Tim Fowler
@timdhfowler.bsky.social
Arsenal (especially WFC), baseball (especially Blue Jays), Gotham FC, Music (especially, but not always twangy, mostly guitar driven), Star Trek, board games, stationary (especially fountain pens), left political economy. He/Him.
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I would watch this in a heartbeat. And then I would watch it again.
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I would watch this in a heartbeat. And then I would watch it again.
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Waiting for every elected official who backed a thinly-veiled anti-trans bill called the "Kids Online Safety Act" to say anything about the fact that formerly-twitter is now offering its users a literal child p**n generator. I mean you are all deeply worried about the safety of kids, right?
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Waiting for every elected official who backed a thinly-veiled anti-trans bill called the "Kids Online Safety Act" to say anything about the fact that formerly-twitter is now offering its users a literal child p**n generator. I mean you are all deeply worried about the safety of kids, right?
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Happy 33rd birthday to Deep Space Nine :) :) :)
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Happy 33rd birthday to Deep Space Nine :) :) :)
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time until listening to "this year" by the mountain goats this year: 73 hours 54 minutes
January 4, 2026 at 6:55 AM
time until listening to "this year" by the mountain goats this year: 73 hours 54 minutes
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Maduro sucking or not sucking is a peripheral question and a classic misdirection. The USA isn’t removing Maduro because he sucks! They’re removing him because he refuses to give them what they want
January 4, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Maduro sucking or not sucking is a peripheral question and a classic misdirection. The USA isn’t removing Maduro because he sucks! They’re removing him because he refuses to give them what they want
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By Wednesday Trump is going to be visibly irritated if reporters are still asking him questions about Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
By Wednesday Trump is going to be visibly irritated if reporters are still asking him questions about Venezuela.
The USA's illegal imperialist adventures in Venezuela are angering, disheartening, dangerous, and somehow not really surprising. What is quite alarming, though, is the way self-procliamed left-ish governments like Canada and the UK are saying "yep, we're absolutely fine with this. Carry on."
January 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The USA's illegal imperialist adventures in Venezuela are angering, disheartening, dangerous, and somehow not really surprising. What is quite alarming, though, is the way self-procliamed left-ish governments like Canada and the UK are saying "yep, we're absolutely fine with this. Carry on."
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“The problem here is that he didn’t follow the rules” is the only argument you can really make when almost no one in your coalition is anti-war in any meaningful sense.
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
“The problem here is that he didn’t follow the rules” is the only argument you can really make when almost no one in your coalition is anti-war in any meaningful sense.
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I admit that I'm no great legal mind but, limited though my understanding may be, it seems to me that a call to 'respect international law' in this situation should include a note of criticism about sending an armed force to another country to abduct its president. #Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I admit that I'm no great legal mind but, limited though my understanding may be, it seems to me that a call to 'respect international law' in this situation should include a note of criticism about sending an armed force to another country to abduct its president. #Venezuela
Sports are also bad, apparently.
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Sports are also bad, apparently.
I often don't post, a lot, explicitly about politics because I don't know what I have to offer beyond "this is very bad, there's little chance of stopping it, and another world is necessary, now" about a great number of things.
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I often don't post, a lot, explicitly about politics because I don't know what I have to offer beyond "this is very bad, there's little chance of stopping it, and another world is necessary, now" about a great number of things.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
The United States is blatantly violating international law in order to engage in regime change. It is that simple. Canada is acting in complete support of this illegal act. This needs to be said this simply.
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The United States is blatantly violating international law in order to engage in regime change. It is that simple. Canada is acting in complete support of this illegal act. This needs to be said this simply.
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A US indictment doesn’t give you the right to invade another country, seize its leader, or decide who governs next. Criminal charges and non-recognition don’t erase head-of-state immunity, this is regime change dressed up as law enforcement.
Read the unsealed indictment against Maduro: www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A US indictment doesn’t give you the right to invade another country, seize its leader, or decide who governs next. Criminal charges and non-recognition don’t erase head-of-state immunity, this is regime change dressed up as law enforcement.
Watched Wake Up Dead Man. I did enjoy it. Still processing it - I liked the central mystery, but maybe it had one too many twists for me?
I have always loved Tom Waits. I've seen him live twice. Now I think I need to go on a little Waits listening escapade.
I have always loved Tom Waits. I've seen him live twice. Now I think I need to go on a little Waits listening escapade.
January 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Watched Wake Up Dead Man. I did enjoy it. Still processing it - I liked the central mystery, but maybe it had one too many twists for me?
I have always loved Tom Waits. I've seen him live twice. Now I think I need to go on a little Waits listening escapade.
I have always loved Tom Waits. I've seen him live twice. Now I think I need to go on a little Waits listening escapade.
Played Heat & Dominion today. Heat is such a fun game, I never tire of it. It's been more than 15 years since I played Dominion, and I instantly went "oh yeah it's a classic for a reason."
I have a lot of games in shrink, but I'm going through a phase of "tried and tested classics."
I have a lot of games in shrink, but I'm going through a phase of "tried and tested classics."
December 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Played Heat & Dominion today. Heat is such a fun game, I never tire of it. It's been more than 15 years since I played Dominion, and I instantly went "oh yeah it's a classic for a reason."
I have a lot of games in shrink, but I'm going through a phase of "tried and tested classics."
I have a lot of games in shrink, but I'm going through a phase of "tried and tested classics."
Hey board game pals, where do you get baggies in bulk to pack up your game bits? It's been a long time since I bought some, and the website I last shopped no longer exists.
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey board game pals, where do you get baggies in bulk to pack up your game bits? It's been a long time since I bought some, and the website I last shopped no longer exists.
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What if, and just hear me out now, what if it really should not be on overworked individual faculty to adjust their approach to teaching to avoid AI cheating, but instead it should be dealt with at an administrative and legislative level?
None of these anti-AI assessment strategies y’all are promoting are at all reasonable for adjuncts or folks who teach asynchronous online classes or who have large large classes. Imagine adjuncting an asynchronous online class of 50 students and doing oral exams.
December 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
What if, and just hear me out now, what if it really should not be on overworked individual faculty to adjust their approach to teaching to avoid AI cheating, but instead it should be dealt with at an administrative and legislative level?
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Real cool that the editorial position of the NYT is that Mamdani is an existential threat to Jews everywhere because of their twisted, bad faith interpretation of everything he says while the vociferously antisemitic MTG is just a sweet lil’ angel
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong.” Read the inside story of how Marjorie Taylor Greene went from zealous Trump cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic: nyti.ms/3Lbzi88
December 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Real cool that the editorial position of the NYT is that Mamdani is an existential threat to Jews everywhere because of their twisted, bad faith interpretation of everything he says while the vociferously antisemitic MTG is just a sweet lil’ angel
Me: I like sports. Sports are fun.
Also me: Jesus Christ why do I have to watch the football. Is there anything I can do to avoid having a 100 minute long stress reaction on a Tuesday afternoon?
COYG (said pleading)
Also me: Jesus Christ why do I have to watch the football. Is there anything I can do to avoid having a 100 minute long stress reaction on a Tuesday afternoon?
COYG (said pleading)
December 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Me: I like sports. Sports are fun.
Also me: Jesus Christ why do I have to watch the football. Is there anything I can do to avoid having a 100 minute long stress reaction on a Tuesday afternoon?
COYG (said pleading)
Also me: Jesus Christ why do I have to watch the football. Is there anything I can do to avoid having a 100 minute long stress reaction on a Tuesday afternoon?
COYG (said pleading)
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*jolting suddenly awake and bolting rigidly upright in bed* I am going to get into an argument on the internet
December 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
*jolting suddenly awake and bolting rigidly upright in bed* I am going to get into an argument on the internet
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Tonight's libations, a creation by me, with quality control and name by my pal Dylan.
The Apple Claus
2oz applejack
3/4oz cinnamon syrup
3/4oz 100% unsweetened cranberry juice
Orange bitters
Sweet, tart, warm spices, festive.
The Apple Claus
2oz applejack
3/4oz cinnamon syrup
3/4oz 100% unsweetened cranberry juice
Orange bitters
Sweet, tart, warm spices, festive.
December 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Tonight's libations, a creation by me, with quality control and name by my pal Dylan.
The Apple Claus
2oz applejack
3/4oz cinnamon syrup
3/4oz 100% unsweetened cranberry juice
Orange bitters
Sweet, tart, warm spices, festive.
The Apple Claus
2oz applejack
3/4oz cinnamon syrup
3/4oz 100% unsweetened cranberry juice
Orange bitters
Sweet, tart, warm spices, festive.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Played some games today, as I almost always do on Boxing Day. Terraforming Mars, which I've discovered I quite like, and Dice Throne, which is, as one player described it, combat Yahtzee.
December 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Played some games today, as I almost always do on Boxing Day. Terraforming Mars, which I've discovered I quite like, and Dice Throne, which is, as one player described it, combat Yahtzee.