Perry Barber
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Perry Barber
@umpireplb.bsky.social
· Oct 10
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
We can't all be Jane Goodall, but we can all sure as hell be difficult.
My father Larry Barber, a pilot in the newly formed Air Force during the Korean War. He disappeared in 1959 after taking a small watercraft out on the Atlantic Ocean near Brigantine, NJ, and was never seen again. 66 years later, I still think about him every day; today, I thank him for his service.
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My father Larry Barber, a pilot in the newly formed Air Force during the Korean War. He disappeared in 1959 after taking a small watercraft out on the Atlantic Ocean near Brigantine, NJ, and was never seen again. 66 years later, I still think about him every day; today, I thank him for his service.
I'm obsessed with this wonderful operation ❤️
Cats climb trees around Spokane, Washington and get stuck. When the fire department isn't able to help, Canopy Cat Rescue is there to answer the meows.
Wish they had a bluesky page! www.canopycatrescue.com
Cats climb trees around Spokane, Washington and get stuck. When the fire department isn't able to help, Canopy Cat Rescue is there to answer the meows.
Wish they had a bluesky page! www.canopycatrescue.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I'm obsessed with this wonderful operation ❤️
Cats climb trees around Spokane, Washington and get stuck. When the fire department isn't able to help, Canopy Cat Rescue is there to answer the meows.
Wish they had a bluesky page! www.canopycatrescue.com
Cats climb trees around Spokane, Washington and get stuck. When the fire department isn't able to help, Canopy Cat Rescue is there to answer the meows.
Wish they had a bluesky page! www.canopycatrescue.com
I love the feeling of having said "I told you so" without saying it
The stadium for the Kansas City Current -- whose construction 40 banks refused to finance because there had never been a professional stadium built for a women's team -- just finished its second consecutive season of sold-out games.
www.wsj.com/sports/socce...
www.wsj.com/sports/socce...
No One Wanted to Finance Their Stadium. Now Every Game Is a Sellout.
Building a professional women’s soccer venue was seen as brash. Now the Kansas City Current’s is a blueprint for others.
www.wsj.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I love the feeling of having said "I told you so" without saying it
Gotham City had Batman, now Gotham has our own Catman
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Gotham City had Batman, now Gotham has our own Catman
The draft for the 4-team Women's Professional Baseball League is drawing nigh.
But it's not just about the players and coaches. Stay tuned for news about something huge about to happen in the world of women umpires, one of the most exciting and profoundly personal projects I've ever been a part of.
But it's not just about the players and coaches. Stay tuned for news about something huge about to happen in the world of women umpires, one of the most exciting and profoundly personal projects I've ever been a part of.
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The draft for the 4-team Women's Professional Baseball League is drawing nigh.
But it's not just about the players and coaches. Stay tuned for news about something huge about to happen in the world of women umpires, one of the most exciting and profoundly personal projects I've ever been a part of.
But it's not just about the players and coaches. Stay tuned for news about something huge about to happen in the world of women umpires, one of the most exciting and profoundly personal projects I've ever been a part of.
It's not pandering or flip-flopping or backtracking to retool a political position, refine an idea that once seemed promising, or ditch it entirely if it loses the luster that made it so appealing in the first place. Mamdani is listening to experts, and more importantly, hearing his constituents too
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It's not pandering or flip-flopping or backtracking to retool a political position, refine an idea that once seemed promising, or ditch it entirely if it loses the luster that made it so appealing in the first place. Mamdani is listening to experts, and more importantly, hearing his constituents too
An original "influencer," Feller created his own brand with his post-season barnstorming tours, which netted him lucrative endorsements and paydays that he shared with his fellow players. A fascinating figure in baseball lore
Author Luke Epplin shares a chapter about him from his book "Our Team."
Author Luke Epplin shares a chapter about him from his book "Our Team."
Today is Bob Feller's 107 birthday, so let's do something different: For my newsletter, I posted a passage that I cut from "Our Team" that gives a little more flavor to Feller's famed 1946 barnstorming tour. If you ever wanted more "Our Team," here you go: lepplin.substack.com/p/bob-feller...
Bob Feller’s Overbooked Barnstorming Tour of 1946
An Outtake from "Our Team"
lepplin.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
An original "influencer," Feller created his own brand with his post-season barnstorming tours, which netted him lucrative endorsements and paydays that he shared with his fellow players. A fascinating figure in baseball lore
Author Luke Epplin shares a chapter about him from his book "Our Team."
Author Luke Epplin shares a chapter about him from his book "Our Team."
Supporting my friend who's a tour guide for the Dodgers, which is a real job that should pay a fair wage
November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Supporting my friend who's a tour guide for the Dodgers, which is a real job that should pay a fair wage
Aww, poor baby didn't get his Nobel Peace Prize so now he's showing off his peaceful intentions by intimidating Nigerians, whose country sits on vast oil & gas reserves, so guess why he's all blustery & posturing like this. Anyone else smell a large donation of cash or a plane or a "big deal" here?
At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Aww, poor baby didn't get his Nobel Peace Prize so now he's showing off his peaceful intentions by intimidating Nigerians, whose country sits on vast oil & gas reserves, so guess why he's all blustery & posturing like this. Anyone else smell a large donation of cash or a plane or a "big deal" here?
Okay, this game is going twenty innings
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Okay, this game is going twenty innings
Food for thought on the Addison Barger ground rule double when Justin Dean held up his hands instead of digging for the ball: the rule protects players from risk of injury who might otherwise go digging or poking around for the ball. They could get scratched, bruised, stuck; the rule keeps them safe
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Food for thought on the Addison Barger ground rule double when Justin Dean held up his hands instead of digging for the ball: the rule protects players from risk of injury who might otherwise go digging or poking around for the ball. They could get scratched, bruised, stuck; the rule keeps them safe
Illinoisans, please support Dylan Blaha's campaign to represent your 13th district, which includes Springfield and parts of east St. Louis, but is mostly rural.
We don't see his kind of integrity in our elected officials very often. Please don't miss this chance to change the culture of congress!
We don't see his kind of integrity in our elected officials very often. Please don't miss this chance to change the culture of congress!
We won’t turn against our neighbors. We signed up to defend the Constitution and protect the American people.
Today, it's Chicago. Tomorrow, it could be somewhere else. We need to combat the misinformation and stand up to Donald Trump. Crime is down. This is not about safety — it's about control.
Today, it's Chicago. Tomorrow, it could be somewhere else. We need to combat the misinformation and stand up to Donald Trump. Crime is down. This is not about safety — it's about control.
November 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Illinoisans, please support Dylan Blaha's campaign to represent your 13th district, which includes Springfield and parts of east St. Louis, but is mostly rural.
We don't see his kind of integrity in our elected officials very often. Please don't miss this chance to change the culture of congress!
We don't see his kind of integrity in our elected officials very often. Please don't miss this chance to change the culture of congress!
The urge to chase the baseball is one of the hardest things for a player to suppress, but Justin Dean did a stellar job of it in the bottom of the ninth when he held up his hands to signal the ball had lodged under the fence and was thus out of play (i.e., dead.) www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/wor...
Dodgers vs. Blue Jays World Series Game 6: Breaking down that wild ninth inning
A series of unbelievable plays kept the Dodgers alive and forced Saturday's Game 7
www.cbssports.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The urge to chase the baseball is one of the hardest things for a player to suppress, but Justin Dean did a stellar job of it in the bottom of the ninth when he held up his hands to signal the ball had lodged under the fence and was thus out of play (i.e., dead.) www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/wor...
That was not a swing; he didn’t offer at the pitch.
My heart is pounding. Bottom of the ninth inning baseball is the best!
My heart is pounding. Bottom of the ninth inning baseball is the best!
November 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
That was not a swing; he didn’t offer at the pitch.
My heart is pounding. Bottom of the ninth inning baseball is the best!
My heart is pounding. Bottom of the ninth inning baseball is the best!
Not to wallow in schadenfreude over Andrew Spencer's defrocking by his own brother, but in honor of Virginia Giuffre I just ordered "Nobody's Girl," and am eagerly anticipating reading it, not so much for the guilty pleasure of hating on him, but out of deep and abiding respect for her.
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Not to wallow in schadenfreude over Andrew Spencer's defrocking by his own brother, but in honor of Virginia Giuffre I just ordered "Nobody's Girl," and am eagerly anticipating reading it, not so much for the guilty pleasure of hating on him, but out of deep and abiding respect for her.
I just followed Rep. Neguse here on Bluesky after seeing this. Re-framing matters.
The Trump administration’s lawlessness cannot be ignored.
Period.
Period.
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I just followed Rep. Neguse here on Bluesky after seeing this. Re-framing matters.
The Holodomor
Stalin's genocidal 1932-'33 campaign that starved millions of Ukranians. Meanwhile, US legislators argue while millions face food insecurity & severe health consequences from inadequate nutrition because congress cannot stop its petty internal squabbling.
holodomor.ca/resource/hol...
Stalin's genocidal 1932-'33 campaign that starved millions of Ukranians. Meanwhile, US legislators argue while millions face food insecurity & severe health consequences from inadequate nutrition because congress cannot stop its petty internal squabbling.
holodomor.ca/resource/hol...
Holodomor Basic Facts - HREC
Holodomor Basic Facts - The term Holodomor (death by hunger, in Ukrainian) refers to the starvation of millions of Ukrainians in 1932–33 as a result of Soviet
holodomor.ca
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Holodomor
Stalin's genocidal 1932-'33 campaign that starved millions of Ukranians. Meanwhile, US legislators argue while millions face food insecurity & severe health consequences from inadequate nutrition because congress cannot stop its petty internal squabbling.
holodomor.ca/resource/hol...
Stalin's genocidal 1932-'33 campaign that starved millions of Ukranians. Meanwhile, US legislators argue while millions face food insecurity & severe health consequences from inadequate nutrition because congress cannot stop its petty internal squabbling.
holodomor.ca/resource/hol...
He heard the viral cry of a trapped, terrified cat, and answered the call.
A heroic engineer rescues a cat trapped in a shaft for 45 days.
gulfnews.com/world/mena/h...
gulfnews.com/world/mena/h...
Heroic engineer rescues cat trapped for 45 days in building shaft
Dramatic rescue followed a viral plea from the cat’s owner
gulfnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
He heard the viral cry of a trapped, terrified cat, and answered the call.
Reposted by Perry Barber
In honor of National Cat Day… 💙
October 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In honor of National Cat Day… 💙
A hundred years ago, the press was filled with stories and images demonizing Italians exactly the same way Cuomo vilifies Mamdani here, with Bartiromo simpering along sweetly, saying nothing to set him straight. Both of them, so nauseating in their willful ignorance and bigotry.
So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A hundred years ago, the press was filled with stories and images demonizing Italians exactly the same way Cuomo vilifies Mamdani here, with Bartiromo simpering along sweetly, saying nothing to set him straight. Both of them, so nauseating in their willful ignorance and bigotry.
That there even IS such a thing as the United Bodegas of America makes me feel just a little bit better about things today. As long as the Bodega Cats approve, I'm all in.
Still, I'm curious: there is no working website for this group, and listed contact info doesn't work either. UBoA, what gives?
Still, I'm curious: there is no working website for this group, and listed contact info doesn't work either. UBoA, what gives?
In so many ways, the vibrancy of our city can be judged by the health of our bodegas.
That’s why I’m so proud to be in the Bronx this morning to accept the endorsement of the United Bodegas of America.
That’s why I’m so proud to be in the Bronx this morning to accept the endorsement of the United Bodegas of America.
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
That there even IS such a thing as the United Bodegas of America makes me feel just a little bit better about things today. As long as the Bodega Cats approve, I'm all in.
Still, I'm curious: there is no working website for this group, and listed contact info doesn't work either. UBoA, what gives?
Still, I'm curious: there is no working website for this group, and listed contact info doesn't work either. UBoA, what gives?
Zohran Mamdani was a minor child when he and his parents emigrated to NYC from Uganda. Any loudmouth attacking his citizenship or threatening to have him deported for lying on an application form WHEN HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD is either a bigot, or an idiot, or both. kfoxtv.com/news/nation-...
Tennessee GOP congressman calls on Bondi to investigate Mamdani's naturalization documents
Tennessee Republican Congressman Andy Ogles on Tuesday called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the naturalization documents of Zohran Mamdani.
kfoxtv.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Zohran Mamdani was a minor child when he and his parents emigrated to NYC from Uganda. Any loudmouth attacking his citizenship or threatening to have him deported for lying on an application form WHEN HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD is either a bigot, or an idiot, or both. kfoxtv.com/news/nation-...
Opioid overdose deaths are way down in Minnesota because of the unyielding courage of activists like Louise Vincent, who died last month after decades of bravely putting her own addictions front & center to help shape harm reduction protocols for other addicts www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/h...
October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Opioid overdose deaths are way down in Minnesota because of the unyielding courage of activists like Louise Vincent, who died last month after decades of bravely putting her own addictions front & center to help shape harm reduction protocols for other addicts www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/h...
There's a timely metaphor in there somewhere
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
There's a timely metaphor in there somewhere
Strikes, boycotts, public protests, shouting into The Void - these tactics WORK. Since most of us aren't lobbyists or cronies, they're an effective use of our time and energy ; they're how we make our voices heard, and how we hold public figures accountable. I'm not going down without a fight🥊
October 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Strikes, boycotts, public protests, shouting into The Void - these tactics WORK. Since most of us aren't lobbyists or cronies, they're an effective use of our time and energy ; they're how we make our voices heard, and how we hold public figures accountable. I'm not going down without a fight🥊