@barb53.bsky.social
Progressive, critical thinker who loves music,dogs,cats,family and democracy
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· Jan 21
Any number of powerful people could have saved the US from a second Trump term. Merrick Garland, Judge Marchan, Judge Cannon, Mitch McConnell, the Washington Post, The New York Times, The LA Times, the Republican Party, the 90 million fuckers who didn’t bother to vote, a more skilled marksman.
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I’ll admit, I was slow to appreciate Bernie Sanders leadership but it is crystal clear to me now. He has done more to defend and advance core values that should guide US politics than almost any other politician of this century. And now @aoc.bsky.social has joined him in that role. Is Mamdani next?
January 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I’ll admit, I was slow to appreciate Bernie Sanders leadership but it is crystal clear to me now. He has done more to defend and advance core values that should guide US politics than almost any other politician of this century. And now @aoc.bsky.social has joined him in that role. Is Mamdani next?
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The “newly discovered” Epstein archive contains 5 million more pages than the GOP healthcare plan.
January 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The “newly discovered” Epstein archive contains 5 million more pages than the GOP healthcare plan.
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2026 - the year millions of Americans are forced to go without healthcare and hopefully one American is forced to go without health.
January 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
2026 - the year millions of Americans are forced to go without healthcare and hopefully one American is forced to go without health.
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Pretty sad times we live in when it’s news that the government has agreed to follow a court order.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — US government says ICE doesn't plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as judge's order banning it stands.
December 31, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Pretty sad times we live in when it’s news that the government has agreed to follow a court order.
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Finally getting some campaign finance in the Epstein files. This is a deposition of Cecile De Jongh who was the First Lady of the US Virgin Islands. She testifies about the DNC rejecting a donation from Epstein because he was a sex offender. #doj #epstein files 👀 💵🗳️⚖️ www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 31, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Finally getting some campaign finance in the Epstein files. This is a deposition of Cecile De Jongh who was the First Lady of the US Virgin Islands. She testifies about the DNC rejecting a donation from Epstein because he was a sex offender. #doj #epstein files 👀 💵🗳️⚖️ www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
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Does Trump not realize Putin has no interest in peace? Trump calls people stupid. To think Putin wants peace makes Trump very stupid.
December 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Does Trump not realize Putin has no interest in peace? Trump calls people stupid. To think Putin wants peace makes Trump very stupid.
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RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-warns-mistress-that-condoms-cause-autism/
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-warns-mistress-that-condoms-cause-autism/
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“While the media has written a lot about Epstein’s friendship with Trump — there hasn’t been nearly enough scrutiny about Trump’s relationship with Maxwell.”
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Trump & Maxwell
How friendly were they?
open.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“While the media has written a lot about Epstein’s friendship with Trump — there hasn’t been nearly enough scrutiny about Trump’s relationship with Maxwell.”
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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If you aren't paying attention to right-wing media and the Republican distraction machine, they are bringing back all the classic anti-Muslim War on Terror talking points.
Just dusted them off. Didn't even change it or give it a reboot.
Wonder if they'll still work.
Just dusted them off. Didn't even change it or give it a reboot.
Wonder if they'll still work.
December 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If you aren't paying attention to right-wing media and the Republican distraction machine, they are bringing back all the classic anti-Muslim War on Terror talking points.
Just dusted them off. Didn't even change it or give it a reboot.
Wonder if they'll still work.
Just dusted them off. Didn't even change it or give it a reboot.
Wonder if they'll still work.
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
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Planning your #resistance #organizing week? Check out this amazing Western Mass #calendar from @in-slwm.bsky.social. Then grab a friend and head to an event. #mapoli
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December 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Planning your #resistance #organizing week? Check out this amazing Western Mass #calendar from @in-slwm.bsky.social. Then grab a friend and head to an event. #mapoli
in-slwm.org/wp-content/u...
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Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.
A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack
The feminist telehealth provider Women Help Women cuts out pharma middlemen to make its new mifepristone-misprostol abortion pill combo pack.
msmagazine.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.
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Jones: Everything you hear from Tuberville is framed as a sports analogy. When you view everything that way, you’re always stuck in an us-versus-them, winners-versus-losers mentality. That’s how he operates.
But the fact that communities across Alabama are suffering is not a game.
But the fact that communities across Alabama are suffering is not a game.
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Jones: Everything you hear from Tuberville is framed as a sports analogy. When you view everything that way, you’re always stuck in an us-versus-them, winners-versus-losers mentality. That’s how he operates.
But the fact that communities across Alabama are suffering is not a game.
But the fact that communities across Alabama are suffering is not a game.
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The DOJ has exactly 4 days to release the Epstein Files.
4 more days of relentless fuckery and mayhem before they violate the law or present us with useless, redacted garbage.
4 more days of relentless fuckery and mayhem before they violate the law or present us with useless, redacted garbage.
December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The DOJ has exactly 4 days to release the Epstein Files.
4 more days of relentless fuckery and mayhem before they violate the law or present us with useless, redacted garbage.
4 more days of relentless fuckery and mayhem before they violate the law or present us with useless, redacted garbage.
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The absence of decency in a moment where we need it: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Absence of Decency
Obama: Trump:
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The absence of decency in a moment where we need it: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Two heartbreaking shootings took place this weekend. One country said “never again!” The other said “welp, just another day in a great country”. There are solutions, the US government just values money over human life. We don’t need guns, people just want guns.
December 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Two heartbreaking shootings took place this weekend. One country said “never again!” The other said “welp, just another day in a great country”. There are solutions, the US government just values money over human life. We don’t need guns, people just want guns.
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watching the new criterion 4k of THIS IS SPINAL TAP. haven't seen this movie in a decade but I did watch it basically every week as a teenager and I still remember every single line
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
watching the new criterion 4k of THIS IS SPINAL TAP. haven't seen this movie in a decade but I did watch it basically every week as a teenager and I still remember every single line
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Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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Seems like we go through this drama with Snowflake Dan every other week.
December 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Seems like we go through this drama with Snowflake Dan every other week.
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"In a very real way, Rob Reiner’s films defined my adolescence, straddling the line between childhood and adulthood in a way that both helped me make sense of the world, and showed that filmmakers need not be pigeonholed."
Rob Reiner, 1947–2025
One of the best and most versatile directors of his era.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"In a very real way, Rob Reiner’s films defined my adolescence, straddling the line between childhood and adulthood in a way that both helped me make sense of the world, and showed that filmmakers need not be pigeonholed."
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Joining @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social shortly to discuss…
a blue dumpster is floating in a flooded area near a sign that says narrows ramp
ALT: a blue dumpster is floating in a flooded area near a sign that says narrows ramp
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Joining @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social shortly to discuss…
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Munson: In Oklahoma, Republicans have been in charge of state government for two decades, and nothing has improved. In fact, everything has gotten worse. On every good list, we’re at the bottom, and on every bad list, we’re at the very top.
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Munson: In Oklahoma, Republicans have been in charge of state government for two decades, and nothing has improved. In fact, everything has gotten worse. On every good list, we’re at the bottom, and on every bad list, we’re at the very top.
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LEGAL QUESTION: Do the multiple attempts to indict NYAG Letitia James bolster the case for vindictive and selective prosecution for OTHER democrats?
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
LEGAL QUESTION: Do the multiple attempts to indict NYAG Letitia James bolster the case for vindictive and selective prosecution for OTHER democrats?