Gareth Barnard
@garethbarnard.bsky.social
South African. Technical writer and researcher. Interested in film, art, design and geopolitics.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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KO'ing everyone's 401k the week they started bragging about murdering citizens in the street on camera is the behavior of people who are on actual drugs. Not metaphorically, it's the behavior of people with underlying mental illness on uppers and steroids who are starting to feel cornered.
January 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
KO'ing everyone's 401k the week they started bragging about murdering citizens in the street on camera is the behavior of people who are on actual drugs. Not metaphorically, it's the behavior of people with underlying mental illness on uppers and steroids who are starting to feel cornered.
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Whenever I see a 20+ minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival, this what I think about:
youtube.com/shorts/QKV2B...
youtube.com/shorts/QKV2B...
4 introverts finally meet up 😂🎵 Grace Kelly, Mika #overthinking #introvert #socialanxiety #awkward
YouTube video by Sugarcoated Sisters
youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Whenever I see a 20+ minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival, this what I think about:
youtube.com/shorts/QKV2B...
youtube.com/shorts/QKV2B...
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Individual #Snowflakes Showcase Beautifully Endless Geometry - #photography by Alexey Kljatov
Link for 10 more #snowflake #photos and more information: mossandfog.com/individual-s...
Link for 10 more #snowflake #photos and more information: mossandfog.com/individual-s...
January 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Individual #Snowflakes Showcase Beautifully Endless Geometry - #photography by Alexey Kljatov
Link for 10 more #snowflake #photos and more information: mossandfog.com/individual-s...
Link for 10 more #snowflake #photos and more information: mossandfog.com/individual-s...
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (2003) - Full Documentary HD
YouTube video by Obscure Content
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Wasn't Trump warning Iran about shooting protestors
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 8, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Wasn't Trump warning Iran about shooting protestors
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Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
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How can research turn community input into real policy?
This #ResearchRadar shows how CA used deliberation, digital tools & AI to turn wildfire survivor input into a recovery action plan.
📖 rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/researc...
🎥 innovate-us.org/building-a-b...
This #ResearchRadar shows how CA used deliberation, digital tools & AI to turn wildfire survivor input into a recovery action plan.
📖 rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/researc...
🎥 innovate-us.org/building-a-b...
Research Radar: How Research Drove a Community-Led Action Plan for LA Wildfire Recovery
This Research Radar examines how California’s Office of Data and Innovation used a rigorous, community-driven approach to translate thousands of survivor contributions from the LA wildfires into a con...
rebootdemocracy.ai
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
How can research turn community input into real policy?
This #ResearchRadar shows how CA used deliberation, digital tools & AI to turn wildfire survivor input into a recovery action plan.
📖 rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/researc...
🎥 innovate-us.org/building-a-b...
This #ResearchRadar shows how CA used deliberation, digital tools & AI to turn wildfire survivor input into a recovery action plan.
📖 rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/researc...
🎥 innovate-us.org/building-a-b...
Putin is literally trying to annex all of Ukraine
Mark Warner with a great statement on Venezuela and Trump's violation of the rule of law.
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Putin is literally trying to annex all of Ukraine
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BREAKING: ICE announces it has detained Santa Clause because he entered the country illegally and without documentation.
"Nobody is above the law," said Pam Bondi, "especially communists who just want to give things away."
"Nobody is above the law," said Pam Bondi, "especially communists who just want to give things away."
December 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BREAKING: ICE announces it has detained Santa Clause because he entered the country illegally and without documentation.
"Nobody is above the law," said Pam Bondi, "especially communists who just want to give things away."
"Nobody is above the law," said Pam Bondi, "especially communists who just want to give things away."
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If your holiday gift list includes someone with cancer – or any other serious illness, for that matter – consider hanging those fuzzy socks back on the rack.
December 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If your holiday gift list includes someone with cancer – or any other serious illness, for that matter – consider hanging those fuzzy socks back on the rack.
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one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills
December 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills
It's hard to tell what's real these days and what's AI and I really had no idea with this one. It's like self parody.
December 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It's hard to tell what's real these days and what's AI and I really had no idea with this one. It's like self parody.
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The irony is chilling: a man who exposed a concentration camp is now imprisoned in one himself. If Guan Heng is sent back to China, there's no doubt he will be imprisoned for a very long time or worse. Hopefully, he has a good asylum lawyer.🤞
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The irony is chilling: a man who exposed a concentration camp is now imprisoned in one himself. If Guan Heng is sent back to China, there's no doubt he will be imprisoned for a very long time or worse. Hopefully, he has a good asylum lawyer.🤞
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Here's a peek at our new Social Media Research Toolkit, a curated collection of more than 50 social media research tools. This toolkit is unique in that it only features tried and tested tools that have been used in peer-reviewed academic studies. (ETA Jan 5, 2026) #academicsky #comsky
December 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Here's a peek at our new Social Media Research Toolkit, a curated collection of more than 50 social media research tools. This toolkit is unique in that it only features tried and tested tools that have been used in peer-reviewed academic studies. (ETA Jan 5, 2026) #academicsky #comsky
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"Networked misogyny is now firmly established as a key tactic in the 21st-century authoritarian’s playbook. This is not a new trend – but it is now being supercharged by generative AI tools that make it easier, quicker and cheaper than ever ... " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence | Julie Posetti
Our UN report reveals the link between the online misogyny and offline crimes that are hounding women out of public life, says Julie Posetti, lead author of a new report published by UN Women
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"Networked misogyny is now firmly established as a key tactic in the 21st-century authoritarian’s playbook. This is not a new trend – but it is now being supercharged by generative AI tools that make it easier, quicker and cheaper than ever ... " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If donating isn’t possible right now, sharing this also helps more than you think.
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Links again:
paypal.me/TriinuP
revolut.me/triinuuqwd
wise.com/pay/me/triin...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If donating isn’t possible right now, sharing this also helps more than you think.
Links again:
paypal.me/TriinuP
revolut.me/triinuuqwd
wise.com/pay/me/triin...
send.monobank.ua/jar/2YDkJFXE5C
Links again:
paypal.me/TriinuP
revolut.me/triinuuqwd
wise.com/pay/me/triin...
send.monobank.ua/jar/2YDkJFXE5C
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December 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Good morning, Bluesky! 🌞
The morning sun shines on the Tianfeng Pagoda at Xiangde Temple in Taroko Gorge, Hualien, Taiwan.
#landscapephotography #landscape #naturephotography #nature #sunrise #pagoda #temple #taiwan #asia #photography
The morning sun shines on the Tianfeng Pagoda at Xiangde Temple in Taroko Gorge, Hualien, Taiwan.
#landscapephotography #landscape #naturephotography #nature #sunrise #pagoda #temple #taiwan #asia #photography
December 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Good morning, Bluesky! 🌞
The morning sun shines on the Tianfeng Pagoda at Xiangde Temple in Taroko Gorge, Hualien, Taiwan.
#landscapephotography #landscape #naturephotography #nature #sunrise #pagoda #temple #taiwan #asia #photography
The morning sun shines on the Tianfeng Pagoda at Xiangde Temple in Taroko Gorge, Hualien, Taiwan.
#landscapephotography #landscape #naturephotography #nature #sunrise #pagoda #temple #taiwan #asia #photography
That's how the bubble bursts. There will be winners and losers.
OpenAI's CEO is reportedly pushing for improvements to ChatGPT and delaying plans to integrate ads on its platform, after Google’s strong showing with Gemini 3.
Altman ‘Code Red’ Memo Urges ChatGPT Improvements Amid Growing Threat From Google, Reports Say
OpenAI's CEO is reportedly pushing for improvements to ChatGPT and delaying plans to integrate ads on its platform, after Google’s strong showing with Gemini 3.
www.forbes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
That's how the bubble bursts. There will be winners and losers.
Excessive daytime sleepiness is yet another symptom of dementia
I just find it hilarious that his whole cabinet is sloberring praise all over him with ridiculous hyperbole and he is falling asleep while they're doing it.
You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.
You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Excessive daytime sleepiness is yet another symptom of dementia