Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On this 21st of September #EarthWindFire Day, here's a story: When the boy was 3, we were shopping in Trader Joe's. "September" came on; he knew it because it was in a movie he watched endlessly. He shouts "Time to dance!" and started grooving. He then looked at me and said, "Daddy, dance!" 1/3static.klipy.comEarth, Wind & Fire - SeptemberALT: Earth, Wind & Fire - September 151
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026For no particular reason was thinking about how nearly all the monuments built to Stalin or things named after him were all torn down and renamed within a few years after he was no longer in power. 010
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Had a dream last night Eusebius of Caesarea emailed me and said he wanted to talk about some of the things I said about him in my book and so we arranged a meet up and he walked in and that’s when I woke up How’s your day so far 010
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The conference I am attending had team quiz competition for fun night. Our team was named the Samuel Seabury Shanties. The topic: Episcopal History. We won. 120
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I was in Manhattan on 9/11 so I don’t post pictures of that day. Here’s me contemplating the first changing leaves of the season as I went a long walk and listened to Springsteen’s “The Rising” album this morning. 011
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Adventures in US health care! Me: Hi calling about a claim [5-7 minutes identity verification even though have entered all of this already] OK what's your question Me: My Dr prescribed this for me -- [interrupts] That's a medication, not a claim. Me: Well you didn't say I needed to specify 1/x 100
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Strong Krusty trying to bribe his audience vibes… www.bbc.com/news/article... 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Yep. The rest of the country granted concession after concession and the slaveholders were infuriated that they weren’t just being tolerated they insisted on being affirmed. 001
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Now let’s hold all the AI companies accountable for their massive violation of copyright laws and the theft they have engaged in for years to train their chatbot slop. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comMeta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bnUS tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use 031
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I'll be honest: Never understood how anyone can listen to Whitney's "I Will Always" after hearing Dolly's. The tender, vulnerable, sad yet hopeful original which isn't about romantic love at all is from a different planet than the cover which while impressive vocally always left me cold and empty. 000
Reposted by Tom FergusonGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A great loss for us all. A light in our darkness, a talent like none other. Rest in song and mirth, Dolly. The heavens have a new star among them. 1485713704
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026How does this even work and what do any of these definitions mean I have cousins in Northern Ireland and as far as I can tell there's, like, at least half a dozen Northern Irish accents alone in a place the size of Connecticut. 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026the 5 simpsons lines i’ve uttered most off the top of my head 1) he's embiggened that [original was "role", insert any example] 2) In theory, Marge! In theory communism was a good idea! 3) I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords 4) there's a "New" Mexico? 5) Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos 010
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026More dispatches from dystopian US health care landscape: multibillion dollar for profit publicly traded insurance company refuses to pay for generic medication prescribed for chronic lifelong condition, only will cover exact same medication under brand name that costs 5x as much. 111
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Which is more likely cause: 1) fortune cookie writer going through existential crisis and lost passion for the job; 2) fortune cookie company invested $5 billion in AI to produce this result ? 020
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Dog cloaking device activated. (I did not leave the pillows like this.) 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The Episcopal Church was historically one of the more socially conservative denominations for much of its existence: had remarriage laws as strict as Catholicism into 1950s, was heavily segregated north and south into 1960s, was last mainline Protestant denomination to ordain women as clergy 051
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I feel if more people studied the cultural and sociological development of tent revivals/camp meetings, it would provide really important context for the things like national party political conventions, large scale pop concerts (TSwift, Springsteen), even Trump rallies. 131
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Was asked to design asynchronous trainings for faculty & staff on Episcopal Church Title IV disciplinary process, FERPA protection of student records, with multiple choice quizzes, and it was the best afternoon I have spent in a while. Best/weirdest/saddest part? Didn't have to make up questions. 040
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026SECURE MESSAGE from massive dystopian health care agency: "We are reducing all therapy sessions from 60 minutes to 45 minutes." Me, clicking reply: "I am assuming you will now be charging me 25% less for the session." REPLY(24 hours later): "Your reply has been forwarded to relevant department." 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Barely employed immigrant treated little better than a serf living in a basement to stoke coal furnaces heating buildings in Boston while they deduct my rent from my salary because I have to live in the basement to do my job. Also I’m functionally illiterate. But yeah tell me how great the past was. 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I have watched Dazed and Confused over 100 times easilystatic.klipy.comDazed and Confused Hazing: Suffer!ALT: Dazed and Confused Hazing: Suffer! 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Coming soon to a theater near you: The Rock brings the waste to The Waste Land. Co-starring Tilda Swinton as Madame Sosostris and Kevin Hart as the Fisher King. Tag line: "Stuff Gets Unreal Next April" 110
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Saw Nolan's "Odyssey", my review is mixed. Visually stunning, wonderful cast but don't know what it was trying to say. War is bad? Homer says that over and over. Removed the gods, cut Odyssey's hubris which is his downfall, did not do much with Circe and Calypso. Sea people references were cringey. 110
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Watching Nolan's Odyssey and getting emotionally ready for when disguised Odysseus sees Argos and the bestest boi recognizes him when no one else does...static.klipy.comHomer Simpson CryingALT: Homer Simpson Crying 120
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Saw Weird Al tonight - the man is a national treasure and puts on a hell of a show. Weird Al for Super Bow Half time show!! 100
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026“Stop being an overly dramatic Luddite,” people sneer at me when I express concerns about AI. As Jules said in Pulp Fiction, “Well, allow me to retort.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comAI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI revealsFirm behind ChatGPT reveals agent powered by its models chose to attack Hugging Face database by itself 010
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026-When I hear the Filioque -When someone says only reason Anglicanism exists is Henry VIII wanted a divorce -When Americans say “this is not who we are” - Whenever I see Aaron Boone (2003 ALCS Game 7) 021
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 19/07/2026What I would have given for just a muppets and Shakira halftime show #worldcipfinal 110
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026So we really are going to spend years stubbornly stupidly relearning in slow motion why gambling was so tightly controlled for a century… 110
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Angus Lockbox. Holy cow this thing works (in terms of an Old Timey Pitcher name generator) 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Good old useless, feckless NYTimes. If only there was a name for "an escalating pattern of strikes and counter strikes" between two nations... 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 05/07/2026SSpX clearly never watched the Untouchables…”He pulls a knife, you pull a gun!”static.klipy.comSean Connery in The UntouchablesALT: Sean Connery in The Untouchables 050
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 05/07/2026As someone who was alive for #Bicentennial1976 (I was a young lad) thought I'd share this story that involves the Daughters of the American Revolution and my no-nonsense grandmother. 1/5 100
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Concluded my "Gettysburg" rewatch, noticed two plot holes 1) where does CThomas Howell find time to shave his non-mutton chop facial hair 2) for a movie supposed to take place in sweltering July heat there's hardly any sweating John Carpenter's The Thing has more sweating & it's set in Antarctica. 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Public Service Announcement for this 4th of July Weekend: “A Gettysburg Christmas” by Hallmark is NOT a sequel to the 1995 “Gettysburg” My Hallmark review: “This movie could have benefited from more bayonets.”static.klipy.comBayonets GettysburgALT: Bayonets Gettysburg 010
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Ranking the facial hair in "Gettysburg" 1) Sam Elliott's mustache will always be #1 in anything 2) Jeff Daniels 3) Pickett 4) C. Thomas Howell 5) Annoying British visitor guy (hate him and his stache) Not ranked: Sheen/Lee's beard is too normie and Berenger/Longstreet too obviously fake 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026My diocese has bishop election coming so I'm workshopping questions for candidates. What I've got so far If there was an Episcopal Purge, with no rubrics or canons in effect for 24 hours, what's the first one you'd break? If you saw a giraffe in your backyard, what's the first thing you'd do? 240
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Doing my annual Gettysburg rewatch and basically this is the whole movie...Union is Obi-Wan, Confederates are Anakin. Sam Elliott says it basically in the first 5 minutes.static.klipy.comObi-Wan: It's Over, Anakin. High Ground.ALT: Obi-Wan: It's Over, Anakin. High Ground. 010
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Maybe this is a good time to point out Benedict XVI lifted the prior excommunications despite the fact that the SSPX bishop at the time was an open and public holocaust denier? In addition to being schismatic, they also reject Vatican II's condemnation of Christian anti-Semitism. 052
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Happy Little Round Top Eve to those who celebrate remember to leave out bayonets and a mustache comb for Jeff Daniels.static.klipy.comBayonets GettysburgALT: Bayonets Gettysburg 110
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 30/06/2026In a meeting today on the role of AI in theological education I began my comment by saying "Well I think the Butlerian Jihad might be relevant here..." #Dune #RiseofTheMachines 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Scheduled an appointment with my dentist's office and they told me they had an appointment at 4:20 available so I said "Niiiiice, tasty" and they looked at me kind of startled. 100
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 21/06/2026People often say I look like my dad, but clearly the man had style I cannot hope to match. #FathersDay 010
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Got my World Cup national team jersey ready to go! Wakanda Forever! #worldCup2026 000
Tom Ferguson @drtcfergus.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Turns out I had 1-across wrong in today's Boston Globe mini crossword I will not stand for this "Waterfalls" erasure. 000
