@johncbarber.bsky.social
Glad-to-be-out-of-it retired journalist enjoying the outdoor life in rural Ontario, Canada. My bubble includes 50s jazz, wooden boats, old books and a pretty black poodle.
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"The secret of Nazism in practice, as Mein Kampf states time and again, is to do the most outrageously secret things quite openly. The Nazi success with this practice has been so great that there is nothing they will not dare."
- Bella Fromm, Berlin, 3/20/1938
- Bella Fromm, Berlin, 3/20/1938
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"The secret of Nazism in practice, as Mein Kampf states time and again, is to do the most outrageously secret things quite openly. The Nazi success with this practice has been so great that there is nothing they will not dare."
- Bella Fromm, Berlin, 3/20/1938
- Bella Fromm, Berlin, 3/20/1938
Our grandchildren could well see this as the single worst decision the Ford govt has made. It is building the world's most expensive energy infrastructure while suppressing safe affordable renewables.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Our grandchildren could well see this as the single worst decision the Ford govt has made. It is building the world's most expensive energy infrastructure while suppressing safe affordable renewables.
The Andrew formerly known as Prince
King Charles strips Andrew of prince title and ejects him from mansion ft.trib.al/041LNsQ
King Charles strips Andrew of prince title and ejects him from mansion
Royal subject to ‘censures deemed necessary’ in sharp change of tone by Buckingham Palace
ft.trib.al
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Andrew formerly known as Prince
Back when safety was a thing, classic Saabs had big meaty oval door handles designed to ensure fast access by rescuers.
Tesla is looking into redesigning the way to open its car doors in an emergency following several accidents where passengers were reportedly trapped in burning vehicles because rescuers could not open them. https://cnn.it/3K9MBp2
September 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Back when safety was a thing, classic Saabs had big meaty oval door handles designed to ensure fast access by rescuers.
Terrific piece.
‘I tried to escape with drugs, pills and alcohol’: Björn Borg on his misery and mayhem after quitting tennis
‘I tried to escape with drugs, pills and alcohol’: Björn Borg on his misery and mayhem after quitting tennis
The sporting superstar walked away from success and adulation at 26 – much to everyone’s bemusement. He opens up about his secret life and the depression, cocaine, overdoses and aggressive cancer that almost killed him
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Terrific piece.
This greasy flattery is diplomatically disgusting, but no doubt effective. Watch the tariffs fall!
President Trump was greeted by Britain’s full pomp and pageantry on his historic second state visit there, becoming the only American leader to have been granted the honor twice. See more photos, including from a protest that drew thousands to London. nyti.ms/3IsvUV5
September 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This greasy flattery is diplomatically disgusting, but no doubt effective. Watch the tariffs fall!
This is funny but did you know the contract of employment for workers building Ontario's nuclear plants includes an annual benefit of $2,000 for buying cannabis from the union store?
Jack Daniel’s Unveils New Whiskey For Operating Heavy Machinery https://theonion.com/jack-daniel-s-unveils-new-whiskey-for-operating-heavy-m-1851339696/
September 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is funny but did you know the contract of employment for workers building Ontario's nuclear plants includes an annual benefit of $2,000 for buying cannabis from the union store?
The Mystery of the Combustible Canoeists
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paddlingmag.com/stories/news...
IPhone Feature Sends False Alarm For Canoeist On Fire In Minnesota
On August 27, 2025 a search and rescue effort began on Seagull Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) after a 911 text went out stating
paddlingmag.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Mystery of the Combustible Canoeists
paddlingmag.com/stories/news...
paddlingmag.com/stories/news...
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It will never not be amazing to me that journalists and other people in positions of public influence willingly stay on a site that is being openly manipulated on every level by one of the worst human beings on Earth.
September 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It will never not be amazing to me that journalists and other people in positions of public influence willingly stay on a site that is being openly manipulated on every level by one of the worst human beings on Earth.
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his father was unavailable for comment
RFK Jr: We had lots of guns when we were kids. Kids brought guns to school and were encouraged to do so. And nobody was walking into schools and shooting people. There are many things that could explain this. One is the dependence on psychiatric drugs.
September 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
his father was unavailable for comment
The Romans overthrew their republic and entered a golden age under Augustus. The Americans skipped straight to Caligula.
August 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Romans overthrew their republic and entered a golden age under Augustus. The Americans skipped straight to Caligula.
Greek Revival revival!
President Trump has signed an executive order that requires federal buildings in Washington to maintain a classical style of Greco-Roman architecture associated with the marble columns and austere hallways of the Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Make ‘Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’
The order, which affects buildings like federal courthouses and agency headquarters, encourages classical styles rather than modernist aesthetics.
nyti.ms
August 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Greek Revival revival!
Sorry lefties. That dog has died.
Release the Epstein Files!
August 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Sorry lefties. That dog has died.
Susan Eng was a true hero of the city. Absolutely courageous and nail-tough in her battles against a rotten police force and its rogue chief. I could never pretend to be objective about her. She dazzled me.
Susan Eng, justice advocate and first Chinese Canadian appointed to the Toronto police board, dies at 72
Eng’s role in bringing a formal apology in the House of Commons for the Chinese head tax “cannot be overstated,” the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice said.
www.thestar.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Susan Eng was a true hero of the city. Absolutely courageous and nail-tough in her battles against a rotten police force and its rogue chief. I could never pretend to be objective about her. She dazzled me.
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Hey ding-dongs, let’s have a chit-chat about 'Ablaut reduplication.'
If you have three words, the order usually goes 'I-A-O.'
-tic-tac-toe
If there are only two words, ‘I’ is the first and the second is either ‘A’ or ‘O.’
-click-clack
-King-Kong
If you have three words, the order usually goes 'I-A-O.'
-tic-tac-toe
If there are only two words, ‘I’ is the first and the second is either ‘A’ or ‘O.’
-click-clack
-King-Kong
July 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey ding-dongs, let’s have a chit-chat about 'Ablaut reduplication.'
If you have three words, the order usually goes 'I-A-O.'
-tic-tac-toe
If there are only two words, ‘I’ is the first and the second is either ‘A’ or ‘O.’
-click-clack
-King-Kong
If you have three words, the order usually goes 'I-A-O.'
-tic-tac-toe
If there are only two words, ‘I’ is the first and the second is either ‘A’ or ‘O.’
-click-clack
-King-Kong
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aI iS cOmInG fOr YoUr JoBs
July 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
aI iS cOmInG fOr YoUr JoBs
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The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
July 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
Join my cult and you'll get:
Off my lawn!
Off my lawn!
Join my cult today and you'll get:
Snark
Smut
Expletives
Recipe tips
Cat pics
Snark
Smut
Expletives
Recipe tips
Cat pics
Join my cult today and you will get:
A bracelet
Multiple spreadsheets
Flowcharts
Opportunities to generally bitch about things
A bracelet
Multiple spreadsheets
Flowcharts
Opportunities to generally bitch about things
June 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Join my cult and you'll get:
Off my lawn!
Off my lawn!
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amazing q&a with paul krugman
June 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
amazing q&a with paul krugman
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June 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Putin doesn't need to attend the G7 summit. He sent Trump.
June 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Putin doesn't need to attend the G7 summit. He sent Trump.
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From A+Dwire: Bill 17 Poses Dangerous Changes to Development Applications – The Importance of Wind Study Requirements for Pedestrian Safety & Comfort –by Theakston Environmental www.canadianarchitect.com/adwire-post/...
#architecture #engineering #Bill17 #Ontario #ONpoli #buildingdesign #windstudy
#architecture #engineering #Bill17 #Ontario #ONpoli #buildingdesign #windstudy
Bill 17 Poses Dangerous Changes to Development Applicat...
The Importance of Wind Study Requirements for Pedestrian Safety & Comfort
www.canadianarchitect.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
From A+Dwire: Bill 17 Poses Dangerous Changes to Development Applications – The Importance of Wind Study Requirements for Pedestrian Safety & Comfort –by Theakston Environmental www.canadianarchitect.com/adwire-post/...
#architecture #engineering #Bill17 #Ontario #ONpoli #buildingdesign #windstudy
#architecture #engineering #Bill17 #Ontario #ONpoli #buildingdesign #windstudy
Aussie FAFO. Serves them right.
US sends a shot across the bows of its allies over submarine deal
https://www.ft.com/content/c1c7aa2e-9b2e-4138-a88e-d185835c12f5
https://www.ft.com/content/c1c7aa2e-9b2e-4138-a88e-d185835c12f5
US sends a shot across the bows of its allies over submarine deal
Critics say review of the Aukus pact aims to force Australia to spend more on its own defence
www.ft.com
June 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Aussie FAFO. Serves them right.
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Best image of the day:
June 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Best image of the day: