Dr JMThayer
@jthayer.bsky.social
Likes tech, art, corporate governance and politics. Intellectually curious, liberal af, and strong believer in our capacity for change. Cynics don't change the world. I believe what that statue in New York Harbor says.
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It's always darkest before The Dawn. That said, this is getting very fucking dark.
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
It's always darkest before The Dawn. That said, this is getting very fucking dark.
Free advice to all Regime Officials: stop talking. Every single one of your TV appearances shaves .5% off the Regime approval rating. STFU, pull your officers, and go quiescent for the next three years.
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Free advice to all Regime Officials: stop talking. Every single one of your TV appearances shaves .5% off the Regime approval rating. STFU, pull your officers, and go quiescent for the next three years.
If you're in a red state with friendly gun laws, why can't you shoot an ICE agent breaking down your door without a judicial warrant? Wouldn't that officer be in violation of the #castledoctrine?
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 PM
If you're in a red state with friendly gun laws, why can't you shoot an ICE agent breaking down your door without a judicial warrant? Wouldn't that officer be in violation of the #castledoctrine?
Why is the #apocalypse arriving in #Drynuary? This feels super unfair.
January 24, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Why is the #apocalypse arriving in #Drynuary? This feels super unfair.
#WinterStormFern sounds so ... gentle, compromising, friendly. Not the bitch that's planning to shut down 1/3 of a country.
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
#WinterStormFern sounds so ... gentle, compromising, friendly. Not the bitch that's planning to shut down 1/3 of a country.
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The #UnitedStatesGovernment will be settling lawsuits for years to come with #ICEDetainees whose #dueprocess was ignored, who were denied critical medical treatment, and whose lives have been devastated by an agency that is ignoring all state and federal laws governing arrest and detention. #ICEOut
January 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The #UnitedStatesGovernment will be settling lawsuits for years to come with #ICEDetainees whose #dueprocess was ignored, who were denied critical medical treatment, and whose lives have been devastated by an agency that is ignoring all state and federal laws governing arrest and detention. #ICEOut
This #Drynuary has been more challenging that almost any other. I'm halfway there, but it's been a struggle. Here's the hero drink that tastes more like a cocktail than anything else I've tried.
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This #Drynuary has been more challenging that almost any other. I'm halfway there, but it's been a struggle. Here's the hero drink that tastes more like a cocktail than anything else I've tried.
Team Greenland for the win!!
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Team Greenland for the win!!
Pope Leo XIV has entered the chat. #Venezuela #Machado
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Pope Leo XIV has entered the chat. #Venezuela #Machado
FFS, it's Sunday. Is this what they worked on alllllll weekend at the winter WH over the caviar bar? #MarALagoOnParade
January 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
FFS, it's Sunday. Is this what they worked on alllllll weekend at the winter WH over the caviar bar? #MarALagoOnParade
I had my first roller skating class yesterday - I didn't suck and I didn't fall. I'm now reading up on skate types, and the number of bloggers using #AI-generated images where the skates are missing wheels is absolutely hilarious. #AIFail
January 4, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I had my first roller skating class yesterday - I didn't suck and I didn't fall. I'm now reading up on skate types, and the number of bloggers using #AI-generated images where the skates are missing wheels is absolutely hilarious. #AIFail
Do we have a Constitutional Crisis yet or naw? #HelloCongress?
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Do we have a Constitutional Crisis yet or naw? #HelloCongress?
How is it that I post as little personal information as possible about myself, and IG still seems to intuit that my deepest, most secret desire is to become a DJ and serves up the ads accordingly?
January 2, 2026 at 4:38 PM
How is it that I post as little personal information as possible about myself, and IG still seems to intuit that my deepest, most secret desire is to become a DJ and serves up the ads accordingly?
Mornings like this, I send gratitude to my gear because baby, it's cold outside.
January 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Mornings like this, I send gratitude to my gear because baby, it's cold outside.
Starting 2026 off with a creative spurt was unfettered joy. First task was underglazing greenware that I made in early November! #artsky
The peppers are gonna be my new, fun play theme. #ceramicarts
The peppers are gonna be my new, fun play theme. #ceramicarts
January 2, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Starting 2026 off with a creative spurt was unfettered joy. First task was underglazing greenware that I made in early November! #artsky
The peppers are gonna be my new, fun play theme. #ceramicarts
The peppers are gonna be my new, fun play theme. #ceramicarts
Well, dayyyyummmm, so. much. good. news. Hello, 2026, let's keep this party going!! #jacksmith #iowa #TrumpLoses
December 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Well, dayyyyummmm, so. much. good. news. Hello, 2026, let's keep this party going!! #jacksmith #iowa #TrumpLoses
Laughing so hard, I can't breathe. Sitting with fam, got talking about 70s party recipes and I googled. This was the last in the list, and we're all on the floor ...
December 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Laughing so hard, I can't breathe. Sitting with fam, got talking about 70s party recipes and I googled. This was the last in the list, and we're all on the floor ...
In our family stocking fill, Santa always puts an orange and a new penny in the stocking toe to signify a fruitful and prosperous new year. I guess Santa is gonna need a replacement for the penny next year. Suggestions?!
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In our family stocking fill, Santa always puts an orange and a new penny in the stocking toe to signify a fruitful and prosperous new year. I guess Santa is gonna need a replacement for the penny next year. Suggestions?!
Somebody in my office left caramels on my desk. I'm out of my mind with joy.
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Somebody in my office left caramels on my desk. I'm out of my mind with joy.
Kid, "Hey, are you okay?"
Me: "Uh, yeah ... why?"
Kid: "Why are you up! It's past 9PM!"
Me: "Welll SOMEtimes I binge watch like the rest of humanity, I mean, it's #EmilyInParis, WTH!"
Me: "Uh, yeah ... why?"
Kid: "Why are you up! It's past 9PM!"
Me: "Welll SOMEtimes I binge watch like the rest of humanity, I mean, it's #EmilyInParis, WTH!"
December 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Kid, "Hey, are you okay?"
Me: "Uh, yeah ... why?"
Kid: "Why are you up! It's past 9PM!"
Me: "Welll SOMEtimes I binge watch like the rest of humanity, I mean, it's #EmilyInParis, WTH!"
Me: "Uh, yeah ... why?"
Kid: "Why are you up! It's past 9PM!"
Me: "Welll SOMEtimes I binge watch like the rest of humanity, I mean, it's #EmilyInParis, WTH!"
Da fuq is a "guest care agent"? You're a tire shop, not Canyon Ranch.
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Da fuq is a "guest care agent"? You're a tire shop, not Canyon Ranch.