Timewalker 2099
@timewalker2099.bsky.social
He/Him. Part time college instructor. Full time nerd. Cishet White dude who tries his best to be an Ally.
I don't use Spotify, but here is my Pocket Casts year end wrap up.
Good stuff.
@muellershewrote.com @olbermann.bsky.social @openargs.bsky.social @danagould.bsky.social @lastpodcast.bsky.social
@pocketcasts.com
@marcbernardin.bsky.social
@thatkevinsmith.bsky.social
Good stuff.
@muellershewrote.com @olbermann.bsky.social @openargs.bsky.social @danagould.bsky.social @lastpodcast.bsky.social
@pocketcasts.com
@marcbernardin.bsky.social
@thatkevinsmith.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I don't use Spotify, but here is my Pocket Casts year end wrap up.
Good stuff.
@muellershewrote.com @olbermann.bsky.social @openargs.bsky.social @danagould.bsky.social @lastpodcast.bsky.social
@pocketcasts.com
@marcbernardin.bsky.social
@thatkevinsmith.bsky.social
Good stuff.
@muellershewrote.com @olbermann.bsky.social @openargs.bsky.social @danagould.bsky.social @lastpodcast.bsky.social
@pocketcasts.com
@marcbernardin.bsky.social
@thatkevinsmith.bsky.social
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons.
Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons.
n.pr
July 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons.
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Let's be clear: this is a red state healthcare executive telling people that rural red states will be gutted.
“The further the cuts that are made, the more devastating it is,” said Shantel Krebs, president and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s, a hospital in South Dakota.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
“The further the cuts that are made, the more devastating it is,” said Shantel Krebs, president and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s, a hospital in South Dakota.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Hospitals stunned by Senate GOP’s Medicaid plan
Republicans want to curtail taxes states have imposed to increase payments to hospitals.
www.politico.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Let's be clear: this is a red state healthcare executive telling people that rural red states will be gutted.
“The further the cuts that are made, the more devastating it is,” said Shantel Krebs, president and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s, a hospital in South Dakota.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
“The further the cuts that are made, the more devastating it is,” said Shantel Krebs, president and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s, a hospital in South Dakota.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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I'm a human rights lawyer. I have represented immigrants & asylum seekers my entire career.
As you see ICE increase its attacks on immigrants, here are steps you as a US citizen can take to be an ally & protect immigrants from ICE and CBP absue. (No paywall)
qasimrashid.substack.com/p/how-to-pro...
As you see ICE increase its attacks on immigrants, here are steps you as a US citizen can take to be an ally & protect immigrants from ICE and CBP absue. (No paywall)
qasimrashid.substack.com/p/how-to-pro...
How To Protect Your Immigrant Neighbors From ICE Raids
Answering common FAQs on countering ICE raids, and providing 7 meaningful ways to better protect our immigrant and undocumented neighbors
qasimrashid.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I'm a human rights lawyer. I have represented immigrants & asylum seekers my entire career.
As you see ICE increase its attacks on immigrants, here are steps you as a US citizen can take to be an ally & protect immigrants from ICE and CBP absue. (No paywall)
qasimrashid.substack.com/p/how-to-pro...
As you see ICE increase its attacks on immigrants, here are steps you as a US citizen can take to be an ally & protect immigrants from ICE and CBP absue. (No paywall)
qasimrashid.substack.com/p/how-to-pro...
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Friends...I WANT TO BREAK THE $200K BARRIER THIS YEAR! The donations portal is open until June 30th so there's still time. Avatars remain open until then. In fact it's time to REWIND. Any style I've done over the past 13 years will be available for a donation of $50CAD or more. See jpg for deets 2/3
June 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Friends...I WANT TO BREAK THE $200K BARRIER THIS YEAR! The donations portal is open until June 30th so there's still time. Avatars remain open until then. In fact it's time to REWIND. Any style I've done over the past 13 years will be available for a donation of $50CAD or more. See jpg for deets 2/3
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Trump pardoned the Jan. 6 rioters who injured more than 140 police officers in one of the biggest mass attacks on law enforcement in American history
May 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Trump pardoned the Jan. 6 rioters who injured more than 140 police officers in one of the biggest mass attacks on law enforcement in American history
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It's a self-medicated DORK TOWER MONDAY! Renew your prescription now, over at the Mothership!
www.dorktower.com/2025/05/05/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
www.dorktower.com/2025/05/05/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
May 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It's a self-medicated DORK TOWER MONDAY! Renew your prescription now, over at the Mothership!
www.dorktower.com/2025/05/05/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
www.dorktower.com/2025/05/05/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
@muellershewrote.com I had to share this after this morning's Good News section
April 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@muellershewrote.com I had to share this after this morning's Good News section
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Trump’s EO to dissolve the Dept of Education demands serious opposition—not just Democrats dressing in pink and holding arts and crafts sessions at his next speech.
Here are six acts to protect public education that we must engage immediately. open.substack.com/pub/qasimras...
Here are six acts to protect public education that we must engage immediately. open.substack.com/pub/qasimras...
Trump To Order Former WWE Promoter to Dissolve Education Department
This EO would cause immeasurable harm to students, teachers, and public education—here are 6 ways we can and must fight back to protect our children
open.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Trump’s EO to dissolve the Dept of Education demands serious opposition—not just Democrats dressing in pink and holding arts and crafts sessions at his next speech.
Here are six acts to protect public education that we must engage immediately. open.substack.com/pub/qasimras...
Here are six acts to protect public education that we must engage immediately. open.substack.com/pub/qasimras...
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The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.
March 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.
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For the second time in as many weeks, someone with no criminal history has been locked up by ICE and is now facing deportation based on nothing more than a letter signed by Marco Rubio saying that he presents "potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States"
SCOOP: Hooded ICE agents snatched Indian-born Georgetown postdoc Badar Suri from Rosslyn street Monday, per court filing. Like Khalil, linked to pro-Palestinian views & Rubio 'foreign policy' power, lawyer says. Then whisked to Louisiana. w/ @kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump is seeking to deport another graduate student who is legally in the country, lawsuit says
Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.
www.politico.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
For the second time in as many weeks, someone with no criminal history has been locked up by ICE and is now facing deportation based on nothing more than a letter signed by Marco Rubio saying that he presents "potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States"
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I survived a brain tumor because my state had fully invested in Medicaid and then tried to start a career protecting people from financial scams only to be illegally furloughed for 5 weeks and counting! I asked my congressman for help saving my job and never got a response!
I VOLUNTEER
I VOLUNTEER
You know what stories I would like to read and hear about?
People who have been pushed even more to the left/progressive/ Dem socialist side after the last several years-- and after everything happening with the Dem establishment now.
People who have been pushed even more to the left/progressive/ Dem socialist side after the last several years-- and after everything happening with the Dem establishment now.
March 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I survived a brain tumor because my state had fully invested in Medicaid and then tried to start a career protecting people from financial scams only to be illegally furloughed for 5 weeks and counting! I asked my congressman for help saving my job and never got a response!
I VOLUNTEER
I VOLUNTEER
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Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project
www.thetrevorproject.org
www.thetrevorproject.org
February 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project
www.thetrevorproject.org
www.thetrevorproject.org
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Posting tonight ti shine a light on what the Alien Enemies Act looks like IRL. Our @immdef.bsky.social client fled Venezuela last year & came to US to seek asylum. He has a strong claim. He was detained upon entry because ICE alleged his tattoos are gang related. They are absolutely not. 🧵
March 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Posting tonight ti shine a light on what the Alien Enemies Act looks like IRL. Our @immdef.bsky.social client fled Venezuela last year & came to US to seek asylum. He has a strong claim. He was detained upon entry because ICE alleged his tattoos are gang related. They are absolutely not. 🧵
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I will just put this out there. If all the senators who are saying they want to block this bill really wanted to badly enough they could force Schumer's hand. This isn't 'if Mike Pence has courage'. A leader doesn't buck the overwhelming majority of his caucus. Doesn't happen.
March 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I will just put this out there. If all the senators who are saying they want to block this bill really wanted to badly enough they could force Schumer's hand. This isn't 'if Mike Pence has courage'. A leader doesn't buck the overwhelming majority of his caucus. Doesn't happen.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
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Breaking: A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing sensitive personnel records maintained by the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Education.
February 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Breaking: A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing sensitive personnel records maintained by the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Education.
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New in PN: Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud
"With nothing to show for its efforts to find actual fraud, it has become clear that DOGE is the enforcement arm of a Trump administration that has no interest in working with Congress to implement its policy priorities."
"With nothing to show for its efforts to find actual fraud, it has become clear that DOGE is the enforcement arm of a Trump administration that has no interest in working with Congress to implement its policy priorities."
Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud
All they've really got is "spending that Elon Musk doesn't like."
www.publicnotice.co
February 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New in PN: Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud
"With nothing to show for its efforts to find actual fraud, it has become clear that DOGE is the enforcement arm of a Trump administration that has no interest in working with Congress to implement its policy priorities."
"With nothing to show for its efforts to find actual fraud, it has become clear that DOGE is the enforcement arm of a Trump administration that has no interest in working with Congress to implement its policy priorities."
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I'm looking to see if the cuts & chaos at CDC and NIH have affected any clinical trials or research for drugs for the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or other serious diseases. If you know anything, please contact me at DavidCorn.99 at Signal.
Or if you have any other good stories.
Or if you have any other good stories.
February 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm looking to see if the cuts & chaos at CDC and NIH have affected any clinical trials or research for drugs for the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or other serious diseases. If you know anything, please contact me at DavidCorn.99 at Signal.
Or if you have any other good stories.
Or if you have any other good stories.
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Hilarious. After the DOGErs set up the new government-wide all employee email system in late January OPM, where it is housed, sent out an advisory which states explicitly that no employee ever has to respond to any of the emails. See 4.2 and 4.3. www.opm.gov/media/kfpozk...
February 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hilarious. After the DOGErs set up the new government-wide all employee email system in late January OPM, where it is housed, sent out an advisory which states explicitly that no employee ever has to respond to any of the emails. See 4.2 and 4.3. www.opm.gov/media/kfpozk...
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MARCO RUBIO IN 2017: "Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.”
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
How Marco Rubio helped bury American soft power
This is why his boss once called him "Liddle Marco."
www.publicnotice.co
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
MARCO RUBIO IN 2017: "Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.”
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."