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Jamie Barnett

@jamiecbarnett.bsky.social
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Listener. Learner. Upstander. Pot-stirrer. Die-hard Monty Python fan. Please, no crypto bros, bible thumpers, or "sexy friends.”

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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 30/09/2026
This is completely insane
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A must listen. The fabulous Nobel Laureate Maria Rassa on three crises: trust, order, and accountability. foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/25/m...
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Big Tech Is Destroying Democracy. Here’s How to Fight Back.
A conversation with Nobel laureate Maria Ressa.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Abbott is not only contributing to the deaths of pregnant women, he’s hiding maternal death data. Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor. #GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hey Palo Alto peeps! Join us at the Moonlight Walk & Run to benefit local charities. We're doing the 5K! runsignup.com/Race/CA/Palo...
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Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk
The Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk is on Friday September 25, 2026. It includes the following events: 5K Walk (Not Timed), 5K Run (Timed), 10K Run (Timed), and Virtual Participant.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is the most demoralizing and dehumanizing part of poverty.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026
i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress?
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It kills me that this graph isn't interactive and we can't see where each language lies in the pecking order. @economist.com www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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What is the world’s loveliest language?
Johnson, our language columnist, reviews the attractiveness of speech
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A brilliant @stevevladeck.bsky.social analysis, as usual—he rightly takes Alito to task for his terrible-faith dissent. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
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250. What We Learned from USPS v. California
In refusing to put the USPS mail-in ballots rule into effect, the majority didn’t say very much. I still think there are three big lessons in Monday's ruling.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is a perfect analysis by @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
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Opinion | The Fix Was Almost In
The midterms dodge their first MAGA bullet. It won’t be the last.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Of course this isn't even a full accounting, since several red states aren't even reporting these figures. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Pete Hegseth Is a Wrecking Ball www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/o...
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Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is a Wrecking Ball
We are already paying a high price for the defense secretary’s purges and whims.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Oh no. Only three seats short of an absolute majority for AfD. apnews.com/article/germ...
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Far-right Alternative for Germany party wins big in regional election but falls short of majority
The far-right Alternative for Germany party has surged to a resounding victory in a regional election.
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Book banners tried to have me arrested. Tried to have me fired. Tried to destroy my life. Thankfully, I didn’t run into any of them at the Emmy Awards.
Martha holding an Emmy Award for The Librarians documentary
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Federal prosecutors breaking ranks. I'd love to be a fly on the wall of DOJ right now.
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AP Source: ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of Venezuelan man
Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis i...
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Shoot. Gloria Steinem.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
John Roberts is Natalie Harp in a robe. A cringeworthy handmaiden
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Political cartoonists keep the story clear and simple
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Elizabeth @bestbookeditor.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Today is Right to Read Day. Well-financed campaigns are systematically working to remove thousands of titles from school libraries, mostly books related to people of color and LGBTQ+. I stand united with the American Library Association in opposing these book bans.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Brilliant.
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Tommy Tuberville Opposes Contraception and All Other Polysyllabic Words
“I see the word ‘contraception’ and that’s a quick ‘no’ for me,” he said. “Don’t know what that means. Won’t look it up.”
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I will never forgive people like Jindra. They had so much evidence that Trump would not keep his promise. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
And because Trump believes in public humiliation of those who kowtow, he will publicly call for targeted prosecution in 3, 2… www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
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Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Exactly
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Essence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I personally also blame every single person in American public life who played down the obvious danger continuously said the guardrails would hold + the institutions would push back + protect ordinary citizens!
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Everything Trump touches dies, example one million. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/h...
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How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
When are we going to talk about Todd Blanche's vocal fry?
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
1. Mitch McConnell suffered a fall on June 14 and has not been in the Senate for two months. But he's continued to get paid his salary of 174K/year. Since he entered the Senate in 1985, McConnell has voted against creating or expanding medical leave — paid and unpaid — at least 23 times.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Perfect assessment.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The ultraconservative platform in WY stands for literally every odious policy and detrimental choice—whether voter suppression or vaccine skepticism or repro freedom. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
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In Wyoming, a Primary Fight Between the Right and the Far Right
One of the most conservative states has a legislature divided between a hard-right House and a merely right Senate. Ultraconservatives want a complete takeover in the Aug. 18 primaries.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I find it just so perfect that the facile Ross Douthat is going to 60 Minutes.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is how they do everything. Everything Republicans do is in bad faith.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
You don’t have read the article to guess that it’s Louisiana and he’s a black man. You just know.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Is it good when the secretary of defense is so fixated on making sure everyone is white and has tv ready abs that he forgets about munitions bsky.app/profile/carl...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 31/07/2026
Just what America needs: more billionaires spending more money on more political influence. Are we not sick of this yet? My DISCLOSE Act will help cure the billionaire-fueled rot. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans
Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Shakedown on a presidential scale.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
And yet the only candidates that seem to run are really problematic Republicans.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A good question by the brilliant @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
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Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary? (Gift Article)
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 25/07/2026
DSA mayor tackles the [checks notes] Economist’s wish list.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Trump was delighted to hear that the Wall Street Journal reporter and her family were terrorized in their home and had to be relocated.
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“[T]he 284 terminated grants had a recipient location and/or at least one place of performance in a state that awarded its electoral votes to Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and has two Democratic-caucusing senators.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?
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Jamie Barnett @jamiecbarnett.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, you got it wrong equating the Ds’ embrace of Platner to the Rs’ embrace of Paxton. The Ds came to their senses (as they almost always do—see Menendez, Franken, Adams) whereas the Rs doubled down. For them, it’s a feature, not a bug.
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