Tim Etchells
@etch22.bsky.social
Vermonter; retired communications guy; website and publications volunteer for VT non-profits; skier, sailor, photographer-in-training.
Huge crowds (for small-town Vermont) at “No Kings” day in Middlebury, 10/18/25. Gathering on the green for speeches and music, and then a march around the downtown, with church bells and cowbells ringing.
October 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Huge crowds (for small-town Vermont) at “No Kings” day in Middlebury, 10/18/25. Gathering on the green for speeches and music, and then a march around the downtown, with church bells and cowbells ringing.
Don’t understand how it can be that the president and vice president both post deep-fake videos of Trump acting like a mad king—on No Kings Day—and there is not even a ripple in the mainstream media.
October 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Don’t understand how it can be that the president and vice president both post deep-fake videos of Trump acting like a mad king—on No Kings Day—and there is not even a ripple in the mainstream media.
Reposted by Tim Etchells
“Donald Trump is proving once again that he will never miss the chance to mouth off and do the wrong thing, ensuring that America’s global reputation continues to be shattered.”
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America's National Embarrassment
Donald Trump goes to Scotland, spreading his mess on the global stage
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July 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“Donald Trump is proving once again that he will never miss the chance to mouth off and do the wrong thing, ensuring that America’s global reputation continues to be shattered.”
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This ceremonial flag flew the length of Vermont, from Pownal to Highgate, in the Flag Relay for Democracy on 06/14/25. Here it’s going by the cheering crowd gathered for the No Kings protest in Ferrisburgh. #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This ceremonial flag flew the length of Vermont, from Pownal to Highgate, in the Flag Relay for Democracy on 06/14/25. Here it’s going by the cheering crowd gathered for the No Kings protest in Ferrisburgh. #NoKings
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NO KINGS Ferrisburgh, Vermont · Indivisible
## Stand Up for Democracy — Join Us for a NO KINGS Rally!
### **NO KINGS** is a national day of action in response to authoritarian excesses and corruption. It’s time to reject a government by billio...
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June 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Tufts student released from Louisiana facility after Vermont federal judge rules her detention is unjustified and could chill speech of millions of non-citizens in America. #vermont
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Tufts Student Arrested by ICE Is Released From Detention
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May 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Tufts student released from Louisiana facility after Vermont federal judge rules her detention is unjustified and could chill speech of millions of non-citizens in America. #vermont
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Hurray for the 2nd Circuit. Let #vermontjudges figure this out. We can trust them to do the tight thing.
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Detained Tufts Student Must Be Moved to Vermont, Court Rules
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May 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Hurray for the 2nd Circuit. Let #vermontjudges figure this out. We can trust them to do the tight thing.
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In between rainy days, we had this lovely evening in Ferrisburgh, Vt. On Hawkins Bay, 05/04/25. #vermont #lakechamplain
May 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In between rainy days, we had this lovely evening in Ferrisburgh, Vt. On Hawkins Bay, 05/04/25. #vermont #lakechamplain
The spine of the Green Mountains, from Mt. Abe on the right to Mt. Ellen on the left, covered in new snow, near the end of April. From Ferrisburgh, Vt., 04/27/25. #vermont
April 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The spine of the Green Mountains, from Mt. Abe on the right to Mt. Ellen on the left, covered in new snow, near the end of April. From Ferrisburgh, Vt., 04/27/25. #vermont
Federal judge again orders Tufts student returned from Louisiana to Vermont.
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Judge rejects federal government’s attempt to halt detained Tufts student’s return to Vermont - VTDigger
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish PhD student being held by federal immigration authorities in Louisiana, was taken into custody by masked federal agents in plainclothes late last month.
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April 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Federal judge again orders Tufts student returned from Louisiana to Vermont.
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This morning, this little guy was in the big oak tree by the house, looking like he just woke up … Hawkins Bay, Ferrisburgh, Vt., 04/17/25.
April 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This morning, this little guy was in the big oak tree by the house, looking like he just woke up … Hawkins Bay, Ferrisburgh, Vt., 04/17/25.
Almost full moon through high clouds. Ferrisburgh, Vt., 04/11/25, circa 10 p.m.
April 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Almost full moon through high clouds. Ferrisburgh, Vt., 04/11/25, circa 10 p.m.
And one more from Vermont: 100 and still fighting … and marching! Vergennes, Vt. (aka “The Little City”), 04/05/2025.
April 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
And one more from Vermont: 100 and still fighting … and marching! Vergennes, Vt. (aka “The Little City”), 04/05/2025.
Hands Off event today in Vergennes, Vt., where hundreds of people gathered despite cold, wind and rain to express their dissatisfaction! 04/05/2025, noon-2 p.m. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Hands Off event today in Vergennes, Vt., where hundreds of people gathered despite cold, wind and rain to express their dissatisfaction! 04/05/2025, noon-2 p.m. #handsoff
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Instead of covering today's massive protests, Jeff Bezos' WaPo just put this up on their site:
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She marched against Trump in 2017. Now, she says, ‘just let it all burn.’
Democrats are struggling to match the massive “resistance” movement that sprang up in Trump’s first term — and battling cynicism among their own voters.
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April 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Instead of covering today's massive protests, Jeff Bezos' WaPo just put this up on their site:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Red-winged blackbirds, and a few fellow travelers, take wing during our most recent (and maybe last?) snowstorm of the season. Ferrisburgh, Vt., 03/29/25.
April 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Red-winged blackbirds, and a few fellow travelers, take wing during our most recent (and maybe last?) snowstorm of the season. Ferrisburgh, Vt., 03/29/25.
Morning light over Camels Hump, one of the iconic peaks in the Green Mountains. Ferrisburgh. Vt., 04/02/25.
April 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Morning light over Camels Hump, one of the iconic peaks in the Green Mountains. Ferrisburgh. Vt., 04/02/25.
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A series of quorum calls or objecting to UC during the day would do more to disrupt the Senate than 12 hours of talking over night.
April 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A series of quorum calls or objecting to UC during the day would do more to disrupt the Senate than 12 hours of talking over night.
Not sure why students at *all* NESCAC schools are not on strike right now …
Kudos to the student journalists at The Tufts Daily, who crashed a last-minute issue of the paper to cover the outrageous arrest and detention of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk:
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The Tufts Daily - Thursday, March 27, 2025 by The Tufts Daily - Issuu
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March 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Not sure why students at *all* NESCAC schools are not on strike right now …
Shadows on barn, East Thompson’s Point Road, Charlotte, Vt., 03/21/25.
March 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Shadows on barn, East Thompson’s Point Road, Charlotte, Vt., 03/21/25.
Reposted by Tim Etchells
Alamosa Colorado ‘empty chair’ town hall for no show Jeff Hurd www.alamosacitizen.com/community-to...
Community town hall draws overflow crowd - Alamosa Citizen
Locals share stories of how federal job and funding cuts have affected people and the Valley economy
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March 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Alamosa Colorado ‘empty chair’ town hall for no show Jeff Hurd www.alamosacitizen.com/community-to...
View of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks from the top of Mt. Philo State Park in Charlotte, Vt., 03/21/25, circa 6 p.m.
March 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
View of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks from the top of Mt. Philo State Park in Charlotte, Vt., 03/21/25, circa 6 p.m.