Tim Bonnemann
@planspark.bsky.social
Community architect/builder/special ops. Founder and chief vibe coder (stealth). San José, CA. Wannabe trail runner. German native. Vive l’Europe! Skeets my own, etc. #opensource #community #criminaljustice #learningspanish
Breakfast: US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East Lunch: Saudi crown prince urges Trump not to escalate Iran war as US leader weighs new strikes Dinner: Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 4d agoSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a phone call with President Donald Trump on Saturday raised concerns about the U.S. potentially escalating the conflict with Iran, according to a person familiar with the leaders’ discussion.
Good trumpeting (to a lay person, but probably just good trumpeting) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMVK...
James Last - Nature Boy
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Exactly where the K-12 systems should be putting their main focus and attention
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last wk.Schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters The plastic, non-lethal aircraft, which can smash windows and ram attackers will be at the ready at certain schools in Colorado, Florida and Georgia www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
People who are suddenly deported to countries they haven’t been to for years — or, in some cases, have NEVER been to — are incredibly vulnerable. We are going to be reading stories like this for years. God have mercy on their three little girls.
Adam Sawyer@adamjst.bsky.social · last wk.“If immigration hadn't picked up my brother, my sister-in-law would still be alive, and the children wouldn't be going through this sorrow,” he said. “Unfortunately, immigration — the [U.S.] government — doesn't see that. It makes no difference to them.” www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
Happy Sunday! Got a case of “حبيتك” (and all that jazz)? This fella has a new album out. 😉 open.spotify.com/album/7FFkwN... #AmrDiab #Egypt #Arabic
Habeitek - Album by Amr Diab | Spotify
Amr Diab · album · 2026 · 12 songs
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Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
I would like one plank of the 2028 Democratic platform to read: WE ARE GOING TO SEND EVERY ONE OF YOU CORRUPT MOTHERFUCKERS TO PRISON.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3w agoProPublica: Trump's FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and fellow Republican commissioner Olivia Trusty received pricey gifts valued at tens of thousands of dollars from Paramount while the company had deals pending before the commission.
Could be nothing
Jessica Huseman@jessicahuseman.bsky.social · 4w agoBreaking from @votebeat.org: Trump has fired all three remaining commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission, leaving the only federal agency that touches election administration without any leadership. www.votebeat.org/national/202...
🧵LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO Better organized thread of vigils/protests for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. •Always check date/time •Pls lmk about events I haven’t listed If you were enraged by the executions of Renee Good & Alex Pretti, you should be enraged by the execution of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑@emilylhauser.bsky.social · 4w agoThey lied about killing Silverio Villegas González in Sept too. They think, with good reason, that it's easier to get away with summary executions of Mexican men. If you were enraged by the executions of Renee Good & Alex Pretti, you should be enraged by the execution of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. 3/3
Cool story on Bloomberg Business News Live right now: “Rare Earth Talent Scramble Lures 86-Year-Old From Retirement” 👀
New: Back in 2018, I published a summary of studies and surveys about the prevalence of racism in the criminal justice system for the Wash. Post. The idea was for it to be a regularly updated resource. The Post hasn't updated it since I left. So I've updated and reproduced it at The Watch.
A guide to racism in the criminal justice system
A repository of studies, surveys, and reports on the disparate ways white, Black, and Latino people are treated by police, prosecutors, courts, and prisons
radleybalko.substack.com
After the imminent peace deal is before the imminent peace deal
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 4w agoUS President Donald Trump said his tentative ceasefire with Iran is over
Check it out and let us know what you think: stratatouille.com #vibecoding #timeline #history #k12 #education #edtech #civictech
Stratatouille — See what overlapped what
Lay eras, lives, and events on one scaled timeline — with historical context draped in automatically.
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Tim Bonnemann@planspark.bsky.social · last mo.Been having way too much fun vibecoding 😉 stratatouille.com/share/6f7d6f...
Everything is a fraud with these guys
Bill Prady@billprady.com · last mo.There were two entities: America 250, a bipartisan organization chartered by Congress, and Freedom 250, a Trump-backed group. Companies intending to donate to America250 were supplied routing and account numbers that directed their funds to Freedom 250. wapo.st/4fe4Whs
Excellent first-hand report from the big birthday bash in D.C. “This has been the most spiritually bankrupt celebration of anything I've ever seen...”
Laura Jedeed@laurajedeed.bsky.social · last mo.Hi hello I was going to do a full thread on the Great American State Fair later but it seems I'm starting early: why in the fuck are PragerU, Patriot Academy, and other far right groups the ENTIRETY of the Department of Education booth
Doing my patriotic duty and making banana bread for the fam 😎 #Happy4th