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Barb (Wren)
@barblieberman.bsky.social
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Chronically fabulous, long-suffering Phillies fan, avid reader, rabid gardener, proud parent, exhausted senior American, pissed-off Progressive. She/Her.
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Barb (Wren) @barblieberman.bsky.social · 28d
I'm just sitting here thinking, if this is the last gasp of capitalism/patriarchy/misogyny/ fascism, could someone just go ahead and put a pillow over its fucking face??
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February 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
VA Chaplains in Massachusetts Told Not to Mention Slain Nurse Alex Pretti
The silencing of VA chaplains in Massachusetts recieved no national media attention — and surprisingly, little has been heard from the defenders of free expression. In my story at Good Faith Media, I ...
www.dailykos.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
barblieberman.bsky.social
Sadly, the arrogance of mediocre men is still around...
February 8, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
This entire administration exists solely to kill and torture brown and black people and to protect and promote the Epstein Class. That's the entire job of this Federal government. Why should we fund this
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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February 8, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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beingliberal.bsky.social
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) reacted to Trump personal attorney-turned Deputy AG Todd Blanche discussing the DOJ's intention to appeal the judges decision releasing Liam Ramos.

"Why is the Trump Administration fighting harder to arrest 5-year-old children than pedophiles in the Epstein files?" he posted
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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cwebbonline.com
When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.

Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Important Update: White House Demands Silence from Republicans on Epstein as Bombshell Phone Call Between Foreign Intelligence and Trump Official Revealed
open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Important Update: White House Demands Silence from Republicans on Epstein as Bombshell Phone Call Between Foreign Intelligence and Trump Official Revealed
I am deep in my review of the Epstein files this Saturday and can report urgent, exclusive developments.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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February 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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davidakaye.bsky.social David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 17h
just a reminder that the united states is essentially operating a network of torture camps holding individuals in arbitrary detention, without access to appeal and rarely to counsel.
February 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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Celimar Rivera Cosme is making history at the #BadBunnyBowl. Signing Bad Bunny live in Puerto Rican Sign Language means translating rapid-fire lyrics, rhythm, slang, and emotion in real time; no margin for error, on the biggest stage in the world. This is mastery, culture, & access all at once.
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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propublica.org
The January arson attack on one of Mississippi’s oldest synagogues comes against the backdrop of an online world where a crop of young influencers have been spreading antisemitism, stoking outrage and drawing millions of followers.
A Mississippi Synagogue Was Attacked in 1967 and 2026. The Antisemitic Rhetoric Looked the Same Then and Now.
A 19-year-old accused of setting a Mississippi synagogue on fire allegedly dubbed Beth Israel a “synagogue of Satan.” The phrase echoed antisemitic rhetoric used almost 60 years ago by a KKK leader ac...
www.propublica.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
barblieberman.bsky.social
Aside from the obvious waste and logistics nightmares (and almost causing American skaters to miss their skate times), you go to Italy and don't want to eat the food there???
hockeybroad.bsky.social HockeyBroad @hockeybroad.bsky.social · 1d
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.

To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."

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New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur
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February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
Four Haitian Women Were Deported From Puerto Rico; They Have Now Been Found Decapitated
www.latintimes.com/four-haitian...
Four Haitian Women Were Deported From Puerto Rico; They Have Now Been Found Decapitated
So far, Dominican authorities have reported the arrest of a Haitian man identified as Chin Laduse, who is allegedly connected to the killings.
www.latintimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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nbcnews.com
“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
Renee Good's partner addresses Minneapolis immigration crackdown one month after killing
Becca Good has seldom spoken out since Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Suspicion focuses on Grenell as a person communicating regularly with a foreign intel service and leaking sensitive information to them. DNI Gabbard directed the NSA in recent months to recall a classified report about Venezuela—despite agency staff affirming it was accurate and complied with all
DNI Gabbard recalls classified report on Venezuela in highly unusual move | CNN Politics
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard directed the National Security Agency in recent months to recall a classified report about Venezuela – despite agency staff affirming it was accurate an...
edition.cnn.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
barblieberman.bsky.social
Saturday... Coffee is delish, ice dancing on the Olympics, reading a good book and...

Epstein files?
Whistleblower report?
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Phillis Wheatley Peters (c. 1753 – 1784) was the first African American and one of the first women in colonial America to publish a book of poetry.

#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
#BlackHistoryMonth
Phillis Wheatley Peters (c. 1753 – 1784) was the first African American and one of the first women in colonial America to publish a book of poetry. Enslaved as a child and later freed, she became a transatlantic literary figure whose neoclassical verse and moral insight challenged 18th-century assumptions about race, intellect, and art. Captured and sold into slavery at about age 7, Wheatley was brought to Boston aboard the slave ship Phillis, from which she took her name. Purchased by John and Susanna Wheatley, she was educated in the household—a rarity for enslaved persons—learning English, Latin, Greek, and biblical literature. By her early teens, she was composing poetry that reflected neoclassical style and Christian themes. Wheatley’s first major recognition came with “An Elegiac Poem on the Death of the Reverend George Whitefield” (1770). In 1773, with support from English abolitionist patron Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, her collection Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was published in London. It was the first book by an enslaved African and made her an international sensation, praised by figures including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Freed shortly after her book’s publication, Wheatley married John Peters, a free Black man, in 1778. Economic hardship and the deaths of her children marked her final years; she died impoverished at 31. Long after, her writings became a cornerstone of African American literature, cited by abolitionists and honored through memorials, including the Boston Women’s Memorial and Wheatley Hall at UMass Boston.
February 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother accused Trump of being involved in the late convicted sex offender’s death in a tip sent to the FBI, according to a bombshell email revealed in the Department of Justice’s release of Epstein files. On Feb 22, 2023, Mark Epstein submitted an online tip to the FBI’s National
Trump accused of role in Epstein’s death in tip sent to FBI, files reveal
Mark Epstein said Saturday that the FBI never contacted him about his Trump claim
www.the-independent.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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mikehixenbaugh.com
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.

“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.

But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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thewarningses.bsky.social
This is a tough thing for a stone-cold racist to deal with:
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM