Tim
@beertheist.bsky.social
I like beer and making snarky comments about religion and conservatives
📍 Kansas City, MO
He/Him
📍 Kansas City, MO
He/Him
Update: It appears the tagging was for tree trimming! Greatly relieved
February 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Update: It appears the tagging was for tree trimming! Greatly relieved
I love when Europeans look like their stereotype. This French skier who's blaming their loss on gas, looks like a French villain. Like he's totally trying to kill Monsieur Bond at the Alpine resort
February 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I love when Europeans look like their stereotype. This French skier who's blaming their loss on gas, looks like a French villain. Like he's totally trying to kill Monsieur Bond at the Alpine resort
I'm having to avoid news about the files because I legit have fears about going full tinfoil hat from it. I almost want to not believe the stuff that went on because even as someone that hates the rich and powerful and know they're evil, I didn't think they were horror-movie-demons evil
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I'm having to avoid news about the files because I legit have fears about going full tinfoil hat from it. I almost want to not believe the stuff that went on because even as someone that hates the rich and powerful and know they're evil, I didn't think they were horror-movie-demons evil
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I see you city news! Good job.
No VEHICLES are killing pedestrians. Its the DRIVERS
No VEHICLES are killing pedestrians. Its the DRIVERS
February 13, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I see you city news! Good job.
No VEHICLES are killing pedestrians. Its the DRIVERS
No VEHICLES are killing pedestrians. Its the DRIVERS
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This is wild because it confirms the fact that no one in a position of power at Ring had any idea that announcing the terrifying power of their panopticon to the largest, most mainstream television audience would lead to a massive backlash.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
This is wild because it confirms the fact that no one in a position of power at Ring had any idea that announcing the terrifying power of their panopticon to the largest, most mainstream television audience would lead to a massive backlash.
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"Maybe all we do is frustrate," Star said. "Give someone one more day with their daughter or their dad.
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
Activists Are Fighting ICE Even Though It Could Get Them Killed. Here’s Why.
ICE is still trying to subjugate Minneapolis. It's still failing.
slate.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
"Maybe all we do is frustrate," Star said. "Give someone one more day with their daughter or their dad.
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
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Boston is full of reminders of the instrumental role it played in the founding of the nation. But it also contains reminders of the ways the country has fallen short of those ideals.
https://to.pbs.org/46D2psz
https://to.pbs.org/46D2psz
Boston's role in America's founding and its struggle to meet its ideals
The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl defeat was a disappointment for fans, but the team's return to the national stage also served as a reminder of the role the Greater Boston Area played in the count...
to.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Boston is full of reminders of the instrumental role it played in the founding of the nation. But it also contains reminders of the ways the country has fallen short of those ideals.
https://to.pbs.org/46D2psz
https://to.pbs.org/46D2psz
My best friend somehow got tickets to a sneak peek viewing of Gremlins 2 at the Glenwood Theater on Metcalf. They even had a film crew there to interview people afterwards to get their opinion for ads
Have asked this before and always like the responses. What are your biggest “I saw that in the first run cinema” flexes? Couple of mine:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
My best friend somehow got tickets to a sneak peek viewing of Gremlins 2 at the Glenwood Theater on Metcalf. They even had a film crew there to interview people afterwards to get their opinion for ads
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This is the way to do the wager tax, as a convenience fee. In person betting is not taxed which adds a friction point for gamblers. igb.illinois.gov/content/dam/...
February 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This is the way to do the wager tax, as a convenience fee. In person betting is not taxed which adds a friction point for gamblers. igb.illinois.gov/content/dam/...
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been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis
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Salad Suppliers Pledge To Continue Including Just Enough In Bag That Some Will Go Bad If You’re Single https://theonion.com/salad-suppliers-pledge-to-continue-including-just-enoug-1819579707/
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Salad Suppliers Pledge To Continue Including Just Enough In Bag That Some Will Go Bad If You’re Single https://theonion.com/salad-suppliers-pledge-to-continue-including-just-enoug-1819579707/
This sucks. I never watched Dawson's Creek, but he starred in one of my favorite terrible films, Varsity Blues
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This sucks. I never watched Dawson's Creek, but he starred in one of my favorite terrible films, Varsity Blues
This is rural Missouri. Decades of Republican control have fucked it hard
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This is rural Missouri. Decades of Republican control have fucked it hard
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Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I'll be surprised if this actually happens, but this is a good location for a high rise, and I'm not even mad about the insane number of parking spots in the garage. It's basically located at a freeway exit
Development group outlines plans for 33-story high-rise near downtown Kansas City, Missouri
A Kansas City-based development group gave a glimpse Monday afternoon of plans for a 33-story high-rise in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
www.kshb.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I'll be surprised if this actually happens, but this is a good location for a high rise, and I'm not even mad about the insane number of parking spots in the garage. It's basically located at a freeway exit
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Cars are filthy
The left side of this snow bank (beside car traffic) is so much dirtier than the right side (on the bike lane).
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Cars are filthy
Hell yes, I started watching videos with the sound on and she ended the call. I love that I was brought up learning white suburbanite passive aggressivism
If you go out in public and then spend your time talking on the phone, you're a miserable asshole and I hope nothing but the worst for you. No one, literally not a single person wants to hear half of your banal convo. Stay at home
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Hell yes, I started watching videos with the sound on and she ended the call. I love that I was brought up learning white suburbanite passive aggressivism
If you go out in public and then spend your time talking on the phone, you're a miserable asshole and I hope nothing but the worst for you. No one, literally not a single person wants to hear half of your banal convo. Stay at home
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
If you go out in public and then spend your time talking on the phone, you're a miserable asshole and I hope nothing but the worst for you. No one, literally not a single person wants to hear half of your banal convo. Stay at home
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Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit 'The Distance,' dead at 56
Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit 'The Distance,' dead at 56
Greg Brown, a founding member of Sacramento alt-rock outfit Cake, has died. Friends honored the guitarist, who wrote the band's enduring hit 'The Distance.'
www.latimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit 'The Distance,' dead at 56
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The timing of winter, the amount of snowfall and temperatures are all less reliable and less predictable because Earth is warming at a record rate, said Shel Winkley, a Climate Central meteorologist.
https://to.pbs.org/3MeUvyK
https://to.pbs.org/3MeUvyK
Olympic town warms as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice
The International Olympic Committee said last week it could move up the start date for future Winter Games to January from February because of rising temperatures.
www.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The timing of winter, the amount of snowfall and temperatures are all less reliable and less predictable because Earth is warming at a record rate, said Shel Winkley, a Climate Central meteorologist.
https://to.pbs.org/3MeUvyK
https://to.pbs.org/3MeUvyK
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So weird that these aren't all the same guy.
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So weird that these aren't all the same guy.
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BREAKING: Port KC commissioners voted to terminate and refrain from any negotiations with Platform Ventures. The company owns a south Kansas City warehouse rumored to be part of a federal plan to convert such spaces into immigration detention facilities.
Kansas City agency cuts ties with company selling warehouse for ICE detention center
Port KC commissioners voted to terminate and refrain from any negotiations with Platform Ventures. The company owns a south Kansas City warehouse rumored to be part of a federal plan to convert such spaces into immigration detention facilities.
www.kcur.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
BREAKING: Port KC commissioners voted to terminate and refrain from any negotiations with Platform Ventures. The company owns a south Kansas City warehouse rumored to be part of a federal plan to convert such spaces into immigration detention facilities.
This would be huge for KC
Twin Cities (Empire Builder/Borealis)
Albert Lea
Mason City
Des Moines
Chariton (California Zephyr)
Kansas City (Southwest Chief/MO Rail Runner)
Would be a great corridor with great connections!🛤️🚆
www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...
Albert Lea
Mason City
Des Moines
Chariton (California Zephyr)
Kansas City (Southwest Chief/MO Rail Runner)
Would be a great corridor with great connections!🛤️🚆
www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...
St. Paul backs study of passenger rail to Kansas City after Borealis success - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
St. Paul City Council opened the door to a passenger rail service to Kansas City and other Minnesota cities after the success of the recent Borealis route. Learn what steps have been taken and how the...
www.bizjournals.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
This would be huge for KC
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When you get visited by three Puerto Rican ghosts
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
When you get visited by three Puerto Rican ghosts