Barbara Kaskosz
@kaskosz.bsky.social
Barbara Kaskosz, Ph.D., a mathematics professor at a university in New England. Concerned about democracy in America and the future of our country. 🏳️🌈
Opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of my employer.
Opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of my employer.
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Barbara Kaskosz
@kaskosz.bsky.social
· May 9
My real name is Barbara Kaskosz and I am a mathematics professor.
I was using an alias so my students wouldn't concern themselves with my political views.
The times have changed. Hiding behind an alias no longer feels right for me.
I STAND STRONG AND SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR.
I was using an alias so my students wouldn't concern themselves with my political views.
The times have changed. Hiding behind an alias no longer feels right for me.
I STAND STRONG AND SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR.
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Trump says that he spoke with the oil companies before and after the attack on Venezuela. Yet, he neglected to inform Congress before carrying the raid.
Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act.
#The11thHour
Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act.
#The11thHour
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Trump says that he spoke with the oil companies before and after the attack on Venezuela. Yet, he neglected to inform Congress before carrying the raid.
Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act.
#The11thHour
Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act.
#The11thHour
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
An attack by the United States on a NATO ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen has warned, after Trump threatened again to take over Greenland.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
Mette Frederiksen criticises Donald Trump’s ‘unacceptable pressure’ as Greenland counterpart condemns ‘fantasies’
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 AM
An attack by the United States on a NATO ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen has warned, after Trump threatened again to take over Greenland.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Trump says that he spoke with the oil companies before and after the attack on Venezuela. Yet, he neglected to inform Congress before carrying the raid.
Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act.
#The11thHour
Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act.
#The11thHour
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Trump says that he spoke with the oil companies before and after the attack on Venezuela. Yet, he neglected to inform Congress before carrying the raid.
Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act.
#The11thHour
Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act.
#The11thHour
An attack by the United States on a NATO ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen has warned, after Trump threatened again to take over Greenland.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
Mette Frederiksen criticises Donald Trump’s ‘unacceptable pressure’ as Greenland counterpart condemns ‘fantasies’
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 AM
An attack by the United States on a NATO ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen has warned, after Trump threatened again to take over Greenland.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
The reader’s letter to the NYT encapsulates the very definition of imperialism:
“Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”
“Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The reader’s letter to the NYT encapsulates the very definition of imperialism:
“Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”
“Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Oh no…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Oh no…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
“If she had turned it down and said ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” a source said to WaPo about Machado and her Nobel Prize.
In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.
In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“If she had turned it down and said ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” a source said to WaPo about Machado and her Nobel Prize.
In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.
In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “Any good commander, military or governmental commander—chief of state—knows that you don’t open a second front on your own accord. I think Napoleon taught us that.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “Any good commander, military or governmental commander—chief of state—knows that you don’t open a second front on your own accord. I think Napoleon taught us that.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “I joined the military over four decades ago and I was never fighting for things. I was fighting for ideas, ideologies, values, and the people next to me.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “I joined the military over four decades ago and I was never fighting for things. I was fighting for ideas, ideologies, values, and the people next to me.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
An illuminating conversation between David Frum and Anne Applebaum about the situation in Venezuela. Anne Applebaum explains in detail what happened in the last Venezuelan election.
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela?
What did the United States just do?
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM
An illuminating conversation between David Frum and Anne Applebaum about the situation in Venezuela. Anne Applebaum explains in detail what happened in the last Venezuelan election.
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
WORRISOME: Today Trump said about the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.” He also said: “We do need Greenland, absolutely.”
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s
The president told The Atlantic that Delcy Rodríguez needs to comply with U.S. wishes—or else.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
WORRISOME: Today Trump said about the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.” He also said: “We do need Greenland, absolutely.”
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
“The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for artists of all nationalities and all ideologies. It is no longer apolitical, and appearing there has become an ideological statement. As long as that remains the case, I will not appear there.”—Stephen Schwartz
www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...
‘Wicked’ composer says he won’t appear at Kennedy Center after name change | CNN Politics
“Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz says he will not appear at the Kennedy Center after its board voted to attach President Donald Trump’s name to the venue — becoming the latest artist to push back ag...
www.cnn.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for artists of all nationalities and all ideologies. It is no longer apolitical, and appearing there has become an ideological statement. As long as that remains the case, I will not appear there.”—Stephen Schwartz
www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...
The reader’s letter to the NYT encapsulates the very definition of imperialism:
“Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”
“Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The reader’s letter to the NYT encapsulates the very definition of imperialism:
“Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”
“Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”
Oh no…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Oh no…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
“If she had turned it down and said ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” a source said to WaPo about Machado and her Nobel Prize.
In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.
In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“If she had turned it down and said ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” a source said to WaPo about Machado and her Nobel Prize.
In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.
In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “Any good commander, military or governmental commander—chief of state—knows that you don’t open a second front on your own accord. I think Napoleon taught us that.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “Any good commander, military or governmental commander—chief of state—knows that you don’t open a second front on your own accord. I think Napoleon taught us that.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “I joined the military over four decades ago and I was never fighting for things. I was fighting for ideas, ideologies, values, and the people next to me.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “I joined the military over four decades ago and I was never fighting for things. I was fighting for ideas, ideologies, values, and the people next to me.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
An illuminating conversation between David Frum and Anne Applebaum about the situation in Venezuela. Anne Applebaum explains in detail what happened in the last Venezuelan election.
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela?
What did the United States just do?
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM
An illuminating conversation between David Frum and Anne Applebaum about the situation in Venezuela. Anne Applebaum explains in detail what happened in the last Venezuelan election.
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
WORRISOME: Today Trump said about the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.” He also said: “We do need Greenland, absolutely.”
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s
The president told The Atlantic that Delcy Rodríguez needs to comply with U.S. wishes—or else.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
WORRISOME: Today Trump said about the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.” He also said: “We do need Greenland, absolutely.”
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
“The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for artists of all nationalities and all ideologies. It is no longer apolitical, and appearing there has become an ideological statement. As long as that remains the case, I will not appear there.”—Stephen Schwartz
www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...
‘Wicked’ composer says he won’t appear at Kennedy Center after name change | CNN Politics
“Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz says he will not appear at the Kennedy Center after its board voted to attach President Donald Trump’s name to the venue — becoming the latest artist to push back ag...
www.cnn.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for artists of all nationalities and all ideologies. It is no longer apolitical, and appearing there has become an ideological statement. As long as that remains the case, I will not appear there.”—Stephen Schwartz
www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize Maduro, Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next. Trump is following his own version of the Monroe Doctrine.
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
Trump signals more Latin American invasions could be next after capturing Maduro
"Something's going to have to be done with Mexico," Trump told Fox and Friends.
www.axios.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize Maduro, Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next. Trump is following his own version of the Monroe Doctrine.
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Terry Moran on Trump’s operation in Venezuela: “Is it legal? No. In no way, shape, form or fashion is this a lawful act. This is flagrantly unconstitutional and illegal.”
substack.com/@terrymoran/...
substack.com/@terrymoran/...
Terry Moran (@terrymoran)
Understanding Donald Trump’s operation in Venezuela. And what comes next.
substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Terry Moran on Trump’s operation in Venezuela: “Is it legal? No. In no way, shape, form or fashion is this a lawful act. This is flagrantly unconstitutional and illegal.”
substack.com/@terrymoran/...
substack.com/@terrymoran/...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Trump may feel powerful watching images of Maduro and his family in shackles, blindfolded, and humiliated. But he is grossly underestimating Venezuelan national pride. Even the most anti-Maduro Venezuelans will turn against the United States.
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Trump may feel powerful watching images of Maduro and his family in shackles, blindfolded, and humiliated. But he is grossly underestimating Venezuelan national pride. Even the most anti-Maduro Venezuelans will turn against the United States.
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
“The Russians then shamelessly turned all the sanctimony knobs to supernova levels: ‘Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own future without destructive external interference, particularly of a military nature.’” — @radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are just shocked—shocked!—by the American attack on Venezuela.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM
“The Russians then shamelessly turned all the sanctimony knobs to supernova levels: ‘Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own future without destructive external interference, particularly of a military nature.’” — @radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Tom Nichols paraphrases Trump’s strategy in Venezuela: “We removed this guy and now we are going to take oil and give it to American oil companies, and administer this country as kind of an imperial holding of the United States.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Tom Nichols paraphrases Trump’s strategy in Venezuela: “We removed this guy and now we are going to take oil and give it to American oil companies, and administer this country as kind of an imperial holding of the United States.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social