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
"One-quarter of men aged 18-29 said they trade stocks daily, and almost two-thirds of them (64%) report feeling like failures ... "The findings were strikingly similar to outcomes among men who gamble" (They're the same picture) Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Some 64% of Young Men Who Trade Stocks Daily Feel Like Failures
Surging retail trading isn’t just transforming markets; it’s also highly correlated with demoralization in young men, according to a new study.
bloomberg.com
Many of us have been saying… Refusing to write with/by AI is absolutely a necessary “act of resistance against an ever-dumber world” (not to mention against the tech companies and powers that want to make us pliable, unthinking slaves)
Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (Gift Article)
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
nytimes.com
Corporations, Not Immigrants, Responsible for Most Healthcare Fraud theintercept.com/2026/07/31/i...
Corporations, Not Immigrants, Are Responsible for Vast Majority of Healthcare Fraud, OIG Report Shows
Trump officials are focused on immigrants, but the Department of Health and Human Services report on healthcare fraud doesn’t even mention them.
theintercept.com
He is lying about eggs. He is lying about milk. He is lying about everything.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 20h agoTom Emmer on Republicans trailing Dems by 8 points in the generic ballot: "Right now there are great things happening in our economy. Nobody wants to talk about 78 cent eggs, nobody wants to talk about milk that's under $2. No no. They want to focus on gas prices."
Dear fiction editors across the land, Every author you work with shall henceforth be given free rein to give our wildly cartoonish villains absolutely ridiculous names, because THAT IS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW. Please update your records and adjust your expectations. Warmly, Your Beloved Novelists
Meteorologist Aaron Shaffer@ashafferwx.bsky.social · 24h agoYou can't make this up - private prison reopening to partner with ICE in MN, and the CEO has "swindle" as his literal last name. www.startribune.com/appleton-pri...
Whitehouse: "Next we get to this crooked slush fund Trump family tax amnesty scam. We've got these two new pieces of paper. One signed only by Blanche, one not signed by anybody. Neither of which has any legal effect whatsoever. They are decorative. Can you trust Todd Blanche? I do not."
Whitehouse: "Today, I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee. As it looks like on a party-line vote, we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general of the United States..."
'Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:' - Sen Wyden
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
bloomberg.com
A Dandelion@onedandelion.bsky.social · yesterday🧵 unnrolled: 'Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records....' 🔗 skyview.social?url=https%3A...
this whole St Paul thing keeps getting stranger... in this particular day's timeline it looks like someone trying to get rid of a clean government outsider. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
ICE questions, police budget, IA probe: Disputes led up to harassment complaint against St. Paul Mayor Her
Sources tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and Police Chief Axel Henry had multiple strong disagreements before Henry filed a sexual harassment complaint against Her in April.
kstp.com
Does anyone know who is shelling out the cash for Angie Craig's wall-to-wall barrage of shitty AI slop attack ads?
“is the federal government assisting iran in their attacks on dem run states” is a legitimate question that needs to be asked
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoQ: Can you rule out that Iran is behind the water attacks? TRUMP: I don't think so. I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they're grossly incompetent. I don't think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.
Well, at least I no longer have to see his dumb face when I open my Times app.
Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · last wk.Scoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
Gummies are a bad idea - be it vitamins, supplements or fun drugs. And also just, yanno, generally. Ask any dentist. They rot your teeth, are impossible to properly dose, and are way too attractive for kids. If you prefer the oral route, take it as a gelcap and be done.
Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com · last wk.
“French prosecutors have recently learned of around 10 new suspected victims of Epstein’s network. Norway is investigating a former prime minister and former diplomats in connection with their ties to Epstein. In February . . . King Charles’s brother, was arrested.” Europe can do it. Why can’t we?
Opinion | I visited the evidence of Epstein’s crimes
We need to hold accountable the web of accomplices who enabled his crimes.
startribune.com
Lyda Morehouse's Archangel Protocol won Best Original Paperback P.I. novel at the Shamus Awards when it first came out in 2001. It was about using misinformation on the internet to influence elections. Does that sound topical? Try it 25% off in the Smashwords July sale: www.smashwords.com/b...
Todd Blanche “made no commitment to investigate or prosecute anyone beyond Epstein and Maxwell,” writes Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky. "Instead, we were told to take our information to the FBI. We have already done that.” www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
I'm an Epstein survivor. Todd Blanche isn't fit to be Trump's AG.
Todd Blanche released files that further harmed us as survivors of Epstein's sex abuse. He wouldn't talk to us. Now he wants to be attorney general.
usatoday.com
Tyrants keep tyranting
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · last wk.tell me more about conservatives and small government. trump administration now demanding that hospitals hand over "personally identifiable medical records of all patients who seek help at their emergency rooms..." www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/h...
The thing that is Angie could have solved all of this by simply saying, "John and Yvette, you are absolutely right and I am so so sorry. Please know my care for you is unconditional. I hope you can forgive me." See, Angie? So easy.
ash 🏳️⚧️@rollingfor20.bsky.social · last wk.update from yvette hoffman, senator hoffman’s wife, on threads today:
If you were on the fence between Peggy Flanagan and Angie Craig, please take a look at this recent nonsense behavior and do not vote for Angie Craig. Poor choices, bad judgement, atrocious behavior. She's not the right pick for MN.
ash 🏳️⚧️@rollingfor20.bsky.social · last wk.update from yvette hoffman, senator hoffman’s wife, on threads today:
this is this thursday! if you want to vend at it i think you can still let them know on the website everyone else, make sure you come check it out!! it's from 6-9pm so it's late enough you can hit it after work etc
Kategod 🐉🧿🦑𓅛🪬@kategodart.northsky.social · 2w agohere's the flier for the vending event at Bethel coming up on the 30th! if you're a local, please repost so we spread the word! i also printed out some physical fliers to post up around the neighborhood here. figured later in the day (6-9) was a good time for this!! bethel-mpls.org/resistancere...
