Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026This new book tackles many of today’s biggest science questions like —How many donuts is too many donuts? What's better for you: Vaping or Smoking? Charcoal grills and gas grills both have their own benefits, but which should you use if you're drunk? And more. #books #science #pulitzer 031
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Finally, a good 📕 bio: When he found out congressmen don’t read any of the letters they receive, Thule Taaffe decided to start writing humorous political satire. Like so many great American authors, Thule now writes for personal pleasure, and for beer money. #books #booksky #GreatAuthors 051
toddturner.bsky.social @toddturner.bsky.social · 19/12/2025I hate to brag, but I just learned that the building where I work has been re-named “The Turner Building.” I had nothing to do with this, but I am very honored. 031
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 03/10/2025EXCITING NEWS: The government shutdown will not prevent me from having my first author event! 📕 #books #HilariousBooks #TaxDollars wordsworthbookstore.com/event/2025-1...wordsworthbookstore.comThule Taaffe Author EventWelcome to our new website! We're excited to see you. *** RETURNING USERS WILL NEED TO RESET THEIR PASSWORD FOR THIS NEW SITE. CLICK HERE TO RESET YOUR PASSWORD.*** 031
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 14/08/2025My great-great-great-grandfather, James Kearney Taaffe was born on this day in 1830. He hated tariffs, but he would’ve freaking loved my books. #GroovyBooks 021
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Time to get ready for football season. 🏈 PurpleHullPress.com #booksky 011
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Time to get ready for football season. 🏈 PurpleHullPress.com 031
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 16/07/2025With the release of my third book,📕I’d like to thank my literary team: 💥 Author— me 💥 Editor— me 💥 Agent— me 💥 Exec. Asst— me 💥 Marketing— N/A 💥 Research— me 💥 Legal— me 🙏 Thanks to all of you heroes. 131
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Thule’s newest book is now available at PurpleHullPress.com 052
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 18/05/2025My social media posts are like my novels. 📕📕 Incredibly clever, yet lightly read. #Authors #BannedBooks PurpleHullPress.compurplehullpress.comPurple Hull Press | Author Thule TaaffePurple Hull Press is where Southern charm meets storytelling! As the home of seventh-generation Arkansan Thule Taaffe, we’re all about serving up bold, unique tales with a side of humor and heart. Get... 041
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 19/05/2025A whopping 76 percent oppose significant cuts to Medicaid. The tax bill that Republicans ultimately pass — public opinion be damned — will make life more difficult for millions of low-income Americans. Here’s everything you need to know ⤵️rollingstone.comTrump's Plan to Kick Millions of Americans Off Medicaid, ExplainedDonald Trump and Republicans in Congress are imposing massive cuts to Medicaid in order to fund tax breaks for the richest Americans. 15396144
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialArkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Big news for Pulaski County politics: Wendell Griffen, the retired circuit judge and vocal activist for progressive causes, will run for Pulaski County judge in 2026. He'll challenge incumbent Barry Hyde, who said he's running for a 5th term in 2026. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...arktimes.comFormer circuit judge Wendell Griffen is running for Pulaski County judge - Arkansas TimesWendell Griffen will challenge incumbent Barry Hyde for the Pulaski County chief executive position in 2026. 1154
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Let me get this straight, the US govt is rewarding Syria and punishing Harvard? #Yikes #Whoa 052
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 05/05/2025If you take a couple of hours to read my books, you’ll be just as dismayed as I am that they did not win Pulitzer Prizes. 031
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I don’t think autism is preventable, but ignorance is. 061
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 16/04/2025I’m considering withholding billions of dollars from Harvard unless they start saying good things about my books. #books #billions 021
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Readers: It’s OFFICIAL— no animals were injured in the making of my books. Not only are the books at PurpleHullPress.com hilarious, they are also vegan-friendly! #WritingCommunity #readers #booksky 1121
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 04/04/2025📕 SALES NEWS: The # of 📕 📕 I’ve sold is now officially HIGHER than the # of moons around Saturn; but is still LOWER than the # of Americans with measles. #funnybooks #books #Vax&Read PurpleHullPress.com 031
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialKurt Vonnegut @kurt-vonnegut.bsky.social · 04/04/2025“Trout couldn't tell one politician from another one. They were all formlessly enthusiastic chimpanzees to him. He wrote a story one time about an optimistic chimpanzee who became President of the United States.” 13914
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 03/04/2025YIKES! 😬 The president’s tariff on Heard and McDonald Islands is gonna hurt my sales. I fear that none of the readers in the HAM islands will get the chance to read my awesome books 📕 #books #HAMislands #stephenking 183
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialJay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 27/03/2025In this mad, absurd, and raving world, I find Vonnegut a writer appropriate for our times. I wasn’t particularly a fan when I was younger, but I now find myself reading more and more of him. 4419
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 25/03/2025💡HUGE NEWS-- Since I have no marketing strategy, I’m now asking national security officials to include excerpts from my books when they send top-secret, classified messages. That will expose my books to MILLIONS of people all over the world!📕 PurpleHullPress.com #books #marketing 171
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 09/03/2025One of my readers said my book made her laugh so hard she spit up some omelette. 🍳 I told her she has nothing to complain about if she’s wealthy enough to buy eggs. #eggcellent #booksky 093
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 05/03/2025When a tornado damages the local Rebel statue, it creates hilarious turmoil in a town down south. My second book is now available at PurpleHullPress.com 041
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page. 474283504268
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialKurt Vonnegut @kurt-vonnegut.bsky.social · 18/02/2025“There I was in late middle age, cut loose in a thoroughly looted, bankrupt nation whose assets had been sold off to foreigners, a nation swamped by unchecked plagues and superstition and illiteracy and hypnotic TV, with virtually no health services for the poor. Where to go? What to do?” (HP 1990) 0178
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Attention Authors: I’ve created the Department Of Publishing Efficiency (DOPE) to help with my book sales. 💵 I think DOPE is going to be great for me. #Writers #WritingCommunity #DOPE 1121
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 16/02/2025IMPORTANT NEWS: I have rejected DOGE’s demand that I resign from my position as a part-time author of hilarious novels. #booksky 0132
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Bad News: USAID will no longer be sending my books to people in other countries. Good News: Since the CFPB has been dismantled, I can start scamming consumers! 081
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 08/02/2025I believe in honesty and the U.S. Constitution. (I’m only saying this because if I ever decide to run for office, someone will find this message and realize that I’m unqualified to serve). 093
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025NOTICE— I am considering imposing a tariff on any consumers who do not purchase a copy of the book, “Milk and Catfish.” 2133
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Attention Agents— if you wish to contact me, your queries must be compliant with the rules governing legal briefs submitted to the US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. Otherwise, they will be summarily rejected. #ThankYou #WritingCommunity 051
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Instead of getting authors or celebs to review my first novel, I’ve decided to get comments from the people who matter the most— the characters. “If you could actually measure the height of a tall tale, this ‘un would reach higher than a skyscraper.” —John D. Dalrymple 095
Reposted by @toddturner.bsky.socialThule Taaffe @thuletaaffe.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Milk and Catfish. The funniest political satire of 2024 15128
