A. Torch
@torcho.bsky.social
Activist, Surrealist artist, vintage shopkeeper, anti-racist. Music is life-giving.
#Jazz #Punk #CraftBeer
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#surrealism #yourbackseat #twinpeaks #STL
#Jazz #Punk #CraftBeer
☂️ ⚔️ 🥪
#surrealism #yourbackseat #twinpeaks #STL
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A. Torch
@torcho.bsky.social
· Jan 16
A watercolor of Senorita Dido I created after watching the masterpiece: Part 8 (The Return) of #TwinPeaks #art #davidlynch
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I love a meme targeted for my demographic
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I love a meme targeted for my demographic
WTH @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team ? Please reinstate author and historian Sarah Kendzior. #booksky #authors
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
WTH @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team ? Please reinstate author and historian Sarah Kendzior. #booksky #authors
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Devasted to find out @bsky.app has suspended author and fellow nature lover Sarah Kendzior without explanation substack.com/@sarahkendzior
Looking more and more like Bluesky was the wrong post-Twitter choice. I am so angry and upset.
Looking more and more like Bluesky was the wrong post-Twitter choice. I am so angry and upset.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Devasted to find out @bsky.app has suspended author and fellow nature lover Sarah Kendzior without explanation substack.com/@sarahkendzior
Looking more and more like Bluesky was the wrong post-Twitter choice. I am so angry and upset.
Looking more and more like Bluesky was the wrong post-Twitter choice. I am so angry and upset.
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Turns out ICE freezes in cold weather.
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 3:37 AM
Turns out ICE freezes in cold weather.
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WONDER WOMAN
This is the 1943 first appearance of Cheetah (Priscilla Rich)
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Many service women grew up reading Wonder Woman, wanting to be a hero.
Comics are meant to inspire.
Happy Veteran’s Day!
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This is the 1943 first appearance of Cheetah (Priscilla Rich)
💥
Many service women grew up reading Wonder Woman, wanting to be a hero.
Comics are meant to inspire.
Happy Veteran’s Day!
💫
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
WONDER WOMAN
This is the 1943 first appearance of Cheetah (Priscilla Rich)
💥
Many service women grew up reading Wonder Woman, wanting to be a hero.
Comics are meant to inspire.
Happy Veteran’s Day!
💫
This is the 1943 first appearance of Cheetah (Priscilla Rich)
💥
Many service women grew up reading Wonder Woman, wanting to be a hero.
Comics are meant to inspire.
Happy Veteran’s Day!
💫
Well hell! Gov Mike Kehoe travels I-70 often, a known narco-trafficking transit route 🧐
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the vessels were carrying drugs and traveling on a “known narco-trafficking transit route in the Eastern Pacific.”
U.S. Boat Strikes In Pacific Kill Six Alleged Drug Smugglers
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the vessels were carrying drugs and traveling on a “known narco-trafficking transit route in the Eastern Pacific.”
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Well hell! Gov Mike Kehoe travels I-70 often, a known narco-trafficking transit route 🧐
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Was Octopussy not campy enough? Moonraker? 🧐 You drive a hard bargain.
honestly i just want a camp Bond movie. can we get a Bond Boy or is that too far
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Was Octopussy not campy enough? Moonraker? 🧐 You drive a hard bargain.
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It’s kind of good to internalize it now rather than when you’re witnessing a neighbor get disappeared or watching teachers stand a lonely vigil around the perimeter of a school. Feeling it now means you can mobilize ahead of it.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
It’s kind of good to internalize it now rather than when you’re witnessing a neighbor get disappeared or watching teachers stand a lonely vigil around the perimeter of a school. Feeling it now means you can mobilize ahead of it.
All I want for Christmas is a whistle. And maybe a Red Ryder BB gun. And healthcare for all.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
All I want for Christmas is a whistle. And maybe a Red Ryder BB gun. And healthcare for all.
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BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the GOP’s latest gerrymander ruling that lawmakers violated the state constitution. This restores a voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering and enacts a fairer map for 2026.
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the GOP’s latest gerrymander ruling that lawmakers violated the state constitution. This restores a voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering and enacts a fairer map for 2026.
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If your city is next, mutual aid and neighborhood watch networks are the most important things to scale up, but whistles are a great tool to get people taking the first step.
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
If your city is next, mutual aid and neighborhood watch networks are the most important things to scale up, but whistles are a great tool to get people taking the first step.
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
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UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
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"Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, accused Republicans of hiding a provision in the funding bill that would give millions of taxpayer dollars “to a handful of Republican senators who helped Trump try to overthrow the government.”
yup
yup
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, accused Republicans of hiding a provision in the funding bill that would give millions of taxpayer dollars “to a handful of Republican senators who helped Trump try to overthrow the government.”
yup
yup
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(Bloomberg) - About a month ago, BlackRock deemed the private debt it had extended to Renovo Home Partners, a struggling home improvement company, to be worth 100 cents on the dollar. As of last week, the firm had a new assessment: zero.
@bloomberg.com $BLK
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com $BLK
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November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
(Bloomberg) - About a month ago, BlackRock deemed the private debt it had extended to Renovo Home Partners, a struggling home improvement company, to be worth 100 cents on the dollar. As of last week, the firm had a new assessment: zero.
@bloomberg.com $BLK
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com $BLK
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Kash Patel eliminated a crucial "Five Eyes" position in London after lying about doing it, compromising an intelligence-sharing agreement between that had held strong since 1938.
“It was a jarring introduction to Mr. Patel’s leadership style for British officials.”
www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2...
“It was a jarring introduction to Mr. Patel’s leadership style for British officials.”
www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2...
Kash Patel leaves major allies 'incredulous' as empty promise threatens historic pact
British intelligence officials were left “incredulous” as FBI Director Kash Patel axed an agent’s job in London, compromising an intelligence-sharing agreement between the two countries that had held ...
www.rawstory.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Kash Patel eliminated a crucial "Five Eyes" position in London after lying about doing it, compromising an intelligence-sharing agreement between that had held strong since 1938.
“It was a jarring introduction to Mr. Patel’s leadership style for British officials.”
www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2...
“It was a jarring introduction to Mr. Patel’s leadership style for British officials.”
www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2...
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🚨 Joe Holleman story w/o Warning Label. I accidently clicked so you don't have to.
The US Bank peculiar check looking mailing clearly said "DEPOSIT ADVICE ONLY -- NON NEGOTIABLE"
Bigger story imo- two St. Louis City $72,000 a year Alders work at US Bank: Oldenburg and Cox Antwi
The US Bank peculiar check looking mailing clearly said "DEPOSIT ADVICE ONLY -- NON NEGOTIABLE"
Bigger story imo- two St. Louis City $72,000 a year Alders work at US Bank: Oldenburg and Cox Antwi
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🚨 Joe Holleman story w/o Warning Label. I accidently clicked so you don't have to.
The US Bank peculiar check looking mailing clearly said "DEPOSIT ADVICE ONLY -- NON NEGOTIABLE"
Bigger story imo- two St. Louis City $72,000 a year Alders work at US Bank: Oldenburg and Cox Antwi
The US Bank peculiar check looking mailing clearly said "DEPOSIT ADVICE ONLY -- NON NEGOTIABLE"
Bigger story imo- two St. Louis City $72,000 a year Alders work at US Bank: Oldenburg and Cox Antwi
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Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
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At 4pm Magistrate Judge Fitzpatrick will hold a telephonic hearing on whether govt must turn over grand jury minutes to Comey’s team. Tech permitting, I’ll live-blog for @lawfaremedia.org .
For background, see
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
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For background, see
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
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Trial Dispatch: The Comey Hearing of Nov. 5, 2025
A judge ordered grand jury minutes turned over to James Comey, as well as information from five-year-old searches of Professor Dan Richman.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
At 4pm Magistrate Judge Fitzpatrick will hold a telephonic hearing on whether govt must turn over grand jury minutes to Comey’s team. Tech permitting, I’ll live-blog for @lawfaremedia.org .
For background, see
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
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For background, see
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
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We need a Trump Pardon Recidivism Tracker.
Hang this shit around his and his supine Congress' neck.
🎁 link
Hang this shit around his and his supine Congress' neck.
🎁 link
Felon Freed by Trump Is Set to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We need a Trump Pardon Recidivism Tracker.
Hang this shit around his and his supine Congress' neck.
🎁 link
Hang this shit around his and his supine Congress' neck.
🎁 link
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
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meanwhile
Hertz has been divesting from Tesla vehicles and selling them over the last 2 years, as declining resale values crushed its fleet economics amid Tesla slashing prices due to declining demand over the last 3 years.
Hertz has been divesting from Tesla vehicles and selling them over the last 2 years, as declining resale values crushed its fleet economics amid Tesla slashing prices due to declining demand over the last 3 years.
Tesla can’t sell its cars anymore so it is renting them now
Tesla is launching a new car rental program out of its stores in the US, as sales are crashing due...
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
meanwhile
Hertz has been divesting from Tesla vehicles and selling them over the last 2 years, as declining resale values crushed its fleet economics amid Tesla slashing prices due to declining demand over the last 3 years.
Hertz has been divesting from Tesla vehicles and selling them over the last 2 years, as declining resale values crushed its fleet economics amid Tesla slashing prices due to declining demand over the last 3 years.
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If the War on Terror were Orwell's Animal Farm, today we come to the last page.
Al-Qaeda in Syria's Ex-Commander Enlists in The War on Terror
They always said al-Qaeda would one day make its way to the White House. Turns out it's not for a suicide bombing but a handshake
www.forever-wars.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If the War on Terror were Orwell's Animal Farm, today we come to the last page.