Jordan Barab
@jbarab.bsky.social
Workplace safety & health, & labor. OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary 2009-17. Ran AFSCME's health & safety program 1982-98. Also House Ed & Labor Ctte & Chemical Safety Board
Read my workplace health & safety blog: Confined Space http://jordanbarab.com
Read my workplace health & safety blog: Confined Space http://jordanbarab.com
Next up after "renovation" of the Trump-Kennedy Center: Renovation of the Trump-Lincoln Memorial.
Here's a model for the new statue. Everyone thinks it's much better.
"Sir," they say, with tears in their eyes, "You have amazing artistic vision.'
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Here's a model for the new statue. Everyone thinks it's much better.
"Sir," they say, with tears in their eyes, "You have amazing artistic vision.'
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
February 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Next up after "renovation" of the Trump-Kennedy Center: Renovation of the Trump-Lincoln Memorial.
Here's a model for the new statue. Everyone thinks it's much better.
"Sir," they say, with tears in their eyes, "You have amazing artistic vision.'
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Here's a model for the new statue. Everyone thinks it's much better.
"Sir," they say, with tears in their eyes, "You have amazing artistic vision.'
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
It's pronounced "jeering"
Kayleigh, with a "j," not a "ch."
And yelling at the screen isn't quite the same as "interplaying with the film."
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/fox...
Kayleigh, with a "j," not a "ch."
And yelling at the screen isn't quite the same as "interplaying with the film."
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/fox...
February 3, 2026 at 3:54 AM
It's pronounced "jeering"
Kayleigh, with a "j," not a "ch."
And yelling at the screen isn't quite the same as "interplaying with the film."
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/fox...
Kayleigh, with a "j," not a "ch."
And yelling at the screen isn't quite the same as "interplaying with the film."
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/fox...
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"Wonderful things can happen when you plant the seeds of distrust in a garden of assholes."
-- Elmore Leonard, Glitz
-- Elmore Leonard, Glitz
😂😂 Lindsey melting down. Blames Mike Johnson for a UNANIMOUS House vote to strip out the provision allowing Lindsey to sue the taxpayers because DOJ got his phone records and vows revenge.
February 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
"Wonderful things can happen when you plant the seeds of distrust in a garden of assholes."
-- Elmore Leonard, Glitz
-- Elmore Leonard, Glitz
Fine Print: "But do NOT, under any circumstances, turn them on."
February 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Fine Print: "But do NOT, under any circumstances, turn them on."
"Wonderful things can happen when you plant the seeds of distrust in a garden of assholes."
-- Elmore Leonard, Glitz
-- Elmore Leonard, Glitz
😂😂 Lindsey melting down. Blames Mike Johnson for a UNANIMOUS House vote to strip out the provision allowing Lindsey to sue the taxpayers because DOJ got his phone records and vows revenge.
February 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
"Wonderful things can happen when you plant the seeds of distrust in a garden of assholes."
-- Elmore Leonard, Glitz
-- Elmore Leonard, Glitz
Yeah, great. But pretty sure he will change his mind next time Dems are in charge. On the other hand, if he nationalizes elections, Dems may never be in charge again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Yeah, great. But pretty sure he will change his mind next time Dems are in charge. On the other hand, if he nationalizes elections, Dems may never be in charge again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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"We had to destroy the Kennedy Center in order to save it"
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
"We had to destroy the Kennedy Center in order to save it"
Washington Post: Beware, there are potential Mamdanis EVERYWHERE!
Washington Post: Snow shows hazards of electing socialist Mamdani type in DC.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
February 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Washington Post: Beware, there are potential Mamdanis EVERYWHERE!
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Trump's "deport everyone" policy means that a convicted child murderer could be deported to Mexico where he could be set free.
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Why a Minnesota child’s family doesn’t want ICE to deport her murderer
Demands that state and local authorities turn over “the worst of the worst” could set a killer free, a family worries.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Trump's "deport everyone" policy means that a convicted child murderer could be deported to Mexico where he could be set free.
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Stunning upset in Texas: Machinist union leader and Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins special election to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024.
Special elections don’t necessarily tell us what will happen in the midterms, it’s true. But COME ON, guys, WOOOOOO! All the money in the world (and they have it, and use it) can’t protect them. www.texastribune.org/2026/01/30/t...
Democrat wins special election for red Texas Senate seat
With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.
www.texastribune.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Stunning upset in Texas: Machinist union leader and Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins special election to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024.
Stunning upset in Texas: Machinist union leader and Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins special election to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024.
Special elections don’t necessarily tell us what will happen in the midterms, it’s true. But COME ON, guys, WOOOOOO! All the money in the world (and they have it, and use it) can’t protect them. www.texastribune.org/2026/01/30/t...
Democrat wins special election for red Texas Senate seat
With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.
www.texastribune.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Stunning upset in Texas: Machinist union leader and Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins special election to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024.
Trump's "deport everyone" policy means that a convicted child murderer could be deported to Mexico where he could be set free.
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Why a Minnesota child’s family doesn’t want ICE to deport her murderer
Demands that state and local authorities turn over “the worst of the worst” could set a killer free, a family worries.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Trump's "deport everyone" policy means that a convicted child murderer could be deported to Mexico where he could be set free.
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
That's the problem with the regime that operates on ideology rather than thoughtful logic and reason.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Washington Post: Snow shows hazards of electing socialist Mamdani type in DC.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
January 31, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Washington Post: Snow shows hazards of electing socialist Mamdani type in DC.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in last Biden year in the private sector, but go up in public sector jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in Last Biden Year - Confined Space
The number and rate of workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024 reached the lowest number since 2003 according to a report issued last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
jordanbarab.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in last Biden year in the private sector, but go up in public sector jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
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How the National Park Service Is Deleting American History
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
How Workers died last week: Fall into lubricant tank, crushed by falling steel, grain bin suffocation, snowplowing, falls, electrocution, stabbing, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the US.
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Weekly Toll: Dead on the Job - Confined Space
On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. Here are how a few died last week.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
How Workers died last week: Fall into lubricant tank, crushed by falling steel, grain bin suffocation, snowplowing, falls, electrocution, stabbing, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the US.
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
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Remake of "Pretty Woman" released!
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Inside the White House Screening for Amazon’s ‘Melania’ Doc (Exclusive Photos)
The White House held a private screening of the doc on Saturday night that included black-tied VIPs, monogrammed popcorn tubs and a military band playing movie tunes.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Remake of "Pretty Woman" released!
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
This is infuriating! The lack of care and compassion. Can someone ask Trump or Gnome about this?
Leaving them to find their own way home? From Texas to Minneapolis?
Shit, they should be flying them back home first class.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Shit, they should be flying them back home first class.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This is infuriating! The lack of care and compassion. Can someone ask Trump or Gnome about this?
Remake of "Pretty Woman" released!
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Inside the White House Screening for Amazon’s ‘Melania’ Doc (Exclusive Photos)
The White House held a private screening of the doc on Saturday night that included black-tied VIPs, monogrammed popcorn tubs and a military band playing movie tunes.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Remake of "Pretty Woman" released!
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Melania Trump in the Julia Roberts roll, Donald Trump instead of Richard Gere, and Stephen Miller in the role once played by Jason Alexander.
I doubt it if it'll be as good as the original.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Leaving them to find their own way home? From Texas to Minneapolis?
Shit, they should be flying them back home first class.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Shit, they should be flying them back home first class.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Leaving them to find their own way home? From Texas to Minneapolis?
Shit, they should be flying them back home first class.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Shit, they should be flying them back home first class.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in last Biden year in the private sector, but go up in public sector jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in Last Biden Year - Confined Space
The number and rate of workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024 reached the lowest number since 2003 according to a report issued last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
jordanbarab.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in last Biden year in the private sector, but go up in public sector jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Walz: "The Trump administration’s assault on Minnesota long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. It is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of our state. It isn’t just. It isn’t legal. And, critically, it isn’t making anyone any safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
Opinion | Tim Walz: The Un-American Assault on Minnesota
Federal officials are lying. My state’s Corrections Department honors all immigration detainers.
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Walz: "The Trump administration’s assault on Minnesota long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. It is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of our state. It isn’t just. It isn’t legal. And, critically, it isn’t making anyone any safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
I feel fully confident that a full and objective investigation will be conducted knowing that the agency that murdered 2 Mpls citizens and whose director already concluded that the victims are at fault, will be conducting the investigation into the murders.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I feel fully confident that a full and objective investigation will be conducted knowing that the agency that murdered 2 Mpls citizens and whose director already concluded that the victims are at fault, will be conducting the investigation into the murders.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...