Jon Barrett
@jonbarrett.bsky.social
Editor. Observer. Loafer.
📍Brooklyn/FIP
Bloomberg Cities, Matthew Shepard Foundation
Formerly The Advocate 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Entertainment Weekly 🎬 Oprah, etc.
http://instagram.com/bontonjon
📍Brooklyn/FIP
Bloomberg Cities, Matthew Shepard Foundation
Formerly The Advocate 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Entertainment Weekly 🎬 Oprah, etc.
http://instagram.com/bontonjon
White House and Government Agencies Join Bluesky, Then Attack Democrats
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Found a “work for ICE” ad on my LinkedIn feed this morning, so I flagged it for promoting unlawful and violent activity. LinkedIn wrote back and said, after review, the ad was taken down. I don’t know if that’s true, but here’s hoping.
October 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Found a “work for ICE” ad on my LinkedIn feed this morning, so I flagged it for promoting unlawful and violent activity. LinkedIn wrote back and said, after review, the ad was taken down. I don’t know if that’s true, but here’s hoping.
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I want to report some good news from LA:
ICE picked a hotel in Pasadena to be their headquarters for this side of the city. The residents of Pasadena (myself included) would not stand for this and protested all yesterday in front of the hotel until, eventually, the hotel kicked out ICE!!
ICE picked a hotel in Pasadena to be their headquarters for this side of the city. The residents of Pasadena (myself included) would not stand for this and protested all yesterday in front of the hotel until, eventually, the hotel kicked out ICE!!
June 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I want to report some good news from LA:
ICE picked a hotel in Pasadena to be their headquarters for this side of the city. The residents of Pasadena (myself included) would not stand for this and protested all yesterday in front of the hotel until, eventually, the hotel kicked out ICE!!
ICE picked a hotel in Pasadena to be their headquarters for this side of the city. The residents of Pasadena (myself included) would not stand for this and protested all yesterday in front of the hotel until, eventually, the hotel kicked out ICE!!
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Share with your NYC friends! (And can't these two guys be a ticket somehow?)
At last night's mayoral forum cosponsored by Hell Gate and NY Focus at the Public Theater, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social asked @bradlander.bsky.social a question that Lander was more than ready to answer: What he thought was the worst thing Andrew Cuomo did as governor.
May 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Share with your NYC friends! (And can't these two guys be a ticket somehow?)
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oh wow I wonder if this is something he could have done when the Trump admin condemned 2000 infants a day to a lifelong HIV infection or when he defied a unanimous Supreme Court decision ah well nevertheless
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York intends on Tuesday to put a hold on all Justice Department political appointees awaiting Senate confirmation until he gets more information on President Trump's plans to accept a luxury jet from Qatar.
Schumer to Slow Trump Justice Dept. Nominees Over Qatari Jet
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
oh wow I wonder if this is something he could have done when the Trump admin condemned 2000 infants a day to a lifelong HIV infection or when he defied a unanimous Supreme Court decision ah well nevertheless
I quit using Amazon months ago, but my annual Prime membership is just ending now. When they wrote to remind me to renew, I wrote back to explain why I wouldn’t. My message, of course, bounced back (as I was directed to their customer-service page. So will share here instead :)
April 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I quit using Amazon months ago, but my annual Prime membership is just ending now. When they wrote to remind me to renew, I wrote back to explain why I wouldn’t. My message, of course, bounced back (as I was directed to their customer-service page. So will share here instead :)
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Hey, @baldwin.senate.gov and @ritchietorres.bsky.social: Maybe you should get on a plane and fly to El Salvador and demand a meeting with Andry Hernandez Romero?
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Family fears for safety of Venezuelan makeup artist deported to Salvadoran megaprison
Andry Hernandez Romero was deported to El Salvador based on the government's contention that his tattoos linked him to a Venezuelan gang. Friends and family say the tattoos are merely a symbol of his ...
www.nbcnews.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Hey, @baldwin.senate.gov and @ritchietorres.bsky.social: Maybe you should get on a plane and fly to El Salvador and demand a meeting with Andry Hernandez Romero?
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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Dear @sanders.senate.gov & @aoc.bsky.social: I just donated $100 to #FightOligarchy tour as my thank-you for coming to my hometown NAMPA, ID & packing the Snake River Stampede rodeo grounds. It was the “Wildest, Fastest Show on Earth.” Now your rally takes the title. ❤️✊🤠 berniesanders.com/oligarchy/
April 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Dear @sanders.senate.gov & @aoc.bsky.social: I just donated $100 to #FightOligarchy tour as my thank-you for coming to my hometown NAMPA, ID & packing the Snake River Stampede rodeo grounds. It was the “Wildest, Fastest Show on Earth.” Now your rally takes the title. ❤️✊🤠 berniesanders.com/oligarchy/
I don't know what's more ridiculous. The stock market or this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
A Frenzy at Trader Joe’s: ‘Everyone’s Here for the Tote Bags’
For a second year, a limited run of mini canvas tote bags had people waiting in line outside Trader Joe’s stores. At some stores, they sold out in less than an hour.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I don't know what's more ridiculous. The stock market or this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
Meatpacking District on fire today.
March 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Meatpacking District on fire today.
“Youth! Youth! There is absolutely nothing in the world but youth!”
March 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
“Youth! Youth! There is absolutely nothing in the world but youth!”
I followed @schumer.senate.gov, @kirstengilliland.bsky.social, and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social in the hope that they'd have something I'd want to hear.
Turns out they don't. Time to find new representation.
Turns out they don't. Time to find new representation.
March 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I followed @schumer.senate.gov, @kirstengilliland.bsky.social, and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social in the hope that they'd have something I'd want to hear.
Turns out they don't. Time to find new representation.
Turns out they don't. Time to find new representation.
Much respect to @keating.house.gov
1. Finally some fight.
"Have you no decency!?" asked Rep. Keating after a Republican rep called Sarah McBride "Mr. McBride" repeatedly.
McBride shot back, calling the chairman "Madam Chairman."
Fireworks erupted, Dems protested, and the hearing was cancelled.
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"Have you no decency!?" asked Rep. Keating after a Republican rep called Sarah McBride "Mr. McBride" repeatedly.
McBride shot back, calling the chairman "Madam Chairman."
Fireworks erupted, Dems protested, and the hearing was cancelled.
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"Have You No Decency?": Republican Calls Sarah McBride "Mister," Dems Erupt And End Hearing
During a meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a Republican representative, Rep. Keith Self, called transgender congresswoman the "gentleman from Delaware." Dems pushed back.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Much respect to @keating.house.gov
What a coincidence. My support of Gavin Newsom is now "deeply unlikely." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
Gavin Newsom Splits With Democrats on Transgender Athletes: ‘It’s Deeply Unfair’
The remarks by Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a potential White House hopeful, were an extraordinary break from fellow Democrats and signaled a newly defensive position on the issue.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
What a coincidence. My support of Gavin Newsom is now "deeply unlikely." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
I was looking for alternative program for tonight.
But this is not the escape I needed.
But this is not the escape I needed.
March 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I was looking for alternative program for tonight.
But this is not the escape I needed.
But this is not the escape I needed.
Proof of humanity...
How an L.G.B.T.Q. HotLine Became a Lifeline | "The Callers" | The New Yorker Documentary
YouTube video by The New Yorker
youtu.be
March 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Proof of humanity...
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Just because so many men are creepy weirdos does not mean people should be transphobic.
Ex-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spouts transphobic talking points to Bill Maher.
"Look, in seventh grade, if I had known that I could have said the word ‘They’ and got in the girls bathroom, I would have done it."
"Look, in seventh grade, if I had known that I could have said the word ‘They’ and got in the girls bathroom, I would have done it."
Ex-Chicago mayor rips current city leaders for focus on bathroom and locker room instead of crime, education
During HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher," former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel blasted city leadership for failing the city on safety and educational standards.
www.foxnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Just because so many men are creepy weirdos does not mean people should be transphobic.
Roberta Flack has enchanted me since I first saw/heard her on Free to Be You and Me. A terrible loss.
youtu.be/TdLZITiZ2VQ?...
youtu.be/TdLZITiZ2VQ?...
Free To Be You and Me -- Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack
YouTube video by marlothomas
youtu.be
February 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Roberta Flack has enchanted me since I first saw/heard her on Free to Be You and Me. A terrible loss.
youtu.be/TdLZITiZ2VQ?...
youtu.be/TdLZITiZ2VQ?...
Just purchased a stack of these to share in bathrooms everywhere. www.drdht.com/product-page...
Trans Bathroom Sticker Pack (water-resistant, wallet-sized) | DR DHT
DR DHT's Trans Bathroom Sticker Pack: designed by a trans person (the creator of DR DHT, our small trans owned business), these water resistant stickers come with a matte finish and an easy-peel back....
www.drdht.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Just purchased a stack of these to share in bathrooms everywhere. www.drdht.com/product-page...
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Bernie Sanders: "The struggle against Trump, the struggle against oligarchy, which is led by Elon Musk ... that's not gonna be won here in Capitol Hill. It's gonna be won by millions of people all over this country standing up and saying, 'we fought and died for democracy.'"
February 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Bernie Sanders: "The struggle against Trump, the struggle against oligarchy, which is led by Elon Musk ... that's not gonna be won here in Capitol Hill. It's gonna be won by millions of people all over this country standing up and saying, 'we fought and died for democracy.'"
Grateful for @ve5tal.bsky.social for getting my ass to the protest this afternoon. Was great to be surrounded by so many like-minded/angry folks.
Although, I gotta say, it might be time for us to come up with some new rallying cries. "Hey hey, ho ho, some of those other ones gotta go."
Although, I gotta say, it might be time for us to come up with some new rallying cries. "Hey hey, ho ho, some of those other ones gotta go."
Amazing energy at today’s march in NYC! Grateful to everyone who showed up to #DefendDemocracy and stand together!!
@bkindivisible.bsky.social
@50501movement.bsky.social
#BuildtheResistance #NotMyPresidentsDay #Resist
@bkindivisible.bsky.social
@50501movement.bsky.social
#BuildtheResistance #NotMyPresidentsDay #Resist
February 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Grateful for @ve5tal.bsky.social for getting my ass to the protest this afternoon. Was great to be surrounded by so many like-minded/angry folks.
Although, I gotta say, it might be time for us to come up with some new rallying cries. "Hey hey, ho ho, some of those other ones gotta go."
Although, I gotta say, it might be time for us to come up with some new rallying cries. "Hey hey, ho ho, some of those other ones gotta go."
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I’ll be at the Union Square Protests tomorrow. Join us!
#50501 #BuildtheResistance #NotMyPresidentsDay #Resist @bkindivisible.bsky.social @marisolnyc.bsky.social @jonbarrett.bsky.social @calebcrain.bsky.social
#50501 #BuildtheResistance #NotMyPresidentsDay #Resist @bkindivisible.bsky.social @marisolnyc.bsky.social @jonbarrett.bsky.social @calebcrain.bsky.social
NYC get ready for Monday! Let’s show the fascists how we show up for Democracy.
Proud to be cosponsoring w/ @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @foodandwater.bsky.social @newkingsdems.bsky.social @thirdactnyc.bsky.social
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...
Proud to be cosponsoring w/ @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @foodandwater.bsky.social @newkingsdems.bsky.social @thirdactnyc.bsky.social
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...
Resist the Dictators and Defend the Constitution on Presidents Day · Indivisible Brooklyn
Indivisible Brooklyn is supporting the protest and march organized by Rise and Resist in Union Square to mark Presidents Day. This day we resist the current Trump administration, the GOP Congress, and...
www.mobilize.us
February 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’ll be at the Union Square Protests tomorrow. Join us!
#50501 #BuildtheResistance #NotMyPresidentsDay #Resist @bkindivisible.bsky.social @marisolnyc.bsky.social @jonbarrett.bsky.social @calebcrain.bsky.social
#50501 #BuildtheResistance #NotMyPresidentsDay #Resist @bkindivisible.bsky.social @marisolnyc.bsky.social @jonbarrett.bsky.social @calebcrain.bsky.social
Was excited to get email from my congressman, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, thinking it might be an update on how he and the Dems are working to rescue our democracy.
Nope... just another email asking for money.
Nope... just another email asking for money.
February 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Was excited to get email from my congressman, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, thinking it might be an update on how he and the Dems are working to rescue our democracy.
Nope... just another email asking for money.
Nope... just another email asking for money.