Jon Tilley
@jtilley80.bsky.social
American living in Baden-Württemberg. Husband. Father. MBA. Internationalist. Learning to write. Learning to be German.
http://untillblog.blogspot.com/
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Jon Tilley
@jtilley80.bsky.social
· Dec 18
🧵 1/ Hunderttausende Menschen in Deutschland leiden an MI/CFS, dem chronischen Erschöpfungssyndrom, und diese Zahl ist aufgrund von Long Covid deutlich gestiegen. Eine davon ist meine Tochter, die seit mehreren Monaten nicht mehr zur Schule geht.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
"We're not remembering people who (just) died, we're remembering people who were murdered." Iranians in our church had a special prayer session Friday, with this table with just dozens of who knows how many thousands killed by their wicked government. Remember them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
"We're not remembering people who (just) died, we're remembering people who were murdered." Iranians in our church had a special prayer session Friday, with this table with just dozens of who knows how many thousands killed by their wicked government. Remember them.
In good news today, VfB is back to their winning ways! 💪
January 25, 2026 at 7:05 PM
In good news today, VfB is back to their winning ways! 💪
My sister shared this poem with me this morning. Hang in there, everyone. Hunker down, and don't lose hope. Hunker down together, y'all, shun the impulse to let go.
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Because We Hunkered Down
Here is a poem for those of you who, like me, find this time of year difficult to get through, perhaps all the more so with the news, as well as the weather, so bleak. So here, from Parable and Par…
malcolmguite.wordpress.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 AM
My sister shared this poem with me this morning. Hang in there, everyone. Hunker down, and don't lose hope. Hunker down together, y'all, shun the impulse to let go.
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malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/b...
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malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/b...
Tragic and dark, but also the easiest headline prediction I've ever read.
Don't give up.
Don't give up.
"This was not an unforeseeable tragedy or a freak accident. It was the inevitable outcome of an immigration enforcement apparatus that has been poorly trained, sheltered from consequences, and empowered to behave recklessly." thedispatch.com/article/rene...
There Will Be More Renee Goods
Poorly trained armed men acting with impunity will lead to tragedy.
thedispatch.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Tragic and dark, but also the easiest headline prediction I've ever read.
Don't give up.
Don't give up.
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Show me your apocalypse-proof boat.
January 24, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Show me your apocalypse-proof boat.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
- Weezer
- U2
- Five Iron Frenzy
- Over the Rhine
- Sufjan Stevens
- Weezer
- U2
- Five Iron Frenzy
- Over the Rhine
- Sufjan Stevens
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
- Poison
- The Cleveland Orchestra
- Primus
- Max Raabe
- Bonnaroo '04
- Poison
- The Cleveland Orchestra
- Primus
- Max Raabe
- Bonnaroo '04
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Steely Dan
Cake
Tower of Power
Green Day
Chaka Khan
Steely Dan
Cake
Tower of Power
Green Day
Chaka Khan
January 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
- Weezer
- U2
- Five Iron Frenzy
- Over the Rhine
- Sufjan Stevens
- Weezer
- U2
- Five Iron Frenzy
- Over the Rhine
- Sufjan Stevens
Welp, hazel and elder bushes are blooming, which means sniffling while it's freezing outside. Love this time of year.
a snowman with an orange nose is standing in the snow near a body of water .
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January 22, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Welp, hazel and elder bushes are blooming, which means sniffling while it's freezing outside. Love this time of year.
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If true, this would be worth a fortune.
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 AM
If true, this would be worth a fortune.
This speech was incredible, and if good nations, alliances, and people come out of these times, it should be studied and memorized. Given the horror of my mother country, it's time for my adopted country, with the rest of Europe, to "take down the sign." www.youtube.com/live/miM4ur5...
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This speech was incredible, and if good nations, alliances, and people come out of these times, it should be studied and memorized. Given the horror of my mother country, it's time for my adopted country, with the rest of Europe, to "take down the sign." www.youtube.com/live/miM4ur5...
To the pubs! To the Kneipe! To the Getränkladen! Save the Klosterbier! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
World’s oldest monastic brewery to be sold as German beer sales slide
Brewing tradition of nearly 1,000 years at Weltenburg Abbey in Bavaria to be bought up by Munich company Schneider Weisse
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 AM
To the pubs! To the Kneipe! To the Getränkladen! Save the Klosterbier! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Congratulations Hoosiers!
a man in a suit and tie with a microphone that says it 's pretty simple
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media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Congratulations Hoosiers!
Great season, y'all.
January 19, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Great season, y'all.
This is excellent, but another frightening reminder that history repeats itself a bit too quickly. "The rejection of liberal democratic norms and institutions felt transgressive and exciting...." thedispatch.com/article/aure...
How to Not Be a Fascist
How one Hungarian philosopher resisted the Nazis through ‘civilization.’
thedispatch.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
This is excellent, but another frightening reminder that history repeats itself a bit too quickly. "The rejection of liberal democratic norms and institutions felt transgressive and exciting...." thedispatch.com/article/aure...
Always worth the re-read, and it remains necessary. "I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states.I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]
www.africa.upenn.edu
January 19, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Always worth the re-read, and it remains necessary. "I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states.I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Share a television show that raised you
January 18, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Share a television show that raised you
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January 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"Working is important. Work makes everything run smoothly. When everything runs smoothly, no one has to ask questions. Working also keeps Fascist Busytown safe. Safety is important, especially when there are so many people who do not belong here."
"Farmer Alfalfa grows corn and carrots and complex compounds like ivermectin. He keeps some for his family. Most of it goes to Inspector Goldbug, who inspects the farm and explains which parts belong to the government."
Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day in Fascist Busytown?
Welcome to Fascist Busytown. My, what a compliant, orderly town! In Fascist Busytown, everyone works. Working is important. Work makes everything r...
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January 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"Working is important. Work makes everything run smoothly. When everything runs smoothly, no one has to ask questions. Working also keeps Fascist Busytown safe. Safety is important, especially when there are so many people who do not belong here."
It's 4th and 8 with the season on the line. Mandalorian calls time out and shows quarterback Grogu something on the tablet.
This is the play.
This is the play.
Mandalorian retires to the country farm and looks in the barn. This is the hay.
The Mandalorian taking Grogu to the theater:
This is the play.
This is the play.
January 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM
It's 4th and 8 with the season on the line. Mandalorian calls time out and shows quarterback Grogu something on the tablet.
This is the play.
This is the play.
Appliances in the US are going to suck even more.
New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Appliances in the US are going to suck even more.
What's your all time favorite fictional driver?
January 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
What's your all time favorite fictional driver?
Friends from church are heading to downtown Stuttgart to protest Iran's murderous, barbarous regime. Many of them still don't know if their friends or families are alive. Family is not in a position to go with them, today, but how I wish I could.
January 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Friends from church are heading to downtown Stuttgart to protest Iran's murderous, barbarous regime. Many of them still don't know if their friends or families are alive. Family is not in a position to go with them, today, but how I wish I could.
I'm among those who loved the Stranger Things finale, especially having watched the whole thing with my wife & daughter. Good interview Keery, hadn't heard the song before. It's good!
‘Stranger Things’ star Joe Keery is saying good-bye to the show that made him famous with the No. 1 song in the world. Read a new interview with the actor and musician.
Joe Keery Used His Stranger Things Money to Defy the Music Industry
He’s saying good-bye to the show that made him famous with the No. 1 song in the world.
www.vulture.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I'm among those who loved the Stranger Things finale, especially having watched the whole thing with my wife & daughter. Good interview Keery, hadn't heard the song before. It's good!