Lorie Barber 🚫👑
@barberchicago.bsky.social
Board Member, Woodridge School District 68 | School/Bulk Order Manager, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore 🦄 | Co-founder, LITapalooza | Books in kids’ hands always and forever. ❤️📚
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It's about hierarchy. "Beauty" is subjective, the idea of a black woman portraying the most beautiful woman in the world offends them because white people are supposed to be the most beautiful and it is therefore offensive, it's so straightforwardly racist bsky.app/profile/radl...
The woke scolds are trying to make this about racism. But Musk is right. It's about historical and scientific integrity. When the God of Thunder disguises himself as a swan to seduce and fuck a queen and the resulting baby hatches from an egg, *of course* the baby will be white. It's just science.
Elon Musk claims Christopher Nolan has lost ‘integrity’ over The Odyssey casting
Lupita Nyong’o is reportedly set to play Helen of Troy in Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of Homer’s epic poem
www.independent.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
It's about hierarchy. "Beauty" is subjective, the idea of a black woman portraying the most beautiful woman in the world offends them because white people are supposed to be the most beautiful and it is therefore offensive, it's so straightforwardly racist bsky.app/profile/radl...
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This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
February 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
Love seeing such great work by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and @kylelukoff.bsky.social among the top 10!
See our post in Teen Librarian Toolbox detailing the titles in our First Annual Young Teen Lit Top Ten!
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/01/30/y...
#youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #tlsky #skybrarians #mglit #yalit
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#youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #tlsky #skybrarians #mglit #yalit
Young Teen Lit Top 10
The Librarians at Young Teen Lit share their Top 10
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Love seeing such great work by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and @kylelukoff.bsky.social among the top 10!
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In case you felt the need to watch a #documentary about a #firstlady this weekend
January 31, 2026 at 3:45 PM
In case you felt the need to watch a #documentary about a #firstlady this weekend
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Ugh. Fml. Fine.
A friend shared with me a girl scout cookie link from a group that's having a hard time selling in Minneapolis right now.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Ugh. Fml. Fine.
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And yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
Still don't think American capitalism is off the rails?
Still don't think American capitalism is off the rails?
New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
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the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
And yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
Still don't think American capitalism is off the rails?
Still don't think American capitalism is off the rails?
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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Team Trump about to give Kristi Noem the Kristi Noem’s dog treatment
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Team Trump about to give Kristi Noem the Kristi Noem’s dog treatment
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
In this time, it’s never been more important to celebrate kids’ books. 3 minutes until the #ALAyma ceremony starts!
Almost time.
Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
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Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
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January 26, 2026 at 3:57 PM
In this time, it’s never been more important to celebrate kids’ books. 3 minutes until the #ALAyma ceremony starts!
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We have an incredible community of sports writers who have helped Bluesky become a meaningful place for discussing live events and news. Ahead of today's playoffs, we're sharing the below starter pack as just a sampling of names that have brought us expert coverage throughout the year.
January 25, 2026 at 7:44 PM
We have an incredible community of sports writers who have helped Bluesky become a meaningful place for discussing live events and news. Ahead of today's playoffs, we're sharing the below starter pack as just a sampling of names that have brought us expert coverage throughout the year.
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This is all I want to see Democrats doing from now on.
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
This is all I want to see Democrats doing from now on.
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Also a major sponsor of Cubs games on Marquee Network
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Also a major sponsor of Cubs games on Marquee Network
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I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
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Alex Pretti wasn’t a part of “engineered chaos.” He was a nurse who cared about people. An individual. What is “engineered chaos” is what this admin is doing in blue cities to justify invocation of the insurrection act.
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Alex Pretti wasn’t a part of “engineered chaos.” He was a nurse who cared about people. An individual. What is “engineered chaos” is what this admin is doing in blue cities to justify invocation of the insurrection act.
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Believe Haliburton is the first NBA player to speak out since the start of the federal occupation of Minneapolis.
For the most part, American athletes in all major sports have been shockingly silent.
For the most part, American athletes in all major sports have been shockingly silent.
January 25, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Believe Haliburton is the first NBA player to speak out since the start of the federal occupation of Minneapolis.
For the most part, American athletes in all major sports have been shockingly silent.
For the most part, American athletes in all major sports have been shockingly silent.
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He was doing what many have been saying white men should be doing. He went outside to observe, he documented, he put his body on the line to protect another person and for this he was murdered by the gatekeepers of the fascist regime.
January 24, 2026 at 8:21 PM
He was doing what many have been saying white men should be doing. He went outside to observe, he documented, he put his body on the line to protect another person and for this he was murdered by the gatekeepers of the fascist regime.
If you want this - REALLY want this - then YOU, Mr. Senate Minority Leader, better whip those NO votes from BOTH sides of the aisle to shut down the appropriations bill that just passed the House and gives more funding to ICE.
This is THE ONLY way.
cc: @durbin.senate.gov & @duckworth.senate.gov
This is THE ONLY way.
cc: @durbin.senate.gov & @duckworth.senate.gov
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
If you want this - REALLY want this - then YOU, Mr. Senate Minority Leader, better whip those NO votes from BOTH sides of the aisle to shut down the appropriations bill that just passed the House and gives more funding to ICE.
This is THE ONLY way.
cc: @durbin.senate.gov & @duckworth.senate.gov
This is THE ONLY way.
cc: @durbin.senate.gov & @duckworth.senate.gov
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Man, if people thought I was obnoxious about Minnesota before…
January 23, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Man, if people thought I was obnoxious about Minnesota before…
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It’s posts like this that make Canada and other countries want to do deals with China and leave the United States all alone. This is the language of an abusive ex.
January 24, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It’s posts like this that make Canada and other countries want to do deals with China and leave the United States all alone. This is the language of an abusive ex.