"We had to destroy the Kennedy Center in order to save it"
02.02.2026 00:31 β π 17 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0@jbarab.bsky.social
Workplace safety & health, & labor. OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary 2009-17. Ran AFSCME's health & safety program 1982-98. Also House Ed & Labor Ctte & Chemical Safety Board Read my workplace health & safety blog: Confined Space http://jordanbarab.com
"We had to destroy the Kennedy Center in order to save it"
02.02.2026 00:31 β π 17 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Washington Post: Beware, there are potential Mamdanis EVERYWHERE!
01.02.2026 22:33 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Trump's "deport everyone" policy means that a convicted child murderer could be deported to Mexico where he could be set free.
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Stunning upset in Texas: Machinist union leader and Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins special election to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024.
01.02.2026 17:57 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The b-roll babe?
01.02.2026 20:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stunning upset in Texas: Machinist union leader and Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins special election to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024.
01.02.2026 17:57 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Trump's "deport everyone" policy means that a convicted child murderer could be deported to Mexico where he could be set free.
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Investment tip: if Trump succeeds in building his arch, invest in dynamite futures before the next Presidential election.
31.01.2026 16:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Washington Post: Snow shows hazards of electing socialist Mamdani type in DC.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in last Biden year in the private sector, but go up in public sector jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
27.01.2026 14:08 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0She must have done or said something to offend Jeff Bezos. Billionaires are a very sensitive and thin-skinned bunch of people. They will not be mocked!
29.01.2026 15:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Different strokes....
29.01.2026 15:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Abolish Ice!
29.01.2026 04:40 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0stay classy
29.01.2026 00:46 β π 35 π 11 π¬ 4 π 0So many things to reverse the morning of January 21st, 2029.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/c...
Thanks for telling me. I was planning to swim in the Potomac tomorrow.
28.01.2026 04:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sounds like the AI version of Fatal Attraction. Just don't let your bunny anywhere near Chat GPT.
28.01.2026 04:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0How Workers died last week: Fall into lubricant tank, crushed by falling steel, grain bin suffocation, snowplowing, falls, electrocution, stabbing, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the US.
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Remake of "Pretty Woman" released!
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
This is infuriating! The lack of care and compassion. Can someone ask Trump or Gnome about this?
27.01.2026 17:53 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Remake of "Pretty Woman" released!
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Leaving them to find their own way home? From Texas to Minneapolis?
Shit, they should be flying them back home first class.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in last Biden year in the private sector, but go up in public sector jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
27.01.2026 14:08 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0And Rand Paul.
www.newsmax.com/politics/ran...
Walz: "The Trump administrationβs assault on Minnesota long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. It is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of our state. It isnβt just. It isnβt legal. And, critically, it isnβt making anyone any safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
And Ted Cruz! breakingthenews.net/Article/Cruz...
26.01.2026 20:25 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Donald: If you've lost Greg Abbott, you might want to consider fleeing the country before the mid-terms.
Maybe think in terms of Mar-a-Moscow.
I feel fully confident that a full and objective investigation will be conducted knowing that the agency that murdered 2 Mpls citizens and whose director already concluded that the victims are at fault, will be conducting the investigation into the murders.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
I think that would more accurately be a "Whole of what's-left-of-government response."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...