Tim Magnuson
@timothymagnuson.bsky.social
✌🏻Married to the most amazing woman ever. We play music- guitar, bass, uke. Geek ‘lite’. The coolest septuagenarian you know…☮️
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After 9/11, George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future terror strikes. @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports on how DHS shifted from defending the country against foreign terrorists to deploying agents on American streets:
‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
After 9/11, George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future terror strikes. @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports on how DHS shifted from defending the country against foreign terrorists to deploying agents on American streets:
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Emergency call logs and reports detailing last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer reveal a greater sense of the organizational chaos and heightened emotion surrounding her final moments.
https://cnn.it/3LFUyTJ
https://cnn.it/3LFUyTJ
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Emergency call logs and reports detailing last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer reveal a greater sense of the organizational chaos and heightened emotion surrounding her final moments.
https://cnn.it/3LFUyTJ
https://cnn.it/3LFUyTJ
Is there ANYTHING that isn’t gonna be ‘trumped’….?
A 4-mile stretch that leads to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, is now named after the president.
Trump can now travel to Mar-a-Lago on a street bearing his name
A 4-mile stretch that leads to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, is now named after the president.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Is there ANYTHING that isn’t gonna be ‘trumped’….?
…Here’s another tune we did at the open mic at PigMinds brewery in Rockford/Machesney Park
Just Breathe…
We learned this tune yesterday …. After being together for 33 years, it’s kinda touching
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January 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
…Here’s another tune we did at the open mic at PigMinds brewery in Rockford/Machesney Park
It’s a new year, and thought I’d post more, here….
Open Mic
Hey. Here we are in the middle of January and haven’t posted anything yet … So, here’s a video from a couple weeks ago …
magtimmag.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
It’s a new year, and thought I’d post more, here….
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The White House was unhappy with this story and warned they were drafting a tweet to dunk on it.
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The White House was unhappy with this story and warned they were drafting a tweet to dunk on it.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it. Here's a look at what Greenlanders think.
In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it. The island is a semiautonomous region of Denmark.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it. Here's a look at what Greenlanders think.
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Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
So why doesn’t Congress do their job, UNLESS they are ‘in on it, too’……?
Many of ICE’s tactics are “plainly illegal,” the former federal judge Nancy Gertner argued in December. The legal precedent that permits such lawlessness was the expectation of well-intentioned immigration enforcement:
Why the Supreme Court Is Giving ICE So Much Power
The Constitution inarguably applies to federal immigration agents—but the Supreme Court has taken away the hope of ever holding them to that standard.
bit.ly
January 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So why doesn’t Congress do their job, UNLESS they are ‘in on it, too’……?
This’ll make a big difference in peoples lives… not good, but, a big difference …
A task force created by President Donald Trump plans to recommend the most sweeping overhaul of FEMA in decades, dramatically reducing the federal agency’s role in disaster response by cutting its workforce in half and rolling out a new block grant system. https://cnn.it/4puu4TQ
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This’ll make a big difference in peoples lives… not good, but, a big difference …
Seriously? Wow… priorities….
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that sans serif fonts aren’t suited for world-class diplomacy and ordered the department to drop Calibri in favor of Times New Roman, reversing a Biden-era policy intended to help employees who are visually impaired.
Calibri font banished as U.S. diplomacy returns to Times New Roman
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden administration’s shift to a sans serif font, to assist people with vision issues, a “wasteful” diversity move.
wapo.st
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Seriously? Wow… priorities….
New peeps. Same swamp…
Reminder:
Noem gave $220 million of your tax dollars to a political consultancy group - that is closely tied to her own pockets - to create an ad campaign of her on horseback.
She refuses to answer questions about the expense b/c she insists she is entitled to spend DHS funds as she sees fit.
Noem gave $220 million of your tax dollars to a political consultancy group - that is closely tied to her own pockets - to create an ad campaign of her on horseback.
She refuses to answer questions about the expense b/c she insists she is entitled to spend DHS funds as she sees fit.
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New peeps. Same swamp…
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Reminder:
Noem gave $220 million of your tax dollars to a political consultancy group - that is closely tied to her own pockets - to create an ad campaign of her on horseback.
She refuses to answer questions about the expense b/c she insists she is entitled to spend DHS funds as she sees fit.
Noem gave $220 million of your tax dollars to a political consultancy group - that is closely tied to her own pockets - to create an ad campaign of her on horseback.
She refuses to answer questions about the expense b/c she insists she is entitled to spend DHS funds as she sees fit.
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Reminder:
Noem gave $220 million of your tax dollars to a political consultancy group - that is closely tied to her own pockets - to create an ad campaign of her on horseback.
She refuses to answer questions about the expense b/c she insists she is entitled to spend DHS funds as she sees fit.
Noem gave $220 million of your tax dollars to a political consultancy group - that is closely tied to her own pockets - to create an ad campaign of her on horseback.
She refuses to answer questions about the expense b/c she insists she is entitled to spend DHS funds as she sees fit.
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MAGA:
"Look, there's no actual PROOF that she committed fraud, but she should have the decency to step down to protect her office against the ACCUSATION!"
Also MAGA:
"I mean... is it REALLY so bad if somebody rapes a sex-trafficked 15-year old?
apnews.com/article/fede...
"Look, there's no actual PROOF that she committed fraud, but she should have the decency to step down to protect her office against the ACCUSATION!"
Also MAGA:
"I mean... is it REALLY so bad if somebody rapes a sex-trafficked 15-year old?
apnews.com/article/fede...
Trump says he's firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control
President Donald Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from...
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
MAGA:
"Look, there's no actual PROOF that she committed fraud, but she should have the decency to step down to protect her office against the ACCUSATION!"
Also MAGA:
"I mean... is it REALLY so bad if somebody rapes a sex-trafficked 15-year old?
apnews.com/article/fede...
"Look, there's no actual PROOF that she committed fraud, but she should have the decency to step down to protect her office against the ACCUSATION!"
Also MAGA:
"I mean... is it REALLY so bad if somebody rapes a sex-trafficked 15-year old?
apnews.com/article/fede...
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Consider:
A billionaire would not have had to donate $130m to pay the military if billionaires in the US paid the same tax rate that they did in the 80's.
In fact, if they did, ALL the programs Trump cut, including the ACA, would be easily funded.
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
A billionaire would not have had to donate $130m to pay the military if billionaires in the US paid the same tax rate that they did in the 80's.
In fact, if they did, ALL the programs Trump cut, including the ACA, would be easily funded.
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
Billionaire Trump Supporter Timothy Mellon Revealed As Mystery Donor Helping Pay Military During Shutdown: Report
The Pentagon said Friday it accepted the money for military paychecks during the government shutdown.
www.forbes.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Consider:
A billionaire would not have had to donate $130m to pay the military if billionaires in the US paid the same tax rate that they did in the 80's.
In fact, if they did, ALL the programs Trump cut, including the ACA, would be easily funded.
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
A billionaire would not have had to donate $130m to pay the military if billionaires in the US paid the same tax rate that they did in the 80's.
In fact, if they did, ALL the programs Trump cut, including the ACA, would be easily funded.
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
Anti science, except for their phones, tv’s, and all the other toys they use…
Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are benefitting – financially and otherwise – from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the U.S.
Who benefits from the MAHA anti-science push?
Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are profiting from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the U.S.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Anti science, except for their phones, tv’s, and all the other toys they use…
wait! Didn’t his highness declare that everything has to be built by American companies, in America?
HD Hyundai Heavy, Huntington Ingalls to jointly build U.S. navy auxiliary ships reut.rs/43EEaZt
HD Hyundai Heavy, Huntington Ingalls to jointly build U.S. navy auxiliary ships
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and U.S. military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls have agreed to jointly build U.S. navy auxiliary ships, the South Korean shipbuilder said on Sunday.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
wait! Didn’t his highness declare that everything has to be built by American companies, in America?
Buy Canadian!!!!!
October 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Buy Canadian!!!!!
Jerk….
Several U.S presidents have played a role in ending conflicts, with Theodore Roosevelt winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.
Trump Repeats Claim He Ended 8 Wars, Says No President Has Ever Solved One
www.newsweek.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Jerk….
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Public outrage has been piling up over the sudden demolition to make way for the sprawling, golden ballroom President Trump has long craved. https://cnn.it/3Wlh9qH
October 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Public outrage has been piling up over the sudden demolition to make way for the sprawling, golden ballroom President Trump has long craved. https://cnn.it/3Wlh9qH
New release for Alison Brown and @stevemartinreally.bsky.social
Alison Brown & Steve Martin - Safe, Sensible And Sane (Full Album) - YouTube
Alison Brown & Steve Martin Safe Sensible And Sane full album Alison Brown & Steve Martin Safe Sensible And Sane album playlist
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October 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New release for Alison Brown and @stevemartinreally.bsky.social
How’s that workin’ for his highness?
“Trump famously boasted that the Ukraine conflict would be easy to solve,” Jonathan Lemire writes. “It didn’t look that way today.” https://theatln.tc/oRbiWvlV
October 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
How’s that workin’ for his highness?
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Indiana University canceled all print editions of the student newspaper, Indiana Daily Student, citing financial deficits.
Student editors say the 158-year-old paper is being censored, sparking a debate over press freedom.
Student editors say the 158-year-old paper is being censored, sparking a debate over press freedom.
Indiana University and its student paper are at odds on press freedom
The university administration says dropping the student publication’s print editions was a financial decision; student editors say the 158-year-old paper is being censored.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Indiana University canceled all print editions of the student newspaper, Indiana Daily Student, citing financial deficits.
Student editors say the 158-year-old paper is being censored, sparking a debate over press freedom.
Student editors say the 158-year-old paper is being censored, sparking a debate over press freedom.
They just hate kings in the USA…
They’re saying this is a “Hate America” rally. Does this look and sound like a “Hate America” rally to you?
Let’s go Miami! 👏👏👏 #USA #NoKings ❌👑
@50501miami.bsky.social
Let’s go Miami! 👏👏👏 #USA #NoKings ❌👑
@50501miami.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
They just hate kings in the USA…