Tim Longman 🏳️🌈
@timlongman.bsky.social
Poli Sci and IR prof at BU. Posts on Africa, human rights, US politics, LGBTQ+, religion & politics. Progressive, Christian, proud gay dad.
2 books on Rwanda. Currently writing book on church and state across Africa and another on LGBTQ backlash in Africa
2 books on Rwanda. Currently writing book on church and state across Africa and another on LGBTQ backlash in Africa
Mood on Bluesky today. Good day to read a book.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Mood on Bluesky today. Good day to read a book.
The guy in a “Justice for Charlie” T-shirt reminds me why I don’t like to spend too much time in Florida.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The guy in a “Justice for Charlie” T-shirt reminds me why I don’t like to spend too much time in Florida.
Never doubt the Democratic leadership’s ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Never doubt the Democratic leadership’s ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
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I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
What, exactly, is the Trump strategy with this? Do they think that making enough people suffer will push Democrats to fold? Or do they just enjoy making people suffer?
USDA orders states to stop issuing full SNAP benefits and to ‘undo’ benefits sent for November | CNN Politics
The US Department of Agriculture ordered states to stop issuing full food stamp benefits for November and to “immediately undo” any issuance of the full allotments, after a Supreme Court justice on Fr...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What, exactly, is the Trump strategy with this? Do they think that making enough people suffer will push Democrats to fold? Or do they just enjoy making people suffer?
The MAGA cult just loves their dictators. They’re so jealous of countries where fascism has taken deeper root.
incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The MAGA cult just loves their dictators. They’re so jealous of countries where fascism has taken deeper root.
“DOJ files a lightning fast appeal to keep people hungry.”
The cruelty in this administration is truly despicable.
The cruelty in this administration is truly despicable.
Trump DOJ files a lightning fast appeal to keep people hungry
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November 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“DOJ files a lightning fast appeal to keep people hungry.”
The cruelty in this administration is truly despicable.
The cruelty in this administration is truly despicable.
So, the results of Tuesday’s elections are fake, but “if you keep voting this way you might not be voting much longer.”
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
So, the results of Tuesday’s elections are fake, but “if you keep voting this way you might not be voting much longer.”
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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I am not regretting my life choices at the moment.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am not regretting my life choices at the moment.
I am not regretting my life choices at the moment.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am not regretting my life choices at the moment.
I just realized that this was a sign of just how they would run America, with an unbelievably high level of stubborn incompetence.
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I just realized that this was a sign of just how they would run America, with an unbelievably high level of stubborn incompetence.
As someone collapses behind him, Trump merely looks annoyed, without a shred of concern. And yet somehow a third of the country still believe that he cares for them.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As someone collapses behind him, Trump merely looks annoyed, without a shred of concern. And yet somehow a third of the country still believe that he cares for them.
Great summary of the judgment by Judge Ellis against ICE activity in Chicago.
Ellis is on the bench.
Good morning from Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
We're waiting for District Judge Sara Ellis to take the bench in the federal class action urging an injunction against federal immigration agents' violent behavior in Chicagoland.
Ellis will issue an oral ruling on the injuction this morning.
We're waiting for District Judge Sara Ellis to take the bench in the federal class action urging an injunction against federal immigration agents' violent behavior in Chicagoland.
Ellis will issue an oral ruling on the injuction this morning.
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Great summary of the judgment by Judge Ellis against ICE activity in Chicago.
I strongly support Rep. Chip Roy's recommendation that Republicans should double down on their support for Trump. He's absolutely right that it will affect the GOP's electoral chances, just maybe not in the direction he thinks.
GOP Congressman Warns His Own Party Of Election ‘Bloodbath’ Without 1 Key Change
Texas Rep. Chip Roy said Republican election losses this week had served as a “wake-up call.”
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November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I strongly support Rep. Chip Roy's recommendation that Republicans should double down on their support for Trump. He's absolutely right that it will affect the GOP's electoral chances, just maybe not in the direction he thinks.
With flights for a family vacation scheduled for tomorrow morning, watching the news about FAA cutbacks with considerable trepidation.
a man in a green shirt is blowing his nose into a paper bag ..
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November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
With flights for a family vacation scheduled for tomorrow morning, watching the news about FAA cutbacks with considerable trepidation.
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CNBC - US job cuts last month surged 183% from September and went up 175% from than the same month a year ago. This is now the worst year for layoffs since 2009. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/job-c...
Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says
Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
CNBC - US job cuts last month surged 183% from September and went up 175% from than the same month a year ago. This is now the worst year for layoffs since 2009. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/job-c...
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Communism was clearly not a topic on the dementia exam.
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Communism was clearly not a topic on the dementia exam.
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Mr. "I Don't Take Responsibility At All" thinks the MASSIVE BLUE WAVE was because he wasn't on the ballot, not
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Mr. "I Don't Take Responsibility At All" thinks the MASSIVE BLUE WAVE was because he wasn't on the ballot, not
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
“The results, then, are a marked contrast to the accommodation, capitulation and outright surrender of prominent individuals and institutions in the face of Trump’s demands.”
Any chance university presidents, business leaders, and others will listen and start to stand up to Trump now?
Any chance university presidents, business leaders, and others will listen and start to stand up to Trump now?
Opinion | Trump Is an Albatross
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November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“The results, then, are a marked contrast to the accommodation, capitulation and outright surrender of prominent individuals and institutions in the face of Trump’s demands.”
Any chance university presidents, business leaders, and others will listen and start to stand up to Trump now?
Any chance university presidents, business leaders, and others will listen and start to stand up to Trump now?
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I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
Update: In Medford, all but one of the progressive slate won, 12 out of 13 seats. Glad to see my neighbors approved of the progressives by a wide margin.
Keeping an eye on local elections around Boston, where NIMBYs are pushing back against moves to liberalize zoning to create more housing in Cambridge, Somerville, and where I live in Medford. Almost no coverage in local press but similar issues, including objections to bike paths.
Cambridge City Council Election Guide 2025 - Cambridge Day
Guide to the City of Cambridge's 2025 election for city council.
www.cambridgeday.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Update: In Medford, all but one of the progressive slate won, 12 out of 13 seats. Glad to see my neighbors approved of the progressives by a wide margin.