Isla Barker
@islabarker.bsky.social
Writer, journalist and radio host
Published in The Yucatan Times, Brig, The Mourning Paper and Creative Writing Society 2024 and 2025 Anthology
From The 40s on Air3Radio
13:00-15:00 on Saturday
Published in The Yucatan Times, Brig, The Mourning Paper and Creative Writing Society 2024 and 2025 Anthology
From The 40s on Air3Radio
13:00-15:00 on Saturday
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Americans sour on Trump's economy and at least some of his foreign adventurism, per @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy poll. 86% oppose using military force to seize Greenland while 44% say they are worse off economically under Trump compared to just 18% who feel better off. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
CBS News poll finds more Americans say ICE being too tough; Republicans feel protesters have gone too far
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
www.cbsnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Americans sour on Trump's economy and at least some of his foreign adventurism, per @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy poll. 86% oppose using military force to seize Greenland while 44% say they are worse off economically under Trump compared to just 18% who feel better off. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, & chickenpox cases are rising in Florida. Before you made this decision to lift vaccine mandates, did your dept do any analysis of how many new cases there will be?
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
September 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, & chickenpox cases are rising in Florida. Before you made this decision to lift vaccine mandates, did your dept do any analysis of how many new cases there will be?
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
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Space bumblebees with their friends ✨ These creatures are from my book^^
I think, that another universe space is big enough to house some cute things :3
~Watercolors, a black pen~
#fantasy #drawing #oc #originalcharacter #space #art #bumblebee #watercolors
I think, that another universe space is big enough to house some cute things :3
~Watercolors, a black pen~
#fantasy #drawing #oc #originalcharacter #space #art #bumblebee #watercolors
August 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Space bumblebees with their friends ✨ These creatures are from my book^^
I think, that another universe space is big enough to house some cute things :3
~Watercolors, a black pen~
#fantasy #drawing #oc #originalcharacter #space #art #bumblebee #watercolors
I think, that another universe space is big enough to house some cute things :3
~Watercolors, a black pen~
#fantasy #drawing #oc #originalcharacter #space #art #bumblebee #watercolors
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A Rhodes University study finds that households engaged in subsistence farming in the Eastern Cape remain vulnerable to food insecurity, emphasising the need to broaden food security strategies beyond the agricultural sector.
HUNGER STRATEGIES: Eastern Cape households reliant on subsistence farming ‘vulnerable to food insecurity’
www.dailymaverick.co.za
August 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A Rhodes University study finds that households engaged in subsistence farming in the Eastern Cape remain vulnerable to food insecurity, emphasising the need to broaden food security strategies beyond the agricultural sector.
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Casual use of AI generated images being used everywhere is making me feel insane 🙂
May 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Casual use of AI generated images being used everywhere is making me feel insane 🙂
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I really wish Instagram wasn’t run by the devil and its seriously damaged algorithm. Posting LEGO photography there is equivalent to throwing them directly into the trash.
Anyway, here’s Wonderwall 🎶
📸 #LEGO
Anyway, here’s Wonderwall 🎶
📸 #LEGO
May 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I really wish Instagram wasn’t run by the devil and its seriously damaged algorithm. Posting LEGO photography there is equivalent to throwing them directly into the trash.
Anyway, here’s Wonderwall 🎶
📸 #LEGO
Anyway, here’s Wonderwall 🎶
📸 #LEGO
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Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.
April 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.
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Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s Millions
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
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Don't hold back now.
'Reacher' Star Unloads On 'Motherf**ker' Former Classmate Matt Gaetz In Blistering Rant
Tell us how you really feel.
www.comicsands.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Don't hold back now.
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Wild scenes from New Orleans….ice covered streets got a guy skating and playing hockey out there….surely there are no salt trucks down there….stay safe NOLA 🙏
Via @oliviavidaltv/twitter
Via @oliviavidaltv/twitter
January 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Wild scenes from New Orleans….ice covered streets got a guy skating and playing hockey out there….surely there are no salt trucks down there….stay safe NOLA 🙏
Via @oliviavidaltv/twitter
Via @oliviavidaltv/twitter
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New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
www.404media.co
January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
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President Joe Biden and his administration worked relentlessly for a deal between Israel and Hamas that would stop the violence and bring the hostages home.
Glad to see this happening before he leaves.
Glad to see this happening before he leaves.
January 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
President Joe Biden and his administration worked relentlessly for a deal between Israel and Hamas that would stop the violence and bring the hostages home.
Glad to see this happening before he leaves.
Glad to see this happening before he leaves.
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A victory for the Cuban people and the Cuba solidarity movement! The Biden admin has taken the long overdue step of removing #Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terror list.
January 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A victory for the Cuban people and the Cuba solidarity movement! The Biden admin has taken the long overdue step of removing #Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terror list.
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Reminder that the "shoplifting" narrative was made up to begin with, then used to justify spending massive public funds on policing instead of funding public services.
So you can't grab your own toothbrush at Walgreens and your local library was defunded over this "strategy".
So you can't grab your own toothbrush at Walgreens and your local library was defunded over this "strategy".
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reminder that the "shoplifting" narrative was made up to begin with, then used to justify spending massive public funds on policing instead of funding public services.
So you can't grab your own toothbrush at Walgreens and your local library was defunded over this "strategy".
So you can't grab your own toothbrush at Walgreens and your local library was defunded over this "strategy".
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Avoid looking back on your deathbed and wishing you'd spent more time accumulating material possessions. Carpe diem. Shop the Onion Store today.
store.theonion.com/p...
store.theonion.com/p...
January 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Avoid looking back on your deathbed and wishing you'd spent more time accumulating material possessions. Carpe diem. Shop the Onion Store today.
store.theonion.com/p...
store.theonion.com/p...
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Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯
January 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯