Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️

Diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy. I try to find humor in overcoming any obstacles I face (mostly stairs). He/him

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

Can’t believe it’s been almost a year since this awesome show I was able to open at in Philly. Here’s a video in case you missed it!
https://t.co/VOuQFfo11o

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

@PokerStarsUSA @FanDuel New fav: Mini Nightly Stars
AceCrackBandit

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

They should call this Artificial New Testament Intelligence: Christ. It’s a bit of a mouthful though, I wonder if there’s a shorter version?

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Tech company Just Like Me has launched an AI Jesus avatar users can talk to for $1.99 per minute

The AI, based on The Chosen actor Jonathan Roumie, can pray with users, speak multiple languages, and remember past conversations

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

We are the only people group where it’s acceptable in progressive circles to center the conversation of our inclusion on the impact it has toward others and the problems that it creates instead of centering it on our rights and equality as human beings. (2/2)

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

Many so called disability allies use words like “hard” and “messy” to describe inclusion of disabled people because our society and our infrastructure have been built without us and to exclude us. (1/2)

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

It’s disappointing but not surprising how many people are totally ignorant (sometimes willfully) to how Tourette’s works.

What’s much worse is how many people seemingly understand it but believe the solution is for those affected to simply stay home.

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

@jakebrodes Grok is taking an already funny situation and is riffing on a level that is frickin sublime

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.@NIH when I ask them how the muscular dystrophy research is going:

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Batman effect.

A female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train. In the experimental condition, an additional experimenter dressed as Batman entered from another door. Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%).

[Francesco Pagnini et al.,"Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect", Nature, 2025]

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

@bearmccreary Yes!

[Benny Feldman @Feldfrog]

Water cooler talk with your new AI coworker: “Did you watch Severance - whoaaa slow down on the cooler there pal”

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

red sky at night, sailor’s delight
red sky in the morning, blood has been spilled this night

[εϊз @acireknif]

Taco Bell prices blow me because why is 1 burrito $4.50 but the box meal is $5 and it has the same burrito in the box

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

The replies on this post are disgusting and ableist. As disabled people, we should spend less time nitpicking folks for not wearing a mask in 2025 and more time calling out stuff like this

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A nanobot helping a sperm with motility issues along towards an egg.

These metal helixes are so small they can completely wrap around the tail of a single sperm and assist it along its journey

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

“Safe around food? Of course Mel isn’t safe around food. But she is cute.”
-Mr. Beaver after leaving his nachos unattended near Aslan, probably.

Happy Halloween from the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe!

[laina loo *:･ﾟ✧* @dreamergirl2727]

he’s what

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

the one that caught the onion had a spinal fusion, I’m sure of it

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

Listening to the new Taylor Swift album and it is so nice to have more representation for all the people like me who are really bad at dropping casual f bombs that don’t sound like it’s our first ever time swearing

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

just a heads up, there’s a real jezebel spirit in today’s connections puzzle

[Tim Merkel | that guy with the walker ♿️ @timothy_merkel]

I say this with love as someone who had a full spinal fusion: the audio??? the 14,000 bookmarks???? hello?????

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How scoliosis is fixed

[🎞️ how.stuff.functions]

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The Zone of Interest (2023)