Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 18/01/2026"Con Permiso" Coming soon! This has been a labor of love for a long time. youtu.be/7SPmkWpq-ZU?...youtu.beCon Permiso | TeaserYouTube video by Whistling Blue 162
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 11/07/2025I wrote about the unique threats unaccompanied minors face right now. About how ICE is detaining and deporting children. And how the processes meant to provide care are being weaponized against them. Our most vulnerable are suffering—and it’s only going to get worse.aspiringgoodneighbors.substack.comWe are failing our most vulnerable.No, it’s not just you. Things really have gotten much worse. 060
Reposted by Tim RhodesDoug Livingston @douglivingston.bsky.social · 29/06/2025I'm really proud of being a part of this paper and project www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comCharting A Path Forward Toward Integrating Macrolevel Phenomena, Marginalization, and Health Equity Principles In into Dissemination and Implementation ScienceDissemination and implementation (D&I) science is ascendant within public health in the United States, but D&I scientists have long voiced concern at … 011
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 21/06/2025My own personal mission impossible is secretly leaving extra cash whenever the in-laws invite us out to a meal but tip poorly. 160
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 11/06/2025They came out to say: “Aqui, estamos, y no nos vamos.” "Here we are and we’re not leaving." 285south.com/they-came-ou...285south.comThey came out to say: “Aqui, estamos, y no nos vamos.” "Here we are and we’re not leaving." – 285 SouthHundreds of protestors line a sidewalk on Buford Highway in Atlanta to protest ICE arrests 082
Reposted by Tim RhodesAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/05/2025In San Antonio today, plainclothes ICE officers (not masked this time) arrested, handcuffed, and zip-tied a family of five (yes, ALL of them, including the little children) coming out of their immigration court hearing — which ICE had just had dismissed. www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...mysanantonio.comAgents zip-tie kids in new immigration crackdown in TexasAt least three children were taken into custody and zip-tied at the San Antonio Immigration Court. 103193905703
Reposted by Tim Rhodes𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧 @bretbatson.bsky.social · 23/05/2025“Sir, will you be seeing ‘Lilo & Stitch’ this weekend?” “No. I haven’t got time for a double feature.” 26011
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 17/05/2025I wrote this piece nearly a decade ago—about a kid I avoided at an after-school program, and what he unexpectedly taught me about presence, failure, and what it really means to be a neighbor. Back then, I thought showing up meant fixing things. I’m still learning that usually it just means staying.aspiringgoodneighbors.substack.comAnybody But RobbieOn the kid I avoided—and what he taught me about neighborliness 071
Reposted by Tim Rhodes𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧 @bretbatson.bsky.social · 13/05/2025After the flute album and the piano album, I think we all know where this is headed. 67116
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Yes, this is a post about immigration once again. But hopefully, like most of my writing here, it’s also about truth, proximity, and what we learn when we stay close enough to see what’s real.aspiringgoodneighbors.substack.com*sigh* Yes, they pay taxes..... no, they don't vote.What we see when we live close to the truth. 020
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 08/05/2025I hope to dive into more of that in the coming weeks. Fingers crossed! :-) For now, I felt the need to respond to a video that’s been circulating widely—because its claims aren’t just misleading; they’re dangerous. 110
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Immigration is one facet of caring for our community—but there is so much worth exploring: housing, public health, education, belonging. I want to get more personal, and create space for others to do the same. I want to talk about art, and all the ways life is enriched when we build community. 110
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 08/05/2025If you’re still reading my Substack—I'm surprised!, but thank you. Since I began, the focus has been on immigration: deep dives, policy untangling, how it plays out in our neighborhoods. What it means to be a good neighbor when systems fail the vulnerable. But that’s not all I want to tell. 110
Reposted by Tim RhodesLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Incredible reporting by the Washington Post on the Trump administration's hurried, lawless effort to carry out illegal renditions to El Salvador - to terrorize people. (Including how they violated court directives.) Take a moment to read the entire thing: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...washingtonpost.comTrump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prisonThe administration rounded up some of the Venezuelans two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees. 371374498
Reposted by Tim Rhodesjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/05/2025love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives 278215694953
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 02/05/2025When my son started handing out Know Your Rights cards at school, we thought we were preparing for the occasional emergency. Now, more and more of those emergencies are routine headlines. This is a personal reflection on how we got here — and how communities can hold when institutions betray us.aspiringgoodneighbors.substack.comWhen Institutions Fail, Communities Must EndureFrom ICE raids to state-sanctioned trafficking, the erosion of due process isn’t coming — it’s here. What’s left is how we look out for each other. 081
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Thank you so much reading, and your kind words! 🥹🥹🤗🤗 010
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 23/04/2025How I arrived on Bluesky.media.tenor.coma monkey wearing a hat and a pearl necklaceALT: a monkey wearing a hat and a pearl necklace 020
Reposted by Tim Rhodes𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧 @bretbatson.bsky.social · 23/04/2025How I arrived on Bluesky.media.tenor.comKrokopina Walking GIFALT: Krokopina Walking GIF 79714
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Ten years ago, my father left without saying goodbye—again. Sufjan Stevens' Carrie and Lowell helped me name the ache. This is a Holy Week reflection about grief that stays with us, and wounds that never heal.open.substack.comHoly Week, Sufjan Stevens, and the Wounds that Never HealA story about loss, music, and the wounds we carry into Holy Week. 130
Reposted by Tim RhodesAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18/04/2025This is happening at the Bluebonnet detention center in Anson, TX and appears to be in DIRECT VIOLATION of the Supreme Court's ruling requiring notice "afforded within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief." It's been <24 hours. 341474743
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 17/04/2025“If you want to get on in this life, there are things you have to ignore.” That line from Small Things Like These stayed with me—and pushed me to write. This piece is about proximity, comfort, and the quiet decisions that shape who we become, and who is left on the margins.open.substack.comWhat Do We Ignore?Our comfort often depends on what we’re willing to overlook. 020
Reposted by Tim RhodesNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 14/04/2025One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind. An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one." The other said, "Take him anyway." So they did. 6572535413138
Reposted by Tim Rhodesjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/04/2025lord willing we will one day prosecute miller for crimes against humanity 384146183313
Reposted by Tim RhodesNicole Micheroni @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents? 2227257379780
Reposted by Tim RhodesAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 09/04/202590 percent. They sent innocent people to a gulag so Trump could look like a tough guy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comAbout 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal RecordTrump administration officials have described the men deported to El Salvador prisons last month as “the worst of the worst,” suggesting they were gang members involved in murder, rape and kidnapping. 21685053774
Reposted by Tim RhodesNPR @npr.org · 08/04/2025Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.npr.orgAsian grocery stores, a lifeline for immigrants, brace for steep new tariffsAsian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable. 20263361693
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 08/04/2025“This isn’t a checklist — it’s the ebb and flow of living in community.” A reflection on protest, presence, and neighborhood-rooted hope.open.substack.comProtest Sparks the Flame. Community Keeps It Burning.This moment needs more than marches. It needs presence. 050
Reposted by Tim Rhodesthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 03/04/2025the world we want isn't impossible. parts of it aren't even all that hard. 1615
Reposted by Tim RhodesMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 02/04/2025It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory. Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs. 44997601015721
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 02/04/2025For a few weeks I've been working on a post explaining TPS, and why so many live in fear despite following the rules. Then the news broke: it’s being revoked. Hundreds of thousands now face deportation. For many, there is no “back” to go back to. Here’s what’s happening and what we can do 👇open.substack.comThe Human Cost of Revoking Temporary Protected StatusWhere I get in the weeds a little—but the weeds are important! 041
Reposted by Tim RhodesKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 31/03/2025This is why it’s important to record, broadcast and share these abductions whenever possible. As in BLM, the disconnect between what “most Americans” think is happening and what is actually being done in their name is severe. But when it finally breaks through, the effects will be significant. 251948575
Reposted by Tim RhodesChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/03/2025“We are currently clean on OPSEC” accidentally sent to a journalist is an all time classic. 807389865480
Reposted by Tim Rhodesjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/03/2025this is great and gets to what might be the defining attribute of this administration which is that trump himself is barely aware of what is happening 15166071549
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Here’s the first piece I shared, in case you missed it: The Community We Need For The Work Aheadaspiringgoodneighbors.substack.comThe Community We Need For The Work AheadI don't know what I'm doing, but I know I need to do it. 020
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 25/03/2025If you’ve ever wondered how to stay kind and awake to the world’s pain, you’re not alone. That’s what I’m writing toward. Would love for you to follow along. 📰 aspiringgoodneighbors.substack.comaspiringgoodneighbors.substack.comAspiring Good Neighbors | Tim Rhodes | SubstackExploring what it means to live and care for one another in community. Click to read Aspiring Good Neighbors, by Tim Rhodes, a Substack publication. Launched 18 days ago. 120
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 25/03/2025This isn’t a newsletter with “answers.” It’s a space for people who are tired, hopeful, skeptical, or grieving—but still care. I’m hoping it can spark community, not just content. A place to think and feel alongside others. 110
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 25/03/2025I started a Substack because I want to explore what it means to be a good neighbor right now—in real life, with real needs, and real nuance. Not performative, not reactive. Just curious, grounded, and human. 110
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 25/03/2025I shared my first post from Aspiring Good Neighbors the other day, but I never really said what it is. So here goes—a tiny thread about a project I’ve been quietly sitting on for way too long 🧵 110
Reposted by Tim RhodesSamantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 20/03/2025A harrowing story about Haitian immigrants in the US who produce meat for our grocery stores. After everything they've sacrificed, Trump wants to deport them. Important reporting by Ted Genoways @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/food/2025/03...motherjones.comThey fled Haiti and work America's most dangerous jobs. Trump plans to deport them.After being recruited by the world's largest meatpacker, they faced grueling conditions on the line. Is the worst yet to come? 212264
Reposted by Tim Rhodesthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 18/03/2025democrats do not need a liberal joe rogan they need carrie coon to host a movie podcast 1226
Tim Rhodes @imtimrhodes.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Today is the 45th anniversary of the Refugee Resettlement Act. I wish we were celebrating. Instead, my wife’s work in resettlement ends Friday. She—& so many others—are collateral in dismantling a program that has helped millions. The impact is devastating. Here’s what happened and how we can helpaspiringgoodneighbors.substack.comThe End of Refugee Resettlement in the US?Mourning on the 45th anniversary of the Refugee Resettlement Act 0216
Reposted by Tim RhodesKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Terrific thread on the Hays Code and Hollywood: 420334
Reposted by Tim RhodesNermal @katyc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025I’m telling everyone that this is Wicked. 0212
Reposted by Tim Rhodesthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 08/02/2025i think we need to understand that trying *is* helping. you will not win every fight. you probably won’t win most. that’s not the point. the point is to make these freaks have to sweat for every inch. 2678
Reposted by Tim Rhodesthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 22/01/2025let's go girlsmashable.comDid Trump's executive order just make everyone in the U.S. female?All Americans are now AFBT (assigned female by Trump). 46112
