Tyler Barnum (He/Him)
@phinneas8052.bsky.social
I teach college English focusing on race and gender representation in media.
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Black Lives Matter. Love is Love. Trans Lives Matter.
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Black Lives Matter. Love is Love. Trans Lives Matter.
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Starting a new thread of movies I'm watching this year. Starting off pretty mid, but many more to come.
#1
#1
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An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
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the reason for the season
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
the reason for the season
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Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
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Hmmm is now a good time to remind everyone that Max Landis has raped and sexually assaulted so many people that it is literally no exaggeration to call him a serial rapist?
"Max Landis pitches his Down Syndrome thriller"
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Please do not ever tell me "cancel culture" exists again for the rest of my life
684.6k likes
Please do not ever tell me "cancel culture" exists again for the rest of my life
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Hmmm is now a good time to remind everyone that Max Landis has raped and sexually assaulted so many people that it is literally no exaggeration to call him a serial rapist?
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
Countries should announce boycotts. Athletes should refuse to participate. We should all vow to not watch or pay attention at all.
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Countries should announce boycotts. Athletes should refuse to participate. We should all vow to not watch or pay attention at all.
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The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
And those numbers are almost certainly wayy undercounted.
Went looking for COVID19 death statistics recently:
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21
The full impact of the pandemic has been much greater than what is indicated by reported
deaths due to COVID-19 alone. Strengthening death registration systems around the
world, long understood to be ...
www.thelancet.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
And those numbers are almost certainly wayy undercounted.
Butt(er)
Nachos
Money
Nachos
Money
the first 3 words you see will define your 2026 😭
Money
New car
Pussy
Money
New car
Pussy
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Butt(er)
Nachos
Money
Nachos
Money
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
They poked the bear
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
They poked the bear
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The Times identified 120+ instances in which guards were described as having punched, kicked or stomped on inmates, smashed their fingers in cell doors, held their legs apart and struck their genitals with batons, and even waterboarded them — all while they were handcuffed or otherwise restrained.
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Times identified 120+ instances in which guards were described as having punched, kicked or stomped on inmates, smashed their fingers in cell doors, held their legs apart and struck their genitals with batons, and even waterboarded them — all while they were handcuffed or otherwise restrained.
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Just a quick heads up to people.
The web stories for the upcoming Lorwyn set start on Dec. 8 .
That's two weeks from now. I am pretty excited to ready magic story again, not going to lie.
#MTGLorwyn
The web stories for the upcoming Lorwyn set start on Dec. 8 .
That's two weeks from now. I am pretty excited to ready magic story again, not going to lie.
#MTGLorwyn
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Just a quick heads up to people.
The web stories for the upcoming Lorwyn set start on Dec. 8 .
That's two weeks from now. I am pretty excited to ready magic story again, not going to lie.
#MTGLorwyn
The web stories for the upcoming Lorwyn set start on Dec. 8 .
That's two weeks from now. I am pretty excited to ready magic story again, not going to lie.
#MTGLorwyn
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Holy shit! This is what I'm talkin' about. David Clayton is running for congress in North Carolina's District 5 against MAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Holy shit! This is what I'm talkin' about. David Clayton is running for congress in North Carolina's District 5 against MAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
It's a grift. Those ankle monitors charge you a monthly fee, so it's just increasing revenue for those companies.
ICE now using punitive GPS ankle monitors in almost highest numbers since 2021, nearly 35,000 people monitored this way compared to less than 5,000 in 2023.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
austinkocher.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It's a grift. Those ankle monitors charge you a monthly fee, so it's just increasing revenue for those companies.
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HOLY COW!
I got tons of cards I can alter! And I need money fast for a bill I forgot about (damn ADHD! *shakes fist in air*)!
Do you want a one-of-a-kind alter from me? Now’s the perfect time! For only 60$ you can pick from a pile & I’ll make a random alter for ya, or 80$ & you can pick the card!
I got tons of cards I can alter! And I need money fast for a bill I forgot about (damn ADHD! *shakes fist in air*)!
Do you want a one-of-a-kind alter from me? Now’s the perfect time! For only 60$ you can pick from a pile & I’ll make a random alter for ya, or 80$ & you can pick the card!
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
HOLY COW!
I got tons of cards I can alter! And I need money fast for a bill I forgot about (damn ADHD! *shakes fist in air*)!
Do you want a one-of-a-kind alter from me? Now’s the perfect time! For only 60$ you can pick from a pile & I’ll make a random alter for ya, or 80$ & you can pick the card!
I got tons of cards I can alter! And I need money fast for a bill I forgot about (damn ADHD! *shakes fist in air*)!
Do you want a one-of-a-kind alter from me? Now’s the perfect time! For only 60$ you can pick from a pile & I’ll make a random alter for ya, or 80$ & you can pick the card!
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12th grade girls are now less likely to say they want to get married someday
1993: 83%
2023: 61%
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
1993: 83%
2023: 61%
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
12th grade girls are now less likely to say they want to get married someday
1993: 83%
2023: 61%
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
1993: 83%
2023: 61%
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
How does this do anything to hurt ICE? This is a waste of energy that could be spent following ICE and interfering with their activities.
Unless there's some connection between Home Depot and ICE I haven't heard.
Unless there's some connection between Home Depot and ICE I haven't heard.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
How does this do anything to hurt ICE? This is a waste of energy that could be spent following ICE and interfering with their activities.
Unless there's some connection between Home Depot and ICE I haven't heard.
Unless there's some connection between Home Depot and ICE I haven't heard.
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Lol every MAGA account on twitter is from a Bangladeshi bot farm we really got psyoped into fascism
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Lol every MAGA account on twitter is from a Bangladeshi bot farm we really got psyoped into fascism
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
That's the biggest Black ass I've ever seen, and I like it
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
That's the biggest Black ass I've ever seen, and I like it
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If you like Studio Ghibli, Knives Out, The Owl House, or Frankenstein, here’s what the creators are saying about A/I.
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
!["Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is. [...] I never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I strongly feel that this is an insult
to life itself.
- Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli
was "utterly disgusted" when he was shown an A/I demo in 2016](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hfvsgl2mxreaxanwto4j2myn/bafkreiamrrdrevqg6t6mxqpmcn5q4foku3ko6obnhuxzuxql32creufjbe@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If you like Studio Ghibli, Knives Out, The Owl House, or Frankenstein, here’s what the creators are saying about A/I.
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫