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
My 16-year-old just got her learners permit. Any advice from parents who’ve gone through this?
a man and a woman are sitting in a car with a speaker in the back .
ALT: a man and a woman are sitting in a car with a speaker in the back .
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:38 AM
My 16-year-old just got her learners permit. Any advice from parents who’ve gone through this?
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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It’s psychologically important to me to have a president who isn’t that shit crazy, but we don’t always get what we want.
Donald Trump Says He Wants 'Ownership' of Greenland Because It's 'Psychologically Important for Me'
President Donald Trump said that taking full 'ownership' over Greenland, rather than just upping the United States' military presence there, is 'psychologically important' to him during a lengthy sit-...
people.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It’s psychologically important to me to have a president who isn’t that shit crazy, but we don’t always get what we want.
It’s psychologically important to me to have a president who isn’t that shit crazy, but we don’t always get what we want.
Donald Trump Says He Wants 'Ownership' of Greenland Because It's 'Psychologically Important for Me'
President Donald Trump said that taking full 'ownership' over Greenland, rather than just upping the United States' military presence there, is 'psychologically important' to him during a lengthy sit-...
people.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It’s psychologically important to me to have a president who isn’t that shit crazy, but we don’t always get what we want.
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I audibly gasped at this shortsighted move. We have failed to help the public understand that health isn't an individual issue, that you can't build a wall to keep disease out, and that community health is key to individual well-being. We see this with vaccination and we see it here. 💔
Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
Thousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cuts
An estimated 10,000 people are about to lose access to their HIV medication as the Florida Department of Health makes cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
www.fox13news.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I audibly gasped at this shortsighted move. We have failed to help the public understand that health isn't an individual issue, that you can't build a wall to keep disease out, and that community health is key to individual well-being. We see this with vaccination and we see it here. 💔
Trump’s letter to Norway should be the last straw … and yet we all know without a doubt that it won’t be.
Sigh.
Sigh.
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Trump’s letter to Norway should be the last straw … and yet we all know without a doubt that it won’t be.
Sigh.
Sigh.
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Breaking: churches shut down for Jan. 23
January 20, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Breaking: churches shut down for Jan. 23
I’m reposting this, because this Greenland move and the related attacks on our allies are some truly crazy crap. And to hear Republicans like Ted Cruz fall in line … well, Trump is apparently a powerful drug.
The mental gymnastics that Republicans have to go through to justify Trump's absolutely batshit crazy positions must be painful. I mean, imagine how Republicans prior to 2015 would have reacted if you'd suggested sanctioning NATO countries for refusing to support our seizure of land from an ally.
Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland. Trum...
www.yahoo.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I’m reposting this, because this Greenland move and the related attacks on our allies are some truly crazy crap. And to hear Republicans like Ted Cruz fall in line … well, Trump is apparently a powerful drug.
Honestly, I could have done without the neighbor clearing their walk, and nobody else’s, with a very loud snow blower at 6a.m. on a holiday.
a cartoon of a house covered in snow
ALT: a cartoon of a house covered in snow
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Honestly, I could have done without the neighbor clearing their walk, and nobody else’s, with a very loud snow blower at 6a.m. on a holiday.
There was a restaurant in Madison, WI, called the Wild Iris, run by this lovely lesbian couple. They had these spiedini, skewers of breaded beef with bay leaves, that were amazing and that I’ve never found anywhere since. It was such a great date night place!
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:16 AM
There was a restaurant in Madison, WI, called the Wild Iris, run by this lovely lesbian couple. They had these spiedini, skewers of breaded beef with bay leaves, that were amazing and that I’ve never found anywhere since. It was such a great date night place!
How many allies do you think we'll have to invade to divert attention from Trump and his cronies' implication in the Epstein files?
Here's a filing from DOJ on Friday challenging the law requiring release of the files, a filing that I haven't see covered in the press at all.
Here's a filing from DOJ on Friday challenging the law requiring release of the files, a filing that I haven't see covered in the press at all.
Client Challenge
www.scribd.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
How many allies do you think we'll have to invade to divert attention from Trump and his cronies' implication in the Epstein files?
Here's a filing from DOJ on Friday challenging the law requiring release of the files, a filing that I haven't see covered in the press at all.
Here's a filing from DOJ on Friday challenging the law requiring release of the files, a filing that I haven't see covered in the press at all.
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2026 is seeing that the U.S. Army is mobilizing a unit specialized for winter conditions, but not knowing if the intended mission is violent repression of an American city or stealing territory from a U.S. treaty ally.
January 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
2026 is seeing that the U.S. Army is mobilizing a unit specialized for winter conditions, but not knowing if the intended mission is violent repression of an American city or stealing territory from a U.S. treaty ally.
I find it reassuring that Massachusetts leaders are preparing for a possible ICE surge, but what a screwed up country we’re living in if local and regional governments are forced to plan for what is effectively an invasion by the national government!
We are so far from democracy as normal.
We are so far from democracy as normal.
Mass. leaders brace for possibility of surge in ICE operations
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are talking about preparations in the event of a federal immigration enforcement surge in the Bay State.
www.nbcboston.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I find it reassuring that Massachusetts leaders are preparing for a possible ICE surge, but what a screwed up country we’re living in if local and regional governments are forced to plan for what is effectively an invasion by the national government!
We are so far from democracy as normal.
We are so far from democracy as normal.
Might I propose Massachusetts? Much closer to Denmark. Plus, there's already a Danish Pastry House not far from my home in Medford.
January 18, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Might I propose Massachusetts? Much closer to Denmark. Plus, there's already a Danish Pastry House not far from my home in Medford.
Of course ICE is going after Native Americans, the only people in the country who are NOT immigrants. Because it was never about safety or legality or citizenship. It was always about whiteness.
Tribal leaders are still unable to locate their missing members.
January 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Of course ICE is going after Native Americans, the only people in the country who are NOT immigrants. Because it was never about safety or legality or citizenship. It was always about whiteness.
The mental gymnastics that Republicans have to go through to justify Trump's absolutely batshit crazy positions must be painful. I mean, imagine how Republicans prior to 2015 would have reacted if you'd suggested sanctioning NATO countries for refusing to support our seizure of land from an ally.
Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland. Trum...
www.yahoo.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The mental gymnastics that Republicans have to go through to justify Trump's absolutely batshit crazy positions must be painful. I mean, imagine how Republicans prior to 2015 would have reacted if you'd suggested sanctioning NATO countries for refusing to support our seizure of land from an ally.
What exactly does it mean to “win” an election? Bobi Wine almost certainly got more votes than Museveni, but the system was rigged. A more accurate headline would say: “Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s most corrupt leaders, declared winner of fraudulent election.”
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, one of Africa’s most dominant leaders, won re-election on Saturday to extend his four decades in power.
Uganda’s President Museveni Is Declared Election Winner
Bobi Wine, the main opposition candidate, accused the government of vote rigging and has called for street protests.
nyti.ms
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
What exactly does it mean to “win” an election? Bobi Wine almost certainly got more votes than Museveni, but the system was rigged. A more accurate headline would say: “Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s most corrupt leaders, declared winner of fraudulent election.”
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Weekend Edition on @npr.org did a good report on the impact of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a hard winter. What they neglected to mention was that these attacks are a clear violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Are Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Electrical Grid a War Crime? — Public International Law & Policy Group
Are Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Electrical Grid a War Crime? READ THE ORIGINAL ON THE CENTER FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES WEBSITE Authors: Dr. Gregory P. Noone and Sindija Beta (PILPG) and Ropes &...
www.publicinternationallawandpolicygroup.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Weekend Edition on @npr.org did a good report on the impact of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a hard winter. What they neglected to mention was that these attacks are a clear violation of the Geneva Conventions.
When Kristi Noem says she wants Minnesota leaders to work with them to “get criminals off the streets,” my immediate thought is, that’s what they’re doing by trying to get ICE off their streets.
No plans to pull ICE out of Minneapolis; Noem discusses Insurrection Act with Trump
YouTube video by KFDM YouTube
m.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
When Kristi Noem says she wants Minnesota leaders to work with them to “get criminals off the streets,” my immediate thought is, that’s what they’re doing by trying to get ICE off their streets.
Weekend Edition on @npr.org did a good report on the impact of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a hard winter. What they neglected to mention was that these attacks are a clear violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Are Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Electrical Grid a War Crime? — Public International Law & Policy Group
Are Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Electrical Grid a War Crime? READ THE ORIGINAL ON THE CENTER FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES WEBSITE Authors: Dr. Gregory P. Noone and Sindija Beta (PILPG) and Ropes &...
www.publicinternationallawandpolicygroup.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Weekend Edition on @npr.org did a good report on the impact of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a hard winter. What they neglected to mention was that these attacks are a clear violation of the Geneva Conventions.
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Homeland Security thinks a Minnesota winter is a leftist plot.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin on "acts of violence" against ICE agents in Minnesota: "Pouring water on the ground so that it would freeze the ground in front of our federal law enforcement vehicles so that they would potentially slide, crash, and potentially kill them"
January 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Homeland Security thinks a Minnesota winter is a leftist plot.
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Called my senators, and reached voicemail for both DC and Madison offices.
If Dem senators vote for this, then will make bitter enemies of every constituent who votes for them.
If Dem senators vote for this, then will make bitter enemies of every constituent who votes for them.
January 16, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Called my senators, and reached voicemail for both DC and Madison offices.
If Dem senators vote for this, then will make bitter enemies of every constituent who votes for them.
If Dem senators vote for this, then will make bitter enemies of every constituent who votes for them.
In Trump 1, we said that the cruelty is the point, but it’s clear in Trump 2, that cruelty is both an end in itself, because they enjoy inflicting suffering on others, but also a tool to try to demoralize, intimidate, and silence opponents. It’s a classic authoritarian tactic.
They sat for hours with untreated pepper spray injuries and were laughed at by ICE agents when they asked for medical attention, or even a bottle of water. They were released hours later with no explanation. Their personal belongings were returned except their cell phones, which remain with ICE.
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
In Trump 1, we said that the cruelty is the point, but it’s clear in Trump 2, that cruelty is both an end in itself, because they enjoy inflicting suffering on others, but also a tool to try to demoralize, intimidate, and silence opponents. It’s a classic authoritarian tactic.
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The Insurrection Act is not "martial law." It doesn't displace civilian law, it doesn't suspend habeas corpus, it doesn't alter or suspend state and local government, and it doesn't make anything newly illegal. It allows using the military to enforce existing law, it doesn't change what the law is.
January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The Insurrection Act is not "martial law." It doesn't displace civilian law, it doesn't suspend habeas corpus, it doesn't alter or suspend state and local government, and it doesn't make anything newly illegal. It allows using the military to enforce existing law, it doesn't change what the law is.
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Wisdom! Let us attend:
I appreciate @jamellebouie.net's thread and the replies rejecting the fear of Trump cancelling the midterms. As someone who studies authoritarian regimes, though, I would argue that there are many ways to undermine elections without outright cancelling them.
i don't even know why i'm raising this here because i know i'm going to get a hundred replies of "Trump has god powers that will let him do whatever he wants and thus we have no choice but to bend to his will," but for those of you capable of complex thought, these are questions to ask yourself.
January 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Wisdom! Let us attend: