Will Barbican
@ww0b.bsky.social
Unfluential nobody forever wishing I was somebody. Despairing of the theft of words and language. Try to be an ally and feel I come up short.
Morse code, knitting, daydreaming. 📻🧶
Morse code, knitting, daydreaming. 📻🧶
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This photo encapsulates Trump better than the combined word count of every article ever written about him.
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This photo encapsulates Trump better than the combined word count of every article ever written about him.
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"At Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia, Trump officials have instructed park employees to take down a sign that criticizes the post-Civil War 'Lost Cause' ideology, which romanticized the Confederacy and denied slavery’s central role in the conflict." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/c...
Park Service Is Ordered to Take Down Some Materials on Slavery and Tribes
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September 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"At Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia, Trump officials have instructed park employees to take down a sign that criticizes the post-Civil War 'Lost Cause' ideology, which romanticized the Confederacy and denied slavery’s central role in the conflict." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/c...
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for every person slowly and painfully de-nazified at great personal cost by a human, Grok is making a thousand more Nazis through automation.
Like, why couldn’t bots be working on replacing THAT horrible human labor? (I know why, just saying)
Like, why couldn’t bots be working on replacing THAT horrible human labor? (I know why, just saying)
August 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
for every person slowly and painfully de-nazified at great personal cost by a human, Grok is making a thousand more Nazis through automation.
Like, why couldn’t bots be working on replacing THAT horrible human labor? (I know why, just saying)
Like, why couldn’t bots be working on replacing THAT horrible human labor? (I know why, just saying)
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“Defend the District” protest and Go-Go concert against Trump’s takeover at 14th and U St:
August 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“Defend the District” protest and Go-Go concert against Trump’s takeover at 14th and U St:
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This is the history we have a responsibility to acknowledge when we talk about restoring and reinstalling Confederate monuments. 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/exposing-t...
Exposing the Lie of a Confederate Monument's "Faithful Slave" Message
Today The New York Times is reporting on an ongoing attempt to remove a Confederate monument from the courthouse lawn in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.
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August 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is the history we have a responsibility to acknowledge when we talk about restoring and reinstalling Confederate monuments. 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/exposing-t...
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Since UPMC, one of the largest hospital systems in Pennsylvania ended gender-affirming care for those under nineteen on June 30, one therapist in the system told me, they are now expected to lie to young people about their care being illegal, even to discuss. newrepublic.com/article/1988...
August 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Since UPMC, one of the largest hospital systems in Pennsylvania ended gender-affirming care for those under nineteen on June 30, one therapist in the system told me, they are now expected to lie to young people about their care being illegal, even to discuss. newrepublic.com/article/1988...
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A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside
In an exclusive report, NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed up toilets and little access to showers.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
July 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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![A job application with the following sections.
1) Do you agree to take part in an Al-driven interview process? (Next step: a call with our Al assistant Sara)
Yes or no.
2)You are forbidden from using third-party software for résumé generation or optimization-including Al, machine learning, and any other writing support.
Your résumé must be written solely by you.
To proceed, please type exactly the following statement, including your legal first and last name:
I AGREE UNDER THE LAW TO THIS STATEMENT - [YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME]
This input is required.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ss4gayfegt3zst2ey2xpljf6/bafkreifjqu2dytbj7m4ocznbaqbilnw3spwbqc2ac6byexilvioyjgi7dq@jpeg)
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The MORSE demo is now available on itch as a web game! Check it out: alexvscoding.itch.io/morse
MORSE by Alex Johansson
Use timing, tactics and telegraphy to stave off a midnight onslaught of the Kaiser's fleet.
alexvscoding.itch.io
June 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The MORSE demo is now available on itch as a web game! Check it out: alexvscoding.itch.io/morse
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"Because people couldn’t vote for a woman."
"Because people couldn’t vote for a woman."
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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"Because people couldn’t vote for a woman."
"Because people couldn’t vote for a woman."
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Trump definitely doesn’t want Pennsylvanians to know his deportation of workers and his inflationary tariffs are depleting Social Security. And that *he has no plan* to fix it. Essential work by @kathleenromig.bsky.social and @centeronbudget.bsky.social
www.cbpp.org/blog/social-...
www.cbpp.org/blog/social-...
Social Security Trust Funds Would Be on Stronger Footing If Not for Trump Economic, Immigration Policies | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The 2025 Social Security trustees’ report projects that the Social Security Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability trust fund reserves will be depleted in 2034, one year earlier than last year’s...
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June 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Trump definitely doesn’t want Pennsylvanians to know his deportation of workers and his inflationary tariffs are depleting Social Security. And that *he has no plan* to fix it. Essential work by @kathleenromig.bsky.social and @centeronbudget.bsky.social
www.cbpp.org/blog/social-...
www.cbpp.org/blog/social-...
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TIL that there's an album on which Count Basie plays an Albert Ayler tune (and a Pharoah Sanders tune).
June 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
TIL that there's an album on which Count Basie plays an Albert Ayler tune (and a Pharoah Sanders tune).
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Quiet, empty street
Someone asks the secret service guy standing in front of us whether it's over. "Honestly I have no idea," he replies
Someone asks the secret service guy standing in front of us whether it's over. "Honestly I have no idea," he replies
June 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Quiet, empty street
Someone asks the secret service guy standing in front of us whether it's over. "Honestly I have no idea," he replies
Someone asks the secret service guy standing in front of us whether it's over. "Honestly I have no idea," he replies
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I had the most glorious experience with one of my best friends. He’s older. We walked into a pub in a rural area and there was a trans woman on the bar. He absolutely bricked it - “What do I do?!” He didn’t want to offend. So I said - how do you perceive this person would like to be seen? He has…
June 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I had the most glorious experience with one of my best friends. He’s older. We walked into a pub in a rural area and there was a trans woman on the bar. He absolutely bricked it - “What do I do?!” He didn’t want to offend. So I said - how do you perceive this person would like to be seen? He has…
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What a miserable way to spend all that influence. She could have changed the world for the better. This kind of universal dismissal of trans women is sad. I sat and had a deep conversation with a trans woman who I respect and admire and the upshot was that after living what felt like a lie from…
June 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
What a miserable way to spend all that influence. She could have changed the world for the better. This kind of universal dismissal of trans women is sad. I sat and had a deep conversation with a trans woman who I respect and admire and the upshot was that after living what felt like a lie from…
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Kristi Noem Appears With Bandage Over Ear Struck By Words
June 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Kristi Noem Appears With Bandage Over Ear Struck By Words
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Saturday was State College Pride, our annual celebration of inclusion and joy. This year, it is more important than ever to stand up for our families, friends, and neighbors in the LGBT+ community.
If we’re going to talk about freedom and justice and liberty for all, we cannot do it in the shadows.
If we’re going to talk about freedom and justice and liberty for all, we cannot do it in the shadows.
State College Celebrates Pride Amid a 'Tough Moment' Nationally for LGBTQ Community
State College Pride was about more than a celebration for many in attendance on Saturday. It was a call to action, and a reminder of the battles won and
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June 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Saturday was State College Pride, our annual celebration of inclusion and joy. This year, it is more important than ever to stand up for our families, friends, and neighbors in the LGBT+ community.
If we’re going to talk about freedom and justice and liberty for all, we cannot do it in the shadows.
If we’re going to talk about freedom and justice and liberty for all, we cannot do it in the shadows.
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While they're hosting a Made for Punditry TV special today, millions of Americans are on the precipice of losing their health insurance or specific coverage (including GAC, repro care, HIV care) because of their intentionally inhumane, cruel greed.
Their spat is about egos, not your health care.
Their spat is about egos, not your health care.
June 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
While they're hosting a Made for Punditry TV special today, millions of Americans are on the precipice of losing their health insurance or specific coverage (including GAC, repro care, HIV care) because of their intentionally inhumane, cruel greed.
Their spat is about egos, not your health care.
Their spat is about egos, not your health care.
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at lake and bloomington where ICE were seen. large group of angry people
June 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
at lake and bloomington where ICE were seen. large group of angry people
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