Barney T
@omnibarn.bsky.social
Author and bald man about town.
Public Historian and Archivist.
No DMs. None. Never.
Public Historian and Archivist.
No DMs. None. Never.
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The organisers of the world's biggest planetary science conference are outlawing any DEI-related submissions because their lawyers are afraid they'll lose federal support.
They're losing the support of the planetary science community fucking fast.
www.science.org/content/arti...
They're losing the support of the planetary science community fucking fast.
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘This is censorship.’ Conference requires abstracts to comply with Trump anti-DEI order
NASA-funded planetary science institute previously scrubbed hundreds of records from its archive
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The organisers of the world's biggest planetary science conference are outlawing any DEI-related submissions because their lawyers are afraid they'll lose federal support.
They're losing the support of the planetary science community fucking fast.
www.science.org/content/arti...
They're losing the support of the planetary science community fucking fast.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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US Embassy chief Julie Davis says peace talks between Ukraine and Russia are moving at an “aggressive pace,” calling it one of the most intense diplomatic pushes she’s seen in 30 years.
In reality, this “aggressive pace” looks a lot more like extortion and a sellout.
In reality, this “aggressive pace” looks a lot more like extortion and a sellout.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
US Embassy chief Julie Davis says peace talks between Ukraine and Russia are moving at an “aggressive pace,” calling it one of the most intense diplomatic pushes she’s seen in 30 years.
In reality, this “aggressive pace” looks a lot more like extortion and a sellout.
In reality, this “aggressive pace” looks a lot more like extortion and a sellout.
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Twelve years ago, the Revolution of Dignity began after students were beaten for protesting Yanukovych’s turn from Europe toward Russia.
🧵 1/11 ⬇️
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November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Twelve years ago, the Revolution of Dignity began after students were beaten for protesting Yanukovych’s turn from Europe toward Russia.
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The stupidity never stops.
honestly a toss up whether I’m more disturbed by his casual invocation of war for oil or by his getting the effect of Venezuelan war on oil prices totally backwards
Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The stupidity never stops.
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All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
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U.S. envoy to the UN Mike Waltz warned that new sanctions could hit Russia if it continues to ignore calls for peace. He said Washington offered generous terms, including sanctions relief, and urged Russia to engage with Ukraine.
Generous terms? You mean almost everything Russia wants.
Generous terms? You mean almost everything Russia wants.
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
U.S. envoy to the UN Mike Waltz warned that new sanctions could hit Russia if it continues to ignore calls for peace. He said Washington offered generous terms, including sanctions relief, and urged Russia to engage with Ukraine.
Generous terms? You mean almost everything Russia wants.
Generous terms? You mean almost everything Russia wants.
Clownshoe bastard.
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Clownshoe bastard.
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The rich dick in a John Hughes film gets what's coming to him when Molly Ringwald shows up at prom with the outcast kid from the other side of the tracks.
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The rich dick in a John Hughes film gets what's coming to him when Molly Ringwald shows up at prom with the outcast kid from the other side of the tracks.
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This whole thread, but this right here:
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This whole thread, but this right here:
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Gotta lean heavily into this, which i think they will. Trumps weak and getting weaker. He’s supporting criminal conduct. Time is against him. rollcall.com/2025/11/20/d...
Democratic hawks defiant after Trump accuses them of 'seditious' act - Roll Call
Democrats stood by their call for troops to disobey unlawful orders after Trump suggested they could be executed for "seditious behavior."
rollcall.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Gotta lean heavily into this, which i think they will. Trumps weak and getting weaker. He’s supporting criminal conduct. Time is against him. rollcall.com/2025/11/20/d...
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You know pundits thought about white American youths in the 1950s, before this terrible stuff happened that Hazony talks about? They thought American youths were nihilistic, had lost their moral compasses, were prone to juvenile delinquency, and had fallen prey to the siren song of rock n' roll.
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
You know pundits thought about white American youths in the 1950s, before this terrible stuff happened that Hazony talks about? They thought American youths were nihilistic, had lost their moral compasses, were prone to juvenile delinquency, and had fallen prey to the siren song of rock n' roll.
Holy John Birch Society Batman. These folks aren't intellectuals in the slightest but a bunch of clowns that hate the Civil Rights Movement and the New Deal. If they actually had to live in the 1920s they would not be the rails on top.
This is a wild thing for someone who calls themselves an intellectual to say with a straight face to the New York Times. This is not a historical account based on an understanding of the history--this is just pure far right, Christian Nationalist propaganda/conspiracy theory ca. 1962-1980s.
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Holy John Birch Society Batman. These folks aren't intellectuals in the slightest but a bunch of clowns that hate the Civil Rights Movement and the New Deal. If they actually had to live in the 1920s they would not be the rails on top.
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We’ve been fighting this movement for decades now. Their history is entirely revisionist, not representative of the nation they are describing. It’s almost entirely the perspective of solely a relatively small group of conservative Christians as if they were always & ever the only authentic culture.
This is a wild thing for someone who calls themselves an intellectual to say with a straight face to the New York Times. This is not a historical account based on an understanding of the history--this is just pure far right, Christian Nationalist propaganda/conspiracy theory ca. 1962-1980s.
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We’ve been fighting this movement for decades now. Their history is entirely revisionist, not representative of the nation they are describing. It’s almost entirely the perspective of solely a relatively small group of conservative Christians as if they were always & ever the only authentic culture.
This. A lot of these CBP guys are just gutter racists with a badge and guns. Always have been no matter what administration; this one has just turned them loose away from the border.
While reporting this, we came across this ProPublica story from 2019 about a Border Patrol Facebook group.
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This. A lot of these CBP guys are just gutter racists with a badge and guns. Always have been no matter what administration; this one has just turned them loose away from the border.
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"Emil Bove, the DOJ appointee in question, told Driscoll that the the creation of panic and anxiety among public employees “was the intent” of early Trump personnel policies across government."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
it just seems plainly clear to me that if you serve the country in any capacity, civil or military, and you are not a conservative white man, the Trump administration wants to make the workplace as hostile an environment as possible so you remove yourself
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Emil Bove, the DOJ appointee in question, told Driscoll that the the creation of panic and anxiety among public employees “was the intent” of early Trump personnel policies across government."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Anyone who refuses to acknowledge that Americans are paying the price of these senseless tariffs should not be put on the air. Period.
Lutnick: "The president wants to make sure the American people understand that the tariffs are there for their benefit"
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Anyone who refuses to acknowledge that Americans are paying the price of these senseless tariffs should not be put on the air. Period.
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Judge Ellis derides Greg Bovino as a serial fabulist who brazenly lied on the stand and seemingly considered it funny to perjure himself. cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Judge Ellis derides Greg Bovino as a serial fabulist who brazenly lied on the stand and seemingly considered it funny to perjure himself. cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
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“Turning to Bovino, the Court specifically finds his testimony not credible. Bovino appeared evasive over the three days of his deposition, either providing ‘cute’ responses to Plaintiffs' counsel's questions or outright lying.”
Judge Ellis derides Greg Bovino as a serial fabulist who brazenly lied on the stand and seemingly considered it funny to perjure himself. cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Turning to Bovino, the Court specifically finds his testimony not credible. Bovino appeared evasive over the three days of his deposition, either providing ‘cute’ responses to Plaintiffs' counsel's questions or outright lying.”
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
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Because you deserve something beautiful.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Because you deserve something beautiful.
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The White House says Trump is frustrated with both Russia and Ukraine for refusing to strike a peace deal. Envoy Witkoff and Secretary of State Rubio have quietly worked on a plan. Trump fully backs this plan, calling it good for both Russia and Ukraine.
Good for Ukraine. I'm lost for words.
Good for Ukraine. I'm lost for words.
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The White House says Trump is frustrated with both Russia and Ukraine for refusing to strike a peace deal. Envoy Witkoff and Secretary of State Rubio have quietly worked on a plan. Trump fully backs this plan, calling it good for both Russia and Ukraine.
Good for Ukraine. I'm lost for words.
Good for Ukraine. I'm lost for words.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.