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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 29/09/2026

America dot gov writing an incredible postmodernist monologue.

You. You. You are alive. You still have to bring two forms of ID.

Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 05/09/2026

I find you can tell a lot about a person by whether/how they lie about little things. Here, Ben Ryan glibly says he "catered the Met Gala" and, uh, no you didn't. You did not own or manage a catering company with a contract at the Met in 2004, you were probably a server.

A screenshot of a post by Benjamin Ryan on "X" wherein he reposts a post engagement-bait account. The shared post features a performance photo of Chris Martin from the band Coldplay and the text "What's the worst live performance you've ever witnessed???" Ben Ryan's response reads: "I catered the Met Gala in 2004 or so and Diana Ross sang and oh dear..."

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 04/09/2026

Apparently "potato bug" instead of pill bug is an exclusively Utah thing and that puts me on the map every time.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 31/07/2026

reminded today of one of my favorite posts

spacegirl incognito
@iamspacegirl
I think that instead of being a person I would like to be the sound of a very large stone being dropped into deep water

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 27/06/2026

From a hot day in August of 2010, lying on a couch at my friend's house the morning after a party, slightly hungover, waiting for him to get up so we could go smoke some weed.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 13/05/2026

Blooms in the Colonel Fitzwilliam Memorial Garden this morning: #flowersky #plantsky

Collage of different flowers, including cornflowers, salsify, white alyssum, California poppy, wood sorrel, and snapdragons, in addition to both a small blue flower and a small white flower whose names I cannot recall and can't be bothered to find

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 15/04/2026

Just received the most insane wrong-number voicemail:

Text transcription of a voicemail message, white text on a black background:
"No, I didn't do anything at all. I'm not sure like what's going on. They're insane. They've all um got cock in the ass too, so. They wanted their assholes pounded till they turned blue. I don't know. I, I'm sure. Yeah, I did. I did call them kind of, but if I have to, I will. But I was thinking maybe you and a few friends can come by or something. If you can. Yeah. Yeah, this person like hella was being hella disrespectful and rude. He's um He looks like Hacksaw Jim Duggan. All he needs is a 2 x 4. Yeah, I know."

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 03/04/2026

This cat was very annoyed that it was snowing. #catsky

A gray and white cat with black markings is curled up on and under a brown fleece blanket on a light blue sheet on a bed. She is grouchy.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 29/03/2026

Can't hear/see the name Rahm Emanuel without thinking of this blessed image.

A protester blows a shofar horn towards Rahm Emanuel, as he recoils.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 10/02/2026

Them: "omg, they want tens of thousands of dollars for the rights?!" Ballet/dance/theater production managers:

Still image from a scene in the movie The Ballad of Buster Scrugg. The actors is depicted from the shoulders up with a hangman's noose around his neck. Subtitle text reads: First time?

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 10/02/2026

Lots of stories about rights clearances In the Olympics this year and I'm like..... what were you doing before? Getting grand rights, sync rights, etc has been a thing for a long time? Prince and his estate are famously protective of his catalog? This has long been an issue in dance and theater.

Screenshot, black text on a white background. The text reads:
"The requirement that skaters use songs from the 1990s has led to copyright issues — rarely a problem when dancing to classical music or more generic ballroom dancing. Canada’s husband and wife pair of Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac couldn’t clear the copyrights to their Prince routine, and changed to the song “Sex Bomb” by Tom Jones in the last week before the Olympics. “Prince has grit and confidence, and that brought us here,” Lauriault said. “Tom Jones and Prince are not the same vibe!”"

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 04/02/2026

AUSA Joy Warner was "officially reprimanded" by US District Judge Paul G. Byron in Florida for "lack of candor," calling her actions in the case either "incredibly sloppy lawyering" or " a fraud upon the Court." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Screenshot of an excerpt from a court order. Black text on a white background reads:
"
If the Government had informed the Court that ICE was prepared to release the Petitioner, who has been illegally detained since at least January 9, 2026, the Court would have granted the Petition. For the Government to now claim that the Petitioner remained unlawfully detained because of the Court’s TRO is either the byproduct of incredibly sloppy lawyering by Ms. Warner or a fraud upon the Court.
This is not the first time Ms. Warner has been called to account for a lack of candor to the tribunal. In Rivero v. Sheriff John Mina, et al., 6:26-cv-66-RBD-NWH,
Judge Dalton ordered Ms. Warner to show cause why she should not be sanctioned for misstating the law. Now, Ms. Warner has misstated the record to this Court.
II. CONCLUSION
It is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The Respondents’ construed Motion for the Immediate Release of Petitioner Domenico Vitale Rosamilla (Doc. 13) is GRANTED;
2. Domenico Vitale Rosamilla shall be released from custody of the Orange County Jail, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY;
3. Assistant United States Attorney Joy Warner is OFFICIALLY REPRIMANDED for her lack of candor to the tribunal

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 03/02/2026

Judge Jerry Blackwell is not pleased with the MN US Attorney's office.

[Image description: a screenshot of an excerpt from a court order; black text on a white background which reads:
"In addition to the noncompliance described above, Respondents’ counsel has failed to fully comply with court orders in the multiple other matters captioned above.
It is past time for such noncompliance to end. Because written orders and responses have yielded little to no improvement and continue to drain this Court’s resources, a hearing with Respondents’ counsel—leadership included—is required.
ORDER
For these reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Respondents shall immediately file an update regarding Petitioner’s release.
2. By 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, February 3, 2026, Respondents shall file a written memorandum, not to exceed five (5) pages, explaining the failure to comply with this Court’s orders in Segundo A.P.G. v. Bondi, Case No. 26-cv-603, and showing cause why further remedial action, including sanctions or loss of pro hac vice status, should not be imposed.
3. A show cause hearing is set for tomorrow, February 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in Courtroom 7A (St. Paul), before the undersigned, to address the matters described in this Order, as well as Respondents’ noncompliance with orders in the following matters:"

Screenshot of an excerpt from a court order; black text on a white background reads:
"4
a. Oscar O.T. v. Bondi, et al., Case No. 26-cv-167 (JWB/JFD)
(January 15, 2026 order) (no 48-hour update filed);
(January 19, 2026 order) (update did not confirm release but stated return scheduled on Jan. 20);
(January 20, 2026 order) (update provided attorney had been misinformed and that Petitioner was to return Jan. 24, and no confirmation of release filed on Jan. 24);
(January 28, 2026 order) (update did not provide information requested).
b. Jose L.C.C. v. Bondi, et al., Case No. 26-cv-244 (JWB/DTS)
(January 15, 2026 order) (not released at 48 hours, so no
confirmation of time, date, location of release; still in Texas);
(January 19, 2026 order) (update indicated released on new conditions);
(January 22, 2026 order) (update originally did not answer the questions requested; filed updated includes vague language regarding the imposition of conditions, including that “DHS is taking reasonable steps to ensure orderly processing for individuals in validly initiated immigration/removal proceedings and to meet operational needs”).
c. Roman N. v. Trump, et al., Case No. 26-cv-282 (JWB/DLM)
(January 17, 2026 order) (no status report within 48 hours)
d. Juan V.A.C. v. Bondi, et al., Case No. 26-cv-645 (JWB/EMB)
(January 27, 2026 order) (did not file 48-hour release update);
(January 30, 2026 order) (did not respond to show cause order and filed notice letter late).
4. Julie Le and Ana Voss must attend the hearing on behalf of Respondents.
Petitioners’ counsel may attend but are not required."

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 28/01/2026

Damn. From the intro of the complaint:

“Nations, like individuals, reap exactly what they sow;
they who sow robbery reap robbery.”
-Bishop Henry Whipple, namesake of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building.
INTRODUCTION
1. The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building (“Whipple”), named in honor
of Minnesota’s first Episcopal bishop and one of its preeminent 19th-century advocates for
the rights of non-citizens, is now the epicenter of the systematic deprivation of fundamental
constitutional and legal rights at the hands of the federal government.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 08/12/2025

Someone at Hyrum City in Utah took away the wrong message from Footloose (1984). "Can't you save us, [Kevin Bacon]? Can we be saved?"

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 08/12/2025

HRH Little Cat, the Grouchy Lady of House Thompson

An older, short-hair cat with stripey black, gray, and white markings sitting löaf-syle on a red mat with an orange border, on a cement pad in front of a wire mesh fence looking out over a rock-covered yard toward the street. She is looking at the paparazzi snapping this photo with a look of mild annoyance, especially due to the lack of tribute offered. "The disrespect continues," she thinks.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 02/12/2025

Re: Tom Stoppard and Harold Pinter

Image of a letter from Harold Pinter to Tom Stoppard, reading:
05 November 2001
Sir Tom Stoppard
C/o The Development Dept
Royal National Theatre
South Bank
London
SE1 9PX
Dear Tom,
Thank you for your invitation to host a fundraising dinner in the private room of a top London restaurant.
I would rather die.
All the best,
Yours,
[Signature: hand-signed "Harold"]
Harold Pinter

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 29/11/2025

More like Lady Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17, eh?

An image of Lady Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17, the 4,000 year-old character from Dr. Who, depicted as a large piece of skin with a face, stretched on a frame.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 28/11/2025

In which my niece aptly expresses how I feel about enforced family photos at holiday gatherings.

A image cropped from a larger family portrait, depicting a young girl with a fixed, fake smile and eyes open as far as she can: the result of being repeatedly told to "open your eyes and smile with your teeth."

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 03/11/2025

Put my tea in a clear mug and now the neighbors probably think I'm out here drinking a beer in the garden at 11 AM.

Tall glass mug filled with an amber color tea, resting on a bench in an outdoor garden. The shape of the mug and the color of the tea resembles a mug of light beer.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 25/09/2025

The grouchy non-cuddler mentioned above, HRH Little Cat

A gray, white, and black striped older female shorthair cat sits outside by a cement porch and glares at the camera.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 16/09/2025

The fam: wow, the cats really like you Me: I'm just their drug dealer

Photo of a calico cat on a bench with a sprig of catnip

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 11/09/2025

2018? Maybe? I don't remember exactly.

today I feel
like the sound of leather soles
tapping on linoleum tiles:
tuneless, like raindrops on a lake
and wind in the bristles of the pines
and sibilant esses slipping into speech
(the soft voices of silent things)

Can you hear the beating of my heart?
Does it speak to you in words of blood and lust, inflamed with passion?
Can you hear the breath in my lungs, heavy with words unspoken?
(there are no words in our speech and we speak only of nothing)

tomorrow I shall feel
like a ticking clock
in the wee hours of morning,
like the clicking of door-latches and
footsteps in the snow and
the breaking of glass
(ripples in the stillness of my soul)

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 28/08/2025

I shared this image back in June 2020 and mocked their sloppy mall cop fascist aesthetic: there's literally lines on the ground and they're still not in straight lines and a friend responded and said "Don't wanna look choreographed. Too gay," and she ain't wrong.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 17/08/2025

Hermandad, Homenaje a Claudio Ptolomeo por Octavio Paz, traducido del español por Eliot Weinberger Brotherhood, Homage to Claudius Ptolemy by Octavio Paz, translated from the Spanish by Eliot Weinberger

Black text on a white background, reading:

Hermandad
Homenaje a Claudio Ptolomeo

Soy hombre: duro poco
y es enorme la noche.
Pero miro hacia arriba:
las estrellas escriben.
Sin entender comprendo:
también soy escritura
y en este mismo instante
alguien me deletrea.

Brotherhood
Homage to Claudius Ptolemy

I am a man: little do I last
and the night is enormous.
But I look up:
the stars write.
Unknowing I understand:
I too am written,
and at this very moment
someone spells me out.

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 17/08/2025

Spoken by Macbeth, King of Scotland in "The Tragedie of Macbeth" by William Shakespeare - (Act V, Scene V, lines 19–28) apropos of nothing

Black text on a white background. The text is a quote from the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. The text reads:

"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 10/08/2025

Can't you save us, Britney Spears? Can we be saved? God! Why is Satan controlling the universe? ! - Juliette Lewis (2018) instagram.com/p/BqIlxgdHOqM/?img_index=2

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Daniel B. Thompson @dbttheater.com · 09/08/2025

when the blackberry bramble is doing it this summer

Photo of blackberry crumble with vanilla ice cream and fresh blackberries, garnished with mint.

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