Kye
@kyebarker.bsky.social
assistant professor of political theory | wonder in modern political thought | nature stuff | kansan | views my own | often confused | he/him
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
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BREAKING: Starbucks baristas at Downtown Disney couldn’t stand another day of their managers’ unfair labor practices & kicked off our nationwide strike this weekend. These workers have shut down one of largest Starbucks stores in the country — and we’re just getting started! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks baristas at Downtown Disney couldn’t stand another day of their managers’ unfair labor practices & kicked off our nationwide strike this weekend. These workers have shut down one of largest Starbucks stores in the country — and we’re just getting started! #NoContractNoCoffee
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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I have to say, in the long history of “Marx failed to consider” takes by internet reply-guys, “Marx failed to consider the use-value of warm coats” should win its own category of award
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I have to say, in the long history of “Marx failed to consider” takes by internet reply-guys, “Marx failed to consider the use-value of warm coats” should win its own category of award
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if you worked for teen vogue, in any capacity, i want you to know that your work inspired me and made a difference in the world. it really did.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
if you worked for teen vogue, in any capacity, i want you to know that your work inspired me and made a difference in the world. it really did.
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Breaking: The Darkness Returns
Breaking: The Darkness Returns
WASHINGTON—With deep unease and outright horror haunting millions of Americans as a great shroud enveloped the land, late-breaking reports confirmed Monday that the darkness had returned. Bystanders f...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Breaking: The Darkness Returns
Whether generative AI is 'here to stay' is secondary to the fact that it is a fraudulent means of communication.
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Whether generative AI is 'here to stay' is secondary to the fact that it is a fraudulent means of communication.
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No to war with Venezuela.
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
No to war with Venezuela.
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For Natives in more rural areas, there are food distribution centers for commodities which low-income Natives rely on because they are situated in food deserts. These centers will also NOT be distributing food, so this isn't just a scatter of individuals in need but entire communities.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
For Natives in more rural areas, there are food distribution centers for commodities which low-income Natives rely on because they are situated in food deserts. These centers will also NOT be distributing food, so this isn't just a scatter of individuals in need but entire communities.
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Entire homily—and Mass, tbh—was about food insecurity and SNAP ending and ongoing work to mitigate the wave that’s coming. Not unusual for the Franciscans but it’s always good for people who aren’t SNAP beneficiaries to hear numbers and think about the choices facing many in our parish & community.
October 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Entire homily—and Mass, tbh—was about food insecurity and SNAP ending and ongoing work to mitigate the wave that’s coming. Not unusual for the Franciscans but it’s always good for people who aren’t SNAP beneficiaries to hear numbers and think about the choices facing many in our parish & community.
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E.P. Thompson: "History is a cultural form within which we fight and many have fought before us. Nor are we alone when we fight there for we are historians because we know that the past is not dead, inert, and confining, but is strong with energies which can brought once again to our side."
October 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
E.P. Thompson: "History is a cultural form within which we fight and many have fought before us. Nor are we alone when we fight there for we are historians because we know that the past is not dead, inert, and confining, but is strong with energies which can brought once again to our side."
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In the last week, Trump tore down a portion of the White House, claims that a friend of his is paying the military, posted a video of him dumping shit on the American people, demanded hundreds of millions of dollars from DoJ, and unleashed vicious ICE agents on peaceful American cities.
October 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
In the last week, Trump tore down a portion of the White House, claims that a friend of his is paying the military, posted a video of him dumping shit on the American people, demanded hundreds of millions of dollars from DoJ, and unleashed vicious ICE agents on peaceful American cities.
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Important update from two months into my “experiment” (lol) assigning college juniors and seniors to read whole physical books and then having a seminar where they use the physical book and physical notebooks and their ideas and questions to fill three hours of class time:
It rules
It rules
October 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Important update from two months into my “experiment” (lol) assigning college juniors and seniors to read whole physical books and then having a seminar where they use the physical book and physical notebooks and their ideas and questions to fill three hours of class time:
It rules
It rules
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Another cool new risograph poster from Australian illustrator Sam Wallman in the shop! justseeds.org/product/unit...
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Another cool new risograph poster from Australian illustrator Sam Wallman in the shop! justseeds.org/product/unit...
A privately funded military is the end of republican government
October 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A privately funded military is the end of republican government
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Today, with a 31-4-6 vote, BSU's Faculty Council approved our resolution on Free Expression!
bsuaaup.com/fc-resolutio...
This shows that faculty across 31 depts remain concerned about the firing of an employee for private statements and are not ready to forget the threat this poses to us all.
bsuaaup.com/fc-resolutio...
This shows that faculty across 31 depts remain concerned about the firing of an employee for private statements and are not ready to forget the threat this poses to us all.
Faculty Council Resolution on Freedom of Expression at Ball State University - BSU AAUP
Rationale: On September 17, 2025, Ball State University terminated an employee for a statement she made in a private, friends-only Facebook post. This action appears to be in conflict with Ball State’...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Today, with a 31-4-6 vote, BSU's Faculty Council approved our resolution on Free Expression!
bsuaaup.com/fc-resolutio...
This shows that faculty across 31 depts remain concerned about the firing of an employee for private statements and are not ready to forget the threat this poses to us all.
bsuaaup.com/fc-resolutio...
This shows that faculty across 31 depts remain concerned about the firing of an employee for private statements and are not ready to forget the threat this poses to us all.
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Bring back earnestness and sincerity as virtues...
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Bring back earnestness and sincerity as virtues...
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Today I worked with Adam Smith's copy of Hobbes's "Leviathan" (1651)
October 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Today I worked with Adam Smith's copy of Hobbes's "Leviathan" (1651)
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Really appreciate you sharing this bit as the journalist who spent hours researching and analyzing the info it would be great if you could link back to the original work:
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October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Really appreciate you sharing this bit as the journalist who spent hours researching and analyzing the info it would be great if you could link back to the original work:
popular.info/p/ice-boosts...
popular.info/p/ice-boosts...
“A king, far from nourishing his subjects, draws his nourishment from them; and kings, according to Rabelais, need more than a little nourishment.”
-Rousseau, Social Contract
-Rousseau, Social Contract
October 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“A king, far from nourishing his subjects, draws his nourishment from them; and kings, according to Rabelais, need more than a little nourishment.”
-Rousseau, Social Contract
-Rousseau, Social Contract