K Barn
@karlbarn.bsky.social
Brood mother 🐔, union hoser ✊, ally 🏳️🌈🇵🇸🇨🇳🇻🇪 🇨🇩, formo journo, filthy leftist.
F*k capitalism. Go home.
F*k capitalism. Go home.
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K Barn
@karlbarn.bsky.social
· Apr 14
When people say voting strategically is harm reduction my question is:
Harm reduction for who, to what extent, for how long, and at the cost of whose lives and exploitation globally?
Harm reduction for who, to what extent, for how long, and at the cost of whose lives and exploitation globally?
I think I need to start listening to this.
The reading of JRR Tolkien's take on aircraft is fantastic. I knew Tolkien's work was informed by an anti-war sentiment but didn't know this dude went so hard on it. Is Tolkien based?
The reading of JRR Tolkien's take on aircraft is fantastic. I knew Tolkien's work was informed by an anti-war sentiment but didn't know this dude went so hard on it. Is Tolkien based?
Ever wonder “what did Tolkien think of the plane?” Or “what if goblins were played by the Beastie Boys?” Well, I’ve got the show for you.
SHELVED BY GENRE awakens far below the Misty Mountains, and with riddles and talking eagles and exploding pine cones, the hosts continue their discussion of THE HOBBIT! Also, we learn so much about what Tolkien thought of airplanes. rangedtouch.com/2026/01/16/t...
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I think I need to start listening to this.
The reading of JRR Tolkien's take on aircraft is fantastic. I knew Tolkien's work was informed by an anti-war sentiment but didn't know this dude went so hard on it. Is Tolkien based?
The reading of JRR Tolkien's take on aircraft is fantastic. I knew Tolkien's work was informed by an anti-war sentiment but didn't know this dude went so hard on it. Is Tolkien based?
Rhymes with boycott Ubisoft (and Microsoft, imo)
January 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Rhymes with boycott Ubisoft (and Microsoft, imo)
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"For three decades, the goal of tech development has not been to improve our lives or to serve the public good, but rather to maximize shareholder value and to increase the power of the companies that control it...We need to recognize that was a choice, and we can choose to take a different path."
For decades, Canadians eagerly rushed onto US tech platforms and services. But now the drawbacks of that dependence are on full display.
For @policyalternatives.ca, I explain the economic and political consequences of a US-dominated internet — and why digital sovereignty is imperative.
For @policyalternatives.ca, I explain the economic and political consequences of a US-dominated internet — and why digital sovereignty is imperative.
Every data centre is a U.S. military base - CCPA
Understanding how the United States uses its tech companies to serve empire
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
"For three decades, the goal of tech development has not been to improve our lives or to serve the public good, but rather to maximize shareholder value and to increase the power of the companies that control it...We need to recognize that was a choice, and we can choose to take a different path."
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The lawlessness of the US government provides even further justification for collective efforts to boycott the United States, to make it feel some degree of consequences for its illegal and destabilizing behaviour globally. That means avoiding travel, boycotting its companies, and similar actions.
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The lawlessness of the US government provides even further justification for collective efforts to boycott the United States, to make it feel some degree of consequences for its illegal and destabilizing behaviour globally. That means avoiding travel, boycotting its companies, and similar actions.
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This US jingoism is about oil and imperialism. Don't buy the old line about "freedom and democracy." If the US cared about democracy they'd have one that functioned and wouldn't have a reputation of coups, assassinations, and installing monarchs and dictators (see: Shah of Iran).
Solidarity with🇻🇪
This US jingoism is about oil and imperialism. Don't buy the old line about "freedom and democracy." If the US cared about democracy they'd have one that functioned and wouldn't have a reputation of coups, assassinations, and installing monarchs and dictators (see: Shah of Iran).
Solidarity with🇻🇪
wild to see every news outlet use the term "capture" to describe what happened. we're not at war with venezuela! this is *objectively* an illegal kidnapping of a sovereign country's leader
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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This US jingoism is about oil and imperialism. Don't buy the old line about "freedom and democracy." If the US cared about democracy they'd have one that functioned and wouldn't have a reputation of coups, assassinations, and installing monarchs and dictators (see: Shah of Iran).
Solidarity with🇻🇪
This US jingoism is about oil and imperialism. Don't buy the old line about "freedom and democracy." If the US cared about democracy they'd have one that functioned and wouldn't have a reputation of coups, assassinations, and installing monarchs and dictators (see: Shah of Iran).
Solidarity with🇻🇪
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There’s no getting around the fact that generative AI resides on a foundation of theft and counterfeiting on a previously unimaginable scale.
December 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There’s no getting around the fact that generative AI resides on a foundation of theft and counterfeiting on a previously unimaginable scale.
I mean when they put it that way it's pretty convincing. So when are we smashing up data centres?
again for the people in the back: the Luddites were fucking right.
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I mean when they put it that way it's pretty convincing. So when are we smashing up data centres?
And when the billionaires leave us on our dying planet, we'll hold hands and look at all of the AI pictures, internet searches, kids that drones killed, and the banal work we streamlined and say "yeah, this was worth it. I hear it's actually called Global Cooling, btw"
Please stop using AI lol
Please stop using AI lol
This is not sustainable. What the fuck are we doing to the planet?
"Research .. found that data centers on average consume about 300,000 gallons of water a day. Even closed-loop systems that reuse the same water repeatedly need millions of gallons of water."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"Research .. found that data centers on average consume about 300,000 gallons of water a day. Even closed-loop systems that reuse the same water repeatedly need millions of gallons of water."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
And when the billionaires leave us on our dying planet, we'll hold hands and look at all of the AI pictures, internet searches, kids that drones killed, and the banal work we streamlined and say "yeah, this was worth it. I hear it's actually called Global Cooling, btw"
Please stop using AI lol
Please stop using AI lol
I'd watch this
December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'd watch this
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Very weird feeling waiting for the president to announce an illegal war based on total bullshit that they made up right in front of our faces on TV, almost like I've lived through this moment before
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Very weird feeling waiting for the president to announce an illegal war based on total bullshit that they made up right in front of our faces on TV, almost like I've lived through this moment before
A heated coop and yet Taco the rooster has led the whole flock into the covered dust bath to huddle for warmth 😆
December 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A heated coop and yet Taco the rooster has led the whole flock into the covered dust bath to huddle for warmth 😆
I love that they made him a fan of AI 😂
Man in his thirties having trouble finding friends because he actually sucks
Man in his thirties having trouble finding friends because he actually sucks
Local Pub, Everywhere - Local man Fred Marston has realized how tough it is making friends in your thirties, especially when you’re kind of terrible.
www.thebeaverton.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I love that they made him a fan of AI 😂
We used to be a society
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We used to be a society
Delivering mail in the winter isn't that bad. If the snow is falling it's quite cozy.
The bummer part is the ice everywhere and the boss being butthurt when if we didn't finish our route [even though we pay their salaries and they contribute nothing to society ]because of said ice.
The bummer part is the ice everywhere and the boss being butthurt when if we didn't finish our route [even though we pay their salaries and they contribute nothing to society ]because of said ice.
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Delivering mail in the winter isn't that bad. If the snow is falling it's quite cozy.
The bummer part is the ice everywhere and the boss being butthurt when if we didn't finish our route [even though we pay their salaries and they contribute nothing to society ]because of said ice.
The bummer part is the ice everywhere and the boss being butthurt when if we didn't finish our route [even though we pay their salaries and they contribute nothing to society ]because of said ice.
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don’t you remember…
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
don’t you remember…
The working class during #givingtuesday
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The working class during #givingtuesday
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Why don't you like the pain machine? Asks head of pain machine.
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Why don't you like the pain machine? Asks head of pain machine.
The Battle of Algiers, the movie that Leo's character Bob Ferguson was watching in One Battle After Another, is on Youtube in full and for free and it's a banger.
Pro tip: use a browser like Duckduckgo to block YT ads and trackers for free
Pro tip: use a browser like Duckduckgo to block YT ads and trackers for free
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Battle of Algiers, the movie that Leo's character Bob Ferguson was watching in One Battle After Another, is on Youtube in full and for free and it's a banger.
Pro tip: use a browser like Duckduckgo to block YT ads and trackers for free
Pro tip: use a browser like Duckduckgo to block YT ads and trackers for free
This is brilliant. Paris Marx outlines some tips in this piece and the whole Bsky thread about how, should you choose to buy tech for people, you avoid making your loved ones unwitting members of the surveillance state
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is brilliant. Paris Marx outlines some tips in this piece and the whole Bsky thread about how, should you choose to buy tech for people, you avoid making your loved ones unwitting members of the surveillance state
I hope the consumer AI bubble bursts, but what worries me even more than it being used to replace white collar knowledge laborers is AI's role in the military and in state surveillance/fascism
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I hope the consumer AI bubble bursts, but what worries me even more than it being used to replace white collar knowledge laborers is AI's role in the military and in state surveillance/fascism
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Looking for a budget summary and you aren't an oligarch or the owner of a mid-sized company? Check out what the @ccpa has put together:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Post-election budget could plunge Canada into another federal election - CCPA
With so much on the line, the newly elected federal government has tabled a budget that, in many ways, could pass as a Conservative budget.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Looking for a budget summary and you aren't an oligarch or the owner of a mid-sized company? Check out what the @ccpa has put together:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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halloween is the best holiday because it’s the one that’s the most community focused. also because it’s the horniest
November 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
halloween is the best holiday because it’s the one that’s the most community focused. also because it’s the horniest