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Seth Tomchik @sethtomchik.bsky.social · 13h

Hyperlapse from the No Kings rally in Iowa City. Our town has a population of about 80,000 and this is a tiny sliver of the march. #nokings

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Indivisible Iowa Johnson County @indivisibleia-joco.bsky.social · 13h

Kudos to this Iowa City protester, who not only elevated the level of discourse, but also provided a source for the quote! "Truthfulness has fallen in desuetude." - Stereolab
@iowacityoflit.bsky.social
#NoKings

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kevdudeula.bsky.social @kevdudeula.bsky.social · 16h

##NoKingsProtests #Trump #gop #Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa:

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Photos: No Kings Protest and March in Iowa City

Roughly 1,000 “No Kings” protestors demonstrated in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Protestors arrived at the Pentacrest at 10 a.m. and listened to speakers like Iowa Rep. Adam Zabner, Iowa Sen....

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 18h

Iowa City

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 1d

I will NEVER forgive the U.S. federal government (& the individuals within it who continue to perpetuate harm) for its countless inhumane acts.

I look forward to joining millions around the world tomorrow to peacefully protest the despicably evil Trump regime. This is simply intolerable.

#NoKings

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Subu Vedam spent over 4 decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit.

Now, ICE is trying to deport him by citing a decades-old deportation order based largely on his wrongful conviction.

Trump's cruelty is endless. https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-detains-exonerated-man

Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades Finally Freed—And Gets Immediately Nabbed by ICE | Common Dreams

Man wrongfully imprisoned for murder, freed only to be detained by ICE. Family fights for justice. Immigration courts ur

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 1d

I heard "Coniine" by Manuela for the first time today, and it blew me away!

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PostMap Club 216 Coniine, by Manuela

1 track album

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 1d

This was a fun email to get from @sive.rs. ☺️

#nowpage

An email from Derek Sivers.

Email subject: love for chadtimbl.in/now

Email body:
Hi Chad -

Just now a real person visited https://chadtimbl.in/now
... and marked it as a good /now page. ☺

All the people with a bad one (gone, missing a date, out of date) get a form letter telling them what's wrong, so I thought it'd be nice to tell you everything is alright.

No need to reply. Just saying thanks for keeping up your /now page.

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 1d

This was a fun one!

2 things related to your retreats conversation:
- On 10/15, Colbert made a joke about an office with no internet, phone, or computer being a dream office: youtu.be/miKi3Kou8I0?...

- This is an interesting pod about a darkness retreat in Oregon: shows.acast.com/the-overexam...

Watching Trump Eat McDonald's | Racist Young Republicans | Why Mike Johnson Won't Seat Rep. Grijalva

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 5d

Stereolab's October 12, 2025 show in Iowa City was amazing! ❤️

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 9d

My spouse is no longer eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, but our income did not significantly change between their previous FAFSA application in March and their most recent application this month. This seems sketchy and related to the corrupt Trump regime gutting the Department of Education.

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The Not-Boring Tech Writer @thenotboringtechwriter.com · 9d

Technical writers are shapeshifters—we adapt to whatever the situation demands.

Listen to our latest episode with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti (@theletterf.bsky.social) on strategic thinking, his Seven-Action Documentation model, and growing as a tech writer in the AI era.

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 9d

You must have a good dentist since you've been going to them for 11 years!

Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 9d

I don't know if this would be too much surveillance, but it could be useful/interesting if a meeting booking app could gamify things by tracking someone's streak of attending meetings. People with a good attendance streak could unlock the ability to use the "I know how to use a calendar" option. 😆

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 11d

I feel anger rising in my body anytime I think of Elon. Thanks for hearing me out!

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · May 30

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 12d

I 100% resonate with your perspective. I will absolutely never spend a single cent on anything Elon is involved with for the rest of my life. He's descended into destructive sociopathic behavior that is unforgivable. Beyond Twitter, the death and suffering his cuts to USAID caused are tragic.

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 13d

🚨 “…you cannot trust [the] CDC today at all … Right now, at [the] CDC, all of the senior level positions in the executive suite are political appointees with no scientific expertise.”
–Dr. Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH

A quote from Dr. Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH that was said in Making Sense #436:

“We all have had our moments of disagreement with 1 or more issues that the CDC might have been involved with, but there was a tremendous respect and appreciation for the overall scientific expertise of that organization. So it pains me to no end to tell you: you cannot trust [the] CDC today at all. You can’t trust the FDA. Right now, at [the] CDC, all of the senior level positions in the executive suite are political appointees with no scientific expertise. This would be like putting 12 individuals in charge of an aircraft carrier [who] are all political appointees. This is tragic … And that is why I was involved in starting a new effort called the Vaccine Integrity Project.”

A picture of Dr. Michael Osterholm is in the bottom left of the image.

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 13d

I'm a huge Stereolab fan looking for a ticket to their October 12 show at The Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

If you have a ticket that I could purchase, please message me or comment below. Thanks so much!

#Stereolab @stereolabgroop.bsky.social #IowaCity #EnglertTheatre

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The Not-Boring Tech Writer @thenotboringtechwriter.com · 17d

🎙️ Just published a new episode of The Not-Boring Tech Writer: Growing as a technical writer in the AI era with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti. Have a listen:

Growing as a technical writer in the AI era with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti

In this episode, I talk with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti about moving...

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 18d

California, Oregon, and Washington should secede from the U.S. and form their own country. The U.S. federal government doesn't deserve any tax dollars from these states.

Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · 21d

Thanks for sharing. I'm listening right now. Yesterday I emailed all of the Coralville and Iowa City council members to express my deep concern about the violent ICE enforcement action that occurred at Bread Garden Market. I hope both cities can implement some kind of community protection measures.

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · Sep 18

I just backed Royalty Free-For-All (@royaltyfree4all.bsky.social) — A Hand-Drawn Public Domain Smashup! on @kickstarter.com

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Royalty Free-For-All — A Hand-Drawn Public Domain Smashup!

An approachable hand-drawn party brawler remixing the public domain!

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · Sep 16

I overcame my laziness and found this answer via Perplexity. 😆

How come sometimes when I mark an email as spam in Gmail it offers to block that address and sometimes it doesn't? I can't figure out the behavior.
Gmail sometimes offers to block an address when marking an email as spam, but not always, because the option depends on specific details of the sender and how Gmail’s system categorizes the email origin. The “Block” feature typically appears when Gmail recognizes a clear, individual sender address, allowing further action directly against future emails from that sender. In cases where the spam comes from a sender using random or frequently changing email addresses (common with sophisticated spammers), the block option may not show, as Gmail cannot reliably target repeating addresses.

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · Sep 13

I've wondered that too, but never cared enough to look it up. 😆 Let me know if you ever find the answer!

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The Not-Boring Tech Writer @thenotboringtechwriter.com · Sep 4

🎙️ Just published a new episode of The Not-Boring Tech Writer: Yoga wisdom for technical writers with Sarah Walker. Have a listen:

Yoga wisdom for technical writers with Sarah Walker

In this episode, I talk with Sarah Walker, a technical writer and yoga...

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Chad Timblin @chadtimbl.in · Aug 27

I've also been unable to wrangle LinkedIn's notifications to fully match my preferences.

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