Barbara
@batesbarb.bsky.social
She/they - queer midwestern biochemist and general homebody.
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Whether it’s Donald Trump asking his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency or Barack Obama asking for Dijon mustard on his hamburger, both men have made unusual requests
October 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Whether it’s Donald Trump asking his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency or Barack Obama asking for Dijon mustard on his hamburger, both men have made unusual requests
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Caffeine doesn't replace lost hours of sleep, it only masks the fatigue signals to your brain so you don't realize how tired you actually are. You still suffer the cognitive and physiological deficits from the sleep deficiency, you just can't tell. Which is good actually and fine I've decided
October 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Caffeine doesn't replace lost hours of sleep, it only masks the fatigue signals to your brain so you don't realize how tired you actually are. You still suffer the cognitive and physiological deficits from the sleep deficiency, you just can't tell. Which is good actually and fine I've decided
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She was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.”
Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.
Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.
September 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
She was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.”
Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.
Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.
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Time for this classic again.
September 30, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Time for this classic again.
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A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system
September 30, 2026 at 2:21 AM
A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system
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Many men would rather engage in violent fantasy about what they WOULD do instead of doing what they easily COULD.
September 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Many men would rather engage in violent fantasy about what they WOULD do instead of doing what they easily COULD.
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If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc.
This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.
This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.
The Labour Party’s women’s conference on 26/9/26 was an embarrassing farce, with only 200 delegates of the 1,000 normal attendance (no major unions) in protest of the Labour Party’s shameful abandonment of trans people following the legally absurd ruling of the Supreme Court in FWS in April 2025.
September 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM
If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc.
This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.
This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.
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Claude making a scientific discovery
September 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Claude making a scientific discovery
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I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
www.cornellsun.com
September 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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These kids have real balls. I hope they gut Cornell.
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
www.cornellsun.com
September 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
These kids have real balls. I hope they gut Cornell.
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Many fantasy and sci-fi authors have created compelling fictional religions, but @tkingfisher.com has written the only one I actually want to join.
Let me be be useful. Let me be practical. Let me find ways my skills can serve others in the Temple of the White Rat.
Let me be be useful. Let me be practical. Let me find ways my skills can serve others in the Temple of the White Rat.
September 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Many fantasy and sci-fi authors have created compelling fictional religions, but @tkingfisher.com has written the only one I actually want to join.
Let me be be useful. Let me be practical. Let me find ways my skills can serve others in the Temple of the White Rat.
Let me be be useful. Let me be practical. Let me find ways my skills can serve others in the Temple of the White Rat.
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NEWS: I don’t like transphobes and here is a short list of why.
1) They are full of shit.
1) They are full of shit.
September 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
NEWS: I don’t like transphobes and here is a short list of why.
1) They are full of shit.
1) They are full of shit.
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Liking things rules, actually.
September 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Liking things rules, actually.
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transphobia is a lot more widespread than I’d like
transphobia is also a luxury belief and only really gains traction when people think their lives are otherwise pretty solid
it simply cannot hold a candle, electorally speaking, to “car juice expensive”
transphobia is also a luxury belief and only really gains traction when people think their lives are otherwise pretty solid
it simply cannot hold a candle, electorally speaking, to “car juice expensive”
September 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM
transphobia is a lot more widespread than I’d like
transphobia is also a luxury belief and only really gains traction when people think their lives are otherwise pretty solid
it simply cannot hold a candle, electorally speaking, to “car juice expensive”
transphobia is also a luxury belief and only really gains traction when people think their lives are otherwise pretty solid
it simply cannot hold a candle, electorally speaking, to “car juice expensive”
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Moral panics are manufactured concerns created to push an agenda, don't hold up under scrutiny, and the fallout always harms more people than will ever be helped.
Stand up for trans people.
Stand up for trans people.
stand up for trans people: it is the right thing to do and it just will not hurt you, not now, not in this environment
and maybe folks can start to relearn that trans people are pretty fucking cool, actually
and maybe folks can start to relearn that trans people are pretty fucking cool, actually
September 22, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Moral panics are manufactured concerns created to push an agenda, don't hold up under scrutiny, and the fallout always harms more people than will ever be helped.
Stand up for trans people.
Stand up for trans people.
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This is the article to share with all your healthy friends and family to help them understand what’s going on.
#LongCovid
#ME
#LongCovid
#ME
September 22, 2026 at 5:26 AM
This is the article to share with all your healthy friends and family to help them understand what’s going on.
#LongCovid
#ME
#LongCovid
#ME
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Many of the babies’ autopsy reports were clear: Vitamin K deficiency was the immediate cause of death, or contributed to it.
The reports also included details about parents refusing the vitamin K shot, a long-standard injection, for their newborns.
(Published May)
The reports also included details about parents refusing the vitamin K shot, a long-standard injection, for their newborns.
(Published May)
What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
www.propublica.org
September 24, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Many of the babies’ autopsy reports were clear: Vitamin K deficiency was the immediate cause of death, or contributed to it.
The reports also included details about parents refusing the vitamin K shot, a long-standard injection, for their newborns.
(Published May)
The reports also included details about parents refusing the vitamin K shot, a long-standard injection, for their newborns.
(Published May)
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Happy mushroom season!
September 22, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Happy mushroom season!
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In times like these, trans joy is anything but trivial.
It’s a lifeline.
To every trans person sharing their happiness: you are giving hope.
To everyone amplifying it: thank you for spreading the light.
It’s a lifeline.
To every trans person sharing their happiness: you are giving hope.
To everyone amplifying it: thank you for spreading the light.
September 22, 2026 at 11:10 AM
In times like these, trans joy is anything but trivial.
It’s a lifeline.
To every trans person sharing their happiness: you are giving hope.
To everyone amplifying it: thank you for spreading the light.
It’s a lifeline.
To every trans person sharing their happiness: you are giving hope.
To everyone amplifying it: thank you for spreading the light.
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"What if all the Ai is gone tomorrow? How would everyone survive without it?" is sort of like asking "what if herpes suddenly stopped existing?"
August 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
"What if all the Ai is gone tomorrow? How would everyone survive without it?" is sort of like asking "what if herpes suddenly stopped existing?"
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The naked contempt for disabled people is a major problem for the left. Capitalism used covid to excise us from society under effective ugly laws, and most leftists quite frankly do not give a shit.
hilarious and insane article. full of the sorts of people you meet all the time in left activism, who combine neuroticism and narcissism to bring down any institution they're allowed into.
A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose. - The Boston Globe
Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield wanted to build community. They got a firestorm instead.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The naked contempt for disabled people is a major problem for the left. Capitalism used covid to excise us from society under effective ugly laws, and most leftists quite frankly do not give a shit.
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Both @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @notalawyer.bsky.social have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
The Atlantic is hiring a media writer atlanticmedia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Career...
September 21, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Both @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @notalawyer.bsky.social have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
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thank you bisexual dice polycule
September 22, 2026 at 1:07 PM
thank you bisexual dice polycule
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Vaccination remains THE key intervention against severe disease, hospitalization, and death. Make sure you are protected and WEAR A MASK.
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September 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Vaccination remains THE key intervention against severe disease, hospitalization, and death. Make sure you are protected and WEAR A MASK.
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