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Tom McH
@tommchenry.bsky.social
· Nov 8
"The war is temporary. But drawings and chocolate go on forever." --Donald Barthelme
Makes me think of MAO II where DeLillo is talking (in 1991) about how terrorists now occupy the space novelists once held. Novelists once dangerously influenced mass consciousness, now they don't, and terrorists have seized their role.
Oates is from the last generation still trained to kill.
Oates is from the last generation still trained to kill.
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Makes me think of MAO II where DeLillo is talking (in 1991) about how terrorists now occupy the space novelists once held. Novelists once dangerously influenced mass consciousness, now they don't, and terrorists have seized their role.
Oates is from the last generation still trained to kill.
Oates is from the last generation still trained to kill.
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Sara and I have never been able to definitively determine which of us is the Jay and which is the Matt.
This is an easier challenge with other duos of the screen.
This is an easier challenge with other duos of the screen.
me, not really following Magic the Gathering news, but seeing a lot of it today:
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Sara and I have never been able to definitively determine which of us is the Jay and which is the Matt.
This is an easier challenge with other duos of the screen.
This is an easier challenge with other duos of the screen.
we need to make the party tent big enough to accommodate various nimrods and blockheads who won't yell at us for being utterly useless in times of crisis
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
we need to make the party tent big enough to accommodate various nimrods and blockheads who won't yell at us for being utterly useless in times of crisis
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"LET HIM SPEAK!"
9" x 12" ink and watercolor on watercolor paper.
9" x 12" ink and watercolor on watercolor paper.
October 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"LET HIM SPEAK!"
9" x 12" ink and watercolor on watercolor paper.
9" x 12" ink and watercolor on watercolor paper.
me, not really following Magic the Gathering news, but seeing a lot of it today:
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
me, not really following Magic the Gathering news, but seeing a lot of it today:
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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Joyce Carol Oates said Elon lives an empty life and he's like, "Nuh uh. I watch movies AND read nonfiction." Like just taking a full mulligan on the friends and family stuff. Fatality
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Joyce Carol Oates said Elon lives an empty life and he's like, "Nuh uh. I watch movies AND read nonfiction." Like just taking a full mulligan on the friends and family stuff. Fatality
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MOM: …and I saw that we actually produce enough food to feed everyone on earth plus a half earth more. Do you ever think about what would make us live like this?
ME: *holding tongue to not say “literally every moment of my goddamn day”* it, uh, it’s come up.
ME: *holding tongue to not say “literally every moment of my goddamn day”* it, uh, it’s come up.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
MOM: …and I saw that we actually produce enough food to feed everyone on earth plus a half earth more. Do you ever think about what would make us live like this?
ME: *holding tongue to not say “literally every moment of my goddamn day”* it, uh, it’s come up.
ME: *holding tongue to not say “literally every moment of my goddamn day”* it, uh, it’s come up.
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my opinion is that the whole point of a government is to keep its citizens alive. any government that can't figure out how to house and feed everyone in its borders has failed! we have enough for everyone, but some people have nothing. that's not my fault or yours, that's policy working as intended.
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
my opinion is that the whole point of a government is to keep its citizens alive. any government that can't figure out how to house and feed everyone in its borders has failed! we have enough for everyone, but some people have nothing. that's not my fault or yours, that's policy working as intended.
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conservative doctrine basically holds that a woman is a kind of child it is acceptable to have sex with, and basically all of their philosophy and action flows from that
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
conservative doctrine basically holds that a woman is a kind of child it is acceptable to have sex with, and basically all of their philosophy and action flows from that
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I'm struck by how many Chicagoans have seemingly felt compelled to write and share reflections on "this is what it feels like in Chicago right now". We know we're going through something awful together and we want the world to understand it.
Threading several of these pieces below.
Threading several of these pieces below.
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'm struck by how many Chicagoans have seemingly felt compelled to write and share reflections on "this is what it feels like in Chicago right now". We know we're going through something awful together and we want the world to understand it.
Threading several of these pieces below.
Threading several of these pieces below.
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I would be dead of biological guilt response within that year
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I would be dead of biological guilt response within that year
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hey bluesky, I hate to be pushy but these are stressful times so whatever it is you're doing you probably could stand to take a sec to unclench your jaw rn, drink a little more water and check if you're getting a big enough regular dosage of Dillinger Four
dillingerfour.bandcamp.com/track/a-floa...
dillingerfour.bandcamp.com/track/a-floa...
A Floater Left With Pleasure In The Executive Washroom., by Dillinger Four
from the album Situationist Comedy
dillingerfour.bandcamp.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
hey bluesky, I hate to be pushy but these are stressful times so whatever it is you're doing you probably could stand to take a sec to unclench your jaw rn, drink a little more water and check if you're getting a big enough regular dosage of Dillinger Four
dillingerfour.bandcamp.com/track/a-floa...
dillingerfour.bandcamp.com/track/a-floa...
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what if for my birthday you bought my book. haha jk. unless……. simplicitybook.xyz
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
what if for my birthday you bought my book. haha jk. unless……. simplicitybook.xyz
Understandably the Weapons-ed kids were upset after their weeks of basement captivity; however, that’s no excuse for pulling their tormentor apart in a yard like warm bread when the justice system provides ample avenues for redress.
Young citizens should learn to pass laws NOT seize justice.
Young citizens should learn to pass laws NOT seize justice.
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Understandably the Weapons-ed kids were upset after their weeks of basement captivity; however, that’s no excuse for pulling their tormentor apart in a yard like warm bread when the justice system provides ample avenues for redress.
Young citizens should learn to pass laws NOT seize justice.
Young citizens should learn to pass laws NOT seize justice.
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I'm sorry to ask for help bc I know I'm only alive bc of y'all's help during earlier tough times & things are hard for MOST of us rn, but if anybody can spare some gas/grocery money for a disabled nonbinary artist w/ Parkinson's, I'm struggling.
$maydaytrippe
@maydaytrippe
maydaytrippe@gmail.com
$maydaytrippe
@maydaytrippe
maydaytrippe@gmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I'm sorry to ask for help bc I know I'm only alive bc of y'all's help during earlier tough times & things are hard for MOST of us rn, but if anybody can spare some gas/grocery money for a disabled nonbinary artist w/ Parkinson's, I'm struggling.
$maydaytrippe
@maydaytrippe
maydaytrippe@gmail.com
$maydaytrippe
@maydaytrippe
maydaytrippe@gmail.com
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.