Derek
@thomsirveaux.bsky.social
Books, cats, MST3K, Hawkeyes, Chicago Cubs. Native Iowan marooned in Spartanland. Rarely funny on purpose.
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"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
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It almost slipped under the radar, but Solvaj Balle's new book was released this past Tuesday. Because I hadn't purchased a book in nearly three months & coincidentally I'd just finished #Schattenfroh I thought I would treat myself.
#booksky
📚💙🖊
#booksky
📚💙🖊
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It almost slipped under the radar, but Solvaj Balle's new book was released this past Tuesday. Because I hadn't purchased a book in nearly three months & coincidentally I'd just finished #Schattenfroh I thought I would treat myself.
#booksky
📚💙🖊
#booksky
📚💙🖊
It almost slipped under the radar, but Solvaj Balle's new book was released this past Tuesday. Because I hadn't purchased a book in nearly three months & coincidentally I'd just finished #Schattenfroh I thought I would treat myself.
#booksky
📚💙🖊
#booksky
📚💙🖊
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It almost slipped under the radar, but Solvaj Balle's new book was released this past Tuesday. Because I hadn't purchased a book in nearly three months & coincidentally I'd just finished #Schattenfroh I thought I would treat myself.
#booksky
📚💙🖊
#booksky
📚💙🖊
An ugly win, but a W is a W. There'll be lots of teachable moments to take away from thus game.
#hawkeyes
#hawkeyes
FINAL SCORE
Iowa 57
Baylor 52
Gritty, wild win for the Hawkeyes. They move to 5-0.
Ava Heiden - 18 pts, 11 reb, 3 ast
Taylor Stremlow - 12 pts, 4 ast
Hannah Stuelke - 10 pts, 8 reb
Iowa 57
Baylor 52
Gritty, wild win for the Hawkeyes. They move to 5-0.
Ava Heiden - 18 pts, 11 reb, 3 ast
Taylor Stremlow - 12 pts, 4 ast
Hannah Stuelke - 10 pts, 8 reb
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
An ugly win, but a W is a W. There'll be lots of teachable moments to take away from thus game.
#hawkeyes
#hawkeyes
It took me 7-plus weeks, but last night I finally finished #Schattenfroh.
Not much to say. It remained mostly confounding, religion & philosophy not being my strengths. The last third of the book was quite good, with a more straight-forward accounting of Nobody's father's death.
#booksky
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Not much to say. It remained mostly confounding, religion & philosophy not being my strengths. The last third of the book was quite good, with a more straight-forward accounting of Nobody's father's death.
#booksky
📚💙👀
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It took me 7-plus weeks, but last night I finally finished #Schattenfroh.
Not much to say. It remained mostly confounding, religion & philosophy not being my strengths. The last third of the book was quite good, with a more straight-forward accounting of Nobody's father's death.
#booksky
📚💙👀
Not much to say. It remained mostly confounding, religion & philosophy not being my strengths. The last third of the book was quite good, with a more straight-forward accounting of Nobody's father's death.
#booksky
📚💙👀
November 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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people are so incredibly dumb, I'm mad that I felt pressured to be smart my entire life
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
people are so incredibly dumb, I'm mad that I felt pressured to be smart my entire life
November 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Ugh.
Go beat up on MSU & Nebraska & finish 8-4 again & go to another middling bowl game.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
So glad it's basketball season.
#hawkeyes
Go beat up on MSU & Nebraska & finish 8-4 again & go to another middling bowl game.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
So glad it's basketball season.
#hawkeyes
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Ugh.
Go beat up on MSU & Nebraska & finish 8-4 again & go to another middling bowl game.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
So glad it's basketball season.
#hawkeyes
Go beat up on MSU & Nebraska & finish 8-4 again & go to another middling bowl game.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
So glad it's basketball season.
#hawkeyes
Post your favorite Star Trek character, wrong answers only
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character, wrong answers only
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Aide: Sir, people are saying you were part of a rich guy child rape network
Trump: guess i better do something normal and not creepy
Trump: guess i better do something normal and not creepy
Trump blares Phantom of the Opera at the White House with an empty Friday schedule
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Aide: Sir, people are saying you were part of a rich guy child rape network
Trump: guess i better do something normal and not creepy
Trump: guess i better do something normal and not creepy
We got our full SNAP benefits for this month. I was skeptical that it would actually happen, but it did. Now we'll hold our breaths for December.
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We got our full SNAP benefits for this month. I was skeptical that it would actually happen, but it did. Now we'll hold our breaths for December.
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Never has there been a case of more "good fucking riddance," but it's not unamusing that they're hightailing it right after the first snow storm hit. Chicago has a built-in defense against unserious jagoffs and it's called winter.
News: Feds are said to be on their way out of Chicago in the near future. Via @jmetr22b.bsky.social and me www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Never has there been a case of more "good fucking riddance," but it's not unamusing that they're hightailing it right after the first snow storm hit. Chicago has a built-in defense against unserious jagoffs and it's called winter.
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Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior.
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
Washington: 50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald wreck, story endures despite ballad’s myths
Gordon Lightfoot’s song both preserved and distorted the doomed ship’s history, Robin Washington writes.
www.startribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior.
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
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The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago today. The next year, the singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot chronicled the tragedy in an unlikely hit single.
Read about how ↓
Read about how ↓
Gordon Lightfoot Read About a Shipwreck. Then He Wrote One of Music's Most Unusual Hit Singles
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago today. The next year, the singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot chronicled the tragedy in an unlikely hit single.
Read about how ↓
Read about how ↓
Happy birthday to @bethanne.and.cat, my wonderful partner & unquestionably better half. A shame that it has to be the coldest day of this autumn so far, but all the better reason to stay cozy. ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Happy birthday to @bethanne.and.cat, my wonderful partner & unquestionably better half. A shame that it has to be the coldest day of this autumn so far, but all the better reason to stay cozy. ❤️
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primary every democrat, i don’t give a shit, but the cause of your suffering is the republican party and there are a lot of you who need to learn to hate them more — and i do mean hate — than you hate your allies
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
primary every democrat, i don’t give a shit, but the cause of your suffering is the republican party and there are a lot of you who need to learn to hate them more — and i do mean hate — than you hate your allies
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WBB.
The #Hawkeyes dismantle/destroy/devastate/demolish (I could go on...) Evansville 119-43 at CHA this afternoon.
I'm sure somewhere in history there's been a larger victory margin for Iowa but I don't have that much time to try to figure that out.
The Final (Phenomenal) Stats...
The #Hawkeyes dismantle/destroy/devastate/demolish (I could go on...) Evansville 119-43 at CHA this afternoon.
I'm sure somewhere in history there's been a larger victory margin for Iowa but I don't have that much time to try to figure that out.
The Final (Phenomenal) Stats...
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
WBB.
The #Hawkeyes dismantle/destroy/devastate/demolish (I could go on...) Evansville 119-43 at CHA this afternoon.
I'm sure somewhere in history there's been a larger victory margin for Iowa but I don't have that much time to try to figure that out.
The Final (Phenomenal) Stats...
The #Hawkeyes dismantle/destroy/devastate/demolish (I could go on...) Evansville 119-43 at CHA this afternoon.
I'm sure somewhere in history there's been a larger victory margin for Iowa but I don't have that much time to try to figure that out.
The Final (Phenomenal) Stats...
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Americans can’t afford this deal.
Democrats can fight AND win — just like we did in our budget battle in Michigan.
A promise isn’t a deal. Don’t settle.
Democrats can fight AND win — just like we did in our budget battle in Michigan.
A promise isn’t a deal. Don’t settle.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Americans can’t afford this deal.
Democrats can fight AND win — just like we did in our budget battle in Michigan.
A promise isn’t a deal. Don’t settle.
Democrats can fight AND win — just like we did in our budget battle in Michigan.
A promise isn’t a deal. Don’t settle.
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Touchdown Hawkeyes!!!
November 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Touchdown Hawkeyes!!!
November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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