Eleanor Barker
@eleanorscholes.bsky.social
Progressive digital strategist and sunscreen enthusiast. Talk to me about labor, urbanism, film theory, and all things Washington, DC. Views are mine.
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I will forever die in the hill that volunteering to have my bag checked right at the gate should give me priority boarding.
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I will forever die in the hill that volunteering to have my bag checked right at the gate should give me priority boarding.
DC folks: My partner and I are looking for a restaurant for our anniversary in a few weeks. What are some romantic, but still low-key, spots we should look at? We're willing to splurge a bit here.
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
DC folks: My partner and I are looking for a restaurant for our anniversary in a few weeks. What are some romantic, but still low-key, spots we should look at? We're willing to splurge a bit here.
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
Can we finally say that the @teenvogue.com pivot to an anticapitalist and liberationist viewpoint over the last decade was, from a corporate perspective, a cynical ploy to lure young people into endless consumption?
November 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Can we finally say that the @teenvogue.com pivot to an anticapitalist and liberationist viewpoint over the last decade was, from a corporate perspective, a cynical ploy to lure young people into endless consumption?
Does anyone else use the MetroPulse app for @wmata.com? I really like it overall, but I’ve found that it doesn’t always account for buses that are on the way. Is this a glitch in the app? Do some buses not have a tracker?
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Does anyone else use the MetroPulse app for @wmata.com? I really like it overall, but I’ve found that it doesn’t always account for buses that are on the way. Is this a glitch in the app? Do some buses not have a tracker?
Currently on the Yellow Line headed to the starting point of the Marine Corps Marathon, and it’s packed! So glad @wmata.com opened early and is running additional trains.
October 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Currently on the Yellow Line headed to the starting point of the Marine Corps Marathon, and it’s packed! So glad @wmata.com opened early and is running additional trains.
I made the rookie mistake of going to Georgetown for a walk on a Saturday afternoon.
There must be a secret circle of Hell where you’re eternally waiting to cross Wisconsin and M.
There must be a secret circle of Hell where you’re eternally waiting to cross Wisconsin and M.
October 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I made the rookie mistake of going to Georgetown for a walk on a Saturday afternoon.
There must be a secret circle of Hell where you’re eternally waiting to cross Wisconsin and M.
There must be a secret circle of Hell where you’re eternally waiting to cross Wisconsin and M.
Hey, today was the first time I got the @ggwash.org Connections in one try! I think that's worth celebrating.
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Connections – GGWash #22
Create custom puzzles based on the game popularized by New York Times
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October 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hey, today was the first time I got the @ggwash.org Connections in one try! I think that's worth celebrating.
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Kimmel: "This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this."
September 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Kimmel: "This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this."
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if you’re in line to get raptured, STAY IN LINE
September 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
if you’re in line to get raptured, STAY IN LINE
So Megyn Kelly is using her podcast for what sounds like thinly-veiled threats of violence.
When are Jay Roach and Charlize Theron going to apologize for Bombshell?
When are Jay Roach and Charlize Theron going to apologize for Bombshell?
September 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
So Megyn Kelly is using her podcast for what sounds like thinly-veiled threats of violence.
When are Jay Roach and Charlize Theron going to apologize for Bombshell?
When are Jay Roach and Charlize Theron going to apologize for Bombshell?
I just saw a post on LinkedIn saying that dogs should be allowed in all the same spaces as babies. I might be unkind saying this, but that is one of the worst takes I've ever read.
September 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I just saw a post on LinkedIn saying that dogs should be allowed in all the same spaces as babies. I might be unkind saying this, but that is one of the worst takes I've ever read.
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I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.
September 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.
DC folks: WJLA is owned by Sinclair. If we want to make our feelings known to Disney, what might be even more effective than just canceling subscriptions is to contact local businesses that advertise there and tell them to pull ads. With that, do we have a list of local businesses that fit the bill?
September 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
DC folks: WJLA is owned by Sinclair. If we want to make our feelings known to Disney, what might be even more effective than just canceling subscriptions is to contact local businesses that advertise there and tell them to pull ads. With that, do we have a list of local businesses that fit the bill?
I'm trying to cancel my Hulu subscription, but the service won't let me. Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
September 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I'm trying to cancel my Hulu subscription, but the service won't let me. Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
Question for DC residents: Does the DMV send you an updated license when you update your address? I haven't gotten anything from the DMV since updating mine, and I'd like to get a new one since the area I live in can sometimes be closed off.
September 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Question for DC residents: Does the DMV send you an updated license when you update your address? I haven't gotten anything from the DMV since updating mine, and I'd like to get a new one since the area I live in can sometimes be closed off.
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Join me in condemning this kind of statement and this kind of hate.
September 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Join me in condemning this kind of statement and this kind of hate.
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Would be great if there was a famous actor who wanted to elevate important political stories right now.
RIP Robert Redford
RIP Robert Redford
September 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Would be great if there was a famous actor who wanted to elevate important political stories right now.
RIP Robert Redford
RIP Robert Redford
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We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
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Twitter MAGA response to shooter ID is "he was one of us until leftist university professors indoctrinated him into violent leftism," in case you're wondering where this is headed
September 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Twitter MAGA response to shooter ID is "he was one of us until leftist university professors indoctrinated him into violent leftism," in case you're wondering where this is headed
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No matter what the reality of the shooter, you knew it would get dumber.
September 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
No matter what the reality of the shooter, you knew it would get dumber.
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Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.
September 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.
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Political violence is meant to scare and silence -- it is absolutely never acceptable. We don't have to agree with someone to affirm they have a right to speak their mind without fearing for their life or safety.
September 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Political violence is meant to scare and silence -- it is absolutely never acceptable. We don't have to agree with someone to affirm they have a right to speak their mind without fearing for their life or safety.
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We can, in fact, oppose ALL political violence, no matter the form, source, or reasoning.
Genocide (& supporting it) is bad.
Ethnic cleansing is bad.
Murdering people in a boat off Venezuela is bad.
Murdering people for Existing While Black is bad.
Shooting someone whose views are repellant is bad.
Genocide (& supporting it) is bad.
Ethnic cleansing is bad.
Murdering people in a boat off Venezuela is bad.
Murdering people for Existing While Black is bad.
Shooting someone whose views are repellant is bad.
September 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We can, in fact, oppose ALL political violence, no matter the form, source, or reasoning.
Genocide (& supporting it) is bad.
Ethnic cleansing is bad.
Murdering people in a boat off Venezuela is bad.
Murdering people for Existing While Black is bad.
Shooting someone whose views are repellant is bad.
Genocide (& supporting it) is bad.
Ethnic cleansing is bad.
Murdering people in a boat off Venezuela is bad.
Murdering people for Existing While Black is bad.
Shooting someone whose views are repellant is bad.
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.