chbarts
@chbarts.bsky.social
Pronouns he/him
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This profile is funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Inanities.
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“Trump lashes out at Cuellar for running again as a Democrat after pardon” electionlawblog.org?p=153399
"Trump lashes out at Cuellar for running again as a Democrat after pardon" #ELB
WaPo: President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) for deciding to run for reelection as a Democrat, a move that came after the president unexpectedly pardoned him last we...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“Trump lashes out at Cuellar for running again as a Democrat after pardon” electionlawblog.org?p=153399
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Neon Liberalism #55: Has culture stagnated in the 21st century? Do the last twenty-five years feel like a blur? And is Donald Trump the greatest kitsch artist of our time? Join Samantha Hancox-Li and guest W. David Marx, author of the just-released "Blank Space," as they talk all of this and more.
Neon Liberalism #55: Politics As Culture
Has culture stagnated in the 21st century? Do the last twenty-five years feel like a blur? What can politics learn from the inherent dynamics of cultural change? And is Donald Trump the greatest kitsc...
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Neon Liberalism #55: Has culture stagnated in the 21st century? Do the last twenty-five years feel like a blur? And is Donald Trump the greatest kitsch artist of our time? Join Samantha Hancox-Li and guest W. David Marx, author of the just-released "Blank Space," as they talk all of this and more.
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If you are in line to make a Marx joke, stay in line, please
Neon Liberalism #55: Has culture stagnated in the 21st century? Do the last twenty-five years feel like a blur? And is Donald Trump the greatest kitsch artist of our time? Join Samantha Hancox-Li and guest W. David Marx, author of the just-released "Blank Space," as they talk all of this and more.
Neon Liberalism #55: Politics As Culture
Has culture stagnated in the 21st century? Do the last twenty-five years feel like a blur? What can politics learn from the inherent dynamics of cultural change? And is Donald Trump the greatest kitsc...
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If you are in line to make a Marx joke, stay in line, please
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This is such hilariously bad messaging.
You have to be fucking kidding me with this shit!
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
December 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is such hilariously bad messaging.
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we've entered a new era where rich people who behave badly blame it on autism and not bipolar disorder, i suppose
December 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
we've entered a new era where rich people who behave badly blame it on autism and not bipolar disorder, i suppose
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even if this was because he was autistic it would mean that he was, inherently, not suited to his job, which is to a great degree communicating with the public
but it was not because he was autistic
but it was not because he was autistic
“he wasn’t tripping balls, he’s just autistic” is frankly insulting spin
December 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
even if this was because he was autistic it would mean that he was, inherently, not suited to his job, which is to a great degree communicating with the public
but it was not because he was autistic
but it was not because he was autistic
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“My seeds will not grow,” said Toad.
“You are shouting too much,” said Frog, “These poor seeds are afraid to grow.”
“You are shouting too much,” said Frog, “These poor seeds are afraid to grow.”
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“My seeds will not grow,” said Toad.
“You are shouting too much,” said Frog, “These poor seeds are afraid to grow.”
“You are shouting too much,” said Frog, “These poor seeds are afraid to grow.”
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The entire story is a subversion of the "teacher who knows how to get his life together mentors young man who is a junkie" trope, bc the fact that Jesse doesn't really mind being a junkie, that he doesn't have that ambition, is why he's less monstrous than Walt/why he becomes less of a monster
Interesting to me that no one seems to look at how the two main characters changed. Jesse went from being a dumbass punk to a young man with a conscience & sense of decency while Walter turned completely into an amoral authoritarian crime boss.
December 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The entire story is a subversion of the "teacher who knows how to get his life together mentors young man who is a junkie" trope, bc the fact that Jesse doesn't really mind being a junkie, that he doesn't have that ambition, is why he's less monstrous than Walt/why he becomes less of a monster
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And yet the entire goddamn time I was told by people who supposedly Very Much Cared About Immigrants that Joe Biden was no different than Trump in this regard.
How odd.
How odd.
Anger over illegal migration helped return Donald Trump to the presidency. A New York Times review of former President Joe Biden’s actions on immigration found that Biden and his advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations to stem that migration. Here are key takeaways.
4 Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Biden’s Immigration Record
A New York Times review of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s actions on immigration showed that they created an opening for a more aggressive Trump administration agenda.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
And yet the entire goddamn time I was told by people who supposedly Very Much Cared About Immigrants that Joe Biden was no different than Trump in this regard.
How odd.
How odd.
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Find someone who loves you as much as the NYT loves fascism.
December 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Find someone who loves you as much as the NYT loves fascism.
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Pictured (L-R): Sylvester Stallone, apparently stung by an entire beehive; Paul Stanley, revealing that the KISS makeup was load bearing; and Donald Trump, recently poisoned by the Joker
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Pictured (L-R): Sylvester Stallone, apparently stung by an entire beehive; Paul Stanley, revealing that the KISS makeup was load bearing; and Donald Trump, recently poisoned by the Joker
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Still really hung up here. I've been to open-casket funerals for people who have had autopsies who looked more lifelike than Sly here. That's a hairline that would get you a C- in mortician school.
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
Pictured (L-R): Sylvester Stallone, apparently stung by an entire beehive; Paul Stanley, revealing that the KISS makeup was load bearing; and Donald Trump, recently poisoned by the Joker
December 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Still really hung up here. I've been to open-casket funerals for people who have had autopsies who looked more lifelike than Sly here. That's a hairline that would get you a C- in mortician school.
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
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As you all know, the last few working days for this year are ahead of you. In other words: your 2025 deadlines are approaching fast. So have your slippers and a hat nearby, your bird and cat fed, and an hourglass ready to remind you taking a break. Just like St. Jerome in the 1490s. #academicchatter
December 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
As you all know, the last few working days for this year are ahead of you. In other words: your 2025 deadlines are approaching fast. So have your slippers and a hat nearby, your bird and cat fed, and an hourglass ready to remind you taking a break. Just like St. Jerome in the 1490s. #academicchatter
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European states sterilize trans people before transition, Iran forcibly transitions everyone LGBT, the rest of the Middle East stones you to death or burns you alive in a cage. In a growing portion of Africa being openly queer is a capital offense. Yes, he is.
December 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
European states sterilize trans people before transition, Iran forcibly transitions everyone LGBT, the rest of the Middle East stones you to death or burns you alive in a cage. In a growing portion of Africa being openly queer is a capital offense. Yes, he is.
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It is morning, it is pouring out, I decline to begin day.
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It is morning, it is pouring out, I decline to begin day.
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Ma’am may I introduce you to Annie, who as of 10:51 was still asleep like this.
We could all take a page from Annie’s book tbh.
Photo from @kevinspratt.bsky.social
We could all take a page from Annie’s book tbh.
Photo from @kevinspratt.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Ma’am may I introduce you to Annie, who as of 10:51 was still asleep like this.
We could all take a page from Annie’s book tbh.
Photo from @kevinspratt.bsky.social
We could all take a page from Annie’s book tbh.
Photo from @kevinspratt.bsky.social
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this is, given the extreme leftward tilt of neurodiverse people, comically inaccurate. especially as ASD people can at times be so strident about slights to fairness that they prove unfunctional in normal environments
December 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
this is, given the extreme leftward tilt of neurodiverse people, comically inaccurate. especially as ASD people can at times be so strident about slights to fairness that they prove unfunctional in normal environments
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I have an extreme hatred of how "autist" has been equated with "idiot with no prosocial inclinations"
“he wasn’t tripping balls, he’s just autistic” is frankly insulting spin
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I have an extreme hatred of how "autist" has been equated with "idiot with no prosocial inclinations"
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she's still literally just my baby btw
December 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
she's still literally just my baby btw
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It’s a great tweet because it illustrates how building clout in the right, as far back as 2015, was so much about being racist that this guy made up a racist tradition to farm likes bsky.app/profile/jess...
Today is the 10th anniversary of one of the stupidest tweets ever written
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s a great tweet because it illustrates how building clout in the right, as far back as 2015, was so much about being racist that this guy made up a racist tradition to farm likes bsky.app/profile/jess...
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So then I look up songs that sampled it and the answer is...a remix of "Talkin' All That Jazz" by Stetsasonic. This is after, no joke, decades of trying to figure it out.
Also the food was terrific. Place is called Bess and we'll be eating there again @amlaffertydelgado.bsky.social
Also the food was terrific. Place is called Bess and we'll be eating there again @amlaffertydelgado.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
So then I look up songs that sampled it and the answer is...a remix of "Talkin' All That Jazz" by Stetsasonic. This is after, no joke, decades of trying to figure it out.
Also the food was terrific. Place is called Bess and we'll be eating there again @amlaffertydelgado.bsky.social
Also the food was terrific. Place is called Bess and we'll be eating there again @amlaffertydelgado.bsky.social
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I listened to EVERY RON CARTER SONG to see if I could identify the source of the sample. No dice. Then on Friday I was eating in a restaurant and THE SOURCE OF THE SAMPLE COMES ON! I rush over to the owner and fortunately it's his playlist and it's "Dominoes" by Donald Byrd./
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I listened to EVERY RON CARTER SONG to see if I could identify the source of the sample. No dice. Then on Friday I was eating in a restaurant and THE SOURCE OF THE SAMPLE COMES ON! I rush over to the owner and fortunately it's his playlist and it's "Dominoes" by Donald Byrd./
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There's a rap song I've been trying to identify for years. I thought it was "Talkin' All That Jazz" by Stetsasonic. But it doesn't have the very particular bass groove. I figured I would come at it another way. The bassline sounds very Ron Carter to me, so/
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
There's a rap song I've been trying to identify for years. I thought it was "Talkin' All That Jazz" by Stetsasonic. But it doesn't have the very particular bass groove. I figured I would come at it another way. The bassline sounds very Ron Carter to me, so/