Dean Barker
@deanbarker.bsky.social
"Weird composer; weird way of thinking...It is rare to find someone who is mad about Schumann, but I love him very much." - Mitsuko Uchida
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Thank to you @docseuss.bsky.social for reminding us all of the previous confirmed kill when Joyce Carol Oates tactically assassinated Curtis Yarvin.
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Thank to you @docseuss.bsky.social for reminding us all of the previous confirmed kill when Joyce Carol Oates tactically assassinated Curtis Yarvin.
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FIGHTING FOR PRINCESSES???????
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
FIGHTING FOR PRINCESSES???????
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Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
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Sahara - Shining [Italy, Italo-Disco, Synthpop, Electronic] (1985)
https://redd.it/1ols5yk
https://youtu.be/6lEYwn4YfAo
https://redd.it/1ols5yk
https://youtu.be/6lEYwn4YfAo
Sahara - Shining [Italy, Italo-Disco, Synthpop, Electronic] (1985)
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Sahara - Shining [Italy, Italo-Disco, Synthpop, Electronic] (1985)
https://redd.it/1ols5yk
https://youtu.be/6lEYwn4YfAo
https://redd.it/1ols5yk
https://youtu.be/6lEYwn4YfAo
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Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
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Stupendous, how an artist can convey vitality and vibrancy and character and humanity across half a millennium. Art is a time machine.
Portrait of Princess Emilia of Saxony (c.1530) - Hans Krell (1490–1565) #renaissance #portrait
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Stupendous, how an artist can convey vitality and vibrancy and character and humanity across half a millennium. Art is a time machine.
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Apron, cape, gloves, strap .... wetweather clothes .... whip carefully chosen .... boss, spotter, starter, and hostler,
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Apron, cape, gloves, strap .... wetweather clothes .... whip carefully chosen .... boss, spotter, starter, and hostler,
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A map of the fallen rain
written in your mind
written in your mind
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A map of the fallen rain
written in your mind
written in your mind
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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“Good,” said Frog.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“Good,” said Frog.
you got me
shook up,
shook down
shook out
ooooooooooooooon your lovin'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTA...
shook up,
shook down
shook out
ooooooooooooooon your lovin'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTA...
Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
YouTube video by koollatter
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
you got me
shook up,
shook down
shook out
ooooooooooooooon your lovin'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTA...
shook up,
shook down
shook out
ooooooooooooooon your lovin'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTA...
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performatively reading your posts
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
performatively reading your posts
Intolerable abuse of US citizens by our own government.
A Berwyn family was driving with their 1-year-old child Saturday when they were pepper-sprayed by federal agents, a video taken by the family shows. The action appears to violate a judge’s restriction on use of force.
1-year-old pepper-sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Intolerable abuse of US citizens by our own government.
This was my assumption. Glad to see this analysis.
NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This was my assumption. Glad to see this analysis.
Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
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Iglesia patrimonial de Aldachildo.
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Iglesia patrimonial de Aldachildo.
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Salma Agha - Come Closer [India, Bolly-Disco-Funk] (1984)
https://redd.it/8bgsak
https://youtu.be/bXtajFxMTg0
https://redd.it/8bgsak
https://youtu.be/bXtajFxMTg0
Salma Agha - Come Closer [India, Bolly-Disco-Funk] (1984)
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Salma Agha - Come Closer [India, Bolly-Disco-Funk] (1984)
https://redd.it/8bgsak
https://youtu.be/bXtajFxMTg0
https://redd.it/8bgsak
https://youtu.be/bXtajFxMTg0
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Also with the ACA vote unattached, even if they get 66% in both houses, Trump can veto it as a stand alone. So purple seat Republicans get cover, nothing happens. Just awful.
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Also with the ACA vote unattached, even if they get 66% in both houses, Trump can veto it as a stand alone. So purple seat Republicans get cover, nothing happens. Just awful.
Shaheen, Hassan almost certainly knew this even before they voted to end the shutdown and the only leverage Ds had.
It's disrespectful to constituents to put out phony rationales. I'd have a lot more sympathy if treated honestly, such as admitting they judged Rs will never budge on the subsidies.
It's disrespectful to constituents to put out phony rationales. I'd have a lot more sympathy if treated honestly, such as admitting they judged Rs will never budge on the subsidies.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Shaheen, Hassan almost certainly knew this even before they voted to end the shutdown and the only leverage Ds had.
It's disrespectful to constituents to put out phony rationales. I'd have a lot more sympathy if treated honestly, such as admitting they judged Rs will never budge on the subsidies.
It's disrespectful to constituents to put out phony rationales. I'd have a lot more sympathy if treated honestly, such as admitting they judged Rs will never budge on the subsidies.
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If you do a 50 year mortgage, you're just renting.
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
If you do a 50 year mortgage, you're just renting.
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(Okay, it’s her birthday, so. . .)
Hang on, when did reading become performative?
📸: Michael Berresse
Hang on, when did reading become performative?
📸: Michael Berresse
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
(Okay, it’s her birthday, so. . .)
Hang on, when did reading become performative?
📸: Michael Berresse
Hang on, when did reading become performative?
📸: Michael Berresse
Goes hard. No lies.
What is the difference between between investing in Canada and investing in the USA?
“We have rule of law.”
- PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli
“We have rule of law.”
- PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Goes hard. No lies.