Tim Bloom
@timbloom.bsky.social
UNC alum and Dean Smith fan (learn the rules!), runner, amateur Whovian, and always curious. Most posts are nonsense, so are mine alone. #PharmEd
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Just wrote about how incredibly stupid this argument is!
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February 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Just wrote about how incredibly stupid this argument is!
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Scholars are still looking for evidence that he once yelled at kids “get off my lawn!”
February 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Scholars are still looking for evidence that he once yelled at kids “get off my lawn!”
It’s fortunate that the current focus on living in the moment coincided with the need to be heroic
February 14, 2026 at 12:53 AM
It’s fortunate that the current focus on living in the moment coincided with the need to be heroic
It’s official- the US has gotten a lump of coal in its stocking
February 12, 2026 at 12:55 AM
It’s official- the US has gotten a lump of coal in its stocking
Sometimes, just being normal should be newsworthy
I'm trying something new: Video essays exploring recent economic developments. There's... a lot to talk about these days.
Here's the first one: Thoughts on Trump, the BLS, and the new BLS Commissioner.
Spoiler: This is a good news story.
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Here's the first one: Thoughts on Trump, the BLS, and the new BLS Commissioner.
Spoiler: This is a good news story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kncV...
The BLS, Jobs Data, And Trust: Justin Wolfers On What Really Happened
Is it possible for democracy to win a quiet battle—and nobody notices?
This clip tells a three-act story about the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the agency that produces the jobs report and…
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February 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Sometimes, just being normal should be newsworthy
“Gone rogue” = “returned to the real universe”
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“He’s sassing. He’s smiling. The liberation of a conscience does wonders for a man,” Frank Bruni writes about Republican Senator Thom Tillis.
“He’s sassing. He’s smiling. The liberation of a conscience does wonders for a man,” Frank Bruni writes about Republican Senator Thom Tillis.
Opinion | The Glorious Spectacle of a Republican Gone Rogue
Thom Tillis vs. the Trump administration.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
“Gone rogue” = “returned to the real universe”
Too soon
Jeff Bezos Changes Washington Post’s Slogan To ‘Love You, Babe’ After Getting Into Fight With Lauren Sánchez https://theonion.com/jeff-bezos-changes-washington-posts-slogan-to-love-you-babe-after-getting-into-fight-with-lauren-sanchez/
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Too soon
Ah, season 10 of Shetland. Like a rich, hearty stew, it’s so perfect for a cold winter evening.
February 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Ah, season 10 of Shetland. Like a rich, hearty stew, it’s so perfect for a cold winter evening.
I’m surprised that he learned from the last time a Congressional Committee tried to best Secretary Clinton. She’ll thrash them
He's afraid of the truth from a woman who’s been right about Trump on everything.
February 7, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I’m surprised that he learned from the last time a Congressional Committee tried to best Secretary Clinton. She’ll thrash them
Because AI also cannot learn from its mistakes, Occam’s Razor suggests that “Mr. Feldman” is actually an AI
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Because AI also cannot learn from its mistakes, Occam’s Razor suggests that “Mr. Feldman” is actually an AI
“Don’t wait for the translation- answer the question!” Are you now, or have you ever been, mentioned in the Epstein files?
raise your hand if you are not, in fact, in the Epstein files
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
“Don’t wait for the translation- answer the question!” Are you now, or have you ever been, mentioned in the Epstein files?
That’s my representative, showing his mastery of the situation
BAIER: Some part of Trump's speech made people mad. What do you think about it?
REP. BEN CLINE: Well, the president joked a lot throughout his more than an hour speaking to the Prayer Breakfast. You know who wasn't there? Our Democrat leader.
REP. BEN CLINE: Well, the president joked a lot throughout his more than an hour speaking to the Prayer Breakfast. You know who wasn't there? Our Democrat leader.
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
That’s my representative, showing his mastery of the situation
Move along. Nothing more to see here. Move along
Trump can be heard still complaining about Kaitlan Collins not smiling as reporters are ushers out of the Oval Office
February 4, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Move along. Nothing more to see here. Move along
Wil no one rid me of this turbulent snow?
February 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Wil no one rid me of this turbulent snow?
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A perspective on the immigration debate you don't often hear. Thank you, Cally Jo's family, for letting me tell your story: Why a Minnesota child’s family doesn’t want ICE to deport her murderer (gift link) -- wapo.st/3Ofo3g2
Why a Minnesota child’s family doesn’t want ICE to deport her murderer
Demands that state and local authorities turn over “the worst of the worst” could set a killer free, a family worries.
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February 1, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A perspective on the immigration debate you don't often hear. Thank you, Cally Jo's family, for letting me tell your story: Why a Minnesota child’s family doesn’t want ICE to deport her murderer (gift link) -- wapo.st/3Ofo3g2
First couple years on the academic promotion pathway
January 31, 2026 at 12:21 AM
First couple years on the academic promotion pathway
“You could say whatever you want.” And people are still trying to figure out his governing philosophy?
Trump on drug prices: "This is like hundreds of percent, depending on how you want to calculate it. You could say it's an 80% reduction or you could say it's a 1,000% reduction. You could say whatever you want."
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 AM
“You could say whatever you want.” And people are still trying to figure out his governing philosophy?
Hearing the President the goal of his Board of Peace as to “bring together a distinguished group of nations ready to shoulder the noble responsibility of building LASTING PEACE.” reminds me of someone else who aimed to unite varied leaders to end war.
a man with a beard is talking to a woman and says long live the king
ALT: a man with a beard is talking to a woman and says long live the king
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January 27, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Hearing the President the goal of his Board of Peace as to “bring together a distinguished group of nations ready to shoulder the noble responsibility of building LASTING PEACE.” reminds me of someone else who aimed to unite varied leaders to end war.
So the second amendment does not apply in all situations?
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
So the second amendment does not apply in all situations?
And the President? What happens if the President uses language like this, for example “you’ve got to fight like hell”?
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 25, 2026 at 10:50 PM
And the President? What happens if the President uses language like this, for example “you’ve got to fight like hell”?
So good job shooting the guy with the holstered gun that he was legally carrying? That’s a new conservative paradigm
BASH: You said he wanted to 'massacre law enforcement.' It doesn't like like that
BOVINO: I believe the fantastic training our law enforcement partners have prevented any specific, ahhh, shootings of law enforcement. So good job by our law enforcement in taking him down before he was able to do it
BOVINO: I believe the fantastic training our law enforcement partners have prevented any specific, ahhh, shootings of law enforcement. So good job by our law enforcement in taking him down before he was able to do it
January 25, 2026 at 9:19 PM
So good job shooting the guy with the holstered gun that he was legally carrying? That’s a new conservative paradigm
The previous mad king would like a word
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The previous mad king would like a word
Tell me your pets name with a gif
January 24, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Tell me your pets name with a gif
What I noticed is that the footprints are the same size. So small hands AND small feet
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
What I noticed is that the footprints are the same size. So small hands AND small feet