Colin T Barker, Ph.D.
@ctheobarker.bsky.social
Math Professor and Director of the Sports Statistics Fusion Certificate @ Drury University. I'm here for conversation, #stlcards #stlblues #allforcity talk, hope, and entertainment. Views my own, etc
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This was what happened to Newsweek and it’s in the process of happening to the LA Times and the Washington Post, too.
Now look at CBS. Installing Bari Weiss to run a news division isn’t a "pivot to the center." It is a deliberate hollowing out.
Take a legacy institution, gut its standards, wear its skin like a suit. They don’t want CBS's credibility; they want to destroy the idea that credible news exists at all.
Take a legacy institution, gut its standards, wear its skin like a suit. They don’t want CBS's credibility; they want to destroy the idea that credible news exists at all.
December 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This was what happened to Newsweek and it’s in the process of happening to the LA Times and the Washington Post, too.
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NOT GOOD 🫠
‘the air traffic controller noted not seeing the military aircraft on their end, as it had the transponder off and was not transmitting its location.
“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the pilot said, according to ATC recordings. "They passed directly in our flight path ..."’
‘the air traffic controller noted not seeing the military aircraft on their end, as it had the transponder off and was not transmitting its location.
“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the pilot said, according to ATC recordings. "They passed directly in our flight path ..."’
JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids 'midair collision' with Air Force plane near Venezuela
A JetBlue Airways pilot said he narrowly avoided a "midair collision" with a U.S. military aircraft that entered his flight path.
abcnews.go.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
NOT GOOD 🫠
‘the air traffic controller noted not seeing the military aircraft on their end, as it had the transponder off and was not transmitting its location.
“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the pilot said, according to ATC recordings. "They passed directly in our flight path ..."’
‘the air traffic controller noted not seeing the military aircraft on their end, as it had the transponder off and was not transmitting its location.
“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the pilot said, according to ATC recordings. "They passed directly in our flight path ..."’
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It's ridiculously out of touch to treat "abolish ICE" as untouchable. This stuff is wildly unpopular! People hate them! It's an irredeemably rotten institutional culture of thuggery and criminality. Cutting this malignant tumor out altogether isn't just right on principle, it's a winning message.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It's ridiculously out of touch to treat "abolish ICE" as untouchable. This stuff is wildly unpopular! People hate them! It's an irredeemably rotten institutional culture of thuggery and criminality. Cutting this malignant tumor out altogether isn't just right on principle, it's a winning message.
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A couple weeks ago, my boss said (when asked) to a Detroiter that St. Louis didn’t care about the Rams anymore and that high school soccer is a huge deal locally. It was the single most “not from here but married to a Catholic school alum” sentence ever uttered.
December 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A couple weeks ago, my boss said (when asked) to a Detroiter that St. Louis didn’t care about the Rams anymore and that high school soccer is a huge deal locally. It was the single most “not from here but married to a Catholic school alum” sentence ever uttered.
@dgoold.bsky.social I wonder if for the BPIB you could do a tour of past Hummel interns and ask them about their lives since, what they cover now, any thoughts on the #STLCards, etc. It would be fun to hear from the likes of Peter Baugh or Ben Fred in this context. Just a thought.
December 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
@dgoold.bsky.social I wonder if for the BPIB you could do a tour of past Hummel interns and ask them about their lives since, what they cover now, any thoughts on the #STLCards, etc. It would be fun to hear from the likes of Peter Baugh or Ben Fred in this context. Just a thought.
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The two things you can count on every time there's a mass shooting are that it's 1) a man 2) with a gun.
I know we're not planning to do a damned thing about #2, so maybe we can replace a few of the thinkpieces on the Male Loneliness Epidemic with a few about the Male Violence epidemic.
I know we're not planning to do a damned thing about #2, so maybe we can replace a few of the thinkpieces on the Male Loneliness Epidemic with a few about the Male Violence epidemic.
December 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The two things you can count on every time there's a mass shooting are that it's 1) a man 2) with a gun.
I know we're not planning to do a damned thing about #2, so maybe we can replace a few of the thinkpieces on the Male Loneliness Epidemic with a few about the Male Violence epidemic.
I know we're not planning to do a damned thing about #2, so maybe we can replace a few of the thinkpieces on the Male Loneliness Epidemic with a few about the Male Violence epidemic.
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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I am sad and scared whenever one of these shootings happens but even more so when it's at a school. As a university employee I worry about when it will happen near me. I also worry about how our students are supposed to learn in an atmosphere of fear caused by our gun-saturated culture.
Longer statement from Brown University:
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
December 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I am sad and scared whenever one of these shootings happens but even more so when it's at a school. As a university employee I worry about when it will happen near me. I also worry about how our students are supposed to learn in an atmosphere of fear caused by our gun-saturated culture.
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Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
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These two are now teammates
I love baseball
I love baseball
December 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
These two are now teammates
I love baseball
I love baseball
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NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
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Very normal day in the NHL.
December 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Very normal day in the NHL.
Whoa that Hughes trade...
December 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Whoa that Hughes trade...
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“[Fans are] smart, and the worst thing we could do would be to be unclear with them about what we’re trying to do, trying to deceive people. That’s not going to help.”
Chaim Bloom has the winds of change at his back with one chance to validate public trust:
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
Chaim Bloom has the winds of change at his back with one chance to validate public trust:
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
Can Bloom win fans’ trust before the rebuilt Cardinals win games?
“ ... being a fan of this team, loving this organization, there is not an on-off switch that Cardinals fans have for that.”
www.bnd.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“[Fans are] smart, and the worst thing we could do would be to be unclear with them about what we’re trying to do, trying to deceive people. That’s not going to help.”
Chaim Bloom has the winds of change at his back with one chance to validate public trust:
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
Chaim Bloom has the winds of change at his back with one chance to validate public trust:
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
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5 things we learned about the #stlcards at the Winter Meetings -- including four detailing their approach and market for specific players and a fifth that suggests, hey, there was a fan base who had a really awful week ...
www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
Goold: 5 things we learned at winter meetings about Cardinals' approach, MLB hot stove
The Cardinals made progress on multiple fronts and even felt some momentum in their trade talks before heading back to St. Louis for what could be a busy week ahead.
www.stltoday.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
5 things we learned about the #stlcards at the Winter Meetings -- including four detailing their approach and market for specific players and a fifth that suggests, hey, there was a fan base who had a really awful week ...
www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
December 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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this can’t be the same disney that ground our IP laws to dust. simply can’t be
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
this can’t be the same disney that ground our IP laws to dust. simply can’t be
Has anybody done a Dorian Gray remake that uses digital (or AI) face as the portrait? Is it too obvious? I feel like that story is not as well known as it should be.
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Has anybody done a Dorian Gray remake that uses digital (or AI) face as the portrait? Is it too obvious? I feel like that story is not as well known as it should be.
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Wednesday With Walton and Reis was posted later in the day than usual, but by waiting, we were able to comment on the #STLCards plusses and minuses in the Rule 5 Draft. Please listen in! thecardinalnation.com/wednesday-wi...
Wednesday With Walton and Reis – Season 8, Episode 49, 12/10/25
This week, Brian and Kyle start with the St. Louis Cardinals’ waiver claim of reliever Zak Kent. Next is the Lottery for the 2026 Draft, in which the Cards drew an unlucky #13. The main event is We…
thecardinalnation.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Wednesday With Walton and Reis was posted later in the day than usual, but by waiting, we were able to comment on the #STLCards plusses and minuses in the Rule 5 Draft. Please listen in! thecardinalnation.com/wednesday-wi...
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Joe Buck is the winner of the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award, joining his dad in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Joe Buck is the winner of the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award, joining his dad in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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The Cardinals will draft 13th overall in the first round. They slid five spots. It is lottery madness.
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Cardinals will draft 13th overall in the first round. They slid five spots. It is lottery madness.
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This is magic. We need this in the U.S.
Australia’s world-first social media ban begins as millions of children and teens lose access to accounts
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is magic. We need this in the U.S.
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Because I’m bored: Professional Athletes as Public Transit Vehicles
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Because I’m bored: Professional Athletes as Public Transit Vehicles
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The Winter Meetings so far are just a bunch of "Team A is interested in player B." Yeah, no shit!
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Winter Meetings so far are just a bunch of "Team A is interested in player B." Yeah, no shit!