Reposted by Robin BaraybarLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 4h‘In a nearby bar, some of the gendarmes were getting coffee. A few hours earlier, they had been beating teachers, parents and other adults who’d formed a human chain to protect student demonstrators.’ Brian Ng at the student protests in Paris, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/oc...lrb.co.ukBrian Ng | Among SchoolchildrenThere were still several gendarmerie vans parked near Lycée Hélène Boucher in the 20th arrondissement at noon on... 1136
Reposted by Robin BaraybarStephanie Lamy @stephlamy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026For my ENG speaking followers Unprecedented High School blockades began in the outskirts of Paris in Créteil on the 21st of Sept. National mobilisations followed on the 29th of September, the 1st and the 6th of October. The movement is ongoing and has spread both in scope and scale. #tippingpoint 15655311
Reposted by Robin BaraybarLee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 08/10/2026📚Uplift Indigenous stories and take the time to learn about the history and culture of Indigenous peoples, especially those whose land you currently reside on. This should be a goal not just for Indigenous Peoples' Day or National Native American Heritage Month, but for all year round. 164
Reposted by Robin BaraybarRyan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“The coming together of labor unions, the youth movement, and the parliamentary left-wing opposition forms a kind of ‘tortoise formation’ of mutual protection, making a broader collective momentum possible […]."breakthroughnews.orgFrench students shut down schools in historic strike against austerity - BT NewsFrench students continue with mobilizations, demanding the right to education with support from unions and progressive forces. 018151
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I would make until that scene and then....nope. 000
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Wizard of Oz - the flying monkeys terrified me. 000
Reposted by Robin BaraybarThinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 30/09/2026When we fight for autistic and disabled people's legitimate (yet embattled) rights to live in their communities, remember that we must ALSO fight for disabled people's caregivers and direct service professionals have fair pay and sufficient supports, too. Otherwise all parties will be disadvantaged. 37527
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Would this work? (I don't know who created it) 281
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026As a mom of both a college junior and a high school junior, I can say with full confidence the kids are overwhelmed and struggling. They still find joy, but hope is scarce. 160
Reposted by Robin BaraybarDannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Do yourself a favor. Read these 7 pages by @lilymasonphd.bsky.social right now. It is the most concise explanation of the current situation in U.S. politics I've seen and it captures why calls to reduce "polarization" can ultimately worsen the problem 🧵 www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/pol...journalofdemocracy.orgPolarization Is Not the Problem | Journal of DemocracyAmericans have never been angrier with one another. But polarization is not the disease—it is the response to a revanchist movement seeking to roll back sixty years of social progress. 11386176
Reposted by Robin BaraybarCollective for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Federal agencies have spent years addressing gaps in data about people with intellectual & developmental disabilities (I/DD). Now, the proposed 2028 NHIS redesign could remove measures developed to help close those gaps. #DisabilityData #NHIS 1107
Reposted by Robin BaraybarJen Mapes @mapesgeog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Amazing how a little rain makes the speeding and narrow sidewalk issues visible and...tangible as in I am now soaking wet after walking my kid to school in what is otherwise just light rain. This is what makes routes to school feel unsafe and walking feel untenable. 411021
Reposted by Robin BaraybarDutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 01/10/2026Is ageing a barrier to cycling? On the contrary! In The Netherlands , people between 65 and 75 years old, cycle more than any other adult group. Source: CBS – Statistics Netherlands, How much do Dutch people cycle? (2023) Fishman, Schepers & Kamphuis (2015). 56321
Reposted by Robin BaraybarMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"About 5.2 million Americans like Covelli have lost SNAP benefits since the OBBBA was enacted..."cbsnews.comMillions of Americans are losing SNAP benefits: "It feels as though people are being punished"More than 5 million Americans have lost food-stamp benefits since 2025. "I have to prove that I'm sick," one SNAP recipient said. 117990
Reposted by Robin BaraybarCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571802059
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We saw one at a thrift store in August. They wanted $300 for it. 130
Reposted by Robin Baraybarc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him. 2847671604
Reposted by Robin BaraybarKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program 9333611460
Reposted by Robin BaraybarRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156165005562
Reposted by Robin BaraybarJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Let this sink in. Cornell University refused to refund Jane Doe's tuition the semester she was raped. Without this money, she could not transfer to another school. Essentially, she was forced to stay on campus where she saw those seven rapists frequently. Eventually she dropped out of college. 552022635
Reposted by Robin BaraybarSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 29/09/2026www.bcbs.com/about-us/ass...bcbs.comNew BCBSA Research Shows AI Billing Raises Health Care CostsNew BCBSA and BHI research finds AI‑enabled hospital billing may be driving higher health care costs by increasing diagnoses without corresponding treatment. 01710
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trevor Noah's autobiography, Born a Crime, perhaps? 010
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I can spin on a wheel but still have not gotten the trick of the drop spindle. You are doing great! 030
Reposted by Robin Baraybardylan baker @dylnbkr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As I've said in many interviews recently, the AI industry needs to be regulated the same way we do other industries that make products with potential harms. The sensationalism is a distraction. sfstandard.com/2026/09/21/e...sfstandard.comSo, is AI going to kill us? 11 experts, 11 answers.Confused by the competing theories about AI’s threat to humanity? We asked accelerationists, doomers, protesters, and a state senator what needs to happen next. 15014
Reposted by Robin BaraybarEric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Since Elon Musk seems to hate this documentary about him from one of my favorite non-fiction filmmakers, Alex Gibney, figured it was my duty to spread a link to the trailer so you can see it for yourself. ENJOY: loom.ly/oA2_-p8youtu.beMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetMusk 18884525
Reposted by Robin BaraybarProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19596023539
Reposted by Robin Baraybarryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...themomoftheyear.substack.comI’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night. 12252981370
Reposted by Robin BaraybarMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New — I had the opportunity to see NAZA, the documentary freaking out the Israeli government because of its horrifying firsthand descriptions of the way the IDF has used AI to target and massacre Palestinian civilians. My thoughts on the film’s damning revelations, and the banality of evil:thehandbasket.coI saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza. 342515944
Reposted by Robin BaraybarRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Imagine if more people with money cared about saving lives 91349303
Reposted by Robin BaraybarAP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.apnews.comhttps://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d 5542421631
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026And Further is parked in Veneta on/near the grounds of the Oregon Country Fair. 020
Reposted by Robin BaraybarThe Great Pumpkinsquatch - Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Nearly half of adults under 30 live with their parents. The financial fallout could last for decades. www.marketwatch.com/story/nearly...marketwatch.comNearly half of adults under 30 live with their parents. The financial fallout could last for decades.Young people are increasingly living with their parents instead of establishing their own households. 044
Reposted by Robin BaraybarBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.nytimes.comLaid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65. 762473761
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Excellent commentary and the headline could refer to the tyranny of so many uncertainties. 020
Reposted by Robin BaraybarGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 23/09/2026Just ban these evil companies already. 7590130
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Yikes. I hadn't thought of that yet. It's going to be a wild ride. 120
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Our school district is scrambling to figure out how they will provide busing for students. The current budget was not developed for these prices. 1293
Reposted by Robin BaraybarCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Mark today as the first time Trump's approval rating dropped into the 20s. 691867488
Reposted by Robin BaraybarCrisp @crisp91.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Colorado’s massive I-25 wildlife overpass is proving that infrastructure can work with nature, not against it. 🏔️🦌 A system of crossings and fencing has reduced wildlife collisions by 91%, while helping elk, pronghorn, bears, deer and smaller species move safely across the landscape. 💚cbsnews.comLargest wildlife overpass in North America located in Colorado with 91% reduction in collisions: "Big success"A wildlife mitigation system made up of North America's largest wildlife overpass, five wildlife underpasses, and fencing to guide animals to the crossings has led to a 91% decrease in wildlife collis... 010432
Reposted by Robin BaraybarBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” The most efficient travellers are us on bikes. Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMathscientificamerican.comThe Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a BikeA famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom 5497142
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Unconscionable consumption. We need regulations now. 011
Reposted by Robin BaraybarDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I kind of miss the days when “the news” was basically just a person in a suit telling you what happened during the day, instead of a panic machine designed to make you hate your neighbor so I dunno you don’t have the energy nor the bandwith to notice that your rent went up around 30%. Just sayin. 🤷🏽♀️ 04112
Robin Baraybar @robinbaraybar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026m.youtube.com/watch?v=S3SU...m.youtube.comDaniel Lanois - Jolie LouiseYouTube video by DanLanois 020
Reposted by Robin Baraybarnotthesameone2.bsky.social @notthesameone2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🐾Brand new video for Brownie. Read his bio below. Housetrained, friendly w/ strangers, kids & dogs. Loved watching over & babysitting the kids in his family. Needs a foster offer by 9/19: nycacc.app#/browse/264578 31120