Tim Longman 🏳️🌈
@timlongman.bsky.social
Poli Sci and IR prof at BU. Posts on Africa, human rights, US politics, LGBTQ+, religion & politics. Progressive, Christian, proud gay dad.
2 books on Rwanda. Currently writing book on church and state across Africa and another on LGBTQ backlash in Africa
2 books on Rwanda. Currently writing book on church and state across Africa and another on LGBTQ backlash in Africa
Oh, this is just too rich.
Chief presidential shit shoveler has family member detained by ICE.
Chief presidential shit shoveler has family member detained by ICE.
White House spokeswoman Leavitt now has a family connection to an ICE arrest
Bruna Ferreira, a Boston-area woman who is the mother of Leavitt's nephew, is now in custody at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
www.wbur.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Oh, this is just too rich.
Chief presidential shit shoveler has family member detained by ICE.
Chief presidential shit shoveler has family member detained by ICE.
Every time the Franklin Graham “pray this prayer” ad comes on TV, I can’t dive for the mute button quickly enough. If this ad by one of the country’s leading Christian bigots bothers me as a practicing Christian so much, I can’t imagine how non-Christians feel. Makes me want to not watch the news.
a man covering his ears in a store with the words make it stop written below him
ALT: a man covering his ears in a store with the words make it stop written below him
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November 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Every time the Franklin Graham “pray this prayer” ad comes on TV, I can’t dive for the mute button quickly enough. If this ad by one of the country’s leading Christian bigots bothers me as a practicing Christian so much, I can’t imagine how non-Christians feel. Makes me want to not watch the news.
Our country is being run by the absolutely worst people. Like, if you were writing a script and created Pete Hegseth as a character, your editor would insist that someone that stupid, petty, and evil is too unbelievable to stay in the text.
This has to be the lamest shit I've ever seen.
"your medals are out of order..."
Also, imagine tossing "Captain" in quotes to someone who literally piloted the Space Shuttle.
"your medals are out of order..."
Also, imagine tossing "Captain" in quotes to someone who literally piloted the Space Shuttle.
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Our country is being run by the absolutely worst people. Like, if you were writing a script and created Pete Hegseth as a character, your editor would insist that someone that stupid, petty, and evil is too unbelievable to stay in the text.
Funny how people who are unaffected by it personally are happy enough to have someone else suffer a "necessary evil."
It's true, the only job available in the United States is kidnapping restaurant and daycare workers
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Funny how people who are unaffected by it personally are happy enough to have someone else suffer a "necessary evil."
So the government being led by some of the least civil politicians in American history are launching a civility campaign? Sure. That'll work.
With record Thanksgiving air travel looming, the government launches a new 'civility campaign' to curb an alarming spike in unruly passenger behavior
The number of annual incidents involving out-of-control passengers has doubled since 2019.
www.yahoo.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
So the government being led by some of the least civil politicians in American history are launching a civility campaign? Sure. That'll work.
Good article in the Globe on how ICE raids are affecting religious institutions. The fact the Trump administration has rejected the ancient concept of sanctuary and announced intentions to target faith communities belies their claim to be protectors of religious liberty.
In New Bedford, city of immigrants anchored by diverse religions, some worry about ICE crackdown - The Boston Globe
Places of worship are a way for communities to stay connected to the faith and culture from their old home.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Good article in the Globe on how ICE raids are affecting religious institutions. The fact the Trump administration has rejected the ancient concept of sanctuary and announced intentions to target faith communities belies their claim to be protectors of religious liberty.
It’s like these people have never lived in the real world. Sell your house, give up your job, and pay to move … to save half a % at the grocery store?
And how does he even know this alleged statistic, given the decimation of the government’s information gathering system? It’s all lies & stupidity!
And how does he even know this alleged statistic, given the decimation of the government’s information gathering system? It’s all lies & stupidity!
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It’s like these people have never lived in the real world. Sell your house, give up your job, and pay to move … to save half a % at the grocery store?
And how does he even know this alleged statistic, given the decimation of the government’s information gathering system? It’s all lies & stupidity!
And how does he even know this alleged statistic, given the decimation of the government’s information gathering system? It’s all lies & stupidity!
One of the things I appreciate about conferences is the intergenerational exchange that takes place. At the African Studies Association, I had meals with a couple of senior scholars who had helped me with my career and a couple of junior scholars who I tried to assist. What goes around comes around.
a cartoon of a man with the words " what goes around " above him
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November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
One of the things I appreciate about conferences is the intergenerational exchange that takes place. At the African Studies Association, I had meals with a couple of senior scholars who had helped me with my career and a couple of junior scholars who I tried to assist. What goes around comes around.
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And, sadly, dark days for K through 12 as well
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
And, sadly, dark days for K through 12 as well
I’ve been in Atlanta almost a week, and today is the first day the air is clear enough to see the hills on the horizon. It’s still pretty hazy, though. I’d forgotten what air pollution does to the sky and hadn’t realized how clear the skies back in Boston are.
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I’ve been in Atlanta almost a week, and today is the first day the air is clear enough to see the hills on the horizon. It’s still pretty hazy, though. I’d forgotten what air pollution does to the sky and hadn’t realized how clear the skies back in Boston are.
Welp, guess it’s time to invade Venezuela!
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Welp, guess it’s time to invade Venezuela!
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"Mobutu expo lays bare DR Congo dictator's troubled legacy 30 years on" NPR had a very good segment on this yesterday that I've been unable to find online. Mobutu expo lays bare DR Congo dictator's troubled legacy 30 years on www.indopremier.com/ipotnews/new...
Mobutu expo lays bare DR Congo dictator's troubled legacy 30 years on
www.indopremier.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Mobutu expo lays bare DR Congo dictator's troubled legacy 30 years on" NPR had a very good segment on this yesterday that I've been unable to find online. Mobutu expo lays bare DR Congo dictator's troubled legacy 30 years on www.indopremier.com/ipotnews/new...
I know I’m not supposed to say this on Bluesky, but I don’t actually care about either Olivia Nuzzi or Ryan Lizza.
a man in a suit is laying on the ground with his head in the sand and the word mistake on the bottom
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November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I know I’m not supposed to say this on Bluesky, but I don’t actually care about either Olivia Nuzzi or Ryan Lizza.
I worked the register at Marshall Fields the year of the dancing Christmas tree. We had one at the register, and every customer would clap their hands, and the toy tree would wiggle and sing a tinny version of Jingle Bells.
Every. Damn. Customer.
And no one ever actually bought one.
Every. Damn. Customer.
And no one ever actually bought one.
November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I worked the register at Marshall Fields the year of the dancing Christmas tree. We had one at the register, and every customer would clap their hands, and the toy tree would wiggle and sing a tinny version of Jingle Bells.
Every. Damn. Customer.
And no one ever actually bought one.
Every. Damn. Customer.
And no one ever actually bought one.
I am at an academic conference, and the main topic of conversation is the horrors that everyone is facing at their institutions: departments closed, colleagues fired, speech censored, DEI programs eliminated, websites scrubbed. These are dark days for higher education.
a blue doll with glasses and a white sweater is looking down
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media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I am at an academic conference, and the main topic of conversation is the horrors that everyone is facing at their institutions: departments closed, colleagues fired, speech censored, DEI programs eliminated, websites scrubbed. These are dark days for higher education.
If you need to be uplifted, give a listen to the Moorehouse Glee Club singing, “Me Hab Home Een de Rock.”
Enough to restore your faith in humanity.
Enough to restore your faith in humanity.
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If you need to be uplifted, give a listen to the Moorehouse Glee Club singing, “Me Hab Home Een de Rock.”
Enough to restore your faith in humanity.
Enough to restore your faith in humanity.
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Apropos of this crap, a good friend who has been an immigration judge for years just got unceremoniously fired by email — another victim of the ongoing purges of those who believe in due process.
I am furious. Years of civil service ended by people who hate that an immigrant might win a case.
I am furious. Years of civil service ended by people who hate that an immigrant might win a case.
After renaming immigration judges as "deportation judges" (not what they're called by law), DHS, which acts as the prosecutor in immigration cases, is falsely claiming that people could do the job part-time "after hours"; except no, immigration courts are only open during the daytime.
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Apropos of this crap, a good friend who has been an immigration judge for years just got unceremoniously fired by email — another victim of the ongoing purges of those who believe in due process.
I am furious. Years of civil service ended by people who hate that an immigrant might win a case.
I am furious. Years of civil service ended by people who hate that an immigrant might win a case.
Wow. I’ve given talks in Utah in the past but I guess I won’t be able to in the future. How could I talk about human rights and genocide without mentioning oppression?
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Wow. I’ve given talks in Utah in the past but I guess I won’t be able to in the future. How could I talk about human rights and genocide without mentioning oppression?
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That John Roberts was more concerned with nuisance lawsuits against the president than he was with whatever this is will haunt this country for a long time
Trump posts again about Democrats, saying their behavior is “punishable by DEATH!”
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
That John Roberts was more concerned with nuisance lawsuits against the president than he was with whatever this is will haunt this country for a long time
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Last month it was the Young Republicans praising Hitler. Last week it was Fuentes & Carlson criticizing "Jewry". This week, they're saying swastikas and nooses aren't hate speech. The rot is party-wide. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.seattletimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Last month it was the Young Republicans praising Hitler. Last week it was Fuentes & Carlson criticizing "Jewry". This week, they're saying swastikas and nooses aren't hate speech. The rot is party-wide. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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It must be fun to live in a fantasy world, completely disconnected from facts and reality. Who cares that things got better under Biden on almost every measure and haven’t gotten worse on every measure under Trump? Everything is happy in MAGA’s fantasy world.
JD Vance: "As much progress as we've made, it's gonna take a little bit of time for every American to feel that economic boom which we really do believe is coming. We believe that we're on the frontend of it, but we also recognize we've got a lot of work to do to undo the damage that Joe Biden did"
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It must be fun to live in a fantasy world, completely disconnected from facts and reality. Who cares that things got better under Biden on almost every measure and haven’t gotten worse on every measure under Trump? Everything is happy in MAGA’s fantasy world.
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
It must be fun to live in a fantasy world, completely disconnected from facts and reality. Who cares that things got better under Biden on almost every measure and haven’t gotten worse on every measure under Trump? Everything is happy in MAGA’s fantasy world.
JD Vance: "As much progress as we've made, it's gonna take a little bit of time for every American to feel that economic boom which we really do believe is coming. We believe that we're on the frontend of it, but we also recognize we've got a lot of work to do to undo the damage that Joe Biden did"
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It must be fun to live in a fantasy world, completely disconnected from facts and reality. Who cares that things got better under Biden on almost every measure and haven’t gotten worse on every measure under Trump? Everything is happy in MAGA’s fantasy world.