Cynthia Barnes
@cynthiabarnes
Journalist for hire. Will travel for tacos. Repatriated ex-pat. Now: Denver. Past lives: Chicago, Memphis, #Mizzou, NOLA, NYC, Bangkok, Baghdad #binder
During WWII, the US Navy operated ICE CREAM BARGES to keep morale high. Now we have ICE at home, and hungry sailors in a war no one wants except the oligarchs who are lining their own pockets.
The war just BEGAN. How did it begin? Nobody knows! Come the fuck on, @nytimes.com
@cnn.com gets it right, @nytimes.com omits and regurgitates Noem.
Just finished The Wedding People by Alison Espach. Wow. #booksky
One of my best breakfasts ever, courtesy of some gas station in Louisiana.
People are using AI for medical advice when it can’t even get time zones correct.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
We had a visitor earlier this week and the Siamese is still pining near the balcony door.
I KNOW BETTER than to repost something without checking, but fell for this. This alleged quote is not on X or Truth and the poster berated AND BLOCKED me when I asked for a cite. If this WAS posted (the avatar is from X), I would appreciate a cite from a reputable source. Thanks!
By all means, let's keep shoving this marvelously accurate, environment-destroying tool down our throats at every opportunity.
I greet it every time she first comes into view. Hello, Rivah You never forget your first. #MightyMississippi
Ah yes. The “law-and-order” Republican party. @nytimes.com are you fucking kidding us. Interestingly all 3 “reporters” have X in their contacts, but not Bluesky. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/n...
Pepperidge Farm remembers when it was actually a real publication
It’s a cat if I say it’s a cat and it really wanted to come home with me