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@tonepainter.bsky.social
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Writer, college educator. Psychopomp and Circumstance.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
imagine trying to sustain a serious intellectual culture in the midst of this
Ted Cruz quote tweet says:
"Tucker Carlson has turned into a deranged, Leftist psycho. Who loves sharia." 

original Tucker Carlson Network tweet:
"The people in charge don't want you to know this, but Muslims love Jesus.

Islam reveres Him as a major prophet and messenger of the Lord, believes He performed miracles, and states that He will return to Earth go defeat the Antichrist. that's why Donald Trump's painting..."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The best Twitter riposte of the day is a community note.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The state of our union is wrong.
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Sarah Osment @smosment.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
reread this morning to prepare for class & teared up at “harm / will not fall, his perfect hand”
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Happy to see Yale taking this step. Let’s hope they fire him. Can’t imagine a woman feeling safe or evaluated fairly in his class. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The Yale Professor Who E-mailed Epstein About a “Small Goodlooking Blonde” Student Is No Longer Teaching
After outcry from students over e-mails showing David Gelernter’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the computer science professor is under review by the university.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/02/2026
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage. The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts. Follow along!
A vibrant, wide-angle photo of a colorful outdoor mural promoting the "Super Bowl LX Apple Music Halftime Show." The mural is painted on a long blue wall in a sunlit, tropical setting with real palm trees and bright pink bougainvillea flowers cascading over the top.

The artwork features a playful, surreal collage of cultural and football-themed elements:

    Central Text: The Apple Music logo in bold yellow and red 3D lettering is flanked by "SUPER BOWL LX" above and "HALFTIME SHOW" below.

    Iconic Imagery: Large illustrations of a golden trumpet, pink sunglasses, maracas, dominoes, and a cup of coffee with a musical note in the foam.

    Football Elements: Brown footballs are depicted growing on palm trees like coconuts and resting on the ground.

    Foreground: A young girl in a yellow dress walks along the sidewalk in front of the mural, passing a small goalpost illustration where a green parrot is perched.

The overall aesthetic is warm, festive, and celebrates a fusion of Latin-inspired culture and American football.
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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Just the White House referencing “which way, western man” by William gayley Simpson (published by the National Alliance, the Neo Nazi group led by white nationalist William Luther Pierce of Turner Diaries fame) AND threatening Greenland in the same tweet.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Hw can anyone defend this? www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 21/08/2025
"Hell is empty, and all the devils are here."
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The Exorcist, except the demon’s name is James Dobson.
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Resistbot @resist.bot · 14/03/2025
🖋️ “Prioritize Americans, vote against cloture on funding bill” hit 3,000 signers! 💬 Text SIGN PCKDHY to 50409
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Prioritize Americans, vote against cloture on funding bill
Text SIGN PCKDHY to 50409 — At this moment, our nation faces a critical decision regarding government funding that could significantly impact the lives of millions. I implore you to prioritize the well-being of the American people over partisan politics and vote against cloture. This will allow a continued open and transparent debate on this crucial issue. Although a government shutdown would be detrimental by jeopardizing essential services, disrupting the economy, and leaving vulnerable communities at risk, finding a bipartisan solution that upholds our democratic values and ensuring the smooth functioning of our government is secondary to bowing to the disastrous cuts that are proposed by the Continuing Resolution before the Senate. Unfortunately, the responsibility of ensuring all Americans have a stake in the budget rests upon your shoulders to make the right choice for the greater good of our society and our country.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
RSV 1/10 don’t recommend.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 12/02/2025
This is like a bank robber getting to fire the cops and disable the alarms just before he strolls into the bank lobby.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Et tu, Māla? I can't see Steve Jobs ever having allowed this.
Screenshot from the Apple Maps iPhone app showing the Gulf of Mexico renamed as "Gulf of America."
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
You want to know what sucks? I’ll tell you what sucks. You’ve got a nasty rotator cuff injury. But you’re asleep and you dream that you have full range of motion. And then you wake up in sharp pain at 12:52 a.m. because guess why. That right there, that sucks.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
If this bill passes, maybe I can get a job as a crash test dummy...
Image of 2 tweets from More Perfect Union discussing a bill introduced today by Republican Congressman Andy Biggs that would abolish the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA).
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Putin defenestrates his political opponents. Trump is defenestrating the institutions and norms of our democracy. The same thing, just at scale.
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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/01/2025
BREAKING: Attorneys General of CA, NY, AZ, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NC, NJ, NM, OR, RI, VT, WA, WI, and D.C. are suing Trump for his budget freeze. That 0 GOP AGs are joining, despite the fact that this freeze hurts their constituents the most, speaks to how MAGA is 100% a cult.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Image overlaid with the text, “Somewhere in the USA there is a Latina Anne Frank hiding from ICE in an attic.”
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
She's the best. I hope to vote for her for higher office in the not-too-distant future.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
With Trump's actions today, is there any daylight between him and Project 2025 so far?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Musk comes from a family that moved to South Africa *for* the racism. He has repeatedly endorsed Great Replacement Theory in the US & Neo-Nazis of the AfD in Germany. He championed the rights of white nationalists and restored Nazi accounts to Twitter. But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 20/01/2025
If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
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badaude @badaude.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Lacan wishes you a happy new year, from the first seminar of Lacan.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
I think this assessment (by @beijingpalmer.bsky.social) will stand up much better than the current "Oh, they have some reasonable points..." rationalizations. Remember that we are talking about people like Musk and Vivek, the out-of-control RFKJr, Gabbard/ Patel, Navarro/ Miller. And ...TRUMP
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Hard to argue with this…
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
This.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Bannon vs. Musk. Predictions, please: who wins this civil war? Crossing either of them will have consequences for Trump. I suspect he will back the zillionaire in the near term, but Bannon is more in touch with the heart of the MAGA loyalists. Let's hope both sides implode.
Screenshot of social media exchange where Steve Bannon quotes an expletive-laden tirade by Elon Musk and suggests Child Protective Services should do a wellness check on the "toddler" Musk.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Image reading, "Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Joyous and Healthy New Year!"
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Steven Lemongello @stevelemongello.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Alexa, who is "Dennis Hastert"
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
This is reprehensible.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
This is....interesting.
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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Sara Nathan, an editor at the New York Post, is the sister of Melissa Nathan, the alleged PR character assassin accused of orchestrating smear campaign against Blake Lively. Sara has written hit pieces about Megan Markle, Angelina Jolie and Olivia Wilde.
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Who is Sara Nathan? Editor at New York Post and Melissa Nathan's sister accused of orchestrating smear campaign against Blake Lively
On December 21, actress Blake Lively filed a lawsuit against her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
For anyone who hasn't seen this yet; the article is free to read. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
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Matt Gaetz Ethics Report Finds Evidence He Paid for Sex and Used Drugs: Live Updates (Gift Article)
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Cat napping.
Picture of a cat napping on top of a table with a red tablecloth.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We’re in for a series of disasters.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Endorsed as much as it is possible to endorse anything.
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Emma Bolden @emmabolden.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
hi, i’ve got a poem about god and grief up on the Best American Poetry blog today, and I’m so grateful to Terence Winch for making it his pick of the week
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Emma Bolden: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
_____________________________________________________________________________ My Mother Says There’s Beauty Even in the Midst of Loss but I am no longer listening, I am no longer looking out of the ca...
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
My front yard getting murdered in the rain today.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
This is truly the best legal advice we can give.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
How long before MAGA starts claiming Trump has cured alcoholism?
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 23/11/2024
I more or less assume that with Gorka headed for a key White House job, Team Trump will tell him to take this tweet down, but as of this minute, it's still up at the other place: twitter.com/SebGorka/sta...
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 23/11/2024
This anecdote stood out to me. Per @amandalitman.bsky.social, over *7,000* people have signed up to run for office via 'Run for Something' since Trump's re-election. That is a staggering number which suggests that we are more than ready to fight.
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Brigids Gate Press @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Download. Read. Start a micro library.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
People of BlueSky, post one of your favorite movies with gif only!
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a man with long hair is sticking his tongue out in front of a red curtain .
Alt: Gif from the film, Three Colors: Red, showing the main character, a young woman, blowing a bubble with her bubble gum in front of a red curtain.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Well, this looks a tad worrisome...
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Imagine being someone’s second choice after Matt Gaetz. That’s the most important thing to know about Pam Bondi.
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