TheTiGuR, aka Chris Simiskey
@tigur.com
He/Him/occasionally Rawr
Husband, father, Love and support my LGBTQ+ children and the community
#Angular #StackBlitz && #bolt.new #Utah #USU #Fortnite #Space #USMCr
#LDS Faith but not Church
Husband, father, Love and support my LGBTQ+ children and the community
#Angular #StackBlitz && #bolt.new #Utah #USU #Fortnite #Space #USMCr
#LDS Faith but not Church
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Hi! I'm Chris! I've been in Utah for basically my entire life. Former USMC reservist. Forever attached to something connecting to the internet. Married, with children. Mormon, but more just the faith, not the organization. Been TheTiGuR online for ~30 years. Love my online friends and fam
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I made fun of Chappell Roan when she suddenly had this opinion AFTER the election, but in a vacuum she was broadly correct that she is not not someone you should look to for political knowledge. Being famous is a full time job and anyone who wants that life is not normal anyway
September 22, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I made fun of Chappell Roan when she suddenly had this opinion AFTER the election, but in a vacuum she was broadly correct that she is not not someone you should look to for political knowledge. Being famous is a full time job and anyone who wants that life is not normal anyway
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My hottake: encouraging celebrities to "use their platform" and be loudly political is a bad idea not because it's intrusive to polite society but because most of them are dumb as shit outside their chosen profession
we don't need to encourage being loud and influentially wrong
we don't need to encourage being loud and influentially wrong
September 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
My hottake: encouraging celebrities to "use their platform" and be loudly political is a bad idea not because it's intrusive to polite society but because most of them are dumb as shit outside their chosen profession
we don't need to encourage being loud and influentially wrong
we don't need to encourage being loud and influentially wrong
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Just emailed 26,000 people about snail facts advent calendars. This better result in 500 snail sales. Snales. Wait that just sounds like snails. Is that a good omen??
Get a calendar here: SquidFacts.net
Get a calendar here: SquidFacts.net
September 22, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Just emailed 26,000 people about snail facts advent calendars. This better result in 500 snail sales. Snales. Wait that just sounds like snails. Is that a good omen??
Get a calendar here: SquidFacts.net
Get a calendar here: SquidFacts.net
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“You can't always look at things from someone else's Point of View. For instance, from here that looks like a bucket of water," he said, pointing to a bucket of water; "but from an ant's point of view it's a vast ocean, from an elephant's just a cool drink, and to a fish, of course, it's home.“
September 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
“You can't always look at things from someone else's Point of View. For instance, from here that looks like a bucket of water," he said, pointing to a bucket of water; "but from an ant's point of view it's a vast ocean, from an elephant's just a cool drink, and to a fish, of course, it's home.“
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“Dig in,” said the king, looking disapprovingly at Milo’s plate. “I can’t say that I think much of your choice.”
“I didn’t know that I was going to have to eat my words,” objected Milo.
“Of course, of course, everyone here does,” the king grunted. “You should have made a tastier speech.”
“I didn’t know that I was going to have to eat my words,” objected Milo.
“Of course, of course, everyone here does,” the king grunted. “You should have made a tastier speech.”
August 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“Dig in,” said the king, looking disapprovingly at Milo’s plate. “I can’t say that I think much of your choice.”
“I didn’t know that I was going to have to eat my words,” objected Milo.
“Of course, of course, everyone here does,” the king grunted. “You should have made a tastier speech.”
“I didn’t know that I was going to have to eat my words,” objected Milo.
“Of course, of course, everyone here does,” the king grunted. “You should have made a tastier speech.”
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it’s wednesday my dudes
August 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
it’s wednesday my dudes
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ICE is a menace to democracy and its murderous conduct should be soberly considered. But we should also recognize that these people are weak and sad and ought to be made fun of.
Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...
Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...
July 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ICE is a menace to democracy and its murderous conduct should be soberly considered. But we should also recognize that these people are weak and sad and ought to be made fun of.
Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...
Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...
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The pufferfish of happiness has visited you.
June 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The pufferfish of happiness has visited you.
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Data center fight is giving people first hand experience that the many can take on the money. Once people feel what solidarity can achieve, it becomes that much harder to divide & distract. There's a reason why unions members less susceptible to far right than same demographic folks not in unions.
Americans Are Starting to Really Hate Data Centers—and It’s Making the Tech Industry Nervous gizmodo.com/americans-ar...
Americans Are Starting to Really Hate Data Centers—and It's Making the Tech Industry Nervous
A recent survey shows a dramatic swing against new data center construction.
gizmodo.com
June 4, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Data center fight is giving people first hand experience that the many can take on the money. Once people feel what solidarity can achieve, it becomes that much harder to divide & distract. There's a reason why unions members less susceptible to far right than same demographic folks not in unions.
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happy Pride Eve to all the people who are about to paraphrase this tweet from 2022 or repost it with my name removed as if it’s a thought they just had themselves
May 31, 2026 at 11:36 PM
happy Pride Eve to all the people who are about to paraphrase this tweet from 2022 or repost it with my name removed as if it’s a thought they just had themselves
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Some things should not be vibed...
May 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Some things should not be vibed...
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Now the American dream is just having a functioning democratic society.
May 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Now the American dream is just having a functioning democratic society.
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The psychic damage the tech industry causes by constantly firing or threatening the livelihoods of you and everyone around you really is quite something. Proper dickhead behaviour
May 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The psychic damage the tech industry causes by constantly firing or threatening the livelihoods of you and everyone around you really is quite something. Proper dickhead behaviour
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"And so you must say good-by," said Rhyme, patting him gently on the cheek.
"To everyone?" said Milo unhappily. He looked around slowly at all the friends he'd made, and he looked very hard so as not to forget any of them for even an instant.
"To everyone?" said Milo unhappily. He looked around slowly at all the friends he'd made, and he looked very hard so as not to forget any of them for even an instant.
May 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"And so you must say good-by," said Rhyme, patting him gently on the cheek.
"To everyone?" said Milo unhappily. He looked around slowly at all the friends he'd made, and he looked very hard so as not to forget any of them for even an instant.
"To everyone?" said Milo unhappily. He looked around slowly at all the friends he'd made, and he looked very hard so as not to forget any of them for even an instant.
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You cannot gut global health systems, attack scientific institutions, withdraw international cooperation, and then act shocked when disease response worsens. Public health depends on collaboration and expertise – things this admin continues to undermine.
Gift Article: zurl.co/GottB
Gift Article: zurl.co/GottB
Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts
US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda
zurl.co
May 24, 2026 at 1:44 PM
You cannot gut global health systems, attack scientific institutions, withdraw international cooperation, and then act shocked when disease response worsens. Public health depends on collaboration and expertise – things this admin continues to undermine.
Gift Article: zurl.co/GottB
Gift Article: zurl.co/GottB
Totally worth paying a little to get good, non-slop results. Consciously using a product, not being the product.
At Kagi, we're doing the opposite. We're doubling down on SlopStop:
help.kagi.com/kagi/feature...
We do offer AI features (all of them optional) but that's not a compromise on our core mission: defending the human web. That's why we also actively support the Small Web in our results.
help.kagi.com/kagi/feature...
We do offer AI features (all of them optional) but that's not a compromise on our core mission: defending the human web. That's why we also actively support the Small Web in our results.
Google announces it will now prioritize AI-generated answers in Search results over human-written website articles.
A move that could make it significantly harder for independent websites to gain organic traffic starting next Tuesday.
A move that could make it significantly harder for independent websites to gain organic traffic starting next Tuesday.
May 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Totally worth paying a little to get good, non-slop results. Consciously using a product, not being the product.
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May 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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no alt-text, so here it is because we need to pay fucking attention to this threat to murder trans people and everyone who supports trans people
May 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
no alt-text, so here it is because we need to pay fucking attention to this threat to murder trans people and everyone who supports trans people
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Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.
May 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.
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I feel awful about having to ask for help, but we are suing our landlord for refusing to make repairs due to extensive water damage and active leaks in our apt. We have signed a lease & paid deposit on a new place, but need help with moving expenses. Any help or shares are greatly appreciated. xx
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May 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I feel awful about having to ask for help, but we are suing our landlord for refusing to make repairs due to extensive water damage and active leaks in our apt. We have signed a lease & paid deposit on a new place, but need help with moving expenses. Any help or shares are greatly appreciated. xx
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We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
May 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
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#MorningVibe
The world feels loud and divided because systems profit off our anger. But solidarity is quieter & stronger.
Organize with kindness, support your neighbors, & fight for a world where everyone thrives.
The world feels loud and divided because systems profit off our anger. But solidarity is quieter & stronger.
Organize with kindness, support your neighbors, & fight for a world where everyone thrives.
May 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
#MorningVibe
The world feels loud and divided because systems profit off our anger. But solidarity is quieter & stronger.
Organize with kindness, support your neighbors, & fight for a world where everyone thrives.
The world feels loud and divided because systems profit off our anger. But solidarity is quieter & stronger.
Organize with kindness, support your neighbors, & fight for a world where everyone thrives.
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The #Hubble space telescope turned 36 today! Happy birthday! 🥳
Three and a half decades of cosmic beauty, including a certain Pillars of Creation that may or may not have been photoshopped 👀
🔭🐡🧪🎨
Three and a half decades of cosmic beauty, including a certain Pillars of Creation that may or may not have been photoshopped 👀
🔭🐡🧪🎨
April 25, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The #Hubble space telescope turned 36 today! Happy birthday! 🥳
Three and a half decades of cosmic beauty, including a certain Pillars of Creation that may or may not have been photoshopped 👀
🔭🐡🧪🎨
Three and a half decades of cosmic beauty, including a certain Pillars of Creation that may or may not have been photoshopped 👀
🔭🐡🧪🎨