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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
also tbph literally nothing should be welcoming to Republicans at this point. except Florida, maybe
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
if i'm going to be in an echo chamber, i'd rather it if that chambers wasn't bouncing around the bad-faith bleatings of a bunch of apologists for a fkn psychotic death cult
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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
I am watching the game at this weird FiDi venue and for the first time in my life I have witnessed ironic rowing
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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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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This aged … well
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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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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Red Panda ftw
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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 · 29/05/2026
dear lord. did you get tickets though??
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
three days?? damn. i camped out overnight for Radiohead tickets in 1997, but three days is ... a whole new level
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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 · 06/05/2026
"babe, did you come yet?" "ummm, well..." "either way it's been *checks watch* two minutes, and my app tells me that's optimum swabbing time, so..." *sigh*
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Tom Hawking @thawking.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
hey check yr FB messages!
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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. Pumpkin 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
the guy who invented Wordle has a new game—they're cryptic crossword clues, basically, so right up my alley
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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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Woltergeist 2: The Other Side-Eye @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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