Tim Fearnside
@timfearnside.bsky.social
Pro-liberal democracy. Writing, art, politics, music, science, gardening, cycling. Manservant to a basset hound named Daphne. J.D. Boise, ID, USA. Please, no DMs unless you know me personally.
The difference isn’t subjective.
May 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The difference isn’t subjective.
The war on Harvard, Columbia, and higher ed in general makes sense when you realize their goal is dismantling liberal democracy. Nothing short of 100% fealty will ever placate these mobsters. America is teetering on the edge www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
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May 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The war on Harvard, Columbia, and higher ed in general makes sense when you realize their goal is dismantling liberal democracy. Nothing short of 100% fealty will ever placate these mobsters. America is teetering on the edge www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
For my Boise peeps: hosting a 2-3 day reunion later this year of old Midwest friends now strewn about the NW. it’s our 5th and 1st in Boise. We’ve rented the entire Heritage House on Idaho. Q’s: what would be your “must-do’s?” What is your favorite Idaho wine, beer, DT experience? Have thoughts but…
April 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
For my Boise peeps: hosting a 2-3 day reunion later this year of old Midwest friends now strewn about the NW. it’s our 5th and 1st in Boise. We’ve rented the entire Heritage House on Idaho. Q’s: what would be your “must-do’s?” What is your favorite Idaho wine, beer, DT experience? Have thoughts but…
“Crashing our markets and bringing down the global economy is necessary and something we have to go through” is something no conservative ever uttered until a few short weeks ago. Now they’re lining up at the cliff’s edge like lemmings. This is psychosis.
April 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Crashing our markets and bringing down the global economy is necessary and something we have to go through” is something no conservative ever uttered until a few short weeks ago. Now they’re lining up at the cliff’s edge like lemmings. This is psychosis.
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🔥Rufus Gifford, former U.S. amb. to Denmark, unloaded on JD Vance for saying Denmark “is not a good ally”:
Go to Denmark and say it to the faces of the parents of the young men and women who lost their lives alongside U.S. troops. Say it to them!
Go to Denmark and say it to the faces of the parents of the young men and women who lost their lives alongside U.S. troops. Say it to them!
March 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🔥Rufus Gifford, former U.S. amb. to Denmark, unloaded on JD Vance for saying Denmark “is not a good ally”:
Go to Denmark and say it to the faces of the parents of the young men and women who lost their lives alongside U.S. troops. Say it to them!
Go to Denmark and say it to the faces of the parents of the young men and women who lost their lives alongside U.S. troops. Say it to them!
How many American principles have been violated here: free speech and expression, in the U.S. legally, violated no laws, detained in defiance of court order, detained without due process, denied legal representation. This is and should be impeachable. Trump & his cronies are anti-American fascists.
Another horrible assault on freedom of expression at American universities. A Tufts graduate student detained, disappeared, for writing an op-ed in the student paper.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/u...
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Student, Is Detained by ICE
The university was told that the student’s visa had been terminated, its president said in a late-night email to students and faculty members.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
How many American principles have been violated here: free speech and expression, in the U.S. legally, violated no laws, detained in defiance of court order, detained without due process, denied legal representation. This is and should be impeachable. Trump & his cronies are anti-American fascists.
“Shares of the Big Three U.S. automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — all sank after Mr. Trump announced the new tariffs.” Just spitballing, but maybe its because places like Mexico have no brands but serve as low-wage hosts for companies like GM, etc. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign-made cars
President Trump on Wednesday said he is imposing a 25% tariff on automobiles not manufactured in the U.S.
www.cbsnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“Shares of the Big Three U.S. automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — all sank after Mr. Trump announced the new tariffs.” Just spitballing, but maybe its because places like Mexico have no brands but serve as low-wage hosts for companies like GM, etc. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
It’s nice to see deep red citizens voicing opposition, but hard not to view it as other than self interest when you get quotes like this one, from the NE farmer who’s a-okay with everyone else losing jobs and services, as long as he’s subsidized in the end.
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March 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It’s nice to see deep red citizens voicing opposition, but hard not to view it as other than self interest when you get quotes like this one, from the NE farmer who’s a-okay with everyone else losing jobs and services, as long as he’s subsidized in the end.
us1.campaign-archive.com?e=972e728e83
us1.campaign-archive.com?e=972e728e83
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But, but…her emails! www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
But, but…her emails! www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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"We do not live in an ivory tower where the arts are untouched by society. Arts and politics, arts and society are inseparable. Therefore, as artists, we must react to the horrors and injustices of this world.
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Pianist Sir András Schiff Cancels U.S. Appearances for 2025-2026 Season
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March 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"We do not live in an ivory tower where the arts are untouched by society. Arts and politics, arts and society are inseparable. Therefore, as artists, we must react to the horrors and injustices of this world.
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A couple of jive turkeys wandering the hood…
March 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A couple of jive turkeys wandering the hood…
Any engineer will tell ya duct tape beats glue every time, but hey, at least nothing exploded. The astounding 8th recall in <2 years for the cyber-dumpster gizmodo.com/tesla-recall...
Tesla Recalls Most Cybertrucks Because the Trim Is Just Glued On
The manufacturer is recalling 46,000 of the vehicles due to a faulty exterior panel, marking the eighth time it's been recalled.
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March 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Any engineer will tell ya duct tape beats glue every time, but hey, at least nothing exploded. The astounding 8th recall in <2 years for the cyber-dumpster gizmodo.com/tesla-recall...
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“I don’t care whether you have an R or a D next to your name.
I have no use for politicians that play dress up in cowboy boots and say they care about farmers and then do nothing in our hour of need.”
@farmherhallie.bsky.social at @jonesforar.bsky.social town hall last night.
#arpx #USDA #farmers
I have no use for politicians that play dress up in cowboy boots and say they care about farmers and then do nothing in our hour of need.”
@farmherhallie.bsky.social at @jonesforar.bsky.social town hall last night.
#arpx #USDA #farmers
March 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“I don’t care whether you have an R or a D next to your name.
I have no use for politicians that play dress up in cowboy boots and say they care about farmers and then do nothing in our hour of need.”
@farmherhallie.bsky.social at @jonesforar.bsky.social town hall last night.
#arpx #USDA #farmers
I have no use for politicians that play dress up in cowboy boots and say they care about farmers and then do nothing in our hour of need.”
@farmherhallie.bsky.social at @jonesforar.bsky.social town hall last night.
#arpx #USDA #farmers
Embarrassed and proud. Let me say it so that it’s clear: EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE. Signed, a typical Boisean.
March 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Embarrassed and proud. Let me say it so that it’s clear: EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE. Signed, a typical Boisean.
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
A snow-shiny day in Boise, Idaho, USA.
March 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A snow-shiny day in Boise, Idaho, USA.
I have a Honduran-American step-nephew who was born in America on St. Patrick’s Day, who’s married to my kind and wonderful, maybe-half-Irish, niece, and I can’t help but think how wonderful it all is.
March 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I have a Honduran-American step-nephew who was born in America on St. Patrick’s Day, who’s married to my kind and wonderful, maybe-half-Irish, niece, and I can’t help but think how wonderful it all is.
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This statement from AG Bondi is a disgrace. The judge did not “support” terrorists. He decided a case, based on facts and law, finding the requirements of the Alien Enemy Act lacking.
www.justice.gov
March 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This statement from AG Bondi is a disgrace. The judge did not “support” terrorists. He decided a case, based on facts and law, finding the requirements of the Alien Enemy Act lacking.
On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being “Bill Murray in Caddyshack sniffing a Baby Ruth and declaring ‘it’s no big deal;’” 10–“would hire an assassin to recover the tape”) how embarrassed would you be if you were secretly recorded talking to your pet when home alone? I’m probably an 8. (It’s that bad).
March 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being “Bill Murray in Caddyshack sniffing a Baby Ruth and declaring ‘it’s no big deal;’” 10–“would hire an assassin to recover the tape”) how embarrassed would you be if you were secretly recorded talking to your pet when home alone? I’m probably an 8. (It’s that bad).
Things I’ve never seen or witnessed: Antifa. A person getting a job because they’re Black. Venezuelan gangs. The list goes on…
BREAKING: A federal judge quickly BLOCKED the Trump administration from using an 18th century law known as the Alien Enemies Act to expedite the deportation of five Venezuelans.
Trump is invoking the law claiming the U.S. is under attack, being “invaded” by a gang of Venezuelans.
The law…
Trump is invoking the law claiming the U.S. is under attack, being “invaded” by a gang of Venezuelans.
The law…
March 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Things I’ve never seen or witnessed: Antifa. A person getting a job because they’re Black. Venezuelan gangs. The list goes on…
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Two Republican senators told me tonight this vote shows they can execute the same strategy again — cut Democrats out of the negotiations on a gov’t funding bill, pass it thru the House, and expect Senate Dems to back down and not filibuster it.
“We liked it over here,” one said.
“We liked it over here,” one said.
March 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Two Republican senators told me tonight this vote shows they can execute the same strategy again — cut Democrats out of the negotiations on a gov’t funding bill, pass it thru the House, and expect Senate Dems to back down and not filibuster it.
“We liked it over here,” one said.
“We liked it over here,” one said.
I fear there will come a day in the not too distant future when we press the Bluesky app on our phones and it will no longer work. I hope there are smart people out there preparing for this possibility. If you think this is nuts, read a newspaper while you still can.
March 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I fear there will come a day in the not too distant future when we press the Bluesky app on our phones and it will no longer work. I hope there are smart people out there preparing for this possibility. If you think this is nuts, read a newspaper while you still can.
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I remember. I grew up in Tacoma. People who think Lewiston is bad now need to imagine it being 20 times worse. I remember cross the tideflats on 509 taking very shallow breaths so as not to get any more of that inside me than necessary.
March 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I remember. I grew up in Tacoma. People who think Lewiston is bad now need to imagine it being 20 times worse. I remember cross the tideflats on 509 taking very shallow breaths so as not to get any more of that inside me than necessary.