@barbschmalz.bsky.social
Avid Chicago Cubs fan. Mom to 3 boys.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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November 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Introducing the Woke Collection. @eqnqstudio
Visit: eqnqstudio.com/pages/woke
#thewokeginger #woke #eqnqstudio #latinx #lgbt #progressive #liberal #shopblue #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #muywoke
Visit: eqnqstudio.com/pages/woke
#thewokeginger #woke #eqnqstudio #latinx #lgbt #progressive #liberal #shopblue #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #muywoke
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Introducing the Woke Collection. @eqnqstudio
Visit: eqnqstudio.com/pages/woke
#thewokeginger #woke #eqnqstudio #latinx #lgbt #progressive #liberal #shopblue #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #muywoke
Visit: eqnqstudio.com/pages/woke
#thewokeginger #woke #eqnqstudio #latinx #lgbt #progressive #liberal #shopblue #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #muywoke
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The Woke Ginger Holiday Guide featuring Brown Toy Box!
Link to my guide: bit.ly/3Wv5c1B
#progressive #holidays #holidayshopping #shopsmall #progressive #toys #toy #diversity #blm #thewokeginger #smallbusiness #atlanta
Link to my guide: bit.ly/3Wv5c1B
#progressive #holidays #holidayshopping #shopsmall #progressive #toys #toy #diversity #blm #thewokeginger #smallbusiness #atlanta
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The Woke Ginger Holiday Guide featuring Brown Toy Box!
Link to my guide: bit.ly/3Wv5c1B
#progressive #holidays #holidayshopping #shopsmall #progressive #toys #toy #diversity #blm #thewokeginger #smallbusiness #atlanta
Link to my guide: bit.ly/3Wv5c1B
#progressive #holidays #holidayshopping #shopsmall #progressive #toys #toy #diversity #blm #thewokeginger #smallbusiness #atlanta
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🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/AUuh8bPf
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
app.sosha.ai
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/AUuh8bPf
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Hi, I’m God.
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hi, I’m God.
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
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Maine voters stood up for democracy — overwhelmingly rejecting a GOP attempt to make voting harder and reaffirming their commitment to free and fair elections.
Maine Rejects Anti-Voting Ballot Measure, Reaffirms Voting Access
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Maine voters stood up for democracy — overwhelmingly rejecting a GOP attempt to make voting harder and reaffirming their commitment to free and fair elections.
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AOC: "We will not be intimidated by an administration that is violating rights and making life hard and unaffordable for every single American in this country. And we will send in a wave of Democrats that not bow to this administration, but stand up to this administration."
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
AOC: "We will not be intimidated by an administration that is violating rights and making life hard and unaffordable for every single American in this country. And we will send in a wave of Democrats that not bow to this administration, but stand up to this administration."
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Blowout.
Maybe the GOP should reopen govt now
Maybe the GOP should reopen govt now
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Blowout.
Maybe the GOP should reopen govt now
Maybe the GOP should reopen govt now
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🎵🎵donny 🎵🎵
🎵🎵Oh donny🎵🎵
Kinda looks like the American people have asked Lady Liberty to deliver you a message.
🎵🎵Oh donny🎵🎵
Kinda looks like the American people have asked Lady Liberty to deliver you a message.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
🎵🎵donny 🎵🎵
🎵🎵Oh donny🎵🎵
Kinda looks like the American people have asked Lady Liberty to deliver you a message.
🎵🎵Oh donny🎵🎵
Kinda looks like the American people have asked Lady Liberty to deliver you a message.
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Exclusive: Nearly nine months after President Trump took over the Kennedy Center, sales for orchestra, theater and dance performances are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover
Nearly nine months into Trump's oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they've been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Exclusive: Nearly nine months after President Trump took over the Kennedy Center, sales for orchestra, theater and dance performances are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
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Forget about ghost stories this Halloween. Here's something truly terrifying: Lies about our economy that just won’t go away.
Or as I call them, "zombie myths." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vbYwZecFU
Or as I call them, "zombie myths." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vbYwZecFU
Zombie Myths: The Economic Lies that Just Won't Die | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Forget about ghost stories this Halloween. Here's something truly terrifying: Lies about our economy that just won’t go away.
Or as I call them, "zombie myths." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vbYwZecFU
Or as I call them, "zombie myths." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vbYwZecFU
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If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like.
October 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like.
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So proud to kick off today’s inspiring, record setting No Kings rally in DC.
Twice the size of the first No Kings DC rally.
Nationally, the early numbers suggest today was the BIGGEST DAY OF PEACEFUL PROTEST IN OUR NATION’S HISTORY.
LFG. We have a democracy to save.
Twice the size of the first No Kings DC rally.
Nationally, the early numbers suggest today was the BIGGEST DAY OF PEACEFUL PROTEST IN OUR NATION’S HISTORY.
LFG. We have a democracy to save.
October 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
So proud to kick off today’s inspiring, record setting No Kings rally in DC.
Twice the size of the first No Kings DC rally.
Nationally, the early numbers suggest today was the BIGGEST DAY OF PEACEFUL PROTEST IN OUR NATION’S HISTORY.
LFG. We have a democracy to save.
Twice the size of the first No Kings DC rally.
Nationally, the early numbers suggest today was the BIGGEST DAY OF PEACEFUL PROTEST IN OUR NATION’S HISTORY.
LFG. We have a democracy to save.
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Actor John Cusack when asked, "What is the story of Chicago?"
Cusack: "Go to Hell...if he (Trump) thinks this place is going to be a fascist hub, no chance."
👍👏💪🫶
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMa9Ma1N/
Cusack: "Go to Hell...if he (Trump) thinks this place is going to be a fascist hub, no chance."
👍👏💪🫶
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMa9Ma1N/
American actor John Cusack attends a rally in Chicago, where thousands march as part of the nationwide “No Kings Day” movement.
TikTok video by CNN
www.tiktok.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Actor John Cusack when asked, "What is the story of Chicago?"
Cusack: "Go to Hell...if he (Trump) thinks this place is going to be a fascist hub, no chance."
👍👏💪🫶
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMa9Ma1N/
Cusack: "Go to Hell...if he (Trump) thinks this place is going to be a fascist hub, no chance."
👍👏💪🫶
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMa9Ma1N/
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#meidastouch
Solidarity at the Pasadena No Kings rally. Love seeing Ben out here today!
Solidarity at the Pasadena No Kings rally. Love seeing Ben out here today!
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#meidastouch
Solidarity at the Pasadena No Kings rally. Love seeing Ben out here today!
Solidarity at the Pasadena No Kings rally. Love seeing Ben out here today!
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- $172 million for two jets
- $200 million for Trump White House
- $40 billion for Argentina.
Americans struggling with rent, to buy groceries, and have affordable health care? F YOU, says Trump.
- $200 million for Trump White House
- $40 billion for Argentina.
Americans struggling with rent, to buy groceries, and have affordable health care? F YOU, says Trump.
The Trump administration is spending $172 million on two jets for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior officials
DHS Purchase Of Business Jets During Shutdown Draws Democrats’ Ire
The department said it would not allow the federal shutdown "to slow down this process" of replacing the jet, but Democrats want to know where the money is coming from.
www.huffpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
- $172 million for two jets
- $200 million for Trump White House
- $40 billion for Argentina.
Americans struggling with rent, to buy groceries, and have affordable health care? F YOU, says Trump.
- $200 million for Trump White House
- $40 billion for Argentina.
Americans struggling with rent, to buy groceries, and have affordable health care? F YOU, says Trump.
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Failure of Justice allowed all this to happen. bsky.app/profile/chri...
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Failure of Justice allowed all this to happen. bsky.app/profile/chri...
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How I feel after punching out on Friday afternoon
a man wearing headphones and a number 79 jersey
ALT: a man wearing headphones and a number 79 jersey
media.tenor.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
How I feel after punching out on Friday afternoon