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@bkbarnard.bsky.social

Retired, well mostly; advocate for human rights, labor, wilderness, biodiversity, and the Oxford comma.

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Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis

Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...

25.01.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President

Trump Is the Jan. 6 President www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...

02.01.2026 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Chuck Schumer Is a Convenient Punching Bag. There Was No Happy Outcome for the Shutdown.

Chuck Schumer Is a Convenient Punching Bag. There Was No Happy Outcome for the Shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...

11.11.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal Judge, Warning of β€˜Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns

Federal Judge, Warning of β€˜Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...

09.11.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nancy Pelosi Knew Her β€˜Why’

Nancy Pelosi Knew Her β€˜Why’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

07.11.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Trump’s Roaring 2020s Could Be Headed for a Crash

Trump’s Roaring 2020s Could Be Headed for a Crash www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...

07.11.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The judgment felt by someone who is clearly doing everything possible says something truly frightening about our culture. Somehow, we have lost our sense of community.

30.10.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | $149.57 Is Going to Have to Feed My Family Indefinitely

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...

30.10.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

19.10.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Constitution Doesn’t Belong to Trump or the Supreme Court

The Constitution Doesn’t Belong to Trump or the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

10.10.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

The last paragraph may well be the most critical issue the courts face. It is nice to hear a Reagan appointed judge call out the game for what it is.

30.09.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State

Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

21.09.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Q&A: β€˜A Shutdown Is Simply a Counterproductive Response to Trump’

Q&A: β€˜A Shutdown Is Simply a Counterproductive Response to Trump’ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...

An alternate perspective

17.09.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As Partisans Battle Over History, Former Presidents Try Another Tack

As Partisans Battle Over History, Former Presidents Try Another Tack www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/a...

I hope this gets some traction

17.09.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | How Democrats Can Shut Down the Government With Voters on Their Side

How Democrats Can Shut Down the Government With Voters on Their Side www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...

This approach seems viable.

14.09.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

13.08.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 29508    πŸ” 11604    πŸ’¬ 743    πŸ“Œ 740
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Opinion | How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem (Gift Article) Proportional representation could help restore American democracy.

How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

08.08.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It Was a Promising Addiction Treatment. Many Patients Never Got It.

It Was a Promising Addiction Treatment. Many Patients Never Got It. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/m...

Combine stigma, ignorance, and the pursuit of profit and this is what society gets ….

07.08.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.

Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/m...

04.08.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | A.I. Is Not a 21st-Century Enlightenment

A.I. Is Not a 21st-Century Enlightenment www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/o...

02.08.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | I Hate, Therefore I Am

I Hate, Therefore I Am www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...

24.07.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another

Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...

A thoughtful perspective

20.07.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

15.07.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Illinois Federation of Teachers Statement in Response to Trump Excluding Undocumented Children from Head Start
πŸ“° Read the full statement from @djmontgomery.bsky.social: https://www.ift-aft.org/post/illinois-federation-of-teachers-statement-in-response-to-trump-excluding-undocumented-children-from

10.07.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | MAGA Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Jeffrey Epstein

MAGA Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Jeffrey Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/o...

13.07.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Democrats Can Finally Stop Pandering to Farmers

Democrats Can Finally Stop Pandering to Farmers www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/o...

12.07.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What to Know About the Collapse of the F.D.A.

What to Know About the Collapse of the F.D.A. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/m...

This is truly frightening.

08.07.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying

Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...

Interesting perspective

06.07.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE agents urinate on school playground during raid, video appears to show The El Rancho Unified School District has released a video from June 17 allegedly showing federal agents urinating on the grounds of a school campus.

Are we great again yet?

www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-a...

04.07.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If Trump really wanted to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program he would have told Elon to make it more efficient

29.06.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

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