Reposted by Ana Maria BarralBonita Gutierrez @bonitagutierrez.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Right now, a 96 mile interfaith pilgrimage of clergy is marching to protest 🧊 “detention” centers like Adelanto in the Mojave Desert. It’s an arduous hike through mountains & rough terrain in 100+ degree weather. It ends Tuesday in Los Angeles. To support this group, go to lasacredresistance.org. 021
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 23/09/2026New article! On access journalism, AI replacements for people, and Trump's latest attack on freedom of the press: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/gutting-th...sarahkendzior.substack.comGutting the Fourth EstateThe US media were willing cogs in Trump’s machine. Now he’s tearing it down. 9281122
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026100 million years ago a chunk of ocean basin uplifted to form the island of Cyprus. Within this formation were copper deposits made by ancient hydrothermal vents. As they mined these vents, the people domesticated a small feral predator to control rodents. The first record of domestic cats. 16512
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Welcome to the 🔵 skies! It's far from perfect but way better than the alternatives. Look for feeds to follow. There is a Quaker mentions one 🙃 010
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 30/08/2026On a separate note, socket wrenches 🔧 with the ratcheting thing are the most empowering tools ever, right there with the sawzall and the electric drill. Says she, proudly looking at a dismantled barbecue 💪 000
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Brief note about a salient moment from thisv weekend's #gratefuldead movie experience substack.com/@barralopoli...substack.comAna Maria Barral (@barralopolis)Went to see the “Meetup at the Movies” Grateful Dead concert film. In my neck of the woods (South OC), sadly, only a handful of deadheads showed up, but they made up for it in enthusiasm. I am not a d... 010
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The 2026 Republican message: Shut up or we’ll kill more of you. 621448493
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The son of the man shot and killed by ICE: I am Ronaldo Salgado, the oldest son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. He should've been picking up the last of his guys before heading to finish up construction. Unbeknownst to all of us, my dad had been shot inside his van by ICE agents in unmarked cars. 11565132723
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I need to prep classes and attend meetings but I'm very distracted by this excellent soccer ⚽ Great work Egypt but my heart is so happy for 🇦🇷 and Messi 🤩 010
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Grateful if somebody could share a gift link to this article in the New Yorker www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... My uni library has access to articles, but it seems like interviews are a separate content available only on the website...newyorker.comLászló Krasznahorkai Writes Because He FailsThe Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai on his notoriously long sentences, our estrangement from beauty, and why he would “never voluntarily reread” one of his books. 000
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralWaging Nonviolence @wagingnonviolence.org · 22/06/2026Campaign Nonviolence Action Days invites people into the existing movement toward a nonviolent, equitable and livable world.wagingnonviolence.orgNonviolent solutions are everywhereCampaign Nonviolence Action Days invites people into the existing movement toward a nonviolent, equitable and livable world. 1133
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Yes and yes, thank you for the shout-out to @tinyearthnet.bsky.social 120
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralJonathan Jacobs @bioinformer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Hey #genomics and #bioinformatics community: I need an "endorsement" in order to submit a preprint to @arxiv.bsky.social 😭 I'm registered, but can't submit our preprint to q-bio\GN (Genomics) section until we get an endorsement from an existing arXiv author w/endorse privileges. that you? plz DM me🙏 022
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Que tristeza! El profe era tan erudito, súper inteligente, y tan amable. 030
Reposted by Ana Maria Barralharmodio @harmodio.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Buen camino, profe Raúl Pacheco Vega. Fuiste y serás siempre el investigador más chido. 614433
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/05/2026Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says. 331657977
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralOur World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 18/05/2026How will populations across the world change in the 21st century? 🔧 Explore for yourself with our new interactive tool! 410233
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I wrote about the topsy-turvy un-realism of fascism and the ignore-ance of its comfortable enablers—who by their very use of the term "nonviolent" ignore an already brutally violent situation, and demand perpetual sacrificial performances to secure their support. www.the-reframe.com/are-you-brav...the-reframe.comAre You Brave Enough for Nonviolence?People who care, people who don't. Un-realism and ignore-ance. If you aren’t comfortable now, why were you comfortable before? 420668
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralMark “Eco-Anarchist” Graham @emc2g.bsky.social · 19/05/2026“are you willing to participate in nonviolence? Because if you only demand it from others, you're not nonviolent. You're just hiding behind the bully and giving the victim a thumbs up while they get pounded. That's a violent position if I ever saw one.” 113739
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralSimple. Radical. Spiritual. @quakers.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The national Silent Quaker Walking Vigil for Peace will take place in London on Saturday 19 September 2026, the weekend closest to the United Nations International Day of Peace. Information taken from the Ipswich Quaker Meeting House Facebook Page. More in the picture ALT text. 053
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 10/05/2026*laughs in archivist* It always amuses me at how little historical material is actually not only digitized but also made available online compared to what lay people think. 261045208
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 10/05/2026This was a great read. Have you read the works of Kazu Haga? They touch on how to be both fierce in the face of injustice and also open to healing and empathy. 050
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I hear you. I'm currently trying to decide if I can justify booking an airport hotel for a few hours only and I think I still prefer to be at the airport. 100
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Chief Justice John Roberts should be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court.nytimes.comThe Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court 12940341203
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026💥🇭🇺🗳️ BREAKING: Péter Magyar says Viktor Orbán called to concede and congratulate him. Magyar will be Hungary’s next prime minister and, as it stands, is set to secure a 2/3 supermajority – enough to fully dismantle Orbán’s system. A 16-year chapter is over. 722344705
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralMaureen Kelleher @maureenkelleher.bsky.social · 08/04/2026What really bugs me is that there's a big chunk of the left that seems completely unaware that there is a whole lefty tradition with roots in various organized religions. Catholic Workers, Jewish Voice for Peace, Black church leaders, Engaged Buddhism, and more. 11027
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralRick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 07/04/2026My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.ricksteves.comIranJoin Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of... 3828931172
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/04/2026'What emerges may look like evidence, but it primarily measures uptake. It does not measure the need or fit of the tool. And it tells us very little about whether the tool should exist in classrooms at scale.' Will sound familiar to academics grappling with HE EdTech adoption.blogs.lse.ac.ukThree red flags for “evidenced-based” EdTech - LSE ImpactNatalia I. Kucirkova outlines three ways claims about "evidence based" EdTech can be misleading and instrumentalised as part of market entry strategies. 02714
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 04/04/2026Great stuff from @espiers.bsky.social:elizabethspiers.comThe Anti-Intellectualism of Silicon Valley ElitesI recently re-read Richard Hofstadter's Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, and now every time a reactionary Silicon Valley billionaire opens his mouth, I think about it. So I wrote about it for Th... 1321566
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 01/04/2026Leaked calls confirm that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó is being run as a Russian intelligence asset in the halls of the European Union and NATO at the highest levels. Incredibly damning transcripts. Another EU foreign minister has likened Szijjártó to Kim Philby.theins.pressKremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banksA hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave Moscow strategic information on critical EU… 3266114
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 28/03/2026So very sorry, Sarah. Please take the time you need to grieve 💜 000
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralArt Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 28/03/2026No Kings is international! Hope to see U.S. citizens and allies abroad out protesting! 20561262238
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralEL PAÍS @elpais.com · 04/03/2026Sánchez ha recuperado el “no a la guerra” que movilizó a la izquierda española en 2003 y fue el preludio de una pérdida del poder por parte del PP en 2004 tras los atentados del 11-M. “El mundo ya ha estado aquí antes"social.elpais.comPedro Sánchez, ante el ataque de Estados Unidos e Israel a Irán: “No a la guerra, no vamos a apoyar este desastre”El presidente del Gobierno contesta a Trump sin citarlo: “No vamos a ser cómplices de algo malo para el mundo por miedo a las represalias de alguno” 210716
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Asking for a frustrated friend: if @verizonofficial.bsky.social locked the app because of "suspicious" activity but the roaming hotline refers to the app to solve issues, what is the person to do? I'm so glad I have the purple 🟣 carrier 😁 010
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Here's a story about his death www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...investigativepost.orgBlind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo.A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week. 15924121149
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Yes, thank you. And I'd add that the faculty who know most about education are teaching faculty. Either in mostly teaching institutions or whose main responsibility is to teach. 000
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 18/02/2026This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades. It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered. 15695923755
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 13/02/2026That is so lovely and prescient and true, @nnedi.bsky.social Loved The Death of the Author 🙏❤️📚 000
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 12/02/2026That was hard to read but necessary. Thank you for sharing it! 000
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Such a well written piece. Remaining empathetic and creative is more important than ever. 0132
Reposted by Ana Maria BarralSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 04/02/2026New article! On the Epstein files, the cruelty of the release, and the crimes that came before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...sarahkendzior.substack.comJackhammering Into the SewerA look through the Epstein files. 13325149
Ana Maria Barral @bioprof.bsky.social · 29/01/2026🧪 have to check this out ! @tinyearthnet.bsky.social 043