Doug Thompson

@da3strikes That sucks man. I’m glad I don’t have to use social media for anything but keeping connections with some people. I am horrible about posting anything.

@dfresh3684 Yup. I've been studying my social media platforms. They all do this. X is just the worst. Pretty much pay to play. Otherwise, reach is like 5% of followers. Crazy...

Another week, another signed book giveaway in our FB Group and Discord! Also, X suppresses the hell out of my reach (~5% of follower count), so these are easier places to get info on the series. travisbagwell.com/links

@HankAzaria @HankAzaria you were hilarious in this. And just finished a rewatch of Brockmire!!

Hard to believe this week marks 30 years since #TheBirdcage came out... I had to put on my special shirt to celebrate!

@VDOOZER New scrubs and a new shrinking in the same night. Amazing. Thank you @VDOOZER

Look, it's so fun for us to bring #Scrubs back, to connect with old friends, make new ones... Just feeling grateful. So, thanks. However this goes. TV is fun.

@mrdougellin Was good to see her in the new season of Lincoln lawyer

Others can judge that. What I can tell you is that she is one of the sweetest , and most genuine people you will ever meet.

@CameronBrittonH @DannyParkins One of my favorites and you were incredible @CameronBrittonH

@DannyParkins I already listed some, but I forgot to recommend Mindhunter. I was in Mindhunter, and it's one of my favorite shows.

What should my next show be? Among shows I’ve seen and liked/loved: The Wire (GOAT) Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Curb, Game of Thrones, The Shield, Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Oz, Platonic, Nobody Wants This, Ozark, The Americans, Homeland, Shameless, Billions.

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@DaleMurphy3 @DaleMurphy3 you were may favorite player growing up and I can’t think of anyone more deserving of the Hall of Fame!!

Thank you, Bill! You put in so much work… and Nancy and I are so grateful. Wow!

@jerryferrara @jerryferrara completely agree on both points

I hate the eagles but that should always be their jerseys. Straight fire.

@jerryferrara Say it isn’t so!! Go blue

My man is getting me to pull for the Trojans.

@TheRushWithMaxx @CrosbyMaxx @broganroback11 @CrosbyMaxx love the INT. Waiting for that first TD. It’s going to be Epic!!

@CrosbyMaxx on the Raiders Narrow loss to the Bears

@jerryferrara I had never watched the shield and now I’m almost done with the last season. So good

One of the goat actors. VIC MACKEY!

What I’ve Learned Since the Death of @CharlieKirk, So Now What When I posted about Charlie Kirk’s murder, I had no idea so many people would read it or even care. I just needed to express how and what I was feeling. I figured it’d get a few likes, maybe some eye rolls, and disappear into the feed like everything else. But a lot people saw it. Many of them responded. And I read every single comment. The ones that thanked me. The ones that pushed back. The ones that asked fair, important questions. And yeah, the ones that called me a racist pos, a bootlicker, a twat, a bigot, and worse. And I responded to them all. Why? Because I wanted to understand what people were feeling — even the folks who came at me sideways. Especially them. And through all of it, a few themes stood out. People wanted to know why I didn’t speak up sooner. Where was I when Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in Minnesota? Why didn’t I say anything about the high school shooting that happened the same day Charlie Kirk was killed? Why didn’t I post about the brutal hammer attack on Paul Pelosi? Fair questions. And they deserve a real answer. The truth is, I don’t know. I was outraged. I was heartbroken. But I didn’t say anything publicly. Maybe I didn’t know what to say. Maybe I figured someone else would. Maybe I thought it wasn’t my place. But here’s what I’ve come to realize: Silence isn’t always indifference, but maybe I’ve been too silent for too long. Some people asked how I could defend someone like Charlie Kirk — a man they say was a bigot, a misogynist, someone who used fear and outrage as tools. I’ve seen some of what Charlie has said. Not all of it, but enough to know he was a lightning rod. And no, I don’t agree with everything he ever said. But what hit me — what shook me — was that he showed up. He stood in front of people who hated his guts and talked to them anyway. Face to face. In person. He didn’t shout them down or storm offstage. He didn’t hide behind a screen or a snarky comment section. He engaged. And that’s rare now. Too rare. We don’t talk anymore. We attack. We shame. We wait for people to slip and then celebrate when they fall. When did we become a culture that roots for death? I mean that literally. There are people — real people — celebrating the murder of a man they disagreed with. Just like there were people laughing when Pelosi’s husband was hospitalized. Just like people ignored when a Democratic lawmaker was gunned down in her own home. If that’s where we’re at — if we’re so tribal that we only feel empathy when it suits our team — then we’re in deeper trouble than I thought. We’ve replaced conversation with condemnation, and we’re paying the price. This isn’t just political decay. This is cultural rot. I served in the military. I know there are times when force is necessary. When evil needs to be met head-on. I believe there are times when killing is justified — to stop even greater killing. That’s reality. But we’re not talking about terrorists here. We’re talking about fellow Americans. Charlie Kirk wasn’t Hitler. Neither was Rep. Hortman. They were activists. Elected officials. People who stood for what they believed was best for the country, even if you disagreed with them. What they were — what they are — is children of God. And whether you agreed with them or not, that means their lives had meaning. That means their deaths should never be celebrated. That means we have to be better than this. So now what? Now I speak up. Not as a partisan. Not as a mouthpiece. But as a human being who’s tired of seeing people dehumanize each other over politics and ideology. I’m not here to tell you what to believe. But I am going to start telling you what I believe. That we’ve lost our way. That we need to relearn how to live with disagreement. That we need to stop treating words like weapons and start treating people like people. That we need to stop clapping for violence and start asking why we’re so comfortable with hate. So no, I won’t stay quiet anymore. Not because I’ve picked a side, but because I’ve picked a principle. Compassion. Understanding. Listening. Respect. You don’t have to agree with me. But if we can’t even talk anymore — if we’ve lost the ability to hear and be heard — then we’re not holding a republic. We’re holding a funeral. And we should probably start asking who’s next. You don’t have to agree with me. But if conversation is now a threat, and disagreement is treated like treason, then we’re not protecting a democracy, we’re managing its collapse.

I wrote this piece the day Charlie Kirk was killed. facebook.com/share/p/17M8fc…

@jerryferrara @jerryferrara they said he will be fine. They being @TomPelissero

This is why fantasy sucks to me. Built a whole team around Bowers. It looks like a great bet. Then he goes out with a non contact injury.

@da3strikes Can’t say the same thing as facebook but maybe we just get you a talk to text computer and you knock this book out by Monday!! Hope everything else is going well man. Take care

Brief Update: I had my hand surgery in May and have been recovering sloooowly. But I'm back to work now! AO: Crucible (book 8) crossed 150K words this week, 30+ chapters are available on my Patreon, and I'm hoping to launch before year-end! 🔥💀 patreon.com/c/da3strikes

@Prez Congrats. Welcome to the nation.

Forever grateful. I don’t take it for granted.

@Lonnie30johnson Sucks to hear about the injury. Get well soon

I wonder if I can get a handicap sticker now 😂🤔