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That One Jerk
@1jerk.bsky.social
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Irreverent, flippant purveyor of sarcasm. CAUTION: May be caustic. May cause burns.

Time traveler.
Reader of books.

I like salad.
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Tom Homan
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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The Three Little Kittens:

Midnight
Dusk
and Dawn

(and Mom, Sammi)

#caturday
October 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Perseverance
A green plant shoot growing out of a tiny crack in a large section of asphalt.
October 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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September 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Potential invaders, take note.

(Especially the "big shoulders" part)
JEOPARDY screen that reads "It's the 'City of Big Shoulders' as well as the 'Windy City'."
September 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Someone spilled a box of assorted cats on my porch.
#caturday
August 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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August 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Rumor has it that my state's Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) is gonna appear on The Late Show (@colbertlateshow.bsky.social) for a meaningful dialogue with Stephen Colbert, tomorrow night, Tuesday August 5.
Check your local TV schedule for times.
August 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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One of the more satisfying items to collect
A spherical ceramic container with a wide round opening on the top. The container is approx 5 inches diameter, the opening approx 3 inches across. The opening is stoppered with a large round flat tan colored cork. The container is 2 toned, gray on the upper half, black on the lower half. A round white area on the side contains black print letters that read, "Ashes of Idiots."
July 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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A cartoon panel of Dick Tracy. Dick , in his yellow fedora and trenchcoat is running while shouting "They're here to get rid of the evidence!"
July 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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JEOPARDY screen reading: "This, in the film of that title, is defined in part as 'Be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book'"
July 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Life comes at you fast on #caturday
Two kittens. One in the grass, looking up at a second in the air above him who is inbound mid-pounce with arms spread wide.
April 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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JEOPARDY screen that reads: Inscribed on Woody Guthrie's guitar: "This machine kills" these
February 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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JEOPARDY screen reading: "Giving aid and comfort" to America's enemies is part of the Constitution's definition of this crime of betrayal
February 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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From 2019
Newspaper article: Measles solution straightforward: Vaccinate your children Rash by rash and fever by fever, measles continues to spread. Health officials in Chicago are watching the case count tick upward. Nationally, measles has reached its highest level in two decades. We know who's primarily to blame: misinformed parents who harbor a need- less and irresponsible fear of vaccines. Anti-vax parents imperil their own chil-dren and others by refusing vaccinations that repeatedly have been proved safe, leaving gaps in the protective circle that stops the spread of the virus. Amid alarming outbreaks and warnings that measles can be fatal in a small num-ber of cases, medical professionals and authorities are taking the right step. Push-ing harder to bring resistors into line for the greater good. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, but more than 450 cases have been reported in the coun-try this year. Just seven of those are in Illinois, which has a high vaccination rate, providing the state with what's known as herd immunity. There is still plenty of conspiracy-fuel-ing, anti-science rhetoric from high places. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said he forced his children to contract chicken pox by exposing them to a sick neighbor as kids. In other words, he made them miserable and risked complications in-cluding later susceptibility to shingles, instead of providing them with a safe, effective vaccine. Doctors strongly dis-courage this type of deliberate exposure, despite such festive names as "chickenpox parties." Measles is resurgent, which is unfor- tunate. Worse, its return was avoidable. Parents, the best response is to make sure your children are vaccinated, and spread the word to others. Medical profes-sionals have a role to play. The next step in Illinois could come from health officials to tighten vaccination requirements. The well-being of children is at stake.
February 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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This is RBG, aka "Baby Ruth"

She has the classic black robe and signature jabot.
December 18, 2024 at 1:16 AM
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December 6, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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December 6, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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November 28, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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This is a phone camera pic of the moon over Lake Michigan (looking east).
Taken Wed August 30, 2023. 7:59pm CST
November 26, 2024 at 5:58 PM