Lee
@ltbarber.bsky.social
Photographer, glider pilot, tinkerer.
Tarheel, former adoped ATLien + Rochestarian. Go Bills!
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Tarheel, former adoped ATLien + Rochestarian. Go Bills!
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On this day, December 17, 1903:
📸Smithsonian Institution, National Air & Space Museum
📸Smithsonian Institution, National Air & Space Museum
December 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
On this day, December 17, 1903:
📸Smithsonian Institution, National Air & Space Museum
📸Smithsonian Institution, National Air & Space Museum
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On this day in 1935, the DC-3 first took flight. From ushering in passenger air travel to a leading role in WWII to remaining a workhorse in the world’s most inhospitable climates 90 years later, the DC-3 continues to be a true aviation icon.
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
On this day in 1935, the DC-3 first took flight. From ushering in passenger air travel to a leading role in WWII to remaining a workhorse in the world’s most inhospitable climates 90 years later, the DC-3 continues to be a true aviation icon.
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Stephen Miller to Vanity Fair photographer: “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
Photographer to Miller: “You know, you do, too.”
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/... @shaneisland.bsky.social
Photographer to Miller: “You know, you do, too.”
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/... @shaneisland.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Stephen Miller to Vanity Fair photographer: “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
Photographer to Miller: “You know, you do, too.”
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/... @shaneisland.bsky.social
Photographer to Miller: “You know, you do, too.”
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/... @shaneisland.bsky.social
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I want to drive a dump truck of cow manure to the Microsoft headquarters and drop it off in the lobby as a thank you.
They didn't ask for it, they didn't want it, but maybe they can figure out how to get rid of it.
They didn't ask for it, they didn't want it, but maybe they can figure out how to get rid of it.
Is there a way to get this mind-numbing Co-Pilot shit off Microsoft Word?
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I want to drive a dump truck of cow manure to the Microsoft headquarters and drop it off in the lobby as a thank you.
They didn't ask for it, they didn't want it, but maybe they can figure out how to get rid of it.
They didn't ask for it, they didn't want it, but maybe they can figure out how to get rid of it.
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“Oh you should be online to try to provide value to your political side” fuck that that’s nerd shit you should be online because you’re unwell and need to tell people about weird animals you saw
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“Oh you should be online to try to provide value to your political side” fuck that that’s nerd shit you should be online because you’re unwell and need to tell people about weird animals you saw
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I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
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December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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My electrician is a green card holder who's been here since he was a kid. He got married to a citizen, applied for citizenship, went to court for the papers and when he got there ICE kidnapped him and he's been locked up for a month.
December 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My electrician is a green card holder who's been here since he was a kid. He got married to a citizen, applied for citizenship, went to court for the papers and when he got there ICE kidnapped him and he's been locked up for a month.
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I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
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There is only one Big Beautiful Bill and his name is Joshua Patrick Allen
December 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
There is only one Big Beautiful Bill and his name is Joshua Patrick Allen
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absolutely the fuck not
Private equity has found a new source of profit: volunteer fire departments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
absolutely the fuck not
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I hate this stuff so much. It’s just a completely terrible user experience by design. It can’t even be profitable, I just don’t get it.
It’s so cool that every website is just Like This now. We used to send guys to the chair for putting pop-up ads on their sites. Now if I want to read something I have to read single lines between autoplaying video ads that use so much RAM they force the browser to reload every 5 seconds.
December 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I hate this stuff so much. It’s just a completely terrible user experience by design. It can’t even be profitable, I just don’t get it.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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one thing that i don't think people remark enough on is Bovino is not a political appointee
Bovino on Abrego Garcia: "When he becomes deportable, he is going to get deported. And he needs to be deported now."
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
one thing that i don't think people remark enough on is Bovino is not a political appointee
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Hello, my name is Generic Democratic Candidate in an extremely red district or state. I'm a veteran, a small business owner and a parent who will work with anyone. I am running for X office against a right-wing candidate in a race they will certainly win. Can I get 20,000,000 likes and $2 million?
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Hello, my name is Generic Democratic Candidate in an extremely red district or state. I'm a veteran, a small business owner and a parent who will work with anyone. I am running for X office against a right-wing candidate in a race they will certainly win. Can I get 20,000,000 likes and $2 million?
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Hi Senator. Glad you're posting to Bluesky. But kinda weird that you're trying to kill Section 230 at the same time which would make it very difficult for Bluesky to exist. Maybe think through that a bit more carefully?
What possible use could there be to adding these two bozos to that conversation? More gangster gong show? Just what Ukraine needs, right? So shaming for U.S.
s2.washingtonpost.com/461627e/693c...
s2.washingtonpost.com/461627e/693c...
Secret meetings between FBI and Ukraine negotiator spark concern
FBI Director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, have met with Ukraine’s top delegate amid a U.S. pressure campaign on Kyiv to trade land for peace.
s2.washingtonpost.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hi Senator. Glad you're posting to Bluesky. But kinda weird that you're trying to kill Section 230 at the same time which would make it very difficult for Bluesky to exist. Maybe think through that a bit more carefully?
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Like, everybody has lost their minds, but the average man in particular has just gone completely off the goddamn deep end. All they know is sports bet, eat Fad Diet, and lie about their feelings
December 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Like, everybody has lost their minds, but the average man in particular has just gone completely off the goddamn deep end. All they know is sports bet, eat Fad Diet, and lie about their feelings
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In a normal administration, this would be a career-ending, weeks-long scandal
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In a normal administration, this would be a career-ending, weeks-long scandal
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Confession: socialists make me anxious because I find it hard to figure out whether they are making fun of themselves or me
December 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Confession: socialists make me anxious because I find it hard to figure out whether they are making fun of themselves or me
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Okay this is going to be long so mute it if you don't want a granular explanation but first: SHAME on @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social for misrepresenting what Chair Powell said in order to pat himself on the back. Shame on you.
Let's talk about measuring the 171mm people of the US labor force.
Let's talk about measuring the 171mm people of the US labor force.
@peark.es seems real bad that the fed chair doesn't trust the job numbers
L - Last week.
R - This week.
R - This week.
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Okay this is going to be long so mute it if you don't want a granular explanation but first: SHAME on @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social for misrepresenting what Chair Powell said in order to pat himself on the back. Shame on you.
Let's talk about measuring the 171mm people of the US labor force.
Let's talk about measuring the 171mm people of the US labor force.
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Healthcare for profit is evil as it is but "want patients to become consumers" is just despicable.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Healthcare for profit is evil as it is but "want patients to become consumers" is just despicable.
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THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SKIPPED A GANG OF EIGHT MEETING????!!!!
Mike Johnson on video of the second September 2 strike: "My admission here is I was not in the Gang of 8 briefing yesterday because we were working on the healthcare stuff"
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SKIPPED A GANG OF EIGHT MEETING????!!!!
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Platform idea: abolish DHS, refound the WPA
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Platform idea: abolish DHS, refound the WPA
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435 isn’t a magic constitutional number. Congress can and should enlarge the size of the House. But it won’t.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/10/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/10/o...
The Supreme Court just escalated the redistricting war. Congress must end it. - The Boston Globe
The best solution would be to increase the size of the House of Representatives from its current 435 members.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
435 isn’t a magic constitutional number. Congress can and should enlarge the size of the House. But it won’t.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/10/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/10/o...
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Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.