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@waxtadpole.bsky.social
Chicago cat geezer. Tea fanatic. What the advertising industry dubs "GenX." Gray ace. Neurodivergent. Neither proud nor ashamed of that. Frequently it's hard. But I do my best.
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug:
The Magas squint away the murder
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The Magas squint away the murder
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Brought to you by the strong and defiant Inner Hive, including long-time member Franklin 89 and new member bill.
JOIN AT patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership
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Read it right here!👇
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug:
The Magas squint away the murder
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Brought to you by the strong and defiant Inner Hive, including long-time member Franklin 89 and new member bill.
JOIN AT patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership
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Read it right here!👇
The Magas squint away the murder
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Brought to you by the strong and defiant Inner Hive, including long-time member Franklin 89 and new member bill.
JOIN AT patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership
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Read it right here!👇
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Deeply inevitable, entirely predicted, and the shit people running this country don't give a damn.
Gonna go ahead and say this was a) inevitable and b) widely predicted, but the subhuman shitstains involved in all this c) don't care.
Multiple Men Have Impersonated ICE Agents To Kidnap And Assault Women
In a letter shared with HuffPost, the Democratic Women’s Caucus urged DHS to mandate ICE agents to “visibly and clearly identify themselves" when making arrests.
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Deeply inevitable, entirely predicted, and the shit people running this country don't give a damn.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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This is who Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and Kristy Noem executed today.
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:48 AM
This is who Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and Kristy Noem executed today.
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AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
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January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If the past year and a half has inspired a single significant thought in my head, it may be the idea that Cat's Cradle had a happy ending.
January 25, 2026 at 2:46 AM
If the past year and a half has inspired a single significant thought in my head, it may be the idea that Cat's Cradle had a happy ending.
Can we just admit that a large chunk of ICE *likes* to be compared to the Gestapo? Calling them Gestapo is almost certainly point of pride for many of them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Can we just admit that a large chunk of ICE *likes* to be compared to the Gestapo? Calling them Gestapo is almost certainly point of pride for many of them.
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
Anyone who supports the administration are connected to these beliefs, period.
The sheer volume of white nationalist memes/allusions posted from official government accounts over the past year is staggering
www.vox.com/politics/475...
www.vox.com/politics/475...
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Anyone who supports the administration are connected to these beliefs, period.
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In case you were wondering, this is what domestic terrorists look like
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
In case you were wondering, this is what domestic terrorists look like
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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The ICE agent who shot Marimar Martinez in Chicago tried to goad her out of her car.
He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times.
The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”.
They hate women & it shows.
He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times.
The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”.
They hate women & it shows.
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The ICE agent who shot Marimar Martinez in Chicago tried to goad her out of her car.
He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times.
The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”.
They hate women & it shows.
He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times.
The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”.
They hate women & it shows.
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
In 2026, the difference between doomscrolling and scrolling is shrinking towards nil.
January 7, 2026 at 12:53 AM
In 2026, the difference between doomscrolling and scrolling is shrinking towards nil.
Two minutes after dancing with Momo to Joan Jett's cover of "Do You Wanna Touch Me." Can't say I didn't deserve it. #Caturday on Friday.
January 2, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Two minutes after dancing with Momo to Joan Jett's cover of "Do You Wanna Touch Me." Can't say I didn't deserve it. #Caturday on Friday.
December 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I've posted this on Xmas Day for like 15 years now. This @pattonoswalt.bsky.social routine is more an indelible part of the Christmas Spirit than anyone dare admit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq10...
Patton Oswalt - Christmas Shoes
YouTube video by billybobjomes
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I've posted this on Xmas Day for like 15 years now. This @pattonoswalt.bsky.social routine is more an indelible part of the Christmas Spirit than anyone dare admit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq10...
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I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
Typical AI - not only did Gemini spell Socks with an X, but it even lists them as having won a World Series, which they've obviously never done. Couldn't even spell Chiconga right.
For anyone worried AI will replace all of us.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Typical AI - not only did Gemini spell Socks with an X, but it even lists them as having won a World Series, which they've obviously never done. Couldn't even spell Chiconga right.