Timothy J. Carroll
@tjcnj.bsky.social
#NJ communications professional 📑 former journalist 📰 transparency advocate 🔦
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If “antifa“ is classified as FTO:
Anyone providing “material support” as slight as a tweet can be surveilled, investigated.
Then asset seizure; civil penalties; up to 20 years in prison. Life, if the support was related to a death.
Instant chaos.
(Link: www.justsecurity.org/122643/antif...)
Anyone providing “material support” as slight as a tweet can be surveilled, investigated.
Then asset seizure; civil penalties; up to 20 years in prison. Life, if the support was related to a death.
Instant chaos.
(Link: www.justsecurity.org/122643/antif...)
☠️ Worst Case Scenario ☠️
(coming soon?)
(coming soon?)
Reposted by Timothy J. Carroll
I'm not the first to note how good and important this article is. A clear-eyed, first-person explanation of how the administration has gutted the Justice Department. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm not the first to note how good and important this article is. A clear-eyed, first-person explanation of how the administration has gutted the Justice Department. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
orcs can’t be wizards, urtext of kakistocratic morons
Musk and others on the far right are obsessed with things like Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons because they see fantasy worlds as reinforcing their own beliefs about immutable hierarchies of race, gender, and by extension morality www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
orcs can’t be wizards, urtext of kakistocratic morons
and pablo torre just happen to be the head
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
and pablo torre just happen to be the head
Yet the safest seat in Trenton may belong to 🟦Avi Schnall.
Lakewood Township, NJ
82% White
Median Household Income: $69,521
37% Bachelor's Degree, 92% High School Grad
2025 Gov:
🟦Mikie Sherrill: 10% (3,819)
🟥Jack Ciattarelli: 90% (35,541)
2024 Pres:
🟦Kamala Harris: 12% (4,640)
🟥Donald Trump: 87% (34,173)
82% White
Median Household Income: $69,521
37% Bachelor's Degree, 92% High School Grad
2025 Gov:
🟦Mikie Sherrill: 10% (3,819)
🟥Jack Ciattarelli: 90% (35,541)
2024 Pres:
🟦Kamala Harris: 12% (4,640)
🟥Donald Trump: 87% (34,173)
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yet the safest seat in Trenton may belong to 🟦Avi Schnall.
Real people with their necks on the line watch Dem senators turtle up and submit: “They stood for nothing.”
Maybe if @booker.senate.gov has pilfered enough tictok content for the day he could take a minute to read this and step the fuck up
Maybe if @booker.senate.gov has pilfered enough tictok content for the day he could take a minute to read this and step the fuck up
In Chicago, the courage of good, everyday folks getting in the face of ICE/BP and fighting back is restoring my faith in America
In DC, the cowardice of Senate Democrats has undermined it, again
America needs a government as good as its people. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
In DC, the cowardice of Senate Democrats has undermined it, again
America needs a government as good as its people. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Cheney didn’t save us from Trump. He created him.
www.inquirer.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Real people with their necks on the line watch Dem senators turtle up and submit: “They stood for nothing.”
Maybe if @booker.senate.gov has pilfered enough tictok content for the day he could take a minute to read this and step the fuck up
Maybe if @booker.senate.gov has pilfered enough tictok content for the day he could take a minute to read this and step the fuck up
☠️ Worst Case Scenario ☠️
(coming soon?)
(coming soon?)
If “antifa“ is classified as FTO:
Anyone providing “material support” as slight as a tweet can be surveilled, investigated.
Then asset seizure; civil penalties; up to 20 years in prison. Life, if the support was related to a death.
Instant chaos.
(Link: www.justsecurity.org/122643/antif...)
Anyone providing “material support” as slight as a tweet can be surveilled, investigated.
Then asset seizure; civil penalties; up to 20 years in prison. Life, if the support was related to a death.
Instant chaos.
(Link: www.justsecurity.org/122643/antif...)
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
☠️ Worst Case Scenario ☠️
(coming soon?)
(coming soon?)
VBMs are the only vehicle for vote fraud of any consequence in #NJ. That said, those cases are rare and often get prosecuted. The benefits of vote-by-mail far outweigh the downside.
My colleagues @brookings.edu find that mail voting fraud is extremely rare – even as it has become politically charged
& their research points 2 significant benefits of mail voting 4 American voters
Read more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
& their research points 2 significant benefits of mail voting 4 American voters
Read more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
Mail voting fraud: Data points to low risk and high benefits for voters | Brookings
Analysis finds mail voting fraud in the U.S. is exceedingly rare and shows universal vote-by-mail boosts access, turnout, and cost efficiency.
www.brookings.edu
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
VBMs are the only vehicle for vote fraud of any consequence in #NJ. That said, those cases are rare and often get prosecuted. The benefits of vote-by-mail far outweigh the downside.
Booker disappoints at times maybe because of high expectations (and I think everyone should be primaried always)
BUT—if he can whip the votes—he’d be exceptionally better than Schumer as Minority Leader in this moment.
BUT—if he can whip the votes—he’d be exceptionally better than Schumer as Minority Leader in this moment.
okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway:
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Booker disappoints at times maybe because of high expectations (and I think everyone should be primaried always)
BUT—if he can whip the votes—he’d be exceptionally better than Schumer as Minority Leader in this moment.
BUT—if he can whip the votes—he’d be exceptionally better than Schumer as Minority Leader in this moment.
recall him, if he didn’t already resign from cowardice
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November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
recall him, if he didn’t already resign from cowardice
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Problem is, if we are all correct about worse things yet to come, no one will remember the Shutdown Six (two retiring) in 2028, ‘29, and ‘30.
The sleight of hand used by Schumer will work—primary everyone and demand leadership change now!
The sleight of hand used by Schumer will work—primary everyone and demand leadership change now!
Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Problem is, if we are all correct about worse things yet to come, no one will remember the Shutdown Six (two retiring) in 2028, ‘29, and ‘30.
The sleight of hand used by Schumer will work—primary everyone and demand leadership change now!
The sleight of hand used by Schumer will work—primary everyone and demand leadership change now!
Psychopathic behavior by #CBP shooter—zero empathy or regard for wellbeing of victim.
But fatal flaw could be blaming #FBI for destroying evidence:
“When asked about the disparity between the FBI's account and his own, [CBP shooter] Exum said the agent who interviewed him had ‘made a mistake.’”
But fatal flaw could be blaming #FBI for destroying evidence:
“When asked about the disparity between the FBI's account and his own, [CBP shooter] Exum said the agent who interviewed him had ‘made a mistake.’”
"Read it. 5 shots, 7 holes." Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in Signal text messages with colleagues, reports @reuters.com.
Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages
A federal agent who shot a Chicago woman multiple times after he said she struck his vehicle with her own bragged about his shooting skills in text messages with other agents, according to records presented Wednesday at a hearing in the case against the woman.
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reposted by Timothy J. Carroll
I actually think what ICE is doing under Trump 2.0 is shaping up to be a world-historic campaign of human rights violations in an advanced industrialized ~democracy
I’m not sure I have many modern parallels. Japanese internment? Treatment of French-Algerians in the Algerian war? Those were wartime.
I’m not sure I have many modern parallels. Japanese internment? Treatment of French-Algerians in the Algerian war? Those were wartime.
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I actually think what ICE is doing under Trump 2.0 is shaping up to be a world-historic campaign of human rights violations in an advanced industrialized ~democracy
I’m not sure I have many modern parallels. Japanese internment? Treatment of French-Algerians in the Algerian war? Those were wartime.
I’m not sure I have many modern parallels. Japanese internment? Treatment of French-Algerians in the Algerian war? Those were wartime.
this is kinda fun
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
this is kinda fun
Ball is a stellar campaign manager, but does not have any experience inside the government. COS is a difficult spot; hopefully Lydon’s experience helps. Godspeed.
As we hit the ground running for New Jersey, I am excited to announce that Alex Ball will be my Chief of Staff, and Tim Lydon will serve as Chief Counsel.
newjerseyglobe.com/governor/she...
newjerseyglobe.com/governor/she...
Sherrill names Alex Ball as chief of staff and Tim Lydon as chief counsel - New Jersey Globe
Two days after her election as New Jersey’s 57th governor, Mikie Sherrill has named the top two members of her senior staff, with Alex Ball, who managed
newjerseyglobe.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ball is a stellar campaign manager, but does not have any experience inside the government. COS is a difficult spot; hopefully Lydon’s experience helps. Godspeed.
Wondering how Trump narco-war offensives compare to Obama drone strikes in Libya? ⬇️
The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.”
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
188. Five Questions About "Extrajudicial Killings"
There is no obvious legal argument to support President Trump's expanding campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. And the implications are even scarier.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Wondering how Trump narco-war offensives compare to Obama drone strikes in Libya? ⬇️
Reposted by Timothy J. Carroll
I'm doing more research on Direct File, interviewing people who worked on the project. Cancelling it is just an incredible own goal, not just because it allowed people to pay taxes for free, but because it was an incredible demonstration that government could build top quality tech products in-house
November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I'm doing more research on Direct File, interviewing people who worked on the project. Cancelling it is just an incredible own goal, not just because it allowed people to pay taxes for free, but because it was an incredible demonstration that government could build top quality tech products in-house
Starvation tactics, Kavanaugh sweeps, and self-tariffing… WE ARE UNDER SIEGE
Sep 30: USDA issues guidance saying they can use contingency fund
Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
Oct 23: USDA deletes Sep 30 guidance
Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
Nov 1: no funds go out
Nov 4: Trump says he’ll defy courts
Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
Oct 23: USDA deletes Sep 30 guidance
Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
Nov 1: no funds go out
Nov 4: Trump says he’ll defy courts
The president says he will defy court orders and illegally withhold SNAP benefits despite there being money in the SNAP contingency fund that the Trump is required to use.
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Starvation tactics, Kavanaugh sweeps, and self-tariffing… WE ARE UNDER SIEGE
“Mr Speaker, a hypothetical follow-up, let’s say Biden had no knowledge of a pardon he executed…”
Can reporters at least press him?
I understand no one can make him read the news, but he can’t hide behind ‘didn’t see it’ at every turn. He’s using it more and more! #OstrichManeuver
Can reporters at least press him?
I understand no one can make him read the news, but he can’t hide behind ‘didn’t see it’ at every turn. He’s using it more and more! #OstrichManeuver
RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Mr Speaker, a hypothetical follow-up, let’s say Biden had no knowledge of a pardon he executed…”
Can reporters at least press him?
I understand no one can make him read the news, but he can’t hide behind ‘didn’t see it’ at every turn. He’s using it more and more! #OstrichManeuver
Can reporters at least press him?
I understand no one can make him read the news, but he can’t hide behind ‘didn’t see it’ at every turn. He’s using it more and more! #OstrichManeuver
quick someone ask Sherrill & Ciattarelli how they’ll deal with the mass (surely not sensationalized) influx of xenophobic rivercrossers
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday's mayoral race — potentially setting the stage for the largest population flight in US history, a new poll warns.
nypost.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
quick someone ask Sherrill & Ciattarelli how they’ll deal with the mass (surely not sensationalized) influx of xenophobic rivercrossers
Passion projects: “That spirit is what made the industry in the first place, and it may also be what sustains the most groundbreaking audio of the next decade.”
@andrewjparsons.bsky.social was a NYC kindergarten teacher when he started his first podcast.
He went on to become a co-creator of Slow Burn, and soon found himself inside a podcast industry bubble—one "that many of us correctly suspected would eventually pop"
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/watch...
He went on to become a co-creator of Slow Burn, and soon found himself inside a podcast industry bubble—one "that many of us correctly suspected would eventually pop"
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/watch...
Watching the Podcast Bubble Burst From the Inside
I started my first podcast in 2009. It wasn’t anything special, just...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Passion projects: “That spirit is what made the industry in the first place, and it may also be what sustains the most groundbreaking audio of the next decade.”
Captain Milquetoast and his one-foot-in-the-water crew can go home now.
Fight or get out of the goddamn way.
Fight or get out of the goddamn way.
Maybe I should file a complaint with the FCC against the Trump White House for editing his unhinged 60 Minutes interview.
It will use the exact same language Trump lodged against Vice President Harris.
It will use the exact same language Trump lodged against Vice President Harris.
November 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Captain Milquetoast and his one-foot-in-the-water crew can go home now.
Fight or get out of the goddamn way.
Fight or get out of the goddamn way.
Survivors of US narco-war attacks did not meet POW status; were sent home.
"So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them."
"So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them."
Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Survivors of US narco-war attacks did not meet POW status; were sent home.
"So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them."
"So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them."
RIP “concept of a plan” 2024-25 ⚰️
Rep. Jeff Van Drew on Republicans' healthcare plan: "The plan is to come up with something better."
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
RIP “concept of a plan” 2024-25 ⚰️
Reposted by Timothy J. Carroll
When I give public talks now, I explain we are living through a series of de facto constitutional amendments, where the executive asks for radically more power, the judiciary largely agrees, and the GOP-led Congress is committing a form of institutional suicide.
Very much this:
Very much this:
October 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
When I give public talks now, I explain we are living through a series of de facto constitutional amendments, where the executive asks for radically more power, the judiciary largely agrees, and the GOP-led Congress is committing a form of institutional suicide.
Very much this:
Very much this: