Mark Thompson
@sonofathomp.bsky.social
A Cartoonerer. The New Yorker..er. My posts are unreliably narrated. Native Upper Midwesterner now in Colorado.
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Mark Thompson
@sonofathomp.bsky.social
· Nov 20
My Bluesky posts are artisanal, handcrafted and scented with lavender.
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To be clear: "A.i." is not going to live up to the "hype" of actually replacing good human work. Its purpose is to destroy our expectations of quality and value and accept ever-increasing enshittification, immiseration, and death in order to increase the wealth of billionaires.
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
To be clear: "A.i." is not going to live up to the "hype" of actually replacing good human work. Its purpose is to destroy our expectations of quality and value and accept ever-increasing enshittification, immiseration, and death in order to increase the wealth of billionaires.
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Squidward to Become Football Playing King in Space
insane to be reporting this stuff with a straight face. like what are we doing here man
February 11, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Squidward to Become Football Playing King in Space
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This is so fucked up! Rashad Johnson, who worked as a federal contractor conducting background verifications for ICE, was arrested February 10, 2026 in Bloomington during a sex trafficking sting operation.
ICE hires the best men. This guy is vetting ICE agents. WTF 🤬
ICE hires the best men. This guy is vetting ICE agents. WTF 🤬
February 11, 2026 at 11:13 PM
This is so fucked up! Rashad Johnson, who worked as a federal contractor conducting background verifications for ICE, was arrested February 10, 2026 in Bloomington during a sex trafficking sting operation.
ICE hires the best men. This guy is vetting ICE agents. WTF 🤬
ICE hires the best men. This guy is vetting ICE agents. WTF 🤬
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So DOD risked civilian airspace to obliterate some fucking balloons; when FAA found out and asked them to stop they refused; FAA did what it had to keep people safe; when the public rightly freaked out, DOD relented, lied, and blamed the FAA.
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
So DOD risked civilian airspace to obliterate some fucking balloons; when FAA found out and asked them to stop they refused; FAA did what it had to keep people safe; when the public rightly freaked out, DOD relented, lied, and blamed the FAA.
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
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CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
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ICE agents have already told us who is on the list
And we know what the warehouses are for
The question is whether or not we do enough to stop them before it's too late
And we know what the warehouses are for
The question is whether or not we do enough to stop them before it's too late
Bondi repeatedly skirted attempts on Wednesday by Dem Rep. Scanlon to get answers about Trump administration directives from September to train the might of federal law enforcement on Trump's political and ideological enemies. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
Bondi Won’t Say Who Is On DOJ’s New List Of Domestic Terrorists Besides ‘Antifa’
‘I Know Antifa Is Part of That’ Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:11 PM
ICE agents have already told us who is on the list
And we know what the warehouses are for
The question is whether or not we do enough to stop them before it's too late
And we know what the warehouses are for
The question is whether or not we do enough to stop them before it's too late
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One third of women in America no longer have access to abortion because of Susan Collins’ vote for Justice Kavanaugh. It was not “the right vote.”
Susan, you don’t have the judgment to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate.
Susan, you don’t have the judgment to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate.
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
One third of women in America no longer have access to abortion because of Susan Collins’ vote for Justice Kavanaugh. It was not “the right vote.”
Susan, you don’t have the judgment to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate.
Susan, you don’t have the judgment to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate.
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one thing that comes across in these clips is that bondi is totally out of her depth. just an absolute lightweight. barely sentient.
holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
one thing that comes across in these clips is that bondi is totally out of her depth. just an absolute lightweight. barely sentient.
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How many more times will we have to read the words, “It’s way worse than you think?”
open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
How many more times will we have to read the words, “It’s way worse than you think?”
That phrase was uttered this time by, of all people, Marjorie Taylor Greene after she had visited the ultra-secure room in the Department of Justice where members of Congress can read, but not copy, t...
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:31 AM
How many more times will we have to read the words, “It’s way worse than you think?”
open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
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more like this
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
more like this
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Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
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Russia keeps sending their troops to die on suicide flag planting missions for purely propaganda purposes that nobody believes anymore.
February 11, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Russia keeps sending their troops to die on suicide flag planting missions for purely propaganda purposes that nobody believes anymore.
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Kristi Noem has to go.
Gregory Bovino has to go.
Stephen Miller has to go.
Gregory Bovino has to go.
Stephen Miller has to go.
February 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Kristi Noem has to go.
Gregory Bovino has to go.
Stephen Miller has to go.
Gregory Bovino has to go.
Stephen Miller has to go.
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I remember being surprised at how much MeToo took over the minds of certain folks, and I guess I just severely underestimated the number of older men who regarded nonstop predation of younger women as their birthright
Lawrence Krauss being endearing again: "good news btw is that woman on conciliation committee seems like a sweetie.. she is old…. not some young metoo bitch."
February 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I remember being surprised at how much MeToo took over the minds of certain folks, and I guess I just severely underestimated the number of older men who regarded nonstop predation of younger women as their birthright
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
February 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
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Actually he’s going to give that money to himself to settle lawsuits he filed against his own government. l.smartnews.com/p-78fJt6hi/b...
Trump walks back $2K stimulus check claims after warning he hasn't 'made the commitment' (The Mirror US Online)
Millions of Americans have been anxiously awaiting information about when President Donald Trump's promised $2,000 tariff dividend checks will actually arriv...
l.smartnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Actually he’s going to give that money to himself to settle lawsuits he filed against his own government. l.smartnews.com/p-78fJt6hi/b...
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Look I have empathy for the families losing their farms. Still, they must understand they did this to themselves. The numbers are clear American farmers voted for Trump at a super high margin. Let this be a lesson for others.
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Look I have empathy for the families losing their farms. Still, they must understand they did this to themselves. The numbers are clear American farmers voted for Trump at a super high margin. Let this be a lesson for others.
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"There will be no negotiations in Moscow or Minsk. I cannot come to negotiations with Putin in the capital of a country that is the aggressor in this war." - Zelenskyy.
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"There will be no negotiations in Moscow or Minsk. I cannot come to negotiations with Putin in the capital of a country that is the aggressor in this war." - Zelenskyy.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
And you can trust a felon!
Maxwell pleaded the fifth in response to every question from lawmakers during a closed-door deposition Monday.
Trump Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Is Not Something He’s Considering,’ White House Says
Maxwell pleaded the fifth in response to every question from lawmakers during a closed-door deposition Monday.
www.forbes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
And you can trust a felon!
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Maxwell pleaded the fifth in response to every question from lawmakers during a closed-door deposition Monday.
Trump Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Is Not Something He’s Considering,’ White House Says
Maxwell pleaded the fifth in response to every question from lawmakers during a closed-door deposition Monday.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Maxwell pleaded the fifth in response to every question from lawmakers during a closed-door deposition Monday.
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man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
February 11, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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If only there was some indication, some kind of repeated, overly demonstrative and sneering Congressional testimony from Trump cabinet officials to indicate they feel above both checks and balances and the Constitution.
February 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
If only there was some indication, some kind of repeated, overly demonstrative and sneering Congressional testimony from Trump cabinet officials to indicate they feel above both checks and balances and the Constitution.