John Barrett
@johnb48.bsky.social
Retired English professor. Now it’s all about my labs, chihuahua, chickens, and cooking. Oh sure, there’s plenty of time for reading and meandering.
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Alternate headline: Johnson Lied.
September 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Alternate headline: Johnson Lied.
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Ossoff: He never should have been confirmed by the senate and he needs to resign. It is one thing to be a skeptic or a reformer. It is quite another to be a fool…
September 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ossoff: He never should have been confirmed by the senate and he needs to resign. It is one thing to be a skeptic or a reformer. It is quite another to be a fool…
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When people say, “do your own research,” they generally mean, “google it.” They generally do NOT mean, “conduct an independent, ethical, peer reviewed study.” I would love if we spent more time differentiating between “research as knowledge production” and “research as knowledge consumption.”
August 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
When people say, “do your own research,” they generally mean, “google it.” They generally do NOT mean, “conduct an independent, ethical, peer reviewed study.” I would love if we spent more time differentiating between “research as knowledge production” and “research as knowledge consumption.”
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August 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Call your senators and reps and make a BIG stink! This is ridiculous and the definition of waste, fraud and abuse.
Called my Senators & Rep today to pound the fact the Felon plans to spend millions on a golden ballroom in the White House.
Our House Not his!
Spend money on education, food, shelter, medical for the people, not fake gold!
Our House Not his!
Spend money on education, food, shelter, medical for the people, not fake gold!
August 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Call your senators and reps and make a BIG stink! This is ridiculous and the definition of waste, fraud and abuse.
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All that needs to be said - if you are paying attention, which 60% of America won't make any time for.
July 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
All that needs to be said - if you are paying attention, which 60% of America won't make any time for.
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I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
July 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
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(🚨) CONFIRMED: Donald Trump just lied about the wildly inculpatory Epstein birthday note—the coded note that apparently references pedophilia and appears inside a sketch of a naked, small-breasted girl/woman—saying he never sketches.
He very much does.
He very much does.
Donald Trump's Drawing of the New York City Skyline Just Sold for $29,184 at Auction | Artnet News
The president's rare attempt at drawing—a 2005 sketch of the Manhattan skyline—went under the hammer in California.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
(🚨) CONFIRMED: Donald Trump just lied about the wildly inculpatory Epstein birthday note—the coded note that apparently references pedophilia and appears inside a sketch of a naked, small-breasted girl/woman—saying he never sketches.
He very much does.
He very much does.
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April 11: “The phones are ringing off the hook.”
July 6: “Many of these countries never even contacted us.”
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July 6: “Many of these countries never even contacted us.”
@atrupar.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
April 11: “The phones are ringing off the hook.”
July 6: “Many of these countries never even contacted us.”
@atrupar.com
July 6: “Many of these countries never even contacted us.”
@atrupar.com
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A billion times yes
July 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A billion times yes
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July 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget.
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
July 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget.
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
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Yes. This is in fact what each VP did.
July 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Yes. This is in fact what each VP did.
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They want you angry—but not at them. They want you seething, desperate to find someone to blame. “They.” “Them.” “Those people.” Immigrants. Trans kids. Black voters. Journalists. Protesters. Anyone and everyone but the billionaires robbing you blind.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
The Rot At the Top
The cruelty is the fucking point.
open.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
They want you angry—but not at them. They want you seething, desperate to find someone to blame. “They.” “Them.” “Those people.” Immigrants. Trans kids. Black voters. Journalists. Protesters. Anyone and everyone but the billionaires robbing you blind.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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Democracies use government as an instrument for the common good. Using a tax bill to destroy and deny health care for 17 million of our people is a sign of authoritarianism.
July 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Democracies use government as an instrument for the common good. Using a tax bill to destroy and deny health care for 17 million of our people is a sign of authoritarianism.
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Only despots threaten to strip away U.S. citizenship and deport their political rivals and enemies.
July 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Only despots threaten to strip away U.S. citizenship and deport their political rivals and enemies.
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This is Nick Begich (R-Alaska). If he votes for the bill,
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.
July 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This is Nick Begich (R-Alaska). If he votes for the bill,
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.
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Yes, I agree — it would be terrible. Please do NOT share this information!!!
June 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Yes, I agree — it would be terrible. Please do NOT share this information!!!