John Barker
jedbarker.bsky.social
John Barker
@jedbarker.bsky.social
WYSIWYG – I loathe identity politics, but for your info, farm-boy turned theoretical physicist, solar developer, lecturer and author in innovation dynamics, solar, science education. Now retired dog-walker, photographer, traveller, Blueskyer.
Somewhere over the rainbow…
March 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Captured America – screwed!
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
USA now!
February 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
February 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“Number 47”
January 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“Number 47”
January 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Inauguration Day. Let’s celebrate Vlad’s Victory!
January 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Aceh for the Amygdala! Fukushima for the Frontal Lobes!

Yes, folks, welcome to the tsunami of the “Disinformation Age”!

It’s “elephants all the way down”as George Lakoff said, misquoting Stephen Hawkings.

Here’s my short rave on the New Wave.

www.thepicketline.net/tsunami.html
Tsunami
ThePicketline.net
www.thepicketline.net
January 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Reposted by John Barker
🧪From climate change to health to… It seems the general public trust science less. (Maybe I should stay off social media not called #bluesky) Not sure I agree but here is a “article” suggesting political propaganda
What’s your thoughts? I’d ❤️ to hear them!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists
Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science
www.scientificamerican.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
January 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Looks like the big-breasted trolls on FB and X have found their way to Bsky!
January 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I couldn’t decide which pic to post. So here’s all of ‘em. Happy New Year to all my new bsky friends!
January 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Handover to the new generation!
December 19, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Reposted by John Barker
Day two, and Peter Dutton’s nuclear scheme continues to fall apart.
December 14, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Only abstract readable – article paywalled.
December 13, 2024 at 9:51 AM
@lewan.bsky.social “Let us, therefore, brace ourselves….” (Churchill, on the prospect of the last fascist onslaught. I’m not how we’re going to survive the coming tech-bro-blitz.
December 12, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Yep! Been there, read that! Doubly scary, as they now rule!
December 11, 2024 at 4:05 AM
The “surging” price of coffee (beans) is all over the media almost doubled this year – up by about $US4/kg. The price of a kg of beans at retail is about $US30/kg.

Will the price at Starbucks double?
December 10, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Who’s next?
December 10, 2024 at 12:40 AM
2024…
December 8, 2024 at 11:15 PM
X – Actly!
December 7, 2024 at 12:29 AM
It’s complicated!
December 2, 2024 at 11:31 PM
This article by Paul Krugman in the HBR in 196 is a very good analysis of the fallacies of the Trump regime appointments. www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/...
November 30, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Just testing if I can use ICloud as a website for my writings for others to retrieve www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/...
iCloud Drive - Apple iCloud
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www.icloud.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:20 AM