Just George 🦋💙🇺🇸🇺🇦☮️
@george-barnes.bsky.social
Democracy dies in darkness. (Really, it does WAPO) Retired reporter and columnist who needs to write more but look - squirrels. Worked for the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester MA. Save journalism. Save our country. Drink coffee.
This is awful but seems almost like it has become part of daily life. Every ICE employee should be deported to a black site for 10 or so years until they realize that what they have been doing is criminal and cruel. This has become a sickness.
Donald Trump’s America - one horror story after another. 🤬💔
December 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is awful but seems almost like it has become part of daily life. Every ICE employee should be deported to a black site for 10 or so years until they realize that what they have been doing is criminal and cruel. This has become a sickness.
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Donald Trump’s America - one horror story after another. 🤬💔
October 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I went to the Boston Seaport Holiday Market yesterday and it was life changing. There were great things to buy and excellent food, but the winner was a knitted glove with a knitted can (or glass?) holder built into it. Winter fire pits just got better! Boston is great.
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I went to the Boston Seaport Holiday Market yesterday and it was life changing. There were great things to buy and excellent food, but the winner was a knitted glove with a knitted can (or glass?) holder built into it. Winter fire pits just got better! Boston is great.
Good morning star shine! Not bad sunrise on unlucky Saturday the 13th.
December 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Good morning star shine! Not bad sunrise on unlucky Saturday the 13th.
My newspaper reporter Santa is now part of my decorations. A few years ago I added a Worcester Telegram & Gazette to the display to annoy some of my more conservative relatives.
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My newspaper reporter Santa is now part of my decorations. A few years ago I added a Worcester Telegram & Gazette to the display to annoy some of my more conservative relatives.
This guy would make a great president if there was a third term option.
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This guy would make a great president if there was a third term option.
Living at a town center at 1,000 feet it stays nice and toasty. Fortunately there was no wind to speak of this morning.
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Living at a town center at 1,000 feet it stays nice and toasty. Fortunately there was no wind to speak of this morning.
Perfect 😆
December 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Perfect 😆
This time of year for all of us even if it wasn't in the middle of this awfulAmerican nightmare.
December 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This time of year for all of us even if it wasn't in the middle of this awfulAmerican nightmare.
I just started following an account called @in-otter-news.bsky.social. If you want to be amused then check it out. Just don't give Steve the Otter any money because he will use it to drink in the pub.
December 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I just started following an account called @in-otter-news.bsky.social. If you want to be amused then check it out. Just don't give Steve the Otter any money because he will use it to drink in the pub.
www.royensoc.co.uk/understandin...
In the spring when it gets warm, spend some time with these little guys/ladies. Dragonflies and damselflies are delightful and fascinating up close. The Athol Bird and Nature Club in Central Massachusetts got me hooked on these and now I can't get enough of them.
In the spring when it gets warm, spend some time with these little guys/ladies. Dragonflies and damselflies are delightful and fascinating up close. The Athol Bird and Nature Club in Central Massachusetts got me hooked on these and now I can't get enough of them.
Odonata - Royal Entomological Society
Dragonflies and damselflies Despite being linked with the Ephemeroptera within the Palaeoptera, the Odonata have a very different appearance from the mayflies. The wings are long, narrow and parallel-...
www.royensoc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
www.royensoc.co.uk/understandin...
In the spring when it gets warm, spend some time with these little guys/ladies. Dragonflies and damselflies are delightful and fascinating up close. The Athol Bird and Nature Club in Central Massachusetts got me hooked on these and now I can't get enough of them.
In the spring when it gets warm, spend some time with these little guys/ladies. Dragonflies and damselflies are delightful and fascinating up close. The Athol Bird and Nature Club in Central Massachusetts got me hooked on these and now I can't get enough of them.
whowhatwhy.org/video/the-pa...
This is a really good explanation of how arctic changes are affecting all of us.
This is a really good explanation of how arctic changes are affecting all of us.
The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters - WhoWhatWhy
If the cold weather makes it harder for you to argue with climate change deniers about the existence of global warming, this story is for you.
whowhatwhy.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
whowhatwhy.org/video/the-pa...
This is a really good explanation of how arctic changes are affecting all of us.
This is a really good explanation of how arctic changes are affecting all of us.
This could have been a disaster for Ukraine.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This could have been a disaster for Ukraine.
Tree House Brewing in Deerfield has really good pizza. Oh, the beer is as good as it gets.
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Tree House Brewing in Deerfield has really good pizza. Oh, the beer is as good as it gets.
Just fyi everybody - mosquito risk is low today 🙄. I guess the 8 or so inches of snow helps :)
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Just fyi everybody - mosquito risk is low today 🙄. I guess the 8 or so inches of snow helps :)
Just another blue sky.
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Just another blue sky.
Just about 8.5 inches here in yesterday's storm. It was our first plowable storm but pretty easy on the shovel to clean up.
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Just about 8.5 inches here in yesterday's storm. It was our first plowable storm but pretty easy on the shovel to clean up.
Still snowing. I'll measure in the morning.
December 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Still snowing. I'll measure in the morning.
Sleepy Dumpy
DUMP floats in & out of consciousness after a microdosing meeting with Elmo & taking Ivermectin "energy" tabs with RFK Jr.
Oh & doing fat rails with Junior in an emergency Dump phone scam meeting
After crashing from his breakfast Adderall pre-diaper change,
And the daily consult with his embalmer
Oh & doing fat rails with Junior in an emergency Dump phone scam meeting
After crashing from his breakfast Adderall pre-diaper change,
And the daily consult with his embalmer
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Sleepy Dumpy
It's that lovely, freezing, delightful, exhausting time of the year. Finished shoveling ( first round) and went out past the swamp to photograph the house.
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It's that lovely, freezing, delightful, exhausting time of the year. Finished shoveling ( first round) and went out past the swamp to photograph the house.
The snow just started here in my little corner of New England. We could get between 6 and 100 inches 😱 Please "thoughts and prayers" us.
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The snow just started here in my little corner of New England. We could get between 6 and 100 inches 😱 Please "thoughts and prayers" us.
Ah New England, how I love you sweet winter misery. All you nice sunny people with blue skies please enjoy your day. ;)
December 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Ah New England, how I love you sweet winter misery. All you nice sunny people with blue skies please enjoy your day. ;)
For those not from New England, #TreeHouseBrewing makes really great beer. "Shifty" a gift from a friend not only has a name that is kind of cool, but has a really great taste. Oh and the glass is from my friend Dave's brewery in Michigan.
December 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
For those not from New England, #TreeHouseBrewing makes really great beer. "Shifty" a gift from a friend not only has a name that is kind of cool, but has a really great taste. Oh and the glass is from my friend Dave's brewery in Michigan.