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One of the 75 million. Here for Bluer skies. Partner to @happymomster.bsky.social. linktr.ee/stevebarrera

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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 5h
On Darkest Hour on Substack, a tribute to the Silent Generation, rapidly passing from power now that the Biden Era is over. We'll miss their kind and conciliatory nature when they're gone, trust me. Some tips for them on how to secure their legacy. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/life-pro-t...
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Life Pro Tips for a Passing Generation
Giving the Silent Generation their due
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 5h
200 years ago, a man in love still dreaded...the friend zone...
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
So wait...even in Jane Austen's time, childcare providers and educators were understood to be severely underpaid??
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As I have long argued, we got to where we are because one faction in the power struggle has greater solidarity of purpose than the other. If left/liberals wants to prevail, they need that same "group feeling." My latest article on Darkest Hour on Substack. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/give-me-th...
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Give Me that Group Feeling
We need some woke chuds in this house
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's been a while since I've made one of my Magic: the Gathering cards based on a craft IPA, but when I discovered this bad boy - literally named after two of the mana colors in Magic - I knew it had to be done. #magicthegathering
A picture of a can of Red & Black Lumberjack Hazy IPA from New Trail Brewing Company.
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Catholic Church going woke is a big deal. There's a whole lot of Catholics on this planet.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Remember kids, communism isn’t when the government owns the means of production. It’s when someone with blue hair tells you their pronouns, as Karl Marx demanded.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In my defense, I am insanely busy right now.
Screenshot of goodreads challenge showing 8 books behind schedule.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've heard say that Culture Wars issues are a distraction the oligarchs use to keep us oppressed, but they do have real material stakes.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New on Darkest Hour, my Substack publication. Another distraction from our unhinged leader, but don't worry, the midterms are coming up soon. The question is, can democracy survive this administration? stevebarrera.substack.com/p/trumps-bra...
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Trump’s Brand of Authoritarianism
Can democracy survive Mad King Don?
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fun fact — and reminder: For all their focus on “officer safety” and arguments about aggressive tactics being necessary, no ICE officer has ever been killed in the line of duty. It is more deadly in the US to be an elementary school student than an ICE officer.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Latest Substack drop. The Boomer generation, now in their final years, are ending their lifecycle in apocalyptic madness. The old order has come crashing down - but no one knows what vision of the future will prevail in the end. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/the-way-of...
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The Way of the Boomer
The end of a generation's times and the legacy they leave behind
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Last weekend we saw @lostboysmusical.bsky.social, the stage musical adaptation of the 1980s movie The Lost Boys, on Broadway. We thought it was amazing and really had that Gen X heart. Here's my 100% positive review. stevebarrera.com/musical-revi...
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Musical Review: The Lost Boys
Last weekend, Aileen and I had the pleasure of seeing The Lost Boys on Broadway, a stage musical adaptation of the 1987 film by Joel Schumacher. We got our tickets the way we often do when we visit…
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This week's Substack article. The special role the Millennial generation plays in this social era. substack.com/@stevebarrer...
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Heroes of the Fourth Turning
The Millennial generation's rendezvous with destiny
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Yep, still amazes me that they get away with portraying this most centrist of parties as left wing. It's been going on forever, too. I was just reading up on the McCarthy era and it's the same bullshit 80 years ago.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is called a one-party dictatorship. The party rules, there are not "branches of government" or "checks and balances."
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
On my Substack, I complete a series on today's living generations with an article about the very youngest one. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/the-hope-f...
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The Hope for America's Future
A look at today's child generation
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Sunday: I’ll do a quick fact check of this insane RFK Jr interview Monday: Up to 40 lies & it was only a 3 min clip! Tuesday: Ready to defend my 2nd PhD thesis on fascist quackery That's why @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social & I are holding him accountable rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-is-...
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RFK Jr is Asking to Be Proven Wrong Again So Here Are 40 Examples From Just One CNN Interview
He's just creating work for us at this point
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Jamie Carter @jctheresistance.demcast.com · 04/08/2026
Make no mistake. Abortion is still on the ballot. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Todd Blanche Tells Faith Leaders Dobbs Decision Will Be ‘Permanent’ In All States Soon
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 03/08/2026
“The moment in which we find ourselves is not without precedent. For nearly 150 years, antipathy—if not outright hostility—toward grassroots activism that takes aim at the status quo has been the norm.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-third-re...
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The Third Red Scare
“Antifa” serves much the same function today that “Bolshevik” did a century ago.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Latest Substack drop. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/big-tech-s...
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Big Tech Seizes the Commanding Heights
What's it called again when giant corporations and a nationalist movement take power and install a police state?
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It's back to following the generational diagonal on my Substack articles. This latest one covers the Millennial generation, just now entering their early forties. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/millennial...
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Millennials All Grown Up
A generation faces a brave new world
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It was 1 year ago today that I made my first post on Substack. Thank you to all my readers and subscribers, I appreciate the support. A subscription is easy - it's free and just requires an email. I post about and try to shed some light on these dark times. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/join-me-in...
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Join Me in Wishing Darkest Hour a Happy Cake Day!
One whole year of doomposting on Substack
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My latest post on substack takes a look at the Millennial hivemind. It's coming for you! stevebarrera.substack.com/p/the-hivemi...
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The Millennial Hivemind Is Coming for You
A generation seeking consensus via the Internet
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
We keep making history, America. 250 years now. Where does it come from, this spirit? Read more below. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/the-spirit...
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The Spirit of the Age
History doesn't make itself; it is an endeavor of the living generations
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
What a photo. White supremacy always gotta wear a mask because it is rooted in shame.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I love that the whole world coming to the U.S. for the world cup and having a good time is the big story of the semiquintencennial weekend.
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Lauren Turek @laurenfturek.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Japanese internment survivors and faith leaders completed a 45-mile a pilgrimage from World War II internment camp in Crystal City, TX to Dilley to protest what one internment survivor described as "inhumane and a tragic 'repetition of American history.'”
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Japanese internment survivors, faith leaders demand closure of South Texas ICE detention center
Japanese-American detention survivors and faith leaders call for the end of family and child detention on June 27, 2026 in Dilley. Roughly two dozen
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My latest Substack post, a look at my generation- Generation X. I follow the generational diagonal & show how we bring the qualities we developed in our youth - toughness, resilience, an ability to get the job done & still have fun - into our midlife years. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/generation...
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Generation X at the Turning Point
At the peak of life in the valley of darkness
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Sarah the Absurd. @sleepy-kaiju.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I am 10 times the person I would have been had I not had the array of international friends I had growing up in a university town in VA with a significant international population. I love Akron's international communities. We can work past white supremacist USA, not lean further back into it.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Sheesh, am I even trying any more?
Screenshot of a goodreads reading challenge showing 6 books behind schedule.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I begin exploring the generational diagonal on my Substack by taking a look at the Boomer generation. They don't have the best reputation these days, being mostly resented or made fun of, but this age belongs to them and their culture war. Read more below. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/visionarie...
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Visionaries of the Future Past
The War over Culture and the Baby Boomers' Legacy of Destruction
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
My latest on Substack. If you are interested in or already a fan of generations theory, you'll want to check it out! stevebarrera.substack.com/p/thinking-a...
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Thinking along the Generational Diagonal
How this helps us to understand our social era
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The Daily Edge @thedailyedge.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Meme shows Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones about to punch a Nazi. Headline reads: One key difference between 1930s Germany and 2020s USA is that 1930s Germany didn't have 90 years of books, movies, and documentaries warning it about 1930s Germany. Sourced to @TomLennonWriter on threads.com.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
In my latest Substack article, I compre our times to the 1930s. We're not exactly in a Depression, though we are all quite depressed. 😟 stevebarrera.substack.com/p/one-crisis...
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One Crisis after Another
Haven't we gone through all this before?
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
He's really so much like Emperor Nero.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
In tough times like these, having a support network is crucial. Even a social network formed online helps, doesn't it? I speculate more on this matter on Substack. Follow the link to read more! stevebarrera.substack.com/p/social-cap...
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Social Capital on the Internet
Is it even a thing?
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Well this is cool!
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Being a basic liberal doesn't get you much respect these days, but the perspective still has appeal for someone who is doing OK in the global economy, and isn't afraid of folks who are different from them. Read more on my Substack below. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/help-me-im...
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Help me, I'm a Liberal!
How a Centrist Dad got lost in the wilderness
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
New Substack drop. A litany of everything wrong with our dystopia these days, how we got there, and if there is any way out. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/it-was-sim...
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It Was, Simply, the Worst of Times...
The many failures of the market state
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The new job is keeping me busy, so in order to keep up the Substack cadence, I have republished an old blog post from 2021. Stay safe out there, folks! stevebarrera.substack.com/p/on-rights-...
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On Rights versus Responsibilities
Seeing the curve for the dots, and why that matters
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I swear, I'm working on a new Substack post. But I also start a new job this week so it might be delayed a bit.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I did it! I made a Substack post. It's a long one, too. I hope you read it, and I hope it inspires you. stevebarrera.substack.com/p/manifestin...
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Manifesting Our True Destiny
It's not the one MAGA wants, I can tell you that much
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I'm late with my Substack post this week; just been so busy with other things. My goodreads reading challenge progress also testifies to this. I am really falling behind on my literary activities!
A screenshot of a 2026 goodreads reading challenge indicating 4 out of 26 books read and 3 books behind schedule.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Obviously it's because there was still disco in 1983, though those were its last days. Nobody goes out any more.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The "vibecession" puzzle: Why did macroeconomic metrics and consumer sentiment track each other for decades then diverge starting in 2021? If record low consumer sentiment now is due to prices, the question becomes: Why did inflation and prices not do that before 2021? The *change* is the puzzle.
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Steve Barrera @stevebarrera.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
From the Substack: are we doing this or not? open.substack.com/pub/stevebar...
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Civil War II Progress Report
Finding the dividing lines
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