Josh Barnes
@jgraydonbarnes.bsky.social
Lurking is my Business
Any blame Dems place on Future Forward for 2024 is yet more evidence that establishment Dems cannot succeed in today’s media and political environment.
FF diagnosed 2024 correctly; the election would turn on people’s sense of their own personal economic welfare (AKA affordability)
FF diagnosed 2024 correctly; the election would turn on people’s sense of their own personal economic welfare (AKA affordability)
A big reason this is bad is it could let the Future Forward Super PAC escape any accountability for the 2024 loss. It had hundreds of millions of dollars in donor money, and the DNC report was reportedly going to fault them. Now this will remain undisclosed:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
December 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Any blame Dems place on Future Forward for 2024 is yet more evidence that establishment Dems cannot succeed in today’s media and political environment.
FF diagnosed 2024 correctly; the election would turn on people’s sense of their own personal economic welfare (AKA affordability)
FF diagnosed 2024 correctly; the election would turn on people’s sense of their own personal economic welfare (AKA affordability)
Part 1678 in “Trump doesn’t know how to be a person”.
I wish reporters would ask Trump questions that would demonstrate his lack of understanding of personhood.
Eg “Mr. President - in the context of grocery shopping, what does paper or plastic mean?”
www.rawstory.com/trump-footba...
I wish reporters would ask Trump questions that would demonstrate his lack of understanding of personhood.
Eg “Mr. President - in the context of grocery shopping, what does paper or plastic mean?”
www.rawstory.com/trump-footba...
'Referee stunned': Internet erupts in ridicule as Trump makes 'worst coin flip in history'
Donald Trump on Saturday shocked the internet when he gave what some have dubbed a non-traditional coin flip at the Army-Navy football match up.Trump can be seen on the video awkwardly tossing the coi...
www.rawstory.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Part 1678 in “Trump doesn’t know how to be a person”.
I wish reporters would ask Trump questions that would demonstrate his lack of understanding of personhood.
Eg “Mr. President - in the context of grocery shopping, what does paper or plastic mean?”
www.rawstory.com/trump-footba...
I wish reporters would ask Trump questions that would demonstrate his lack of understanding of personhood.
Eg “Mr. President - in the context of grocery shopping, what does paper or plastic mean?”
www.rawstory.com/trump-footba...
Had to check if this was real
(It is)
(It is)
“.. The problem isn’t that grocery prices are high .. the problem is that nobody is giving the president credit for all the good things happening in the make-believe world he inhabits.”
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Had to check if this was real
(It is)
(It is)
Who is forcing Trump to take these dementia tests?
Trump would never take them voluntarily (“no tests…no results”).
So who is so worried about Trump’s cognitive decline that they are forcing him to take these tests?
And how are they compelling him to take the tests?
Trump would never take them voluntarily (“no tests…no results”).
So who is so worried about Trump’s cognitive decline that they are forcing him to take these tests?
And how are they compelling him to take the tests?
I guess the president just announced he recently took his latest in a series of cognitive tests, this one in front of a room full of medical personnel observing him?
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Who is forcing Trump to take these dementia tests?
Trump would never take them voluntarily (“no tests…no results”).
So who is so worried about Trump’s cognitive decline that they are forcing him to take these tests?
And how are they compelling him to take the tests?
Trump would never take them voluntarily (“no tests…no results”).
So who is so worried about Trump’s cognitive decline that they are forcing him to take these tests?
And how are they compelling him to take the tests?
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Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
December 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Irish tax revs are rocking!
This has to give Pascal Donohoe a bit of chagrin, as he exits for World Bank.
He'd have loved building a budget on a surplus like this.
Now if Gov can only figure out how to use this windfall to accelerate housing starts.
www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...
This has to give Pascal Donohoe a bit of chagrin, as he exits for World Bank.
He'd have loved building a budget on a surplus like this.
Now if Gov can only figure out how to use this windfall to accelerate housing starts.
www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...
Government collects record €10bn in corporation tax in November
November total was more than the State used collect in an entire year just a decade ago
www.irishtimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Irish tax revs are rocking!
This has to give Pascal Donohoe a bit of chagrin, as he exits for World Bank.
He'd have loved building a budget on a surplus like this.
Now if Gov can only figure out how to use this windfall to accelerate housing starts.
www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...
This has to give Pascal Donohoe a bit of chagrin, as he exits for World Bank.
He'd have loved building a budget on a surplus like this.
Now if Gov can only figure out how to use this windfall to accelerate housing starts.
www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...
1. Walmart pays below living-wage
2. Americans pay taxes
3. Walmart workers take in SNAP benefits to survive
4. Walmart pays shareholders
(repeat)
AKA: Taxes ==> Shareholders
2. Americans pay taxes
3. Walmart workers take in SNAP benefits to survive
4. Walmart pays shareholders
(repeat)
AKA: Taxes ==> Shareholders
In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of food stamps are employed, half of them full-time. Nearly 2,500 work for Amazon and another 2,300 work for Walmart. Uber, DoorDash and Tempus Unlimited each have more than 1,400 workers who rely on SNAP www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
‘The government is subsidizing corporate profits’: Who employs the most SNAP recipients in Massachusetts? - The Boston Globe
In Massachusetts, 74 percent of working-age SNAP recipients have jobs.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
1. Walmart pays below living-wage
2. Americans pay taxes
3. Walmart workers take in SNAP benefits to survive
4. Walmart pays shareholders
(repeat)
AKA: Taxes ==> Shareholders
2. Americans pay taxes
3. Walmart workers take in SNAP benefits to survive
4. Walmart pays shareholders
(repeat)
AKA: Taxes ==> Shareholders
80 murders.
Who gave the order?
Who gave the order?
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
80 murders.
Who gave the order?
Who gave the order?
What is it called when you terrorize people in order to achieve a political outcome?
“.. I believe these threats are a result of the redistricting pressure on Indiana," state Sen. Jean Leising said Monday in a statement, saying that she was the target of a pipe bomb threat over the weekend.
@nbcnews.com #redistrict
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
@nbcnews.com #redistrict
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
What is it called when you terrorize people in order to achieve a political outcome?
Have you seen Eddington? It's freaking amazing.
You should watch it because it's an incredible film, but also because it's only made half it's budget back.
So if you want these kind of daring movies from people like Ari Aster, support them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6j...
You should watch it because it's an incredible film, but also because it's only made half it's budget back.
So if you want these kind of daring movies from people like Ari Aster, support them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6j...
Eddington | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Have you seen Eddington? It's freaking amazing.
You should watch it because it's an incredible film, but also because it's only made half it's budget back.
So if you want these kind of daring movies from people like Ari Aster, support them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6j...
You should watch it because it's an incredible film, but also because it's only made half it's budget back.
So if you want these kind of daring movies from people like Ari Aster, support them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6j...
1. The CIA trained him to kill as part of a paramilitary death squad
2. Trump signed the deal with the Taliban that forced Biden to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan 3 months into his presidency
3. There’s nothing more American than shooting random people
2. Trump signed the deal with the Taliban that forced Biden to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan 3 months into his presidency
3. There’s nothing more American than shooting random people
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
1. The CIA trained him to kill as part of a paramilitary death squad
2. Trump signed the deal with the Taliban that forced Biden to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan 3 months into his presidency
3. There’s nothing more American than shooting random people
2. Trump signed the deal with the Taliban that forced Biden to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan 3 months into his presidency
3. There’s nothing more American than shooting random people
Geese - Getting Killed | From The Basement
YouTube video by From The Basement
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Still underperforming Fartcoin. 💩
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Still underperforming Fartcoin. 💩
We need good news these days.
This is good news.
This is good news.
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We need good news these days.
This is good news.
This is good news.
Bubble:
Companies values’ are inflated due to assumptions about their ability to replace humans with AI.
==> BUT…AI is MUCH more expensive than people realise.
AI providers will have to raise prices dramatically in order to survive.
Raising costs for all those trying to replace humans.
Companies values’ are inflated due to assumptions about their ability to replace humans with AI.
==> BUT…AI is MUCH more expensive than people realise.
AI providers will have to raise prices dramatically in order to survive.
Raising costs for all those trying to replace humans.
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Bubble:
Companies values’ are inflated due to assumptions about their ability to replace humans with AI.
==> BUT…AI is MUCH more expensive than people realise.
AI providers will have to raise prices dramatically in order to survive.
Raising costs for all those trying to replace humans.
Companies values’ are inflated due to assumptions about their ability to replace humans with AI.
==> BUT…AI is MUCH more expensive than people realise.
AI providers will have to raise prices dramatically in order to survive.
Raising costs for all those trying to replace humans.
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If MAGA thinks they’ll succeed by making Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party…
They got another think coming.
9% of NYC 2024 Trump voters voted for Mamdani.
Moderates voted for Trump in 2024 because of cost of living.
edition.cnn.com/election/202...
They got another think coming.
9% of NYC 2024 Trump voters voted for Mamdani.
Moderates voted for Trump in 2024 because of cost of living.
edition.cnn.com/election/202...
Exit polls: Election 2025 | CNN Politics
See exit polls data for the 2025 US elections. For more information on voting and election results, visit cnn.com/election.
edition.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If MAGA thinks they’ll succeed by making Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party…
They got another think coming.
9% of NYC 2024 Trump voters voted for Mamdani.
Moderates voted for Trump in 2024 because of cost of living.
edition.cnn.com/election/202...
They got another think coming.
9% of NYC 2024 Trump voters voted for Mamdani.
Moderates voted for Trump in 2024 because of cost of living.
edition.cnn.com/election/202...
Reposted by Josh Barnes
The people are mobilizing, and Charlamagne Tha God urges Dem leaders to get energized or get out
November 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The people are mobilizing, and Charlamagne Tha God urges Dem leaders to get energized or get out
holy shit
Man Wouldn't Have Worn Costume To Work If He'd Known He Was Getting Laid Off
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
holy shit
60% of Americans are Hamburger Helping their way to the end of the month and this guy’s priority is a room for his balls.
Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
60% of Americans are Hamburger Helping their way to the end of the month and this guy’s priority is a room for his balls.
"We built a coherent story: This is an economic contrast; she’s going to be better for your bottom line than he is,” a Future Forward strategist told us about the group’s ads.
Future Forward had it right. The Harris campaign had it wrong.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Future Forward had it right. The Harris campaign had it wrong.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Inside the Democratic Rupture That Undermined Kamala Harris’s Presidential Hopes
In the weeks before Election Day, it seemed like the candidate had two campaigns.
www.theatlantic.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"We built a coherent story: This is an economic contrast; she’s going to be better for your bottom line than he is,” a Future Forward strategist told us about the group’s ads.
Future Forward had it right. The Harris campaign had it wrong.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Future Forward had it right. The Harris campaign had it wrong.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
These people need to face a judge and a jury. Then they need to face prison walls. For a very long time.
“Medical staff did not give her any food, water, or pain medication for several hours. Much later that evening, after a significant loss of blood, Lucia was transported to an emergency room approximately an hour away, with her arms and legs shackled.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
These people need to face a judge and a jury. Then they need to face prison walls. For a very long time.
Reposted by Josh Barnes
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bands that #Geese Reminds me Of:
- The Strokes
- Radiohead
- Pavement
- Ween
- Urge Overkill
- Phish
youtu.be/deFElPQMasw?...
- The Strokes
- Radiohead
- Pavement
- Ween
- Urge Overkill
- Phish
youtu.be/deFElPQMasw?...
Geese - I See Myself (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Geese
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Bands that #Geese Reminds me Of:
- The Strokes
- Radiohead
- Pavement
- Ween
- Urge Overkill
- Phish
youtu.be/deFElPQMasw?...
- The Strokes
- Radiohead
- Pavement
- Ween
- Urge Overkill
- Phish
youtu.be/deFElPQMasw?...