@barbiejo1.bsky.social
Minnesotan. Democrat. Nana of 10. Grandmother. Artist. Friend. Federal Employee.
I believe in Democracy and believe trump is an abomination.
I believe in Democracy and believe trump is an abomination.
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For Renee & Alex & everyone whose rights ICE has & continues to violate: Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a spending package needed to keep the government open past a Friday midnight deadline
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Blocks Spending Bill Amid D.H.S. Funding Fight
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
For Renee & Alex & everyone whose rights ICE has & continues to violate: Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a spending package needed to keep the government open past a Friday midnight deadline
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Amy 4 Minnesota Governor.
Senator Klobuchar announces her run for Governor of my state.
#AmyKlobuchar
#Minnesota #Governor
Senator Klobuchar announces her run for Governor of my state.
#AmyKlobuchar
#Minnesota #Governor
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Amy 4 Minnesota Governor.
Senator Klobuchar announces her run for Governor of my state.
#AmyKlobuchar
#Minnesota #Governor
Senator Klobuchar announces her run for Governor of my state.
#AmyKlobuchar
#Minnesota #Governor
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Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Unfit to lead a garbage truck.
Trump continues to lie and incite violence against Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I think she's a fraud ... she probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Unfit to lead a garbage truck.
As long as I live I will never get over the fact the the trump administration murdered Alex in my state. Alex deserved so much better.
He was too good for us.
He was too good for us.
If this doesn’t tug at your heart, make you well up with sadness, you are not human.
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 AM
As long as I live I will never get over the fact the the trump administration murdered Alex in my state. Alex deserved so much better.
He was too good for us.
He was too good for us.
Unfit to lead. In every single way.
Impeach and remove this monster.
Impeach and remove this monster.
Wow. He's really got his finger on the pulse of America right now.
Trump on Omar: "She's always talking about 'the Constitution provides me w/ the following.' She comes from a country that's a disaster. It's not even a country. They're good at one thing - pirates. But they don't do that anymore bc they get same treatment from us as the drug dealers. Boom Boom Boom"
January 28, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Unfit to lead. In every single way.
Impeach and remove this monster.
Impeach and remove this monster.
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Sarah Matthews: "If [Republicans] actually want to see change at DHS, they should be calling for the ousting of Kristi Noem…Her poor leadership has led us into this situation, and it shouldn't just be her. It should be the ousting of Corey Lewandowski…and also Greg Bovino."
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Sarah Matthews: "If [Republicans] actually want to see change at DHS, they should be calling for the ousting of Kristi Noem…Her poor leadership has led us into this situation, and it shouldn't just be her. It should be the ousting of Corey Lewandowski…and also Greg Bovino."
I've never been prouder to be a Minnesotan, either.
I am so greatful for the leadership of @governorwalz.mn.gov
I am so greatful for the leadership of @governorwalz.mn.gov
I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I've never been prouder to be a Minnesotan, either.
I am so greatful for the leadership of @governorwalz.mn.gov
I am so greatful for the leadership of @governorwalz.mn.gov
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“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
Alex Pretti was murdered by ICE in MY STATE!!
#abolishIce
#abolishIce
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Alex Pretti was murdered by ICE in MY STATE!!
#abolishIce
#abolishIce
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Target Center dunkers wear “ICE OUT” t-shirts
January 26, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Target Center dunkers wear “ICE OUT” t-shirts
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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Damn proud of Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Damn proud of Minnesota.
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Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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Raskin: "I think the people have Minnesota have shown us with their mass demonstration and general strike the direction that we may need to go in nationally in order to send the message that American society does not accept this authoritarian derailment of the US Constitution."
January 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Raskin: "I think the people have Minnesota have shown us with their mass demonstration and general strike the direction that we may need to go in nationally in order to send the message that American society does not accept this authoritarian derailment of the US Constitution."
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He wasn't going to a protest. There was no planned protest.
It was people in a neighborhood witnessing & recording public actions by secret police.
Gun-at-protest is a lie & distraction.
It was people in a neighborhood witnessing & recording public actions by secret police.
Gun-at-protest is a lie & distraction.
KARL: He was an ICU use who worked for the VA and there's no evidence he brandished the gun whatsoever
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
January 25, 2026 at 10:28 PM
He wasn't going to a protest. There was no planned protest.
It was people in a neighborhood witnessing & recording public actions by secret police.
Gun-at-protest is a lie & distraction.
It was people in a neighborhood witnessing & recording public actions by secret police.
Gun-at-protest is a lie & distraction.
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So Kyle Rittenhouse, who attended a protest armed with a loaded assault rifle and killed 2 people is a right-wing hero.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
So Kyle Rittenhouse, who attended a protest armed with a loaded assault rifle and killed 2 people is a right-wing hero.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
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Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
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WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
January 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.