K Barn
@karlbarn.bsky.social
Brood mother 🐔, union hoser ✊, ally 🏳️🌈🇵🇸🇨🇳🇻🇪 🇨🇩, formo journo, filthy leftist.
F*k capitalism. Go home.
F*k capitalism. Go home.
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K Barn
@karlbarn.bsky.social
· Apr 14
When people say voting strategically is harm reduction my question is:
Harm reduction for who, to what extent, for how long, and at the cost of whose lives and exploitation globally?
Harm reduction for who, to what extent, for how long, and at the cost of whose lives and exploitation globally?
Had a nice convo with an old lady while delivering her parcel. I explained to her why her mail is late this winter (Canada post is delaying it by denying overtime and then refusing to staff). Then she started going off about "nazi-communists" and chemtrails. Ooooh boy 😆
February 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Had a nice convo with an old lady while delivering her parcel. I explained to her why her mail is late this winter (Canada post is delaying it by denying overtime and then refusing to staff). Then she started going off about "nazi-communists" and chemtrails. Ooooh boy 😆
Fantastic stuff as always by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Canada is uniquely positioned to break the siege of Cuba—we should be leading a regional coalition to ship oil and aid to Cuba, and prevent the humanitarian crisis that U.S. regime is attempting to deliberately trigger.
I wrote about it, and the history of the blockade, for @policyalternatives.ca
I wrote about it, and the history of the blockade, for @policyalternatives.ca
Send Canadian oil to Cuba - CCPA
The United States is attempting to deliberately trigger a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Canada must act in concert with regional allies to defy the blockade.
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Fantastic stuff as always by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
Convinced Taco and his flock to leave the heated coop and venture out into the run.
Looking forward to putting a roof over this during the spring
Looking forward to putting a roof over this during the spring
February 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Convinced Taco and his flock to leave the heated coop and venture out into the run.
Looking forward to putting a roof over this during the spring
Looking forward to putting a roof over this during the spring
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Decades later, Michael Parenti’s "Inventing Reality" remains one of the best-written critiques of mainstream media. It’s a masterclass in how news is shaped to serve power. A must-read for anyone seeking the clarity to cut through the mainstream media’s manufactured narratives.
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Decades later, Michael Parenti’s "Inventing Reality" remains one of the best-written critiques of mainstream media. It’s a masterclass in how news is shaped to serve power. A must-read for anyone seeking the clarity to cut through the mainstream media’s manufactured narratives.
Outstanding 👏
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Outstanding 👏
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New polling shows that taxing the wealthy maintains majority support, even among the wealthy themselves. That should be reflected in international priorities. By @dylandusseault.bsky.social. @policyalternatives.ca #wealthtax www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
What’s missing from the Davos agenda: taxing the rich - CCPA
This week, as government leaders, business executives, and heads of state gathered in Davos at the annual World Economic Forum meeting to discuss what they view as the most pressing issues facing our ...
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 22, 2026 at 6:16 PM
New polling shows that taxing the wealthy maintains majority support, even among the wealthy themselves. That should be reflected in international priorities. By @dylandusseault.bsky.social. @policyalternatives.ca #wealthtax www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Every winter I'll deliver mail to residents who'll chat about how rough it must be to do my job in the winter. I really don't mind! What's the worst is the summers where your truck is over 50 C and not all the trucks have AC but have illegal tracking devices instead
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Every winter I'll deliver mail to residents who'll chat about how rough it must be to do my job in the winter. I really don't mind! What's the worst is the summers where your truck is over 50 C and not all the trucks have AC but have illegal tracking devices instead
I think I need to start listening to this.
The reading of JRR Tolkien's take on aircraft is fantastic. I knew Tolkien's work was informed by an anti-war sentiment but didn't know this dude went so hard on it. Is Tolkien based?
The reading of JRR Tolkien's take on aircraft is fantastic. I knew Tolkien's work was informed by an anti-war sentiment but didn't know this dude went so hard on it. Is Tolkien based?
Ever wonder “what did Tolkien think of the plane?” Or “what if goblins were played by the Beastie Boys?” Well, I’ve got the show for you.
SHELVED BY GENRE awakens far below the Misty Mountains, and with riddles and talking eagles and exploding pine cones, the hosts continue their discussion of THE HOBBIT! Also, we learn so much about what Tolkien thought of airplanes. rangedtouch.com/2026/01/16/t...
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I think I need to start listening to this.
The reading of JRR Tolkien's take on aircraft is fantastic. I knew Tolkien's work was informed by an anti-war sentiment but didn't know this dude went so hard on it. Is Tolkien based?
The reading of JRR Tolkien's take on aircraft is fantastic. I knew Tolkien's work was informed by an anti-war sentiment but didn't know this dude went so hard on it. Is Tolkien based?
Rhymes with boycott Ubisoft (and Microsoft, imo)
January 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Rhymes with boycott Ubisoft (and Microsoft, imo)
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"For three decades, the goal of tech development has not been to improve our lives or to serve the public good, but rather to maximize shareholder value and to increase the power of the companies that control it...We need to recognize that was a choice, and we can choose to take a different path."
For decades, Canadians eagerly rushed onto US tech platforms and services. But now the drawbacks of that dependence are on full display.
For @policyalternatives.ca, I explain the economic and political consequences of a US-dominated internet — and why digital sovereignty is imperative.
For @policyalternatives.ca, I explain the economic and political consequences of a US-dominated internet — and why digital sovereignty is imperative.
Every data centre is a U.S. military base - CCPA
Understanding how the United States uses its tech companies to serve empire
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
"For three decades, the goal of tech development has not been to improve our lives or to serve the public good, but rather to maximize shareholder value and to increase the power of the companies that control it...We need to recognize that was a choice, and we can choose to take a different path."
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The lawlessness of the US government provides even further justification for collective efforts to boycott the United States, to make it feel some degree of consequences for its illegal and destabilizing behaviour globally. That means avoiding travel, boycotting its companies, and similar actions.
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The lawlessness of the US government provides even further justification for collective efforts to boycott the United States, to make it feel some degree of consequences for its illegal and destabilizing behaviour globally. That means avoiding travel, boycotting its companies, and similar actions.
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This US jingoism is about oil and imperialism. Don't buy the old line about "freedom and democracy." If the US cared about democracy they'd have one that functioned and wouldn't have a reputation of coups, assassinations, and installing monarchs and dictators (see: Shah of Iran).
Solidarity with🇻🇪
This US jingoism is about oil and imperialism. Don't buy the old line about "freedom and democracy." If the US cared about democracy they'd have one that functioned and wouldn't have a reputation of coups, assassinations, and installing monarchs and dictators (see: Shah of Iran).
Solidarity with🇻🇪
wild to see every news outlet use the term "capture" to describe what happened. we're not at war with venezuela! this is *objectively* an illegal kidnapping of a sovereign country's leader
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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This US jingoism is about oil and imperialism. Don't buy the old line about "freedom and democracy." If the US cared about democracy they'd have one that functioned and wouldn't have a reputation of coups, assassinations, and installing monarchs and dictators (see: Shah of Iran).
Solidarity with🇻🇪
This US jingoism is about oil and imperialism. Don't buy the old line about "freedom and democracy." If the US cared about democracy they'd have one that functioned and wouldn't have a reputation of coups, assassinations, and installing monarchs and dictators (see: Shah of Iran).
Solidarity with🇻🇪
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There’s no getting around the fact that generative AI resides on a foundation of theft and counterfeiting on a previously unimaginable scale.
December 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There’s no getting around the fact that generative AI resides on a foundation of theft and counterfeiting on a previously unimaginable scale.
I mean when they put it that way it's pretty convincing. So when are we smashing up data centres?
again for the people in the back: the Luddites were fucking right.
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I mean when they put it that way it's pretty convincing. So when are we smashing up data centres?
And when the billionaires leave us on our dying planet, we'll hold hands and look at all of the AI pictures, internet searches, kids that drones killed, and the banal work we streamlined and say "yeah, this was worth it. I hear it's actually called Global Cooling, btw"
Please stop using AI lol
Please stop using AI lol
This is not sustainable. What the fuck are we doing to the planet?
"Research .. found that data centers on average consume about 300,000 gallons of water a day. Even closed-loop systems that reuse the same water repeatedly need millions of gallons of water."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"Research .. found that data centers on average consume about 300,000 gallons of water a day. Even closed-loop systems that reuse the same water repeatedly need millions of gallons of water."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
And when the billionaires leave us on our dying planet, we'll hold hands and look at all of the AI pictures, internet searches, kids that drones killed, and the banal work we streamlined and say "yeah, this was worth it. I hear it's actually called Global Cooling, btw"
Please stop using AI lol
Please stop using AI lol
I'd watch this
December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'd watch this
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Very weird feeling waiting for the president to announce an illegal war based on total bullshit that they made up right in front of our faces on TV, almost like I've lived through this moment before
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Very weird feeling waiting for the president to announce an illegal war based on total bullshit that they made up right in front of our faces on TV, almost like I've lived through this moment before
A heated coop and yet Taco the rooster has led the whole flock into the covered dust bath to huddle for warmth 😆
December 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A heated coop and yet Taco the rooster has led the whole flock into the covered dust bath to huddle for warmth 😆
I love that they made him a fan of AI 😂
Man in his thirties having trouble finding friends because he actually sucks
Man in his thirties having trouble finding friends because he actually sucks
Local Pub, Everywhere - Local man Fred Marston has realized how tough it is making friends in your thirties, especially when you’re kind of terrible.
www.thebeaverton.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I love that they made him a fan of AI 😂
We used to be a society
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We used to be a society
Delivering mail in the winter isn't that bad. If the snow is falling it's quite cozy.
The bummer part is the ice everywhere and the boss being butthurt when if we didn't finish our route [even though we pay their salaries and they contribute nothing to society ]because of said ice.
The bummer part is the ice everywhere and the boss being butthurt when if we didn't finish our route [even though we pay their salaries and they contribute nothing to society ]because of said ice.
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Delivering mail in the winter isn't that bad. If the snow is falling it's quite cozy.
The bummer part is the ice everywhere and the boss being butthurt when if we didn't finish our route [even though we pay their salaries and they contribute nothing to society ]because of said ice.
The bummer part is the ice everywhere and the boss being butthurt when if we didn't finish our route [even though we pay their salaries and they contribute nothing to society ]because of said ice.