Barbara Andes
@barbaraandes.bsky.social
Roanoke, VA
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Guess I'm now looking for connections in New Orleans.
ABC News is reporting that the agency is planning to move their agents out of Charlotte on Friday, re-deploying them to New Orleans.
Federal agents make 130 arrests in 48 hours as immigration crackdown puts Charlotte on edge
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents fanned out across North Carolina's largest city over the week, detaining 81 people in a single day.
abcnews.go.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Guess I'm now looking for connections in New Orleans.
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WOW! I just don't get it! This is sworn testimony that your President Trump raped a 13-year-old and possibly a 12-year-old and everybody sitting around going okay well what can we do about it! Get your f****** heads together & do something about it! 8647 in any way possible, preferably impeach!
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
WOW! I just don't get it! This is sworn testimony that your President Trump raped a 13-year-old and possibly a 12-year-old and everybody sitting around going okay well what can we do about it! Get your f****** heads together & do something about it! 8647 in any way possible, preferably impeach!
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The Supreme Court’s order cites:
“Irreparable harm to a protected national heritage site,”
“Significant unresolved legal questions,” and
“Immediate risk of permanent loss of federally protected historic assets.”
The ruling freezes construction, demolition, and contracting activities.
“Irreparable harm to a protected national heritage site,”
“Significant unresolved legal questions,” and
“Immediate risk of permanent loss of federally protected historic assets.”
The ruling freezes construction, demolition, and contracting activities.
Finally! Too bad the East Wing was torn down before SCOTUS could act. The suit filed by the Nat'l Trust for Historic Preservation accuses the gov't of >$10B in violations of federal environmental, architectural heritage, & historic preservation laws.
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15 Minutes Ago: The President of the United States’ Four-Word Response After Supreme Court Issues Emergency Injunction Halting His White House East Wing Demolition for Lavish Ballroom Following Nation...
Washington, D.C. — In an unprecedented late-night intervention, the United States Supreme Court issued an emergency injunction halting President Trump’s controversial demolition of the White House Eas...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The Supreme Court’s order cites:
“Irreparable harm to a protected national heritage site,”
“Significant unresolved legal questions,” and
“Immediate risk of permanent loss of federally protected historic assets.”
The ruling freezes construction, demolition, and contracting activities.
“Irreparable harm to a protected national heritage site,”
“Significant unresolved legal questions,” and
“Immediate risk of permanent loss of federally protected historic assets.”
The ruling freezes construction, demolition, and contracting activities.
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“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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We are off the cliff folks
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 AM
We are off the cliff folks
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Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
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ICE (more likely CBP but unclear) snatched a man from a Charlotte church today. His wife and child were there and they opened a closed gate to trespass on the property. Reporting from @charlotteobserver.com
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
ICE (more likely CBP but unclear) snatched a man from a Charlotte church today. His wife and child were there and they opened a closed gate to trespass on the property. Reporting from @charlotteobserver.com
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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Brian Krassenstein
A Charlotte man was stopped twice by ICE. The first group checked his ID and let him go. Minutes later, another set of agents rolled up, smashed his window, dragged him out, and assaulted him
He was a U.S. citizen…
A Charlotte man was stopped twice by ICE. The first group checked his ID and let him go. Minutes later, another set of agents rolled up, smashed his window, dragged him out, and assaulted him
He was a U.S. citizen…
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Brian Krassenstein
A Charlotte man was stopped twice by ICE. The first group checked his ID and let him go. Minutes later, another set of agents rolled up, smashed his window, dragged him out, and assaulted him
He was a U.S. citizen…
A Charlotte man was stopped twice by ICE. The first group checked his ID and let him go. Minutes later, another set of agents rolled up, smashed his window, dragged him out, and assaulted him
He was a U.S. citizen…
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Official U.S. Government account refers to its citizens as "imbecilic morons".
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Official U.S. Government account refers to its citizens as "imbecilic morons".
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Trump was floating the idea of a 50 yr mortgage. But why?
Maybe because his economy isn’t the golden goose he claims it is.
The housing market tells a different story.
Maybe because his economy isn’t the golden goose he claims it is.
The housing market tells a different story.
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Trump was floating the idea of a 50 yr mortgage. But why?
Maybe because his economy isn’t the golden goose he claims it is.
The housing market tells a different story.
Maybe because his economy isn’t the golden goose he claims it is.
The housing market tells a different story.
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Why would a president keep open the possibility of a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell if he wasn’t a sex predator whose worst crimes remained secret?
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Why would a president keep open the possibility of a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell if he wasn’t a sex predator whose worst crimes remained secret?
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The ballroom, the flagpoles, the arch, the gilding of the White House, the name changes to the Department of Defense, Gulf of Mexico, and Denali….
These are all attempts to change his legacy.
His legacy is Epstein, and he knows it.
These are all attempts to change his legacy.
His legacy is Epstein, and he knows it.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The ballroom, the flagpoles, the arch, the gilding of the White House, the name changes to the Department of Defense, Gulf of Mexico, and Denali….
These are all attempts to change his legacy.
His legacy is Epstein, and he knows it.
These are all attempts to change his legacy.
His legacy is Epstein, and he knows it.
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This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money.
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money.
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Can someone get Trump’s lackey and world’s worst excuse for a legal mind @repbencline.bsky.social on the phone.
The most tragicomically consciousness-of-guilt-riddled action any modern-era President of the United States has ever taken
He must have had sex with way more kids than we realized
He must have had sex with way more kids than we realized
Trump says he’s asking Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to slew of high-profile figures | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to many other high-profile figures, in an extraordinary step that...
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Can someone get Trump’s lackey and world’s worst excuse for a legal mind @repbencline.bsky.social on the phone.
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By the way, Olivia Nuzzi employer Vanity Fair is owned by Condé Nast ... which recently fired four employees for union activity www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
Condé Nast abruptly fires 4 staffers after HR confrontation
The firings were an unsubtle message to its employee union that the publisher was taking a harder line in its dealings with employees.
www.semafor.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
By the way, Olivia Nuzzi employer Vanity Fair is owned by Condé Nast ... which recently fired four employees for union activity www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
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A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions.
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions.
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
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The consulting firm, the Ohio-based Strategy Group, has longstanding personal and business ties to Noem and her senior aides at DHS.
It played a central role in Noem’s 2022 reelection campaign.
And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS.
It played a central role in Noem’s 2022 reelection campaign.
And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The consulting firm, the Ohio-based Strategy Group, has longstanding personal and business ties to Noem and her senior aides at DHS.
It played a central role in Noem’s 2022 reelection campaign.
And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS.
It played a central role in Noem’s 2022 reelection campaign.
And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS.
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First, let's back up.
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
First, let's back up.
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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Likely VA06 Democratic candidate Beth Macy to make a "special announcement" next Tuesday in Roanoke bluevirginia.us/2025/11/wedn...
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Likely VA06 Democratic candidate Beth Macy to make a "special announcement" next Tuesday in Roanoke bluevirginia.us/2025/11/wedn...
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Hey Roanoke, it's happening! @bethmacy.bsky.social will be challenging Ben Cline in the 6th district next year.
Spread the word and please support her campaign if you're able.
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Spread the word and please support her campaign if you're able.
secure.actblue.com/donate/macyk...
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Hey Roanoke, it's happening! @bethmacy.bsky.social will be challenging Ben Cline in the 6th district next year.
Spread the word and please support her campaign if you're able.
secure.actblue.com/donate/macyk...
Spread the word and please support her campaign if you're able.
secure.actblue.com/donate/macyk...
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open.substack.com/pub/anandwri.... Anand Giridharadas, Beth Macy, Leigh Haber
WATCH: She wrote “Dopesick." Now she’s running for Congress
Journalist and author Beth Macy on her new memoir, “Paper Girl,” how she's tried to rebuild connections broken by politics, and why she's getting into the political arena
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
open.substack.com/pub/anandwri.... Anand Giridharadas, Beth Macy, Leigh Haber
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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JFC.
An ICE agent carrying an AR-15 stole a U.S. citizen’s car keys and wallet, then abandoned her vehicle in the middle of Portland Road NE and Ward Drive NE in Salem, Oregon.
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
JFC.