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
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#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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A good new year's resolution for the City of St. Louis: stop people from dumping along the Riverfront Trail. It's pervasive. It's shameful.
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM
A good new year's resolution for the City of St. Louis: stop people from dumping along the Riverfront Trail. It's pervasive. It's shameful.
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Rioters? Agitators? Immigration agents’ claims against US citizens mostly fall apart in court. (gift link to Tribune report) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/c...
January 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Rioters? Agitators? Immigration agents’ claims against US citizens mostly fall apart in court. (gift link to Tribune report) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/c...
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ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
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Bragging that you just passed your 3rd dementia test
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Bragging that you just passed your 3rd dementia test
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
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Three years ago, I couldn’t have imagined Twitter collapsing to the point where its owner would create and endorse a CSAM bot.
January 2, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Three years ago, I couldn’t have imagined Twitter collapsing to the point where its owner would create and endorse a CSAM bot.
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I am unapologetic about my love of cake
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I am unapologetic about my love of cake
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Unarmed protesters block security forces in Rahnamaie street in Mashhad.
January 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Unarmed protesters block security forces in Rahnamaie street in Mashhad.
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He’s been here since 1989.
Humboldt Park restaurant owner is on his way to deportation flight to Pakistan, family says
Asif Amin Cheema, 63, was slated to be flown to his native Pakistan on Thursday night after more than 30 years in the U.S. A lawsuit alleges feds denied Cheema prescribed medications, and his family c...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
He’s been here since 1989.
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Unless I'm missing something, and I'm pretty sure I'm not, Twitter's AI is cranking out CSAM deepfakes, Elon Musk is making jokes about it, and nobody is doing anything to stop it or hold anyone at Twitter accountable for its creation and distribution.
Is that right?
Is that right?
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Unless I'm missing something, and I'm pretty sure I'm not, Twitter's AI is cranking out CSAM deepfakes, Elon Musk is making jokes about it, and nobody is doing anything to stop it or hold anyone at Twitter accountable for its creation and distribution.
Is that right?
Is that right?
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Ray Eames (Bernice Alexandra “Ray” Kaiser Eames), a leading American designer who excelled in furniture design and contributions in art, design and architecture.
Created in 1947, the Dot Pattern has survived as the most recognized textile design.
#RayEames #Textiles #ContemporaryArt
Created in 1947, the Dot Pattern has survived as the most recognized textile design.
#RayEames #Textiles #ContemporaryArt
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Ray Eames (Bernice Alexandra “Ray” Kaiser Eames), a leading American designer who excelled in furniture design and contributions in art, design and architecture.
Created in 1947, the Dot Pattern has survived as the most recognized textile design.
#RayEames #Textiles #ContemporaryArt
Created in 1947, the Dot Pattern has survived as the most recognized textile design.
#RayEames #Textiles #ContemporaryArt
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Republicans are killing the American dream as well as us!
Percentage of Americans who are married and own homes by age 30:
1960: 52%
1970: 48%
1980: 45%
1990: 43%
2000: 35%
2010: 25%
2025: 12%
This is crazy.
1960: 52%
1970: 48%
1980: 45%
1990: 43%
2000: 35%
2010: 25%
2025: 12%
This is crazy.
January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Republicans are killing the American dream as well as us!
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thinking about this today in regards to grok
January 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
thinking about this today in regards to grok
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Perhaps not THE highlight of the whole thing for Mr. Mayor, but man, how satisfying when the end of your lease lines up so nicely with a new and much nicer place to live suddenly coming into your possession.
Mayor Mamdani hasn't moved into Gracie Mansion yet and remains in his Astoria apartment for now, his team says. He expects to move at some point before his lease is up Jan. 30.
His team also shares this pic of him taking the W train to City Hall this morning from Astoria.
His team also shares this pic of him taking the W train to City Hall this morning from Astoria.
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Perhaps not THE highlight of the whole thing for Mr. Mayor, but man, how satisfying when the end of your lease lines up so nicely with a new and much nicer place to live suddenly coming into your possession.
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It's been 40 years to the day since Bill Veeck passed away. He was the driving force of "Our Team," the character I started with, the constant as I shifted focus from the St. Louis Browns to the Cleveland Indians. Here's a snippet I wrote of the dance Veeck threw the night his wooden leg arrived.
January 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It's been 40 years to the day since Bill Veeck passed away. He was the driving force of "Our Team," the character I started with, the constant as I shifted focus from the St. Louis Browns to the Cleveland Indians. Here's a snippet I wrote of the dance Veeck threw the night his wooden leg arrived.
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Reason 2: There is a literacy crisis already! People can’t read generally, not just the Magna Carta
January 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Reason 2: There is a literacy crisis already! People can’t read generally, not just the Magna Carta
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Reason 1: Most historical documents are not written in English, and if they are written in English it would like not be an English easily recognized by a 21st century teen, regardless of cursive fluency
January 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Reason 1: Most historical documents are not written in English, and if they are written in English it would like not be an English easily recognized by a 21st century teen, regardless of cursive fluency
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Came across this on Instagram and was immediately annoyed - most people currently alive can’t read most historical documents for a myriad of reasons that far exceed handwriting. That’s why people who actually do read those documents (historians) learn palaeography!
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Came across this on Instagram and was immediately annoyed - most people currently alive can’t read most historical documents for a myriad of reasons that far exceed handwriting. That’s why people who actually do read those documents (historians) learn palaeography!
A beverage rep was nice enough to give me a cooler-bag with my ‘name’ on it. The products are strong, be very careful with the 100+ drink, get ready for bed. He said they would probably be re-regulated again this year, and layoffs had already begun w/an uncertain future.
January 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A beverage rep was nice enough to give me a cooler-bag with my ‘name’ on it. The products are strong, be very careful with the 100+ drink, get ready for bed. He said they would probably be re-regulated again this year, and layoffs had already begun w/an uncertain future.
Homemade peanut brittle! Thanks @stateofstlouis.bsky.social and the Mr.
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Homemade peanut brittle! Thanks @stateofstlouis.bsky.social and the Mr.
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The villain of the American Revolution is a hero for second Trump administration. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hero of 2025: King George III
The villain of the American Revolution is the patron saint of Donald Trump's second term.
www.motherjones.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The villain of the American Revolution is a hero for second Trump administration. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Butter-Cups Cereal (1965-circa 1967): Puffed, light, crispy, flower-shaped corn cereal pieces from General Mills. A commercial featured children picking and eating real-life buttercups (which are poisonous), which led to parental complaints of copycat behavior and ultimately its discontinuation
January 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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1) "Capped" by a tornado? That happened in May.
2) This is the only mention of the tornado in the whole piece: the first sentence. Nothing about how bad the City's response was. Nothing about how people had their roofs tarped as the winter freeze set in. Nothing about the North side *at all*.
2) This is the only mention of the tornado in the whole piece: the first sentence. Nothing about how bad the City's response was. Nothing about how people had their roofs tarped as the winter freeze set in. Nothing about the North side *at all*.
January 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
1) "Capped" by a tornado? That happened in May.
2) This is the only mention of the tornado in the whole piece: the first sentence. Nothing about how bad the City's response was. Nothing about how people had their roofs tarped as the winter freeze set in. Nothing about the North side *at all*.
2) This is the only mention of the tornado in the whole piece: the first sentence. Nothing about how bad the City's response was. Nothing about how people had their roofs tarped as the winter freeze set in. Nothing about the North side *at all*.