Tyler Barnum (He/Him)
@phinneas8052.bsky.social
I teach college English focusing on race and gender representation in media.
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Black Lives Matter. Love is Love. Trans Lives Matter.
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Black Lives Matter. Love is Love. Trans Lives Matter.
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Starting a new thread of movies I'm watching this year. Starting off pretty mid, but many more to come.
#1
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Trump tariffs gut manufacturing as jobs shrink for 9 months straight www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump tariffs gut manufacturing as jobs shrink for 9 months straight
The Institute for Supply Management released the results on Monday of its most recent survey of the manufacturing industry, revealing a loss of jobs for the ninth month in a row.
The trend under ...
www.dailykos.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Trump tariffs gut manufacturing as jobs shrink for 9 months straight www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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1 TON has ~907K grams. ~1 gram of cocaine can be fatal.
Over 20 yrs, former Honduran Pres Juan Orlando Hernández brought over 500 TONS of cocaine to the U.S. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Trump has pardoned & released him from prison.
While mass murdering fisherman as "narcoterrorists."
Over 20 yrs, former Honduran Pres Juan Orlando Hernández brought over 500 TONS of cocaine to the U.S. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Trump has pardoned & released him from prison.
While mass murdering fisherman as "narcoterrorists."
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
1 TON has ~907K grams. ~1 gram of cocaine can be fatal.
Over 20 yrs, former Honduran Pres Juan Orlando Hernández brought over 500 TONS of cocaine to the U.S. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Trump has pardoned & released him from prison.
While mass murdering fisherman as "narcoterrorists."
Over 20 yrs, former Honduran Pres Juan Orlando Hernández brought over 500 TONS of cocaine to the U.S. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Trump has pardoned & released him from prison.
While mass murdering fisherman as "narcoterrorists."
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They were 8 and 11 years old
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
They were 8 and 11 years old
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This is the Putin/Orban playbook. Not just what, but *how* they did it.
Orban exiled the Soros-backed Central European University through a law targeting foreign-funded universities.
Putin destroyed Memorial, which researched human rights violations in the USSR by designating it a foreign agent.
Orban exiled the Soros-backed Central European University through a law targeting foreign-funded universities.
Putin destroyed Memorial, which researched human rights violations in the USSR by designating it a foreign agent.
April 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This is the Putin/Orban playbook. Not just what, but *how* they did it.
Orban exiled the Soros-backed Central European University through a law targeting foreign-funded universities.
Putin destroyed Memorial, which researched human rights violations in the USSR by designating it a foreign agent.
Orban exiled the Soros-backed Central European University through a law targeting foreign-funded universities.
Putin destroyed Memorial, which researched human rights violations in the USSR by designating it a foreign agent.
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A little reminder: when AIDS was new, and considered “the gay plague” economists Richard Posner & Tomas Philipson gave cost saving advice to the Reagan administration - let them die, because it will be cheaper and save on Medicaid and Social Security payouts.
February 13, 2024 at 11:09 PM
A little reminder: when AIDS was new, and considered “the gay plague” economists Richard Posner & Tomas Philipson gave cost saving advice to the Reagan administration - let them die, because it will be cheaper and save on Medicaid and Social Security payouts.
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today is the first time since 1988 that the united states is not observing world AIDS day
in fact, per STAT, the state department has forbidden federal employees AND GRANTEES to not utilize any funding to promote or commemorate this day
in fact, per STAT, the state department has forbidden federal employees AND GRANTEES to not utilize any funding to promote or commemorate this day
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
today is the first time since 1988 that the united states is not observing world AIDS day
in fact, per STAT, the state department has forbidden federal employees AND GRANTEES to not utilize any funding to promote or commemorate this day
in fact, per STAT, the state department has forbidden federal employees AND GRANTEES to not utilize any funding to promote or commemorate this day
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The TPUSA-OU student’s mother has been arguing with people on X about her daughter’s essay and here she is agreeing with anti-LGBTQ+ bigot Billboard Chris saying transgender people should be barred from becoming teachers or professors. Really fishing for that media gig.
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The TPUSA-OU student’s mother has been arguing with people on X about her daughter’s essay and here she is agreeing with anti-LGBTQ+ bigot Billboard Chris saying transgender people should be barred from becoming teachers or professors. Really fishing for that media gig.
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i want to mention for anyone who doesn't know yet that the instructor in this case is trans
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
i want to mention for anyone who doesn't know yet that the instructor in this case is trans
This is always the goal of this bullshit. They're just trying to harm the careers of people who don't bow down before the right-wing talking points.
This student should be removed from the University and the instructor should be reinstated with an apology.
This student should be removed from the University and the instructor should be reinstated with an apology.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This is always the goal of this bullshit. They're just trying to harm the careers of people who don't bow down before the right-wing talking points.
This student should be removed from the University and the instructor should be reinstated with an apology.
This student should be removed from the University and the instructor should be reinstated with an apology.
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OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
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"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
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Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
She's bearing her testimony, not engaging in critical scholarship.
It depends on what the exact requirements for the essay were, but I would have no problem telling her this doesn't fulfill my requirements and she needs to redo it correctly.
It depends on what the exact requirements for the essay were, but I would have no problem telling her this doesn't fulfill my requirements and she needs to redo it correctly.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
She's bearing her testimony, not engaging in critical scholarship.
It depends on what the exact requirements for the essay were, but I would have no problem telling her this doesn't fulfill my requirements and she needs to redo it correctly.
It depends on what the exact requirements for the essay were, but I would have no problem telling her this doesn't fulfill my requirements and she needs to redo it correctly.
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Just in last 48 hours:
-President pardons Honduran prez serving 45 years for conspiring to smuggle cocaine to US
-BUT ALSO on verge of war w/VZ based on unsupported claims its govt. is smuggling cocaine to US
-DefSec openly committing war crimes
-Trump envoy selling out Ukraine for deals with Russia
-President pardons Honduran prez serving 45 years for conspiring to smuggle cocaine to US
-BUT ALSO on verge of war w/VZ based on unsupported claims its govt. is smuggling cocaine to US
-DefSec openly committing war crimes
-Trump envoy selling out Ukraine for deals with Russia
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Just in last 48 hours:
-President pardons Honduran prez serving 45 years for conspiring to smuggle cocaine to US
-BUT ALSO on verge of war w/VZ based on unsupported claims its govt. is smuggling cocaine to US
-DefSec openly committing war crimes
-Trump envoy selling out Ukraine for deals with Russia
-President pardons Honduran prez serving 45 years for conspiring to smuggle cocaine to US
-BUT ALSO on verge of war w/VZ based on unsupported claims its govt. is smuggling cocaine to US
-DefSec openly committing war crimes
-Trump envoy selling out Ukraine for deals with Russia
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This is much more significant than a naval blockade. It violates a Venezuela's sovereign airspace. A commercial no-fly zone instituted by the US is an invasion and declaration of war.
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is much more significant than a naval blockade. It violates a Venezuela's sovereign airspace. A commercial no-fly zone instituted by the US is an invasion and declaration of war.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Starbucks workers' union escalates strike on Black Friday
() -The Starbucks workers' union said on Friday it is escalating an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores and 85 cities, demanding higher pay and staffing levels at the coffee chain. The walkout,...
www.yahoo.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.