Dave Thomer
@davethomer.bsky.social
I teach kids about history and I hang out with my family. Still brainstorming on the profile pic and header. He/him
I bet 1989 was the start year for a lot of folks. My brothers and I started at the spinner rack at the B. Dalton's in our nearby mall and started getting rides to a local comic shop by that summer.
Exile and Batman Year 3/Lonely Place of Dying were great starts.
Exile and Batman Year 3/Lonely Place of Dying were great starts.
#FourComics that made me fall in love with comics.
1989 was the year I became a weekly presence at my local shop, Central City Comics in Columbus, Ohio. Thus, that year’s over-representation here.
1989 was the year I became a weekly presence at my local shop, Central City Comics in Columbus, Ohio. Thus, that year’s over-representation here.
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I bet 1989 was the start year for a lot of folks. My brothers and I started at the spinner rack at the B. Dalton's in our nearby mall and started getting rides to a local comic shop by that summer.
Exile and Batman Year 3/Lonely Place of Dying were great starts.
Exile and Batman Year 3/Lonely Place of Dying were great starts.
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As I remind my students every year, *even taking Bush v. Gore as given*, we'd be in that world if Palm Beach County had a competent graphic designer working on its ballot layout.
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 PM
As I remind my students every year, *even taking Bush v. Gore as given*, we'd be in that world if Palm Beach County had a competent graphic designer working on its ballot layout.
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Dr. King in March, 1965 at Jimmie Lee Jackson’s funeral— a 26 year old Army veteran hunted & murdered by police during a nonviolent protest in Marion, AL, whose killing directly inspired the Selma-to-Montgomery march four days later.
(from March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and myself)
(from March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and myself)
January 19, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Dr. King in March, 1965 at Jimmie Lee Jackson’s funeral— a 26 year old Army veteran hunted & murdered by police during a nonviolent protest in Marion, AL, whose killing directly inspired the Selma-to-Montgomery march four days later.
(from March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and myself)
(from March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and myself)
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‘Cleave’ can refer to splitting something apart.
‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things.
…what?
A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’
‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things.
…what?
A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
‘Cleave’ can refer to splitting something apart.
‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things.
…what?
A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’
‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things.
…what?
A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app Thanks for the belated bday wish. :) (It's weird - I can't seem to reply to you - Bluesky tells me the post is deleted. But I can see your posts fine.)
January 2, 2026 at 5:08 AM
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app Thanks for the belated bday wish. :) (It's weird - I can't seem to reply to you - Bluesky tells me the post is deleted. But I can see your posts fine.)
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app I crossed the 50 line a couple of months ago. Realizing I was about to cross the line was more of a change than the actual crossing.
"You're about to turn 50, Dave. If you don't start doing something different now, when are you going to?"
"You're about to turn 50, Dave. If you don't start doing something different now, when are you going to?"
January 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app I crossed the 50 line a couple of months ago. Realizing I was about to cross the line was more of a change than the actual crossing.
"You're about to turn 50, Dave. If you don't start doing something different now, when are you going to?"
"You're about to turn 50, Dave. If you don't start doing something different now, when are you going to?"
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New comic. Merry Christmas! 💚🌟❤️
December 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
New comic. Merry Christmas! 💚🌟❤️
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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‘Solstice’ comes from a Latin word that means “sun standing still.”
December 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
‘Solstice’ comes from a Latin word that means “sun standing still.”
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You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
It had not registered in my mind that Rob Reiner isn't just responsible for THE PRINCESS BRIDE but also THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION as a producer. And he was by all accounts a good person as well. What a blessing to have been in the world at the same time as him. What a heartbreak to lose him.
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It had not registered in my mind that Rob Reiner isn't just responsible for THE PRINCESS BRIDE but also THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION as a producer. And he was by all accounts a good person as well. What a blessing to have been in the world at the same time as him. What a heartbreak to lose him.
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
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This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
August 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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We'll be at Reading Terminal Market all day today, with the Sixers show specifically going live at 2:30 pm.
If you're in the area, please stop by and say hello!
If you're in the area, please stop by and say hello!
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We'll be at Reading Terminal Market all day today, with the Sixers show specifically going live at 2:30 pm.
If you're in the area, please stop by and say hello!
If you're in the area, please stop by and say hello!
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This point about the historical significance of literacy is a really important one.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating
"I am no stranger to students trying to cut corners by copying and pasting from Wikipedia, but the introduction of generative AI has enabled them to cheat in startling new ways."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This point about the historical significance of literacy is a really important one.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
Gonna have this stuck in my head all day. Good thing it’s such a good song.
Bruce Hornsby turns 71 today.
Of “The Way it Is”, he said: “I grew up in Virginia, and you could still feel the old lines — racial lines, economic lines — running through everyday life. The lyrics came from seeing those things .. I wasn’t trying to preach; I was just writing down what I saw.”
Of “The Way it Is”, he said: “I grew up in Virginia, and you could still feel the old lines — racial lines, economic lines — running through everyday life. The lyrics came from seeing those things .. I wasn’t trying to preach; I was just writing down what I saw.”
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Gonna have this stuck in my head all day. Good thing it’s such a good song.
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Trump has murdered at least 83 people with extrajudicial military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats.
He needs to face consequences for this.
His secretary of DHHS, RFK Jr., will kill several orders of magnitude more with this disinformation.
He needs to face consequences for this.
His secretary of DHHS, RFK Jr., will kill several orders of magnitude more with this disinformation.
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Trump has murdered at least 83 people with extrajudicial military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats.
He needs to face consequences for this.
His secretary of DHHS, RFK Jr., will kill several orders of magnitude more with this disinformation.
He needs to face consequences for this.
His secretary of DHHS, RFK Jr., will kill several orders of magnitude more with this disinformation.
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What I first said in sarcasm I increasingly think is a real thing to consider:
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
Devastating piece on the human toll of Kavanaugh Stops.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
What I first said in sarcasm I increasingly think is a real thing to consider:
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
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It was great to see Bill on stage with Howl Owl Howl and @millsish.bsky.social at the Georgia Theatre Friday night. Thanks to @karenryanphoto.bsky.social for the photos!
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It was great to see Bill on stage with Howl Owl Howl and @millsish.bsky.social at the Georgia Theatre Friday night. Thanks to @karenryanphoto.bsky.social for the photos!
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The word "icon" gets tossed around recklessly, but Cyndi Lauper, for my generation, completely. Really powerful moment during "True Colors" when she belted "and don't be AFRAID!" and she and the band paused for about 15 seconds, fists to the sky.
We all need strength now. Music binds us together.
We all need strength now. Music binds us together.
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The word "icon" gets tossed around recklessly, but Cyndi Lauper, for my generation, completely. Really powerful moment during "True Colors" when she belted "and don't be AFRAID!" and she and the band paused for about 15 seconds, fists to the sky.
We all need strength now. Music binds us together.
We all need strength now. Music binds us together.