Tim Boerger
@timboerger.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, bowler (sometimes). Strong opinions on coffee, gin cocktails and sandwiches. Hopelessly idealistic. Mostly harmless. He/him
JFC. I knew that someone was eventually going to get shot. I knew one of those fucking cowards would lose they're kinda and shoot someone.
I just hoped it wouldn't be here.
I just hoped it wouldn't be here.
January 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
JFC. I knew that someone was eventually going to get shot. I knew one of those fucking cowards would lose they're kinda and shoot someone.
I just hoped it wouldn't be here.
I just hoped it wouldn't be here.
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Hot take - stop fucking posting screenshots from X. I don’t give a shit. They don’t give a shit and it doesn’t change anything.
I am currently muting accounts that repost shit from X.
I am currently muting accounts that repost shit from X.
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Hot take - stop fucking posting screenshots from X. I don’t give a shit. They don’t give a shit and it doesn’t change anything.
I am currently muting accounts that repost shit from X.
I am currently muting accounts that repost shit from X.
Paging @wiswell.bsky.social
50 runaway sheep ram-paged through a German supermarket in rural Baa-varia, causing shear mania on Monday morning.
After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.
After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.
January 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Paging @wiswell.bsky.social
There's so many... MASH, The Good Place, Cheers, Parks and Rec, ST:TNG, Gravity Falls, The Venture Bros.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 AM
There's so many... MASH, The Good Place, Cheers, Parks and Rec, ST:TNG, Gravity Falls, The Venture Bros.
Is it just me or is this headline a bit weird. It's giving "so you're saying there's a chance" energy.
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Is it just me or is this headline a bit weird. It's giving "so you're saying there's a chance" energy.
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Hi Everyone! Let’s support Burritos El Patron, an immigrant owned business in Minneapolis that’s been disrupted due to ICE by helping purchasing meals for our unhoused neighbors.
Venmo: @christin-crabtree
Meals will be purchased and given to Minneapolis Indigenous Women’s Resource Center. 🌯❤️
Venmo: @christin-crabtree
Meals will be purchased and given to Minneapolis Indigenous Women’s Resource Center. 🌯❤️
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Hi Everyone! Let’s support Burritos El Patron, an immigrant owned business in Minneapolis that’s been disrupted due to ICE by helping purchasing meals for our unhoused neighbors.
Venmo: @christin-crabtree
Meals will be purchased and given to Minneapolis Indigenous Women’s Resource Center. 🌯❤️
Venmo: @christin-crabtree
Meals will be purchased and given to Minneapolis Indigenous Women’s Resource Center. 🌯❤️
We're going to private equity a whole country, aren't we?
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
We're going to private equity a whole country, aren't we?
We're going to get kicked out of Five Eyes, aren't we.
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We're going to get kicked out of Five Eyes, aren't we.
WTF is going on at the 9th Circuit? Does everything need to go to en banc?
9th Cir., 2-1, holds that open carry is protected by the Second Amendment even where a state allows concealed carry, strikes California's law banning urban open carry and its licensing law for open carry in rural counties.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
WTF is going on at the 9th Circuit? Does everything need to go to en banc?
This year, make your own luck.
By that I mean change the payback speed to as low as possible and pick your word.
No, I'm not suggesting this because I landed on "enfeebled" on my first go around.
By that I mean change the payback speed to as low as possible and pick your word.
No, I'm not suggesting this because I landed on "enfeebled" on my first go around.
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Let's. Go.
January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This year, make your own luck.
By that I mean change the payback speed to as low as possible and pick your word.
No, I'm not suggesting this because I landed on "enfeebled" on my first go around.
By that I mean change the payback speed to as low as possible and pick your word.
No, I'm not suggesting this because I landed on "enfeebled" on my first go around.
Like, that's not even that much money for a pair of boots.
The press is going to do an Obama "tan suit, coffee salute" 2.0 for Mamdani, aren't they.
The press is going to do an Obama "tan suit, coffee salute" 2.0 for Mamdani, aren't they.
January 1, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Like, that's not even that much money for a pair of boots.
The press is going to do an Obama "tan suit, coffee salute" 2.0 for Mamdani, aren't they.
The press is going to do an Obama "tan suit, coffee salute" 2.0 for Mamdani, aren't they.
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Maybe not as formal as a resolution but yikes, something I'll have to work on in '26:
A dear friend asked what SFF books we're looking forward to in '26, and I blithely answered, and it took me TWO DAYS to notice that *I* have an SFF book coming out in '26, and might have said so.
A dear friend asked what SFF books we're looking forward to in '26, and I blithely answered, and it took me TWO DAYS to notice that *I* have an SFF book coming out in '26, and might have said so.
January 1, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Maybe not as formal as a resolution but yikes, something I'll have to work on in '26:
A dear friend asked what SFF books we're looking forward to in '26, and I blithely answered, and it took me TWO DAYS to notice that *I* have an SFF book coming out in '26, and might have said so.
A dear friend asked what SFF books we're looking forward to in '26, and I blithely answered, and it took me TWO DAYS to notice that *I* have an SFF book coming out in '26, and might have said so.
My favorite thing about BRIAN BLESSED is that online, his name and his words are canonically ALL CAPS.
Honestly, one of the best things about the internet.
Honestly, one of the best things about the internet.
My brother’s sitting with a friend at a window table in a pub in Oxford.
Friend says “Was that Brian Blessed in the street?”
And then, right by the window:
“YES IT’S ME, BRIAN BLESSED! BWAH HA HA HA!”. And then RAN away.
Friend says “Was that Brian Blessed in the street?”
And then, right by the window:
“YES IT’S ME, BRIAN BLESSED! BWAH HA HA HA!”. And then RAN away.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My favorite thing about BRIAN BLESSED is that online, his name and his words are canonically ALL CAPS.
Honestly, one of the best things about the internet.
Honestly, one of the best things about the internet.
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Hey, @barnesandnoble.com has a 25% off sale on preorders for their members from 12/30 to 1/1. Preorder _The Subtle Art of Folding Space_ at a discount. Debugging physics! A family reckoning! A status report in the form of an egg tart!
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December 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hey, @barnesandnoble.com has a 25% off sale on preorders for their members from 12/30 to 1/1. Preorder _The Subtle Art of Folding Space_ at a discount. Debugging physics! A family reckoning! A status report in the form of an egg tart!
#BNPreorder
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#BNPreorder
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I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.
asking the sommelier which wine pairs best with swedish fish
December 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.
For 2026, can we bring back <citation needed> in our conversations?
This practice of making bold claims with no sources is, as the kids say, buns.
This practice of making bold claims with no sources is, as the kids say, buns.
December 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
For 2026, can we bring back <citation needed> in our conversations?
This practice of making bold claims with no sources is, as the kids say, buns.
This practice of making bold claims with no sources is, as the kids say, buns.
I know I shouldn't do this, but I often look at YouTube comments and I should stop doing that because it hurts my soul.
Did I need to read about how several dudes don't believe in emotional intelligence and that only IQ exists?
No, I did not and more I'm mad at myself.
Did I need to read about how several dudes don't believe in emotional intelligence and that only IQ exists?
No, I did not and more I'm mad at myself.
December 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I know I shouldn't do this, but I often look at YouTube comments and I should stop doing that because it hurts my soul.
Did I need to read about how several dudes don't believe in emotional intelligence and that only IQ exists?
No, I did not and more I'm mad at myself.
Did I need to read about how several dudes don't believe in emotional intelligence and that only IQ exists?
No, I did not and more I'm mad at myself.
Dune, Where's My Spice?
December 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Dune, Where's My Spice?
*sigh* Once again, the answer is in the name. United States Postal *Service*.
The USPS should be a crown jewel of government services and even in it's current state, is the envy of the world for how efficiently it performs that service.
The USPS should be a crown jewel of government services and even in it's current state, is the envy of the world for how efficiently it performs that service.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
*sigh* Once again, the answer is in the name. United States Postal *Service*.
The USPS should be a crown jewel of government services and even in it's current state, is the envy of the world for how efficiently it performs that service.
The USPS should be a crown jewel of government services and even in it's current state, is the envy of the world for how efficiently it performs that service.
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It's Day 19 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today thousands of Minnesotans poured onto Lake Street to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and against ICE.
Take a moment to look at this crowd of you and your neighbors rallying in below zero windchill.
📸 @roblevine82.bsky.social
Today thousands of Minnesotans poured onto Lake Street to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and against ICE.
Take a moment to look at this crowd of you and your neighbors rallying in below zero windchill.
📸 @roblevine82.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It's Day 19 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today thousands of Minnesotans poured onto Lake Street to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and against ICE.
Take a moment to look at this crowd of you and your neighbors rallying in below zero windchill.
📸 @roblevine82.bsky.social
Today thousands of Minnesotans poured onto Lake Street to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and against ICE.
Take a moment to look at this crowd of you and your neighbors rallying in below zero windchill.
📸 @roblevine82.bsky.social
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Of Minas Tiras.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Smashing Lumpkin 🐴
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
December 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Of Minas Tiras.
Man, I really shouldn't look at the comment section of Liverpool FC post-game videos.
Half of them are Let's Go You Reds, YNWA, etc., which good, fans respond with support.
The other half are unhinged vitriol spewed toward anything this team does.
Half of them are Let's Go You Reds, YNWA, etc., which good, fans respond with support.
The other half are unhinged vitriol spewed toward anything this team does.
December 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Man, I really shouldn't look at the comment section of Liverpool FC post-game videos.
Half of them are Let's Go You Reds, YNWA, etc., which good, fans respond with support.
The other half are unhinged vitriol spewed toward anything this team does.
Half of them are Let's Go You Reds, YNWA, etc., which good, fans respond with support.
The other half are unhinged vitriol spewed toward anything this team does.
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blergh, I HATE having to ask coz I know it’s super hard for everyone especially around this time of year… but I’m also about to hit negative balances and I don’t get paid til next Friday :/
been a real f’ing hard eight months tbh and I’m sorry everything is so awful
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been a real f’ing hard eight months tbh and I’m sorry everything is so awful
ko-fi.com/mercwolfmoor
Support Merc Wolfmoor
I appreciate you! (And the kitties do, too!)
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December 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
blergh, I HATE having to ask coz I know it’s super hard for everyone especially around this time of year… but I’m also about to hit negative balances and I don’t get paid til next Friday :/
been a real f’ing hard eight months tbh and I’m sorry everything is so awful
ko-fi.com/mercwolfmoor
been a real f’ing hard eight months tbh and I’m sorry everything is so awful
ko-fi.com/mercwolfmoor
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Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu