@barbaragranick.bsky.social
Retired librarian and data analyst. Lives in Madison WI
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September 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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You don’t owe condolences, prayers, or thoughts to anyone you don’t actually give a fuck about. Public officials? maybe, not really. You as a private citizen? No way, go live your life. Mourn only the laws that are broken, or any injustice allowed to exist. It’s not that deep.
September 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
You don’t owe condolences, prayers, or thoughts to anyone you don’t actually give a fuck about. Public officials? maybe, not really. You as a private citizen? No way, go live your life. Mourn only the laws that are broken, or any injustice allowed to exist. It’s not that deep.
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This looks like the home of a mafia oligarch or the mansion of a child trafficking boss.
60 Minutes Australia ran a well-reported 20 minute segment on Trump & Epstein yesterday. But it’s been pulled from the internet. It would be a pity if this link to the report went viral
archive.org/details/60-m...
archive.org/details/60-m...
60 Minutes Australia: Trump & Epstein : 60 Minutes : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
60 Minutes Australia segment on Trump and Epstein. Uploaded for preservation as it was made private on youtube.
archive.org
August 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This looks like the home of a mafia oligarch or the mansion of a child trafficking boss.
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New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
August 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
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My theory is that there are 3 types here:
1. Those who don’t know what’s happening
2. Those who like what’s happening
3. Those who are trying to resist what’s happening
I don’t think there’s apathy. There is, however, a lot of feeling beat down. Unsure how to resist. That kind of stuff.
1. Those who don’t know what’s happening
2. Those who like what’s happening
3. Those who are trying to resist what’s happening
I don’t think there’s apathy. There is, however, a lot of feeling beat down. Unsure how to resist. That kind of stuff.
August 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My theory is that there are 3 types here:
1. Those who don’t know what’s happening
2. Those who like what’s happening
3. Those who are trying to resist what’s happening
I don’t think there’s apathy. There is, however, a lot of feeling beat down. Unsure how to resist. That kind of stuff.
1. Those who don’t know what’s happening
2. Those who like what’s happening
3. Those who are trying to resist what’s happening
I don’t think there’s apathy. There is, however, a lot of feeling beat down. Unsure how to resist. That kind of stuff.
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Measles was eradicated with the vaccine, which is 97% effective at preventing measles.
Antivaxxers are the ones keeping people sick for profit.
Antivaxxers are the ones keeping people sick for profit.
As the US hits a 33-year high in measles infections, there is now a "race" to find a treatment for the disease.
One pharma company "is banking on a continuing decline in vaccination rates to fuel a need for measles treatments—and in turn, more investor interest"
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
One pharma company "is banking on a continuing decline in vaccination rates to fuel a need for measles treatments—and in turn, more investor interest"
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
The Race to Find a Measles Treatment as Infections Surge
The measles vaccine was so effective the disease was considered eliminated in the U.S., but a resurgence of outbreaks is spurring a need for drugs.
www.wsj.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Measles was eradicated with the vaccine, which is 97% effective at preventing measles.
Antivaxxers are the ones keeping people sick for profit.
Antivaxxers are the ones keeping people sick for profit.
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You just gotta LOVE MAD MAGAZINE!!!
August 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
You just gotta LOVE MAD MAGAZINE!!!
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The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
August 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
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Say goodbye to honest economic data. We knew it was coming.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump demands official overseeing jobs data be fired after dismal employment report
President Donald Trump said Friday that he has directed his team to fire the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in ...
apnews.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Say goodbye to honest economic data. We knew it was coming.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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And existing white men "affirmative action":
"Who benefits from discriminatory college admissions policies? White males
more qualified applications from women, who get higher grades and more than 70% of valedictorians nationwide
Seeking to create some level of gender balance, many colleges accept
"Who benefits from discriminatory college admissions policies? White males
more qualified applications from women, who get higher grades and more than 70% of valedictorians nationwide
Seeking to create some level of gender balance, many colleges accept
July 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
And existing white men "affirmative action":
"Who benefits from discriminatory college admissions policies? White males
more qualified applications from women, who get higher grades and more than 70% of valedictorians nationwide
Seeking to create some level of gender balance, many colleges accept
"Who benefits from discriminatory college admissions policies? White males
more qualified applications from women, who get higher grades and more than 70% of valedictorians nationwide
Seeking to create some level of gender balance, many colleges accept
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With Emil Bove's Confirmation, Trump Hones His Criminal Protection Racket
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/30/w...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/30/w...
With Emil Bove's Confirmation, Trump Hones His Criminal Protection Racket - emptywheel
Emil Bove's confirmation to a lifetime appointment on the Third Circuit hones Trump's criminal protection racket in a bunch of ways, both by rewarding those who engage in abuse for him and by punishin...
www.emptywheel.net
July 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
With Emil Bove's Confirmation, Trump Hones His Criminal Protection Racket
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/30/w...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/30/w...
Pippa decided she wanted to drive today. (My bike filled up the cargo section, so she goes on the floor below the passenger seat)
July 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Pippa decided she wanted to drive today. (My bike filled up the cargo section, so she goes on the floor below the passenger seat)
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A newspaper wrecked on purpose.
POLITICO compiled a list of all the Washington Post staffers who have left in the past eight months. It’s at least a hundred names, many of them among the biggest names in journalism. This is the fastest erosion of a major outlet ever.
July 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A newspaper wrecked on purpose.
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This happened to me recently. I was having an entire repository scanned for any inconsistencies. The AI then started editing files it wasn't supposed to — ones that had been painstakingly written and not yet committed.
The agent was apologizing while actively destroying my setup.
The agent was apologizing while actively destroying my setup.
July 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This happened to me recently. I was having an entire repository scanned for any inconsistencies. The AI then started editing files it wasn't supposed to — ones that had been painstakingly written and not yet committed.
The agent was apologizing while actively destroying my setup.
The agent was apologizing while actively destroying my setup.
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love this. The engineer who beat Apple by creating the first USB-C iPhone has now created a phone case that switches the Lightning port on older iPhones to USB-C www.theverge.com/news/712133/...
This iPhone case switches Lightning ports to USB-C
A solution that ditches USB-C adapters.
www.theverge.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
love this. The engineer who beat Apple by creating the first USB-C iPhone has now created a phone case that switches the Lightning port on older iPhones to USB-C www.theverge.com/news/712133/...
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"I do think Republicans understand the mess that they have created. I don't know that they're willing to solve it."
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's pod:
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's pod:
July 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"I do think Republicans understand the mess that they have created. I don't know that they're willing to solve it."
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's pod:
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's pod:
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Advising women to get helicopter insurance in case they need a lifeflight because a hospital won't provide them care is not a place that would have existed in the country I was born into, but that country exists in name only anymore. There is no man who would be denied care in the United States.
July 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Advising women to get helicopter insurance in case they need a lifeflight because a hospital won't provide them care is not a place that would have existed in the country I was born into, but that country exists in name only anymore. There is no man who would be denied care in the United States.
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“More systematically than in his first term, Trump’s administration is reaching into the federal immigration bureaucracy to roll back an array of protections for undocumented children,” @mccrummen.bsky.social writes:
The Message Is ‘We Can Take Your Children’
More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors.
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July 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“More systematically than in his first term, Trump’s administration is reaching into the federal immigration bureaucracy to roll back an array of protections for undocumented children,” @mccrummen.bsky.social writes:
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It's very difficult to measure harms prevented because they don’t happen. Do the protests or calls or court cases matter given how bad things are now? No one can say for sure. What we do know: if we stop, we lose. So, assume it is working and keep going. It's not unrealistic to hope. It's necessary.
July 16, 2025 at 4:32 AM
It's very difficult to measure harms prevented because they don’t happen. Do the protests or calls or court cases matter given how bad things are now? No one can say for sure. What we do know: if we stop, we lose. So, assume it is working and keep going. It's not unrealistic to hope. It's necessary.
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We’ve now entered the revoking citizenship of people who are mean to me phase of the presidency. It only gets worse.
July 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We’ve now entered the revoking citizenship of people who are mean to me phase of the presidency. It only gets worse.
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If you're just learning about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton...
In 2024, ProPublica and @texastribune.org found that he repeatedly used the state’s consumer protection laws to investigate organizations — including hospitals and LGBTQ+ groups — whose work conflicted with his political views.
In 2024, ProPublica and @texastribune.org found that he repeatedly used the state’s consumer protection laws to investigate organizations — including hospitals and LGBTQ+ groups — whose work conflicted with his political views.
Texas’ Attorney General Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets
Ken Paxton has repeatedly used laws that are supposed to protect people from fraudulent or deceptive practices to pursue entities he disagrees with politically, including hospitals, pharmaceutical…
www.propublica.org
July 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If you're just learning about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton...
In 2024, ProPublica and @texastribune.org found that he repeatedly used the state’s consumer protection laws to investigate organizations — including hospitals and LGBTQ+ groups — whose work conflicted with his political views.
In 2024, ProPublica and @texastribune.org found that he repeatedly used the state’s consumer protection laws to investigate organizations — including hospitals and LGBTQ+ groups — whose work conflicted with his political views.
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The time is NOW to show up.
How this will work is if it's all of us, together.
Solidarity is the only way home.
We can do this. But only if we all do.
That means you, too.
How this will work is if it's all of us, together.
Solidarity is the only way home.
We can do this. But only if we all do.
That means you, too.
One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
www.mobilize.us
July 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The time is NOW to show up.
How this will work is if it's all of us, together.
Solidarity is the only way home.
We can do this. But only if we all do.
That means you, too.
How this will work is if it's all of us, together.
Solidarity is the only way home.
We can do this. But only if we all do.
That means you, too.
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"As concentration camps become more common, they will offend fewer people — and they will be called normal."
That line haunts me because too many things that would have offended everyone just a few years ago are now part of the daily news & ignored.
Check out this one by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
That line haunts me because too many things that would have offended everyone just a few years ago are now part of the daily news & ignored.
Check out this one by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
Guns or Fireworks
America is not its government and normal does not mean right.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"As concentration camps become more common, they will offend fewer people — and they will be called normal."
That line haunts me because too many things that would have offended everyone just a few years ago are now part of the daily news & ignored.
Check out this one by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
That line haunts me because too many things that would have offended everyone just a few years ago are now part of the daily news & ignored.
Check out this one by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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For decades, the gun industry & NRA have stoked fear and extremism, fueling a culture of grievance. Now we’re seeing the deadly results—like the killing of MN’s Melissa Hortman and her husband. A must-read from The Trace & Rolling Stone on how gun groups helped radicalize America. thetr.ac/TLJaO
White, Legally Armed, and Primed for Political Violence
Ian Rogers was convinced it was up to him to save America. The gun industry’s sales tactics may be creating a pipeline of extremists willing to open fire.
thetr.ac
July 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For decades, the gun industry & NRA have stoked fear and extremism, fueling a culture of grievance. Now we’re seeing the deadly results—like the killing of MN’s Melissa Hortman and her husband. A must-read from The Trace & Rolling Stone on how gun groups helped radicalize America. thetr.ac/TLJaO
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Frederick Douglass' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" is probably the greatest-ever July 4 speech. And it is NOT a denunciation of the Declaration or the Revolution, but an indictment of failure to live up to their principles: reason.com/volokh/2020/...
Slavery, the Declaration of Independence and Frederick Douglass' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
July 4 is an appropriate time to remember Frederick Douglass' famous 1852 speech, "What to the Slave is the…
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July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Frederick Douglass' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" is probably the greatest-ever July 4 speech. And it is NOT a denunciation of the Declaration or the Revolution, but an indictment of failure to live up to their principles: reason.com/volokh/2020/...