Lewis Barnavelt
@lewisbarnavelt.bsky.social
A concerned citizen of the world. Teacher, brewer, writer, reader, musician, TV head. Eater of chips. Lover of learning, logic and reasoning.
#StarTrek lover since the beginning
#Beer
#TeachersRock
#voteblue
#StarTrek lover since the beginning
#Beer
#TeachersRock
#voteblue
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Tax the rich, implement UBI. UBI is proven to create jobs, as is raising the minimum wage to a livable wage. Invest in clean energy, which also creates jobs. Creating jobs in climate destroying industries and weapons industries is not the solution we need.
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tax the rich, implement UBI. UBI is proven to create jobs, as is raising the minimum wage to a livable wage. Invest in clean energy, which also creates jobs. Creating jobs in climate destroying industries and weapons industries is not the solution we need.
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Here's a note I sent to our members about what we did with their money, and why we expect the Onion to outgrow the Washington Post.
We keep doing weird, hard shit — taunting ICE, yelling at Congress for not taunting ICE, buying bad websites — when nobody else does.
Our members keep getting papers.
We keep doing weird, hard shit — taunting ICE, yelling at Congress for not taunting ICE, buying bad websites — when nobody else does.
Our members keep getting papers.
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Here's a note I sent to our members about what we did with their money, and why we expect the Onion to outgrow the Washington Post.
We keep doing weird, hard shit — taunting ICE, yelling at Congress for not taunting ICE, buying bad websites — when nobody else does.
Our members keep getting papers.
We keep doing weird, hard shit — taunting ICE, yelling at Congress for not taunting ICE, buying bad websites — when nobody else does.
Our members keep getting papers.
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Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
membership.theonion.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
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Headlines like this are extremely dangerous. Because moms of young kids are the people who make the bulk of the vaccine decisions for famillies. And for a lot of them, "reading the news" looks like scrolling past headlines on social media in the spare moments of the chaos of caring for kids.
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Headlines like this are extremely dangerous. Because moms of young kids are the people who make the bulk of the vaccine decisions for famillies. And for a lot of them, "reading the news" looks like scrolling past headlines on social media in the spare moments of the chaos of caring for kids.
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
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I make it a point to avoid reading Brooks!
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I make it a point to avoid reading Brooks!
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
WXPN out of Philly is playing music through the years and it's a nice nostalgic trip. Check them out! They are currently in 1994.
#music
#WXPN
@wxpnfm.bsky.social
#MusicForLeftovers
#music
#WXPN
@wxpnfm.bsky.social
#MusicForLeftovers
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
WXPN out of Philly is playing music through the years and it's a nice nostalgic trip. Check them out! They are currently in 1994.
#music
#WXPN
@wxpnfm.bsky.social
#MusicForLeftovers
#music
#WXPN
@wxpnfm.bsky.social
#MusicForLeftovers
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Looking at this pic of Justin Bieber's house, I'll never understand why the infinitely rich choose to live in gaffs that look like millennium era lottery funded conference centres.
September 19, 2023 at 10:37 AM
Looking at this pic of Justin Bieber's house, I'll never understand why the infinitely rich choose to live in gaffs that look like millennium era lottery funded conference centres.
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Democracy isn’t just something that we have. It’s something we do – together.
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Democracy isn’t just something that we have. It’s something we do – together.
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Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers
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This year, as part of our week of thanks, we volunteered at @animalhumanenm.bsky.social. In times like these, it’s so important to do things that give back and bring joy!
These furry constituents are looking for their forever homes. Thank you, Animal Humane NM, for loving them in the meantime. 🐾❤️
These furry constituents are looking for their forever homes. Thank you, Animal Humane NM, for loving them in the meantime. 🐾❤️
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This year, as part of our week of thanks, we volunteered at @animalhumanenm.bsky.social. In times like these, it’s so important to do things that give back and bring joy!
These furry constituents are looking for their forever homes. Thank you, Animal Humane NM, for loving them in the meantime. 🐾❤️
These furry constituents are looking for their forever homes. Thank you, Animal Humane NM, for loving them in the meantime. 🐾❤️
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Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
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As a college professor, AI has made my life—and the lives of all educators—unimaginably worse.
Still have yet to see AI make my life better in any way
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
As a college professor, AI has made my life—and the lives of all educators—unimaginably worse.
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“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
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U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly: Combat pilot, test pilot, NASA astronaut, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Legion of Merit.
Pete Hegseth: Allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement, and excessive drinking.
Who do you trust?
apnews.com/article/pent...
Pete Hegseth: Allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement, and excessive drinking.
Who do you trust?
apnews.com/article/pent...
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. t...
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly: Combat pilot, test pilot, NASA astronaut, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Legion of Merit.
Pete Hegseth: Allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement, and excessive drinking.
Who do you trust?
apnews.com/article/pent...
Pete Hegseth: Allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement, and excessive drinking.
Who do you trust?
apnews.com/article/pent...
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if i led a newsroom, i'd be focusing less on "here is every disgusting epstein email," & more on "here are survivor perspectives," "here's how this was enabled," "here's how to oust pedophiles in your community," "this is how grooming impacts someone for years after," "here are free resources," etc.
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
if i led a newsroom, i'd be focusing less on "here is every disgusting epstein email," & more on "here are survivor perspectives," "here's how this was enabled," "here's how to oust pedophiles in your community," "this is how grooming impacts someone for years after," "here are free resources," etc.
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soylent green but with muppets: thread
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
soylent green but with muppets: thread
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RIP Sean Connery you would have loved saying this headline
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
It’s not the sexiest of garments. It arguably looks more like a discarded fishing net. And yet it has cast a spell over the internet
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
RIP Sean Connery you would have loved saying this headline
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
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this is the peace plan we should be pushing
russia goes home and gets nothing. they learn from this that adventures in occupying neighbors has no benefit and only costs
russia goes home and gets nothing. they learn from this that adventures in occupying neighbors has no benefit and only costs
Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
this is the peace plan we should be pushing
russia goes home and gets nothing. they learn from this that adventures in occupying neighbors has no benefit and only costs
russia goes home and gets nothing. they learn from this that adventures in occupying neighbors has no benefit and only costs
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨