SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦
@sjsthompson.bsky.social
No matter how wounded you are, if you're still standing & your heart isn't hardened, you're winning. Mertonist. No DMs unless I know you. No posts? 🚫 No follows
#socialist #proUkraine #NobodyIsIllegal #LGBTQ ally
#BlueResistors #GendersRFluid
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#BlueResistors #GendersRFluid
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I’ve read a lot of takes on the shutdown cave, but this one is really important
What’s the difference between compromise and capitulation? Compromise trades concessions. Capitulation pays ransom to stop deliberate suffering, and teaches your opponent that coercion works. There are effective responses to coercive bargaining. What we saw was not one of them.
The Compassion Trap: How the Shutdown Weaponized Democratic Values Against Democracy Itself
When Opposition Parties Stop Fighting Because the Cruelty Becomes Unbearable. And Why They Shouldn't.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I’ve read a lot of takes on the shutdown cave, but this one is really important
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The graft oozing out of every corner of this administration is incredible. According to @propublica.org, a $220 million DHS ad campaign awarded without competitive bidding went to consultants tightly connected to Kristi Noem.
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The graft oozing out of every corner of this administration is incredible. According to @propublica.org, a $220 million DHS ad campaign awarded without competitive bidding went to consultants tightly connected to Kristi Noem.
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9/🧵 What does this mean for Democratic strategy? All those debates about choosing between identity politics and economic populism? False premise. Young working-class voters with low racial resentment aren't choosing. They're ready for Medicare for All AND Black Lives Matter. Lean into the tide.
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
9/🧵 What does this mean for Democratic strategy? All those debates about choosing between identity politics and economic populism? False premise. Young working-class voters with low racial resentment aren't choosing. They're ready for Medicare for All AND Black Lives Matter. Lean into the tide.
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Piece from me and @adambonica.bsky.social in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social today about Gen Z
They have bad taste in music but quite progressive political attitudes (even the men)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
They have bad taste in music but quite progressive political attitudes (even the men)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Piece from me and @adambonica.bsky.social in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social today about Gen Z
They have bad taste in music but quite progressive political attitudes (even the men)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
They have bad taste in music but quite progressive political attitudes (even the men)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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President Trump briefly stops punching nation in the groin, demands applause for act of benevolent mercy
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
President Trump briefly stops punching nation in the groin, demands applause for act of benevolent mercy
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November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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And not to get too real on a late night post, but yeah.
I am *so* fucking done with people acting like this is normal. That the president of our country can just flat out lie and it’s not a big deal. That an entire branch of our government has been subverted to the whims of a serial liar.
I am *so* fucking done with people acting like this is normal. That the president of our country can just flat out lie and it’s not a big deal. That an entire branch of our government has been subverted to the whims of a serial liar.
As someone who has had multiple MRIs, you absolutely know what the techs are imaging before they put you in the machine, because if there is any sort of metal in the target area you *really* need to let them know beforehand since cleaning bloodstains out of the tube is NOT a good time
Trump: I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
And not to get too real on a late night post, but yeah.
I am *so* fucking done with people acting like this is normal. That the president of our country can just flat out lie and it’s not a big deal. That an entire branch of our government has been subverted to the whims of a serial liar.
I am *so* fucking done with people acting like this is normal. That the president of our country can just flat out lie and it’s not a big deal. That an entire branch of our government has been subverted to the whims of a serial liar.
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As someone who has had multiple MRIs, you absolutely know what the techs are imaging before they put you in the machine, because if there is any sort of metal in the target area you *really* need to let them know beforehand since cleaning bloodstains out of the tube is NOT a good time
Trump: I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
As someone who has had multiple MRIs, you absolutely know what the techs are imaging before they put you in the machine, because if there is any sort of metal in the target area you *really* need to let them know beforehand since cleaning bloodstains out of the tube is NOT a good time
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And you CANNOT write apologia for people who refuse to apply their rules to those who most need the rules applied and expect people to take you seriously.
You either hold the powerful accountable, or admit you have a price, and I think we’re all getting a sense of what BlueSky’s price was.
You either hold the powerful accountable, or admit you have a price, and I think we’re all getting a sense of what BlueSky’s price was.
November 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
And you CANNOT write apologia for people who refuse to apply their rules to those who most need the rules applied and expect people to take you seriously.
You either hold the powerful accountable, or admit you have a price, and I think we’re all getting a sense of what BlueSky’s price was.
You either hold the powerful accountable, or admit you have a price, and I think we’re all getting a sense of what BlueSky’s price was.
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We can fight during the week, throw fists on the practice field and chairs at each other in the locker room, but when the lights come on Sunday and it’s game time?
We’re in it together to win.
Stop letting the assholes divide us.
We’re in it together to win.
Stop letting the assholes divide us.
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We can fight during the week, throw fists on the practice field and chairs at each other in the locker room, but when the lights come on Sunday and it’s game time?
We’re in it together to win.
Stop letting the assholes divide us.
We’re in it together to win.
Stop letting the assholes divide us.
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We can disagree on a lot of things, we don’t even have to like each other, but at the end of the day we have to recognize we’re all on the same team, and that team is America.
We’re all in this together, and we all want to thrive and prosper.
We’re all in this together, and we all want to thrive and prosper.
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
We can disagree on a lot of things, we don’t even have to like each other, but at the end of the day we have to recognize we’re all on the same team, and that team is America.
We’re all in this together, and we all want to thrive and prosper.
We’re all in this together, and we all want to thrive and prosper.
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You want to know why young people don’t give a fuck about our system? It’s because this pedophile piece of shit has never been held accountable despite being the antithesis of everything this country was founded on.
We have to give people a reason to vote and care, and the current system ain’t it.
We have to give people a reason to vote and care, and the current system ain’t it.
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
You want to know why young people don’t give a fuck about our system? It’s because this pedophile piece of shit has never been held accountable despite being the antithesis of everything this country was founded on.
We have to give people a reason to vote and care, and the current system ain’t it.
We have to give people a reason to vote and care, and the current system ain’t it.
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Hey 👋 it’s Sunday/Domingo whatever, some things in life do in fact suck… but Prince’s solo starting at 3:27 will never disappoint you. EVER. 🕺🏽
🔥PRINCE🕺🏽👑 GUITAR 🎸SOLO🔥
starts at 3:27 minute
👇100% joyful Rock & Fuckin Roll👇 youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y?...
🔥PRINCE🕺🏽👑 GUITAR 🎸SOLO🔥
starts at 3:27 minute
👇100% joyful Rock & Fuckin Roll👇 youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y?...
Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, more - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2004 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
youtu.be
May 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hey 👋 it’s Sunday/Domingo whatever, some things in life do in fact suck… but Prince’s solo starting at 3:27 will never disappoint you. EVER. 🕺🏽
🔥PRINCE🕺🏽👑 GUITAR 🎸SOLO🔥
starts at 3:27 minute
👇100% joyful Rock & Fuckin Roll👇 youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y?...
🔥PRINCE🕺🏽👑 GUITAR 🎸SOLO🔥
starts at 3:27 minute
👇100% joyful Rock & Fuckin Roll👇 youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y?...
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Much respect to the Canadian LE investigators & Prosecutors who worked this heinous animal cruelty case
Sentences in animal cruelty convictions are often disappointing bc few reflect the seriousness, cruelty, & sadism of the crimes against truly disenfranchised & helpless creatures
Sentences in animal cruelty convictions are often disappointing bc few reflect the seriousness, cruelty, & sadism of the crimes against truly disenfranchised & helpless creatures
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Much respect to the Canadian LE investigators & Prosecutors who worked this heinous animal cruelty case
Sentences in animal cruelty convictions are often disappointing bc few reflect the seriousness, cruelty, & sadism of the crimes against truly disenfranchised & helpless creatures
Sentences in animal cruelty convictions are often disappointing bc few reflect the seriousness, cruelty, & sadism of the crimes against truly disenfranchised & helpless creatures
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Zac Segal, President of Boston University College Republicans, bragged on internet he called the Gestapo (=ICE) several times asking them to abduct alleged undocumented persons working at a local car wash
#SegalsMomRaisedAFool
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
#SegalsMomRaisedAFool
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Zac Segal, President of Boston University College Republicans, bragged on internet he called the Gestapo (=ICE) several times asking them to abduct alleged undocumented persons working at a local car wash
#SegalsMomRaisedAFool
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
#SegalsMomRaisedAFool
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
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Agree
A rich white self righteous emotionally & socially immature 20-something boy who thinks he knows everything
Doubt he understood he was making a decision that would affect the rest of his life & painting an internet target on his back for people who despise Miller’s anti-immigration program
A rich white self righteous emotionally & socially immature 20-something boy who thinks he knows everything
Doubt he understood he was making a decision that would affect the rest of his life & painting an internet target on his back for people who despise Miller’s anti-immigration program
What a fucking prick.
Zac Segal, President of Boston University College Republicans, bragged on internet he called the Gestapo (=ICE) several times asking them to abduct alleged undocumented persons working at a local car wash
#SegalsMomRaisedAFool
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
#SegalsMomRaisedAFool
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Agree
A rich white self righteous emotionally & socially immature 20-something boy who thinks he knows everything
Doubt he understood he was making a decision that would affect the rest of his life & painting an internet target on his back for people who despise Miller’s anti-immigration program
A rich white self righteous emotionally & socially immature 20-something boy who thinks he knows everything
Doubt he understood he was making a decision that would affect the rest of his life & painting an internet target on his back for people who despise Miller’s anti-immigration program
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Agree
And he’s either making stuff up about the ESA & the wolf, or he has no idea what he’s talking about
As an old boss of mine probably would have told him “Honey, you need to read the ESA & those regulations one more time”
And he’s either making stuff up about the ESA & the wolf, or he has no idea what he’s talking about
As an old boss of mine probably would have told him “Honey, you need to read the ESA & those regulations one more time”
I think it’s good to let Colorado voters know where candidates stand on issues/non-issues. it seems clear to me, from this article, that Lopez is trying to stir shit about a non-existent problem to endear himself to the anti-conservation crowd.
November 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Agree
And he’s either making stuff up about the ESA & the wolf, or he has no idea what he’s talking about
As an old boss of mine probably would have told him “Honey, you need to read the ESA & those regulations one more time”
And he’s either making stuff up about the ESA & the wolf, or he has no idea what he’s talking about
As an old boss of mine probably would have told him “Honey, you need to read the ESA & those regulations one more time”
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There are NO ESA violations w/CO wolf program
#GregLopez doesn’t know what he’s talking about. USFWS issued an ESA 10(j) rule authorizing the CO wolf introduction program. The western wolf is not protected by Canada or British Columbia; they consider it a game species
www.fws.gov/press-releas...
#GregLopez doesn’t know what he’s talking about. USFWS issued an ESA 10(j) rule authorizing the CO wolf introduction program. The western wolf is not protected by Canada or British Columbia; they consider it a game species
www.fws.gov/press-releas...
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
There are NO ESA violations w/CO wolf program
#GregLopez doesn’t know what he’s talking about. USFWS issued an ESA 10(j) rule authorizing the CO wolf introduction program. The western wolf is not protected by Canada or British Columbia; they consider it a game species
www.fws.gov/press-releas...
#GregLopez doesn’t know what he’s talking about. USFWS issued an ESA 10(j) rule authorizing the CO wolf introduction program. The western wolf is not protected by Canada or British Columbia; they consider it a game species
www.fws.gov/press-releas...
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Drones struck the Ryazan oil refinery overnight with locals reporting over 10 explosions. Authorities blamed the fire on "falling debris" at a facility previously hit at least five times.
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Drones struck the Ryazan oil refinery overnight with locals reporting over 10 explosions. Authorities blamed the fire on "falling debris" at a facility previously hit at least five times.
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man, this show fucking ruled
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November 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
man, this show fucking ruled