Victoria Barnes
@betweenwords.bsky.social
I forgot to stop asking questions.
You're not the boss of me.
Mythologist (Ph.D.), photographer, poet.
California-born.
Living on Lenape people's homelands. Honoring the land itself & the Lenape Tribe both past & present.
You're not the boss of me.
Mythologist (Ph.D.), photographer, poet.
California-born.
Living on Lenape people's homelands. Honoring the land itself & the Lenape Tribe both past & present.
Yeah. We know about caste. Thanks.
A new theory explains why Trump keeps threatening global takeovers—and what will be required to stop a dangerous new world order from taking hold
A new theory explains why Trump keeps threatening global takeovers
Neo-royalism challenges us to look beyond a century-old paradigm and see the hierarchical lens through which Trump justifies domination.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Yeah. We know about caste. Thanks.
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This morning, our public schools superintendent sent out a message that included this:
"I am reminded of bell hooks’ reflection that “the classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in our society.” Our responsibility, especially in moments of constraint, is to protect that space.
.
"I am reminded of bell hooks’ reflection that “the classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in our society.” Our responsibility, especially in moments of constraint, is to protect that space.
.
January 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This morning, our public schools superintendent sent out a message that included this:
"I am reminded of bell hooks’ reflection that “the classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in our society.” Our responsibility, especially in moments of constraint, is to protect that space.
.
"I am reminded of bell hooks’ reflection that “the classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in our society.” Our responsibility, especially in moments of constraint, is to protect that space.
.
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Heartbroken to learn that a powerful advocate for improving Black maternal health, herself, passed away during childbirth.
Harrowing stories like hers remind us of the urgent work we have to do to address the maternal mortality crisis we currently face.
Harrowing stories like hers remind us of the urgent work we have to do to address the maternal mortality crisis we currently face.
Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife who advocated for Black maternal health, dies of childbirth complications
Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina midwife and advocate for Black maternal health, has died due to complications during childbirth.
thegrio.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Heartbroken to learn that a powerful advocate for improving Black maternal health, herself, passed away during childbirth.
Harrowing stories like hers remind us of the urgent work we have to do to address the maternal mortality crisis we currently face.
Harrowing stories like hers remind us of the urgent work we have to do to address the maternal mortality crisis we currently face.
Goodnight, 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Goodnight, 2025.
Solstice in Kansas.
December 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Solstice in Kansas.
Why wouldn’t you buy this novel about a detective with #ADHD ?
CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTION #312:
Instead of getting your partner with ADHD another self-help book, get them this ADHD detective novel that's all about embracing the parts of ourselves that can't be helped.
At Bookshop.org, Itch.io, and Amazon-I-guess.
Links in the link:
Instead of getting your partner with ADHD another self-help book, get them this ADHD detective novel that's all about embracing the parts of ourselves that can't be helped.
At Bookshop.org, Itch.io, and Amazon-I-guess.
Links in the link:
A Dark Hole Darkly
Sometimes neurodivergence makes you a much SHITTIER detective.
www.drewmelbourne.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Why wouldn’t you buy this novel about a detective with #ADHD ?
"The Playbook of Every Successful Nonviolent Struggle":
1. ASSESS the situation to understand the conflict landscape.
2. BUILD the power to carry out effective action.
3. ACT to shift power.
4. DEFEND our wins to ensure long-term resilience.
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/11/the-...
1. ASSESS the situation to understand the conflict landscape.
2. BUILD the power to carry out effective action.
3. ACT to shift power.
4. DEFEND our wins to ensure long-term resilience.
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/11/the-...
The playbook of every successful nonviolent struggle
Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"The Playbook of Every Successful Nonviolent Struggle":
1. ASSESS the situation to understand the conflict landscape.
2. BUILD the power to carry out effective action.
3. ACT to shift power.
4. DEFEND our wins to ensure long-term resilience.
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/11/the-...
1. ASSESS the situation to understand the conflict landscape.
2. BUILD the power to carry out effective action.
3. ACT to shift power.
4. DEFEND our wins to ensure long-term resilience.
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/11/the-...
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
bald eagle
dolphin
garibaldi (Catalina goldfish)
coyote
flying fish
bald eagle
dolphin
garibaldi (Catalina goldfish)
coyote
flying fish
Introducing myself with 5 animals I've seen in the wild:
Orca whale
Roosevelt Elk
Whatever bear lives in upstate ny & stole all our food on a poorly planned camping trip
Banana slug
Bison
Orca whale
Roosevelt Elk
Whatever bear lives in upstate ny & stole all our food on a poorly planned camping trip
Banana slug
Bison
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Humpback whale
Grizzly
Bighorn sheep
Sambar
Pine marten
Humpback whale
Grizzly
Bighorn sheep
Sambar
Pine marten
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
bald eagle
dolphin
garibaldi (Catalina goldfish)
coyote
flying fish
bald eagle
dolphin
garibaldi (Catalina goldfish)
coyote
flying fish
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen--
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Van Morrison
Laura Nyro
Big Mama Thornton
Joan Baez
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Van Morrison
Laura Nyro
Big Mama Thornton
Joan Baez
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen--
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Van Morrison
Laura Nyro
Big Mama Thornton
Joan Baez
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Van Morrison
Laura Nyro
Big Mama Thornton
Joan Baez
Shhhhhh.
youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I
youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I
Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tracy Chapman
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Shhhhhh.
youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I
youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Is this the dog you congratulated for voting, @drewmelbourne.com (?)
This dog was spotted wearing shoes. This is not a drill. He hopes you like them. 13/10
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Is this the dog you congratulated for voting, @drewmelbourne.com (?)
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Support neurodivergent indie authors with this TINY TINY ITCH BUNDLE!!!
(It's just my awesome ADHD detective novel A DARK HOLE DARKLY for $2.99.)
(It's just my awesome ADHD detective novel A DARK HOLE DARKLY for $2.99.)
A Dark Hole Darkly by Drew Melbourne
Don't believe the lies your TV tells you: Sometimes neurodivergence makes you a much shittier detective.
drewmelbourne.itch.io
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Support neurodivergent indie authors with this TINY TINY ITCH BUNDLE!!!
(It's just my awesome ADHD detective novel A DARK HOLE DARKLY for $2.99.)
(It's just my awesome ADHD detective novel A DARK HOLE DARKLY for $2.99.)
So glad to have voted for @mcbride.house.gov. Tremendously smart: "...leadership isn’t about avoiding confrontation. It’s about choosing how to confront."
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
Sarah McBride opens up about her darkest day in Congress (exclusive)
“The high of orientation was met with probably the deepest low of my life outside of losing my husband to cancer," the first trans member of Congress told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.
www.advocate.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
So glad to have voted for @mcbride.house.gov. Tremendously smart: "...leadership isn’t about avoiding confrontation. It’s about choosing how to confront."
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
They’re gonna eat that fence. I promise, @mmasnick.bsky.social
Ok. Now that the game is over, we've got a pupdate video...
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
They’re gonna eat that fence. I promise, @mmasnick.bsky.social
“Tell your children who the cowards were” — @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were” — @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
My biography in nine words.
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My biography in nine words.
Reposted by Victoria Barnes
Okay, NOW I think I have everything sorted for the author fair on Sunday!
(At the Queen Theater in Wilmington, DE if you're local.)
Big thanks to Christine at FedEx for her help getting the signage printed properly!!!
(At the Queen Theater in Wilmington, DE if you're local.)
Big thanks to Christine at FedEx for her help getting the signage printed properly!!!
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Okay, NOW I think I have everything sorted for the author fair on Sunday!
(At the Queen Theater in Wilmington, DE if you're local.)
Big thanks to Christine at FedEx for her help getting the signage printed properly!!!
(At the Queen Theater in Wilmington, DE if you're local.)
Big thanks to Christine at FedEx for her help getting the signage printed properly!!!
See the work of authority @chenoweth.bsky.social on how sustained action works, as well as the website, wagingnonviolence.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
See the work of authority @chenoweth.bsky.social on how sustained action works, as well as the website, wagingnonviolence.org
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We are fed up with endless hand-wringing stories about bogus autism
causes, “epidemics,” & labels.
We want to see more stories boosting how to better support, understand, & educate autistic people.
Repost (or scream loudly even if just inside your head) if you agree.
#autism #neurodiversity
causes, “epidemics,” & labels.
We want to see more stories boosting how to better support, understand, & educate autistic people.
Repost (or scream loudly even if just inside your head) if you agree.
#autism #neurodiversity
October 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We are fed up with endless hand-wringing stories about bogus autism
causes, “epidemics,” & labels.
We want to see more stories boosting how to better support, understand, & educate autistic people.
Repost (or scream loudly even if just inside your head) if you agree.
#autism #neurodiversity
causes, “epidemics,” & labels.
We want to see more stories boosting how to better support, understand, & educate autistic people.
Repost (or scream loudly even if just inside your head) if you agree.
#autism #neurodiversity
Why has U.S. #education failed us, you ask? It is not education—it is schooling. Schooling is grouping & following. It is absolutely predictable that generations do not know how to think.
What is the purpose of our supposed ‘education’? Workers who enrich their employers.
See tinyurl.com/5hx9j823
What is the purpose of our supposed ‘education’? Workers who enrich their employers.
See tinyurl.com/5hx9j823
October 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Why has U.S. #education failed us, you ask? It is not education—it is schooling. Schooling is grouping & following. It is absolutely predictable that generations do not know how to think.
What is the purpose of our supposed ‘education’? Workers who enrich their employers.
See tinyurl.com/5hx9j823
What is the purpose of our supposed ‘education’? Workers who enrich their employers.
See tinyurl.com/5hx9j823