Reaction Shots (John Barrett)
@reactionshots.bsky.social
I write about film (https://myreactionshotreviews.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html?m=1), and social issues (http://dimensionallybarrett.blogspot.com/?m=1), make art, and post the occasional 🐈. Does that period after cat look like a dropping?
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I feel a need to post some housekeeping rules, since, well the more ya know…
🚫DMs unless I know you or you’ve asked & I said yes
🚫crypto, sales pitches, asking for $; I try to help when and however I can, but not here
🚫bio, no follow back (unless someone I know has vetted you)
Now let’s have fun!
🚫DMs unless I know you or you’ve asked & I said yes
🚫crypto, sales pitches, asking for $; I try to help when and however I can, but not here
🚫bio, no follow back (unless someone I know has vetted you)
Now let’s have fun!
This was my morning reading and I can’t thank Pete enough for pulling this together. I’ve cut free of everybody but Google because I want my files backed up before I transfer stuff, get my email notifications ready once I figure out who I want to go with (likely Proton; I had an account back in
Google is now part of our Living Boycott Guide (link below). The full breakdown is in The Infinity Machine, posted earlier and linked in the Google boycott entry. Google gets its own guide because unentangling from them is anything but simple.
I know it's not easy, but seriously: Fuck Google.
I know it's not easy, but seriously: Fuck Google.
🚨 Boycott Roll Call 🚨
Pinning this to track who's in. Full freeze or just cutting back. It all counts.
📝 Drop a comment:
• What you're avoiding
• Any workarounds or wins
• Tips for spreading the word
📖 Full guide:
psychopete1.substack.com/p/psycho-pet...
Loud is leverage. Let’s be seen.
Pinning this to track who's in. Full freeze or just cutting back. It all counts.
📝 Drop a comment:
• What you're avoiding
• Any workarounds or wins
• Tips for spreading the word
📖 Full guide:
psychopete1.substack.com/p/psycho-pet...
Loud is leverage. Let’s be seen.
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This was my morning reading and I can’t thank Pete enough for pulling this together. I’ve cut free of everybody but Google because I want my files backed up before I transfer stuff, get my email notifications ready once I figure out who I want to go with (likely Proton; I had an account back in
I cannot ship Ray anymore than I do! Every post pithy, funny, and dead-on.
Good morning and happy Monday to everyone. It's called a dictatorship. And it's pronounced fuck you.
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I cannot ship Ray anymore than I do! Every post pithy, funny, and dead-on.
Normally, I don’t feel particularly called on to explain myself more than necessary, but a reply to my post about supporting striking Starbucks worker elicited a well-intended reply that made me think a fuller explanation was in order.
Here’s that explanation.
Here’s that explanation.
Why I support Starbucks Workers United strike: a reply to a post
Every so often I get a response to something I’ve written that I would normally out out hand dismiss. This is from a person I follow on Blue...
dimensionallybarrett.blogspot.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Normally, I don’t feel particularly called on to explain myself more than necessary, but a reply to my post about supporting striking Starbucks worker elicited a well-intended reply that made me think a fuller explanation was in order.
Here’s that explanation.
Here’s that explanation.
I intended to fold support for striking Starbucks workers in the previous edition, but but I wanted to amplify pushback against the Democrats’ idiocracy as well as emphasizing that we just have to hammer at the Trump regime with renewed vigor. Oh. And there’s that mass blackout, don’t forget!
Stuff2Do: Starbucks Edition
First, how about slave labor? Consider that your latte or even your regular drip is the result of the work of literal slaves: https://www.f...
dimensionallybarrett.blogspot.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I intended to fold support for striking Starbucks workers in the previous edition, but but I wanted to amplify pushback against the Democrats’ idiocracy as well as emphasizing that we just have to hammer at the Trump regime with renewed vigor. Oh. And there’s that mass blackout, don’t forget!
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
Good afternoon KB & #BreakfastCrew! I needed a break from wires, thermostats, and compressors.
I know I’d alluded to working on a new Stuff2Do post and finally got it done. Despite the Great Surrender, I’m convinced more than ever the Regime is due to fail and we’re gonna make it happen.
I know I’d alluded to working on a new Stuff2Do post and finally got it done. Despite the Great Surrender, I’m convinced more than ever the Regime is due to fail and we’re gonna make it happen.
Stuff2Do: The Gang of 8 Edition
Remember these as the faces of the party that sold us out. A number of pundits have weighed in on the Roll Over Strategy of the Democrats. T...
dimensionallybarrett.blogspot.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Good afternoon KB & #BreakfastCrew! I needed a break from wires, thermostats, and compressors.
I know I’d alluded to working on a new Stuff2Do post and finally got it done. Despite the Great Surrender, I’m convinced more than ever the Regime is due to fail and we’re gonna make it happen.
I know I’d alluded to working on a new Stuff2Do post and finally got it done. Despite the Great Surrender, I’m convinced more than ever the Regime is due to fail and we’re gonna make it happen.
Yepyepyep.
Good morning and happy Friday to everyone. Imagine how dirty you have to be for Jeffrey Epstein to call you dirty.
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Yepyepyep.
Unlike @jvl.bsky.social , I’ve always thought Trump participated in sex with minors. From his intrusions and fondling of beauty queens to his remarks about how he’d date his own daughter to the pussy-grabbing ethos, and the stories you’d hear about him up East in the 80s point to a bonafide 1/2
What If the Trump-Epstein Relationship Was Even Worse Than We Thought?
Four questions about Trump and Epstein.
www.thebulwark.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Unlike @jvl.bsky.social , I’ve always thought Trump participated in sex with minors. From his intrusions and fondling of beauty queens to his remarks about how he’d date his own daughter to the pussy-grabbing ethos, and the stories you’d hear about him up East in the 80s point to a bonafide 1/2
This took longer than expected, but like many, I’ve been processing the Great Surrender of 2025.
This post of “Stuff2Do” focuses on it. After listening to Ezra Klein and Jen Rubin’s discussion, I feel a greater sense of clarity and what to do next.
Also, in this post: the coming Mass Blackout!
This post of “Stuff2Do” focuses on it. After listening to Ezra Klein and Jen Rubin’s discussion, I feel a greater sense of clarity and what to do next.
Also, in this post: the coming Mass Blackout!
Stuff2Do: The Gang of 8 Edition
Remember these as the faces of the party that sold us out. A number of pundits have weighed in on the Roll Over Strategy of the Democrats. T...
dimensionallybarrett.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This took longer than expected, but like many, I’ve been processing the Great Surrender of 2025.
This post of “Stuff2Do” focuses on it. After listening to Ezra Klein and Jen Rubin’s discussion, I feel a greater sense of clarity and what to do next.
Also, in this post: the coming Mass Blackout!
This post of “Stuff2Do” focuses on it. After listening to Ezra Klein and Jen Rubin’s discussion, I feel a greater sense of clarity and what to do next.
Also, in this post: the coming Mass Blackout!
And a little more evening viewing…
Jon Stewart "Can't F**king Believe" Democrats Caved on the Shutdown | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
And a little more evening viewing…
Evening watching!
Trae Crowder Rant - On the Senate Dems Courageously Caving to the Republicans
YouTube video by Trae Crowder (Liberal Redneck)
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Evening watching!
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
Before I get to my writing, a gem from @neilaquino.bsky.social that offers wisdom and a way to reply to others who just don’t seem to get it.
Reply To Woman Who Gave Nasty Note To John Cornyn Houston Office Protest
Above you see a note a woman drove up and handed to one of our crew at last week’s John Cornyn Houston Office Protest. The John Cornyn Houston Office Protest is each Tuesday, 11:30-1, 5300...
www.neilaquino.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Before I get to my writing, a gem from @neilaquino.bsky.social that offers wisdom and a way to reply to others who just don’t seem to get it.
It’s been two weeks since I posted a “Stuff2Do” piece. There’s a shit-tom of stuff to do but right now one thing is at the top of my list.
Call the 8 Democrat losers who sided with the Regime and sold us all out. With “leaders” like these, we’ve taken a massive step backward. Yes, we’ve seen
Call the 8 Democrat losers who sided with the Regime and sold us all out. With “leaders” like these, we’ve taken a massive step backward. Yes, we’ve seen
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It’s been two weeks since I posted a “Stuff2Do” piece. There’s a shit-tom of stuff to do but right now one thing is at the top of my list.
Call the 8 Democrat losers who sided with the Regime and sold us all out. With “leaders” like these, we’ve taken a massive step backward. Yes, we’ve seen
Call the 8 Democrat losers who sided with the Regime and sold us all out. With “leaders” like these, we’ve taken a massive step backward. Yes, we’ve seen
My first response is “are you fucking kidding me?” But as with everyone in the Regime, the question is rendered rhetorical.
BREAKING FOX NEWS: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy goes on the record: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My first response is “are you fucking kidding me?” But as with everyone in the Regime, the question is rendered rhetorical.
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Houston, Texas
Fridays Thru December 26
Hands Off Redistricting
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Hands Off Redistricting
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Stand outside the SSA office on Westheimer @Eldridge from noon to one each Friday holding signs.
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#OURFUTURE
#TEXAS
Houston Texas
Hands off Redistricting!
Fridays through Dec 26
12 – 1pm CDT
13302 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77077
Stand outside the SSA office on Westheimer @Eldridge from noon to one each Friday holding signs.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Houston, Texas
Fridays Thru December 26
Hands Off Redistricting
Fridays Thru December 26
Hands Off Redistricting
When I hear people say “you can’t make this up”, I’m reminded of people like Luna, and I realize that’s ALL THEY DO.
I’d love to live in a world where the media just came out and called people liars or where platforms would toss you off for posting bullshit like this.
I’d love to live in a world where the media just came out and called people liars or where platforms would toss you off for posting bullshit like this.
Sometimes she makes Nance Mace seem sane by comparison.
November 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
When I hear people say “you can’t make this up”, I’m reminded of people like Luna, and I realize that’s ALL THEY DO.
I’d love to live in a world where the media just came out and called people liars or where platforms would toss you off for posting bullshit like this.
I’d love to live in a world where the media just came out and called people liars or where platforms would toss you off for posting bullshit like this.
A pal asked me why I’d write an obit about Cheney. My reply is in the piece (which come to find out, he didn’t read…bet he has now!)
We need to preserve as much of our history- recent and distant- to pass along but also to preserve. Our past is being retconned by con men and we daren’t let that be.
We need to preserve as much of our history- recent and distant- to pass along but also to preserve. Our past is being retconned by con men and we daren’t let that be.
Dick Cheney's legacy: paving the way for the Trump Regime
His head’s too big for Vader’s helmet? Source: unknown. There are plenty of victories to celebrate today. Propostion 50 passed in California...
dimensionallybarrett.blogspot.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A pal asked me why I’d write an obit about Cheney. My reply is in the piece (which come to find out, he didn’t read…bet he has now!)
We need to preserve as much of our history- recent and distant- to pass along but also to preserve. Our past is being retconned by con men and we daren’t let that be.
We need to preserve as much of our history- recent and distant- to pass along but also to preserve. Our past is being retconned by con men and we daren’t let that be.
The gulf between the Chud in Chief and Barack Obama just grows wider and wider.
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The gulf between the Chud in Chief and Barack Obama just grows wider and wider.
Morning reading from a former Fetterman staffer. Her insights into the current state of the Dem party are sound and her words about Fetterman cut deep.
The betrayal many of his felt regarding his “heel turn” must be many times that for people who worked for him for so long.
The betrayal many of his felt regarding his “heel turn” must be many times that for people who worked for him for so long.
When I Was John Fetterman
I was one of the senator’s most dedicated campaign staff—until I saw a side of him that made me sick.
thenationmagazine.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Morning reading from a former Fetterman staffer. Her insights into the current state of the Dem party are sound and her words about Fetterman cut deep.
The betrayal many of his felt regarding his “heel turn” must be many times that for people who worked for him for so long.
The betrayal many of his felt regarding his “heel turn” must be many times that for people who worked for him for so long.
Morning reading. It’s long but worth every word.
Thanks @tomjoad2025.bsky.social for writing it. Follow him here and on Substack. Again, worth it.
Thanks @tomjoad2025.bsky.social for writing it. Follow him here and on Substack. Again, worth it.
After the Front Man
The System Trump Revealed by Dying
joadt.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Morning reading. It’s long but worth every word.
Thanks @tomjoad2025.bsky.social for writing it. Follow him here and on Substack. Again, worth it.
Thanks @tomjoad2025.bsky.social for writing it. Follow him here and on Substack. Again, worth it.
I’m glad this is over; writing about Dick Cheney is no one’s idea of a good time. I really have to take a shower.
Dick Cheney's legacy: paving the way for the Trump Regime
His head’s too big for Vader’s helmet? Source: unknown. There are plenty of victories to celebrate today. Propostion 50 passed in California...
dimensionallybarrett.blogspot.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I’m glad this is over; writing about Dick Cheney is no one’s idea of a good time. I really have to take a shower.
@notjustadrummer.bsky.social !
Michael Jochum, y’all! A great drummer and astute critic of the regime the Occupier in Thief! Follow him (his Facebook posts are also reasons I don’t ditch that platform entirely- well, & overseas friends for whom it’s their main medium).
Anyway! I’m stoked!
Michael Jochum, y’all! A great drummer and astute critic of the regime the Occupier in Thief! Follow him (his Facebook posts are also reasons I don’t ditch that platform entirely- well, & overseas friends for whom it’s their main medium).
Anyway! I’m stoked!
November 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@notjustadrummer.bsky.social !
Michael Jochum, y’all! A great drummer and astute critic of the regime the Occupier in Thief! Follow him (his Facebook posts are also reasons I don’t ditch that platform entirely- well, & overseas friends for whom it’s their main medium).
Anyway! I’m stoked!
Michael Jochum, y’all! A great drummer and astute critic of the regime the Occupier in Thief! Follow him (his Facebook posts are also reasons I don’t ditch that platform entirely- well, & overseas friends for whom it’s their main medium).
Anyway! I’m stoked!