of America OCTOBER 18 www.NoKings.org Picture of Statue of Liberty with American flag in the background

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · Oct 12
Tommy Smothers at 0:38. But also the song.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjAO...
Buffalo Springfield 1967 live - For What It's Worth (Smothers Brothers) Stereo Mixed
YouTube video by Kelly's Classics
www.youtube.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Oct 10
George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Oct 10
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · Oct 5
I repeat, their souls are in hell.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Oct 5
“There’s a baby!”

Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Oct 5
“There’s a baby!”

Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)