Laurence Barber
@laurencesmb.bsky.social
Writer, sorta. Award-winning film & TV critic, once upon a time. Ex-journo. Character actress. Celebrity bee attack researcher. Nancy in a state of crisis on a cloud. (Twitter/Insta: @laurencesmb)
Genuine q cos I can’t find anything but has the Australian government formally acknowledged the commission of inquiry finding yet
September 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Genuine q cos I can’t find anything but has the Australian government formally acknowledged the commission of inquiry finding yet
One of the funniest things about all of this is Republicans being mad about being called fascists. Did you guys miss when we were doing that during the Bush years when it was also extremely true or what
September 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
One of the funniest things about all of this is Republicans being mad about being called fascists. Did you guys miss when we were doing that during the Bush years when it was also extremely true or what
Deliberately obfuscatory messaging that sounds like 4chan bullshit? Sooooo yeah all signs point to groyper-coded accelerationist discord indoctrination who could possibly have foreseen
Charlie Kirk’s shooter’s bullet casings had the following messages engraved:
“*notices bulge* OWO what’s this?” (fired)
“Hey Fascist! Catch!” (unfired)
“Bella Ciao” (unfired)
“If you read this, you are gay lmao" (unfired)
“*notices bulge* OWO what’s this?” (fired)
“Hey Fascist! Catch!” (unfired)
“Bella Ciao” (unfired)
“If you read this, you are gay lmao" (unfired)
September 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Deliberately obfuscatory messaging that sounds like 4chan bullshit? Sooooo yeah all signs point to groyper-coded accelerationist discord indoctrination who could possibly have foreseen
Obviously Carter Burwell is a legend but he absolutely went god mode on The Ballad of Buster Scruggs score
June 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Obviously Carter Burwell is a legend but he absolutely went god mode on The Ballad of Buster Scruggs score
It has been interesting to follow this primary campaign from Australia but jesus fucking christ why do you have a months-long primary campaign for a ballot in June and then the actual election isn’t until November?! God America is stupid and awful
NEW: How Andrew Cuomo could become mayor - even if Zohran Mamdani wins. A well-financed political machine is gearing up to topple Mamdani even if he beats Cuomo, akin to what happened to India Walton 4 years ago in Buffalo. “The fight’s not over until November.” theintercept.com/2025/06/24/z...
How Andrew Cuomo Could Become NYC Mayor — Even if Zohran Mamdani Wins
The democratic socialist has closed in on the former governor ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Cuomo is running in the general election either way.
theintercept.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It has been interesting to follow this primary campaign from Australia but jesus fucking christ why do you have a months-long primary campaign for a ballot in June and then the actual election isn’t until November?! God America is stupid and awful
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stop using the new york times!!!!!!!!!!
"New York Times stories were cited 29 times in amicus briefs supporting Tennessee’s ban on youth gender-affirming care — a ban upheld in the U.S. v. Skrmetti decision on June 18."
"Azeen Ghorayshi was by far the most frequently cited [..] with 14 citations."
#Tennessee #USA #Healthcare
"Azeen Ghorayshi was by far the most frequently cited [..] with 14 citations."
#Tennessee #USA #Healthcare
New York Times Cited 29 Times to Justify Case Limiting Trans Healthcare — Assigned
Meanwhile, other mainstream media newsrooms treated the U.S. v. Skrmetti case as an opportunity to center coverage around the expected result.
www.assignedmedia.org
June 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
stop using the new york times!!!!!!!!!!
Something like this. For shame NYT for many reasons I forgot about prior to engaging with this, but also for not having Tsai’s Stray Dogs in there already.
June 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Something like this. For shame NYT for many reasons I forgot about prior to engaging with this, but also for not having Tsai’s Stray Dogs in there already.
Reading Anthony Albanese’s speeches on the Invasion of Iraq & Australia’s fealty to American militarist empire in 2003 & 2005 is enough to make you feel insane. Imagine if that man - now strangulated by his middle-aged neocon doppelgänger - were PM.
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Reading Anthony Albanese’s speeches on the Invasion of Iraq & Australia’s fealty to American militarist empire in 2003 & 2005 is enough to make you feel insane. Imagine if that man - now strangulated by his middle-aged neocon doppelgänger - were PM.
I cannot fucking believe we all have to be forced to see and hear Tim Wilson again. Go AWAY, rotten homosexual!! Begone back to a big four consultancy where you belong, foul beast
May 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I cannot fucking believe we all have to be forced to see and hear Tim Wilson again. Go AWAY, rotten homosexual!! Begone back to a big four consultancy where you belong, foul beast
“We want to urge generosity and mutual patience as we navigate this together” and it’s about abetting ICE. I mean we all knew the endgame of the HRification of language would lead us to a place like this but it’s no less bone-chilling to reach it
Columbia's Provost evidently sent this message to faculty forbidding them from moving classes offline or canceling them amid ICE activity on campus.
March 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“We want to urge generosity and mutual patience as we navigate this together” and it’s about abetting ICE. I mean we all knew the endgame of the HRification of language would lead us to a place like this but it’s no less bone-chilling to reach it
Why did the pharmacist just glare at me wordlessly while handing me my SSRIs. Was he a scientologist
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Why did the pharmacist just glare at me wordlessly while handing me my SSRIs. Was he a scientologist
KYLIE ANN MINOGUE
March 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
KYLIE ANN MINOGUE
Can’t believe I have to decide what to eat AGAIN. Will this torture never end
February 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Can’t believe I have to decide what to eat AGAIN. Will this torture never end
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Okay after reading a glorified Vox explainer about that movie, I will just reshare my piece on it since the writer didn't bother to link any critiques.
reverseshot.org/archive/entr...
reverseshot.org/archive/entr...
February 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Okay after reading a glorified Vox explainer about that movie, I will just reshare my piece on it since the writer didn't bother to link any critiques.
reverseshot.org/archive/entr...
reverseshot.org/archive/entr...
Cheering on the liberals blaming those the Democratic Party spent over a year actively alienating, denigrating and ostracising for opposing a genocide while their admin actively funded and supported it. You go girls! This sort of stuff worked perfectly between 2016 and 2023 👍🏻
February 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Cheering on the liberals blaming those the Democratic Party spent over a year actively alienating, denigrating and ostracising for opposing a genocide while their admin actively funded and supported it. You go girls! This sort of stuff worked perfectly between 2016 and 2023 👍🏻
At least I have this
Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the World by Destroyer on Apple Music
music.apple.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
At least I have this
Increasingly convinced it should be everybody except Americans who get to vote in their elections
February 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Increasingly convinced it should be everybody except Americans who get to vote in their elections
Actually playing the Not Like Us lyric where Kendrick calls Drake a pedophile while he walks up to the stage is crazy work
February 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Actually playing the Not Like Us lyric where Kendrick calls Drake a pedophile while he walks up to the stage is crazy work
I could not tell you what Die with a Smile sounds like
February 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I could not tell you what Die with a Smile sounds like
I love how good technology is now
January 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I love how good technology is now
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Donald Trump Just Signed an Executive Order Calling Emilia Pérez a Triumph of the Human Spirit. Here’s Why That’s Unconstitutional.
January 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Donald Trump Just Signed an Executive Order Calling Emilia Pérez a Triumph of the Human Spirit. Here’s Why That’s Unconstitutional.
No Other Land and Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat both nominated in Documentary but either one should be winning Best Picture instead
January 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
No Other Land and Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat both nominated in Documentary but either one should be winning Best Picture instead