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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Although that may be strictly true mathematically, this statistic should be put in the proper context. What percentage of the total electorate is white? Black? Who voted for whom? Your post implies blame be placed on the Black community when clearly the problem is white voters.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm finally starting to understand "worship of the written word" as a characteristic of white supremacy.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That seems to be exactly what you are saying. "Your first hand knowledge of the event is interesting but I won't believe it unless someone posted about it on the Internet and I can Google it. If it wasn't written down somewhere, why should I accept what you say as true?"

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Great! Maybe just don't touch the water.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And what are we going to do on the 18th? Go back to doing nothing?

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Remember when @drallylouks.bsky.social asked about pop culture references to smell? She should add "Colony" #군체 to the list. Science fiction film from South Korea. Scents and pheromones help save the day.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Did you have a good trip to Italy?

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hello. Why haven't you spoken with anyone in two weeks?

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Great word I learned from Brad Pitt in "Twelve Monkeys." "you pathetically ineffectual and pusillanimous 'pretend-friend-to-animals'!"

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Brad Pitt Laughing in 12 Monkeys

ALT: Brad Pitt Laughing in 12 Monkeys

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Wordle 1,807 2/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I got lucky. I didn't even know what the word meant. Didn't even know it was English actually.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Wait till you try a bidet with a heated seat.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Didn't y'all need a note from your parents?

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I hate that. Best you can do is hope there is a written transcript.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I'm not a big fan. They burrowed into my gazebo and the woodpeckers went digging for them. Repaired and painted last week hoping that will keep them away. I'll get one of these things too just as some extra insurance.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Wordle 1,749 3/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I got lucky!

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I asked my local library to acquire the book and I just received an email letting me know it's ready for pickup.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

How many of those suggestions from students have you filed?

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

今、むしろ坂出にいたいんです。

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

It is cool. It makes an already terrifying sport even more so.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

You're not "melanin challenged." You're white. Just say so.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

No you can't. In order to get the certificate, you need to enroll in the SANS Technology Institute program.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Paris, France, Île aux Cygnes Obviously.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

If you haven't already, I recommend you share video of the street concerts she did in Spain a few years back. I expect he would really enjoy them.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Dude sounds like he's got a PhD in football. All I gleaned from that is I know nothing about sports. He may as well have been lecturing about quantum physics.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Russian propaganda does not vote. A majority of white voters, the biggest voting block in the United States, is what put Trump in power.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

We is white people. And no, I did not.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

And we knew what we were choosing.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Russia didn't vote for Trump. This is on us.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

"by its own hand" is what makes this so difficult. We chose this.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I created an account just so I could hit "like" on that review. I have been looking for a new favorite film critic since April 4th, 2013, and I think I finally found him.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

"And while sometimes I wish I could unknow it" Me too, Ryan. Me too.

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Dr. Wes Robertson @scriptingjapan.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Japanese Slang Explanation: 文鎮化

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Is there any real difference in meaning for the following two sentences: ジェーンはかなづち同然泳げない。ジェーンはかなづち同然泳ぐ。 #jlpt #jlptn1 #learnjapanese #nihongo #japanese #日本語能力試験

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Since I registered to take the JLPT N1 this December, I have been very focused on studying for the exam. So now, I can say with great confidence that I am definitely on track to pass. Probably by the December 6, 2026 exam. #jlpt #jlptn1 #learnjapanese #nihongo #japanese #日本語能力試験

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

How does it taste? Alcohol content is really high.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Are they born fairly large or does it just look that way because of the photo's perspective?

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Wordle 1,523 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

You might enjoy watching the video. The narrator speaks slowly and clearly and there are Japanese subtitles you can turn on. Textbook audio is helpful for learning new vocabulary and grammar but nothing beats "real" Japanese.

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Map showing the locations of all the restaurants in the video: maps.app.goo.gl/75FFZnmYm6An...

maps.app.goo.gl

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I watched one video about #udon in #kagawa and now they keep showing me links to other videos about noodles in Kagawa. And I am so happy about it! I will be back in Kagawa in about a month. Can't wait to try these places. youtu.be/UGjm0d8if3o?...

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【香川うどん巡り】香川県の人気うどん店/食べ歩き/おすすめ10店舗ご紹介

YouTube video by 髭旅人KARLカール【グルメ紹介】

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Tom Swarthout @tms9212.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Maybe I should have registered for the N2?

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