Niki Barnes
@nikiohsbarnes.bsky.social
Book Nerd, media teacher in Michigan, fan of #kidlit 💙 I love romcoms, historical fiction and fantasy books too. I am also a fan of Star Wars, ice hockey and the Lions 🦁!
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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This was wild
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This was wild
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I have a master's degree in education. According to Trump's Dept of Education, I am not a professional because teaching is "not a profession". I am now what? A trades-person? Teaching is a trade like welding? Same thing has happened to nurses. I fucking hate conservatives and their bs.
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I have a master's degree in education. According to Trump's Dept of Education, I am not a professional because teaching is "not a profession". I am now what? A trades-person? Teaching is a trade like welding? Same thing has happened to nurses. I fucking hate conservatives and their bs.
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If your degree is in nursing, teaching, social work, counseling, public health, therapy, or dozens of other fields dominated by women, it no longer qualifies for higher loan limits. These pink jobs just lost professional status by federal definition.
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If your degree is in nursing, teaching, social work, counseling, public health, therapy, or dozens of other fields dominated by women, it no longer qualifies for higher loan limits. These pink jobs just lost professional status by federal definition.
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It's not just nursing; they're going after Physical Therapy. These degrees take years to earn, and they want to cap higher education loans for these professions. Spread this far and wide so Trumpers get angry too. #nursing #physicaltherapy
![grocerystorefamous (kim dexter) - Trumps Department of Education just said nursing is no no longer a professional degree. Let's be real is about the fact that the field is mostly women and minorities. [pic of nurses]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreiclmcsz4pwam3272k3tbfbmpef2j3mko5htijsigt6p53mmbsgl5q@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's not just nursing; they're going after Physical Therapy. These degrees take years to earn, and they want to cap higher education loans for these professions. Spread this far and wide so Trumpers get angry too. #nursing #physicaltherapy
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The Department of Unsubtle Metaphors continues to exceed expectations
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Department of Unsubtle Metaphors continues to exceed expectations
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SNL just absolutely nailed Leavitt to the wall in this.
"Ghislaine Maxwell said in a sworn deposition to Trump's friend that Trump always acted like a gentleman. And—a little thing about me—I believe women." — SNL
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SNL just absolutely nailed Leavitt to the wall in this.
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Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.
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Even if it were true, "taking jobs from Americans" is not a criminal offense that calls for committing human right abuses against said person and potentially renditioning them to third countries with poor human rights records
"This person is undocumented" does not mean "this person has ZERO rights"
"This person is undocumented" does not mean "this person has ZERO rights"
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Even if it were true, "taking jobs from Americans" is not a criminal offense that calls for committing human right abuses against said person and potentially renditioning them to third countries with poor human rights records
"This person is undocumented" does not mean "this person has ZERO rights"
"This person is undocumented" does not mean "this person has ZERO rights"
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When you just come right out and admit it.
Tom Emmer: "You're gonna have to create high risk pools again. Just go back where Minnesota was before the ACA."
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
When you just come right out and admit it.
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that’s their only “idea.” gut all the public programs to free up budget headroom for tax cuts for the rich, and everyone gets fake insurance that doesn’t cost much up front but doesn’t cover anything
Tom Emmer: "You're gonna have to create high risk pools again. Just go back where Minnesota was before the ACA."
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
that’s their only “idea.” gut all the public programs to free up budget headroom for tax cuts for the rich, and everyone gets fake insurance that doesn’t cost much up front but doesn’t cover anything
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“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
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"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Sunday sermon. 👇🏽
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sunday sermon. 👇🏽
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Let it unleash a thousand memes.
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Let it unleash a thousand memes.
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
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Getty photographer slow walks his exit and gets the ultimate shot.
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Getty photographer slow walks his exit and gets the ultimate shot.
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Left unsaid: running away like RFK is not helpful.
Dr Oz: "One little tip -- if you see someone whose knees are beginning to buckle and their eyes are going back, don't watch what happens. These folks will actually get hurt worse by the fall than by dealing with the underlying condition. So give the person a bear hug, guide them to the floor gently"
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Left unsaid: running away like RFK is not helpful.
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Trump taking a victory lap because Walmart made their Thanksgiving meal smaller and crappier (and hence cheaper) is such a perfect encapsulation of his hucksterism
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Trump taking a victory lap because Walmart made their Thanksgiving meal smaller and crappier (and hence cheaper) is such a perfect encapsulation of his hucksterism
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A visual metaphor for the moment.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A visual metaphor for the moment.
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
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This is the context for that still picture that's been going around.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is the context for that still picture that's been going around.
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Help your students investigate real, fake, and deepfake videos to get a better understanding of how to determine the credibility of resources! 🔍 Here’s how.
#MediaLiteracy #EduSky
#MediaLiteracy #EduSky
Real, Fake, or Deepfake? This Lesson Helps Students Decide
Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Help your students investigate real, fake, and deepfake videos to get a better understanding of how to determine the credibility of resources! 🔍 Here’s how.
#MediaLiteracy #EduSky
#MediaLiteracy #EduSky