Mike Barbre
@mikebarbre.bsky.social
Weaver of digital words, reader of printable tales, eater of delectable foods, knower of worthless conversational facts, acolyte of everything Seattle sports
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They cripple education and media they can't control first.
This is only the beginning.
#CPB #PublicBroadcasting
This is only the beginning.
#CPB #PublicBroadcasting
Inbox: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board has voted to dissolve the organization following Congress pulling its federal funding
January 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
They cripple education and media they can't control first.
This is only the beginning.
#CPB #PublicBroadcasting
This is only the beginning.
#CPB #PublicBroadcasting
It appears those of us who read have become the exception in the 21st century rather than the rule we used to be.
Fewer than half of Americans have read a single book in the last 12 months.
#ReadingIsFUNdamental
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Fewer than half of Americans have read a single book in the last 12 months.
#ReadingIsFUNdamental
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Reading Is a Vice
Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and counterproductive.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 AM
It appears those of us who read have become the exception in the 21st century rather than the rule we used to be.
Fewer than half of Americans have read a single book in the last 12 months.
#ReadingIsFUNdamental
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Fewer than half of Americans have read a single book in the last 12 months.
#ReadingIsFUNdamental
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
She is everything that's right about this country and the ideals it represents.
Her wisdom, inspiration, and practical action transcends eras.
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Watch #MichelleObama MSNOW LOOKS special:
Her wisdom, inspiration, and practical action transcends eras.
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Watch #MichelleObama MSNOW LOOKS special:
FULL INTERVIEW: Michelle Obama gets candid on race, beauty, & politics I MS NOW EXCLUSIVE
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December 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
She is everything that's right about this country and the ideals it represents.
Her wisdom, inspiration, and practical action transcends eras.
youtu.be/g-RYIH0gSVc?...
Watch #MichelleObama MSNOW LOOKS special:
Her wisdom, inspiration, and practical action transcends eras.
youtu.be/g-RYIH0gSVc?...
Watch #MichelleObama MSNOW LOOKS special:
Who DIDN'T see this coming. #ICE
ICE officer admits to sexually abusing detainee—for 3 straight months.
Between May and July he had sexual contact with her multiple times while she was under his "custodial and supervisory authority."
He initially groomed her by smuggling in pictures of woman's daughter—then more gifts.
Between May and July he had sexual contact with her multiple times while she was under his "custodial and supervisory authority."
He initially groomed her by smuggling in pictures of woman's daughter—then more gifts.
December 31, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Who DIDN'T see this coming. #ICE
Studies on #aspertame being as inconclusive as they are, it's past time to both end its manufacturing and increase use of known natural and healthy sweeteners like #monkfruit, which is over 100-250 times sweeter than sugar, contains zero calories and carbohydrates, and doesn't spike blood sugar.
The artificial sweetener aspartame can be found in everything from chewing gum to tabletop sweeteners. A new study of mice suggests that even at low doses, the sugar substitute may have negative impacts on heart and brain health over the long term.
www.sciencealert.com/even-low-dos...
www.sciencealert.com/even-low-dos...
Even Low Doses of Aspartame Could Have Alarming Health Effects, Study Finds
The artificial sweetener aspartame can be found in everything from chewing gum to fizzy drinks and tabletop sweeteners.
www.sciencealert.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Studies on #aspertame being as inconclusive as they are, it's past time to both end its manufacturing and increase use of known natural and healthy sweeteners like #monkfruit, which is over 100-250 times sweeter than sugar, contains zero calories and carbohydrates, and doesn't spike blood sugar.
December 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It may not be a Winter Wonderland, but it's a scene well-deserved, nonetheless.
December 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It may not be a Winter Wonderland, but it's a scene well-deserved, nonetheless.
The beautiful side of social media: TikTok influencer @itssozer surprises 88-year-old veteran #EdBambas, helps him retire with online fundraiser that garners $1.7 million
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88-year-old veteran who went viral on TikTok surprised with over $1.7 million
Strangers around the world have donated more than $1.7 million to help an 88-year-old man retire from a job at a Michigan grocery store.
abcnews.go.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The beautiful side of social media: TikTok influencer @itssozer surprises 88-year-old veteran #EdBambas, helps him retire with online fundraiser that garners $1.7 million
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abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/s...
My very best to all of you this Christmas, and true peace, in both mind and heart, as we head into this New Year.
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
December 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
My very best to all of you this Christmas, and true peace, in both mind and heart, as we head into this New Year.
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
Since 2020, the number of independent #bookstores in the U.S. grew by 70%. #Bookskye
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
Indie bookstores are making a shocking, triumphant comeback
Since 2020, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. grew by 70%.
www.fastcompany.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Since 2020, the number of independent #bookstores in the U.S. grew by 70%. #Bookskye
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
If your faith causes you to look away from the suffering of people who are not like you, you don't have faith. You have bigotry. @montemader.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
If your faith causes you to look away from the suffering of people who are not like you, you don't have faith. You have bigotry. @montemader.bsky.social
I'm thoroughly over the appropriate age for being this giddy to suddenly see Frosty the Snowman pop up just now on NBC.
After the week I've had, people, I really needed this. #TVClassics
After the week I've had, people, I really needed this. #TVClassics
a frosty the snowman animated program from 1989
ALT: a frosty the snowman animated program from 1989
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December 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I'm thoroughly over the appropriate age for being this giddy to suddenly see Frosty the Snowman pop up just now on NBC.
After the week I've had, people, I really needed this. #TVClassics
After the week I've had, people, I really needed this. #TVClassics
Well, I mean . . . it couldn't hurt. How bout a 'lil bit of both??
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If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?
Books are inefficient, and the internet is training us to expect optimized experiences.
www.newyorker.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Well, I mean . . . it couldn't hurt. How bout a 'lil bit of both??
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www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
Reposted by Mike Barbre
A third of Americans say they just love a politician who "speaks his mind" like this, which seems to illuminate a real weakness in the American educational system.
Until we focus on improving education, we will continue to be in danger of losing whatever good things we have built up in this nation.
Until we focus on improving education, we will continue to be in danger of losing whatever good things we have built up in this nation.
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A third of Americans say they just love a politician who "speaks his mind" like this, which seems to illuminate a real weakness in the American educational system.
Until we focus on improving education, we will continue to be in danger of losing whatever good things we have built up in this nation.
Until we focus on improving education, we will continue to be in danger of losing whatever good things we have built up in this nation.
Straight from those who are the least likely to perform even a modicum of in-depth research on the defining horror of the 20th century.
Survey of GOP voters: nearly four in ten (37%) "believe the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe. Younger men are especially likely to hold this view (54% of men under 50 vs. 39% of women under 50)." www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/repu...
Republican voters and conspiracism - Lawyers, Guns & Money
“Conspiracism” is the neologism that Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead have invented to describe what they call “conspiracy theory without the theory,” that is, the classic Trumpian claim that “a l...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Straight from those who are the least likely to perform even a modicum of in-depth research on the defining horror of the 20th century.
Honestly, I never thought I'd see the day.
You go, Chief. 💯
You go, Chief. 💯
Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Honestly, I never thought I'd see the day.
You go, Chief. 💯
You go, Chief. 💯
This is the danger from Christian conservatives and nationalists we've been warning you about for decades.
#ChurchAndState
#ChurchAndState
(NewsNation) — The University of Oklahoma has suspended an instructor after a student filed a complaint saying the grade she received on an essay citing the Bible was a violation of her rights. In … #religion
OU places instructor on leave after viral response to student essay
(NewsNation) — The University of Oklahoma has suspended an instructor after a student filed a complaint saying the grade she received on an essay citing the Bible was a violation of her rights. In …
www.newsnationnow.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is the danger from Christian conservatives and nationalists we've been warning you about for decades.
#ChurchAndState
#ChurchAndState
I'm a fan.
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Meet Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky, who is building a 'billionaire-proof' and decentralized social media platform
Graber spent her early years studying how technology interacts with society, and now leads Bluesky that is looking to be "billionaire-proof."
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I'm a fan.
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Reposted by Mike Barbre
“Staggering rise of the Working Homeless”
In the richest country on earth.
This is a policy choice.
In the richest country on earth.
This is a policy choice.
"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
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I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“Staggering rise of the Working Homeless”
In the richest country on earth.
This is a policy choice.
In the richest country on earth.
This is a policy choice.
Reposted by Mike Barbre
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November 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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