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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Decades ago (before AI), I tutored university students in classes below English and math 101. Many hadn't had homework assignments before college and faced major hurdles to develop the basic skills needed to succeed in college and approach their dreams.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Before a decade ago, if anyone would have written a science-fiction novel wherein the US President cast himself as "AI Slop Jesus" and insulting the Pope, it would have been rejected for being too far beyond the suspension of disbelief.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Bad Bunny created a celebration of humanity and life. I dug it.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Check out what your library has to offer. Besides books, mine offers access to Kanopy (movie streaming), DVDs (I watched the Tale of Princess Kaguya earlier tonight), and many other services, like language learning. And they really need our support now.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I'm in there somewhere. I was expecting a large turnout, but that was well beyond what I anticipated.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Since they won't believe their videographer could have hit the switch, perhaps tell them that the elevator operator was raptured at that moment and was the only one of us worthy.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I read this story with interest, as I care for elderly people at risk. After checking around and explaining I'm a caregiver, I found a pharmacy that provided a vaccine, although I don't know how long they'll be able to. Those in a similar situation may want to check other pharmacies.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

As Sagan wrote, "One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. ... Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

And, as I fear what is to come for the US and the world, and how much more brutality--like the massacres in South Korea in 1948 and 1980--will yet occur, We Do Not Part also gives a spark of light that, while authoritarians come and go, memory, humanity, and love are resilient.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The revelations are beautifully, poetically written through the images of snow, water, birds, trees, light, and shadow. The narrative unfolds the brutality of the past through remnants, letters, photographs, and memories lovingly pieced together by those who lived, remembered, and kept searching.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It is a novel about love, friendship, memory, seeking answers, uncovering what was silenced, what was snuffed out, and bringing to light the horrors and inhumanity an authoritarian government will inflict upon its people, mainly the massacres at Jeju in this case. Pt 2.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

On the day after my country inaugurated an authoritarian, placing hate and ignorance at its helm, I finished reading the English translation of We Do Not Part by Han Kang, its imagery of snow, of darkness, reflecting my own environment, figuratively and literally. Pt 1.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I read Ishiguro's Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall, and they hit close to home. Like several characters, playing music was once my life's focus, and I have fond memories. But like some characters, there's also melancholy, as I realized I wouldn't surmount all the obstacles.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I finished reading Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! last night. It's excellent. This quote especially struck me: "An alphabet, like a life, is a finite set of shapes. With it, one can produce almost anything." #books #writing #Martyr!

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

"Hopefully Tomorrow" would be a good album and song title. I'm imagining it in the vein of Stevie Wonder. "Hopefully tomorrow, the world won't be so cruel. Hopefully tomorrow, we'll remember love."

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I also recently read #SalmanRushdie's Knife. He is profound, honest, and insightful throughout the book. And shows how love and compassion helped him not only survive and recover as well as he has, but even counter the hate of his attempted murder.

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timothypoe.bsky.social @timothypoe.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I signed up and am finding my way. But to start, I recently read Han Kang's Human Acts and was astounded and devastated. It illustrates the cruelty of an authoritarian unleashing troops on pro-democracy protestors. But it also has elements of compassion and love, especially for those lost.

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