Bart King
LightNews LightNews
banner
bartking.bsky.social
Bart King
@bartking.bsky.social
350 followers 130 following 3.5K posts
• New books, Spring 2026: “Father Humor” (the history of an art form, with jokes!) and an upcoming “Choose Your Own Adventure” 🐢🐢🐢🐢
• “Arguably one of Oregon’s top 73 Barts.” –Barts Weekly 🧃
https://bartking.net 🐸
Posts Replies Media Videos
bartking.bsky.social
<chortles in response, knocking over sippy-cup of apple juice>
January 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
bartking.bsky.social
This article’s links to US war and US Navy manuals are of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
bartking.bsky.social
Yes! Same.
January 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
bartking.bsky.social
Love to see it. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/10/s...
Salem protest on Saturday draws 1,000 over ICE killing  - Salem Reporter
A crowd approaching 1,000 people gathered Saturday in Salem at the north end of the Oregon State Capitol grounds, near the intersection of Northeast Center Street and Summer Street. Protesters in Sale...
www.salemreporter.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
bartking.bsky.social
2.) ICE agents are not in danger. The leading cause of death for ICE agents is Covid. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
www.motherjones.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
bartking.bsky.social
1.) ICE absolutely does not need more funding. The amount it already gets is grotesque. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
ICE is now richer than most of world’s militaries thanks to Trump’s new funding
ICE’s annual budget increased from $8.7 billion to $27.7 billion
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM