Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦
@tomscud.bsky.social
Editor and writer for an undisclosed publication. Auguste Piccard and Frank Wilhoit stan. Pope Sixtus VI papal name advocate. He/him.
Pinned
Adam the Golem was a calm, reflective soul
With his chiseled jaw
And his sculpted abs
And two eyes made out of coal.
Adam the Golem was a fairytale they say.
He was made of clay
But the rabbis say
That he came to life one day.
With his chiseled jaw
And his sculpted abs
And two eyes made out of coal.
Adam the Golem was a fairytale they say.
He was made of clay
But the rabbis say
That he came to life one day.
Pinned thread with various creative works I want to be able to find later. First, Adam the Golem, the story of the golem of Prague set to a possibly familiar tune: bsky.app/profile/toms...
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I'm feeling lazy: assuming I can make a national law that forces House districts to be drawn to be maximally competitive, what are the downsides other than "people are not rational and it won't go the way you think it will"?
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm feeling lazy: assuming I can make a national law that forces House districts to be drawn to be maximally competitive, what are the downsides other than "people are not rational and it won't go the way you think it will"?
Blues Brothers
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Mean Girls
Risky Business
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Mean Girls
Risky Business
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Blues Brothers
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Mean Girls
Risky Business
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Mean Girls
Risky Business
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*SPEAKER JOHNSON TO SWEAR IN GRIJALVA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
*SPEAKER JOHNSON TO SWEAR IN GRIJALVA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
I also did that thing at Heathrow once where I made a wrong turn and ended up outside the security area and had to go through security again. It sucks and Heathrow is the only airport I’ve ever been in where you can do that without a million signs saying “what the fuck go back”
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I also did that thing at Heathrow once where I made a wrong turn and ended up outside the security area and had to go through security again. It sucks and Heathrow is the only airport I’ve ever been in where you can do that without a million signs saying “what the fuck go back”
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
The thing about that lord of the rings/atlas shrugged quote is that lord of the rings has pretty decisively won that skirmish in the culture war but it hasn’t helped
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The thing about that lord of the rings/atlas shrugged quote is that lord of the rings has pretty decisively won that skirmish in the culture war but it hasn’t helped
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The old joke about Chicago needs to be updated.
We now have two seasons: winter, and federal occupation.
We now have two seasons: winter, and federal occupation.
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The old joke about Chicago needs to be updated.
We now have two seasons: winter, and federal occupation.
We now have two seasons: winter, and federal occupation.
Only novel I’ve ever read with multiple extensive descriptions of a guy playing a 4x game
Complicity is probably the most bluesky novel I’ve ever read, if not the most ever published
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Only novel I’ve ever read with multiple extensive descriptions of a guy playing a 4x game
Christological controversies of the first millennium ad, summarized:
a little girl is making a funny face while sitting at a table with potted plants .
Alt: a little girl says “por que no los dos?” then is picked up by a cheering crowd
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Christological controversies of the first millennium ad, summarized:
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Bovino left LA to come to Chicago and it's not like LA saw immigration operations stop - just less showboating from his crew. So even if these circulating rumors over the last week turn out real, I'm pessimistic about how much change to expect on the ground.
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Bovino left LA to come to Chicago and it's not like LA saw immigration operations stop - just less showboating from his crew. So even if these circulating rumors over the last week turn out real, I'm pessimistic about how much change to expect on the ground.
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The Predator had already been in Aqaba hunting Turkish officers; following the capture its attention is drawn to the Arab camp. Lawrence leaves not to get money from Cairo but to draw it away. Everyone thinks he's good as dead but he's emboldened by having crossed the Nefud
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Predator had already been in Aqaba hunting Turkish officers; following the capture its attention is drawn to the Arab camp. Lawrence leaves not to get money from Cairo but to draw it away. Everyone thinks he's good as dead but he's emboldened by having crossed the Nefud
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the obvious franchise to consolidate w/is Doctor Who, since both are fundamentally fantasy stories about how Britain is important.
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
the obvious franchise to consolidate w/is Doctor Who, since both are fundamentally fantasy stories about how Britain is important.
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wait. Predator vs Lawrence as the latter crosses the desert following the capture of Aqaba
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
wait. Predator vs Lawrence as the latter crosses the desert following the capture of Aqaba
This was a pure shitpost but a secret history series about an immortal spy/assassin doing pseudo James Bond shit throughout history would slap.
They should just consolidate the bond franchise and the Highlander franchise. That Witcher guy is the new James Bond. He kills people for under explained reasons to get the prize. Blofeld is also immortal.
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This was a pure shitpost but a secret history series about an immortal spy/assassin doing pseudo James Bond shit throughout history would slap.
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Sean Connery be like- “Looksh lyke the predatur has becum the pray”.
Also he seduces a woman predator
Also he seduces a woman predator
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Sean Connery be like- “Looksh lyke the predatur has becum the pray”.
Also he seduces a woman predator
Also he seduces a woman predator
They should just consolidate the bond franchise and the Highlander franchise. That Witcher guy is the new James Bond. He kills people for under explained reasons to get the prize. Blofeld is also immortal.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
They should just consolidate the bond franchise and the Highlander franchise. That Witcher guy is the new James Bond. He kills people for under explained reasons to get the prize. Blofeld is also immortal.
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this specific schumer shit might not be remembered in detail but schumer will not stop being schumer, right up until midterms.
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
this specific schumer shit might not be remembered in detail but schumer will not stop being schumer, right up until midterms.
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I guess the other thing I'll say is that by january 2025 I was like "america is over. america is full of placid cucks who will let their country go to fascists without a fight" because the bulk of the country and the media didn't care about doge taking over payments infrastructure, and i was wrong
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I guess the other thing I'll say is that by january 2025 I was like "america is over. america is full of placid cucks who will let their country go to fascists without a fight" because the bulk of the country and the media didn't care about doge taking over payments infrastructure, and i was wrong
It’s only for a five-page article but I’m very happy with it.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It’s only for a five-page article but I’m very happy with it.
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UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children flip.it/V3voye
UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children
GENEVA - UNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel, preventing aid agencies from reaching ...
flip.it
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children flip.it/V3voye
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Casino Royale (1967)
Henchmen patting each other on the back that they managed to kill Bond when the next Bond walks around the corner and shoots them with his wristwatch
James Bond should be like the Dread Pirate Roberts
there have been many James Bonds, there may even be multiple James Bonds existing at the same time without knowledge of the others (it's spycraft after all)
there have been many James Bonds, there may even be multiple James Bonds existing at the same time without knowledge of the others (it's spycraft after all)
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Casino Royale (1967)
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I've had an uptick in orders for this print recently, for reasons which are not particularly mysterious to me
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I've had an uptick in orders for this print recently, for reasons which are not particularly mysterious to me
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AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
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JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.