Reposted by Oz BarronCarole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Never give up the fight to empower women! #internationalwomensday 111050201
Reposted by Oz BarronHakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Heading to Selma to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday with thousands of Americans. 7515703951
Reposted by Oz BarronPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 05/03/2025What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why. What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try? 31548298820681
Reposted by Oz BarronAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/03/2025Two market meltdowns. One common denominator. 815260357835
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The bridge connecting our hotel with the parking garage. 020
Reposted by Oz BarronPhiladelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 03/03/2025As flu slams the Philly region, the FDA cancels a meeting on next season’s vaccines. The first week of February saw more flu cases in Pa. than any other week over the past five years with almost 29,000 infections. 🔗 inquirer.com/health/phila... 96028
Reposted by Oz BarronJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 25/02/2025The settlement here will not be for a trivial amount 829201523533
Reposted by Oz BarronWBUR @wbur.org · 25/02/2025In a new report, Massachusetts' Commission on Unlocking Housing Production is calling for a ban on single-family zoning, no more parking minimums and reduced lot size requirements, among other ideas to address the state's housing shortage.wbur.orgWhat's the next frontier of housing reform in Mass.? A state commission has some ideasIn a new report, Massachusetts' Commission on Unlocking Housing Production is calling for a ban on single-family zoning, no more parking minimums and reduced lot size requirements, among other ideas t... 24216
Reposted by Oz BarronJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/02/2025Spent the evening looking into the proposed tax plans from the administration and its party, and a measure of how genuinely fucked up they are is that there is an actually really good chance that I will get a bigger tax cut out of them than every other household in my little rural village, combined 26112876
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 23/02/2025That’s really interesting! www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis...gocomics.comArlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for February 23, 2025 | GoComics.com 010
Reposted by Oz BarronMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today. 5545464115951
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 21/02/2025www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...gocomics.comTom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for February 21, 2025 | GoComics.com 000
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 21/02/2025He he he www.gocomics.com/theargyleswe...gocomics.comThe Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for February 21, 2025 | GoComics.com 000
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Last night at our Open Mic night. My Spector NS-6XL - unlined fretless with the piezo bridge. From 2003. Such an incredible instrument. Also my Gibson ES-339. Playing through my Helix Floor. 000
Reposted by Oz BarronAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 19/02/2025How much is Congress cutting from their $6.5 billion/year budget? Don’t you think congress can operate on say, maybe, $5 Billion? And each congressman has 18 staff, they could operate on say, 14? What about the White House? 1393331687955
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 17/02/2025www.gocomics.com/lacucaracha/...gocomics.comLa Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for February 17, 2025 | GoComics.com 000
Reposted by Oz BarronPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 17/02/2025If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them. 214312428531286
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 17/02/2025www.gocomics.com/pearlsbefore...gocomics.comPearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 17, 2025 | GoComics.com 010
Reposted by Oz BarronAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable. 623232883436
Reposted by Oz BarronAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2) 181011451433871
Reposted by Oz BarronEllen Meister 💙 @ellenmeister.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Happy Valentine's Day 3192
Reposted by Oz BarronHakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 14/02/2025The Republican budget cuts taxes for their billionaire donors, while cutting off Medicaid from older Americans in Nursing Homes. Every single Budget Committee Democrat voted against it. And now the battle moves to the House Floor. 5542107643
Reposted by Oz BarronTom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 13/02/2025🟠 This week's Classiquë Tom the Dancing Bug - "THE FIRST SCIENTIST" From 2015, but pretty damn relevant to a certain nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services - www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...gocomics.comTom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for February 13, 2025 | GoComics.com 47518
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Todays’ fashion and guitar geek post: Hosting our local Open Mic night at Moonstone Cellars. The geeks among us will want to know it’s a Helix Floor. The iPad is the PA controller. The Jacket is vintage, purchased ages ago in Vermont. The hat is from an incredible hat shop in Portland, Oregon. 130
Reposted by Oz BarronRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 12/02/2025Incoming Asteroid xkcd.com/3049 281219373259
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 11/02/2025I miss those times too www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/...gocomics.comNon Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 11, 2025 | GoComics.com 000
Reposted by Oz BarronEllen Meister 💙 @ellenmeister.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Today's gem. #DorothyParker 1343
Reposted by Oz BarronGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Listen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets. 7185051510541
Reposted by Oz BarronMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Notice how Elon Musk is prioritizing the government withholding money from researching pediatric cancer instead of paying for his exploding rockets? Not a failing of humanity, decency, or a conflict of interest at all. 11655881432
Reposted by Oz BarronRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/02/2025👋 legal profession! "With the Trump administration warning career lawyers to follow orders even if they have ethical qualms, pressure is building on professional legal associations to take a stance against efforts to upend long-standing norms of public service..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...nbcnews.comGovernment lawyers with ethics concerns look for help amid Trump crackdownSome lawyers hope that bar associations, which have themselves been targeted by Trump, will come to their aid. 32548801147
Reposted by Oz BarronEllen Meister 💙 @ellenmeister.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Here's my homage to Dorothy Parker's famous poem, written long before I was a published author. (It appeared in the NYT in 1998.) 3444
Reposted by Oz BarronMother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/02/2025A physician member of the AMA—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation—is sounding the alarm. “The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“motherjones.comI’m a doctor, and I’m appalled at the silence from the American Medical AssociationMany physicians feel that our values do not align with the values of our advocacy organization. 12231491417
Reposted by Oz BarronSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 04/02/2025Bullseye! Researchers using Hubble found a massive galaxy rippling with nine star-filled rings after an “arrow,” the blue dwarf galaxy to its center-left, plunged through its core 50 million years ago. A thin trail of gas still links the pair: bit.ly/4hcX52n 🔭 🧪 026368
Oz Barron @ozbarron.bsky.social · 03/02/2025You know those knees that tell you the weathers changing? They’re not as fun as it sounds. I mean, it’s not a cute little cartoony, squeaky voice that’s all full of pep and vigor with a fun report like “Oh boy the plants are just gonna love the whole day tomorrow.”. It’s not like that at all. 010
Reposted by Oz BarronAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/02/2025At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything. 386164454173
Reposted by Oz BarronJeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 02/02/2025do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you 16377621010553
Reposted by Oz BarronPBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/02/2025"For me, transformation is quite an important element of a performance," says Lang Lang. "I'm always trying to move my heart into somewhere and then take my audience with me."buff.lyRenowned pianist Lang Lang's Brief But Spectacular take on loving what you playLang Lang, one of the world's most famous classical pianists, discovered his passion for piano while growing up alongside other musicians in China. Today, he stands as a globally acclaimed classical… 11272
Reposted by Oz BarronMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 31/01/2025In the 20th century, they were known as "concentration camps." Now, they are simply called "housing." Doesn't that sound so much more humane? Voila, problem solved! 1036205715647
