Tim Watts
@timwatts.bsky.social
Bicycling for joy; gardener; chickeneer; left of center-left Democrat; recovering programmer. Hemlock's caretaker. He/him.
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Want to End the Gerrymandering Wars? Embrace Proportional Representation
Trump has triggered a particularly fierce round, but the logic of war is inherent in a winner-take-all system
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October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago:
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago:
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
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I know this fascist shit is doomed when I see late 50s and early 60s white guys in their Costco Shopping Finest screaming ‘fuck you’ in DHS officers’ faces
Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I know this fascist shit is doomed when I see late 50s and early 60s white guys in their Costco Shopping Finest screaming ‘fuck you’ in DHS officers’ faces
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New in PN: Trump couldn't (legitimately) win a third term If he tried
"What’s astonishing about the media’s 'third term' coverage is how it doesn’t clearly state the obvious: Voters are openly rejecting Trump, as seen in poll after poll."
"What’s astonishing about the media’s 'third term' coverage is how it doesn’t clearly state the obvious: Voters are openly rejecting Trump, as seen in poll after poll."
Trump couldn't (legitimately) win a third term If he tried
The emperor has no polls.
www.publicnotice.co
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New in PN: Trump couldn't (legitimately) win a third term If he tried
"What’s astonishing about the media’s 'third term' coverage is how it doesn’t clearly state the obvious: Voters are openly rejecting Trump, as seen in poll after poll."
"What’s astonishing about the media’s 'third term' coverage is how it doesn’t clearly state the obvious: Voters are openly rejecting Trump, as seen in poll after poll."
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Another angle of the incident at Oakton/Asbury on Evanston where and agent appears to pull a firearm on a bystander
Video from IG:
Video from IG:
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Another angle of the incident at Oakton/Asbury on Evanston where and agent appears to pull a firearm on a bystander
Video from IG:
Video from IG:
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whenever you theorize that the spouses of these monsters are somehow more innocent, realize they wouldn't be there if they hadn't bought in heart and soul
During a heated debate, Katie Miller, wife to Stephen Miller, suggested that her co-panelist on the show, progressive commentator Cenk Uygur, should be deported. “You better check your citizenship application and hope that everything was legal and correct,” she said.
Former Trump Official Katie Miller Threatens Cenk Uygur With Deportation During Heated Debate
Miller also accused Uygur of being antisemitic toward her, despite Uygur making no mention of her faith or ethnicity.
truthout.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
whenever you theorize that the spouses of these monsters are somehow more innocent, realize they wouldn't be there if they hadn't bought in heart and soul
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Trump isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but even he knows Republicans could’ve kept the government open all along.
Now he wants the Senate to nuke the filibuster to fix the mess he made, because red states are getting hit hardest & their voters are getting too loud to ignore. Today’s day 31.
Now he wants the Senate to nuke the filibuster to fix the mess he made, because red states are getting hit hardest & their voters are getting too loud to ignore. Today’s day 31.
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Trump isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but even he knows Republicans could’ve kept the government open all along.
Now he wants the Senate to nuke the filibuster to fix the mess he made, because red states are getting hit hardest & their voters are getting too loud to ignore. Today’s day 31.
Now he wants the Senate to nuke the filibuster to fix the mess he made, because red states are getting hit hardest & their voters are getting too loud to ignore. Today’s day 31.
1. An authoritarian stifles dissent and speech.
2. An authoritarian persecutes political opponents.
3. An authoritarian bypasses the legislature.
4. An authoritarian uses the military for domestic control.
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2. An authoritarian persecutes political opponents.
3. An authoritarian bypasses the legislature.
4. An authoritarian uses the military for domestic control.
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Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
1. An authoritarian stifles dissent and speech.
2. An authoritarian persecutes political opponents.
3. An authoritarian bypasses the legislature.
4. An authoritarian uses the military for domestic control.
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2. An authoritarian persecutes political opponents.
3. An authoritarian bypasses the legislature.
4. An authoritarian uses the military for domestic control.
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New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
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My great grandparents fled Tsarist Russia as teenagers to build a better life for themselves in America. Almost every Jewish family in America, including Katie and Stephen Miller, share this background. I'm not sure how people like the Millers lost their way, but it breaks my heart to see. 1/x
“You better check your citizenship papers”
Wild - when she wasn’t throwing around unhinged antisemitism claims she was threatening to have her husband denaturalize & deport @cenkuygur
Stephen & Katie Miller are perfect for each other
Wild - when she wasn’t throwing around unhinged antisemitism claims she was threatening to have her husband denaturalize & deport @cenkuygur
Stephen & Katie Miller are perfect for each other
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My great grandparents fled Tsarist Russia as teenagers to build a better life for themselves in America. Almost every Jewish family in America, including Katie and Stephen Miller, share this background. I'm not sure how people like the Millers lost their way, but it breaks my heart to see. 1/x
The thing that threatens our social fabric is suggesting that immigrants threaten our social fabric.
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The thing that threatens our social fabric is suggesting that immigrants threaten our social fabric.
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In the 33 years before the U.S. halted nuclear testing in 1992, countries conducted over 1,000 tests. In the 33 years since? Roughly 20. The global moratorium—and the treaty backing it—has curbed both the spread and sophistication of nuclear weapons worldwide.
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In the 33 years before the U.S. halted nuclear testing in 1992, countries conducted over 1,000 tests. In the 33 years since? Roughly 20. The global moratorium—and the treaty backing it—has curbed both the spread and sophistication of nuclear weapons worldwide.
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New Quinnipiac University poll out today and hoo boy. If you can vote in New York or know people who can, then you need to activate. Not liking this Q-Poll trend as the racist attacks have mounted.
Oct. 23-27: Mamdani +10
Oct. 3-7: Mamdani +13
Sep. 4-8: Mamdani +16
Oct. 23-27: Mamdani +10
Oct. 3-7: Mamdani +13
Sep. 4-8: Mamdani +16
New York City Mayoral Election 2025: Latest Polls
Track the latest polls about Mamdani, Cuomo, Adams and Sliwa in the New York City mayoral election.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
New Quinnipiac University poll out today and hoo boy. If you can vote in New York or know people who can, then you need to activate. Not liking this Q-Poll trend as the racist attacks have mounted.
Oct. 23-27: Mamdani +10
Oct. 3-7: Mamdani +13
Sep. 4-8: Mamdani +16
Oct. 23-27: Mamdani +10
Oct. 3-7: Mamdani +13
Sep. 4-8: Mamdani +16
"Souvannarath was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and entered the United States before his first birthday, receiving lawful permanent residence. He became a U.S. citizen as a minor when his father naturalized and gained sole custody of him, meeting all requirements for derivative citizenship"
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
"Souvannarath was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and entered the United States before his first birthday, receiving lawful permanent residence. He became a U.S. citizen as a minor when his father naturalized and gained sole custody of him, meeting all requirements for derivative citizenship"
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my letter to the CEO, President, and COO of Services Corporation International, the owner of Dignity Memorial, which manages the cemetery in which my mom is buried that was being used as an ICE staging ground this afternoon.
October 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
my letter to the CEO, President, and COO of Services Corporation International, the owner of Dignity Memorial, which manages the cemetery in which my mom is buried that was being used as an ICE staging ground this afternoon.
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There has never been a time where seemingly thousands of people have disappeared and the explanation didn’t involve horrific crimes against humanity. This won’t be, either.
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
There has never been a time where seemingly thousands of people have disappeared and the explanation didn’t involve horrific crimes against humanity. This won’t be, either.
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
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The existence of this photograph (which is a real photo of a real person at a Mamdani campaign event) is enough to establish for me that voters writ large have absolutely no grasp of what policy is or how any given policy impacts their lives. It's all vibes.
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The existence of this photograph (which is a real photo of a real person at a Mamdani campaign event) is enough to establish for me that voters writ large have absolutely no grasp of what policy is or how any given policy impacts their lives. It's all vibes.
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A Halloween reminder:
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A Halloween reminder:
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Legally, this is no different from Iran sinking a Disney cruise in international waters and then saying "it's all good, they were terrorists carrying drugs."
Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.
Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.
Another illegal US maritime strike—again in the Pacific.
Against a vessel allegedly operated by an unspecified "designated terrorist organization."
Four reported fatalities—dubbed w/o ID or evidence "narco-terrorists."
There's a word for premeditated killings outside of armed conflict.
Against a vessel allegedly operated by an unspecified "designated terrorist organization."
Four reported fatalities—dubbed w/o ID or evidence "narco-terrorists."
There's a word for premeditated killings outside of armed conflict.
October 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Legally, this is no different from Iran sinking a Disney cruise in international waters and then saying "it's all good, they were terrorists carrying drugs."
Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.
Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.
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Democrats are furious that the Trump Administration held a briefing on Capitol Hill today about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats. Only Republicans were invited. This is from Sen. Mark Warner D-VA.
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Democrats are furious that the Trump Administration held a briefing on Capitol Hill today about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats. Only Republicans were invited. This is from Sen. Mark Warner D-VA.
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14 strikes and 61 fatalities using the administration's numbers
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
14 strikes and 61 fatalities using the administration's numbers
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
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The pardon wasn’t enough. It’s immunity for life.
Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
October 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The pardon wasn’t enough. It’s immunity for life.
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The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
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White House fires entire commission that reviews designs for federal buildings
The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.
www.npr.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...