Reposted by Bob BarnardEthics in Bricks @ethicsinbricks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings." - Ursula K. Le Guin 06323 63
Reposted by Bob BarnardPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 11/03/2026The US intelligence community long ago gamed out all the risks surrounding a conflict with Iran, including the possibility Iran would close the Straits of Hormuz. If the Trump administration and Hegseth are surprised now, it's because they've never listened to, and sidelined, the experts. 922371 223
Reposted by Bob BarnardThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/03/2026The secret to this chicken salad recipe isn’t in the seasonings (though the tarragon and sour cream make it pretty wonderful) but in the texture of the chicken. nyti.ms/3PgGiSM 2415 41
Reposted by Bob BarnardBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line. If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles. 12598182573 9.8K
Reposted by Bob BarnardKat 🕊️ @smith83k.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw #Pinks www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last StrawWill Republicans in Congress ever step in? 40368141 368
Reposted by Bob BarnardJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 28/12/2025What do Greenland, Honduras, Venezuela, and Nigeria have in common? The “network state” cabal—which includes Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Joe Lonsdale—has been circling them like vultures. 1/ 5318861077 1.9K
Reposted by Bob BarnardIndy @indagare.bsky.social · 31/08/2025www.goodnewsnetwork.org/injured-spin...goodnewsnetwork.orgInjured Spinal Cords Repaired With Breakthrough 3D-printed ‘Scaffolding’–Team Regrows Nerves in RatsNew research combines 3D printing, stem cell biology, and lab-grown tissues may provide treatment to repair spinal cord injuries. 131 3
Reposted by Bob BarnardThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 27/08/2025BREAKING: Susan Monarez is out as the CDC director after less than a month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces.bit.lyCDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job, federal officials sayThe director of the nation’s top public health agency is out after less than one month in the job. The U.S. 158827 88
Reposted by Bob BarnardBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 25/08/2025Trump's net approval rating among Black voters has plunged 25 points since May. (via Bloomberg Opinion) bloom.bgAttacking Black Mayors Will Cost the GOP Its Newest SupportersTrump’s broadsides against cities like DC and LA are part of a pattern that’s eroding his support from Black voters. 2622059 220
Reposted by Bob BarnardThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/08/2025NYT: “Pentagon fires the Defense Intelligence Agency Chief — weeks after the agency drafted a preliminary report contradicting Trump’s contention U.S. strikes “obliterated” nuclear sites in Iran…” The Truth will not be tolerated. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u... 33634259 634
Reposted by Bob BarnardKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Flag: Trump is now dropping his demand for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia — a stark reversal that aligns him with Putin. 1691468521 1.5K
Bob Barnard @rbarnard0.bsky.social · 16/08/2025I appreciate that my public school education and memory work like the funky sunglasses in ‘TheyLive’. I just don’t like what I’m seeing. 000 0
Reposted by Bob BarnardScr👻ppy @scrappyaf.bsky.social · 25/07/2025One word got this grant killed for being “DEI.” This is the ONLY NIH funded study to look at how people with Trigeminal Neuralgia age because we take heavy duty drugs to manage the pain and the data hasn’t been collected and explored. TN affects more women than men. I despise what is happening. 15115 51
Bob Barnard @rbarnard0.bsky.social · 25/07/2025But…then subpoenaed testimony cannot be avoided on pain of self incrimination— depending on the scope of a pardon. But perjury would be a new offense. 010 1
Reposted by Bob BarnardDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Holy - and I cannot emphasize this enough - shit. Also, this guy was a senior project 2025 organizer. 6327421184 2.7K
Reposted by Bob BarnardThe Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 10/07/2025 7516361160 1.6K
Reposted by Bob BarnardScience Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Researcher Katie Edwards studies interpersonal violence. Here's why, after losing millions of dollars in grant money, she's taking the fight to court: buff.ly/WFNVeMp 217923 179
Bob Barnard @rbarnard0.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Why do you capture, undermine, hollow out, journalism? Because you don’t want people to know what you are doing,and you don’t want them to believe that unbiased news is possible when your hijinx are discovered. 000 0
Reposted by Bob BarnardThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025⚡️NEW: In Tennessee, Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social has introduced the “STOP AMERICAN GESTAPO ACT” — requiring law enforcement not to wear masks, and to ID themselves. As Blackburn, Johnson, Sexton and the GOP try to codify masked vigilantism, Jones moves to ban it to protect the public. 8739581281 4K
Reposted by Bob BarnardSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Climate change poses a massive threat to our food supply. As one expert puts it, "If the climate warms by 3 degrees, that's basically like everyone on the planet giving up breakfast" 16024 60
Reposted by Bob BarnardJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 31/05/20251/ Anyone who has taken flying lessons knows the beautiful, large topographic maps from FAA that are on the walls of nearly every FBO (small-airport office) around the country. You use them to compare routes, judge terrain, imagine the aerial view. One of many products post-Doge FAA is dropping... 1231690 316
Reposted by Bob BarnardGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Changing the facts to fit the narrative, I see… 972915653 2.9K
Bob Barnard @rbarnard0.bsky.social · 13/05/2025AI/Higher Ed hot takes: 1) whatever efficiency gains colleges realized from online education and the use of LMS systems will diminish as we need to higher humans to be guardrails against AI use by students. The other trade off is to redesign everything to offset the impact of Ai/ 1/x 210 2
Reposted by Bob BarnardRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/05/2025“The notion that I or any of my colleagues ‘body slammed’ armed federal officers is absurd. DHS is lying because they know their agents were out of line.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... 934242486776 24.2K
Bob Barnard @rbarnard0.bsky.social · 21/03/2025I got a measles booster last week. Why risk it? #MeaslesParty 010 1
Reposted by Bob BarnardNPR @npr.org · 18/03/2025Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes.npr.orgHeat can age you as much as smoking, a new study findsExposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes. 54911217 911
Reposted by Bob BarnardJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/03/2025You just can’t make this stuff up: Trump taps his classified docs co-defendant to oversee the U.S. Naval Academy www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...msnbc.comTrump taps his classified docs co-defendant to oversee the U.S. Naval AcademyA few months ago, Walt Nauta was facing criminal charges for his alleged role in helping Trump keep classified documents. Now, he'll serve on a board making key decisions for the U.S. Naval Academy. 3601961769 2K
Reposted by Bob BarnardNovelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 17/03/2025this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg 68110112922 11K
Reposted by Bob BarnardThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/03/2025Exclusive: The National Institutes of Health will cancel or cut back dozens of grants for research on why some people are reluctant to be vaccinated and how to increase acceptance of vaccines, according to an internal email obtained by The Washington Post on Monday.washingtonpost.comNIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptakeThe order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined. 58519180 519
Bob Barnard @rbarnard0.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Unfair to Frog and Toad. They’re actually friends. 010 1
Reposted by Bob BarnardAngus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him. Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home. 13883083285 8.3K
Reposted by Bob BarnardThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 07/03/2025BREAKING: Homeland Security is ending a collective bargaining agreement with tens of thousands of TSA employees, marking a major attack on worker rights.bit.lyHomeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rightsThe Department of Homeland Security says it's ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of frontline employees at the Transportation Security Administration responsible for protecting air travel. 1911603938 1.6K
Reposted by Bob BarnardEthics in Bricks @ethicsinbricks.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Findings from publicly funded research should be publicly available. 09822 98
Reposted by Bob BarnardJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/03/2025AARP has created an easy way to contact your lawmakers and tell them Social Security must be protected. Learn more.👇aarp.orgAARP Urges Outreach to Congress to Protect Social SecurityOlder Americans continue to raise concerns about payments, customer service 400119005839 11.9K
Reposted by Bob BarnardEliza @elizaotherwise.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Get in, bitches. We're giving Twitter, Facebook and Instagram 1-star reviews! 211 2
Reposted by Bob BarnardAmy McGrath @amymcgrath.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Former flag officers speaking up. The political firings at the top in the military must stop. They know how this will harm our national security. 15284110 284
Reposted by Bob BarnardSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025This deranged post must be read in concert with new Daily Beast and Yahoo News reports that Trump is a Kremlin agent ("Krasnov") and Hegseth speeding up a political purge of the military. What you are seeing here is fear from Trump and Musk; they need to get to martial law fast. 1171272414 1.3K
Reposted by Bob BarnardSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025(📢) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: The Daily Beast publishes a sourced allegation that Trump has been a Russian spy since 1987 and then—possibly under some form of threat—deletes it. But in an act of unusual heroism, it left it up long enough for Wayback Machine to capture it text. Here it is (please share):web.archive.orgFormer Intelligence Officer Claims KGB Recruited TrumpAlnur Mussayev alleged Trump was given the codename “Krasnov”. 55787244767 8.7K
Reposted by Bob BarnardMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 22/02/2025"The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government," the AP said in its lawsuit. buff.ly/436pt1S 1832774 327
Reposted by Bob BarnardZach Montague @zjmontague.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Whatever comes next in the NIH case, the hearing today made it clear how huge the medical/academic constituencies are opposing these cuts. And it would seem hard to dispute that some amount of irreparable harm has already happened to some number of parties involved.nytimes.comJudge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research CutsA federal judge in Massachusetts indicated she would move quickly to consider a more lasting injunction after hearing a laundry list of potential adverse effects of the Trump administration move to cu... 621042 210
Reposted by Bob BarnardAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 22/02/2025So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that 1885351778889 35.2K
Reposted by Bob BarnardThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/02/2025A Manhattan federal judge on Friday banned Elon Musk’s team from regaining access to the U.S. Treasury Department’s most sensitive payment and data systems until the conclusion of a lawsuit that claims the group’s access is unlawful.nytimes.comFederal Judge Banishes Musk’s DOGE Aides From Treasury Dept. SystemsA group of state attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration’s policy of allowing political appointees and “special government employees” championed by Elon Musk access to government data... 812586468 2.6K
Reposted by Bob BarnardLongtail News @longtail-news.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Feed: "Latest from Space.com" Published on Tuesday, February 18, 2025space.comBoeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reportsBoeing notified employees it is planning to issue layoff notices "to align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations." 001 1
Reposted by Bob BarnardKatie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 18/02/2025I escaped poverty because I am a scientist. And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation. A 🧵: 7158241069 5.8K
Reposted by Bob BarnardDEI Virologist @kyt-thatsme.bsky.social · 19/02/2025The NSF EPSCoR grant paid for my first summer of research. The NSF Advanced program funded the conference responsible for me not quitting grad school. The NIH LRP help me do a post doc by reducing my financial burden. I was a free lunch, WIC and Section 8 kid. 113122 131
Reposted by Bob Barnard✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · 18/02/2025This is in Project 2025. 1332335905 2.3K
Reposted by Bob Barnardbythepeople1863.bsky.social @bythepeople1863.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Trump’s White House revealed in a court filing that Musk is not an employee of DOGE and has no decision making authority. If that is true, who is firing all of these people? If Musk has been firing people with no authority, sue him. 34716 47
Reposted by Bob BarnardVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/02/2025The NAACP is re-mixing 1930s-era "don't buy where you can't work" campaigns to confront the neo-segregationists targeting DEI. apnews.com/article/blac...apnews.comNAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black AmericansThe NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that haven’t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure. 6255562051 5.6K