Tim Joslyn
@tweetswithtim.bsky.social
Current: Federal & State govnt HR consultant
Former: peacecorps RPCV 🇦🇱, Fed employee & GMU
Former: peacecorps RPCV 🇦🇱, Fed employee & GMU
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Tim Joslyn
@tweetswithtim.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Going to start a mild prediction series on here just to look back on and hold my current fears accountable to my future self and whether they occur:
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whats it called when a government kidnaps people and sends them to forced labor camps
March 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
whats it called when a government kidnaps people and sends them to forced labor camps
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Schumer will keep moving the line of what constitutes a threat to our democracy, so he never has to shift from the leader of the minority in a democracy to the leader of the opposition of an autocracy.
WATCH: Schumer says "our democracy will be at stake" if Trump disobeys the Supreme Court—but "we're not there yet."
March 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Schumer will keep moving the line of what constitutes a threat to our democracy, so he never has to shift from the leader of the minority in a democracy to the leader of the opposition of an autocracy.
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Trump is breaking the law and ignoring the Constitution.
We don’t need to dress it up, we don’t need to link it to big explainers why that’s bad. Everyone knows that breaking the law and ignoring the Constitution is bad.
We don’t need to dress it up, we don’t need to link it to big explainers why that’s bad. Everyone knows that breaking the law and ignoring the Constitution is bad.
March 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Trump is breaking the law and ignoring the Constitution.
We don’t need to dress it up, we don’t need to link it to big explainers why that’s bad. Everyone knows that breaking the law and ignoring the Constitution is bad.
We don’t need to dress it up, we don’t need to link it to big explainers why that’s bad. Everyone knows that breaking the law and ignoring the Constitution is bad.
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Politics hasn't been this simple in a long time: do you think it's good for one man to exercise unchecked, arbitrary power or not. Those are the two available ideologies right now
March 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Politics hasn't been this simple in a long time: do you think it's good for one man to exercise unchecked, arbitrary power or not. Those are the two available ideologies right now
As an aside, I do wish editors would move away from these click bait, buzzfeed cringe headlines
Instead say "Musk Wrong, He is Responsible For Deaths Globally" or something like that
Instead say "Musk Wrong, He is Responsible For Deaths Globally" or something like that
Religious groups who work with foreign aid have consistently told me the same thing, over and over, since the gutting of USAID: people — real people — are going to die, including children.
According to this NYTimes piece, it’s already begun.
According to this NYTimes piece, it’s already begun.
Elon Musk says that no one has died because he slashed humanitarian aid. I went to South Sudan to check if that's true. It's not. Meet Peter, Achol and Evan, ages 10, 8 and 5. The reckless actions of the world's richest men are killing the world's poorest kids www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
As an aside, I do wish editors would move away from these click bait, buzzfeed cringe headlines
Instead say "Musk Wrong, He is Responsible For Deaths Globally" or something like that
Instead say "Musk Wrong, He is Responsible For Deaths Globally" or something like that
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There are some really awful, amoral and/or ignorant people running a lot of the bigger companies.
Tony Hinchcliffe, of Trump rally fame, finalizes a deal with Netflix: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Comedian who mocked Puerto Rico at Trump rally gets Netflix deal
Tony Hinchcliffe’s YouTube channel boasts over 2 million subscribers.
www.politico.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
There are some really awful, amoral and/or ignorant people running a lot of the bigger companies.
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People think Hochul is just cautious or reluctant to fire Adams but the thing that's actually happening is Hochul and The Powers That Be would rather have corrupt Adams as mayor than allow a real progressive like Jumaane Williams (who would be interim mayor of Adams is removed) to be mayor
February 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
People think Hochul is just cautious or reluctant to fire Adams but the thing that's actually happening is Hochul and The Powers That Be would rather have corrupt Adams as mayor than allow a real progressive like Jumaane Williams (who would be interim mayor of Adams is removed) to be mayor
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At some point, the complete radio silence from the three Democrats with the most power to weigh on the Eric Adams situation - Schumer, Jeffries, and Hochul - combined with the fact that two of them come from Brooklyn Dem circles as well, starts to feel a little bit like complicity.
February 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
At some point, the complete radio silence from the three Democrats with the most power to weigh on the Eric Adams situation - Schumer, Jeffries, and Hochul - combined with the fact that two of them come from Brooklyn Dem circles as well, starts to feel a little bit like complicity.
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On Super Bowl Sunday, here's a reminder of what real courage looks like.
February 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
On Super Bowl Sunday, here's a reminder of what real courage looks like.
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From inside govt: "No workforce planning. No assessment of the disruption to critical public services. No strategy to retain top talent or fill hard-to-fill roles. No plan to address underperformance or uphold merit. Not even a nod to a legislative strategy to make these so-called reforms legal."
February 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
From inside govt: "No workforce planning. No assessment of the disruption to critical public services. No strategy to retain top talent or fill hard-to-fill roles. No plan to address underperformance or uphold merit. Not even a nod to a legislative strategy to make these so-called reforms legal."
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While the fines being lower is ok, it should not stop us from booting and towing cars that rack up many under the provisions of the STEER act.
Interesting: D.C. is going to test out reduced fines from traffic cameras for low-income residents. The pilot program is limited though: it only applies to tickets $100 or less, and each qualifying resident only gets the 50% discount once during the pilot.
January 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
While the fines being lower is ok, it should not stop us from booting and towing cars that rack up many under the provisions of the STEER act.
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Ah yes, the fundamental error of the Dem mind: assuming that the public is somehow directly observing politics, and that the Democratic role is to react to the public's reaction, rather than help SHAPE the public's reaction
i think dems are waiting to see what the public's reaction is to the promises not being kept. i agree it's risky, but it's also risky right now to act like an outraged lib because there is a sense where when we act like that we're doing what far right media wants us to do.
January 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Ah yes, the fundamental error of the Dem mind: assuming that the public is somehow directly observing politics, and that the Democratic role is to react to the public's reaction, rather than help SHAPE the public's reaction
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
January 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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there is a 24/7 right-wing propaganda apparatus that operates across multiple mediums and it designed to do exactly this: smother any kind of local, material concern with cultural war signifiers and cultivate a “political affiliation as team sport” ethos
Montana is the clearest place to see the nationalization of US politics. Whole Dem ticket was multigenerational MT hunters & farmers in bolo ties. Dem gov candidate owned a gun manufacturer. GOP slate was outta state tech.
Whole race was dominated by natl culture war & southern border, GOP sweep
Whole race was dominated by natl culture war & southern border, GOP sweep
December 23, 2024 at 2:35 AM
there is a 24/7 right-wing propaganda apparatus that operates across multiple mediums and it designed to do exactly this: smother any kind of local, material concern with cultural war signifiers and cultivate a “political affiliation as team sport” ethos
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Look either the entire US economy turned around sometime in the month of November, or the economy really was great and we’ve just been mainlining media doomerism all along
December 21, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Look either the entire US economy turned around sometime in the month of November, or the economy really was great and we’ve just been mainlining media doomerism all along
Holy fuck the Senate is going on a UC spree this is amazing
They passed the RFK bill!!
They passed the RFK bill!!
December 21, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Holy fuck the Senate is going on a UC spree this is amazing
They passed the RFK bill!!
They passed the RFK bill!!
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i recall a time when using a private email server was the single greatest scandal in american history. i guess today’s it’s just tuesday www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
Trump's transition is happening over private emails. Federal officials are nervous.
Agencies are weighing in-person requirement for sensitive data.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:21 PM
i recall a time when using a private email server was the single greatest scandal in american history. i guess today’s it’s just tuesday www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
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More than anything I was taken aback by how much the media tried to take the “fair and balanced” approach this time instead of honestly portraying him as the blustering con-artist he is.
They had 4 years to prepare and get it right and they got it all wrong.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-brin...
They had 4 years to prepare and get it right and they got it all wrong.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-brin...
Trump's walk back on lowering prices is a media failure
He was lying all along and got away with it.
www.publicnotice.co
December 19, 2024 at 4:23 PM
More than anything I was taken aback by how much the media tried to take the “fair and balanced” approach this time instead of honestly portraying him as the blustering con-artist he is.
They had 4 years to prepare and get it right and they got it all wrong.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-brin...
They had 4 years to prepare and get it right and they got it all wrong.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-brin...
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Perfectly consistent with the prior Trump administration’s position that the big problem with Covid deaths was people counting them.
December 14, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Perfectly consistent with the prior Trump administration’s position that the big problem with Covid deaths was people counting them.
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Every step toward authoritarianism since 2017, from stealing a SCOTUS seat to impeachment acquittals to blocking a new VRA to killing the 1/6 Commission to this, comes down to the fact that there aren't 10 GOP Senators who care about democracy & the rule of law. The rest is noise & deflected blame.
Once again, I know everyone expects 100% Democratic unity & is angry at Manchin & Sinema, & sure. But the folks you're really angry at are the "moderate" & "pro-democracy" GOP Senators - Romney, Murkowski, Collins - who know these folks are qualified & say they oppose fascism & are still cowards.
Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"
December 12, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Every step toward authoritarianism since 2017, from stealing a SCOTUS seat to impeachment acquittals to blocking a new VRA to killing the 1/6 Commission to this, comes down to the fact that there aren't 10 GOP Senators who care about democracy & the rule of law. The rest is noise & deflected blame.
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A thing everyone has forgotten is that Donald Trump basically sprang Roger Stone from prison so he could help with the coup and it was maybe a one day story.
December 3, 2024 at 12:36 AM
A thing everyone has forgotten is that Donald Trump basically sprang Roger Stone from prison so he could help with the coup and it was maybe a one day story.
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It's not madness. They are Trump's allies and they cover him like this because they want to help him.
The Hunter Biden story is a perfect encapsulation of what’s wrong with American media:
Is it a story? Sure.
But every newspaper in America devoting front page headlines to Hunter fucking Biden while Trump appoints a cabal of rapists, racists and con-men to positions of enormous power is MADNESS.
Is it a story? Sure.
But every newspaper in America devoting front page headlines to Hunter fucking Biden while Trump appoints a cabal of rapists, racists and con-men to positions of enormous power is MADNESS.
December 3, 2024 at 5:04 AM
It's not madness. They are Trump's allies and they cover him like this because they want to help him.
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i was told in 2021 that biden firing christopher wray in the middle of his term and appointing his own FBI director would backfire because the political press would treat it as a major scandal. the political press is running a propaganda campaign for trump's insanely corrupt pick to do the same.
December 3, 2024 at 12:16 AM
i was told in 2021 that biden firing christopher wray in the middle of his term and appointing his own FBI director would backfire because the political press would treat it as a major scandal. the political press is running a propaganda campaign for trump's insanely corrupt pick to do the same.
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it would not be wrong to say that the project of the conservative movement since watergate has been to ensure that another watergate could never happen. fox news exists so that the base will never be exposed to media that has them calling representatives in outrage about the president's behavior.
the entire reason that five out of nine of the members of the supreme court were appointed were so that the president would be able to get away with watergate.
December 1, 2024 at 2:36 AM
it would not be wrong to say that the project of the conservative movement since watergate has been to ensure that another watergate could never happen. fox news exists so that the base will never be exposed to media that has them calling representatives in outrage about the president's behavior.
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11. "Nothing about us without us is for us" is a slogan for people who want nothing to change. People who do want change should be ready to make it easier to change things with fewer veto points.
November 30, 2024 at 12:30 AM
11. "Nothing about us without us is for us" is a slogan for people who want nothing to change. People who do want change should be ready to make it easier to change things with fewer veto points.