Kyle Barrett
@badgerman115.bsky.social
Retired Naval Aviator. Social Justice Advocate. Exceedingly snarky.
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This year, The Atlantic’s Science, Health, and Technology writers learned about robot dogs, ancient tomatoes, and the history of cooties. To celebrate the end of the year, here are the 55 facts that blew our minds in 2025:
55 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2025
We’ll never look at potatoes the same way again.
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This year, The Atlantic’s Science, Health, and Technology writers learned about robot dogs, ancient tomatoes, and the history of cooties. To celebrate the end of the year, here are the 55 facts that blew our minds in 2025:
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The Onion Looks Back At 'It's A Wonderful Life'
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Onion Looks Back At 'It's A Wonderful Life'
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NEW: There are three reasons why this religious mobilization is so critical — and is having such a profound impact. One is moral, one practical, and one historical. Read about them in our latest weekly briefing: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/this-holiday-season-choose-love-not
December 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
NEW: There are three reasons why this religious mobilization is so critical — and is having such a profound impact. One is moral, one practical, and one historical. Read about them in our latest weekly briefing: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/this-holiday-season-choose-love-not
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December 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Nothing to see here, just the President of the United States having absolutely no idea who he is pardoning, nor why.
POLITICO: You pardoned the former president of Honduras even though he was convicted in a massive intl drug trafficking scheme. How is that 0 tolerance on drug trafficking?
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
December 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Nothing to see here, just the President of the United States having absolutely no idea who he is pardoning, nor why.
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‘Desire in one of its rawest forms’: what do we know about limerence?
‘Desire in one of its rawest forms’: what do we know about limerence?
For everything from pop music to poetry, overwhelming infatuation offers inspiration and storylines. But when might this tip over into something a little less healthy?
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
‘Desire in one of its rawest forms’: what do we know about limerence?
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TRUMP: If you’re trafficking drugs to the U.S. via the Caribbean I will kill you.
ALSO TRUMP: If you’re doing time because you helped traffic 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S. via Honduras you get a “Full and Complete Pardon.”
www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
ALSO TRUMP: If you’re doing time because you helped traffic 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S. via Honduras you get a “Full and Complete Pardon.”
www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
TRUMP: If you’re trafficking drugs to the U.S. via the Caribbean I will kill you.
ALSO TRUMP: If you’re doing time because you helped traffic 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S. via Honduras you get a “Full and Complete Pardon.”
www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
ALSO TRUMP: If you’re doing time because you helped traffic 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S. via Honduras you get a “Full and Complete Pardon.”
www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
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Mali Obomsawin is an amazing composer / musician / vocalist. This is my favorite
Sweet Tooth, by Mali Obomsawin
6 track album
mali-obomsawin.bandcamp.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Mali Obomsawin is an amazing composer / musician / vocalist. This is my favorite
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this really is the best way to see this (paywalled) www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
this really is the best way to see this (paywalled) www.404media.co/americas-pol...
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Ruth Asawa is no stranger to San Franciscans—my son goes to the art school named after her—but this exhibition is truly amazing. Do yourselves a favor, New Yorkers, go see it at (your) MOMA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
Ruth Asawa Turned Wire Into Her Lifeline
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ruth Asawa is no stranger to San Franciscans—my son goes to the art school named after her—but this exhibition is truly amazing. Do yourselves a favor, New Yorkers, go see it at (your) MOMA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
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"War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
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Should be unreal, but this is the reality we are getting modeled from the top down.
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Should be unreal, but this is the reality we are getting modeled from the top down.
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This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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The White House wants everyone to know that Trump has nothing to hide with regard to his longtime connection to Epstein, but also that republicans had better keep hiding information if they know what’s good for them.
www.axios.com/2025/11/12/e...
www.axios.com/2025/11/12/e...
Trump pressures Boebert, Mace to back down on Epstein files
If any GOP member were to remove their name, the petition would no longer have the necessary support.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The White House wants everyone to know that Trump has nothing to hide with regard to his longtime connection to Epstein, but also that republicans had better keep hiding information if they know what’s good for them.
www.axios.com/2025/11/12/e...
www.axios.com/2025/11/12/e...
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The Mob Boss threatens Republicans who may want to vote to release the Epstein files.
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Mob Boss threatens Republicans who may want to vote to release the Epstein files.
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The ban on a girl band for “indecent acts” underscores how Turkey’s youth are straining against the constraints of Erdoğan’s decades-long rule.
Generation Erdoğan Is Losing Faith In the Only Turkey It Knows
Millions of young Turks have grown up under one man’s rule. As authorities detain a popular girl band and arrest YouTubers, many are left wondering what comes next.
bloom.bg
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The ban on a girl band for “indecent acts” underscores how Turkey’s youth are straining against the constraints of Erdoğan’s decades-long rule.
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There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride.
Rare footage shows sucker fish as they whale-surf in the ocean’s wildest joyride | CNN
There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride.
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Mamdani is going to implement Scaramouche law. Everyone will have to do the Fandango.
Mamdani is going to implement Sriracha law. Everyone will have to slather hot sauce on their scrambled eggs
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Scaramouche law. Everyone will have to do the Fandango.
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This is what happens when Republicans are given the task of governing. Chaos, economic collapse, and suffering.
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This is what happens when Republicans are given the task of governing. Chaos, economic collapse, and suffering.
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I’m sorry. Which party is bank rolling domestic terrorism and disappearing people from American cities? Which party is blowing up boats in the Caribbean and paling around with the funders of 9/11? Which party wants to “just kill people” in Venezuela? Pretty sure it’s not the Democrats.
Top Republican Blasts Mamdani as Part of ‘Pro-Terrorist Wing’ of Democratic Party
www.mediaite.com
Tom Emmer Calls Mamdani 'Pro-Terrorist Wing' of Dem Party
twp.ai
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’m sorry. Which party is bank rolling domestic terrorism and disappearing people from American cities? Which party is blowing up boats in the Caribbean and paling around with the funders of 9/11? Which party wants to “just kill people” in Venezuela? Pretty sure it’s not the Democrats.
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This stained glass at the Sanctuary of St. Don Bosco in Brazil looks like a jeweled curtain of light.
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This stained glass at the Sanctuary of St. Don Bosco in Brazil looks like a jeweled curtain of light.
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big tough guys deploying tear gas to protect us from inflatable dinosaur Halloween decorations
October 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
big tough guys deploying tear gas to protect us from inflatable dinosaur Halloween decorations
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The incident is marks the third straight day that federal agents have deployed tear gas against Chicagoans and the seventh time in 22 days.
Video from a photographer for the @chicagotribune.com:
Video from a photographer for the @chicagotribune.com:
Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
October 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The incident is marks the third straight day that federal agents have deployed tear gas against Chicagoans and the seventh time in 22 days.
Video from a photographer for the @chicagotribune.com:
Video from a photographer for the @chicagotribune.com:
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its remarkable to see random suburbanites in their fucking PJs have more courage than the vast majority of america's political, social, and civil elites
October 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
its remarkable to see random suburbanites in their fucking PJs have more courage than the vast majority of america's political, social, and civil elites