Jed Barnum
@jedbarnum.bsky.social
News, Politics, Social Justice. Queer Stuff. Food. Plants. Arts & Music. Boston native, SF for years. Massage Therapist.
How about you pay more taxes?!
(Yes, this screengrab is real, from his X)
(Yes, this screengrab is real, from his X)
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
How about you pay more taxes?!
(Yes, this screengrab is real, from his X)
(Yes, this screengrab is real, from his X)
I'd intended my page to be regular posts of political news w/ some fun (food, gay stuff) interspersed. But news is moving too fast lately. Still, follow me for stories you might've missed. In other news, finally got new studio set up & ready for my regular massage clients (and hopefully new ones)!
April 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I'd intended my page to be regular posts of political news w/ some fun (food, gay stuff) interspersed. But news is moving too fast lately. Still, follow me for stories you might've missed. In other news, finally got new studio set up & ready for my regular massage clients (and hopefully new ones)!
NewsMax and Rudy Giuliani rang the opening belll on the day when T's tariffs cratered the stock market.
April 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NewsMax and Rudy Giuliani rang the opening belll on the day when T's tariffs cratered the stock market.
This administration, man.
The Guardian's Hugo Lowell on X: "As we wait for Trump’s remarks at Justice Dept HQ, they are playing Live and Let Die"
The Guardian's Hugo Lowell on X: "As we wait for Trump’s remarks at Justice Dept HQ, they are playing Live and Let Die"
March 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This administration, man.
The Guardian's Hugo Lowell on X: "As we wait for Trump’s remarks at Justice Dept HQ, they are playing Live and Let Die"
The Guardian's Hugo Lowell on X: "As we wait for Trump’s remarks at Justice Dept HQ, they are playing Live and Let Die"
@briandhalligan.bsky.social , I immediately thought of you when I saw this. Hugs from SF!
March 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
@briandhalligan.bsky.social , I immediately thought of you when I saw this. Hugs from SF!
@ddiamond.bsky.social on X this afternoon: "HHS staff just got an email saying there 'is no HHS expectation' that staff respond to Musk email. [It ends] 'Assume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors'"
(Screenshots: the OP and a screengrab of the email via OP)
(Screenshots: the OP and a screengrab of the email via OP)
February 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
@ddiamond.bsky.social on X this afternoon: "HHS staff just got an email saying there 'is no HHS expectation' that staff respond to Musk email. [It ends] 'Assume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors'"
(Screenshots: the OP and a screengrab of the email via OP)
(Screenshots: the OP and a screengrab of the email via OP)
Late lunch: chef’s salad with leftover homemade fried chicken and boiled egg.
February 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Late lunch: chef’s salad with leftover homemade fried chicken and boiled egg.
Homemade granola - my latest batch. I keep it simple: toasted pecans and sliced almonds with rolled oats. Maple syrup, honey, bit of brown sugar for caramelization. Yogurt adds protein & helps the oatmeal clump. Varied spices to taste, see replies.
February 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Homemade granola - my latest batch. I keep it simple: toasted pecans and sliced almonds with rolled oats. Maple syrup, honey, bit of brown sugar for caramelization. Yogurt adds protein & helps the oatmeal clump. Varied spices to taste, see replies.
Signs of spring! Magnolia, Folsom St, south side of Bernal Heights SF, 2/15/25.
(Yes, Folsom ends waaay south of SOMA!)
(Yes, Folsom ends waaay south of SOMA!)
February 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Signs of spring! Magnolia, Folsom St, south side of Bernal Heights SF, 2/15/25.
(Yes, Folsom ends waaay south of SOMA!)
(Yes, Folsom ends waaay south of SOMA!)
February 13, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Lots of news today, but these 3 items (ALL REAL) stood out.
1) All 3 of Musk's main hench-boys have problematic histories. This tweet's hilarious, yet entirely accurate.
2) Trump appoints self head of the Kennedy Center, complains about about drag shows.
3) T revokes Biden's "security clearances"
1) All 3 of Musk's main hench-boys have problematic histories. This tweet's hilarious, yet entirely accurate.
2) Trump appoints self head of the Kennedy Center, complains about about drag shows.
3) T revokes Biden's "security clearances"
February 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Lots of news today, but these 3 items (ALL REAL) stood out.
1) All 3 of Musk's main hench-boys have problematic histories. This tweet's hilarious, yet entirely accurate.
2) Trump appoints self head of the Kennedy Center, complains about about drag shows.
3) T revokes Biden's "security clearances"
1) All 3 of Musk's main hench-boys have problematic histories. This tweet's hilarious, yet entirely accurate.
2) Trump appoints self head of the Kennedy Center, complains about about drag shows.
3) T revokes Biden's "security clearances"
Senate Dems hold floor all night tonight to protest Russ Vought, OMB Director-Nominee.
February 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Senate Dems hold floor all night tonight to protest Russ Vought, OMB Director-Nominee.
Oh good. This makes me feel much better about flying. 😱
February 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Oh good. This makes me feel much better about flying. 😱
Saudis respond to T's Gaza takeover idea: Saudi Arabia "reaffirms its unequivocal rejection of any infringement on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, whether through Israeli settlement policies, land annexation, or attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land.”
February 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Saudis respond to T's Gaza takeover idea: Saudi Arabia "reaffirms its unequivocal rejection of any infringement on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, whether through Israeli settlement policies, land annexation, or attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land.”
Public Health friends: Many, if not all, the CDC datasets have been uploaded to Internet Archive here: archive.org/details/2025...
February 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Public Health friends: Many, if not all, the CDC datasets have been uploaded to Internet Archive here: archive.org/details/2025...
30 day pause on tariffs as Canada and Mexico settle with Trump:
February 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
30 day pause on tariffs as Canada and Mexico settle with Trump:
My studio, & more about me:
My massage combines Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial release, and energy work. I can help with specific trouble spots, but I also enjoy helping people relax. I can do single sessions but many clients have been with me for years. I trained with NHI, and Body Electric.
My massage combines Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial release, and energy work. I can help with specific trouble spots, but I also enjoy helping people relax. I can do single sessions but many clients have been with me for years. I trained with NHI, and Body Electric.
February 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My studio, & more about me:
My massage combines Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial release, and energy work. I can help with specific trouble spots, but I also enjoy helping people relax. I can do single sessions but many clients have been with me for years. I trained with NHI, and Body Electric.
My massage combines Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial release, and energy work. I can help with specific trouble spots, but I also enjoy helping people relax. I can do single sessions but many clients have been with me for years. I trained with NHI, and Body Electric.
In my professional life, I'm a Certified Massage Therapist, so I'll post occasionally about that as well. (& maybe make a biz page eventually.) So - I have some availability this Thurs 2/6 aft/eve if anyone's interested. www.barnummassage to book.
#sanfranciscomassage #massage #gaymassage #bodywork
#sanfranciscomassage #massage #gaymassage #bodywork
February 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In my professional life, I'm a Certified Massage Therapist, so I'll post occasionally about that as well. (& maybe make a biz page eventually.) So - I have some availability this Thurs 2/6 aft/eve if anyone's interested. www.barnummassage to book.
#sanfranciscomassage #massage #gaymassage #bodywork
#sanfranciscomassage #massage #gaymassage #bodywork
I promised garden and food posts in addition to politics, so here's a 2-post thread!
Our Meyer Lemon tree is really productive this year - Meyer lemons are delicious - after years it still feels like a luxury to pick them from my backyard. Post 2: cake recipe! #plants #lemon #food Post 1 of 2.
Our Meyer Lemon tree is really productive this year - Meyer lemons are delicious - after years it still feels like a luxury to pick them from my backyard. Post 2: cake recipe! #plants #lemon #food Post 1 of 2.
January 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Lisa Murkowski compares the shifting news in Trump funding freeze to weather whiplash in Alaska: 'Yesterday, we had 44 degrees and rain, and today, it's like, below zero,” she tells me. “So what you're gonna see here pretty soon, you're gonna see us all wearing those neck braces.'"
(h/t Igor Bobic)
(h/t Igor Bobic)
January 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Lisa Murkowski compares the shifting news in Trump funding freeze to weather whiplash in Alaska: 'Yesterday, we had 44 degrees and rain, and today, it's like, below zero,” she tells me. “So what you're gonna see here pretty soon, you're gonna see us all wearing those neck braces.'"
(h/t Igor Bobic)
(h/t Igor Bobic)
What's happening to the federal government is shockingly (or maybe not) similar to what Musk did to Twitter, right down to the language in the email. (Screenshot from OPM website, linked here: www.opm.gov/fork )
January 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
What's happening to the federal government is shockingly (or maybe not) similar to what Musk did to Twitter, right down to the language in the email. (Screenshot from OPM website, linked here: www.opm.gov/fork )
Lasagna: the final product.
(From the prep I did last night.)
(From the prep I did last night.)
January 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Lasagna: the final product.
(From the prep I did last night.)
(From the prep I did last night.)
Lasagna prep:
(That’s an old photo of the bolognese because I froze it; made the pasta tonight.)
(That’s an old photo of the bolognese because I froze it; made the pasta tonight.)
January 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Lasagna prep:
(That’s an old photo of the bolognese because I froze it; made the pasta tonight.)
(That’s an old photo of the bolognese because I froze it; made the pasta tonight.)