Tim Knauff
@timkjr.bsky.social
ELCA Lutheran pastor, musician, improviser, computer nerd. Currently fascinated by Gustav Mahler, AI, cognitive science, and historical resistance movements to fascist regimes.
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Trump stock market:
March 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Trump stock market:
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To be clear, the U.S. is leveling punishing tariffs on its allies while discussing easing sanctions on Russia.
March 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
To be clear, the U.S. is leveling punishing tariffs on its allies while discussing easing sanctions on Russia.
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Trump wanted to cut off aid to Ukraine to please his handler Putin. He set up the Oval Office ambush to create an excuse to do so.
It's obvious.
It's obvious.
March 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Trump wanted to cut off aid to Ukraine to please his handler Putin. He set up the Oval Office ambush to create an excuse to do so.
It's obvious.
It's obvious.
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Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
March 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
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Russian hackers infiltrate our system *every* day. They are constantly looking for persistence (long term access) in our critical infrastructure.
If Hegseth thinks that they’re going to stop just because we do, he’s even more out of his depth than I thought.
If Hegseth thinks that they’re going to stop just because we do, he’s even more out of his depth than I thought.
Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
nyti.ms
March 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Russian hackers infiltrate our system *every* day. They are constantly looking for persistence (long term access) in our critical infrastructure.
If Hegseth thinks that they’re going to stop just because we do, he’s even more out of his depth than I thought.
If Hegseth thinks that they’re going to stop just because we do, he’s even more out of his depth than I thought.
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If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
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March 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
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“As communion partners of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, & as Lutherans concerned with the human rights, dignity & future of all the peoples of Palestine & Israel, we must use our voices, resources & power of prayer at this crucial time.”
www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
Bishop Eaton Issues Response in Support of Jerusalem Patriarchs on Gaza
www.elca.org
March 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
“As communion partners of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, & as Lutherans concerned with the human rights, dignity & future of all the peoples of Palestine & Israel, we must use our voices, resources & power of prayer at this crucial time.”
www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
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First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
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A good run. So who becomes the leader of the free world now?
March 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
A good run. So who becomes the leader of the free world now?
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EXCELLENT thread from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social he gets the threat #ArrestMusk
We are barreling toward a full blown constitutional crisis.
Trump's announcement that he's ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal - and horrible for our security.
1/ A quick🧵on what's going on.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's announcement that he's ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal - and horrible for our security.
1/ A quick🧵on what's going on.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a judge’s order giving the Trump administration a midnight deadline to release billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
EXCELLENT thread from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social he gets the threat #ArrestMusk
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Sent a message to all of my immediate family members yesterday asking for 5 things they did last week to be productive members of the family
Let them know a failure to respond will be considered a resignation from the family
This is how we say we love one another in America
Let them know a failure to respond will be considered a resignation from the family
This is how we say we love one another in America
February 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Sent a message to all of my immediate family members yesterday asking for 5 things they did last week to be productive members of the family
Let them know a failure to respond will be considered a resignation from the family
This is how we say we love one another in America
Let them know a failure to respond will be considered a resignation from the family
This is how we say we love one another in America
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Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling work to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death.
“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”
https://propub.li/4370xr2
“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”
https://propub.li/4370xr2
They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left…
propub.li
February 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling work to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death.
“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”
https://propub.li/4370xr2
“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”
https://propub.li/4370xr2
Yikes.
February 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Yikes.
If you've ever tried to navigate finding mental health care, this reporting will be hardly surprising. We as a society really, really don't take care of our people when they need help.
ProPublica found that some of the largest health insurers have created a playbook that prevents people from getting the mental health care they need.
Join us tomorrow, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation as we discuss barriers to care. RSVP: https://propub.li/4k4GYWm
Join us tomorrow, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation as we discuss barriers to care. RSVP: https://propub.li/4k4GYWm
February 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
If you've ever tried to navigate finding mental health care, this reporting will be hardly surprising. We as a society really, really don't take care of our people when they need help.
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Donald 'Art of the Deal' Trump doesn't understand that a deal must first be agreed between both parties before either side can break it.
A convicted felon who couldn’t follow the laws of his own country accusing other countries of breaking imaginary deals.
A convicted felon who couldn’t follow the laws of his own country accusing other countries of breaking imaginary deals.
February 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Donald 'Art of the Deal' Trump doesn't understand that a deal must first be agreed between both parties before either side can break it.
A convicted felon who couldn’t follow the laws of his own country accusing other countries of breaking imaginary deals.
A convicted felon who couldn’t follow the laws of his own country accusing other countries of breaking imaginary deals.
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BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.
February 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.
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Bingo. I keep telling people I know that there’s no grand plan here, or to anything he does. He’s not playing 4D chess. He’s a fascistic sociopath that seeks adoration and applause for everything he does, and he wants to be the focus of EVERYTHING.
It’s that simple, folks, don’t overthink it.
It’s that simple, folks, don’t overthink it.
February 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Bingo. I keep telling people I know that there’s no grand plan here, or to anything he does. He’s not playing 4D chess. He’s a fascistic sociopath that seeks adoration and applause for everything he does, and he wants to be the focus of EVERYTHING.
It’s that simple, folks, don’t overthink it.
It’s that simple, folks, don’t overthink it.
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THIS is how you communicate. Say it plain.
Crockett: He went from being the dork that was jumping around on stage to allegedly being this amazing genius that's gonna save a country he wasn't born in, and one that maybe he doesn't agree w/the idea of a democratic republic, considering the fact he may have been more on the side of apartheid.
February 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
THIS is how you communicate. Say it plain.
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It’s normalizing criminality and a constitutional crisis.
There is no “DOGE” there is a paramilitary squad of cyber thieves illegally stealing information and sabotaging our government under orders from a white supremacist oligarch aligned against the interests of the people of the USA.
There is no “DOGE” there is a paramilitary squad of cyber thieves illegally stealing information and sabotaging our government under orders from a white supremacist oligarch aligned against the interests of the people of the USA.
February 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It’s normalizing criminality and a constitutional crisis.
There is no “DOGE” there is a paramilitary squad of cyber thieves illegally stealing information and sabotaging our government under orders from a white supremacist oligarch aligned against the interests of the people of the USA.
There is no “DOGE” there is a paramilitary squad of cyber thieves illegally stealing information and sabotaging our government under orders from a white supremacist oligarch aligned against the interests of the people of the USA.
...and children will die for weak men's ego. Let's be clear here.
Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the last Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to destroy the American foreign aid system from the inside out. Current and former officials see it as a campaign of retribution against those who opposed his earlier work. 👇
Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy
Now one of the most powerful people in the U.S. government, Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign ...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
...and children will die for weak men's ego. Let's be clear here.