Tim Watts
@tmwatts.bsky.social
Me: passable martial artist, pedestrian photographer, talentless musician, obsessive tea drinking family historian, slowly recreating an obscure freight train yard in my basement.
Don’t expect me to reply to DMs.
🚫Nazis
Go Bills!
Don’t expect me to reply to DMs.
🚫Nazis
Go Bills!
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Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney animation or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney animation or Pixar.
Random Photos of the Day
I’m not feeling the energy to find new photos this weekend so instead I’m going with a few favorite pics of our kids.
Today: our son, Michael
I’m not feeling the energy to find new photos this weekend so instead I’m going with a few favorite pics of our kids.
Today: our son, Michael
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Random Photos of the Day
I’m not feeling the energy to find new photos this weekend so instead I’m going with a few favorite pics of our kids.
Today: our son, Michael
I’m not feeling the energy to find new photos this weekend so instead I’m going with a few favorite pics of our kids.
Today: our son, Michael
An acquaintance wrote on that Facethingy site “I seem to have forgotten how to be happy.”
From the comments it’s very clear that none of the other commenters have had major depressive disorder
From the comments it’s very clear that none of the other commenters have had major depressive disorder
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
An acquaintance wrote on that Facethingy site “I seem to have forgotten how to be happy.”
From the comments it’s very clear that none of the other commenters have had major depressive disorder
From the comments it’s very clear that none of the other commenters have had major depressive disorder
Random Photos of the Day
I’m not feeling the energy to find a new photos this weekend so instead I’m going with a few favorite pic of our kids. Today: our daughter, Allison
I’m not feeling the energy to find a new photos this weekend so instead I’m going with a few favorite pic of our kids. Today: our daughter, Allison
December 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Random Photos of the Day
I’m not feeling the energy to find a new photos this weekend so instead I’m going with a few favorite pic of our kids. Today: our daughter, Allison
I’m not feeling the energy to find a new photos this weekend so instead I’m going with a few favorite pic of our kids. Today: our daughter, Allison
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December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I’m glad he’s so confident. Let’s hear him defend himself at an impeachment.
Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel reut.rs/3XBMtCb
Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday that he backs a September 2 decision to launch a second strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean.
reut.rs
December 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I’m glad he’s so confident. Let’s hear him defend himself at an impeachment.
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Chicago winter isn’t all bad
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Chicago winter isn’t all bad
Thucydides began writing History of the Peloponnesian War contemporaneously. Dr Richardson is doing the same for our tumultuous era.
youtu.be/AHgOYW8_Jow
youtu.be/AHgOYW8_Jow
Understanding the Moment We’re In | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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December 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thucydides began writing History of the Peloponnesian War contemporaneously. Dr Richardson is doing the same for our tumultuous era.
youtu.be/AHgOYW8_Jow
youtu.be/AHgOYW8_Jow
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Just Six Corporations Remain https://theonion.com/just-six-corporations-remain-1819564741/
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Just Six Corporations Remain https://theonion.com/just-six-corporations-remain-1819564741/
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
My back hurts, and now my throat is sore. Frankly, the world stinks. I think I’ll retreat into my own little world for a couple of days. Stay safe, friends.
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
My back hurts, and now my throat is sore. Frankly, the world stinks. I think I’ll retreat into my own little world for a couple of days. Stay safe, friends.
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When even Newsmax’s legal analyst says your order was a war crime, you’ve got a problem. Pete Hegseth must resign and face a real investigation.
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
When even Newsmax’s legal analyst says your order was a war crime, you’ve got a problem. Pete Hegseth must resign and face a real investigation.
That’s laughable
Admiral Bradley is apparently going to tell Congress tomorrow that the two survivors whose boat had been blown to smithereens “were attempting to continue their drug run, making themselves legitimate targets for another attack.”
Via WSJ
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www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Via WSJ
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www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the commander of the September attack, is set to provide an account of his role for the first time in a closed briefing.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
That’s laughable
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Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
Yeah, it’s time to burn it all to the ground 😡
Imagine working for years to build a case, only to discover that the defendant quickly learned that all they need to do to secure a reprieve is to say “weaponized”, “lawfare”, and “Biden” in the correct order.
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Yeah, it’s time to burn it all to the ground 😡
December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If you’re not going to take action on MURDER, then leave office and make room for someone who can lead
In other news, we have Hakeem Jeffries rolling over like a dog before anyone has even investigated this AFTER multiple Republicans have gone on record saying that if this is true, it's a crime. Go Dem, I guess. 🙄Someone please primary this guy & get him out of office.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If you’re not going to take action on MURDER, then leave office and make room for someone who can lead
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Alex Horton, one of the two Washington Post reporters who broke the story, has been a participant in more violent combat than Pete Hegseth by an order of magnitude.
It's not a coincidence that he got the scoop.
It's not a coincidence that he got the scoop.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Alex Horton, one of the two Washington Post reporters who broke the story, has been a participant in more violent combat than Pete Hegseth by an order of magnitude.
It's not a coincidence that he got the scoop.
It's not a coincidence that he got the scoop.
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Part of a pattern with Hegseth. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Part of a pattern with Hegseth. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The US government is engaged in a policy program of mass exclusion.
It is not a ‘crackdown’—which means strict enforcement against lawbreakers.
It seeks to exclude refugees, students, and family members immigrating lawfully, and to exclude US citizens smeared as undesirable.
Not a ‘crackdown’.
It is not a ‘crackdown’—which means strict enforcement against lawbreakers.
It seeks to exclude refugees, students, and family members immigrating lawfully, and to exclude US citizens smeared as undesirable.
Not a ‘crackdown’.
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The US government is engaged in a policy program of mass exclusion.
It is not a ‘crackdown’—which means strict enforcement against lawbreakers.
It seeks to exclude refugees, students, and family members immigrating lawfully, and to exclude US citizens smeared as undesirable.
Not a ‘crackdown’.
It is not a ‘crackdown’—which means strict enforcement against lawbreakers.
It seeks to exclude refugees, students, and family members immigrating lawfully, and to exclude US citizens smeared as undesirable.
Not a ‘crackdown’.