Reposted by Deborah Barberbatkaren @batkaren.bsky.social · 08/10/2026You’ve been warned, parents. 44730118
Reposted by Deborah BarberBOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 29/09/2026north brooklyn come through, @tkingfisher.com at twisted spine is a combo you don't want to miss out on 0556
Reposted by Deborah BarberMonteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hello. They are going to try to fuck with your vote, and we are NOT going to let them. Last week I pinged my friend Dana Chisnell, who knows how elections work, and said "Hey, let’s make it hard for them to fuck with us.” Today, we are very proud to announce the HOW TO VOTE zine. howtovote.tipshowtovote.tipsHow to Vote / Cómo VotarA free field guide to what stops people from voting, and what to do about it. English and Spanish, ready to print. 1376201
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026My cats used to pull them apart to push them around and play "Somethings under the rug." I eventually gave up on FLOR tiles. 110
Reposted by Deborah Barberare you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Services I provide for my cats 174709781
Reposted by Deborah BarberChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...youtube.comA Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificatorYouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council 13512
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026On the one hand, I'm kind of thankful that I haven't, on the other, I've always been curious about the color of my great-grandmother's hair since there are no color photos of her. 010
Reposted by Deborah BarberAssociation of Professional Genealogists (APG) @apgenealogists.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Records we lose today cannot be researched tomorrow. NARA is considering a proposal that could allow some federal civilian personnel files to be destroyed after 65 years. For background on this issue, visit www.apgen.org/news_manager... #APG #Genealogy 033
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I saw a weird, obviously AI-generated commercial twice today and each time it was in a language I do not speak. 000
Reposted by Deborah BarberMegan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 01/08/2026It's not your imagination. Genealogists aren't the only ones struggling to get records that used to be fairly easy to obtain from the federal government . #genealogy link.propublica.net/view/5f0a06b...link.propublica.net“They just let the whole Privacy team go,” a now-former FOIA specialist at OPM told me by email in February 2025, referring to public records office staff. The specialist was cut the next day. 1198
Reposted by Deborah BarberRachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️ @phdrachel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Please give this page a follow! It's a public history project by debbielinsleyliles.bsky.social mapping the migration of enslaved people into TX in the 19th century. & if you know anything about the Civil War, you know that's a lot of enslaved people especially from 1860-65, as slavery spread west 🗃️ 04623
Reposted by Deborah BarberIsaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 29/07/2026In the 1600s, some 21,000 runaway slaves in Brazil founded an independent kingdom in the interior that lasted nearly a century (1612-1694) It had a capital of 5,000, its own king, provincial chiefs, judges, priests, and an army that raided Dutch and Portuguese plantations 528986
Reposted by Deborah BarberTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents. 753691596
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Fidelis Care, my health insurance provider through the ACA, is using this as an excuse to raise premiums for 2027. 030
Reposted by Deborah BarberDanielle Froom 🏳️🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Wow holy shit www.them.us/story/daught...them.usDaughters of the American Revolution Live Up to Their Name by Rejecting Ban on Trans Women“Transgender Americans are patriots, family members, volunteers, historians, and descendants of Revolutionary War ancestors just like anyone else.” 7447741207
Reposted by Deborah BarberPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 30/06/2026What this press release from the Council is saying about the libraries is deeply misleading and y'all should stop doing this: council.nyc.gov/press/2026/0... "Library Support and Restoration: $34.7 million" - THIS IS MONEY THE MAYOR HIMSELF HAD CUT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET.council.nyc.govSpeaker Julie Menin and New York City Council Announce Agreement with Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Fiscal Year 2027 BudgetNew York City Council 27322
Reposted by Deborah BarberJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 28/06/2026Once again, if you have never been to a WNBA game, I am pleading with you to go. The best vibes of any sporting event I have ever attended. The nonbinary lawyer who got presented with an award during a timeout for their work with LGBTQ kids seeking asylum got a standing ovation. 974674535
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Do you live in or near Queens and want to learn to read and write cursive? The Bowne House is giving a workshop for adults and teens! www.bownehouse.org/events/cursi... By the way, the Bowne House has some really great historical documents in their archives. #genealogy #queensnyhistorybownehouse.orgCursive Handwriting Workshop Series for Teens and Adults (4 Sessions) — Bowne HouseDiscover the art of cursive handwriting in this engaging workshop designed for teens and adults. Whether you are learning cursive for the first time or looking to improve your penmanship, participants... 173
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Does anyone actually call my Queens District the "Commie corridor" or did someone come up with that for a news story? Because today is the first time I ever heard it called that. 130
Reposted by Deborah BarberThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The reflecting pool is being sabotaged by paid protistas 15860371108
Reposted by Deborah BarberPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I learned about this app last week: libraryscout.app Find free classes, workshops, clubs, and events happening at a NYC public library near you.libraryscout.appLibrary ScoutDiscover, save, and manage public library classes personalized to your interests. 19254
Reposted by Deborah BarberGullah Museum of Georgetown @gullahsc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026There’s a saying passed down from earlier generations of Black Texans who were there for the first Juneteenth: “It was not a piece of paper that freed the slaves, but the men with the guns.” 82154762
Reposted by Deborah BarberMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026GET THEIR ASSES 237381
Reposted by Deborah BarberGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 15/06/2026Hey, friends in NYC! Early voting in the D primaries has begun! Find a polling site and view your sample ballot here: vote.nyc/page/find-yo... And read on for some suggestions of folks I'd highly recommending voting for!vote.nycFind Your Poll Site | NYC Board of Elections 2375158
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 28/05/2026People like to hate on the Blues Travelers, but I saw them in concert & they put on a great show. 130
Reposted by Deborah BarberJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/05/2026As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE. 269138184173
Reposted by Deborah BarberSarah Rose @thesarahrose.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The good taxpayers of New York have given me a pair of Meta glasses because I am low vision disabled, and I seem to have used them more than a lot of people on here, so let me say a little about my experiences: 571984555
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Attention anyone researching people in Massachusetts: www.massgencouncil.org/post/act-now...massgencouncil.orgACT NOW! Gov. Healey’s Supplemental Budget Contains Both Good and Very Bad News for GenealogistsThere is an important legislative development that could significantly affect access to Massachusetts vital records and the future of genealogical research in the Commonwealth. What Has HappenedOn Ap... 010
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Would you believe that my high school in Nashville, TN, U.S. was called McGavock? It was named after David Harding McGavock (1826-1896) who lived nearby. 110
Reposted by Deborah BarberCitizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Saw it in an art show called "Counterhistories", in show on "Art & Democracy", and in show on the 250th Anniversary of U.S. more recently. Kent State (1970) is not completely forgotten like some U.S. atrocities like the Orangeburg Massacre that killed students in 1968, but important to talk about.zinnedproject.orgFeb. 8, 1968: Orangeburg MassacreTwo years before the Kent State murders, 28 students were injured and three were killed in Orangeburg, South Carolina — most shot in the back by the state police while involved in a peaceful protest. 512176
Reposted by Deborah BarberAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Unfortunately, this piece on The Great Resegregation has aged well. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... 211543518
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 21/04/2026New Englanders are also good at boiling the flavor out of vegetables. (Source: Grandma born in Boston) 040
Reposted by Deborah BarberÁine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 05/04/2026In honor of the day #TheRising #IrishGenealogy #FamilyHistoryyouririshheritage.activehosted.comEaster 1916: The Rising That Still Echoes in Your DNA 063
Reposted by Deborah BarberSara Georgini @sarageorgini.bsky.social · 03/04/2026🗃️ Super excited to share that we’re hiring at the Adams Papers, come work with us! @mhs1791.bsky.social www.masshist.org/admin/upload...masshist.org 15025
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026My tax software keeps sending me emails promising me a "maximum refund," yet I never get one. 000
Reposted by Deborah BarberMarian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social · 26/03/2026#NewYork #Genealogy #FamilyHistory Good news: FamilySearch volunteers are currently scanning genealogy books & documents at the New York State Library. Can't wait to see/search these on FamSearch later in 2026! More info: www.familysearch.org/en/newsroom/...familysearch.orgFamilySearch and the Office of Cultural Education Collaborate to Expand Access to Genealogy Records • FamilySearch NewsroomDocuments from the New York State Library and New York State Archives to Be Made Available for Free 184
Deborah Barber @hexadecibel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Someone I know might be interested! (It’s me, & probably @vermilionink.bsky.social) 020
Reposted by Deborah BarberAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 26/03/2026oh my god is it a calf, please tell me its a calf 26470401003
Reposted by Deborah BarberJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Reposting this because, hilariously, someone running an AI news aggregator just plagiarized the hell out of it and got shared 3x as much as the original post. So you know, here's the actual piece. Where I talk about LLMs making copies of copies of copies of copies and how that drives disinformation.jessk.orgAI update: replication crisis — Jessica KantRegardless of who actually prints a story, it is the merger of social media and machine learning which increasingly drives narratives in the immediate wake of a major event. The next time a catastroph... 4605237
Reposted by Deborah BarberMegan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 11/02/2026Just about everything I love about #genealogy can be found in this article. The world needs more people like John Mills! www.courant.com/2026/02/10/c...courant.comCT man connects Black families with long-lost history. ‘The work he does is truly a blessing’“We give people their history. Then we try to inject those stories and those people into the communities that they’re from,” the Bloomfield man said. 2247
Reposted by Deborah BarberConferenceKeeper Free Calendar of Genealogy Events @conferencekeeper.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Feb 10 (V) – Chronicling America for Historical Research hosted by Library of Congress (Free) For details & registration, see www.loc.gov/item/event-4... #genealogy #familyhistory 002
Reposted by Deborah Barber✨chipzel @chipzel.bsky.social · 01/02/2026you: [stressing for days to send the perfect single email] billionaires: hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ? 153497868