Chris Thompson
@drchristhompson.bsky.social
Socialist game developer in Los Angeles. Flipper of tables and crafter of artful profanity. Viewpoints are my own. Punctuation atrocious by design; hyphens and em dashes are used interchangeably, and semicolons are just commas with jaunty hats. No regerts.
Pretty wild that, after all the terrible things he's done and all the terrible things he's yet to do, Trump is still only ever going to be the second biggest piece of shit to ever be president.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student...
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student...
![A screenshot from Wikipedia that reads, "The challenge of on-campus organising, in at least one respect, may be greater for the new SDS than for its predecessor in sixties. When in 1966, gubernatorial candidate Ronald Reagan promised to "clean up the mess" caused by "beatniks, radicals and filthy speech advocates" at Berkeley, like many public colleges across the country the University of California system did not charge tuition. Urged on by his adviser, the economist Roger A. Freeman, who cautioned against the "danger of producing an educated proletariat", Governor Reagan reduced state grants in favour of tuition accompanied by loans. The new costs to students, according to the governor, would "get rid of undesirables", those on campus "who are there to carry [picket] signs and not to study". Coinciding with the accelerated growth, and increasing ethnic diversity, of the student population, the policy was adopted nationwide during his presidency in the 1980s. Studies have found an association between the student loan burden and political engagement — evidence that it dissuades students, particularly from lower income backgrounds, from assuming the risks involved in political activism."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4i66gykunw63xkjljc52h2ju/bafkreia2fpzjyn2d2sx73g4xvpv5xkhl4sveml5zcraiyhpg44rl6nitvi@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Pretty wild that, after all the terrible things he's done and all the terrible things he's yet to do, Trump is still only ever going to be the second biggest piece of shit to ever be president.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student...
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student...
Chester is happy to oblige.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Chester is happy to oblige.
♪ WHEN YER ALONE ♪
♪ AN' LIFE IS GETTIN' YE LONELY ♪
♪ YE KIN ALWAYS GOOO ♪
ACH!!!
♪ DUNE 2 ♪
♪ AN' LIFE IS GETTIN' YE LONELY ♪
♪ YE KIN ALWAYS GOOO ♪
ACH!!!
♪ DUNE 2 ♪
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
♪ WHEN YER ALONE ♪
♪ AN' LIFE IS GETTIN' YE LONELY ♪
♪ YE KIN ALWAYS GOOO ♪
ACH!!!
♪ DUNE 2 ♪
♪ AN' LIFE IS GETTIN' YE LONELY ♪
♪ YE KIN ALWAYS GOOO ♪
ACH!!!
♪ DUNE 2 ♪
Bruges is a fucking fairy tale.
September 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Bruges is a fucking fairy tale.
September 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
So far I have been quite impressed with Welsh bathroom graffiti.
September 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
So far I have been quite impressed with Welsh bathroom graffiti.
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings re-make, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
September 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings re-make, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
I'm sorry. It's like a compulsion, a disease. When I see it, I just can't stop myself.
August 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I'm sorry. It's like a compulsion, a disease. When I see it, I just can't stop myself.
The irony of this child's t-shirt is horrific and heartbreaking.
July 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The irony of this child's t-shirt is horrific and heartbreaking.
When I was in Tokyo I met a capybara at a cat cafe. She was delightful.
July 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
When I was in Tokyo I met a capybara at a cat cafe. She was delightful.
Playing. I'm a Fungril/Galapa Seraph Divine Wielder!
July 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Playing. I'm a Fungril/Galapa Seraph Divine Wielder!
I've struggled with the same dilemma. I'm usually staunchly opposed to state sponsored revenge murder, because the system should be based on rehab/reform, not punishment.
But in this case, I gotta agree with Ol' Cump. You can't reform treason, you have to destroy it.
But in this case, I gotta agree with Ol' Cump. You can't reform treason, you have to destroy it.
July 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I've struggled with the same dilemma. I'm usually staunchly opposed to state sponsored revenge murder, because the system should be based on rehab/reform, not punishment.
But in this case, I gotta agree with Ol' Cump. You can't reform treason, you have to destroy it.
But in this case, I gotta agree with Ol' Cump. You can't reform treason, you have to destroy it.
My favorite Miyazaki movie. This is from the rooftop garden at the Ghibli museum in Tokyo.
July 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My favorite Miyazaki movie. This is from the rooftop garden at the Ghibli museum in Tokyo.
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, or Transformers.
("Does this unit have a soul?")
("Does this unit have a soul?")
July 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, or Transformers.
("Does this unit have a soul?")
("Does this unit have a soul?")
I'm not making light of this at all, it's a devastating tragedy, but:
Snakes?! How fucking bad is the snake situation down there, that it's hampering a federal recovery effort??
Snakes?! How fucking bad is the snake situation down there, that it's hampering a federal recovery effort??
July 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm not making light of this at all, it's a devastating tragedy, but:
Snakes?! How fucking bad is the snake situation down there, that it's hampering a federal recovery effort??
Snakes?! How fucking bad is the snake situation down there, that it's hampering a federal recovery effort??
Thankfully, in addition to "Funny Girl" and "Yentl", Barbra Streisand also gifted the world with a wonderful internet effect:
July 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Thankfully, in addition to "Funny Girl" and "Yentl", Barbra Streisand also gifted the world with a wonderful internet effect:
(also yes, I am doing this for Heater pics. I'll happily trade Chester pics in return.)
June 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
(also yes, I am doing this for Heater pics. I'll happily trade Chester pics in return.)
I said Mamdani's victory could be a bellwether for progressive politics in the US, and a path to beating back fascism. But it will only happen if we put in the work.
Now is the time. Find a progressive who speaks to you and give them your support.
Now is the time. Find a progressive who speaks to you and give them your support.
June 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I said Mamdani's victory could be a bellwether for progressive politics in the US, and a path to beating back fascism. But it will only happen if we put in the work.
Now is the time. Find a progressive who speaks to you and give them your support.
Now is the time. Find a progressive who speaks to you and give them your support.
