Barbara Hays
@barbarahays.bsky.social
No Kings rally in Chicago. I was part of a group that sang protest songs as the marchers came by. So incredibly uplifting!
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
No Kings rally in Chicago. I was part of a group that sang protest songs as the marchers came by. So incredibly uplifting!
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I am aware of the troubling incident that has unfolded in Franklin Park.
This is a developing situation and the people of Illinois deserve a full, factual accounting of what’s happened today to ensure transparency and accountability.
This is a developing situation and the people of Illinois deserve a full, factual accounting of what’s happened today to ensure transparency and accountability.
September 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I am aware of the troubling incident that has unfolded in Franklin Park.
This is a developing situation and the people of Illinois deserve a full, factual accounting of what’s happened today to ensure transparency and accountability.
This is a developing situation and the people of Illinois deserve a full, factual accounting of what’s happened today to ensure transparency and accountability.
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This shooting is nothing short of horrific. I'm praying for Charlie Kirk and thinking of the students at the event in Utah. Political violence has no place in our country — it's never ok.
September 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This shooting is nothing short of horrific. I'm praying for Charlie Kirk and thinking of the students at the event in Utah. Political violence has no place in our country — it's never ok.
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WE STAND TOGETHER. Chicago unites against Trump and his fascist cabal. #HandsOffChicago
March passing Trump Tower now. Objection to Trump's agenda really does seem like it's bringing together all different political factions in Chicago; I'm seeing liberal Dems, DSA types, anti-imperialists, immigration rights advocates, Palestine solidarity organizers, etc. all in the column together.
September 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
WE STAND TOGETHER. Chicago unites against Trump and his fascist cabal. #HandsOffChicago
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We can’t be effective if we don’t act together. We draw our strength from each other. That is the strength of Chicago, and that’s what’s going to get us through this. What Trump’s administration doesn’t understand is that we are in a community. ~Denise Poloyac, Indivisible Chicago #HandsOffChicago
Chicago gears up as Trump troop deployment looms: ‘We aren’t helpless’
City on edge as Trump threatens to send in national guard, but organizers and residents are taking steps to push back
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
We can’t be effective if we don’t act together. We draw our strength from each other. That is the strength of Chicago, and that’s what’s going to get us through this. What Trump’s administration doesn’t understand is that we are in a community. ~Denise Poloyac, Indivisible Chicago #HandsOffChicago
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As a governor who cares about the well-being of my people, I can’t live in a fantasy land where I pretend Trump is not tearing this country apart for personal greed and power.
September 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
As a governor who cares about the well-being of my people, I can’t live in a fantasy land where I pretend Trump is not tearing this country apart for personal greed and power.
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If the Senate's budget is enacted, millions will lose health insurance, millions will fall into poverty, and the national debt will increase by $3.3T.
All of this to provide a major tax cut mainly to the rich and big corporations.
There is no justification for this.
All of this to provide a major tax cut mainly to the rich and big corporations.
There is no justification for this.
June 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If the Senate's budget is enacted, millions will lose health insurance, millions will fall into poverty, and the national debt will increase by $3.3T.
All of this to provide a major tax cut mainly to the rich and big corporations.
There is no justification for this.
All of this to provide a major tax cut mainly to the rich and big corporations.
There is no justification for this.
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More Democrats growing a spine in real time. This was unexpected from @governor.ny.gov but she delivered a great message.
Yeah you’ve got hochul uploading an official nygov social video calling lander’s arrest, and I’m quoting here, “bullshit.” They think the feds have overreached and are vulnerable.
June 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
More Democrats growing a spine in real time. This was unexpected from @governor.ny.gov but she delivered a great message.
Trump and Republicans’ attacks on public broadcasting are direct attacks on the free press.
NPR, PBS, and others keep every community in America safe and informed. They’re an essential public good and we should increase their funding, not cut it.
NPR, PBS, and others keep every community in America safe and informed. They’re an essential public good and we should increase their funding, not cut it.
June 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
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Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine.
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $21 billion to people who were cheated by big banks and credit card companies.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
February 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $21 billion to people who were cheated by big banks and credit card companies.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
Cutting jobs at the FDA is a big mistake. As someone who works for Big Pharma, we need the FDA’s scrutiny to assure compliance with cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices). Otherwise, we are less safe as a country.
February 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Cutting jobs at the FDA is a big mistake. As someone who works for Big Pharma, we need the FDA’s scrutiny to assure compliance with cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices). Otherwise, we are less safe as a country.
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Aviation workers. Nuclear safety experts. Disease investigators. Power grid operators. Maternal health specialists. Bird flu experts.
They work to keep Americans safe—without fame or fanfare. Now, Trump and Musk are gutting their agencies and firing them. Here are the facts 🧵
They work to keep Americans safe—without fame or fanfare. Now, Trump and Musk are gutting their agencies and firing them. Here are the facts 🧵
February 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Aviation workers. Nuclear safety experts. Disease investigators. Power grid operators. Maternal health specialists. Bird flu experts.
They work to keep Americans safe—without fame or fanfare. Now, Trump and Musk are gutting their agencies and firing them. Here are the facts 🧵
They work to keep Americans safe—without fame or fanfare. Now, Trump and Musk are gutting their agencies and firing them. Here are the facts 🧵
@revlaurat.bsky.social Hi Laura. Just got on Bluesky. Not exactly sure how this platform works. Trying to figure out why I can’t upload a photo for my profile. Something silly I’m sure. 🤪
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
@revlaurat.bsky.social Hi Laura. Just got on Bluesky. Not exactly sure how this platform works. Trying to figure out why I can’t upload a photo for my profile. Something silly I’m sure. 🤪