Sign in

Linda Tilsen

@lindatilsen.bsky.social
622 followers 1.2K following 441 posts

Retired journalist, occasional contributor to DemCastUSA, unabashed liberal, animal-rescue volunteer, wife, mom, grandma, #BLM, #LGBTQ, #Resist, Minnesota USA

PostsRepliesMedia
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
mprnews.org
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
030
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 24/01/2026
This is the grim, depressing reality Donald Trump has made of American life. Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
22629791085
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning... ― T.S. Eliot
000
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/11/2025
This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
400109373121
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Trump's choices: •Refuse to release the files; •Release them; •Redact them. The problem with redaction option is that someone, somewhere knows what's in the files, maybe several "someones," at least one who's not a Trump fan. It's unclear what's most worrisome, but leaks should top the list.
000
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Without Christopher's social-media post, we'd be hard pressed to identify the actual victim in this matter. Thank god for The Society of Unfairly Treated Sex Offenders.
000
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
5859412960
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
www.facebook.com/share/1AAnkq...
facebook.com
Redirecting...
000
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
👏👏👏
010
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15/09/2025
Jeff Hiller, recognized for his role on “Somebody Somewhere,” was one of the night’s most surprising Emmy winners. His moving speech invoked the earnest warmth that made his show so special, Paula Mejía writes:
bit.ly
The Delight of a Surprise Emmys Win
The night’s most moving speech captured the hard slog of being a working actor.
6787
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Thread
000
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Oops!
020
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
The MAGA Crackup! open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
open.substack.com
The MAGA Crackup!
Trump's TERRIBLE weekend WRECKS MAGA.
1014139
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Fantastic thread:
5454128
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
JFC. 😡
141
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
STUNNING story: 25-year-old DOGE aide was warned about his conflicts of interest at CFPB but participated in mass layoffs at the agency anyway, including the firings of the ethics lawyers who had warned him.
propublica.org
DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest
Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE’s Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, ac...
48731275
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Where did they find those 44-percent who still approve of Trump's job performance? A cave on Guam? The Siberian wilderness? How can so many people be so stupid? (Article in Comments)
140
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Michael P. Breen @mpbreen21.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Never forget that the @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @newyorker.com @theatlantic.com and the rest of the national media spent the better part of last Spring bombarding us with reports that Joe Biden was the senile one
32975235
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
What she said.
15655997810285
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
@stilsen.bsky.social
000
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Get ready for more legal fireworks. Given the makeup of the current U.S. Supreme Court, the physician's extraordition seems likely. 😐
000
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
While a lot of mainstream reporters crowd into the WH briefing room just so they can be lectured to by Trump's spokeswoman, @marisakabas.bsky.social is busting loose another huge scoop.
1269899
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The new general counsel for OPM—the office issuing all those deranged memos—is Andrew Kloster, a self-described “raging misogynist” with a public history of racist comments and a temporary restraining order for domestic violence who most recently worked for Matt Gaetz. www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Kloster is a fierce partisan. While he was working as deputy general counsel at OPM in 2020, the Associated Press reported that “Kloster worked as an observer for the Wisconsin Republican Party on election night and was accused of yelling at election workers and police in Green Bay, a claim he disputes.” He was directly involved in efforts to legally challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election by working for a controversial, taxpayer-funded effort in Wisconsin that ultimately found no widespread fraud. Days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, he responded to a tweet raising a scenario that could spark a “civil war” with hand clap emojis between the words “Do it.”
7236681493
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Not shocked. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
charlotteobserver.com
‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police outside Charlotte in traffic stop
Kannapolis police said Edgar Maddison Welch pointed a gun at officers on Saturday, two of whom then fired at him.
011
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This woman knows what she's talking about, get her elected.
24068412035
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Server: What name should I use for this order? Me: “Stephen with a ph.”
1717416
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
We're doomed.
051
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Today was the first anniversary of our beloved mother's death from cancer at age 95. A retired high school English teacher, she was brilliant, dedicated, and loved her students. But her chief characteristics were compassion and empathy. Much of America could've taken a lesson from her. 🥲💔❤️
160
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
an appliance is making a weird noise that isn't on youtube @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Before you say something mean about Henry Kissinger, take a breath and see if you can think of something meaner
5693232958
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Ed BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
Every Democratic defeat is immediately, definitively explained by asserting that every policy position to the left of Bob Dole is unpopular and no Republican defeat is ever followed with even the timid suggestion that maybe their worldview just isn't very popular.
8442106
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
BillableHour.org @billablehour.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
Dear @kenwhite.bsky.social, may I ask you to re-skeet this in the hope of reaching a wider audience of people who would, for whatever reason, like a calendar featuring pets dressed as lawyers? We are raising funds for Save the Children.
04114
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 14/10/2023
Thread
040
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Panda Bernstein @j4years.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Good advice. www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/how-not-to...
062
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 03/10/2023
Via Rachel Maddow: NBC's Ben Collins reports that Elon Musk apparently purchased Twitter at the urging of American white nationalists with the intent of destroying the social media platform. The alleged plan also included blaming the ADL for the site's downfall. www.nbcnews.com/tech/was-elo...
nbcnews.com
What was Elon Musk’s strategy for Twitter?
A year after the world's richest man acquired the social media platform, a game plan published by a fired Trump White House staffer provides a clue.
151
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Michael Mirer @michaelmirer.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
I read the Clarence Thomas news and think about how the Wisconsin legislature is about to impeach Justice Janet for the high crime of getting elected while not a member of the Federalist Society.
2476139
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 17/09/2023
"The Feline Records Act allows me to keep this."
050
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 09/09/2023
I can't believe I had to write this post. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-very-imp...
danieldrezner.substack.com
A Very Important Post About.... Laughing in the Face of Absurdity
I can't believe I need to write a column about Trump being a bad president. In 2023.
814536
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 08/09/2023
www.thedailybeast.com/enough-adver...
010
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 02/09/2023
😅❤️
040
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25/08/2023
That bail bonds firm should rebrand as BAIL BONDSMEN TO PRESIDENTS with maybe a mushroom or Yeti logo
1834023
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/08/2023
Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl has begun his senior year in high school
news.yahoo.com
As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing
Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl has begun his senior year in high school. Yarl's first day of school was Tu...
6492103
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 21/08/2023
@anya1976.bsky.social If you like cats, follow this: 🐈‍⬛🐾🥰
150
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12/08/2023
It would be great if absolutely everybody can help this story go viral, and get higher-level media attention, to contribute to the social and legal utter annihilation of every cop, judge, and politician involved.
kansasreflector.com
Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones -...
In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.
4920341629
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 15/07/2023
If you can't identify RFK Jr. as a howlingly obvious do-not-make-eye-contact kook then you shouldn't be allowed out of the house. You will get pickpocketed by a dachshund.
131056259
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 17/07/2023
www.facebook.com/1282773243/posts/p…
010
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16/07/2023
this is so important. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news…
screenshot of text from link: As the hatred and fear of trans people is normalized, the boundaries of what is acceptable will move repeatedly. Parker’s ugly screed for WaPo is not the first time, and it will not be the last. However, each new assault on the norms of public discourse by conseravtives ought to be marked and taken in somberly by those whose humanity still makes them capable of normal human empathy for trans people.
13118
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Anil Dash @anildash.com · 04/07/2023
I said this a year ago elsewhere, but I’ll say it again here: It's impossible to overstate how much the big tech CEOs & VCs are being radicalized within their bubble. The level of paranoia & contrived victimization is off the charts, and they increasingly only consume media that they have funded.
431898462
Linda Tilsen @lindatilsen.bsky.social · 02/07/2023
"The heels are alive..." 😂 🎵🎤🎼
030
Reposted by Linda Tilsen
Glenn Kenny @glennkenny.bsky.social · 30/06/2023
A few words on the great Alan Arkin, for my friends at Decider: decider.com/2023/06/30/alan-arkin-t…
decider.com
Alan Arkin, In Memoriam: The (Possibly) Last Great American Character...
He was the ultimate team player, while simultaneously remaining an irreplaceably singular presence.
21011