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Tonepainter

@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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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
What, did Kavanaugh quit?
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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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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Great question.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Don’t know. They’re doing an investigation. He’s probably getting paid until the investigation is complete.
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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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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Love ‘ya, Harry. I’ll be donating even though I’m not in your district. I know you’re going to do great things in Congress!
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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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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Here's the plan: - Glut the market and depress prices - Billionaires and major corporations will be able to pick up assets for minimal $ - Consolidate ownership so that as the market recovers, they will make windfall profits and raise rents higher than ever
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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
Looks pretty tasty to me! And who said bakers can't be choosers...
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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 · 22/01/2025
Ugh, though that's encouraging about the lawsuits. Thank goodness for the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and similar organizations. We won't be getting much help from the major media, but these activist organizations and independent media will step up, I'm sure.
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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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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Agreed. Shame on them.
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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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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Disgraceful
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
How’s Elon supposed to know it wasn’t a billionaire trying to blow you up? It’s a feature, not a bug.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
No worries; sorry I misunderstood.
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Where’s your sense of humor?
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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 · 31/12/2024
How now?
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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
If you could convince a single person who was either a CIO or a business application software developer on 12/31/1999 that this was a good idea, I would be so mightily impressed that I would donate all my bitcoins to charity. (I don’t have any bitcoins.)
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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
I wouldn't mind seeing that outcome...and I suspect that Musk will win in the short term. Here's the thing, though: Bannon is already skinless. How does one harm him? And the MAGA base is turning on Musk and Bannon will ride with them, so long term it's hard to say what happens.
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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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Tonepainter @tonepainter.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
I can't answer this question, other than to say it is evil of people to believe either of these things, and anyone who does is themself not very smart.
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