Thom Simonson
@thomsimonson.com
Pizza aficionado and bagel lover.
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Twitch:OnlyThomWillTell
Business Inquiries: thomsimonsonbiz(at)gmail.com
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Scrubbie sponges look very different when you get close enough to them. (Normal perspective photo included for reference) Photographed on stream (12/28/25)
Product of tonight's photography live stream. Macro photo of the layers of a KitKat (normal perspective photo included for reference).
January 7, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Product of tonight's photography live stream. Macro photo of the layers of a KitKat (normal perspective photo included for reference).
🔴Stream is LIVE!🔴 You’ve never seen a KitKat like this before... probably. Photography stream starting now.
www.twitch.tv/onlythomwill...
www.twitch.tv/onlythomwill...
January 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
🔴Stream is LIVE!🔴 You’ve never seen a KitKat like this before... probably. Photography stream starting now.
www.twitch.tv/onlythomwill...
www.twitch.tv/onlythomwill...
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Local Church Opens Doors To Any Single Mothers In Need Of Judgment https://theonion.com/local-church-opens-doors-to-any-single-mothers-in-need-of-judgment/
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Local Church Opens Doors To Any Single Mothers In Need Of Judgment https://theonion.com/local-church-opens-doors-to-any-single-mothers-in-need-of-judgment/
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A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
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New Leather-Bound Notebook To Really Unleash Area Woman's Creativity https://theonion.com/new-leather-bound-notebook-to-really-unleash-area-woman-1819576030/
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
New Leather-Bound Notebook To Really Unleash Area Woman's Creativity https://theonion.com/new-leather-bound-notebook-to-really-unleash-area-woman-1819576030/
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Not only can you do the creative things I do, I insist that you do.
The only thing separating where I am from where you are is time, effort, and falling in love with the process.
Just start.
The only thing separating where I am from where you are is time, effort, and falling in love with the process.
Just start.
January 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Not only can you do the creative things I do, I insist that you do.
The only thing separating where I am from where you are is time, effort, and falling in love with the process.
Just start.
The only thing separating where I am from where you are is time, effort, and falling in love with the process.
Just start.
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This world was not build for many of us to succeed
On purpose
On purpose
January 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This world was not build for many of us to succeed
On purpose
On purpose
The damage we are doing to the world is going to take a generation to repair.
US strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flown him out of the country in an extraordinary nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months...
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The damage we are doing to the world is going to take a generation to repair.
Macrophoto of a gluestick from tonight's creative livestream (normal perspective photo for reference). Not Instagram ready. I'll probably need to take another run at this but I'm marking the progress.
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Macrophoto of a gluestick from tonight's creative livestream (normal perspective photo for reference). Not Instagram ready. I'll probably need to take another run at this but I'm marking the progress.
🔴Stream is LIVE!🔴 Photography stream. Making art out of a glue stick! (you heard what I said)
www.twitch.tv/onlythomwill...
www.twitch.tv/onlythomwill...
January 3, 2026 at 12:55 AM
🔴Stream is LIVE!🔴 Photography stream. Making art out of a glue stick! (you heard what I said)
www.twitch.tv/onlythomwill...
www.twitch.tv/onlythomwill...
That... sounds about right actually.
*sigh*
*sigh*
January 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
That... sounds about right actually.
*sigh*
*sigh*
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Child exploitation content on X/Twitter sharply increased under Musk, who not only abruptly disbanded the group of volunteer experts advising the platform on child safety, image exploitation, and other abuses in 2022, but tried to blame them for the company's CSAM problem www.npr.org/2022/12/12/1...
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Child exploitation content on X/Twitter sharply increased under Musk, who not only abruptly disbanded the group of volunteer experts advising the platform on child safety, image exploitation, and other abuses in 2022, but tried to blame them for the company's CSAM problem www.npr.org/2022/12/12/1...
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“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
Imagine being so self confident that you use your license plate to tell the world you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome? I assume they tried IBPOOPN because there are too many letters in ISHTMYSLF.
Illinois' rejected vanity plates include 'IBPOOPN,' 'BRICKED' - UPI.com
Illinois officials revealed some of the personalized license plate applications rejected in 2025 included plates reading "IBPOOPN" and "ICUP."
www.upi.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Imagine being so self confident that you use your license plate to tell the world you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome? I assume they tried IBPOOPN because there are too many letters in ISHTMYSLF.
Generative AI is orders of magnitude more destructive than it is helpful. It literally destroying some people's livelihoods. But the discussion about water use seems like it is, well... muddying the water.
Why is Everyone So Wrong About AI Water Use??
YouTube video by Hank Green
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Generative AI is orders of magnitude more destructive than it is helpful. It literally destroying some people's livelihoods. But the discussion about water use seems like it is, well... muddying the water.
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Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax https://theonion.com/tech-billionaires-threaten-to-flee-california-over-proposed-vest-tax/
December 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax https://theonion.com/tech-billionaires-threaten-to-flee-california-over-proposed-vest-tax/
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Congrats, AI researchers have finally envisioned the exact home life of The Flintstones.
"Eh… it's a living." (Which, y'know, it wasn't, but OK.)
"Eh… it's a living." (Which, y'know, it wasn't, but OK.)
Also, this just in -> the latest bizarre AI fever dream is AI-controlled trivets, staplers, and coffee cups on wheels. So we'll be chased around by inanimate wheeled objects clamoring for our attention.
![Real news story headline: "Robot Coffee Cups? Self-Driving Trivets? AI Researchers Made It Happen. [sub-title] Scientists found a way to animate everyday objects and predict your next move, so your stapler is always nearby when you need it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wstpte2vzb4ra2iqtnw2d2ef/bafkreibbhk46utcdzm3qb2u2muehbhrndu6x47k5a4v64ef44xdpbgh42u@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Congrats, AI researchers have finally envisioned the exact home life of The Flintstones.
"Eh… it's a living." (Which, y'know, it wasn't, but OK.)
"Eh… it's a living." (Which, y'know, it wasn't, but OK.)
🔴Stream is LIVE!🔴 Earth? Never heard of her. Join me for some more No Man’s Sky.
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
December 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🔴Stream is LIVE!🔴 Earth? Never heard of her. Join me for some more No Man’s Sky.
Scrubbie sponges look very different when you get close enough to them. (Normal perspective photo included for reference) Photographed on stream (12/28/25)
December 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Scrubbie sponges look very different when you get close enough to them. (Normal perspective photo included for reference) Photographed on stream (12/28/25)
🔴Stream is LIVE!🔴 Earth sucks. Let’s go to space.
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
December 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🔴Stream is LIVE!🔴 Earth sucks. Let’s go to space.
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![[woman lying in bed with hair covering almost her entire face other than her one eye] - Report: Central Nervous System Unaware It Is Currently 'The Most Wonderful Time of Year' - MyBodylsTryingTokillMe.com](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreifnv26srhi5jqe4ttefnge47vt6czqgubs5ef7eb5oo54azqgqtuy@jpeg)
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California Might Tax Billionaires. Cue the Inevitable Tech Billionaire Tantrum https://gizmodo.com/california-might-tax-billionaires-cue-the-inevitable-tech-billionaire-tantrum-2000703411
California Might Tax Billionaires. Cue the Inevitable Tech Billionaire Tantrum
They say they're going to do something that rhymes with "grieve."
gizmodo.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
California Might Tax Billionaires. Cue the Inevitable Tech Billionaire Tantrum https://gizmodo.com/california-might-tax-billionaires-cue-the-inevitable-tech-billionaire-tantrum-2000703411