Justin Barney
@jbarney.bsky.social
Traveler, amateur musician and enjoyer of politics, history, comedy and storytelling
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
Got to attend an acoustic Starset show and meet the band yesterday. What an awesome experience. Also got to chat up some really nice fellow fans while I was there.
March 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Got to attend an acoustic Starset show and meet the band yesterday. What an awesome experience. Also got to chat up some really nice fellow fans while I was there.
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Does anything feel more appropriate in the moment than a treasure institution loved by all being gutted to avoid a union?
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Does anything feel more appropriate in the moment than a treasure institution loved by all being gutted to avoid a union?
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Right-wing Authoritarians are never, ever, ever the good guys in any history books.
February 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Right-wing Authoritarians are never, ever, ever the good guys in any history books.
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Fine. I will host NBC Nightly News
February 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Fine. I will host NBC Nightly News
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What if, and I know this sounds crazy, but what if the federal workforce was actually doing a really good job before all this bullshit?
February 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
What if, and I know this sounds crazy, but what if the federal workforce was actually doing a really good job before all this bullshit?
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When incompetence and mastery of bull-shitting conjoin the results are breathtaking.
February 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
When incompetence and mastery of bull-shitting conjoin the results are breathtaking.
It should be more widely covered and remarked on when a European Christian Nationalist basically says "Nah, the American movement is too Nazi even for us."
french far-right leader jordan bardella canceled his remarks at cpac today
reason given: “one of the speakers allowed himself, out of provocation, a gesture referring to nazi ideology.”
reason given: “one of the speakers allowed himself, out of provocation, a gesture referring to nazi ideology.”
February 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It should be more widely covered and remarked on when a European Christian Nationalist basically says "Nah, the American movement is too Nazi even for us."
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How many of them have to heil before the news calls it what it is?
3?
10?
600?
How many
3?
10?
600?
How many
February 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
How many of them have to heil before the news calls it what it is?
3?
10?
600?
How many
3?
10?
600?
How many
Call it what it really is - internment camps for brown folks
The Trump administration is planning to detain undocumented immigrants at military sites across the U.S. It's a significant expansion of efforts by the White House to use wartime resources to make good on the president’s promised mass deportations.
Trump Plans to Use Military Sites Across the Country to Detain Undocumented Immigrants
The move would be a drastic escalation by the White House to militarize immigration enforcement.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Call it what it really is - internment camps for brown folks
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This x10000000000
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
They Are a Minority
Get your mind right.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This x10000000000
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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if you were accidentally fired while transporting a nuclear warhead and currently need a place to stay with said warhead please know that i have a sizable backyard and an abiding desire to be a nuclear power
February 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
if you were accidentally fired while transporting a nuclear warhead and currently need a place to stay with said warhead please know that i have a sizable backyard and an abiding desire to be a nuclear power
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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
Friend of mine who left academia to do good in the public sector was just fired from Fish and Wildlife as part of this DOGE nonsense because they were a “probationary employee”. These Trumpists and their enablers can fuck all the way off.
February 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Friend of mine who left academia to do good in the public sector was just fired from Fish and Wildlife as part of this DOGE nonsense because they were a “probationary employee”. These Trumpists and their enablers can fuck all the way off.
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The leaders of the anti-vax movement profit from spreading misinformation.
Check out the new Factually! episode with Dr. Adam Ratner wherever you get podcasts.
» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7iba...
» YouTube: youtu.be/7ZaPkKEb9u8
Check out the new Factually! episode with Dr. Adam Ratner wherever you get podcasts.
» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7iba...
» YouTube: youtu.be/7ZaPkKEb9u8
RFK Jr is Going to Kill Many Children - with Dr. Adam Ratner
Podcast Episode · Factually! with Adam Conover · 02/12/2025 · 1h 22m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The leaders of the anti-vax movement profit from spreading misinformation.
Check out the new Factually! episode with Dr. Adam Ratner wherever you get podcasts.
» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7iba...
» YouTube: youtu.be/7ZaPkKEb9u8
Check out the new Factually! episode with Dr. Adam Ratner wherever you get podcasts.
» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7iba...
» YouTube: youtu.be/7ZaPkKEb9u8
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Added but one line while editing the latest @lopatto.bsky.social banger but I’m proud of it www.theverge.com/elon-musk/60...
February 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Added but one line while editing the latest @lopatto.bsky.social banger but I’m proud of it www.theverge.com/elon-musk/60...
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New single is out now. Listen for context. open.spotify.com/track/39GlvO...
February 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
New single is out now. Listen for context. open.spotify.com/track/39GlvO...
I recently made an impulse purchase of a Pokemon Center 59” Jumbo Arcanine and honestly? No regrets. Look at this big boi
February 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I recently made an impulse purchase of a Pokemon Center 59” Jumbo Arcanine and honestly? No regrets. Look at this big boi
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
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i’m sorry but this guy is the most try hard pick me i’ve ever seen.
February 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
i’m sorry but this guy is the most try hard pick me i’ve ever seen.
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Heaven, I was... 🙌
February 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Heaven, I was... 🙌