Tim Bockes
@tbockes.bsky.social
Retired professor of Psychology. Husband, father, reader, listener of prog rock, folk, blues, bluegrass.
I rarely respond to DMs unless I know you. Nothing personal— I just don’t trust them!
Hoping to live long enough to see a return to Democracy.
I rarely respond to DMs unless I know you. Nothing personal— I just don’t trust them!
Hoping to live long enough to see a return to Democracy.
By all means, impeach Kristi Noem, but don’t stop there! She has done exactly what her boss wanted her to do.
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
By all means, impeach Kristi Noem, but don’t stop there! She has done exactly what her boss wanted her to do.
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I'm at a loss for words. I'm glad someone else has them.
January 25, 2026 at 8:51 AM
I'm at a loss for words. I'm glad someone else has them.
Watching him in Davos. Is it actually possible to die of shame and embarrassment?
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Watching him in Davos. Is it actually possible to die of shame and embarrassment?
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
Trump's letter to PM Store, interpreted:
Dear Jonas, since I don't understand the Nobel process, I am going to finally begin thinking about the good of the USA. Until now, I have only thought about peace -- not golf, not ballrooms, not the many countries that I have bombed. Also, I failed History.
Dear Jonas, since I don't understand the Nobel process, I am going to finally begin thinking about the good of the USA. Until now, I have only thought about peace -- not golf, not ballrooms, not the many countries that I have bombed. Also, I failed History.
January 19, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Trump's letter to PM Store, interpreted:
Dear Jonas, since I don't understand the Nobel process, I am going to finally begin thinking about the good of the USA. Until now, I have only thought about peace -- not golf, not ballrooms, not the many countries that I have bombed. Also, I failed History.
Dear Jonas, since I don't understand the Nobel process, I am going to finally begin thinking about the good of the USA. Until now, I have only thought about peace -- not golf, not ballrooms, not the many countries that I have bombed. Also, I failed History.
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Get Up Off Your Asses,Congress....
January 18, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Get Up Off Your Asses,Congress....
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And then there is the Greenland insanity. Time for this guy to go.
$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
January 18, 2026 at 1:49 PM
And then there is the Greenland insanity. Time for this guy to go.
Remember “They’re just weird!”??
I wonder how Governor Waltz and the Harris campaign feel about that, today.
I wonder how Governor Waltz and the Harris campaign feel about that, today.
January 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Remember “They’re just weird!”??
I wonder how Governor Waltz and the Harris campaign feel about that, today.
I wonder how Governor Waltz and the Harris campaign feel about that, today.
In our shed, we have a collection of trophies earned over the years by our sons, from playing soccer, t-ball, and little league. I think we should all collect such trophies and send them to the White House, care of the current occupant. He will be so happy, and maybe would not attack us! Thoughts?
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
In our shed, we have a collection of trophies earned over the years by our sons, from playing soccer, t-ball, and little league. I think we should all collect such trophies and send them to the White House, care of the current occupant. He will be so happy, and maybe would not attack us! Thoughts?
The irony is completely lost on him, but physically painful for me.
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The irony is completely lost on him, but physically painful for me.
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I know that logic is irrelevant here, but…. If Greenland is in danger of invasion from Russia or China, shouldn’t we defend Greenland, rather than trying to beat them to the punch??
January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I know that logic is irrelevant here, but…. If Greenland is in danger of invasion from Russia or China, shouldn’t we defend Greenland, rather than trying to beat them to the punch??
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January 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Trump: If Iran keeps killing protesters, I will intervene. If ICE keeps killing protesters, I will send more ICE “agents. “
January 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Trump: If Iran keeps killing protesters, I will intervene. If ICE keeps killing protesters, I will send more ICE “agents. “
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Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. She has violated her oath and has allowed ICE agents to terrorize our communities.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. She has violated her oath and has allowed ICE agents to terrorize our communities.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
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The DOJ has smoke for Jerome Powell, but none for the people in the Epstein files? 👀
Also, investigating possible criminal activity everywhere except the White House? Bold move, Pamela.
Also, investigating possible criminal activity everywhere except the White House? Bold move, Pamela.
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The DOJ has smoke for Jerome Powell, but none for the people in the Epstein files? 👀
Also, investigating possible criminal activity everywhere except the White House? Bold move, Pamela.
Also, investigating possible criminal activity everywhere except the White House? Bold move, Pamela.
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In my fifty years in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
In my fifty years in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
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They are more American than any of us are.
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
They are more American than any of us are.
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WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.....
January 11, 2026 at 11:46 AM
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.....
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BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member and a jam band icon, dies at 78 www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member and a jam band icon, dies at 78
Weir had been diagnosed with cancer in July and beat it, but "succumbed to underlying lung issues," according to a statement on his website.
www.nbcnews.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member and a jam band icon, dies at 78 www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
This Venezuela fiasco makes me think about:
Epstein
january 6
A convicted felon
Grabbing women by their genitals
Generally disgusting, loathsome, boorish behavior
Putin-sucking
Child-endangering
Anti-American defiance of the Constitution that he swore to uphold and defend.
Epstein
january 6
A convicted felon
Grabbing women by their genitals
Generally disgusting, loathsome, boorish behavior
Putin-sucking
Child-endangering
Anti-American defiance of the Constitution that he swore to uphold and defend.
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
This Venezuela fiasco makes me think about:
Epstein
january 6
A convicted felon
Grabbing women by their genitals
Generally disgusting, loathsome, boorish behavior
Putin-sucking
Child-endangering
Anti-American defiance of the Constitution that he swore to uphold and defend.
Epstein
january 6
A convicted felon
Grabbing women by their genitals
Generally disgusting, loathsome, boorish behavior
Putin-sucking
Child-endangering
Anti-American defiance of the Constitution that he swore to uphold and defend.
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Good morning to everyone who doesn’t want to annex Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, or Panama, and just wants universal healthcare.
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Good morning to everyone who doesn’t want to annex Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, or Panama, and just wants universal healthcare.