Tim Gloege
@tgloege.bsky.social
Historian of reigion and Platform Administrator at the Grand Rapids Public Library. Author of Guaranteed Pure (UNC Press) and other things; tech tinkerer; local information; hopelessly Midwestern (he/him).
I am so confused. Please send help.
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I am so confused. Please send help.
Purity, certainty, control: these characteristics are toxic regardless of ideology.
Folks demanding political / ideological purity fail to see that this is no longer a movement belonging to the left / liberals. This is an opposition against fascism. By definition it must be big tent. Failure to grasp this: see divided oppositions in Eastern Europe as your failed examples.
October 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Purity, certainty, control: these characteristics are toxic regardless of ideology.
No Kings Grand Rapids. Hands down the largest protest I've seen in our 15+ years here. Plus Garfield!
October 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
No Kings Grand Rapids. Hands down the largest protest I've seen in our 15+ years here. Plus Garfield!
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Y'all. @adambecker.bsky.social reviewed the new Eliezer Yudkowsky book for the Atlantic and he *does not miss.*
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Y'all. @adambecker.bsky.social reviewed the new Eliezer Yudkowsky book for the Atlantic and he *does not miss.*
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
August 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A great article that shows how historians weigh evidence (or at least how they should), revise received history, and sometimes remain stubbornly wrong for all too human reasons.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/m...
What if Everything We Know About Sacagawea Is Wrong?
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A great article that shows how historians weigh evidence (or at least how they should), revise received history, and sometimes remain stubbornly wrong for all too human reasons.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/m...
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DOGE owns every one of these now whether or not it's directly the result of their actions
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
DOGE owns every one of these now whether or not it's directly the result of their actions
Highlighting the Voice of America (important as it may be) is totally burying the lede. If successful, Trump's executive order will also end IMLS, which will decimate rural libraries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president’s power.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Highlighting the Voice of America (important as it may be) is totally burying the lede. If successful, Trump's executive order will also end IMLS, which will decimate rural libraries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
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Christians are already going overtime telling us to forgive our fascist neighbors but let me tell you defeating them successfully means we cannot ever forget about their lack of care for the planet, the community, and human rights. Never. Our survival depends on it.
February 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Christians are already going overtime telling us to forgive our fascist neighbors but let me tell you defeating them successfully means we cannot ever forget about their lack of care for the planet, the community, and human rights. Never. Our survival depends on it.
I asked the Gemini assistant to "show me my screenshots." It said "sure" and then restarted every saved timer on my phone.
February 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I asked the Gemini assistant to "show me my screenshots." It said "sure" and then restarted every saved timer on my phone.
Best malapropism ever.
February 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Best malapropism ever.
So, my day job is at a public library where we take pride in being a place where all are welcome... regardless of anything, including housing status. Yet even here we too easily turn people into problems to solve. This is an important dose of rehumanization.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:31 PM
So, my day job is at a public library where we take pride in being a place where all are welcome... regardless of anything, including housing status. Yet even here we too easily turn people into problems to solve. This is an important dose of rehumanization.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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the reason why i hate weimar analogies or hungary analogies or whatever is because they lead people to treat contingent phenomenon as iron clad rules and to ignore critical details like, for instance, the structure of a political system
November 25, 2024 at 2:45 AM
the reason why i hate weimar analogies or hungary analogies or whatever is because they lead people to treat contingent phenomenon as iron clad rules and to ignore critical details like, for instance, the structure of a political system
New hypothesis: most political discourse today is driven by a search for "authenticity." Those who control the framing of what counts, and doesn't count, as authentic, win the game.
November 24, 2024 at 3:13 PM
New hypothesis: most political discourse today is driven by a search for "authenticity." Those who control the framing of what counts, and doesn't count, as authentic, win the game.
This is amazing
My latest labeler is finally working!
What it shows for each politician
- 3 labels for the top corp donators
- 3 labels for the top industries that donate to them
Subscribe to this labeler to be more aware of the interests our politicians represent 🚀
bsky.app/profile/us-g...
What it shows for each politician
- 3 labels for the top corp donators
- 3 labels for the top industries that donate to them
Subscribe to this labeler to be more aware of the interests our politicians represent 🚀
bsky.app/profile/us-g...
November 22, 2024 at 11:38 PM
This is amazing
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March 27, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Christmas in the desert.
December 25, 2023 at 3:44 PM
Christmas in the desert.
Suddenly I'm fifteen again.
Sierra Christmas Card 1986: A Computer Christmas archive.org/details/sier...
December 25, 2023 at 2:47 PM
Suddenly I'm fifteen again.