Cassie Barker
@cassie-barker.bsky.social
Mother, wife, high school science teacher. I also have a really cute dog.
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the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
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Always so funny when I post about what you should and should not post and some Discover tab norm swings in with “I’ll post what I want.” No boo. Ask around. I make the rules and you will end up in the dungeon
August 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Always so funny when I post about what you should and should not post and some Discover tab norm swings in with “I’ll post what I want.” No boo. Ask around. I make the rules and you will end up in the dungeon
As the last Friday of yet another summer break winds down, I am choosing my goal for the upcoming school year: get more involved in my local union.
August 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
As the last Friday of yet another summer break winds down, I am choosing my goal for the upcoming school year: get more involved in my local union.
My therapist: the one armed triceratops man isn’t real, he can’t hurt you.
One armed triceratops man:
One armed triceratops man:
May 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My therapist: the one armed triceratops man isn’t real, he can’t hurt you.
One armed triceratops man:
One armed triceratops man:
I grew up looking at these goofy plaster dinosaurs just off the 60 freeway, but I never had a chance to see them up close. Yesterday, I took my dino-loving toddler there for a proper visit and he had the time of his life🦖
May 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I grew up looking at these goofy plaster dinosaurs just off the 60 freeway, but I never had a chance to see them up close. Yesterday, I took my dino-loving toddler there for a proper visit and he had the time of his life🦖
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Finished last night- I give you the astronomical origin of the elements… in cross stitch! 🔭🧪🎢 #sciart
Original data is from Jennifer Johnson from Ohio State University, but I did it all freehand from her image. 🪡
Original data is from Jennifer Johnson from Ohio State University, but I did it all freehand from her image. 🪡
May 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Finished last night- I give you the astronomical origin of the elements… in cross stitch! 🔭🧪🎢 #sciart
Original data is from Jennifer Johnson from Ohio State University, but I did it all freehand from her image. 🪡
Original data is from Jennifer Johnson from Ohio State University, but I did it all freehand from her image. 🪡
Happy Mothers Day to all moms but especially to the moms of the three and under crowd. This stage is total chaos. May we all survive.
May 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Happy Mothers Day to all moms but especially to the moms of the three and under crowd. This stage is total chaos. May we all survive.
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Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565, 📸 via @BrownE44338379
April 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565, 📸 via @BrownE44338379
The label on a bottle of 12M HCl: “Pungent odor. Constantly fuming.”
Me: “lol same.”
Me: “lol same.”
April 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The label on a bottle of 12M HCl: “Pungent odor. Constantly fuming.”
Me: “lol same.”
Me: “lol same.”
My husband and I have talked about it and the cost of childcare is like, 80% of why we are stopping at 1. It’s as much as our mortgage, and yes, we shopped around. We can’t afford for either one of us to stay home, and we are fortunate that we can cover the cost for our one child. But not another.
25 dollar minimum wage nationwide & mandatory employee-provided child care & 12 weeks vacation a year also federally mandated would do the trick, fellas. Fellas? Where’d everybody go?
One idea I have is not turning the country where the putative child would be raised into an authoritarian hellscape. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
April 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My husband and I have talked about it and the cost of childcare is like, 80% of why we are stopping at 1. It’s as much as our mortgage, and yes, we shopped around. We can’t afford for either one of us to stay home, and we are fortunate that we can cover the cost for our one child. But not another.
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when the sigur ros guy sang "achoo" 12 times over an aching and hypnotic three chord progression that lasted long enough to make a whole pot of macaroni and cheese...I felt that
April 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
when the sigur ros guy sang "achoo" 12 times over an aching and hypnotic three chord progression that lasted long enough to make a whole pot of macaroni and cheese...I felt that
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Sorry I missed your call, the frogs had my phone again.
April 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Sorry I missed your call, the frogs had my phone again.
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The Trump administration is asserting in court that it "has the legal authority to abduct any individual—citizen or immigrant, documented or not—and illegally deport them to another country without due process." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump Administration Debuts Legal Blueprint for Disappearing Anyone It Wants
This case is not just about one deportation. It’s a blueprint for how to make anyone disappear.
slate.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Trump administration is asserting in court that it "has the legal authority to abduct any individual—citizen or immigrant, documented or not—and illegally deport them to another country without due process." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Really excited that my standard “oh shit I forgot to eat breakfast again” routine is about to become a ✨luxury✨
Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.
April 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Really excited that my standard “oh shit I forgot to eat breakfast again” routine is about to become a ✨luxury✨
Thanks for the anxiety on a Saturday morning, Outlook.
March 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Thanks for the anxiety on a Saturday morning, Outlook.
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
Been spiraling over this video recently, especially as “move fast and break things” has become our national MO.
We can’t afford to sacrifice our institutions (academia, Medicare, and others) on the altar of government “efficiency”.
youtu.be/1EkIpMkCVwk?...
We can’t afford to sacrifice our institutions (academia, Medicare, and others) on the altar of government “efficiency”.
youtu.be/1EkIpMkCVwk?...
The Anatomy of a Failed Economy
YouTube video by Economics Explained
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March 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Been spiraling over this video recently, especially as “move fast and break things” has become our national MO.
We can’t afford to sacrifice our institutions (academia, Medicare, and others) on the altar of government “efficiency”.
youtu.be/1EkIpMkCVwk?...
We can’t afford to sacrifice our institutions (academia, Medicare, and others) on the altar of government “efficiency”.
youtu.be/1EkIpMkCVwk?...
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these are the worst people and deserve worse fates than can be comfortably imagined
so special ed programs are getting gutted because their internal documentation used the term "transition" when talking about helping disabled kids enter the working world. they're literally striking at that word wherever they see it.
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
these are the worst people and deserve worse fates than can be comfortably imagined
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A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
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'The Office' was pro-office propaganda whereas 'Severance' is the realistic show about how being at the office makes you go insane
January 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
'The Office' was pro-office propaganda whereas 'Severance' is the realistic show about how being at the office makes you go insane
Moving my socials over to here. This means that I won’t be posting Tommy’s face anymore, but if you just text me “baby tax”, I will send you all the cuteness.
a red shower curtain is hanging in a bathroom with the words `` i gotchu homie '' written on the bottom .
ALT: a red shower curtain is hanging in a bathroom with the words `` i gotchu homie '' written on the bottom .
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Moving my socials over to here. This means that I won’t be posting Tommy’s face anymore, but if you just text me “baby tax”, I will send you all the cuteness.