Mark Thompson
@sonofathomp.bsky.social
A Cartoonerer. The New Yorker..er. My posts are unreliably narrated. Native Upper Midwesterner now in Colorado.
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Mark Thompson
@sonofathomp.bsky.social
· Nov 20
My Bluesky posts are artisanal, handcrafted and scented with lavender.
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I’d just like to print out transcripts of Trump’s nonsensical answers and ask Republicans in Congress to read them aloud.
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I’d just like to print out transcripts of Trump’s nonsensical answers and ask Republicans in Congress to read them aloud.
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Sean Duffy’s been telling us for months that we have a critical shortage of air traffic controllers in this country which is causing serious safety issues in air travel, then Trump comes out today & calls them a bunch of traitors if they took a day off & encourages them to quit.
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Sean Duffy’s been telling us for months that we have a critical shortage of air traffic controllers in this country which is causing serious safety issues in air travel, then Trump comes out today & calls them a bunch of traitors if they took a day off & encourages them to quit.
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Trump supporters: “he can’t fund SNAP it wouldn’t be legal!”
Trump: “I’m going to give $10,000 bonus to the ones who supported me”
Trump supporters: “He’s the best!”
It’s never been about the law.
It’s never been about helping people.
It’s bribery, bullying, cowardice & fascism.
Trump: “I’m going to give $10,000 bonus to the ones who supported me”
Trump supporters: “He’s the best!”
It’s never been about the law.
It’s never been about helping people.
It’s bribery, bullying, cowardice & fascism.
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Trump supporters: “he can’t fund SNAP it wouldn’t be legal!”
Trump: “I’m going to give $10,000 bonus to the ones who supported me”
Trump supporters: “He’s the best!”
It’s never been about the law.
It’s never been about helping people.
It’s bribery, bullying, cowardice & fascism.
Trump: “I’m going to give $10,000 bonus to the ones who supported me”
Trump supporters: “He’s the best!”
It’s never been about the law.
It’s never been about helping people.
It’s bribery, bullying, cowardice & fascism.
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Depressing night. Just when I was getting used to feeling hopeful.
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Depressing night. Just when I was getting used to feeling hopeful.
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In a world where the incumbent president bowed to pressure and stepped aside, it doesn’t seem like such a monumental ask to switch minority leaders.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
In a world where the incumbent president bowed to pressure and stepped aside, it doesn’t seem like such a monumental ask to switch minority leaders.
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This is next-level Orwellian shit.
Trump on affordability: It’s a con job. Costs are way down.
Ingraham: So you are saying voters are misperceiving how they feel?
Ingraham: So you are saying voters are misperceiving how they feel?
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is next-level Orwellian shit.
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You ever call a senator's office and ask the staffer who picks up what it's like to work for someone without a spine?
10/10 recommend.
10/10 recommend.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
You ever call a senator's office and ask the staffer who picks up what it's like to work for someone without a spine?
10/10 recommend.
10/10 recommend.
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anyway if dems think I'm gonna forget this shit in 5 months, they're wrong. if they think I'm gonna forget it in 5 years, they're wrong. they have fully convinced me that purging the party of these inept losers in the senate is more important than retaking the senate in the next election cycle
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
anyway if dems think I'm gonna forget this shit in 5 months, they're wrong. if they think I'm gonna forget it in 5 years, they're wrong. they have fully convinced me that purging the party of these inept losers in the senate is more important than retaking the senate in the next election cycle
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It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
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I for one love to not be able to watch football because the $3.5 trillion company can’t get along with the $201 billion company
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I for one love to not be able to watch football because the $3.5 trillion company can’t get along with the $201 billion company
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Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper make sparks BALL OF FIRE (1941) — Howard Hawks's snappy screwball take on the Snow White tale.
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper make sparks BALL OF FIRE (1941) — Howard Hawks's snappy screwball take on the Snow White tale.
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At least Dems got a ceremonial vote on the ACA subsidies in the senate so Susan Collins can vote against her party on that knowing it won’t pass but she’ll be able to run on another vote that allows her to pretend to be a moderate. The deal is an in-kind contribution to Collins.
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
At least Dems got a ceremonial vote on the ACA subsidies in the senate so Susan Collins can vote against her party on that knowing it won’t pass but she’ll be able to run on another vote that allows her to pretend to be a moderate. The deal is an in-kind contribution to Collins.
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A lot of theories about the Dem senate sell-out being motivated by the Dem’s concern for their own or constituents’ unhappiness about flight cancellations. But it’s far more likely it’s being motivated by airlines’ lobbying. This party doesn’t even care about middle class comfort, only corporate $$$
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A lot of theories about the Dem senate sell-out being motivated by the Dem’s concern for their own or constituents’ unhappiness about flight cancellations. But it’s far more likely it’s being motivated by airlines’ lobbying. This party doesn’t even care about middle class comfort, only corporate $$$
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oh, so he totally stole the money
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SNAP embarrassed him. So now he's against SNAP. SNAP is now the James Comey of government assistance programs.
President Trump criticized the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during a Fox News interview tonight, saying people "get it automatically now so the number is many times what it should be, it's disgraceful."
Trump says "we can reform" SNAP
"SNAP is supposed to be if you are down and out," Trump said on Fox News this evening.
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
SNAP embarrassed him. So now he's against SNAP. SNAP is now the James Comey of government assistance programs.
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This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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This is a big deal: Bovino…”was expected to depart Chicago for another assignment within days, and most of the Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere”
Good riddance. Get the hell out of our city.
Good riddance. Get the hell out of our city.
Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
trib.al
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This is a big deal: Bovino…”was expected to depart Chicago for another assignment within days, and most of the Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere”
Good riddance. Get the hell out of our city.
Good riddance. Get the hell out of our city.
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Average healthcare costs in the US:
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Average healthcare costs in the US:
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
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While Trump murders people on boats for supposedly trafficking drugs, Jonathan Braun, a convicted drug trafficker serving a 10 year sentence he pardoned in 2021, will be sentenced in court today after he sexually assaulted a woman after Trump freed him from prison.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
While Trump murders people on boats for supposedly trafficking drugs, Jonathan Braun, a convicted drug trafficker serving a 10 year sentence he pardoned in 2021, will be sentenced in court today after he sexually assaulted a woman after Trump freed him from prison.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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I would like to congratulate Senate Dems for seeing our recent landslide Democratic wins in elections across the country and taking it to mean fold, instantly.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I would like to congratulate Senate Dems for seeing our recent landslide Democratic wins in elections across the country and taking it to mean fold, instantly.
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Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
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Notebooks. Lots of notebooks. 🙄
Mike Johnson on the Republican healthcare plan: "We've got notebooks full of ideas."
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Notebooks. Lots of notebooks. 🙄