Tim Rhodes
@imtimrhodes.bsky.social
Aspiring good neighbor.
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I wrote about the unique threats unaccompanied minors face right now.
About how ICE is detaining and deporting children. And how the processes meant to provide care are being weaponized against them.
Our most vulnerable are suffering—and it’s only going to get worse.
About how ICE is detaining and deporting children. And how the processes meant to provide care are being weaponized against them.
Our most vulnerable are suffering—and it’s only going to get worse.
We are failing our most vulnerable.
No, it’s not just you. Things really have gotten much worse.
aspiringgoodneighbors.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I wrote about the unique threats unaccompanied minors face right now.
About how ICE is detaining and deporting children. And how the processes meant to provide care are being weaponized against them.
Our most vulnerable are suffering—and it’s only going to get worse.
About how ICE is detaining and deporting children. And how the processes meant to provide care are being weaponized against them.
Our most vulnerable are suffering—and it’s only going to get worse.
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Catastrophic.
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Catastrophic.
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My own personal mission impossible is secretly leaving extra cash whenever the in-laws invite us out to a meal but tip poorly.
June 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My own personal mission impossible is secretly leaving extra cash whenever the in-laws invite us out to a meal but tip poorly.
They came out to say: “Aqui, estamos, y no nos vamos.” "Here we are and we’re not leaving." 285south.com/they-came-ou...
They came out to say: “Aqui, estamos, y no nos vamos.” "Here we are and we’re not leaving." – 285 South
Hundreds of protestors line a sidewalk on Buford Highway in Atlanta to protest ICE arrests
285south.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
They came out to say: “Aqui, estamos, y no nos vamos.” "Here we are and we’re not leaving." 285south.com/they-came-ou...
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In San Antonio today, plainclothes ICE officers (not masked this time) arrested, handcuffed, and zip-tied a family of five (yes, ALL of them, including the little children) coming out of their immigration court hearing — which ICE had just had dismissed.
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
Agents zip-tie kids in new immigration crackdown in Texas
At least three children were taken into custody and zip-tied at the San Antonio Immigration Court.
www.mysanantonio.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In San Antonio today, plainclothes ICE officers (not masked this time) arrested, handcuffed, and zip-tied a family of five (yes, ALL of them, including the little children) coming out of their immigration court hearing — which ICE had just had dismissed.
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
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“Sir, will you be seeing ‘Lilo & Stitch’ this weekend?”
“No. I haven’t got time for a double feature.”
“No. I haven’t got time for a double feature.”
May 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“Sir, will you be seeing ‘Lilo & Stitch’ this weekend?”
“No. I haven’t got time for a double feature.”
“No. I haven’t got time for a double feature.”
I wrote this piece nearly a decade ago—about a kid I avoided at an after-school program, and what he unexpectedly taught me about presence, failure, and what it really means to be a neighbor.
Back then, I thought showing up meant fixing things. I’m still learning that usually it just means staying.
Back then, I thought showing up meant fixing things. I’m still learning that usually it just means staying.
Anybody But Robbie
On the kid I avoided—and what he taught me about neighborliness
aspiringgoodneighbors.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I wrote this piece nearly a decade ago—about a kid I avoided at an after-school program, and what he unexpectedly taught me about presence, failure, and what it really means to be a neighbor.
Back then, I thought showing up meant fixing things. I’m still learning that usually it just means staying.
Back then, I thought showing up meant fixing things. I’m still learning that usually it just means staying.
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After the flute album and the piano album, I think we all know where this is headed.
May 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
After the flute album and the piano album, I think we all know where this is headed.
If you’re still reading my Substack—I'm surprised!, but thank you.
Since I began, the focus has been on immigration: deep dives, policy untangling, how it plays out in our neighborhoods. What it means to be a good neighbor when systems fail the vulnerable.
But that’s not all I want to tell.
Since I began, the focus has been on immigration: deep dives, policy untangling, how it plays out in our neighborhoods. What it means to be a good neighbor when systems fail the vulnerable.
But that’s not all I want to tell.
May 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you’re still reading my Substack—I'm surprised!, but thank you.
Since I began, the focus has been on immigration: deep dives, policy untangling, how it plays out in our neighborhoods. What it means to be a good neighbor when systems fail the vulnerable.
But that’s not all I want to tell.
Since I began, the focus has been on immigration: deep dives, policy untangling, how it plays out in our neighborhoods. What it means to be a good neighbor when systems fail the vulnerable.
But that’s not all I want to tell.
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Incredible reporting by the Washington Post on the Trump administration's hurried, lawless effort to carry out illegal renditions to El Salvador - to terrorize people. (Including how they violated court directives.)
Take a moment to read the entire thing: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Take a moment to read the entire thing: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison
The administration rounded up some of the Venezuelans two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Incredible reporting by the Washington Post on the Trump administration's hurried, lawless effort to carry out illegal renditions to El Salvador - to terrorize people. (Including how they violated court directives.)
Take a moment to read the entire thing: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Take a moment to read the entire thing: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives
“Mr. Rodríguez, we’re going to miss you,” a girl told the teacher after singing.
“I’m going to miss you, too,” he said, fighting back tears of his own.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
“I’m going to miss you, too,” he said, fighting back tears of his own.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Fearing deportation, a beloved music teacher gives a final lesson
Jesús Rodríguez, a Venezuelan national whose U.S. humanitarian parole status is set to expire soon, decided to voluntarily leave the United States out of worry of being detained.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives
When my son started handing out Know Your Rights cards at school, we thought we were preparing for the occasional emergency.
Now, more and more of those emergencies are routine headlines.
This is a personal reflection on how we got here — and how communities can hold when institutions betray us.
Now, more and more of those emergencies are routine headlines.
This is a personal reflection on how we got here — and how communities can hold when institutions betray us.
When Institutions Fail, Communities Must Endure
From ICE raids to state-sanctioned trafficking, the erosion of due process isn’t coming — it’s here. What’s left is how we look out for each other.
aspiringgoodneighbors.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
When my son started handing out Know Your Rights cards at school, we thought we were preparing for the occasional emergency.
Now, more and more of those emergencies are routine headlines.
This is a personal reflection on how we got here — and how communities can hold when institutions betray us.
Now, more and more of those emergencies are routine headlines.
This is a personal reflection on how we got here — and how communities can hold when institutions betray us.
How I arrived on Bluesky.
April 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
How I arrived on Bluesky.
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How I arrived on Bluesky.
April 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
How I arrived on Bluesky.
Ten years ago, my father left without saying goodbye—again.
Sufjan Stevens' Carrie and Lowell helped me name the ache.
This is a Holy Week reflection about grief that stays with us, and wounds that never heal.
Sufjan Stevens' Carrie and Lowell helped me name the ache.
This is a Holy Week reflection about grief that stays with us, and wounds that never heal.
Holy Week, Sufjan Stevens, and the Wounds that Never Heal
A story about loss, music, and the wounds we carry into Holy Week.
open.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ten years ago, my father left without saying goodbye—again.
Sufjan Stevens' Carrie and Lowell helped me name the ache.
This is a Holy Week reflection about grief that stays with us, and wounds that never heal.
Sufjan Stevens' Carrie and Lowell helped me name the ache.
This is a Holy Week reflection about grief that stays with us, and wounds that never heal.
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This is happening at the Bluebonnet detention center in Anson, TX and appears to be in DIRECT VIOLATION of the Supreme Court's ruling requiring notice "afforded within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief."
It's been <24 hours.
It's been <24 hours.
April 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is happening at the Bluebonnet detention center in Anson, TX and appears to be in DIRECT VIOLATION of the Supreme Court's ruling requiring notice "afforded within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief."
It's been <24 hours.
It's been <24 hours.
“If you want to get on in this life, there are things you have to ignore.”
That line from Small Things Like These stayed with me—and pushed me to write.
This piece is about proximity, comfort, and the quiet decisions that shape who we become, and who is left on the margins.
That line from Small Things Like These stayed with me—and pushed me to write.
This piece is about proximity, comfort, and the quiet decisions that shape who we become, and who is left on the margins.
What Do We Ignore?
Our comfort often depends on what we’re willing to overlook.
open.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“If you want to get on in this life, there are things you have to ignore.”
That line from Small Things Like These stayed with me—and pushed me to write.
This piece is about proximity, comfort, and the quiet decisions that shape who we become, and who is left on the margins.
That line from Small Things Like These stayed with me—and pushed me to write.
This piece is about proximity, comfort, and the quiet decisions that shape who we become, and who is left on the margins.
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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
April 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
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lord willing we will one day prosecute miller for crimes against humanity
April 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
lord willing we will one day prosecute miller for crimes against humanity
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
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90 percent. They sent innocent people to a gulag so Trump could look like a tough guy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record
Trump administration officials have described the men deported to El Salvador prisons last month as “the worst of the worst,” suggesting they were gang members involved in murder, rape and kidnapping.
www.bloomberg.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
90 percent. They sent innocent people to a gulag so Trump could look like a tough guy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
Asian grocery stores, a lifeline for immigrants, brace for steep new tariffs
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
www.npr.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
“This isn’t a checklist — it’s the ebb and flow of living in community.”
A reflection on protest, presence, and neighborhood-rooted hope.
A reflection on protest, presence, and neighborhood-rooted hope.
Protest Sparks the Flame. Community Keeps It Burning.
This moment needs more than marches. It needs presence.
open.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“This isn’t a checklist — it’s the ebb and flow of living in community.”
A reflection on protest, presence, and neighborhood-rooted hope.
A reflection on protest, presence, and neighborhood-rooted hope.
What an absolute betrayal.
Breaking News: The IRS agreed to share information with ICE to help locate people for deportation, court records show. This is a fundamental change in the IRS, which had gained the trust of migrants and encouraged them to file their taxes.
I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information with ICE
The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to gain the trust of migrants and encourage them to file their taxes.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
What an absolute betrayal.