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Tim Bonnemann
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Community architect/builder at IBM (@aialliance.bsky.social and @ossci.bsky.social). San José, CA. Wannabe trail runner. German native. Skeets my own, etc. #opensource #openscience #community #criminaljustice #learningspanish
Good thing we have the CDC
Oof. Outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Ethiopia near the border with South Sudan. Nine infected so far.

Marburg virus is a cousin to Ebola and similarly causes a hemorrhagic fever, with reported case fatality rates ranging from 20% to 100%.
Ethiopia confirms first Marburg outbreak as WHO lauds country's fast action
Ethiopia has confirmed its first Marburg outbreak after nine cases were identified in the southern region of the country that borders South Sudan.
apnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We made it! 😎 #TGIF #House
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Look, these are very large organizations trying to do their best, so a few bad apples here and there is expected
BREAKING: The City Council voted unanimously to pay $17M to a man who spent 27 years in prison after he was convicted of a double murder he did not commit, bringing the total cost of settling 9 lawsuits naming disgraced former CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara to $112M, records show. @wttw.bsky.social
Cost to Resolve Lawsuits Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Tops $112M, with 44 Lawsuits Pending
Chicago taxpayers have spent at least $285.3 million to resolve lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct — including wrongful convictions and improper pursuits — ...
news.wttw.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Reposted by Tim Bonnemann
The question is did a sitting president have a political liability assassinated while in federal custody.

THAT IS THE QUESTION!!!

And I think we all kinda know he did.
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Happening next week. Pre-unconference sessions FREE and open to the public, fantastic line-up!

Check it out!

#OFU2025 #facilitation #leadership #groupwork
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reposted by Tim Bonnemann
this thread is the content i signed up for when i joined bluesky.
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.

You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Heading out to buy some pasta 🇮🇹🍝👨‍🍳🤌
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I mean…
Northern lights in interior Alaska.
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Surprise!
Ppl need to understand what's happening here.

The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.

Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Superlover - Piano Pump (NiCe7 Extended Remix)
YouTube video by Superlover Music
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🤪
Yup, pretty much sums it up
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Complete loser bullshit vibe
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Thread
What the hell are we doing?
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Reposted by Tim Bonnemann
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.

State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by Tim Bonnemann
The funny thing is that on the WaPo site, if you click on the comments section, it gives you an AI-generated summary of people's responses that is basically like "They all disagree with the paper's right-wing turn"
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
That’s cold 🤪
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Greetings from “Reboot the Earth” Silicon Valley hackathon, hosted by United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology and the Baskin School of Engineering at @ucsantacruz.bsky.social.

news.ucsc.edu/2025/10/unit...

#RebootTheEarth #climate
United Nations and Baskin Engineering to host West Coast’s first ‘Reboot the Earth’ hackathon
The event will bring together developers to create technological solutions to address the climate crisis.
news.ucsc.edu
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Should I start a “libertarian podcast”? Just accidentally tuned into one, fascinating stuff! 🤪
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Good morning! 😉
AP: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati Mayor over Cory Bowman, the half-brother of JD Vance.
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Reposted by Tim Bonnemann
What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]

—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Reposted by Tim Bonnemann
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.

can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Awww! 😉
Married her yesterday.
I asked my girlfriend if there was anything she wanted from the store and the first thing she asked was, “how is our cheese situation.” I’m going to marry this woman.
November 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Super excited to have @iafacilitators.bsky.social among the community partners for #OFU2025. Warm-up programming starts Nov 17, agenda and details coming out over the weekend. Check it out!

#facilitation #groupwork #leadership #collaboration
It gives us immense pleasure to welcome the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) as a Community Partner for #OFU2025.
November 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM