Todd Thompson
@toddthompson.bsky.social
Unapologetically pro democracy. Litigation support specialist (art & court). Formerly in DC, now in the Willamette Valley just outside of Albany Oregon. PNW! Life is good here. Fella supporting Ukraine. 360 video. Burnt Logo.
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
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Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
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Here’s my Election Night Hot Take: Democracy isn’t dead in the US. The People still have the power if we come together and wield it.
JD Vance’s brother lost. Tr*mp+ Musk endorsed Cuomo - he lost. Prop 50 passed in a resounding condemnation of Trumpism. They don’t control us. Our vote is powerful.
JD Vance’s brother lost. Tr*mp+ Musk endorsed Cuomo - he lost. Prop 50 passed in a resounding condemnation of Trumpism. They don’t control us. Our vote is powerful.
HOT TAKE: Election Night 2025
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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November 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Here’s my Election Night Hot Take: Democracy isn’t dead in the US. The People still have the power if we come together and wield it.
JD Vance’s brother lost. Tr*mp+ Musk endorsed Cuomo - he lost. Prop 50 passed in a resounding condemnation of Trumpism. They don’t control us. Our vote is powerful.
JD Vance’s brother lost. Tr*mp+ Musk endorsed Cuomo - he lost. Prop 50 passed in a resounding condemnation of Trumpism. They don’t control us. Our vote is powerful.
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I would just like to ask the Republican Party to please put Stephen Miller in front cameras as much as possible from now until the midterms because he is such a likable & charismatic person with so many amazing & popular ideas for people who aren’t white Christian nationalists.
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I would just like to ask the Republican Party to please put Stephen Miller in front cameras as much as possible from now until the midterms because he is such a likable & charismatic person with so many amazing & popular ideas for people who aren’t white Christian nationalists.
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If I was a GOP strategist, I’d be pretty worried about diluting my safe +15 districts into a bunch of +5 gerrymandered districts after tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
If I was a GOP strategist, I’d be pretty worried about diluting my safe +15 districts into a bunch of +5 gerrymandered districts after tonight.
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Just to be precise, when I say that the leaders who got us to this point cannot be the ones to get us to the next one, I specifically mean this chucklehead. Get the fuck outta here. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Rahm Emanuel … For President?
He’d like you to keep an open mind.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Just to be precise, when I say that the leaders who got us to this point cannot be the ones to get us to the next one, I specifically mean this chucklehead. Get the fuck outta here. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
They took Prince Edward's Style you guys. His style. I can see taking away his Titles and Honours. But his Style? That's ice cold. Release the Epstein files!
*shaking head* they removed his Style man, his Style. That is cold.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor [formerly known as Prince] after this formal process concludes
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
They took Prince Edward's Style you guys. His style. I can see taking away his Titles and Honours. But his Style? That's ice cold. Release the Epstein files!
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Something I try and tease out toward the end of the essay is how I think the ballroom isn’t just a symbol of authoritarianism but actually a weapon in cementing Trump’s power.
Moreover, it is designed to be an engine and not just an expression of his power.
How much further will he be able to entrench himself when he can operate his Mar-a-Lago court from the White House grounds?
The ballroom could tighten his grip on office and on the patrons he needs for staying there
How much further will he be able to entrench himself when he can operate his Mar-a-Lago court from the White House grounds?
The ballroom could tighten his grip on office and on the patrons he needs for staying there
October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Something I try and tease out toward the end of the essay is how I think the ballroom isn’t just a symbol of authoritarianism but actually a weapon in cementing Trump’s power.
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The event is part of a statewide Oregon Priorities Town Hall series with AG Rayfield focused on hearing directly from Oregonians, in order to shape legal strategies that best protect the state’s interests.
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The event is part of a statewide Oregon Priorities Town Hall series with AG Rayfield focused on hearing directly from Oregonians, in order to shape legal strategies that best protect the state’s interests.
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!
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This is a start.
October 26, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is a start.
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Emperor Amarillo finally found his Meat Loaf That
October 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Emperor Amarillo finally found his Meat Loaf That
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This is what the 25th Amendment is for.
October 19, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This is what the 25th Amendment is for.
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Guys new scamming method on bluesky. Please share this around. Dont fall for this stuff
Block, move on.
Block, move on.
October 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Guys new scamming method on bluesky. Please share this around. Dont fall for this stuff
Block, move on.
Block, move on.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
Here's a quick video of the protest today in our little town of Albany Oregon. Surprisingly large. Easily twice as big as the one in June. Partial tiny planet effect!
@wyden.senate.gov
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1mqB...
@wyden.senate.gov
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1mqB...
Albany Oregon No Kings Protest -- October 18, 2025
YouTube video by Burnt Logo
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October 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Here's a quick video of the protest today in our little town of Albany Oregon. Surprisingly large. Easily twice as big as the one in June. Partial tiny planet effect!
@wyden.senate.gov
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1mqB...
@wyden.senate.gov
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1mqB...
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What a day!!! So inspired by everyone out today at No Kings. We are the majority 🇺🇸
October 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
What a day!!! So inspired by everyone out today at No Kings. We are the majority 🇺🇸
October 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Albany Oregon out in force! Biggest one yet. My favorite sign of the day.
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Albany Oregon out in force! Biggest one yet. My favorite sign of the day.
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AI is parasitic on the human created web
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
AI is parasitic on the human created web
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We were only supposed to post pictures of the sky on this app. I just pulled up the original design doc. This is a disaster. Please take down the other posts.
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
We were only supposed to post pictures of the sky on this app. I just pulled up the original design doc. This is a disaster. Please take down the other posts.
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Revenge of the "Lib Tard:" Jeanine Pirro Wins First Humiliating Acquittal
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/r...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/r...
Revenge of the "Lib Tard:" Jeanine Pirro Wins First Humiliating Acquittal - emptywheel
After fuck-up after fuck-up, Jeanine Pirro's prosecutors got an embarrassing acquittal in their effort to jail Sydney Reid for filming an ICE arrest.
www.emptywheel.net
October 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Revenge of the "Lib Tard:" Jeanine Pirro Wins First Humiliating Acquittal
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/r...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/r...
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Murder in our name
NEW: Alabama is executing a man next week, Anthony Boyd, who was convicted entirely based on contradictory eyewitness testimony, including from a co-defendant who says he was pressured to testify under the threat he'd get death himself.
@laurengill.bsky.social breaks down the case with days to go:
@laurengill.bsky.social breaks down the case with days to go:
He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts
No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.
boltsmag.org
October 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Murder in our name