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Frank Thames

@fthames.bsky.social
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Political Scientist, Beer Drinker. Soccer Bores Me

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Dave Hooper @davehooper.com · 17/09/2026
Yes.
A doctor asks “Do you smoke or drink alcohol” and the patient replies “I drink it”
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
You and Mark Mckenzie.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Y'all... the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed "9 to 5" in front of Buckingham Palace in honor of Dolly Parton.
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(spo)okie 🎃 @okie.gay · 25/08/2026
Texas’s drag ban was found to be unconstitutional this morning and one of the plaintiffs who brought the suit was an Austin-based drag queen who often impersonates Dolly Dolly was named in the final judgement itself and after hearing about the lawsuit, she sent that drag queen a signed guitar
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026
This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/08/2026
perfect synopsis of modern Republicanism
Darline Graham: I tripped up on one question last night, regarding Taiwan. I don't speak politician. I was just honest. Of course, Taiwan is our friend. But I think people in South Carolina are more worried about boys in girls sports.
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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A historic marker in Presidio County commemorating 15 Mexican Americans killed in the 1918 Porvenir Massacre could soon become harder to reach because of new border wall construction. Descendants and historians worry the project could restrict access to the site. texasstandard.org/stories/texa...
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Border wall construction threatens access to site of 1918 massacre in West Texas
Descendants fear new construction could cut off access to the West Texas site where Texas Rangers, U.S. soldiers and local ranchers killed 15 Mexican Americans.
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Got it. www.hawaii-guide.com/portuguese-s...
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Portuguese Sausage Hawaii
Portuguese sausage is a Hawaii breakfast essential. History, brands, where to find it, and why locals eat it every morning.
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
How did sausage from Portugal become the staple?
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Why Portuguese sausage?
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The only way to use the toilet safely and without fear is to bring one with you wherever you go. Buy a portable AMERICAN bathroom now.
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I love it. Quick and easy.
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Mike.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @dumbmike.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Photo is giving "Ross, your mother and I looked on your computer, and we opened up a 250 GB folder named JUST HOMEWORK. First, do you have anything you'd like to say to us?"
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
InfoWarriors, are you ready to #BeTheNail?
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
DO NOT READ THIS POST: If you are possessed by a demon, then the demon is reading all of the posts you are reading. Shut your eyes immediately and starve the demon of information. If you know your demon name, you don’t have to guess your demon name.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/07/2026
The legal fight over “Robin Hood” renews Texas' public school funding debate. Here's what to know. bit.ly/45htEYC
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What to know about the Texas “Robin Hood” school funding system
Property-wealthy districts say recapture gives the state too much control over local finances. But advocates warn that without it, underserved students could end up worse off.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Priorities.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Trump in the Star Wars medal scene.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 08/07/2026
Faculty groups sued Texas Tech Chancellor Brandon Creighton and the university system’s regents Wednesday, asking a federal judge to block classroom restrictions they say have censored professors and intentionally discriminated against Black faculty.
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Texas Tech sued over limits on race, gender instruction
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to halt the restrictions as discriminatory, improperly vague and a violation of free speech.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 4th of July….
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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Extremely pleased the @nytimes.com saw fit to print my little essay contextualizing Musk's trillionaire status with the well-considered advice of Plato, capping wealth at four times that of the poorest citizen.
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Opinion | Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
How it started / how it's going
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Washington Reflecting Pool 'vandals' identified
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It’s important to have standards
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
That’s just gross
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
What flavor?
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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Breaking News: the algae has agreed to accept $300 billion to consider vacating the reflecting pool
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Tim Nokken @timnokken.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Yes Sorsby bet on his own team in direct violation of NCAA and all other sports leagues' rules, but it's not like he did something like say that gender might not be a binary concept. From here it's possible.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
My opponents are all communists. In unrelated news, my government will be taking ownership of the means of production.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Nothing says "intellectual freedom" like forcing students to take mandatory conservative indoctrination classes. Shout-out to all the embarrassing academics who believe any of this was in good faith.
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A Flagship’s Civics Center Saw Low Enrollment. Now Students Will Be Required to Take Classes There.
A provision in the Iowa state budget will require all students at the University of Iowa to complete two classes at the Center for Intellectual Freedom to get their degree.
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Saw a dude on the Moscow metro once with a car muffler and the exhaust system attached.
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Looks tasty!
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 08/05/2026
‘Guy,’ meaning “person,” comes from Guy Fawkes. Boom.
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
My parents were pretty good about trying lots of different things. First time I went to a Chinese restaurant with my grandparents I ordered a hamburger! I was maybe 5 or 6 and had no clue about Chinese food.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
To 'Vance'; verb, to fuck up.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
It's scary to think that if anything happens to Bibi Netanyahu, JD Vance would become president of the United States.
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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Big deliveries today @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Elements by @ladyprofessor.bsky.social and @fthames.bsky.social; @yesolakweon.bsky.social & @jeonghyunkim.bsky.social; and @lizziebrannon.bsky.social & Jakana Thomas arrived in my mailbox!! 💌📥📚 @dzobrien.bsky.social & I love these deliveries 📬
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Matt Lamb @mattlamb.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Do the clothes make the candidate? In my paper with Steven Perry, we find candidates who dress more formally were perceived as more politically sophisticated, & indirectly had increased support. The text complexity of candidate messages had no effect. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 31/03/2026
the corruption is staggering
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The Onion @theonion.com · 31/03/2026
“While I will soon appear once more upon the earthly realm, My sole focus during this Second Coming will be various woodworking projects and not the establishment of a messianic kingdom,” said Christ, the Light of the World
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Jesus Clarifies Return Will Be Strictly Limited To Carpentry Business
JERUSALEM—In an effort to soften the blow for a human race eagerly awaiting His glorious arrival, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, clarified Monday that His return would be strictly limited to His carpen...
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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Hearty congratulations to my old friend, @unlawfulentries.bsky.social, whose important book has already sold out its paperback copies on the first day of release. She’s worked long and hard on this—and deserves this success!
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Designed in a lab to convince you to subscribe.
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
None of those can possibly taste as good as these. Courtesy of @bpetrova.bsky.social
Can of spam flavored macadamia nuts
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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/03/2026
Southwest Airlines Begins Assigning Chores
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Southwest Airlines Begins Assigning Chores
DALLAS—Saying the decision had been reached following an extensive internal review of the company’s boarding procedures, Southwest Airlines confirmed Tuesday that passengers would now be assigned chor...
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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
And @princetonupress.bsky.social is now shipping the paperback edition of the book at: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
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The Greatest of All Plagues
How the great political thinkers have persistently warned against the dangers of economic inequality
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