Cassie Barker

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

Always so funny when I post about what you should and should not post and some Discover tab norm swings in with “I’ll post what I want.” No boo. Ask around. I make the rules and you will end up in the dungeon

I set this goal because our school board has been taken over by right-wing members. They have been proposing and passing policies that will harm LGBTQ+ students. And while I hope that this will end in a way that promotes the inclusion and success of all students, things are feeling dark now.

As the last Friday of yet another summer break winds down, I am choosing my goal for the upcoming school year: get more involved in my local union.

I think he forgot that Imperial County exists, which absolutely checks out.

The only orange man I’d want for President. #Gritty2028

My therapist: the one armed triceratops man isn’t real, he can’t hurt you.

One armed triceratops man:

I grew up looking at these goofy plaster dinosaurs just off the 60 freeway, but I never had a chance to see them up close. Yesterday, I took my dino-loving toddler there for a proper visit and he had the time of his life🦖

Finished last night- I give you the astronomical origin of the elements… in cross stitch! 🔭🧪🎢 #sciart

Original data is from Jennifer Johnson from Ohio State University, but I did it all freehand from her image. 🪡

Happy Mothers Day to all moms but especially to the moms of the three and under crowd. This stage is total chaos. May we all survive.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565, 📸 via @BrownE44338379

The label on a bottle of 12M HCl: “Pungent odor. Constantly fuming.”

Me: “lol same.”

My husband and I have talked about it and the cost of childcare is like, 80% of why we are stopping at 1. It’s as much as our mortgage, and yes, we shopped around. We can’t afford for either one of us to stay home, and we are fortunate that we can cover the cost for our one child. But not another.

when the sigur ros guy sang "achoo" 12 times over an aching and hypnotic three chord progression that lasted long enough to make a whole pot of macaroni and cheese...I felt that

Trump Administration Debuts Legal Blueprint for Disappearing Anyone It Wants This case is not just about one deportation. It’s a blueprint for how to make anyone disappear.

The Trump administration is asserting in court that it "has the legal authority to abduct any individual—citizen or immigrant, documented or not—and illegally deport them to another country without due process." slate.com/news-and-pol...

Really excited that my standard “oh shit I forgot to eat breakfast again” routine is about to become a ✨luxury✨

Banner notification from Microsoft Outlook that I was running late for no meetings.

Thanks for the anxiety on a Saturday morning, Outlook.

An excellent choice for Audiobooks! A few years ago, I gifted a subscription to my SIL. When we had a problem transferring it, the CEO, Mark, reached out to me personally to make sure it was fixed. 10/10 customer service.

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org

YouTube video by Economics Explained The Anatomy of a Failed Economy

Been spiraling over this video recently, especially as “move fast and break things” has become our national MO.

We can’t afford to sacrifice our institutions (academia, Medicare, and others) on the altar of government “efficiency”.

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these are the worst people and deserve worse fates than can be comfortably imagined

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.

GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS

PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.

youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

'The Office' was pro-office propaganda whereas 'Severance' is the realistic show about how being at the office makes you go insane

a red shower curtain is hanging in a bathroom with the words `` i gotchu homie '' written on the bottom . ALT: a red shower curtain is hanging in a bathroom with the words `` i gotchu homie '' written on the bottom .

Moving my socials over to here. This means that I won’t be posting Tommy’s face anymore, but if you just text me “baby tax”, I will send you all the cuteness.