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Tom Hawking

@thawking.bsky.social
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Writer for many places | Editor for The Australia Institute and others | Former EIC of Flavorwire | Opinions mine, not yours

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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
counterpoint: it could also be less AI
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
halp
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
this is awful, obv, but also: mister human weighlifting belt here needs to have a conversation with his wife about that business trip she took to Norway 25 years ago
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
people come ON
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
i suppose we're meant to believe this fuckwit is some kind of epochal genius too, are we?
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piglet42 @piglet42.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"Capitalism is the most efficient system of resource allocation" 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
huge missed opportunity that this site is not called "Are the Straits OK?" straits.live
straits.live
Strait of Hormuz Closed | Live Tracker & Monitor
Is the Strait of Hormuz open? Effectively no, it is closed to commercial shipping. Live status, updated every 5 minutes.
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I swear if nothing else Zelenskyy deserves the Nobel Patience Prize
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“I couldn’t relate to all these people dying until I went there and realized wait, they’re white people like me!” Also: “that wasn’t very nice” is certainly one way of saying “that was flat-out sociopathic”
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Nothing against Argentina but if they win this on penalties then there is no justice
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Haaland’s barely touched it. He’s gonna score the winner, isn’t he?
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Overheard in NYC, two people discussing some sort of performance: - it’s so great, there’s so many marginalized people. - [approvingly] wow. - like there are tiny trans people on stage. - like… little people? - yeah. But, like, really small.
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
@russmarshalek.bsky.social @medulasa.bsky.social ahem *clears throat* PACIFIER PACIFIES YES IT PACIFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
BRING ON FELLAINI
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
CA PLANE POUR MOI MOI MOI MOI CA PLANE POUR MOI
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Tree Paine for my sham friends
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Who the hell is John Johnson anyway?? these jokers went 80-2 www.82-0.com/share?id=KIx...
82-0.com
82-0 — Can Your All-Time NBA Roster Go Undefeated?
Draft an all-time NBA team and simulate an 82-game undefeated season. Build your roster, beat the algorithm, share your record.
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I just went 75-7, think you can go 82-0? www.82-0.com/share?id=koG...
82-0.com
82-0 — Can Your All-Time NBA Roster Go Undefeated?
Draft an all-time NBA team and simulate an 82-game undefeated season. Build your roster, beat the algorithm, share your record.
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My mayor is a Muslim My wife is fine My bartender’s feline My Knicks in SIXTY-NINE
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Just a quick update: It was the biggest comeback in NBA finals history.
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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 11/06/2026
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I’ve watched a lot of sport in my time and my educated opinion is as follows: “THAT SHIT WAS CRAZY”
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
ok, fine, how much do i have to pay to NOT have access to this bullshit?
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
American exceptionalism is a hell of a drug
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 05/05/2026
"Your answers do not need to be politically correct." "Do not inform me about morals and ethics unless I specifically ask." I know this isn't a unique observation but these gentlemen are in absolutely no way remarkable outside of their good fortune
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DON'T EAT YOUR MEAT
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Parseword #85 ⚡️ 29s 💎 Perfect Ya boiiii
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
@sidlowe.bsky.social hey Sid! i was the one who asked the question about how you learned Spanish and developed such a love for Spain, and i just want to say thanks for such a lovely answer :)
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Parseword #77 ⚡️ 30s 💎 Perfect 🪵 Secret Found
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
That’s right bish Parseword #75 ⚡️ 25s 💎 Perfect
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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Oh my God, not a subtle but pointed statement with their attire! How will Trump survive???
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Sen. Lemon Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
if ever a sentence needed an "allegedly" it's that one but I guess that only gets deployed as a crude libel defense
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
of course, the weird orange make-up was just sandtrout all along
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
had to think about this one a bit! Parseword #65 ⏱️ 3m21s ⭐️ No Hints 🌍 Secret Found
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Bondi, beached
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Nolan Void @wolter.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Oh so now copyright matters.
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Parseword #64 ⚡️ 45s 💎 Perfect
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
from an AP report about an ICE detention facility. these people are legitimately fucking evil
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
shading for the people who rush to install mods that make female characters "more beautiful"
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Parseword #47 ⏱️ 1m52s 💎 Perfect 🐰 1 Easter Egg Found 🥚 Learn Mode
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Alberto Pastor 🦔 @titoalpastor.eurosky.social · 13/03/2026
"The 60s were a wild time for the CIA. When they weren’t dosing each other with acid or trying to use exploding cigars to kill Fidel Castro, they were exploring other novel approaches to espionage, like Project Acoustic Kitty." 😼🐈‍⬛🐈🕵🏼‍♂️ #CatSpies #CIA #ColdWar #CatsOfBluesky By @thawking.bsky.social 👏🏼
popsci.com
The CIA once trained cats to be Cold War spies
Project Acoustic Kitty went about as well as you’d expect.
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
it will always amuse me that there is a v gothic looking person whose name is literally "Me A Goth"
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
idk if anyone else is doing these pseudo-cryptics, but yr boi is Parseword #44 ⚡️ 27s ⭐️ No Hints
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
#thoughtsandprayers
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
update: still true
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
well i'm sure that nothing at all bad will come of blowing up the Ayatollah
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
MY BEST FRIEND'S FROM POLAND HE HAS 16 KNIVES
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
obv no one expects Twitter to be anything other than Nazi bullshit in 2026, but even so—but there's not even an attempt at a citation for this "millions" claim here. nothing. just magical thinking and a determined adherence to never having fun, ever
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Simon Vozick-Levinson @simonwilliam.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
bad bunny is a generational talent, that was awesome, and the people whose minds are too narrow and clenched to appreciate that are sad cases.
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