Barium
@bariumbear.bsky.social
Leftist Midwest Mom
Interests: Midwest Ecosystems, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Visual Art, History, Literature, Religious Studies, Parenting, Herpetlogy, whatever else strikes my fancy
Interests: Midwest Ecosystems, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Visual Art, History, Literature, Religious Studies, Parenting, Herpetlogy, whatever else strikes my fancy
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Realfood.gov's AI just told me to go eat Snickers and Tostitos.
February 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Realfood.gov's AI just told me to go eat Snickers and Tostitos.
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NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
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here's the source with actual alt text in case you give a shit about that bsky.app/profile/katb...
February 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
here's the source with actual alt text in case you give a shit about that bsky.app/profile/katb...
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Lots of regular degular, never-done-an-activism folks have been activated in recent months and are working alongside a bunch of seasoned, die-hard, been-tired-for-ten-years-or-more organizers, and you don't know all of those stories bc most people are moving with a bit of discretion in these times.
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Lots of regular degular, never-done-an-activism folks have been activated in recent months and are working alongside a bunch of seasoned, die-hard, been-tired-for-ten-years-or-more organizers, and you don't know all of those stories bc most people are moving with a bit of discretion in these times.
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Activism is about helping people in your community and not about building a huge online following about being an activist
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Activism is about helping people in your community and not about building a huge online following about being an activist
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very telling how normal people in MN really came together and risk life and limb for each other even when they're technically "strangers" but in the fallout of the epstein files all these rich fucking ghouls are happy to backstab and throw each other under the bus even tho they're all "friends"
February 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
very telling how normal people in MN really came together and risk life and limb for each other even when they're technically "strangers" but in the fallout of the epstein files all these rich fucking ghouls are happy to backstab and throw each other under the bus even tho they're all "friends"
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remember back when we all doodled the current thing for warmups? we could bring that back, maybe, that was fun
February 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
remember back when we all doodled the current thing for warmups? we could bring that back, maybe, that was fun
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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"I worry that soon we’ll see homeschooling parents and their kids hop online to lament the years they wasted not teaching their kids how to read, write, or do basic math."
"Soon"? Homeschool alumni have been speaking up for a decade and a half.
"Soon"? Homeschool alumni have been speaking up for a decade and a half.
What I Wish Homeschool Moms Understood About What Their Kids Are Missing Out On
My kids have found a path to themselves because of the classroom — and the challenges and anxieties that come with it — not in spite of it.
www.thecut.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"I worry that soon we’ll see homeschooling parents and their kids hop online to lament the years they wasted not teaching their kids how to read, write, or do basic math."
"Soon"? Homeschool alumni have been speaking up for a decade and a half.
"Soon"? Homeschool alumni have been speaking up for a decade and a half.
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![Tweet by Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom
James 2:14: "What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?"
[Quoting this tweet by Speaker Mike Johnson @SpeakerJo...]
Democrats mocking the power of prayer in the wake of tragedy is so disgraceful it's hard to even summon words to describe.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5i7qv6sq3azq3i3yzqicf6iz/bafkreifdjri3q4i25mkzhjr7gzbxhf26e3antttdxfpvqhp26hthrsgipe@jpeg)
September 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Interesting from someone who swept homeless camps because the next verse is :
“Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?” – James 2:15-16
“Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?” – James 2:15-16
September 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Interesting from someone who swept homeless camps because the next verse is :
“Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?” – James 2:15-16
“Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?” – James 2:15-16
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At the end of the day, humans are social creatures. People want to feel loved and appreciated. They crave it, which is why conservatives play victim when people correctly ostracize them. I firmly believe resisting this starts with levying social penalties on people.
August 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
At the end of the day, humans are social creatures. People want to feel loved and appreciated. They crave it, which is why conservatives play victim when people correctly ostracize them. I firmly believe resisting this starts with levying social penalties on people.
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The problem with a lot of folks who get touchy about American History is that they don’t actually study it .
And they mistake being precious and condescending about it as being respectful
And it’s usually minimizing and misunderstanding of the Acts and Statutes
And they mistake being precious and condescending about it as being respectful
And it’s usually minimizing and misunderstanding of the Acts and Statutes
August 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The problem with a lot of folks who get touchy about American History is that they don’t actually study it .
And they mistake being precious and condescending about it as being respectful
And it’s usually minimizing and misunderstanding of the Acts and Statutes
And they mistake being precious and condescending about it as being respectful
And it’s usually minimizing and misunderstanding of the Acts and Statutes
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This tiny device can shrink dangerous blood clots. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and its invention was partly an accident…
June 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
This tiny device can shrink dangerous blood clots. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and its invention was partly an accident…
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it would be cool if we didn't memory wipe the fact that elon musk was happy to get someone he would later accuse of being a pedophile elected. i know this is an unrealistic hope
June 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
it would be cool if we didn't memory wipe the fact that elon musk was happy to get someone he would later accuse of being a pedophile elected. i know this is an unrealistic hope
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please stand and salute the flag 🫡
June 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
please stand and salute the flag 🫡
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everything that's happening now is the predictable result of this gargantuan mistake.
Trump shoulda been arrested 1/21/2021
June 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
everything that's happening now is the predictable result of this gargantuan mistake.
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The irony of podcasters and media personalities accusing immigrants from the “third world” of not doing useful work.
June 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The irony of podcasters and media personalities accusing immigrants from the “third world” of not doing useful work.
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It's been really demoralizng how much the press mindlessly repeats the lie that the National Guard was sent to quell violence.
It was sent to start violence. People know this, so just say it.
It was sent to start violence. People know this, so just say it.
June 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's been really demoralizng how much the press mindlessly repeats the lie that the National Guard was sent to quell violence.
It was sent to start violence. People know this, so just say it.
It was sent to start violence. People know this, so just say it.
Yup, that is exactly what a liberal insurrection would look like. Useless, performative, and celebrity obsessed.
We will NEVER beat facism as long as we let people with this mindset be the alternative.
We will NEVER beat facism as long as we let people with this mindset be the alternative.
June 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Yup, that is exactly what a liberal insurrection would look like. Useless, performative, and celebrity obsessed.
We will NEVER beat facism as long as we let people with this mindset be the alternative.
We will NEVER beat facism as long as we let people with this mindset be the alternative.
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Primary these jabronis
These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE.
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June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Primary these jabronis
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Having ever worked for or snitched to ICE should from now on be the kind of thing you have to run away from. In ten years when antifascists out you as a former ICE agent it should be the kind of thing where you have to pack your bags, immediately move town, and change your and your family’s names
ICE is entrapping people who are here legally---telling them to report to the Immigration Office to advance their status--and then abducts them for deportation without due process. This can't be legal.
They are just mean and nasty. Cruelty is the point.
April 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Having ever worked for or snitched to ICE should from now on be the kind of thing you have to run away from. In ten years when antifascists out you as a former ICE agent it should be the kind of thing where you have to pack your bags, immediately move town, and change your and your family’s names