Kelly Barnhill
@kellybarnhill.bsky.social
I wrote some books, once upon a time. Posting about stories, brain injuries, adorable animals, rhubarb recipes, nature facts, human rights, and how we can make this world safe and kind and good. You are precious to me, and I love you. kellybarnhill.com
Like many tools, its effect depends on how you use it, but yeah, it imperils cognitive strength. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Will A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy? Here’s What the New Research Actually Shows. (Gift Article)
We’re starting to learn more about how the technology can change us.
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There's only one pro-choice candidate in this race, and it isn't Michele Tafoya.
AP: "Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church’s pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S. military…stipulated that any Catholic soldier assigned to the U.S. Army firing squad should ask to be excused from that duty, which he described as contrary to the teachings of the church."
Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad
The archbishop described the planned execution of a gunman who killed 13 people on a military base as contrary to the teachings of the church.
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Americans see this for what it is - President Trump is abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before an election.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 9h agoBREAKING: Federal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say.
Just weeks before the midterm elections, we are seeing another gross abuse of power by Donald Trump’s fascist administration, this time retaliating against his political opponents by conducting a federal raid on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s home.
Oh. Bless their hearts. Aren't they just doing their very best.
Adam Bonin@adambonin.bsky.social · 7h agoYep. Defending Main Street PAC—a GOP SuperPAC focused on boosting non-MAGA Republicans—spent $20-25K on digital ads against Troy Jackson in Portland ... OREGON. Receipts: adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/A...
“We can’t prosecute Trump or it will look like we’re going after our political enemies”
Kelly Barnhill@kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 7h agoUn-fucking-believable www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
And feed Trump’s longstanding obsession with Representative Omar. Minnesota won’t stand for it.
This is their corrupt playbook: Use all the powers of the federal government to attack our leaders. Deploy an out of control, violent federal police force to invade our communities and kill and injure Minnesotans. Launch baseless and hateful attacks on the Somali community.
Just left a message on Sen. Klobuchar’s DC phone machine wondering when she was going to be putting out a statement…bets on how long we will be waiting??
Tina Smith@smith.senate.gov · 7h agoI’m outraged by this attack on Representative Omar. Trump and his DOJ have a bizarre obsession with tearing down Minnesota, our leaders and our communities. This latest action, even as voting has already started in Minnesota, is a transparent attempt to interfere in our elections.
They do not care that Ilhan is a citizen. They do not care that the vast majority of Somali Americans are citizens. They do not care that any of us are citizens, either. Our rights and dignity do not matter to these people. So we have to make it matter All of us. Together.
First Indigenous Peoples Day where I can say: If you are not fully aware of how the US government has terrorized Indigenous people and our children from its inception, read my book.
Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story by Ashley Fairbanks | Moon Palace Books
Created in collaboration with Race2Dinner, here's the harrowing true story of America's history with boarding schools, and the forced assimilation of Indigenous kids and families.
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Un-fucking-believable www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US immigration authorities raid Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home
US authorities conducted a predawn raid on Monday on the Washington-area home of Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump who has been the target of po...
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Hey Minnesota friends! We are all signed up to head out doorknocking this week, right? Right?
Update on the ceasefire Trump announced this morning.
Anyway this debate tonight seems pretty important www.ms.now/news/darline...
Darline Graham returns to the debate stage as GOP nerves hit overdrive
After conceding she’s “not that informed on national security,” Sen. Graham will debate Democrat Annie Andrews in South Carolina’s unexpectedly competitive race.
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Oh man. Who know that one day SNL would be right. I sure hope someone has already scooped up www.clownpenis.fart youtu.be/NWIlScfHwOU?...
Dillon-Edwards Investments - Saturday Night Live
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WIRED@wired.com · yesterdaySoon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including .meow and .fart, could be added to the internet. WIRED goes inside the backroom shenanigans of ICANN, the organization at the helm. buff.ly/UjR0Hnj
“An analysis of Fetterman’s record and public appearances by The Inquirer shows he has accomplished little legislatively while also doing less — in bills introduced, public appearances made, and committee hearings attended — as time has gone on.”
How John Fetterman spends his time comes under more scrutiny as he weighs future in the Senate
The Pennsylvania Democrat has been labeled an absentee senator for years. As he floats the possibility of running again, what has he actually done?
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Some of us may have written about this. www.liberalism.org/p/enshittifi...
Enshittification, Despotification, and the Open Internet
It’s not about whether technology is inherently good or bad, liberating or oppressive. Architecture shapes incentives; incentives shape outcomes.
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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒@eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 2d agoMy support for bluesky/atproto is pretty much explicitly a "political" project. It is bad for a small number of (mostly right-wing) people to literally own all the sources of media. Open-source algorithms + the ability to move your account without negative network effects opposes this.
Pope Leo “quoted the revised Catholic teaching on capital punishment ushered in by Pope Francis that the death penalty attacks the inherent dignity of a human being.” “The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment," Leo wrote.
Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 2d ago“Pope Leo XIV declared capital punishment ‘inadmissible’ as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.” www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
One day after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals came out against the Pentagon’s plan to livestream an execution, Pope Leo has published a tweet reiterating the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty.
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 3d agoNEW from me: The National Association of Evangelicals (along with several other religious groups) are now joining the USCCB in condemning Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s plans to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, also saying doing so promotes a “culture of death.” religionnews.com/2026/10/09/h...
