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Thomas Franz
@thomasafranz.bsky.social
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Graduate student and refugee from Twitter. I love science, space, cute/spooky art, and animals. AuDHD and proud. Mad scientist.
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@emmathorne.bsky.social just saw your video today and love your Pusheen shirt! Super cute!
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Lol I can’t seem to avoid the topic of the week. My grandma posted a picture of Jesus hugging Charlie Kirk on her facebook. If that’s the sort of person in heaven, I want to go to hell
a drawing of a cartoon character with the name angel dust written on the bottom
Alt: Angel Dust from Hazbin Hotel slapping the table like the piano cat meme. Because he is adorable and my favorite
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September 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
thomasafranz.bsky.social
So I saw a headline on Ground News that said that Trump is stating he was an FBI informant on Epstein. Does anyone really believe that? I mean, come on.
September 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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NEW STARSET NEXT MONTH LET’S GOOOOOO!!!
August 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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As it is international cat day, I figured I would share a pic of our little lady. I have been sick with stomach stuff so she decided to sleep under my headboard to show support
Our baby kitty being sleepy and supportive
August 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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yay-peppermint.com
Hiiiii I haven't made any money last month or this month so far so I am having a sale on my shop items in hopes I can perpetuate my smol existence on this planet!

I appreciate the shares TuT <3

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#artshop #nightmarket #art
small fish pin being held against the backdrop of a keyboard elephant beetle with flowers all around it little calico bunny stickers with an orange on their heads
August 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
thomasafranz.bsky.social
Yeah this is exactly how I feel about the current administration and conservatives as a whole.

youtube.com/shorts/KETM6...
The mad physicist told the truth 😱
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August 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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So there is a resolution (bill? Idk) trying to get a vote in the House that would force the release of the Epstein files. 10 Republicans are promising to pass it, including Lauren Bobert and MTG. As my favorite song states, “this storm brings strange loyalties.”
July 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Pretty much how I feel about my MAGA family

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STARSET - OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE (Official Audio)
YouTube video by starsetonline
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July 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
thomasafranz.bsky.social
So we are at war with Iran now. Neat.
June 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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toonyballoony.bsky.social
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️

toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
The cover spread from a one page zine printout. The left (back cover) features images of a scale and gavel, with notes on First Amendment and filming rights, and the advice to “shut the fuck up.” On the right is the cover, a megaphone with the title text “PROTEST SAFELY.” Behind it are faceless protestors. The subtitle notes, “A brief collection of tips from around the internet.” A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is an illustration of a protestor with the title “What to Wear,” including a helmet, goggles, ear plugs, gloves, a mask, a backpack, and layers/long sleeves/pants. Each have additional notes explaining their use. On the right is “What to Bring,” featuring illustrations of a backpack, money, water bottles, a mask, a granola bar and bag of trail mix, a first aid kit, folded shirt and pants, and an ID, with “DIY Defense” listed underneath it showing one protestor using a luggage case, one holding a trash can lid, and one using an open umbrella as a shield. A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is “Protect Your Identity,” advising to cover up identifying features, avoiding photography of protesters, deactivating biometric phone-unlocking tools, and writing emergency contact and counsel numbers on your arm. On the right is “Be Like Water,” the motto of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, and the text “BEWARE THE BAIT” with images of a palette of bricks and a masked man holding a crowbar toward a protestor with a sign, “Psst, free crowbar?” encouraging the reader not to engage with traps and undercover agents. A spread from one page zine printout featuring the hazards of protest opposition, including tear gas, rubber bullets, and LRAD sound cannons and flash bangs. Caution tape images accompany the text explaining the dangers of each, how to flush out eyes that have been maced/etc, and how to extinguish a gas canister with a traffic cone.
June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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bdavewalters.bsky.social
Y'all, I found it: The single greatest post EVER
November 23, 2024 at 6:16 PM
thomasafranz.bsky.social
I can’t be the only one who is anticipating this. When will Trump deport Elon?
June 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Ok, so I am incredibly sad to have to say this. ChatGPT is not god. Or a god. Or self aware. Or some sort of angel/akashic sprite/whatever other bullshit. It is a word calculator. I can build my own LLM over the course of a couple weeks. It is not magic!

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies
Marriages and families are falling apart as people are sucked into fantasy worlds of spiritual prophecy by AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT
www.rollingstone.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Just saw that Musk’s Starbase is a city now. Nothing like some extraterritorial expansion to bring us closer to Cyberpunk
May 4, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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I just heard about the AI uprising happening on Twitter. Musk’s AI calling out conservatives is fucking beautiful
May 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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I want to vent about something near and dear to my heart, and the hearts of many autistic people. Board game companies are getting destroyed by these tariffs. A hobby I have enjoyed all my life is in jeopardy because of one idiot in office. Lawsuits have been filed though, and I say give them hell!
April 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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translifeline.org
If you are trans and seeking support, you are welcome to call Trans Lifeline.

US: (877) 565-8860
CAN: (877) 330-6366
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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translifeline.org
Please help us correct misinformation!

Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".

We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.

Find out more @ translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
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April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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papawoof.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
thomasafranz.bsky.social
“If we don’t deport the criminals now, we will have criminals running the country!” Says the criminal running the country.
a man is holding an iron in front of his face and says " it physically hurts me the irony ! "
Alt: a man is holding an iron in front of his face and says " it physically hurts me the irony ! "
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April 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
thomasafranz.bsky.social
Just got done with the Spring Space Command AEE. Mostly biomedical and cybersecurity stuff rather than AI, but still pretty cool.
A picture of the beginning of the symposium, featuring a slide being presented by General Keener. A slide from a presentation given by Mr. Bobby Strauss about AI and Machine Learning
April 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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I am in town for the Space Command AEE symposium again, right after the embodied intelligence conference. Is this what being an academic is like? Would be rad to be paid to learn stuff.
April 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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The Embodied Intelligence conference is done! Information absorbed! Nap time!
April 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM