John Tillman
@jtillhuman.bsky.social
A writer of anything and everything. A performer and leader. I care about who Jesus is, what he said, and what that means. johnrtillman.com and theparkforum.org
I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia.
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia.
Save this one for the next #NoKingsProtest when people say, "Why go to a No Kings protest? Trump's not a king." #NoKings #NoKingButJesus
#ChristTheKingSunday
#ChristTheKingSunday
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Save this one for the next #NoKingsProtest when people say, "Why go to a No Kings protest? Trump's not a king." #NoKings #NoKingButJesus
#ChristTheKingSunday
#ChristTheKingSunday
BBBB stands for Big Beautiful Bill for Billionaires. Most of the painful stuff that will hurt regular people will hit after midterms. Spread the word.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
BBBB stands for Big Beautiful Bill for Billionaires. Most of the painful stuff that will hurt regular people will hit after midterms. Spread the word.
Q: Why can't MAGA/Trump replace ACA with a better plan like Trump has promised since 2015?
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Q: Why can't MAGA/Trump replace ACA with a better plan like Trump has promised since 2015?
Honestly, choosing to do a #Gatsby themed party is the most transparent thing this POTUS has done. The death of the American dream for common people while the unaccountable, wealthy, adulterous, elites drunkenly commit manslaughter, abuse, and crime is too perfect.
November 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Honestly, choosing to do a #Gatsby themed party is the most transparent thing this POTUS has done. The death of the American dream for common people while the unaccountable, wealthy, adulterous, elites drunkenly commit manslaughter, abuse, and crime is too perfect.
The description "visible from space" has lost all meaning and should be abandoned. Why?
Honey, they can see "from space" if you picked up your dog's poop. 💩
Just stop saying it.
Honey, they can see "from space" if you picked up your dog's poop. 💩
Just stop saying it.
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The description "visible from space" has lost all meaning and should be abandoned. Why?
Honey, they can see "from space" if you picked up your dog's poop. 💩
Just stop saying it.
Honey, they can see "from space" if you picked up your dog's poop. 💩
Just stop saying it.
Honestly, the shutdown government is still too much government for the new breed of so-called "small government" folks. They don't actually want a government at all. They just want to let Trump do whatever he wants, without a budget, oversight, voting, checks or balances, etc.
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Honestly, the shutdown government is still too much government for the new breed of so-called "small government" folks. They don't actually want a government at all. They just want to let Trump do whatever he wants, without a budget, oversight, voting, checks or balances, etc.
Despite what some politically-captured, wealthy, pastor/influencers might say, there are plenty of places in the Bible that indicate "the government" is supposed to help the poor, not just "individuals" or "the church." Using taxes to help the poor isn't evil. It is a mark of righteousness.
October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Despite what some politically-captured, wealthy, pastor/influencers might say, there are plenty of places in the Bible that indicate "the government" is supposed to help the poor, not just "individuals" or "the church." Using taxes to help the poor isn't evil. It is a mark of righteousness.
Part of the strategy is to break so many norms all at once so that it's exhausting for anyone (even full-time reporters) to stop and research, "Can he do that?"
a man talking to another man with the words so much going wrong so much to say and all of it happening so quickly on the bottom
ALT: a man talking to another man with the words so much going wrong so much to say and all of it happening so quickly on the bottom
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October 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Part of the strategy is to break so many norms all at once so that it's exhausting for anyone (even full-time reporters) to stop and research, "Can he do that?"
Next time a MAGA complains about "communism" or "Marxism" or goes to a "Save America" or "Let Us Worship" rally remind them that we're a capitalistic democratic republic, America is perfectly safe, they can worship however they choose, and their protest is silly. #NoKings
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Next time a MAGA complains about "communism" or "Marxism" or goes to a "Save America" or "Let Us Worship" rally remind them that we're a capitalistic democratic republic, America is perfectly safe, they can worship however they choose, and their protest is silly. #NoKings
#ColumbusDay was created to honor Italian heritage following an 1891 lynching of eleven Italian Americans by White citizens. It's good to have days to remember those who suffered and celebrate their resilience and courage. And that is why #IndigenousPeoplesDay is a good addition to our calendar.
October 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
#ColumbusDay was created to honor Italian heritage following an 1891 lynching of eleven Italian Americans by White citizens. It's good to have days to remember those who suffered and celebrate their resilience and courage. And that is why #IndigenousPeoplesDay is a good addition to our calendar.
SOP for officer-involved shootings is administrative leave for the officer and investigations. Body cam footage is often released publicly and the officer is named.
ICE doesn't seem be doing any of this. That's a huge problem that threatens everyone's rights and safety.
ICE doesn't seem be doing any of this. That's a huge problem that threatens everyone's rights and safety.
October 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
SOP for officer-involved shootings is administrative leave for the officer and investigations. Body cam footage is often released publicly and the officer is named.
ICE doesn't seem be doing any of this. That's a huge problem that threatens everyone's rights and safety.
ICE doesn't seem be doing any of this. That's a huge problem that threatens everyone's rights and safety.
From something I'm writing about ICE enforcement and the mistreatment of detainees, including US citizens: Have law enforcement do unto others and their children as you would have them do unto you and your children.
October 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
From something I'm writing about ICE enforcement and the mistreatment of detainees, including US citizens: Have law enforcement do unto others and their children as you would have them do unto you and your children.
The widely-shared image of a child being zip tied was misattributed/fake. That doesn’t mean the eyewitness accounts were fake. Even if the fiction of “all illegals are criminals” was true, what they did to capture 37 people was unacceptable.
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Fake Photos Harm Real Victims
Fake pictures do real harm.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The widely-shared image of a child being zip tied was misattributed/fake. That doesn’t mean the eyewitness accounts were fake. Even if the fiction of “all illegals are criminals” was true, what they did to capture 37 people was unacceptable.
open.substack.com/pub/resistin...
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Here’s the prediction that I hope is wrong: Trump/Stephen Miller/Kristi Noem will deploy ICE near polling places to deter citizens from voting in the midterms.
I hope a month from now we will be laughing at how silly this sounds.
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I hope a month from now we will be laughing at how silly this sounds.
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Today's ICE Tactics = Tomorrow's Voter Intimidation
I hope I'm wrong.
open.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Here’s the prediction that I hope is wrong: Trump/Stephen Miller/Kristi Noem will deploy ICE near polling places to deter citizens from voting in the midterms.
I hope a month from now we will be laughing at how silly this sounds.
open.substack.com/pub/resistin...
I hope a month from now we will be laughing at how silly this sounds.
open.substack.com/pub/resistin...
I am once again reminding everyone that telling the truth about Trump/MAGA is not "spreading hate." (But don't exaggerate or misquote!!!!)
However, telling lies about immigrants (they are eating pets, subhuman, animals, ALL criminals) IS spreading hate.
However, telling lies about immigrants (they are eating pets, subhuman, animals, ALL criminals) IS spreading hate.
September 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I am once again reminding everyone that telling the truth about Trump/MAGA is not "spreading hate." (But don't exaggerate or misquote!!!!)
However, telling lies about immigrants (they are eating pets, subhuman, animals, ALL criminals) IS spreading hate.
However, telling lies about immigrants (they are eating pets, subhuman, animals, ALL criminals) IS spreading hate.
Vance, the potty-mouth VPOTUS.
September 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Vance, the potty-mouth VPOTUS.
Every time there is a shooting or other tragic attack/event you have an opportunity to demonstrate empathy and compassion for victims instead of jumping to conclusions about motive to score political points.
Sadly, it seems like we won't run out of opportunities to do better.
Sadly, it seems like we won't run out of opportunities to do better.
September 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Every time there is a shooting or other tragic attack/event you have an opportunity to demonstrate empathy and compassion for victims instead of jumping to conclusions about motive to score political points.
Sadly, it seems like we won't run out of opportunities to do better.
Sadly, it seems like we won't run out of opportunities to do better.
Just because someone says "What about..." doesn't automatically make their critique #Whataboutism
#LogicalFallacy
#LogicalFallacyFallacy
#LogicalFallacy
#LogicalFallacyFallacy
September 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Just because someone says "What about..." doesn't automatically make their critique #Whataboutism
#LogicalFallacy
#LogicalFallacyFallacy
#LogicalFallacy
#LogicalFallacyFallacy
Some people use Ai to write their speeches. Stephen Miller uses old Goebbels rhetoric. He's like a thought-for-thought Goebbels translation robot.
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Some people use Ai to write their speeches. Stephen Miller uses old Goebbels rhetoric. He's like a thought-for-thought Goebbels translation robot.
When someone calls Tim Keller a "liberal" they are revealing their definition of liberal has nothing to do with theological positions or political views. To these types, "conservatism" has two qualities:
- groveling before MAGA
- growling at everyone else
- groveling before MAGA
- growling at everyone else
September 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
When someone calls Tim Keller a "liberal" they are revealing their definition of liberal has nothing to do with theological positions or political views. To these types, "conservatism" has two qualities:
- groveling before MAGA
- growling at everyone else
- groveling before MAGA
- growling at everyone else
White Replacement Theory is bad theology. Not just bad politics. If you tolerate (or celebrate) WRT "Christians", that is the same as tolerating Christians who claim a non-Trinitarian Godhead, a non-corporeal Christ, Christ as a created being, or any other abhorrent theology.
September 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
White Replacement Theory is bad theology. Not just bad politics. If you tolerate (or celebrate) WRT "Christians", that is the same as tolerating Christians who claim a non-Trinitarian Godhead, a non-corporeal Christ, Christ as a created being, or any other abhorrent theology.
Maybe my definition is too narrow, but unless you were killed because of something explicitly connected to the gospel (not politics, not culture wars, not legalistic religion) you aren't a Christian martyr.
September 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Maybe my definition is too narrow, but unless you were killed because of something explicitly connected to the gospel (not politics, not culture wars, not legalistic religion) you aren't a Christian martyr.
Some people see Charlie Kirk as a political activist. Some people see him as a Christian apologist. Some people can't tell the difference, and that's a huge problem.
September 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Some people see Charlie Kirk as a political activist. Some people see him as a Christian apologist. Some people can't tell the difference, and that's a huge problem.
Dear conservative Christians who often cancel leaders, pastors, and influencers for a whiff of liberalism, even if they've never posted a 🌈or BLM... How bad does the racism 💩 from a conservative leader/pastor/influencer have to smell before you'll say, "Farewell"?
September 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Dear conservative Christians who often cancel leaders, pastors, and influencers for a whiff of liberalism, even if they've never posted a 🌈or BLM... How bad does the racism 💩 from a conservative leader/pastor/influencer have to smell before you'll say, "Farewell"?