Andy Barnett @hof1991.bsky.social · 2hOccasional photo from a recent trip. Defiance until death. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lit... 000
Reposted by Andy BarnettSam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 8hIs social media, which is run by a handful of morally insane fascists, the problem with American democracy? Is the media, which is dominated by white nationalist maniacs Rupert Murdoch and David Ellison, the problem with American democracy? Is AI, which is 615329
Reposted by Andy BarnettCurt Hogg @cyrthogg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Green Bay Packers might have actually assembled the worst running back room in NFL history? Which is actually kinda impressive? 5527
Andy Barnett @hof1991.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I needed a break from non-fiction. It was too much like doomscrolling. Here’s where I went. app.thestorygraph.com/books/a4f977...app.thestorygraph.comPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating,... 000
Reposted by Andy BarnettSnowden St. @snowden.st · 16/04/2025Finally saw "Just A Bit Outside", the '82 Brewers documentary, and (setting aside a LOT of Bud Selig) it's a delight. Confirms all your suspicions that that team was an All Time Boys team, and the ending is really really sweet.youtu.beJust A Bit Outside: The Story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers | Theatrical Release TrailerYouTube video by Cannonball Productions 171
Reposted by Andy BarnettCharlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...blog.documentfoundation.orgYes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community BlogOne of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us... 4954322074
Reposted by Andy BarnettKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Dropkick Murphys—organized labor’s favorite band—just brought out IUPAT President Jimmy Williams at Power to the People Fest. Big cheer for unions! 141129155
Reposted by Andy BarnettMel 🔜 GATEway FATE 504 @melshardae.bsky.social · 03/10/2026happy October baseball 2781096
Reposted by Andy BarnettLea Leander @lealeander.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.com3 Billionaires Have Largely Funded Republican Nominee for Wisconsin Governor (Gift Article)Under its current rules, Wisconsin has not had a race in which a small number of donors have made up such a large share of a campaign’s funding. 5272118
Reposted by Andy BarnettBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...liberalcurrents.comWe Have No Supreme CourtThe philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court. 1202964772
Reposted by Andy BarnettSameer Kankali Ⓥ☮✌🏼🌱💚🍉🐸🐮🐷📚📖♟️✊🏼 @sameerkankali.bsky.social · 03/10/2026 10242351597
Andy Barnett @hof1991.bsky.social · 03/10/2026youtu.be/EB6w6oncGq4?...youtu.beHARPETH RISING | I AM EVE (I AM THE REASON)YouTube video by Harpeth Rising 000
Reposted by Andy BarnettDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.socialwired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 12629761777
Reposted by Andy BarnettThe Great Pumpkinsquatch - Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals youtu.be/GwqOZ0eaoDI?...youtu.beBOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funeralsYouTube video by MS NOW 17123521108
Reposted by Andy BarnettRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks. 60576632285
Reposted by Andy BarnettMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election. 65993733980
Reposted by Andy BarnettCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pouring out a cold beer tonight for all the generals and admirals who were once again forced to sit through another lecture on manliness from No Tab Pete. 191129105
Reposted by Andy BarnettRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record? 40763052265
Reposted by Andy BarnettAcme Packing Company @acmepackingco.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's actually happeningacmepackingcompany.comPackers sign Wisconsin native Kevin Zeitler in latest OL moveThe former Badger and Wisconsin native is coming out of retirement and returning home. 1173
Reposted by Andy BarnettDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Americans will support expanding the courts. 410314
Reposted by Andy BarnettAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 346124694626
Reposted by Andy BarnettSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 38191242849
Reposted by Andy BarnettJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 29/09/2026Truly incredible story and video here from @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social and @fiona-murphy.bsky.social: Barred from the U.S., a pastor leads his Wisconsin church from Guatemala —> religionnews.com/2026/09/29/h...religionnews.comBarred from the U.S., a pastor leads his Wisconsin church from Guatemala(RNS) — RNS found at least 25 immigrant pastors were detained, deported or otherwise separated from their churches. While the Rev. Esdras Paredes ministers via video, his congregation sells tamales to... 116963
Reposted by Andy Barnett🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“You don’t have to stretch to paint this picture: OpenAI models are attacking websites and taking anything they can out of them because that is the business model of the company.”prospect.orgWhy Is Sam Altman a Free Man? - The American ProspectOpenAI’s models aren’t “going rogue” from their creators as much as they are mimicking them. 416163
Reposted by Andy BarnettMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴 52072142582
Reposted by Andy BarnettJen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Exclusive: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court blocked an executive order restricting voting by mail in ways that could have thrown the upcoming midterms into chaos. But the White House originally had far more disruptive plans, @propublica.org has learned. 🧵 1276119
Reposted by Andy BarnettBen Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And as their voters cry out for help affording basic necessities, Tom Tiffany, Derrick Van Orden, Bryan Steil and the other Republicans running Congress are doing nothing about it. 1012737
Reposted by Andy BarnettAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026RAJU: Only 33% of Americans approve of how Trump is handling his job. Is he a drag in your district? VAN ORDEN: I am fully supportive of President Trump. And if that's not popular, that's just the way it is 199944212
Andy Barnett @hof1991.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comJust one more chance!A cartoon by Pedro Molina. 010
Reposted by Andy BarnettTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Right, okay everybody, I’ve had a lot of meetings and talks this week and I have to share some top line thoughts. Things are quite a bit worse than i am usually willing to share with people because panic does no good. It’s kinda bad. The baddies have the wind at their back. No denying that. 101319221
Reposted by Andy BarnettArbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026There are 6 SCOTUS judges who need to be impeached for giving the Federal Government power over state elections! They need to read the Constitution! 742202578
Reposted by Andy BarnettOregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026That's a headline for you cmarmitage.substack.com/p/big-balls-...cmarmitage.substack.comBig Balls Now Exposed to Serious Criminal Charges in at Least Six StatesFired at 17 for leaking secrets. Served a cybercrime ring. Named by the Social Security whistleblower. Now the government's model employee. 1162504565
Reposted by Andy BarnettFreethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 25/09/2026 25565611806
Reposted by Andy BarnettDr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them.” ~Frederick Douglass, 1857. Image: Public domain. 19424
Reposted by Andy BarnettElana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m genuinely shocked at the people on here who think long covid isn’t real. Seriously? Your actuaries, departments of health even the freaking department of defense know it’s real. Apparently people used to think MS wasn’t real. There’s a long history of telling sick people they’re crazy. 421508301
Reposted by Andy BarnettJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sheri Mecklenburg says she followed the instructions of U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' front office "at every turn" as she sought an indictment against the "Broadview Six." UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story on the lead prosecutor breaking her silence: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...chicago.suntimes.com‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor ‘owns’ mistakes in tainted case, says she was just following ordersLawyers for former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenburg say she retired Thursday from the Justice Department — a week before a federal judge is expected to hold a crucial hearing over the mishandling ... 76798278
Reposted by Andy Barnett🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 123123425252
Reposted by Andy BarnettMatt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o... 58855011509
Reposted by Andy BarnettLembas Eater @waybread.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The problem with education is that it's a solved problem. Students need small classes, individual attention, lots of writing, lots of feedback, access to a well-stocked library, time to think, and time to talk with their peers. We just don't like the answer, so we keep trying to do other stuff. 10409139
Reposted by Andy Barnettlizardbreath 🦎🪦🎃 @spindlypete.bsky.social · 23/09/2026i increasingly think the american woke pope beheading opus dei might be even more crucial than winning the presidency in terms of our long-term survival as a species 4896
Reposted by Andy BarnettBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron 133106082482
Reposted by Andy BarnettRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 1241596781
Reposted by Andy BarnettCaptainWonkoTheSane @captainles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ICE now says the Doordash delivery driver was shot because he tried to flee. People need to go to jail. Cops aren’t allowed to shoot people for the simple act of running away. 841118209
Reposted by Andy BarnettRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump and Vance to Zelenskyy 18 months ago: You are losing this war. You have no cards. Meanwhile, while Ukraine is kicking a much larger country’s ass who invaded it, Trump and Vance are losing to Iran. 32275492191