East of Barrie
@eastofbarrie.bsky.social
Retired teacher, book reader, dog mom, Mom to two adult children, ASL as a second language
You think we should do what? I suggest you check the temperature, madam.
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
You think we should do what? I suggest you check the temperature, madam.
Another year of pretending The Bear is a comedy while great shows that really are comedies lose out.
#comedy
#GoldenGlobes
#comedy
#GoldenGlobes
Golden Globes Nominees Announced (Live Updates)
The Golden Globes, typically an indicator of which movies could win at the Academy Awards, will air in January.
www.forbes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Another year of pretending The Bear is a comedy while great shows that really are comedies lose out.
#comedy
#GoldenGlobes
#comedy
#GoldenGlobes
I remember the horror in my class in high school history when we learned about prisoners in Japanese POW camps being locked in boxes with not enough room to stand. I guess some people weren’t as horrified as others
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I remember the horror in my class in high school history when we learned about prisoners in Japanese POW camps being locked in boxes with not enough room to stand. I guess some people weren’t as horrified as others
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Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
December 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
This is awful.
Governor Walz: “This creates danger. We know how these things go. They start with taunts and it turns to violence”
MAGA cultists are driving past his house yelling the R slur
It’s only been a few months since Melissa Hortman & her husband were gunned down in their home in Minnesota
This must stop
MAGA cultists are driving past his house yelling the R slur
It’s only been a few months since Melissa Hortman & her husband were gunned down in their home in Minnesota
This must stop
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
This is awful.
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it does feel like an intense societal problem that the founder of palantir, the biggest survellience company, thinks like this
December 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
it does feel like an intense societal problem that the founder of palantir, the biggest survellience company, thinks like this
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“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. But teach a man how to fish and Pete Hegseth will murder him.”
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. But teach a man how to fish and Pete Hegseth will murder him.”
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When Trump goes on racist fascistic tirades against Somalian-Americans and Hegseth celebrates the regime's extrajudicial killing spree in Caribbean waters, we have a choice to make:
A) Let it go
B) RESIST
If you choose B,
JOIN US SUNDAY 3 - 4
CORNER OF BLOOMFIELD AVE & CHURCH ST, MONTCLAIR
A) Let it go
B) RESIST
If you choose B,
JOIN US SUNDAY 3 - 4
CORNER OF BLOOMFIELD AVE & CHURCH ST, MONTCLAIR
December 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
When Trump goes on racist fascistic tirades against Somalian-Americans and Hegseth celebrates the regime's extrajudicial killing spree in Caribbean waters, we have a choice to make:
A) Let it go
B) RESIST
If you choose B,
JOIN US SUNDAY 3 - 4
CORNER OF BLOOMFIELD AVE & CHURCH ST, MONTCLAIR
A) Let it go
B) RESIST
If you choose B,
JOIN US SUNDAY 3 - 4
CORNER OF BLOOMFIELD AVE & CHURCH ST, MONTCLAIR
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Small Wonders. #mushroom #fungi #mycology #forestfloor #naturelover #woodland #bokeh #macro #outdoors #nature #smartphonephotography #photography
December 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Petty children.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Petty children.
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The MAGA Alberta machine gets hammered by an Alberta judge.
"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Judge says proposed referendum on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional | CBC News
An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and and Treaty rights, in a decision given less than 24 hours after the provincial government introdu...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The MAGA Alberta machine gets hammered by an Alberta judge.
"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
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The White House is launching a “Media Bias Offender Tip Line” and asking Americans to hold the fake news accountable
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The White House is launching a “Media Bias Offender Tip Line” and asking Americans to hold the fake news accountable
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
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Ontario auditor's report slams Ford government over health care https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/auditors-report-slams-ford-government-over-health-care/article_3b4f67a8-e009-46c2-9ec8-116c3da44494.html
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ontario auditor's report slams Ford government over health care https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/auditors-report-slams-ford-government-over-health-care/article_3b4f67a8-e009-46c2-9ec8-116c3da44494.html
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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Hours from December, isn’t that crazy?
The first week of meteorological winter in Northern Hemisphere is marked by overheating continents. North America appears lonely with temperatures significantly below average in Northern Plains. (1/2)
The first week of meteorological winter in Northern Hemisphere is marked by overheating continents. North America appears lonely with temperatures significantly below average in Northern Plains. (1/2)
November 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hours from December, isn’t that crazy?
The first week of meteorological winter in Northern Hemisphere is marked by overheating continents. North America appears lonely with temperatures significantly below average in Northern Plains. (1/2)
The first week of meteorological winter in Northern Hemisphere is marked by overheating continents. North America appears lonely with temperatures significantly below average in Northern Plains. (1/2)
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“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
Found this in a neighborhood little library. It’s been a while since I read a Douglas Coupland book. I’m enjoying this.
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Found this in a neighborhood little library. It’s been a while since I read a Douglas Coupland book. I’m enjoying this.
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A Maine woman retired early to be a caregiver for her terminally ill mother.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
November 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A Maine woman retired early to be a caregiver for her terminally ill mother.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
Not surprised. Anything to make sure they win.
There are flyers circulating and even mailers showing up in people’s mailboxes in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District that list the wrong date for the upcoming special election. Voters are being told to vote on the incorrect day.
November 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Not surprised. Anything to make sure they win.
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Mural of Elizabeth Peratrovich, early civil rights leader and activist (look her up!), on the downtown Juneau library.
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Mural of Elizabeth Peratrovich, early civil rights leader and activist (look her up!), on the downtown Juneau library.
It continues.
Every ten minutes.
Let that sink in.
Women are killed every ten minutes by intimate partners or family members.
This is why we call out misogyny and patriarchal values.
This is why the President shouldn’t get away with calling female reporters “pigs”
Enough.
Let that sink in.
Women are killed every ten minutes by intimate partners or family members.
This is why we call out misogyny and patriarchal values.
This is why the President shouldn’t get away with calling female reporters “pigs”
Enough.
137 women and girls killed every day by partners or family, U.N. says
Every 10 minutes a woman somewhere in the world was killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024, according to a U.N. report.
www.cbsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
It continues.
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These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.