Did you mean App\Models\User::uses Timestamps() ?

<?php

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Post extends Model
{
    public $timestamps = false;

    //
}// Eloquent's Model::query() returns the query builder

Model::where()->get();
// Is the same as 
Model::query()->where()->get();

Model::query();
// Can be useful to add query conditions based on certain requirements

// See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51517203/what-is-the-meaning-of-eloquents-modelquery