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@raythomas.bsky.social

Ph.D. Student focused on International Relations. Virginia Tech/University of South Carolina Alum.

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Wish every single person who bets on politics the worst possible outcomes. Fools and their money easily parted, etc.

25.02.2026 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
25.02.2026 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump's speech was under two hours, which bolsters the thesis that the leaks about it being more than two hours were meant to work the prediction markets

25.02.2026 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1506    πŸ” 274    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 30

I didn't think Mark Warner would be the first Dem Senator to leave (or at least the first to publicly confirm it) but it's nice to see him getting out ahead for once.

25.02.2026 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Walked out of the State of the Union because I couldn’t sit through hours of Trump’s lies.

Americans know the truth: he’s spiking prices and wrecking our economy.

We’re a better country than this.

25.02.2026 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2251    πŸ” 385    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 37

The Asteroid Belt is the OG Island Chain when you think about it.

25.02.2026 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the moon is the 13th island chain

25.02.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Posting this right after Trump throws a tantrum on national TV about how he's not going to listen to the judges is peak comedy.

25.02.2026 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

you are an actual sicko if you watch any of the state of the union. I don’t mean this as a joke. I don’t mean this ironically. there is nothing to be gleaned here, nothing to be learned. it is empty, tawdry spectacle and your time would be better spent doing literally anything else.

25.02.2026 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

The United States is feared in the same way people fear a toddler that has gotten ahold of a loaded firearm and for much the same reason.

24.02.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you can't yell fire in a crowded theatre, you should not be able to spread blatant misinformation and hate speech in wider societal settings. Some speech restrictions have to be maintained to maintain the overall system that allows freedom of speech.

24.02.2026 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just replace Hegel here with any relevant legal/constitutional scholar.

24.02.2026 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's be real: knowing anything, full stop, is woke coded at this point. The War on Expertise has seen to that.

24.02.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

You know I really should have been prepared for the American Century of Humiliation after finding out there are people online who play Fallout and LOVE the Enclave. Some people just yearn dumbass strongmen wrapped in the flag.

23.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We should bring back outlawry just for Peter Thiel, imo. You can learn what happens when you move beyond liberalism and democracy first hand.

23.02.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For a "longevity guru" he certainly didn't last long at CBS

23.02.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

About to start posting about Fallout New Vegas and Cyberpunk 2077 like I'm a LinkedIn user relating everything to B2B sales.

23.02.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, well, if Steve Witkoff said it...

22.02.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not really a mystery as to why you don’t see many folks on the right cheering on and celebrating American Olympic victories. They hate the country as it exists today. They’re very clear on this point.

22.02.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1133    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 15

I'm not saying the person running The White House Twitter account should be the first prosecution of the American Nuremberg/New Reconstruction but I wouldn't let them fall outside the top 10, imo.

22.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 262    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

I’m so proud of these dudes whose social media content I will never, ever check

22.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2984    πŸ” 412    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 25

Congrats to USA Men's Hockey, I look forward to them winning another gold medal in 2052.

22.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are the best in the world at 3-on-3 hockey

22.02.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 305    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO

22.02.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Become Ungovernable [by the IOC]

22.02.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*Shorsey voice* Go til ya can't go no more

22.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, someone has to play Mercutio in Verona.

22.02.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why doesn't one of the players simply score a winning goal? Are they stupid??

22.02.2026 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

US Hockey Control The Puck for More Than 7 Seconds Challenge (Impossible)

22.02.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What if a sitting senator has a stroke, changes his entire personality, gets divorced, begins voting with the GOP, and starts wearing sweatsuits to the Senate?

You can't know outlandish hypotheticals ahead of time. You can only reasonably make inferences based on the information/trends you can see

22.02.2026 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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