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Tim
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Swimming, Skiing, Wisconsin Badgers. Structural Engineer by day, Swim Coach by night.
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he's knocking down the literal white house and illegally murdering people by dropping bombs on international boats and the government has been shut down for weeks and it's just like....yep
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"Republicans blocked paying the troops during the shutdown but found $20 billion to bail out Argentina's bad crypto investments" should be the sort of thing that leads every local newscast, but...
A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week
Feeling like shit about everything? Nature fixes it! Went on a 2 hour bike ride, where all I could think about was the trail in front of me. Came home feeling so much better. Endorphins and fresh air are a hell of a combo.
Remember when they pushed back on ACAB during the George Floyd/Black Lives Matter protests? Not a whole lot going on right now to disabuse us of that notion anymore huh?

This is the worst timeline and I’m so sad and mad and scared all the fucking time. And I’m a privileged white man.
Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...
Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER
In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.
blockclubchicago.org
I’m tempted to screenshot Google Maps and highlight all the public shoreline. What a Dumbass.
Jim Sorgi and Scott Tolzein- heroes of the pretty ok.
Man- @katewagner.wehwalt.net is the tie that binds my two favorite reader supported publications together. Am I the only person on the planet who is dedicated to both @channel6.bsky.social and @escapecollective.bsky.social? Quite possibly yes.
Subscribe to the Patreon, hear me leave a despondent voicemail about the Badgers. Heck, you can leave a despondent voicemail when your team eventually disappoints you!
Here's an audio file recorded late last night on LinkedIn. It's now a podcast. The contents refer to the college football results from September 20, 2025
After Dark Week 5: RAIDERRRRRRS | The Shutdown Fullcast
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That’s me in the video. And a Fox News host just celebrated me being assaulted by ICE.

If ICE will do this to a congressional candidate with a big platform, just imagine what they’re doing to the people they’re kidnapping.
Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work
So much winning from the Badgers.
Badger Fans everywhere are saying this.
I really thought the Luke Fickell Experience would look less… shitty.
Look, I’m all for giving people a chance, but the more I watch the slop from the Badgers, ther more I think it’s time to not only #FireFickell but Chris McIntosh too.
Picked up right where they left off last week.
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There is also absolutely still a value in yelling about hypocrisy, because every time you do, somebody will come closer to noticing it themselves. “They get away with this because they can” is both the truth *and* the thing we can help our neighbors realize
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
A good reminder when you’re feeling the despair as hard as I am these days.
The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.

Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.

And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.

Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
It turns out that the human connection really matters. Especially in this day and age.
Had my first interaction with an AI “customer service agent” today that did not identify itself as such. It was a gross, awful experience. If a real and kind person did not follow up, and I hadn’t had great experiences with the company previously, it would have been a dealbreaker.
Wisconsin Women’s Hockey or VB?