Tom Bombeardil
@rantipole.bsky.social
Husband. Acupuncturist. Bear. Nerd. Vegan. Pagan. He/him. NJ.
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Tom Bombeardil
@rantipole.bsky.social
· Nov 6
We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump
Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...
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I've come back to this article several times since it was published. It's a hard read but it's needed. Many of us should start putting its ideas into practice.
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Today is the 21st anniversary of me and my husband meeting! He's not on BlueSky, but I wanted to post about it anyway. This is one of my favorite pictures of us, taken on Isla Mujeres, Mexico. It was short but lovely trip.
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today is the 21st anniversary of me and my husband meeting! He's not on BlueSky, but I wanted to post about it anyway. This is one of my favorite pictures of us, taken on Isla Mujeres, Mexico. It was short but lovely trip.
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I feel obligated to post my favorite glyptodon meme
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I feel obligated to post my favorite glyptodon meme
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I don’t want to hear about norms, I don’t want to hear about looking forward not back, I don’t want to hear about “bipartisanship”
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I don’t want to hear about norms, I don’t want to hear about looking forward not back, I don’t want to hear about “bipartisanship”
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
This could be from the big scene in a horror movie where the audience finally gets to see the painting one of the characters has been working on and it's like this absolute nightmare.
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This could be from the big scene in a horror movie where the audience finally gets to see the painting one of the characters has been working on and it's like this absolute nightmare.
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Hey btw, if anyone wants baby GT leachianus geckos ($500) or baby Kenyan sand boas ($50 to $75), I can ship. Just DM me.
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hey btw, if anyone wants baby GT leachianus geckos ($500) or baby Kenyan sand boas ($50 to $75), I can ship. Just DM me.
I sat down with this album last night (see a previous post for a picture) and listened while reading the lyrics. This album is a spell. A powerful, joyous, bitter, wrathful, righteous spell.
Bad times inspire good art. Florence Welch has made good art with Everybody Scream. It’s witchcraft for people who don’t know they need it. And for some of us who do.
www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbe...
www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbe...
Everybody Scream: Witchcraft For Everyone
Bad times inspire good art. Florence Welch has made good art with Everybody Scream. It’s witchcraft for people who don’t know they need it. And for some of us who do.
www.patheos.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I sat down with this album last night (see a previous post for a picture) and listened while reading the lyrics. This album is a spell. A powerful, joyous, bitter, wrathful, righteous spell.
This was a magical day. I'd love to go back.
#StandingStonesSunday
#StandingStonesSunday
November 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This was a magical day. I'd love to go back.
#StandingStonesSunday
#StandingStonesSunday
I long to stand among the stones again.
It can feel as if the stones cast a spell of perpetuation upon the landscape. Archetypes of transmission and reception echoed into a manifesting modernity. This is fanciful, but it's also one of the ways the Long Neolithic works – it infects our imaginations. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I long to stand among the stones again.
🎶So I don't have to be worthy
I no longer try to be good
It didn't keep me safe
Like you told me that it would🎶
I no longer try to be good
It didn't keep me safe
Like you told me that it would🎶
Sometimes you need to light pretty lights, sit on the floor, and listen to music.
Why yes, I'm really stoned. Why do you ask?
Why yes, I'm really stoned. Why do you ask?
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
🎶So I don't have to be worthy
I no longer try to be good
It didn't keep me safe
Like you told me that it would🎶
I no longer try to be good
It didn't keep me safe
Like you told me that it would🎶
Sometimes you need to light pretty lights, sit on the floor, and listen to music.
Why yes, I'm really stoned. Why do you ask?
Why yes, I'm really stoned. Why do you ask?
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Sometimes you need to light pretty lights, sit on the floor, and listen to music.
Why yes, I'm really stoned. Why do you ask?
Why yes, I'm really stoned. Why do you ask?
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ICE is confirmed in Asheville. Please share this widely to anyone who may see this who lives here.
stay safe!
stay safe!
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
ICE is confirmed in Asheville. Please share this widely to anyone who may see this who lives here.
stay safe!
stay safe!
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There are baby capybaras at the Cape May Zoo! www.phillyvoice.com/cape-may-cou...
Which is why my 9-year-old had us out of the house at 6AM to catch the Lewes-Cape May Ferry.
Which is why my 9-year-old had us out of the house at 6AM to catch the Lewes-Cape May Ferry.
Cape May County zoo announces birth of baby capybaras — with more on the way
Two pups are already roaming the enclosure with mom Buttercup. Their half-siblings are expected to arrive in a few weeks.
www.phillyvoice.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
There are baby capybaras at the Cape May Zoo! www.phillyvoice.com/cape-may-cou...
Which is why my 9-year-old had us out of the house at 6AM to catch the Lewes-Cape May Ferry.
Which is why my 9-year-old had us out of the house at 6AM to catch the Lewes-Cape May Ferry.
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When you feel depleted of enchantment, walk the wood. It is where magic lives loudly. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
When you feel depleted of enchantment, walk the wood. It is where magic lives loudly. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982
NJ really did understand the assignment this election.
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
NJ really did understand the assignment this election.
"I'll be wearing your tattoo."
Second session on my whole-thigh tattoo in progress.
Second session on my whole-thigh tattoo in progress.
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"I'll be wearing your tattoo."
Second session on my whole-thigh tattoo in progress.
Second session on my whole-thigh tattoo in progress.
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[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
My husband and I are so freaking happy with the way the dining room and basement painting came out. The dining room is exactly how I pictured it. We're thrilled!
November 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My husband and I are so freaking happy with the way the dining room and basement painting came out. The dining room is exactly how I pictured it. We're thrilled!
Busy day booked tomorrow: therapy, tattoo, haircut. I think I'll follow that all with dinner and an edible.
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Busy day booked tomorrow: therapy, tattoo, haircut. I think I'll follow that all with dinner and an edible.
Get to know your mutuals; list 10 random things you like:
London
Snakes
The beach
The woods
Bob Dylan
TTRPGs
Lilacs
Hawaiian shirts
Blueberries
Reservation Dogs
London
Snakes
The beach
The woods
Bob Dylan
TTRPGs
Lilacs
Hawaiian shirts
Blueberries
Reservation Dogs
Get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:
Fountain pens
James Frazer
Guitars
Cats
William James
Watercolors
Dredge
Irish music
Werewolves
The Verve Pipe
Fountain pens
James Frazer
Guitars
Cats
William James
Watercolors
Dredge
Irish music
Werewolves
The Verve Pipe
Get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:
Witchcraft
Pizza
Books
Animal crossing
Tea
Fall
Rainy days
Windy days
The forest
The beach
Witchcraft
Pizza
Books
Animal crossing
Tea
Fall
Rainy days
Windy days
The forest
The beach
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Get to know your mutuals; list 10 random things you like:
London
Snakes
The beach
The woods
Bob Dylan
TTRPGs
Lilacs
Hawaiian shirts
Blueberries
Reservation Dogs
London
Snakes
The beach
The woods
Bob Dylan
TTRPGs
Lilacs
Hawaiian shirts
Blueberries
Reservation Dogs
Me as a therapist: Have you tried listening to Tori Amos about it?
Me, as a therapist: let’s sit quietly for a bit
Me, as a therapist: fuck me, you're a wrong'un.
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Me as a therapist: Have you tried listening to Tori Amos about it?
Whipped up some homemade pico de gallo with tomatoes and hot peppers from my garden. The pepper plants were gift and I don't know what they are but they are fiery. 😋🤤
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Whipped up some homemade pico de gallo with tomatoes and hot peppers from my garden. The pepper plants were gift and I don't know what they are but they are fiery. 😋🤤
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Call these House Dems and tell them to hold the damn line!
TX Cuellar - 202-225-1640
WA Gluesenkamp Perez 202 225-3536
TX Gonzalez (202) 225-2531
ME Golden (202) 225-6306
NV Susie Lee (202) 225-3252
#Healthcare #Shutdown #HouseDems
TX Cuellar - 202-225-1640
WA Gluesenkamp Perez 202 225-3536
TX Gonzalez (202) 225-2531
ME Golden (202) 225-6306
NV Susie Lee (202) 225-3252
#Healthcare #Shutdown #HouseDems
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Call these House Dems and tell them to hold the damn line!
TX Cuellar - 202-225-1640
WA Gluesenkamp Perez 202 225-3536
TX Gonzalez (202) 225-2531
ME Golden (202) 225-6306
NV Susie Lee (202) 225-3252
#Healthcare #Shutdown #HouseDems
TX Cuellar - 202-225-1640
WA Gluesenkamp Perez 202 225-3536
TX Gonzalez (202) 225-2531
ME Golden (202) 225-6306
NV Susie Lee (202) 225-3252
#Healthcare #Shutdown #HouseDems
The heat in my office is still not fixed so I ran out on my lunch break and bought this cheap sweater.
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The heat in my office is still not fixed so I ran out on my lunch break and bought this cheap sweater.
The heat in my office crapped out. It was 60 degrees in my treatment rooms before I turned on the space heaters. Can we just close for the day and go home? 🥶😠
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The heat in my office crapped out. It was 60 degrees in my treatment rooms before I turned on the space heaters. Can we just close for the day and go home? 🥶😠
🤔
For two years the people of Sweden sacrificed first bulls then men to end the famine that devastated the land. On the third year, they seized their King, Domalde, and sacrificed him to the gods. The next year was prosperous. #WyrdWednesday
🖼️: E. Werenskiold
🖼️: E. Werenskiold
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🤔