Thomas G. Atkinson
@darthmarmalade.bsky.social
Is there any tea on this spacecraft?
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It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
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I can't convey with words how utterly revolting is to find your own work regurgitated by genAI.
Left: Owl Witch, watercolour, 2021.
Right: ..whatever that is
Left: Owl Witch, watercolour, 2021.
Right: ..whatever that is
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I can't convey with words how utterly revolting is to find your own work regurgitated by genAI.
Left: Owl Witch, watercolour, 2021.
Right: ..whatever that is
Left: Owl Witch, watercolour, 2021.
Right: ..whatever that is
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It was a long-simmering and deepening dismay with what this post describes that motivated me and @cnygren.bsky.social to propose this as one of our four frictions. www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It was a long-simmering and deepening dismay with what this post describes that motivated me and @cnygren.bsky.social to propose this as one of our four frictions. www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
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There is a middling class in the US.
It starts at having $500,000,000.00.
Everything below that is different degrees of poor.
It starts at having $500,000,000.00.
Everything below that is different degrees of poor.
February 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
There is a middling class in the US.
It starts at having $500,000,000.00.
Everything below that is different degrees of poor.
It starts at having $500,000,000.00.
Everything below that is different degrees of poor.
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February 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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And once you understand why misogynists would say only men need be heard on women's rights you also understand why the BBC has decided only cis people need be heard on trans rights: their inherent inferiority means they are not worth listening to.
February 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
And once you understand why misogynists would say only men need be heard on women's rights you also understand why the BBC has decided only cis people need be heard on trans rights: their inherent inferiority means they are not worth listening to.
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Something I think about a lot is that if I am diagnosed with a terminal disease, who am I going to take with me? In service to the rest of y'all.
February 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Something I think about a lot is that if I am diagnosed with a terminal disease, who am I going to take with me? In service to the rest of y'all.
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As the guy in the top middle would say, I reject the premise. I choose *all of them*!
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
As the guy in the top middle would say, I reject the premise. I choose *all of them*!
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the single most celebrated holiday in the world is various countries observing a national holiday to mark when they kicked the English out
I thought disliking the English was the shared culture for all the world’s people
February 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
the single most celebrated holiday in the world is various countries observing a national holiday to mark when they kicked the English out
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There is an ominous Mormon temple along the DC beltway that looks like it is made of Lego. The nearby overpass has had some hilarious graffiti which makes me laugh every time I drive past it.
February 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
There is an ominous Mormon temple along the DC beltway that looks like it is made of Lego. The nearby overpass has had some hilarious graffiti which makes me laugh every time I drive past it.
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The fact that morons are a thing is so weird, a religion that’s so young there is actual court accounts & news paper articles proving it’s all bollocks back when the founder was alive & convinced of fraud. Really crazy thing is there are Mormons outside the US
February 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The fact that morons are a thing is so weird, a religion that’s so young there is actual court accounts & news paper articles proving it’s all bollocks back when the founder was alive & convinced of fraud. Really crazy thing is there are Mormons outside the US
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man ... lying under oath really ought to be a crime, you know?
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
man ... lying under oath really ought to be a crime, you know?
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Absolutely infuriating. These grotesque, morally bankrupt men have broken this country.
"Billionaires like thinkers who see their exploitation of the weak as good and natural. Epstein funneled ~$20m a year to academic men who shared his ideology [and got] to hold forth in formal sessions at Harvard, condemning feeding and caring for the poor as if he were making a scholarly argument."
About Epstein, Edge, eugenics, and finding my name in the Epstein files.
www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...
www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Absolutely infuriating. These grotesque, morally bankrupt men have broken this country.
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My pastor loved this so much he asked me to text it to him. I want you all to know and I want OP to know as well.
had a very respectful chat about theology tonight
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
My pastor loved this so much he asked me to text it to him. I want you all to know and I want OP to know as well.
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We're putting your opinions into a LIVE SHOW. Catch the full show in Glasgow (17th March 2026) Come argue your bollocks opinion - live. https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
February 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM
We're putting your opinions into a LIVE SHOW. Catch the full show in Glasgow (17th March 2026) Come argue your bollocks opinion - live. https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
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The Empire Strikes Back (1980): No, I am your father.
Matte painting by the legendary Harrison Ellenshaw.
Matte painting by the legendary Harrison Ellenshaw.
February 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The Empire Strikes Back (1980): No, I am your father.
Matte painting by the legendary Harrison Ellenshaw.
Matte painting by the legendary Harrison Ellenshaw.
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yeah anyone who thinks this is a great idea wants a five year old victim to have to choose if they want their relative to die
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
February 15, 2026 at 3:33 AM
yeah anyone who thinks this is a great idea wants a five year old victim to have to choose if they want their relative to die
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Notice how those who wanted to overthrow the government for being asked to carry proof of their covid vaccination, claiming it’s an infringement on their freedoms, are suddenly all in favor of needing multiple proofs of identity just so they can exercise their constitutional right to vote.
February 15, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Notice how those who wanted to overthrow the government for being asked to carry proof of their covid vaccination, claiming it’s an infringement on their freedoms, are suddenly all in favor of needing multiple proofs of identity just so they can exercise their constitutional right to vote.
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Come on, now. Be for real.
February 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Come on, now. Be for real.
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I was just looking at my ceiling. Not sure if it's the best ceiling in the world, but it's definitely up there.
February 15, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I was just looking at my ceiling. Not sure if it's the best ceiling in the world, but it's definitely up there.
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Neal Dunn (R-FL) is retiring early, which would eliminate the Republican House majority.
Johnson can't move *any* bills forward unless he can win over Massie - who now hates his own party - AND at least one Democrat.
I bet Massie isn't the only one who hates his own party.
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Johnson can't move *any* bills forward unless he can win over Massie - who now hates his own party - AND at least one Democrat.
I bet Massie isn't the only one who hates his own party.
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Florida Rep. Neal Dunn to retire
“The time has come to pass the torch to new conservative leaders, return home to Panama City, and spend more precious time with my family and our beloved grandchildren,” he wrote.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Neal Dunn (R-FL) is retiring early, which would eliminate the Republican House majority.
Johnson can't move *any* bills forward unless he can win over Massie - who now hates his own party - AND at least one Democrat.
I bet Massie isn't the only one who hates his own party.
shorturl.fm/fkdNN
Johnson can't move *any* bills forward unless he can win over Massie - who now hates his own party - AND at least one Democrat.
I bet Massie isn't the only one who hates his own party.
shorturl.fm/fkdNN
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Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
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“ICE surge into MN reflects a series of mistaken MAGA assumptions.
1st is belief that diverse communities arent possible:
“Social bonds form among ppl who have something in common,” Vance said last year. “If you stop importing millions of foreigners into the US, you allow social cohesion to form”
1st is belief that diverse communities arent possible:
“Social bonds form among ppl who have something in common,” Vance said last year. “If you stop importing millions of foreigners into the US, you allow social cohesion to form”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
“ICE surge into MN reflects a series of mistaken MAGA assumptions.
1st is belief that diverse communities arent possible:
“Social bonds form among ppl who have something in common,” Vance said last year. “If you stop importing millions of foreigners into the US, you allow social cohesion to form”
1st is belief that diverse communities arent possible:
“Social bonds form among ppl who have something in common,” Vance said last year. “If you stop importing millions of foreigners into the US, you allow social cohesion to form”
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one day, my coworker called me at 10AM asking if i could pick him up from the hospital after a kidney stone and i was like “lmao oh boy you really don’t have anyone else to call do you” and that was also the day my odometer rolled over to BOOBS KM so anyway this is our 10th valentine’s day together
February 15, 2026 at 3:28 AM
one day, my coworker called me at 10AM asking if i could pick him up from the hospital after a kidney stone and i was like “lmao oh boy you really don’t have anyone else to call do you” and that was also the day my odometer rolled over to BOOBS KM so anyway this is our 10th valentine’s day together
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The reason it is ok actually to punch a fascist in the face is because it is literally the only language fascism respects.
That's *the reason* fascism is *a fucking problem*.
That's *the reason* fascism is *a fucking problem*.
February 14, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The reason it is ok actually to punch a fascist in the face is because it is literally the only language fascism respects.
That's *the reason* fascism is *a fucking problem*.
That's *the reason* fascism is *a fucking problem*.