Pronounced “Tim”
@timmycherman.bsky.social
Father, data geek, Coloradan, former childhood ranch hand
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For as in absolute governments the King is Law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other
– Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)
– Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)
Typical Trumpian insult to injury:
“Ranchers and industry advocates said the decision to buy more Argentinian beef was particularly damaging because the announcement came during the one time of year when local ranchers sell their cattle”
“Ranchers and industry advocates said the decision to buy more Argentinian beef was particularly damaging because the announcement came during the one time of year when local ranchers sell their cattle”
Ranchers in Colorado are frustrated by the Trump administration's recent decisions on beef imports and say they are creating uncertainty in the market that's bad for business.
Colorado ranchers say White House beef policy is making a tough job even tougher
Ranchers in Colorado are frustrated by the Trump administration's recent decisions on beef imports and say they are creating uncertainty in the market that's bad for business.
www.cpr.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Typical Trumpian insult to injury:
“Ranchers and industry advocates said the decision to buy more Argentinian beef was particularly damaging because the announcement came during the one time of year when local ranchers sell their cattle”
“Ranchers and industry advocates said the decision to buy more Argentinian beef was particularly damaging because the announcement came during the one time of year when local ranchers sell their cattle”
A great piece worth reading in full
As noted by the author, to claim this is a clown show belies the fact that clowns are seasoned professionals
www.statnews.com/2025/12/06/a...
As noted by the author, to claim this is a clown show belies the fact that clowns are seasoned professionals
www.statnews.com/2025/12/06/a...
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory panel is beset by incompetence, bias, and procedural chaos
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) meetings used to be a geek’s dream: hours of long, maybe dreary presentation of extensive data
www.statnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A great piece worth reading in full
As noted by the author, to claim this is a clown show belies the fact that clowns are seasoned professionals
www.statnews.com/2025/12/06/a...
As noted by the author, to claim this is a clown show belies the fact that clowns are seasoned professionals
www.statnews.com/2025/12/06/a...
This is smart and the Legislative Council is a great group for these folks to work with
The new program mirrors efforts in other states to bring nonpartisan scientific input to lawmaking
Science at the statehouse: experts will embed at the legislature to help lawmakers craft informed policies
The new program mirrors efforts in other states to bring nonpartisan scientific input to lawmaking
www.cpr.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This is smart and the Legislative Council is a great group for these folks to work with
Worth a read if you want to get a sense of the goals and (it related) actions of DOGE
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Worth a read if you want to get a sense of the goals and (it related) actions of DOGE
I have held the opinion that UK’s Brexit and Trump’s tariffs are similar in their self-degrading nature
I expect the same RE the U.S.
I expect the same RE the U.S.
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I have held the opinion that UK’s Brexit and Trump’s tariffs are similar in their self-degrading nature
I expect the same RE the U.S.
I expect the same RE the U.S.
It is worth a read, and an excellent means to memorialize the facts for later prosecutions
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It is worth a read, and an excellent means to memorialize the facts for later prosecutions
Colorado has the sixth largest Latino population among the states
The Pew Research Center found between 2000 and 2024 Colorado's Latino population climbed from 736,000 to 1.3 million.
Colorado's Hispanic population has increased 77% in the past 25 years, but trails national growth, data shows
The Pew Research Center found between 2000 and 2024 Colorado's Latino population climbed from 736,000 to 1.3 million.
www.cpr.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Colorado has the sixth largest Latino population among the states
This is a very interesting and well done interactive article!
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This is a very interesting and well done interactive article!
I have no doubt that Colorado’s congressional delegation will vote on this according to their party’s consensus
Colorado’s Senators opposed the deal because it did not address rising health care costs.
Senate on path to end government shutdown
Colorado’s Senators opposed the deal because it did not address rising health care costs.
www.cpr.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I have no doubt that Colorado’s congressional delegation will vote on this according to their party’s consensus
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Woke up this morning to find that the people of New York City have re-lit the torch of the Statue of Liberty, sending a signal out to the rest of America that Trump's bullying tactics that seek to divide and debase any notion of solidarity among diverse communities can be defeated #TurnUpTheVolume
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Woke up this morning to find that the people of New York City have re-lit the torch of the Statue of Liberty, sending a signal out to the rest of America that Trump's bullying tactics that seek to divide and debase any notion of solidarity among diverse communities can be defeated #TurnUpTheVolume
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Voting concludes Tuesday in Colorado on on Propositions LL and MM. Watch the results live. n.pr/4oPBSyO
Colorado Proposition LL and MM: Live 2025 election results
View live results for Colorado's ballot initiatives.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Voting concludes Tuesday in Colorado on on Propositions LL and MM. Watch the results live. n.pr/4oPBSyO
Sharing for other Colorado folks looking to help out
If you believe the current funding fight is just then helping those impacted is also just
If you believe the current funding fight is just then helping those impacted is also just
More than 300,000 Colorado households normally rely on food benefits each month. Here are some places across the state where you can help out.
How to help and get help amid SNAP benefits uncertainty in Colorado
More than 300,000 Colorado households normally rely on food benefits each month.
www.cpr.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sharing for other Colorado folks looking to help out
If you believe the current funding fight is just then helping those impacted is also just
If you believe the current funding fight is just then helping those impacted is also just
You can see where this is all going (if you could not guess before)
Notably, the pictures and details regarding the meeting with donors in the state dining room (140 people) give up what the ballroom is needed for: grift at scale
Notably, the pictures and details regarding the meeting with donors in the state dining room (140 people) give up what the ballroom is needed for: grift at scale
Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
You can see where this is all going (if you could not guess before)
Notably, the pictures and details regarding the meeting with donors in the state dining room (140 people) give up what the ballroom is needed for: grift at scale
Notably, the pictures and details regarding the meeting with donors in the state dining room (140 people) give up what the ballroom is needed for: grift at scale
For context: as a percentage, more people (26+29=55%) would consider living in a house where someone had been murdered than voted for Don Trump (49.8%)
Reflect on that
Reflect on that
Would Americans be willing to buy a house that was in their budget and met all of their requirements if they learned the previous homeowners had been murdered in it?
% who say yes | no
Men 33% | 36%
Women 19% | 49%
today.yougov.com/society/arti...
% who say yes | no
Men 33% | 36%
Women 19% | 49%
today.yougov.com/society/arti...
October 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
For context: as a percentage, more people (26+29=55%) would consider living in a house where someone had been murdered than voted for Don Trump (49.8%)
Reflect on that
Reflect on that
The Capitol Area Food Bank has a program specifically for federal employees and contractors.
IMO supporting the shut down also means supporting folks impacted by it. I am, and I hope others do as well, locally or like this
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
IMO supporting the shut down also means supporting folks impacted by it. I am, and I hope others do as well, locally or like this
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
Food Bank for the Washington, DC, Region | Capital Area Food Bank
The Capital Area Food serves the entire Washington, DC, metropolitan region, providing meals to thousands of people a day while also addressing the root causes of hunger.
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Capitol Area Food Bank has a program specifically for federal employees and contractors.
IMO supporting the shut down also means supporting folks impacted by it. I am, and I hope others do as well, locally or like this
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
IMO supporting the shut down also means supporting folks impacted by it. I am, and I hope others do as well, locally or like this
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
When you have to deploy tear gas to detain a landscaper in a sleepy suburb you are seriously scared of the populace
Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
October 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
When you have to deploy tear gas to detain a landscaper in a sleepy suburb you are seriously scared of the populace
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Dragonflies may have survived an asteroid impact but wildfires are challenging their legacy.
The dragonfly mating game has been upended, new study finds. And that has repercussions up and down the food chain
Dragonflies may have survived an asteroid impact but wildfires are challenging their legacy.
www.cpr.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Dragonflies may have survived an asteroid impact but wildfires are challenging their legacy.
A list of the organizations that must pay for remediation of the White House
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A list of the organizations that must pay for remediation of the White House
For as in absolute governments the King is Law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other
– Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)
– Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)
October 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
For as in absolute governments the King is Law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other
– Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)
– Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)
These numbers are huge. For scale (not capability!) the low number well exceeds the the total active and reserve military personnel in the US.
At the high end it is 5% of the total votes cast for president in 2024
#NoKings
At the high end it is 5% of the total votes cast for president in 2024
#NoKings
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
These numbers are huge. For scale (not capability!) the low number well exceeds the the total active and reserve military personnel in the US.
At the high end it is 5% of the total votes cast for president in 2024
#NoKings
At the high end it is 5% of the total votes cast for president in 2024
#NoKings
No Kings Denver speaker Joe Salazar (fmr Dem state rep) tells me they estimate 25-30k gathered in Denver today, similar to the No Kings protest earlier this year. This view is from photographer Cheney Orr for the New York Times. #copolitics
October 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
No Kings Denver, CO
(via Cheney Orr, New York Times)
(via Cheney Orr, New York Times)
October 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
No Kings Denver, CO
(via Cheney Orr, New York Times)
(via Cheney Orr, New York Times)
And to quote a much earlier Billy Bragg lyric
wearing badges is not enough
In days like these
wearing badges is not enough
In days like these
If history teaches us one thing
Never trust a man who would be king
Who seeks all power for himself
To burnish his prestige and wealth
And a nation born in revolution
Should know this offers no solution
For there can be no liberty
Where one man rules with impunity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfeY...
Never trust a man who would be king
Who seeks all power for himself
To burnish his prestige and wealth
And a nation born in revolution
Should know this offers no solution
For there can be no liberty
Where one man rules with impunity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfeY...
Billy Bragg - The Buck Doesn't Stop Here No More [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
And to quote a much earlier Billy Bragg lyric
wearing badges is not enough
In days like these
wearing badges is not enough
In days like these
