Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 4hGreat, now I'm going to have this stuck in my head all day. THANKS GAIL m.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGk...m.youtube.comSamwell - "What What (In the Butt)"YouTube video by Brownmark Films 000
Reposted by BarbProPublica @propublica.org · 5hIn Wisconsin alone, there were 39 private schools where every student used tuition vouchers during the most recent school year. Together, these schools educated 7,923 children and took in roughly $87 million from the voucher program. (Published August)propublica.orgAt “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve... 41818471
Reposted by BarbJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 5hI don't think "bootlicker" covers the degree to which some people try to flatter those in power these days. There's some straight up bootsucking going on. 1825533
Reposted by BarbThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 10hEva Marie Saint – a life in picturestheguardian.comEva Marie Saint – a life in picturesWe look back at the life and eight-decade career of the Oscar-winning actor, who has died aged 102 04712
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 19hI was gonna say x-files, but it ended after only five and a half seasons, plus the one movie, so there really wasn't any kind of downturn.static.klipy.comNaomi: These Are Real FactsAlt: A woman saying: These Are Real Facts 150
Reposted by BarbTissa @dtissagirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yup. But the current dude in charge of indicting Meta for electoral crimes is one of Bolsonaro's buddies 🤦🏻♀️ 121
Reposted by BarbTissa @dtissagirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's an actual crime here, but the dude who's supposed to indict Meta was put in charge by the Bolsonaros. 😞 011
Reposted by BarbTissa @dtissagirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Just so you guys know Meta is blocking pro-Lula content on Facebook posted by *fandom accounts* 232
Reposted by BarbLady Postseason, Himbos at Her Feet (she/her) @maggiesox.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comTed Mosby's Iconic HIMYM Finale LineALT: Ted Mosby's Iconic HIMYM Finale Line 2172
Reposted by BarbJordan Witt @jordannwitt.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Happy Halloween! I drew fanart. 2489118
Reposted by BarbU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 06/10/2026It's Knife Ghost season. 10431100
Reposted by BarbCaleb Dume @thacalebdume.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We already know what’s about to happen. Time to redirect those consumption energies into creation energy. Go make art. Go make bad art. Your worst art will be better than what Hollywood is going to produce over the next generation. 15621
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We need to course correct waaaay in the other direction and do a metric shitton of trustbusting. 150
Reposted by BarbTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The people who'll laugh or shrug off the 'nuke Los Angeles & San Diego comment' are the same people who wanted Mamdani to not be at the 9/11 commemoration. 151308266
Reposted by BarbDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Oh THAT’S why we used to vaccinate people against horrible diseases! 841672
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZD1LDM2 ??? Or else a blanket or comforter you no longer use, folded and pushed into the gap. 110
Reposted by BarbAndrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat... 8839991594
Reposted by BarbToo Tired of bullsh*t to be clever 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🫶🏿 @znerd49.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I had questions and then they were immediately answered 😂 14268106
Reposted by BarbRebecca / The Practical Kitchen @ryeisenberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And if you’re in Philly proper, I’m doing an event in the late afternoon at Binding Agents in conversation with the incredible @margareteby.bsky.social ! #booktour #smallbatchbreads #philly #philadelphia www.simpletix.com/e/binding-ag...simpletix.comBinding Agents Presents: SMALL-BATCH BREADS with Rebecca Eisenberg Tickets | Binding AgentsIt all started with a recipe for miniature focaccia made in a loaf pan. That recipe went viral again, and again...and again. Now, trusted food blogger Rebecca Eisenberg has created a gorgeous, NYT-bes... 032
Reposted by BarbJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026There does seem to be an interesting subset of folks who seem huffily annoyed that creators might want to be compensated for their stolen work by the people whose intentional acts of theft has literally allowed to become billionaires, I mean, how dare we, right 291927192
Reposted by BarbRebecca / The Practical Kitchen @ryeisenberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Bryn Mawr, I’m doing a Small-Batch Breads demo and book signing this weekend at Pinwheel Provisions! Hope to see you there! #philadelphia #philly #booktour pinwheelprovisions.com/events/small...pinwheelprovisions.comSmall Batch Breads: Baking Demo & Book Signing with Rebecca Eisenberg — Pinwheel Provisions 1131
Reposted by BarbKing Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If a White Sox player hits a single, double, triple and homer in the same playoff game, it's now called an encyclical. 937779
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Currently obsessed with Circuits circuits.puzzlebaron.com/init.phpcircuits.puzzlebaron.comCircuit Puzzles | Solve a Puzzle 000
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Best and worst time waster www.puzzlebaron.com/portfolio-ca...puzzlebaron.comWebsites | Puzzle BaronFree online puzzles you can play right now in your browser. No download, no signup. 110
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have a bunch of games I need to play on xbox I DON'T NEED TO BE BUYING SOME DRESS MAKING GAME ON MY LAPTOP, BLUESKY 000
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Saw an adorable teenage boy not much older than my nephew walking around this afternoon in black jeans and a Metallica Ride the Lightning t-shirt. The kids are alright. 🤘 040
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026So this time I typed out "I have so" and it corrected to "O hand do"static.klipy.comHuh WhatAlt: John C Reilly in the suit & glasses and messy hair doing the marathon puzzled Huh? reactions 000
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I apparently love rewatching season 1 of Reacher after I finish each new season. And also Neagley. LOL (I watch the same shows over again even though I have so many new things to watch) 000
Reposted by BarbSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 05/10/2026*falls to knees on the sidewalk*nbcwashington.comMore than 122,000 cases of Gatorade recalled across the country: See impacted flavorsPepsiCo has recalled thousands of cases of Gatorade because the drinks have undeclared food dye that could pose a health risk. 1217431
Barb @spicedrum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Look at it this way: at least you're not a Lions fan. 😭😭😭 010
Reposted by BarbMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Operation Midway Blitz was extremely scary & chaotic & there were a lot of stories & coverage etc, & then events in Minn got even more attention (which I totally get). But Marimar's story should never be forgotten. Feds gleefully attempted to murder her & her courage in taking them on is incredible 1537
Reposted by BarbMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Last year, Chicagoan Marimar Martinez was shot **5 times** by a Border Patrol agent & all agents accounts were contradicted by evidence. Now she is suing the federal govt. Worth reading whole piece; agents cheered for shooter via celebratory texts (“beers on me") blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/05/m...blockclubchicago.orgMarimar Martinez Sues Feds A Year After Border Patrol Agent Shot Her 5 TimesA reconstruction of the shooting commissioned by Martinez’s legal team found agent Charles Exum was standing to the side of her car and was not in danger as he fired, her attorneys said. 1310124
Reposted by BarbLisa Rowe 🏳️🌈 @txvoodoo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Sharing this again. Healthwise, I'm most worried about diabetes meds, specifically insulin. There are other financial concerns as well. I'm a year short of medicare as of today. #MutualAid 1811
Reposted by Barbashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 05/10/2026the worst thing about all this is just how hard it is to send your kid out of texas if you aren't wealthy we're just here trying to help our kid succeed and get scholarships to get out of here, because the system really sets you up to be stuck when out-of-state tuition is over $25,000 everywhere 8525
Reposted by BarbKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Former Sith Lord Darth Vader, who once force choked a guy for a few seconds in a board meeting, has passed away. 732620
Reposted by BarbCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🗣️📣TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN GEORGIA! Even if you think you are registered, you may have been bumped off. Check to make sure you're in before it's too late. mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/mvp.sos.ga.govGA My Voter PageUse the Georgia My Voter Page (MVP) to check your voter registration status, find your polling location, view your county's early voting locations, review your sample ballot for upcoming elections, an... 03436
Reposted by Barb@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As a longtime Chicago journalist I want to say that if you fail to put Hastert's serial CHILD SEX ABUSE in the headlines about his death, you are doing it wrong. So far, this is the only headline I've seen that has been crystal clear about what the Illinois pol did to kids. Credit @reuters.com. 11443142
Reposted by BarbLuna @lunalore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Whatever their intention, when media outlets lead with “convicted in hush money case” - in big bold font - and “serial child molester” in teeny tiny font almost as an afterthought - it sends a very clear message One crime is serious & worth remembering, another isn’t 043
Reposted by BarbMikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026They're hoping we will all forget that society functions just fine without random bouts of IP theft and ecological damage 015137