Dr. Thomas —

@therealthomasm.bsky.social

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Historian of religion and politics, researcher, Auburn fan, and herald of woe.

Flier recruiting for the Patriot Front featuring a masked drum corps with the tagline “For a New American Nation State.”
Homemade copper j-pole antenna on a PVC stand in an empty, uninsulated attic space.
Doc Ock from Spidey and His Amazing Friends. She is wearing a green and yellow suit with metallic tentacles coming out from behind and red goggles. Her hair is cut in a kind of long Mohawk laying down to one side rather than standing up, like a double-sided undercut.
Kiosk/vending machines for “Airline Trip Insurance,” boasting policies for “25¢ each $7,500 up to $300,000,” by the Continental Insurance Companies.
A tray of pulled pork
Paperback book with the title “The Great Time Machine Hoax” by Keith Laumer, featuring a dinosaur, two men sitting in chairs, and a seemingly nude woman with her hair covering her breasts. A blurb from Galaxy Magazine calls it “Hilarious! Swinging! Brilliant!”
A man squirts bbq sauce on a whole pig BBQ pig that is smoking on a table.
Two cows and a donkey stand on a hill behind a fence. The nose of a car is visible at the bottom left.
Screenshot from Star Wars, Episode 3, in which Obi Wan screams “YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE”
Album cover for Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” (1995)
A copy of Dialectic of Enlightenment by Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno. The book sits in a book stand on top of a wooden table. Other books are faintly visible in the background.
Bag of shiitake mushroom crisps with a badge that says “LOW TEMPERATURE COOKED.”
Tom the Turkey float from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Book on a bookshelf. The title reads “Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five Courageous Women Who Sparked an Uprising” by Elizabeth R. Hyman.
A stoneware mug of beer, emblazoned with the Hofbrauhaus logo.
Advertisement for Van Dyck cigars from around 1959. The title reads "SO MILD YOU COULD CHAIN-SMOKE THEM. NEW VAN DYCK CIGARS 2 FOR ONLY 15¢"
A grey toddler bed converted from an IKEA crib. Stuffed animals are in the corner.
Washington Post Politics Alert: Trump administration plans to limit intelligence sharing with Congress after leaks undermined president’s claims about Iran strikes.
Glass bottle of “Club-Mate” the mate-based energy drink.
Purple strawflower in bloom. Other blooms from purple and pink strawflowers are visible in the background.
Panoramic view from Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Foothills are visible in the distance under a cloudy sky. A tree stands in the foreground on the left side of the picture, and a small amount of trail is visible on the right side.
A brown fermentation crock with a piece of blue tape as a label, reading “KRAUT 5/29.”
An opened bloom from a night-blooming cereus sitting on top of some Swedish ivy leaves.
Bloom from a Night-Blooming Cereus beginning to open. Swedish Ivy leaves are also visible.
Bud forming on a Night-Blooming Cereus in a window. Swedish Ivy leaves are also visible.
Still of Dr. Julien Bashir (played by Alexander Siddig) from Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
Washington Post alert that reads: Your Daily Read What to know about Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis
A can of Spindrift sparkling water (grapefruit flavor).
Title card in the style of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” featuring white lettering on a black background. The words read, “The Gang Runs the Department of Defense.”
A young boy stands, blocking a TV. The Auburn/Michigan State basketball game is on.
A large dark wooden cutting board filled with a variety of cheeses, salamis, berries, crackers, bread, apple, dried fruits, and honey. To the side are two cake plates that contain even more cheese. The board is on top of a purple tablecloth with white runner.
Screenshot from an “I Think You Should Leave” sketch with a man in a hotdog costume protesting innocence while incredulous bystanders look on.
A hand holding a can of Good People Brewing Company’s “Hazy Snake” Hazy IPA. The yellow can has a picture of a hand holding a snake, illustrated in a comic book style, above the GPBC logo.
A photo of a newsletter from “Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.”
A wooden tray with spaces for three fountain pens in front and a blue-dyed leather space for inks in the back. Three pens are sitting in the tray. The first is a brown pen made of wood, the second is a small red pen, and last is a clicky black pen.
A giant bran flake from Raisin Bran Crunch cereal.
Congressional map of Alabama showing the amount of spending from the NIH in each district (as per the NIH RePORTER). The congressional districts are filled in with gradients of blue/green depending on how much funding it receives.
The cover of “Jimmy Carter: Rivers and Dreams by Jim Barger, Jr., and Dr. Carlton Hicks with a foreword by President Carter. The cover is light blue with a fish.
A bird feeder hangs on a shepherd’s crook with a cap of snow. A blanket of snow covers the ground while a few elevated planters stand near the background, also with snow. In the far background is underbrush and trees standing in front of a grey sky.
Small KaWeCo Brass Sport fountain pen.
The Playbill for “Maybe Happy Ending” positioned in front of the stage at the Belasco Theatre in New York.
Photo of the interior of SEY Coffee. Brightly-lit coffee shop with light wood and dark stone/concrete accents merge with white painted cinder block walls and exposed ductwork for a cozy, yet industrial, feel. Plants line the walls and hang from the ceiling.
A classic Low Country Boil, featuring corn, red-skinned potatoes, andouille sausage, shrimp, and snow crab clusters.
A cappuccino in an amber glass on a grey stone table. Flowers and a window are visible in the background.
Screenshot from My Hero Academia of Mr. Aizawa laying down exhausted in a yellow sleeping bag zipped up to his chin.
Facebook Marketplace listing for a hand-painted depiction of Jesus at the crucifixion. Jesus has a strange expression that almost indicates ecstatic joy.
A brick house with Christmas lights along the gables. A few lights in the shape of candy canes and snowflakes line the sidewalk. A star is alight above the door, which holds a wreath.
Printed email from Tharon Chandler ranting about sanctuary states and the COVID vaccine being used as a bioweapon. Chandler’s Passport Card has been scanned at the bottom in an apparent attempt to prove he’s a citizen?
A hand with ink-stained fingers. Bottles of ink and two fountain pens are visible in the background.