Tok Thompson
@tokfreely.bsky.social
Professor of Anthropology. Folklorist, mythologist, posthumanist…. And in the summers, commercial fisherman.
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Pretty wild that the Republican Party apparently now hates Ronald Reagan — and everything he stood for — and is actively trying to destroy his actual legacy.
Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"
October 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Pretty wild that the Republican Party apparently now hates Ronald Reagan — and everything he stood for — and is actively trying to destroy his actual legacy.
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Democratic Senators who backed Noem:
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey
Senator Gary Peters of Michigan
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey
Senator Gary Peters of Michigan
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan
June 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Democratic Senators who backed Noem:
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey
Senator Gary Peters of Michigan
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey
Senator Gary Peters of Michigan
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan
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But those 5 bullet points are due or else...🙄
MURRAY: It was due last week. By law.
PATEL: I understand.
MURRAY: You're not gonna follow the law? ... And you have no timeline?
PATEL: No
MURRAY: Hmm. We're not having a budget hearing without a budget request. So where is it?
PATEL: I understand.
MURRAY: You're not gonna follow the law? ... And you have no timeline?
PATEL: No
MURRAY: Hmm. We're not having a budget hearing without a budget request. So where is it?
May 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
But those 5 bullet points are due or else...🙄
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Gélineau advanced the term "narcolepsy" in 1880 while de la Tourette described his eponymous syndrome in 1885. "Autism" was coined by Bleuler in 1911, with full diagnoses soon after.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.
April 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Gélineau advanced the term "narcolepsy" in 1880 while de la Tourette described his eponymous syndrome in 1885. "Autism" was coined by Bleuler in 1911, with full diagnoses soon after.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
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Well, they lied. Obviously.
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Well, they lied. Obviously.
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So Trump is now saying he didn't sign the Alien Enemies Act after originally saying he signed the Alien Enemies Act 🤔
March 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
So Trump is now saying he didn't sign the Alien Enemies Act after originally saying he signed the Alien Enemies Act 🤔
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I missed this (Feb 6). Trump DOJ shut down “Taskforce Kleptocapture” that seized Russian oligarch super yachts.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump administration disbands task force targeting Russian oligarchs
The U.S. Justice Department under President Donald Trump is disbanding an effort started after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine to enforce sanctions and target oligarchs close to the Kremlin.
www.reuters.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I missed this (Feb 6). Trump DOJ shut down “Taskforce Kleptocapture” that seized Russian oligarch super yachts.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
An interesting (if unconfirmed) story that has been disappearing rapidly from US news sites. Still widely available elsewhere, though. www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
Donald Trump 'recruited by KGB in 80s and even has codename'
Alnur Mussayev, 72, who headed Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee, alleges Donald Trump was recruited when he was a 40-year-old New York real estate developer
www.irishstar.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
An interesting (if unconfirmed) story that has been disappearing rapidly from US news sites. Still widely available elsewhere, though. www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
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2. Even if Trump's "I'm king" tweet *is* characterizable as a joke, you're never "just joking." Nobody is ever "just joking." Humor is a social act that performs a social function (always).
February 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
2. Even if Trump's "I'm king" tweet *is* characterizable as a joke, you're never "just joking." Nobody is ever "just joking." Humor is a social act that performs a social function (always).
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Turns out we “deranged” people simply saw the truth clearly.
February 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Turns out we “deranged” people simply saw the truth clearly.
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"Law and order" in the Trump era: if you bow down to the head of the U.S. government, he may help you - whether you're awaiting trial for sex crimes in Europe or doing time in the USA for physically assaulting police.
February 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"Law and order" in the Trump era: if you bow down to the head of the U.S. government, he may help you - whether you're awaiting trial for sex crimes in Europe or doing time in the USA for physically assaulting police.
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Attributed to Napoleon, who ended democracy in French, this quote was also used by Anders Breivik, the far-right anti-immigrant terrorist who murdered 77 people
February 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Attributed to Napoleon, who ended democracy in French, this quote was also used by Anders Breivik, the far-right anti-immigrant terrorist who murdered 77 people
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Trump pardons traitors.
January 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Trump pardons traitors.
Biden frees Leonard Peltier!!
January 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Biden frees Leonard Peltier!!
'm very happy to announce an upcoming labor of love! Should be available globally in June: www.routledge.com/Introducing-...
Exploring Anthropology through Folklore and Mythology
Exploring Anthropology through Folklore and Mythology is a comprehensive textbook which examines how people around the world express themselves culturally, and how these practices and performances pro...
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January 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
'm very happy to announce an upcoming labor of love! Should be available globally in June: www.routledge.com/Introducing-...