Tom Cat 23

Tom Cat 23

@tomcat23.bsky.social

Poet. Artist. Music and other noise maker. Modular synth builder. Child of fortune and student of life. Graduated hammer college. Dad of 2 wonderful kids.

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He lassos tornados. He brought a storm from California to solve a drought in Texas, only to create the Gulf of Mexico. He dug the Rio Grande to give his horse water. He is Pecos Bill, a giant of Southwestern storytelling and of proportion, too. #FairytaleTuesday

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A beautiful fawn learns the rope from her mom. #mammals #nature #deer #love #trailcam #Seattle #wildanimals #goodmorning #PNW #babyanimals #nokings #wildlife #fawn #outdoors #mountains

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In an ancient forest, shallow pools reflect not the trees above, but a luminous city of elsewhere. My shortlisted entry for the Cheltenham Illustration awards. Inspired by the changing landscape, childhood (and adulthood) fantasy, reflections, exploration of strange places... #art #illustration

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ICE illegally grab a city snow plow driver: "He was detained because of his country of origin. He had every federal authorization. We do a criminal background check of all federal documents." Sent 1,000 miles to Texas with a serious medical condition. (From Fox 9)

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specifically the modern insult usage stems from the sequel, Chud 2: Bud the Chud. in the first film the chud was one guy in a shitty monster suit. in the sequel though it was stupid idiots wandering around town and breaking stuff, causing problems. human vermin that need to get put down

Rsquared@rsquared.bsky.social

Parenting achievement unlocked: Got to explain to my teen how "chud" derives from the 1984 film C.H.U.D. [Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers]

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the sweet spot for a hit tweet is 200 likes, you get the lil dopamine rush from the attention but then it fades before things get annoying, stressful, and/or threatening. anything actually viral that gets like five figure retweets puts the eye of sauron on you and no amount of dopamine is worth that

Micah@rincewind.run

people who have not gone viral: you are gatekeeping and you’re all lying about it being awful people who have gone viral: no. seriously. DON’T.

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Jessica: The WSJ is reporting that there are incentives for ICE Agents because they need to meet that insane 3,000 people per day quota—they are getting rewarded even if they bring in people who then get released…

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Another old Cambridge street watercolour, done sitting on the low wall at the front of St John's. This is Bridge Street with autumn coming on. Someone wearing a gown is cycing along. Sold a while ago and scanned from a film photo of the original. #streetart #watercolour