Linda Tilsen
lindatilsen.bsky.social
Linda Tilsen
@lindatilsen.bsky.social
Retired journalist, occasional contributor to DemCastUSA, unabashed liberal, animal-rescue volunteer, wife, mom, grandma, #BLM, #LGBTQ, #Resist, Minnesota USA
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Meanwhile, the Sec. of Treasury explains beef prices:
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Teddy & Truman, both looking more presidential than the Current Occupant.
October 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Pod Person. 😅
July 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Oops!
July 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Future high school yearbook covers will feature photos such as this:

(Photo via the Bureau of Labor Statistics)
May 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
When Professor Kruse was still posting on X, and just before I quit the site as well, I also wondered why decent people were still contributing there. This was my response to one of Kruse's final X posts:
May 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The media malpractice continues. 🤷‍♂️
May 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
May 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Buckle up? Yeah, we're gonna need the seat belt, shoulder belt, and air bag. And even with all that, there's no guarantee we'll survive the wreck ahead.
April 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Where did they find those 44-percent who still approve of Trump's job performance? A cave on Guam? The Siberian wilderness?

How can so many people be so stupid?

(Article in Comments)
April 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Via the"Restoring Sanity" group on Facebook:
April 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
How Hitlerian of him.
February 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
January 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM

"For last year's words belong to last year's language.

"And next year's words await another voice.

"And to make an end is to make a beginning."

-- T.S. Eliot
December 31, 2024 at 8:42 PM
December 27, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, Charlie! I'm always grateful for your profound and eloquent contribution to the political discourse. You're the brightest example among journalists of commitment to public service, and you'll remain my favorite among the pundit class.
🍽️🦃
November 28, 2024 at 9:55 PM
"I'll have what he's having."
November 27, 2024 at 9:31 AM
One of our rescue pups, this is Truman, who was born with a congenital heart defect & faced euthanasia at the hands of his breeder.

Our no-kill shelter (Mac's Mission) raised the funds; our family arranged the cardiac surgery; a successful operation ensued; a normal lifespan is now his future. ❤️🐾
November 26, 2024 at 8:11 AM
On break from the newsroom, with Maynard G. Krebs, so named because he refused to get a job. Circa 1985, Twin Cities USA.
November 21, 2024 at 2:13 PM
November 20, 2024 at 6:53 AM
November 17, 2024 at 9:25 PM
November 16, 2024 at 1:13 AM
The first book I ever checked out of a public library. It was 1961. I was five.
November 14, 2024 at 5:48 AM