Comms @uwcdis. Alum @UW_LSC & @GeorgiaSouthern. Mostly retweets.
Madison, WI
Joined October 2009
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Thomas Jilk retweeted
Construction on Morgridge Hall is nearly complete and we can’t wait to welcome students this fall! Take a look inside the final stages of construction and get a first glimpse at the some of stunning art that will be on display:
cdis.wisc.edu/morgridge-hall…
Thomas Jilk retweeted
This comparsion in the NYTimes today is pretty stark. China is racing ahead to be a high-tech exporter of 21st century technologies, while the US is doubling down on being a petro-state exporting the technologies of the 19th century: nytimes.com/interactive/2025…
"...the fossil fuel industry helped pay for this government, and now they’re getting their reward, in the form of legislation clearly and explicitly designed to slow the transition to clean, cheap, renewable energy."
billmckibben.substack.com/p/…
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Thomas Jilk retweeted
Please send @elonmusk to all the close races!
Thomas Jilk retweeted
The legend of Jim Harbaugh:
+ Can remember his own birth
+ Wears the same outfit everyday "because that's one fewer non-football decision to be made" and for every occasion; works out in khakis (benching 225 lbs at age >60), takes cold plunges while still wearing his khakis
+ Admires Spongebob ("SpongeBob attacks each day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind") and Darth Vader ("That's my guy, that's my boy! He's relentless, he's a jackhammer."), but has an obsessive love of Judge Jeudy ("a big role model in truth-telling")
+ Bizarre eating habits: Refuses to eat chicken "it's a nervous bird" but owns several for their "low maintenance and high production". Refers to steak as a multi-vitamin to be consumed every day. Prefers whole milk to water; "we refuse to drink that candy-ass skim milk or the 1%. We refuse. We won't have any of that."
"She is the vice president of a profoundly unpopular president, whose approval was laid low by the same factors—inflation and anti-incumbency bias—that have waylaid ruling parties everywhere."
theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
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Thomas Jilk retweeted
To be very realistic about what just happened in the US, to the world, to us all, to all animals and plants, the oceans, and to our planet and then to not become cynical may be difficult but is leadership.
Yes to grief, yes to this anticipatory mourning for what will now be lost. But no to falling into the sweet poison that is cynicism. In times like these, cynicism is obedience.
Thomas Jilk retweeted
Tomorrow, we will make our voices heard.
Find your polling place and make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com.
ALT Promotional graphic for the 2024 Election Day featuring a smiling Kamala Harris with the text 'Election Day Is Tomorrow' and the date November 5, encouraging viewers to visit IWillVote.com for voting information.
Thomas Jilk retweeted
.@derrickvanorden thinks he’s better than us. He berates workers and lines his pockets with special interest $$. I’m running for Congress to serve the teachers, small business owners, farmers and hospitality workers that power our communities.
Thomas Jilk retweeted
During the day, I am running for Congress.
At night, I wait tables. I know what working class Wisconsinites need and I am tired of us lacking true representation in D.C. That’s why I’m running.
Can you retweet this, give me a follow, and help me defeat Derrick Van Orden?
Thomas Jilk retweeted
Check out former @WiStateJournal columnist Bill Kaplan write-up on @RebeccaforWI.
“Cooke is the clear frontrunner in the Democratic primary because she fights for regular folks, inspires voters and knows what it takes to win.” #wi03 @WisOpinion
wispolitics.com/2024/bill-ka…
Thomas Jilk retweeted
Based on the year to-date and the El Nino/La Nina forecast, @BerkeleyEarth estimates there is now a 92% chance that 2024 will set a new record as the warmest year, beating the prior record set in 2023:
Thomas Jilk retweeted
The notions that Trump is dangerous, and that attempting to murder him is also dangerous, are not in tension with each other. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
Worth reading @EricLevitz destroy a @HC_Richardson claim about Biden and "history" vox.com/politics/359431/bide…
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The last thing you see before receiving a $500k bill for a PowerPoint delivered by three 22 year olds telling you to increase revenue and reduce costs
Thomas Jilk retweeted
Our campaign was mentioned in the NY Times Magazine today alongside my friend and working class champion @MGPforCongress. If you want to know who the new @HouseBlueDogs are, you need to read this article.
nytimes.com/2024/07/01/magaz…
