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Topher

@anisotoph.bsky.social
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Scientist, science communicator, puppet builder, mead maker, droid builder, leather crafter, nerd. Emotional support human to a PAIR of walking rugs called Huxley and Una. Most creations are on IG at @northsidedroids, some at @anisotoph. He/him.

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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Politicizing vaccines kills. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com
Excess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Voters in Florida and Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This cross-sectional study examines the differences in excess death rates between Republican and Democratic voters in Florida and Ohio after the COVID-19 vaccine became available for all adults.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The most basic definition of inflation is “too many dollars chasing too few goods.” Whaddya think would happen if we dumped $1t overnight into the mix?
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The fwd right evacuation slide accidentally deployed on AF1. One of the older VC-25s pulled up as an option, but Trump’s team instead decided he couldn’t admit his shiny new Qatari ~~bribe~~ gift needed maintenance. So they detached the slide and just took off.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My puppet! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8c3dNsC/
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When one chaos muppet meets another! #ahhhhh #DragonCon #DragonCon2026
TikTok video by Dragon Con!
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Seelix the Seventh @seelix.com · 01/09/2026
Animal is on his way to @dragoncon.org! (Don’t worry, we took the car keys away from him.) Animal made and puppeteered by @anisotoph.bsky.social
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Let this week remind us. Live your life like Dolly and Tim: ham it up while doing good everywhere you walk. Assume you are surrounded by muppets and sing your head off. Don’t give a fuck what they think while…not giving a fuck what they think.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I’m case you missed it, the US is being governed by a group of toddlers and morons.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Dragon Con friends, come see me! (Next year panel pitch will be Colons: More Than Punctuation: Also an Organ: The Panel)
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Finishing my nth rewatch of Schitts Creek and I think I have a proposed Machete order. S01E01-S06E13-S06E14-S02E02… The idea is to see the scope of the character growth, then go back and see how it happened. Because watching in strict order is hard as you struggle to get to real character growth.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A new migrant to Kentucky goes to a garden supply store. “Sorry, my English is not so good. I need a…Mitch McConnell?” The store employee looks blankly. “Oh I think is also called a sack of shit?” The employee is aghast. “Ah yes, word is manure! You have some?”
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Woohoo! abcnews.com/Politics/sup...
abcnews.com
Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. by executive order.
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Seelix the Seventh @seelix.com · 30/06/2026
*pounds clipboard on table* TEETH TEETH TEETH
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” But not you. 😢 I despise this administration and its hate based policies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Since Trump’s 2017 tax law cut the corporate tax rate, America's biggest corporations have spent $4.8 trillion on stock buybacks. The top 10 corporations who bought back the most stock spent FIVE TIMES more on stock buybacks than they paid in taxes. This blew my mind.
4taxfairness.substack.com
Firms Spend $4.8T on Stock Buybacks Since 1st Trump-GOP Tax Law
Huge Tax Cuts Used to Enrich Shareholders Rather Than Boost Pay or Investment
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Hey guess what? I have no idea if I’m straight or just queer and never found the right opportunity. But I don’t fucking care. I’m me, I like me, and that’s the end of the story. If you need a safe place, even when it’s not Pride Month, I’m here for you.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I made art! Dual tone metal clay casting. These buggers were a lot of work but also a lot of fun.
Six cast pendants interpreting the badges from Starfleet Academy.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Despite only living in LA for four years and having left 30 years ago, I feel a deep affinity for the place. The news from Garden Grove has all my attention. Stay safe, good people.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Excellent news. Secession remains one of the stupidest things to come out of Alberta. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
ANALYSIS | For Danielle Smith and Alberta separatists, no clear path left for referendum after court loss | CBC News
Pressure is mounting for premier to commit to the vote her UCP base wants, but First Nations have blocked.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The House voted 213-214 to kill the War Powers resolution. Two Repubs declined to vote, yet have publicly questioned the war, and one Dem voted against it. Yes the Senate would probably have killed it and Trump would’ve vetoed, but it would have put a line in the sand.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Does the pope still get to excommunicate people? Asking for a…well definitely not a friend, but still curious.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
FFS, 25th Amendment now.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
There are no words. I am so unbelievably happy that Artemis was successful. Wonderful work, every single person who worked on this. You are what makes humanity great.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I got so annoyed with some of You People that I made a meme Science is not why you and your family are struggling, friends. President Trump and Congressional Republicans are the reason why you and your family are struggling.
"That foreigner wants your cookie" cartoon, but it's ICE with all the cookies, and US science agencies not immigrants.
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Eric Lesch @ericlesch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Do yourself a favor and read or listen to Stealing From Wizards. You won't regret it!
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Nona, that toy is meant for a 110lb Great Pyrenees.
A small spotted housecat plays with a giant chew toy. A small spotted housecat plays with a giant chew toy.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Funny how we don’t hear about “oh they’re playing 4D chess” anymore.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Jury: “no, Mr Musk, you didn’t scheme to defraud. You’re just an idiot.” apnews.com/article/elon...
apnews.com
Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, absolves him of some fraud claims
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter’s stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company fo...
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
You broke it, you fix it, dipshit. Except sadly we’ll all be paying to fix this dumbass mistake.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
”Is this the person you want to follow into the future? An angry child with his finger on the trigger, whos entire world view is based on a lie?” -Star Trek
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I wonder if the administration saw a sign that said “Yield to Peds” and thought it meant pedophiles?
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The world is shit, have a stunning and massive rose bush at Arthur Circus, Hobart.
Easily 20’ long and 7’ high, this series of rose bushes along a fence line is stunning.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Hypocrisy documented.
From DJT Nov 2013, “Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!”
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Erin's reporting is, as always, impeccable. What many may not know, however, is that once a license is issued, the holder has a property interest in that license that is protected by the 14th Amendment. This goes back to Bell v Burson (1972). For more, keep reading... 🧵
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Aww it’s TACO Sunday! Love it.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Missing Sidney Crosby on the ice is probably 90% of why that game went the way it did. Get well soon, SC.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Ok the new Muppet Show is also an absolute delight.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
That last episode of Starfleet Academy. OMFG. This show is so good, so Star Trek.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Sometimes an idea must be realized, no matter how silly.
An army of LEGO crabs in tricorn hatsAn army of LEGO crabs in tricorn hats
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet — theonion.com/rfk-jr-demon...
theonion.com
RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet
WASHINGTON—In an address touting the practice as a completely drug-free method to relieve the common affliction, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonstrated Thursday how ...
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
This idiot wants a Peace Prize? (Tl;dr: seven countries last year) www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
aljazeera.com
How many countries has Trump bombed in 2025?
Venezuela is the latest country to be hit by US strikes as the Trump administration ramps up military interventions.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
On Final Approach
A black and white photo of the moon over a cloudscape. Lens flare accentuates the moon into a brilliant halo.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
We had to go to the mall today. It is dead here. Hello Recession my old friend, I’ve come to cry with you again….
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog - defector.com/the-2025-hat... Perfection.
defector.com
The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector
[Opens front door while holding a toy corgi in one arm] Merry Christmas! Oh my God, you made it! I thought you might be stuck at the airport for weeks! Well, because it’s such madness out there. Piper...
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Progress on Rob Anybody Feegle
A blue muppet style puppet takes shape.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Starting my next puppet: Rob Anybody Feegle
A blue muppet style puppet starts to come together
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Finished! #hazbinhotel
Husk from Hazbin Hotel rendered as a muppet style puppet. All work by me.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
@imkeithdavid.bsky.social @vivziepop.bsky.social I hope you enjoy as I bring Husk into 3D puppet life.
Husk from Hazbin Hotel rendered as a puppet. Work in progress. Husk from Hazbin Hotel rendered as a puppet. Work in progress.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Reading the latest @travisbaldree.bsky.social and I’m struck by the same delight I experienced with @alexwhite.bsky.social ‘s Salvagers series. There’s something really magical about reading an author’s first few books and seeing their them hone their skills as they go. Truly wonderful.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
FFS this isn’t up for debate. www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v...
statnews.com
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
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Topher @anisotoph.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Reprehensible. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
arstechnica.com
Trump admin axed 383 active clinical trials, dumping over 74K participants
It’s a “violation of foundational ethical principles of human participant research.”…
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