Cory Barger (she/her)
@corybee.bsky.social
Bassoonist. Certified cat lady. Lily livered bleeding heart liberal. Two-time jeopardy champ
Days of Olympic coverage: 1
Number of times they’ve made me cry: 4
Number of times they’ve made me cry: 4
February 8, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Days of Olympic coverage: 1
Number of times they’ve made me cry: 4
Number of times they’ve made me cry: 4
Omgggggg my nemesis who got promoted to run the concert hall after the orchestra collapsed has lost his job
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Omgggggg my nemesis who got promoted to run the concert hall after the orchestra collapsed has lost his job
So brilliant
Des Moines IA
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa: Valentine's Day "Neuter Your Ex," where donors name a feral cat after an ex & support spay/neuter programs.
For a $15, name a feral cat after an ex, which will then be spayed or neutered & released through the TNR program.
arl-iowa.org/event/neuter...
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa: Valentine's Day "Neuter Your Ex," where donors name a feral cat after an ex & support spay/neuter programs.
For a $15, name a feral cat after an ex, which will then be spayed or neutered & released through the TNR program.
arl-iowa.org/event/neuter...
Iowa animal rescue offers Valentine's Day fundraiser to neuter cats named after exes
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is hosting a Valentine's Day fundraiser where donors can name a feral cat after an ex and support spay/neuter programs.
www.kcci.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
So brilliant
If you see me online please ask me whether I’m studying for the Mexican citizenship exam, most of the jobs I am eyeing are federally funded and they have to hold two auditions before hiring anyone who isn’t a citizen 😅
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
If you see me online please ask me whether I’m studying for the Mexican citizenship exam, most of the jobs I am eyeing are federally funded and they have to hold two auditions before hiring anyone who isn’t a citizen 😅
When I adopted my cat I spoke Spanish to her for a few days (she’s Mexican) and then I forgot because I wasn’t as fluent back when I got her and I was mostly thinking in English. Now when she hears me speak Spanish she gets super cuddly 🥹
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
When I adopted my cat I spoke Spanish to her for a few days (she’s Mexican) and then I forgot because I wasn’t as fluent back when I got her and I was mostly thinking in English. Now when she hears me speak Spanish she gets super cuddly 🥹
You know who commits crimes more often than undocumented immigrants? CBP agents
Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
February 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
You know who commits crimes more often than undocumented immigrants? CBP agents
One last orchestra update because it pisses me off: the politician who founded the orchestra said the auditions were his idea because the orchestra was sounding bad. So instead of noticing that ten good people quit in the last year because they were fed up with the conductor,
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
One last orchestra update because it pisses me off: the politician who founded the orchestra said the auditions were his idea because the orchestra was sounding bad. So instead of noticing that ten good people quit in the last year because they were fed up with the conductor,
Absolutely. So much of the narrative accepts the premise that mass deportations are necessary. Fuck that noise. Borders are a human rights violation
I thought about this a lot when we were all pushing to get kilmar abrego garcia released. I'm glad we got him back but literally NO ONE should be sent to CECOT. They should have ALL been brought back.
Never accept an inch. Never accept their framing. Bring everyone back and abolish DHS.
Never accept an inch. Never accept their framing. Bring everyone back and abolish DHS.
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Absolutely. So much of the narrative accepts the premise that mass deportations are necessary. Fuck that noise. Borders are a human rights violation
Finally something good to look forward to
Nigella Lawson, beloved food media personality, is joining ‘Great British Bake Off’ as a judge for series 17, replacing Prue Leith.
Nigella Lawson Is Joining Great British Bake Off As a Judge
Nigella Lawson, beloved food media personality, is joining ‘Great British Bake Off’ as a judge for series 17, replacing Prue Leith.
www.vulture.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Finally something good to look forward to
Orchestra update: musicians are organizing a fundraising concert so that people can afford to move, and the admin took that over and want us to commit to 3 months and 6 pops concerts that maybe will pay trust me bro
I’m out
I was out as soon as they asked the conductor to do the fundraiser
I’m out
I was out as soon as they asked the conductor to do the fundraiser
January 23, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Orchestra update: musicians are organizing a fundraising concert so that people can afford to move, and the admin took that over and want us to commit to 3 months and 6 pops concerts that maybe will pay trust me bro
I’m out
I was out as soon as they asked the conductor to do the fundraiser
I’m out
I was out as soon as they asked the conductor to do the fundraiser
This might be the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen
There are many who do not see GAZA as Kushner and Trump’s commercial real estate development to profiteer from. The bogus “Board of Peace” is hawking a real estate development at Davos today:
January 22, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This might be the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen
👀 socal peeps!! This little kitty needs a home!
A neighbor was taken to a care facility, and her little tortoiseshell kitty was left behind. I can't take her in but I've been feeding her and giving her water every day. No one in the neighbor's family can take her in. Is there anyone in the Inland Empire area that could foster or adopt her?
January 20, 2026 at 4:04 AM
👀 socal peeps!! This little kitty needs a home!
I’m using Facebook a lot right now because it’s pretty much the only place we are getting news about the orchestra, and half my fucking ads are anti-abortion or TERF bullshit, their algorithm could not be more wrong about me
January 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I’m using Facebook a lot right now because it’s pretty much the only place we are getting news about the orchestra, and half my fucking ads are anti-abortion or TERF bullshit, their algorithm could not be more wrong about me
You guys my mom has been taking pictures of QR codes all this time 😭 no wonder they never work bless her
January 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM
You guys my mom has been taking pictures of QR codes all this time 😭 no wonder they never work bless her
The admin said they’re not going to give us any information about our jobs because we will put it on social media LMAO
January 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The admin said they’re not going to give us any information about our jobs because we will put it on social media LMAO
My orchestra no longer exists, anyone need a bassoonist? 😅
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 AM
My orchestra no longer exists, anyone need a bassoonist? 😅
Annoying that hot lattes are not the default any more because fuck ice
January 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Annoying that hot lattes are not the default any more because fuck ice
Orchestra update: the GM was lying when he said they’d secured funding for the orchestra for the next two years 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 meanwhile no one has told the soloist for next week that there might not be an orchestra (we do not know who the soloist is)
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Orchestra update: the GM was lying when he said they’d secured funding for the orchestra for the next two years 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 meanwhile no one has told the soloist for next week that there might not be an orchestra (we do not know who the soloist is)
I’m at home and my parents’ dishwasher has died. They don’t really like my cooking because I use too many vegetables so I clean up after dinner. And my mom uses every single pot and utensil and plate when she cooks please send help
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I’m at home and my parents’ dishwasher has died. They don’t really like my cooking because I use too many vegetables so I clean up after dinner. And my mom uses every single pot and utensil and plate when she cooks please send help
Reposted by Cory Barger (she/her)
Epidemic abuse:
"One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police"
"White nationalists pervade law enforcement
10,000 family dogs killed by police every year (DOJ: "epidemic")
"Police solve just 2% of all major crimes"
"NYPD Costs $10 Billion a Year
"50% of municipal budgets
"One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police"
"White nationalists pervade law enforcement
10,000 family dogs killed by police every year (DOJ: "epidemic")
"Police solve just 2% of all major crimes"
"NYPD Costs $10 Billion a Year
"50% of municipal budgets
January 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Epidemic abuse:
"One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police"
"White nationalists pervade law enforcement
10,000 family dogs killed by police every year (DOJ: "epidemic")
"Police solve just 2% of all major crimes"
"NYPD Costs $10 Billion a Year
"50% of municipal budgets
"One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police"
"White nationalists pervade law enforcement
10,000 family dogs killed by police every year (DOJ: "epidemic")
"Police solve just 2% of all major crimes"
"NYPD Costs $10 Billion a Year
"50% of municipal budgets
This is fucking chilling
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 7:33 PM
This is fucking chilling
Reposted by Cory Barger (she/her)
These fucking politicians need to STOP CONSTANTLY admonishing protestors to be "peaceful" while they are being brutalized regularly by the gatekeepers of the state. You should be up there telling ICE and Border Patrol to be fucking peaceful.
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
These fucking politicians need to STOP CONSTANTLY admonishing protestors to be "peaceful" while they are being brutalized regularly by the gatekeepers of the state. You should be up there telling ICE and Border Patrol to be fucking peaceful.
Obviously I should be used to the double standards inherent in fascism by now but it’s nuts to see the same people who were defending Ashli Babbit decide that Renee Good deserved to be murdered
January 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Obviously I should be used to the double standards inherent in fascism by now but it’s nuts to see the same people who were defending Ashli Babbit decide that Renee Good deserved to be murdered
Lmao our incompetent general director has been made director of the concert hall too, if I have to see one more person fail up I am going to lose it
January 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Lmao our incompetent general director has been made director of the concert hall too, if I have to see one more person fail up I am going to lose it
I feel dumb caring about this since my degrees have been in an envelope in the back of my closet for 18 years but I need them apostilled and for that they have to staple them to a cover sheet and how do we not have a more chic way to treat nice documents by now
January 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I feel dumb caring about this since my degrees have been in an envelope in the back of my closet for 18 years but I need them apostilled and for that they have to staple them to a cover sheet and how do we not have a more chic way to treat nice documents by now