Niki Barnes
@nikiohsbarnes.bsky.social
Book Nerd, media teacher in Michigan, fan of #kidlit 💙 I love romcoms, historical fiction and fantasy books too. I am also a fan of Star Wars, ice hockey and the Lions 🦁!
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Sunday sermon. 👇🏽
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sunday sermon. 👇🏽
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Let it unleash a thousand memes.
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Let it unleash a thousand memes.
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
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Getty photographer slow walks his exit and gets the ultimate shot.
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Getty photographer slow walks his exit and gets the ultimate shot.
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Left unsaid: running away like RFK is not helpful.
Dr Oz: "One little tip -- if you see someone whose knees are beginning to buckle and their eyes are going back, don't watch what happens. These folks will actually get hurt worse by the fall than by dealing with the underlying condition. So give the person a bear hug, guide them to the floor gently"
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Left unsaid: running away like RFK is not helpful.
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Trump taking a victory lap because Walmart made their Thanksgiving meal smaller and crappier (and hence cheaper) is such a perfect encapsulation of his hucksterism
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Trump taking a victory lap because Walmart made their Thanksgiving meal smaller and crappier (and hence cheaper) is such a perfect encapsulation of his hucksterism
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A visual metaphor for the moment.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A visual metaphor for the moment.
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
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This is the context for that still picture that's been going around.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is the context for that still picture that's been going around.
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Help your students investigate real, fake, and deepfake videos to get a better understanding of how to determine the credibility of resources! 🔍 Here’s how.
#MediaLiteracy #EduSky
#MediaLiteracy #EduSky
Real, Fake, or Deepfake? This Lesson Helps Students Decide
Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Help your students investigate real, fake, and deepfake videos to get a better understanding of how to determine the credibility of resources! 🔍 Here’s how.
#MediaLiteracy #EduSky
#MediaLiteracy #EduSky
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Do you have a classroom routine that sparks joy? ✨
October 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Do you have a classroom routine that sparks joy? ✨
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October 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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anybody who's good at history want to tell me if it's good or not to starve your troops
Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank
October 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
anybody who's good at history want to tell me if it's good or not to starve your troops
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Levar Burton:
“Literacy is an incubator for empathy, and absent an exposure to a wide variety of literature, you grow up in an echo chamber, in a very narrow silo of information and experience.”
What he said.
“Literacy is an incubator for empathy, and absent an exposure to a wide variety of literature, you grow up in an echo chamber, in a very narrow silo of information and experience.”
What he said.
October 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Levar Burton:
“Literacy is an incubator for empathy, and absent an exposure to a wide variety of literature, you grow up in an echo chamber, in a very narrow silo of information and experience.”
What he said.
“Literacy is an incubator for empathy, and absent an exposure to a wide variety of literature, you grow up in an echo chamber, in a very narrow silo of information and experience.”
What he said.
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Can confirm.
it’s a really good time to pick up reading as a leisure form of escapism
September 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Can confirm.
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Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
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"US military conducts terrorist attack on Venezuelan ship"
Fixed it for you
Fixed it for you
The US military "conducted a lethal strike" against an alleged "drug vessel" in the southern Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
US military ‘conducted a lethal strike’ on alleged ‘drug vessel’ in southern Caribbean, Rubio says | CNN Politics
The United States “conducted a lethal strike” against an alleged “drug vessel” in the southern Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday.
cnn.it
September 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"US military conducts terrorist attack on Venezuelan ship"
Fixed it for you
Fixed it for you
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Yesterday we visited Green Mountain Falls, CO to visit the kinetic sculpture Off the Beaten Path by Patrick Shearn. I wasn’t ready for just how dynamic it was even in the slightest breeze. Reminds me of a murmuration of starlings. Incredible artwork. It’ll only be up through October 19th.
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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THEY VOTED TO RESTORE THE IMLS FUNDING.
This isn't the end. It's nowhere near the end. But the House and Senate subcommittees voted to restore the IMLS in their budget markups.
Full House budget markup is tomorrow.
This isn't the end. It's nowhere near the end. But the House and Senate subcommittees voted to restore the IMLS in their budget markups.
Full House budget markup is tomorrow.
The House subcommittee marking up the budget containing the IMLS meets *tonight* at 5 pm eastern.
appropriations.house.gov/schedule/mar...
appropriations.house.gov/schedule/mar...
September 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
THEY VOTED TO RESTORE THE IMLS FUNDING.
This isn't the end. It's nowhere near the end. But the House and Senate subcommittees voted to restore the IMLS in their budget markups.
Full House budget markup is tomorrow.
This isn't the end. It's nowhere near the end. But the House and Senate subcommittees voted to restore the IMLS in their budget markups.
Full House budget markup is tomorrow.
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
September 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
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Educators! Did you know I've got tons of free videos, drawing tutorials, virtual visits, and writing stuff for kids on my website?
Avanti, avanti! ✏️
www.jesskeating.com/forkids
Avanti, avanti! ✏️
www.jesskeating.com/forkids
Fun Stuff for Kids
This page is just for curious kids (and the grownups who love them).
Here you’ll find videos, printables, and cool extras based on my books — from weird animal facts to creative challenges, drawing id...
www.jesskeating.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Educators! Did you know I've got tons of free videos, drawing tutorials, virtual visits, and writing stuff for kids on my website?
Avanti, avanti! ✏️
www.jesskeating.com/forkids
Avanti, avanti! ✏️
www.jesskeating.com/forkids
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Labor Day reminder: Trump is NO friend to organized labor ‼️
He’s ended collective bargaining in federal agencies, kneecapped the National Labor Relations Board, and weakened workplace safety & anti-discrimination protections.
Stand with workers. Stand AGAINST Trump.
He’s ended collective bargaining in federal agencies, kneecapped the National Labor Relations Board, and weakened workplace safety & anti-discrimination protections.
Stand with workers. Stand AGAINST Trump.
September 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Labor Day reminder: Trump is NO friend to organized labor ‼️
He’s ended collective bargaining in federal agencies, kneecapped the National Labor Relations Board, and weakened workplace safety & anti-discrimination protections.
Stand with workers. Stand AGAINST Trump.
He’s ended collective bargaining in federal agencies, kneecapped the National Labor Relations Board, and weakened workplace safety & anti-discrimination protections.
Stand with workers. Stand AGAINST Trump.
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Happy 10 Year Anniversary to the book that began it all.
#booksky #kidlit #reading #ladypancakeandsirfrenchtoast #10years
#booksky #kidlit #reading #ladypancakeandsirfrenchtoast #10years
September 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy 10 Year Anniversary to the book that began it all.
#booksky #kidlit #reading #ladypancakeandsirfrenchtoast #10years
#booksky #kidlit #reading #ladypancakeandsirfrenchtoast #10years
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This is the way
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is the way
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J.B. Pritzker is 100% right.
Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.
Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.
Pritzker on Trump sending troops into cities: "He has other aims other than fighting crime... he would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control."
August 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
J.B. Pritzker is 100% right.
Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.
Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.