Barky

Barky

@americaincontext.bsky.social

National Park collector; history enthusiast; tabletop RPG player; slightly too opinionated for own good. https://americaincontext.com/

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Barky
@americaincontext.bsky.social

#EarlyVoting is open in many states. #Vote as soon as you can, don’t leave it to chance. Vote in person if you can, the #USPS is not to be trusted.

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Alt National Park Service
@altnps.bsky.social

PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.

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CNN
@cnn.com

The US just had its hottest summer in 132 years of recordkeeping, beating the summer of 1936 — during the Dust Bowl era — as well as the summer of 2021, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Previously, those two years had tied for the hottest summer.

cnn.itThe US just had its hottest summer on record, beating the Dust Bowl era | CNNThe US just had its hottest summer in 132 years of recordkeeping, soundly beating the summer of 1936 — during the Dust Bowl era — as well as the summer of 2021, according to new data released Wednesda...

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Jessica Valenti
@jessicavalenti.bsky.social

Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe

propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
Barky
@americaincontext.bsky.social

The biggest indictment against the American electorate is illustrated by how easily swayed we are by this spending. We're not even being bribed, just awed by a bunch of ads!

CNN@cnn.com

Elon Musk’s super PAC has disclosed its first spending on behalf of Republican candidates, providing roughly $800,000 to help congressional contenders across several states, new filings show. https://cnn.it/4qStz7L

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olympicherald.bsky.social
@olympicherald.bsky.social

Human remains discovered more than a quarter-century ago in a remote section of Olympic National Park have been positively identified as a man originally from Hawaii. www.olympicherald.com/p/cold-case-...

olympicherald.comCold Case Closed: Remains Found in Olympic National Park in 2000 IdentifiedHuman remains discovered in a remote section of Olympic National Park have been positively identified as a man originally from Hawaii.

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Senator Ed Markey
@markey.senate.gov

Trump’s illegal, reckless and expensive war in Iran is driving up costs for families and small businesses everywhere—and there’s no end in sight. Trump himself said yesterday “I don’t care” if negotiations to end the war are over. Ridiculous. End the war. End the pain on Main Street.

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Walker Bragman
@walkerbragman.bsky.social

NEW: The chair of the President’s Cancer Panel, Dr. Harvey Risch, is a co-author on a study touting ivermectin for cancer. The study is backed by two anti-vax orgs, including The Wellness Company, which sells the drug and with which he is affiliated. www.importantcontext.news/p/chair-of-p...

importantcontext.newsChair of President’s Cancer Panel Co-Authors Ivermectin Cancer Study Backed By Supplements Company“It’s marketing disguised as science.”
Barky
@americaincontext.bsky.social

This is craziness. Any historian or military expert will tell you that more losses in warfare across history resulted from disease than from direct casualties. A sick army is too weak to fight. The close quarters necessitated by combat makes afflictions worse.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

Make this make sense.

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Raw Story
@rawstory.com

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared enthralled by the Trump administration's unprecedented attack on Iran early Saturday morning, going as far as to preemptively pay tribute to U.S. service members who may "fall" in battle from the ensuing conflict.

bit.lyLindsey Graham preemptively honors US soldiers who may die from Trump’s Iran attackSen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared enthralled by the Trump administration’s unprecedented attack on Iran early Saturday morning, going as far as to preemptively pay tribute to U.S. service members who may “fall” in battle from the ensuing conflict.“As to the men and women participating in this oper...

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Raw Story
@rawstory.com

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has reportedly hit a frustration point and rejected the "talking filibuster" — signaling that President Donald Trump's SAVE America Act no longer has a path forward.

bit.ly'Frustrated' GOP Senate leader admits Trump's voter bill is dead — and lashes out at HouseSenate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has reportedly hit a frustration point and rejected the "talking filibuster" — signaling that President Donald Trump's SAVE America Act no longer has a path forward. Thune has faced growing pressure from Trump, House and Senate conservative leaders and MAGA i...

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On the Media
@onthemedia.bsky.social

Please join us on a 12-month news blitz, from immigration to AI to the Pentagon press room. It’s OTM’s 2025 year in review: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...

lnk.toOn the MediaThe Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.

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Senator Ron Wyden
@wyden.senate.gov

The DOJ identified at least 10 co-conspirators who worked with Epstein and Maxwell. It’s obvious to anyone with two eyes that Epstein and Maxwell were engaged in organized crime, yet NO ONE ELSE involved in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring has faced criminal charges. Why?

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Parks and Nature
@yellowstonebear.bsky.social

The sixty minute episode that Trump tried to censure and kill Share Freedom #sixtyminutes #saveourparks #news #CBS www.instagram.com/reel/DSlufEy...

instagram.comLiz Minnella on Instagram: "This is the full 60 minute segment that our president censored. Let’s have this backfire, share far and wide."25K likes, 347 comments - lizaminnella on December 22, 2025: "This is the full 60 minute segment that our president censored. Let’s have this backfire, share far and wide.".
Barky
@americaincontext.bsky.social

When cool people like this pass away in the "DEI erasure" climate at Trump's NPS, the truth dies with them.

News Analysis@newsanalysis.com

Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest National Park Service ranger ever, has died at 104 in Richmond, CA. She shared her experiences as a Black woman during WWII at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park. #NationalParkService #News

cnn.comAmerica’s oldest National Park Service ranger ever, who shared her own stories of life during WWII, diesBetty Reid Soskin, the oldest National Park Service ranger ever, has died at 104 in Richmond, CA. Sh...
Barky
@americaincontext.bsky.social

This is great, but I am more impressed by all the small town protests. Because everyone knows everyone in small towns, standing with an anti-Trump placard is a sign of intense bravery.

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day. Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏 History.

Barky
@americaincontext.bsky.social

I wrote this 16 years ago, before this darkest of timelines. Bowie was still alive, AI was still a figment of sci-fi pop culture, and Trump was still an irrelevant TV reality star. Yet, I think the theme is still relevant. #IndependenceDay #4thOfJuly americaincontext.com/2009/07/04/h...

americaincontext.comHappy Independence Day!A Difficult Birth I watched HBO’s excellent mini-series “John Adams”, about the famed patriot and second President of the United States. As I posted waaaaay back in December of &#…

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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social

Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering. NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

washingtonpost.comNIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediatelyThe move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

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Jason Leopold
@jasonleopold.bsky.social

🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comMusk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company SecretsEdward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.