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Tim W RESISTS
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I am an admin of The Union Place, and a proud AWU-CWA Local 9009 #Union member.

I'm a Staff SRE at Google, but all opinions are my own, and this account and instance […]

[bridged from https://union.place/@tim on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Dear former neighbor: no, really, it's "y'all" not "you'll". Yes technically it's valid. No I will not ever stop cringing and failing to understand what you're trying to say when you type it.
November 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Reposted by Tim W RESISTS
Setting aside the deliberately provocative lead-in, I'd like to talk about something about how unions work that I think a lot of leftists could learn from.

When you see a worker in trouble you have solidarity with them _first_. It doesn't matter if it has never […]

[Original post on hachyderm.io]
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I wish Mastodon had a "take this post off my notifications" button.

I don't want to create a filter, I don't need to mute the conversation, I don't need it out of my feeds, I just ... don't want it right in the top of my notifications anymore.

I guess I just need to get notified more?
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
How do we out-flock Flock? Feed it so much garbage it becomes useless? Walk around wearing coats made of license plates? #resist
November 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
C'mon #celtics, don't blow this.
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I ❤️ Taskmaster
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
#unionplace , we now have Mastodon 4.5.0! With quote posting!

You can learn more about the release, including the quote posting settings you can configure, here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/

As with all updates, you may need to do a force reload if you're using the web […]
Original post on union.place
union.place
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
RE: https://union.place/@tim/115528381066892340

That went faster than expected.
Howdy #unionplace ! I'm going to be upgrading us to Mastodon 4.5.0, so there may be a bit of downtime while it's updating. Should be back within an hour or so.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Howdy #unionplace ! I'm going to be upgrading us to Mastodon 4.5.0, so there may be a bit of downtime while it's updating. Should be back within an hour or so.
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
#MastoAdmin, what are we thinking on 4.5.0? Is it safe after 4 days without a patch release, or am I just playing with fire? 😂
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Reposted by Tim W RESISTS
I've been walking around Disneyland all day with this shirt. Nothing I've worn before has ever gotten me more compliments, positive comments, fist bumps and high fives.
November 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
[Alcohol]

Mmm, you know it's good whiskey when it burns your nostrils when you inhale as you're drinking it.

Puts hair on your chest whether you like it or not!

(In reality I don't always want a nostril-burner, but a good cask strength can be good as long as it still has flavor.)

#whiskey
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Here's a message from FanDuel"

I've got a message for FanDuel: unicode-middle-finger.com

#sportsbetting #endbillionaires
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Reposted by Tim W RESISTS
NOTICE & CALL TO ACTION ‼️😷 - to the attendees (and disappointed non-attendees) of the Boston Anarchist Bookfair: (#babf)
CRANE Mask Bloc organizers and community members have shared their plan to achieve universal masking at the event. (Please see images with […]

[Original post on mstdn.social]
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by Tim W RESISTS
On this day in 1920, KDKA in Pittsburgh began regular broadcasting. It is considered by many to be the start of commercial radio broadcasting in the U.S,

Here's a cartoon I did for CQ Magazine in November 2020:

#hamradio #cartoon #history #kdka #radio
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Huh, Virginia hasn't gotten the memo from Massachusetts that I'm registered here now, so I could vote there in an actual election of national(ish?) consequence. If I wanted to be one of those fraudulent-voting Democrats.

That said they do check ID down there and I don't have my VA ID anymore […]
Original post on union.place
union.place
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Reposted by Tim W RESISTS
VIRGINIA: Vote for Democrats if you want to eat.

Spanberger leads Earle-Sears in Virginia, AG race a toss-up: Poll
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5584948-virginia-gubernatorial-race-poll/

#Virginia #Elections #norepublicanseveragain #USpol
November 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's so sad to me that it's essentially easier to pirate ebooks than it is to get them from non-Amazon sources, it seems.
November 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reposted by Tim W RESISTS
And… so it begins⚠️ Is your #tech job on the chopping block - just to fund new #ai investments? That seems to be happening a lot. Corps gotta get that $$ for #artificialintelligence buildouts from somewhere, no? So the #billionaires are betting the farm, while […]

[Original post on connectop.us]
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I always marvel at how long `tootctl self-destruct` takes to run. And how sad it is killing an instance.

RIP historians.social.

(Don't worry, Union Place isn't going anywhere.)

#MastoAdmin
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Liz was really excited at Boox to get out of the Amazon ecosystem for ebooks...

Then in less than 6 months it died and they refused a warranty claim saying it had been physically damaged, with no appeal or proof or anything.

So much for that. 😞
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I don't know if I didn't know, or if I'd just forgotten, that "The Running Man" was actually written by Stephen King under a pseudonym.

I also forgot it was actually pretty good. It'll be interesting to see how the remake goes.
November 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reposted by Tim W RESISTS
Forty-two million Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which could soon run out of funds.

Meanwhile, a petulant commander-in-thief is traveling to Asia, probably to spend time on some golf course.

#snap
#ebt
#USPol
#FoodStamps
October 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Did you know there's a Labor & Unions Mastodon Starter pack? Check it out!

https://fedidevs.com/s/NTMy/

Got suggestions? I promise I didn't leave anyone out on purpose, just let me know who I'm missing and I'll be happy to take a look!

#unions #labor #labormovement #unionstrong
Labor and Unions - Mastodon Starter Pack
Accounts that talk about labor and union issues. Union accounts, union members, and union friends and allies.
fedidevs.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM