Barry Epstein
@bgepstein6591.bsky.social
Liberal, progressive, democratic socialist, lifelong Democrat. Both Radical and Practical. Retired engineer. Ally.
Pet peeve: people that call out others w/o including their @handle
Pet peeve: people that call out others w/o including their @handle
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
Disgusting and unsurprising.... I remember "Blue Dog" democrats voting for Reagan's program, including his bad tax cuts, and many so called dems supporting nafta which gutted communities and the middle class ...... here they are again folding to the fascists ... as I hear it -
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Disgusting and unsurprising.... I remember "Blue Dog" democrats voting for Reagan's program, including his bad tax cuts, and many so called dems supporting nafta which gutted communities and the middle class ...... here they are again folding to the fascists ... as I hear it -
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Hollywood couldn't script it better: one of the most toxic leaders of a political party in Australian history loses the seat he has held for 24 years to one of the most courageous people you could ever wish to meet. #auspol
'Life before limb': As Ali France enters parliament the surgeon who saved her speaks out
As new Labor MP Ali France enters parliament, the surgeon who saved her life by taking her leg in 2011 is telling his story for the first time.
www.abc.net.au
July 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Hollywood couldn't script it better: one of the most toxic leaders of a political party in Australian history loses the seat he has held for 24 years to one of the most courageous people you could ever wish to meet. #auspol
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This is incredible
I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
July 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is incredible
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July 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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"Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s" | Great piece in @upenn.edu's #PennToday on our recent @pnas.org article, providing critical context for the extreme heat we're seeing right now in North America and Europe: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/extreme...
Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s | Penn Today
New research led by Michael E. Mann links a surge in stalled jet stream events to human-driven climate change, with major implications for future heatwaves, wildfires, and floods.
penntoday.upenn.edu
June 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s" | Great piece in @upenn.edu's #PennToday on our recent @pnas.org article, providing critical context for the extreme heat we're seeing right now in North America and Europe: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/extreme...
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June 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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"Heat waves are getting more dangerous with climate change — and we may still be underestimating them" | Nice piece by @afreedma.bsky.social for @cnn.com that references our recent @pnas.org article: edition.cnn.com/2025/06/23/c...
Heat waves are getting more dangerous with climate change — and we may still be underestimating them | CNN
The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, bears the hallmarks of human-caused global warming.
edition.cnn.com
June 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"Heat waves are getting more dangerous with climate change — and we may still be underestimating them" | Nice piece by @afreedma.bsky.social for @cnn.com that references our recent @pnas.org article: edition.cnn.com/2025/06/23/c...
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I just heard someone say they wish this summer was shaping up to be a lot more Barbie and a lot less Oppenheimer.🤣😭🥂💙
June 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I just heard someone say they wish this summer was shaping up to be a lot more Barbie and a lot less Oppenheimer.🤣😭🥂💙
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How many wars have we seen in our lifetime? .... it's extraordinary and never ending!
June 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
How many wars have we seen in our lifetime? .... it's extraordinary and never ending!
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Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict - the single most terrifying and important explanation of what it means to go to war vs. Iran. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict
"No one should underestimate how difficult and, in my view, how profound this decision will be by President Trump"
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict - the single most terrifying and important explanation of what it means to go to war vs. Iran. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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The Anti-Autocracy Handbook, by Stephan Lewandowsky et al. 2025, open access! 👍🧪
I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
sks.to
June 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook, by Stephan Lewandowsky et al. 2025, open access! 👍🧪
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For those of you who keep telling me, "I don't vote, they're all the same."
What if I took away the colors and party icons?
Which "same" would you prefer?
#FactsMatter
#Voices4Victory #ProudBlueVet
What if I took away the colors and party icons?
Which "same" would you prefer?
#FactsMatter
#Voices4Victory #ProudBlueVet
June 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
For those of you who keep telling me, "I don't vote, they're all the same."
What if I took away the colors and party icons?
Which "same" would you prefer?
#FactsMatter
#Voices4Victory #ProudBlueVet
What if I took away the colors and party icons?
Which "same" would you prefer?
#FactsMatter
#Voices4Victory #ProudBlueVet
@davidhogg.bsky.social I donated to you (a little). I now believe you should choose .... stop working to primary Dems or resign from the DNC.
TheDNC is a Party that depends on cohesion from leadership. it's a simple principle.
I have highly respected your activism ... please get this right.
TheDNC is a Party that depends on cohesion from leadership. it's a simple principle.
I have highly respected your activism ... please get this right.
June 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@davidhogg.bsky.social I donated to you (a little). I now believe you should choose .... stop working to primary Dems or resign from the DNC.
TheDNC is a Party that depends on cohesion from leadership. it's a simple principle.
I have highly respected your activism ... please get this right.
TheDNC is a Party that depends on cohesion from leadership. it's a simple principle.
I have highly respected your activism ... please get this right.
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The plan was simple. It started by retiring all government employees by offering them incentives to leave and never return. To avoid anarchy and keep authority, the police and military would be retained.
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Friday essay: Trump’s reign fits Curtis Yarvin’s blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy. What is technological fascism?
The Washington Post called Curtis Yarvin’s blog ‘required reading for the extremely online right’. He advocates for the end of democracy – and a governing monarch.
theconversation.com
May 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The plan was simple. It started by retiring all government employees by offering them incentives to leave and never return. To avoid anarchy and keep authority, the police and military would be retained.
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
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RUSSELL VOUGHT: brains behind Trump's authoritarian movement. The danger he poses is quiet, calculated & relentless
Vought doesn’t want the spotlight. Because once you see what he’s doing, it’s terrifying
He’s not trying to shrink government. He’s trying to dismantle it and built a dictatorship
Vought doesn’t want the spotlight. Because once you see what he’s doing, it’s terrifying
He’s not trying to shrink government. He’s trying to dismantle it and built a dictatorship
June 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
RUSSELL VOUGHT: brains behind Trump's authoritarian movement. The danger he poses is quiet, calculated & relentless
Vought doesn’t want the spotlight. Because once you see what he’s doing, it’s terrifying
He’s not trying to shrink government. He’s trying to dismantle it and built a dictatorship
Vought doesn’t want the spotlight. Because once you see what he’s doing, it’s terrifying
He’s not trying to shrink government. He’s trying to dismantle it and built a dictatorship