barefootwriter
@bfwriter.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Educational Studies. MA, Human Development, Learning, and Culture. gamer (not the bad kind), budoka, NOLA girl. I blog about POTS at barefootwriterhaspots.com
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Zohran genuinely loves the people of his city and wants the best for them. It’s astonishing how much we’ve all been starved of that by our leaders.
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 15, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Zohran genuinely loves the people of his city and wants the best for them. It’s astonishing how much we’ve all been starved of that by our leaders.
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We are plagued by people with a fundamental lack of curiosity or empathy. Just voids.
“ICE surge into MN reflects a series of mistaken MAGA assumptions.
1st is belief that diverse communities arent possible:
“Social bonds form among ppl who have something in common,” Vance said last year. “If you stop importing millions of foreigners into the US, you allow social cohesion to form”
1st is belief that diverse communities arent possible:
“Social bonds form among ppl who have something in common,” Vance said last year. “If you stop importing millions of foreigners into the US, you allow social cohesion to form”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:33 AM
We are plagued by people with a fundamental lack of curiosity or empathy. Just voids.
alt-text: a green linecut sticker of a bald cypress that says
"CAJUNS AGAINST MASS DEPORTATION SINCE 1755
réveillez! résistez!"
"CAJUNS AGAINST MASS DEPORTATION SINCE 1755
réveillez! résistez!"
February 15, 2026 at 5:33 AM
alt-text: a green linecut sticker of a bald cypress that says
"CAJUNS AGAINST MASS DEPORTATION SINCE 1755
réveillez! résistez!"
"CAJUNS AGAINST MASS DEPORTATION SINCE 1755
réveillez! résistez!"
what don't I have in common with other people, now? I always start with food, because I grew up in New Orleans and I always have a lot in common with lots of other immigrants wrt foodways. I often can only find certain foods I grew up eating at Chinese supermarkets.
“ICE surge into MN reflects a series of mistaken MAGA assumptions.
1st is belief that diverse communities arent possible:
“Social bonds form among ppl who have something in common,” Vance said last year. “If you stop importing millions of foreigners into the US, you allow social cohesion to form”
1st is belief that diverse communities arent possible:
“Social bonds form among ppl who have something in common,” Vance said last year. “If you stop importing millions of foreigners into the US, you allow social cohesion to form”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:28 AM
what don't I have in common with other people, now? I always start with food, because I grew up in New Orleans and I always have a lot in common with lots of other immigrants wrt foodways. I often can only find certain foods I grew up eating at Chinese supermarkets.
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Notice how those who wanted to overthrow the government for being asked to carry proof of their covid vaccination, claiming it’s an infringement on their freedoms, are suddenly all in favor of needing multiple proofs of identity just so they can exercise their constitutional right to vote.
February 15, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Notice how those who wanted to overthrow the government for being asked to carry proof of their covid vaccination, claiming it’s an infringement on their freedoms, are suddenly all in favor of needing multiple proofs of identity just so they can exercise their constitutional right to vote.
early. I suspect it is to not add stress atop my hyperadrenergic POTS. I get there, relax, explore, still walk in early.
Enough about chat GPT; let’s chat cpt:
Are you an early person, a right-on-time person, or a late person?
Are you an early person, a right-on-time person, or a late person?
February 15, 2026 at 5:17 AM
early. I suspect it is to not add stress atop my hyperadrenergic POTS. I get there, relax, explore, still walk in early.
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So this is just a dragnet smear — "look at how many of your faves are in the files! No we won't clarify why or how many times or the context"
Some genuinely legendary inclusions in the list though. Famed Epstein island visitor Elizabeth II???
Some genuinely legendary inclusions in the list though. Famed Epstein island visitor Elizabeth II???
🇺🇸📁 The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a letter to Congress explaining the reasons behind the redactions made in the Epstein files.
The six-page letter includes a list of all “government officials and politically exposed persons” referenced in the files.
The six-page letter includes a list of all “government officials and politically exposed persons” referenced in the files.
February 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
So this is just a dragnet smear — "look at how many of your faves are in the files! No we won't clarify why or how many times or the context"
Some genuinely legendary inclusions in the list though. Famed Epstein island visitor Elizabeth II???
Some genuinely legendary inclusions in the list though. Famed Epstein island visitor Elizabeth II???
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Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
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How many times, in how many contexts, in how many ways am I going to have to say that this is what "AI" does— what it fundamentally *is*— before it sinks in? That all Bullshit engines do is statistically correlate training data & inputs via their weights to produce outputs you are likely to accept…
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 3:57 AM
How many times, in how many contexts, in how many ways am I going to have to say that this is what "AI" does— what it fundamentally *is*— before it sinks in? That all Bullshit engines do is statistically correlate training data & inputs via their weights to produce outputs you are likely to accept…
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Well, this headline and framing rather buries the lede. It's not that two Latvians in the stands held up the flag of Greenland at a US vs Denmark match, in an arena full of US flags. It's that security told them to quit it for "safety reasons, because there could be American aggressive people."
Fans who raised Greenland's flag at US-Denmark Olympic hockey game say it was a pro-European gesture
Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Well, this headline and framing rather buries the lede. It's not that two Latvians in the stands held up the flag of Greenland at a US vs Denmark match, in an arena full of US flags. It's that security told them to quit it for "safety reasons, because there could be American aggressive people."
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Dunno, man, it sounds like that’s an “American aggressive people” problem and not a “two awesome Latvians demonstrating pan-European solidarity in the face of rising authoritarian belligerence” problem.
Well, this headline and framing rather buries the lede. It's not that two Latvians in the stands held up the flag of Greenland at a US vs Denmark match, in an arena full of US flags. It's that security told them to quit it for "safety reasons, because there could be American aggressive people."
Fans who raised Greenland's flag at US-Denmark Olympic hockey game say it was a pro-European gesture
Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Dunno, man, it sounds like that’s an “American aggressive people” problem and not a “two awesome Latvians demonstrating pan-European solidarity in the face of rising authoritarian belligerence” problem.
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Stealing stuff from non-European cultures is an important part of European culture
February 15, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Stealing stuff from non-European cultures is an important part of European culture
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This Marco Rubio speech is just unabashed blood and soil nationalism, but also, it's incredibly weird to use, as your example of the supposed artistic heritage of European Christendom, the Rolling Stones, of all bands, who cribbed their entire style from Black American music.
February 15, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This Marco Rubio speech is just unabashed blood and soil nationalism, but also, it's incredibly weird to use, as your example of the supposed artistic heritage of European Christendom, the Rolling Stones, of all bands, who cribbed their entire style from Black American music.
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Just the absolute bottom of the barrel of humanity. So help me god if we root these guys out of power no Democrat ever tell me it is time to move on or unite.
I don't want unity. I want fucking justice. I want people to go to jail for a long time to think on what they did and serve as an example
I don't want unity. I want fucking justice. I want people to go to jail for a long time to think on what they did and serve as an example
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Just the absolute bottom of the barrel of humanity. So help me god if we root these guys out of power no Democrat ever tell me it is time to move on or unite.
I don't want unity. I want fucking justice. I want people to go to jail for a long time to think on what they did and serve as an example
I don't want unity. I want fucking justice. I want people to go to jail for a long time to think on what they did and serve as an example
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One reason I keep saying that Trump's departure won't end our fascism problem is that every Republican presidential aspirant (even those who 10 years ago were "normal") are talking like twitter nazis now
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
One reason I keep saying that Trump's departure won't end our fascism problem is that every Republican presidential aspirant (even those who 10 years ago were "normal") are talking like twitter nazis now
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2/3 of Winter Olympic sports sound like something i made up after four glasses of wine
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
2/3 of Winter Olympic sports sound like something i made up after four glasses of wine
we should break up this unholy alliance and reforge it along denominational lines. the Christian nationalists are different from the rest of us.
even if you ignore the bulk of the history of Christendom, American Christianity was only fashioned into a monolith in recent history, by corporate America as a reaction to the New Deal (HT @kevinmkruse.bsky.social).
fuck off with this ahistorical nonsense.
history.princeton.edu/about/public...
fuck off with this ahistorical nonsense.
history.princeton.edu/about/public...
February 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
we should break up this unholy alliance and reforge it along denominational lines. the Christian nationalists are different from the rest of us.
even if you ignore the bulk of the history of Christendom, American Christianity was only fashioned into a monolith in recent history, by corporate America as a reaction to the New Deal (HT @kevinmkruse.bsky.social).
fuck off with this ahistorical nonsense.
history.princeton.edu/about/public...
fuck off with this ahistorical nonsense.
history.princeton.edu/about/public...
February 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
even if you ignore the bulk of the history of Christendom, American Christianity was only fashioned into a monolith in recent history, by corporate America as a reaction to the New Deal (HT @kevinmkruse.bsky.social).
fuck off with this ahistorical nonsense.
history.princeton.edu/about/public...
fuck off with this ahistorical nonsense.
history.princeton.edu/about/public...
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This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM
This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
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It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!
February 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!
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Watergate pales before this.
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Watergate pales before this.
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Here's an example of the reaction I'm describing here, and I appreciate something this particular poster makes clear: They neither understand nor respect boundaries. There's no policing happening here, just my own decisions about who I will have a conversation with.
February 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Here's an example of the reaction I'm describing here, and I appreciate something this particular poster makes clear: They neither understand nor respect boundaries. There's no policing happening here, just my own decisions about who I will have a conversation with.