Barrie Abalard she/her
@barrieabalard.bsky.social
Neck deep in the Big Muddy. And you? (Pete Seeger)
Here and queer. Bi+. The bitch is back.
My cat is soooo judging you.
#nostarterpacks #LGBTQ
#myphoto taken on the fifty something floor of a midtown Marriott, NYC, Thanksgiving 2019. #travel
Here and queer. Bi+. The bitch is back.
My cat is soooo judging you.
#nostarterpacks #LGBTQ
#myphoto taken on the fifty something floor of a midtown Marriott, NYC, Thanksgiving 2019. #travel
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
"Oh Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
January 31, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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brutalities will continue until his poll numbers improve
January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
brutalities will continue until his poll numbers improve
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DON'T BE FOOLED! MINNESOTA IS STILL A WAR ZONE, BECAUSE TOMMY "BAGS-O-CASH" HOMAN IS EVERY BIT THE BLOODTHIRSTY PSYCHOPATH AS THE MINIATURE NAZI-IN-A-TEACUP HE REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO WHAT MAY BE MY ANGRIEST POST EVER. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/4a3UNAp
January 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
DON'T BE FOOLED! MINNESOTA IS STILL A WAR ZONE, BECAUSE TOMMY "BAGS-O-CASH" HOMAN IS EVERY BIT THE BLOODTHIRSTY PSYCHOPATH AS THE MINIATURE NAZI-IN-A-TEACUP HE REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO WHAT MAY BE MY ANGRIEST POST EVER. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/4a3UNAp
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You can jump the paywall by hitting reader view as it loads. The article mentions someone did die during Catahoula Crunch- an oysterman, Walter Francisco Cerrato Cabrera, who jumped off a fishing boat when the Coast Guard approached, because he was afraid of getting arrested.
Oystermen grieve Honduran deckhand who drowned fleeing feds during Louisiana immigration sweeps
Walter Francisco Cerrato Cabrera drowned in his white shrimp boots after 20 years working on oyster boats around Hopedale. He was 48. “They’re all good people, really good people,” said a longtime oys...
www.nola.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:27 PM
You can jump the paywall by hitting reader view as it loads. The article mentions someone did die during Catahoula Crunch- an oysterman, Walter Francisco Cerrato Cabrera, who jumped off a fishing boat when the Coast Guard approached, because he was afraid of getting arrested.
"Oh Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"Oh Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Supposed to be a gift article. Don't know if it will work here. But it's good.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Supposed to be a gift article. Don't know if it will work here. But it's good.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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It doesn't matter one damn bit that it was apple cider vinegar. No one knew that in those moments. Instilling fear to that degree is a terrorist attack.
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
It doesn't matter one damn bit that it was apple cider vinegar. No one knew that in those moments. Instilling fear to that degree is a terrorist attack.
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That's the spirit. The whole country thanks you, Minneapolis.
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
That's the spirit. The whole country thanks you, Minneapolis.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I'm almost done rewatching #MadMen and, having lived through that period of time, I am once again pissed off on behalf of all women everywhere, but especially those of color, who fractured their skulls smashing through the barriers. Remember #GladysWest #giftarticle
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I'm almost done rewatching #MadMen and, having lived through that period of time, I am once again pissed off on behalf of all women everywhere, but especially those of color, who fractured their skulls smashing through the barriers. Remember #GladysWest #giftarticle
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
Extremely ironic that a group claiming to be all about freedumb, i.e. libertarians, chose NH as their official "free state" to live in ( whatever TF term they used to call it) #FAFO folks
Meanwhile the New Hampshire GOP are trying to instate the most restrictive voter ID law in the country that would require an oath of allegiance to the state.
There was a hearing this morning and the bill is still active. #NHPolitics
There was a hearing this morning and the bill is still active. #NHPolitics
January 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Extremely ironic that a group claiming to be all about freedumb, i.e. libertarians, chose NH as their official "free state" to live in ( whatever TF term they used to call it) #FAFO folks
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"Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them."
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
"Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them."
I don't watch much horror, but "Good Boy," an indie flick, is good. PS the dog lives and he IS a good boy. AMC plus/shudder
Good Boy (2025 Leonberg film) - Wikipedia share.google/lo49g0KuQM4O...
Good Boy (2025 Leonberg film) - Wikipedia share.google/lo49g0KuQM4O...
Good Boy (2025 Leonberg film) - Wikipedia
share.google
January 27, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I don't watch much horror, but "Good Boy," an indie flick, is good. PS the dog lives and he IS a good boy. AMC plus/shudder
Good Boy (2025 Leonberg film) - Wikipedia share.google/lo49g0KuQM4O...
Good Boy (2025 Leonberg film) - Wikipedia share.google/lo49g0KuQM4O...
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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A little over six years since COVID-19 hit here, five plus years of Long Covid being known about and yet there’s still no clinically proven treatments.
🤦🏻♂️😟😖🤬
🤦🏻♂️😟😖🤬
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A little over six years since COVID-19 hit here, five plus years of Long Covid being known about and yet there’s still no clinically proven treatments.
🤦🏻♂️😟😖🤬
🤦🏻♂️😟😖🤬
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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking 81 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 1945.
We will never forget the horrors of the Holocaust, and aim to fulfill the promise of "never again" to ensure the darkest moments of history are never repeated.
We will never forget the horrors of the Holocaust, and aim to fulfill the promise of "never again" to ensure the darkest moments of history are never repeated.
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking 81 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 1945.
We will never forget the horrors of the Holocaust, and aim to fulfill the promise of "never again" to ensure the darkest moments of history are never repeated.
We will never forget the horrors of the Holocaust, and aim to fulfill the promise of "never again" to ensure the darkest moments of history are never repeated.
I watch "Landmen," mostly for Billy Bob (I'm no Taylor Sheridan fan, but love BBT and, gotta love him, Sam Elliott). I, too, have noticed the strange political scenes and stances on the show. Maybe it's camp, mebbe not. Interesting swirl of a story. #giftarticle
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
Hollywood’s Woke Era Is Over. Now It’s Turning the Culture War Into Camp.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I watch "Landmen," mostly for Billy Bob (I'm no Taylor Sheridan fan, but love BBT and, gotta love him, Sam Elliott). I, too, have noticed the strange political scenes and stances on the show. Maybe it's camp, mebbe not. Interesting swirl of a story. #giftarticle
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
I love it when this song is used ironically, but it's a decent song in its own right. Always forget it's done by The Zombies, a favorite old-old group.
Heard it while rewatching Mad Men, which I could put on endless repeat, dropping in on episodes as they stream by
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm4E...
Heard it while rewatching Mad Men, which I could put on endless repeat, dropping in on episodes as they stream by
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm4E...
This Will Be Our Year
YouTube video by The Zombies - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I love it when this song is used ironically, but it's a decent song in its own right. Always forget it's done by The Zombies, a favorite old-old group.
Heard it while rewatching Mad Men, which I could put on endless repeat, dropping in on episodes as they stream by
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm4E...
Heard it while rewatching Mad Men, which I could put on endless repeat, dropping in on episodes as they stream by
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm4E...
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The Minnesota v. Noem hearing is beginning before Judge Katherine Menendez.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
January 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The Minnesota v. Noem hearing is beginning before Judge Katherine Menendez.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
This article about David the artist is very long, thoughtful, and strangely echoes the present day. I urge you to stay with it, read and absorb it. Currently on display at the #Louvre, #Paris #notpaywalled
If I could return to Paris, I would not pass this by!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
If I could return to Paris, I would not pass this by!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Face to Face With History’s Most Dangerous Painter (Gift Article)
Jacques-Louis David, artist and politician of the French Revolution, has beguiled our critic Jason Farago for years — and scared him, too. Let him show you why.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This article about David the artist is very long, thoughtful, and strangely echoes the present day. I urge you to stay with it, read and absorb it. Currently on display at the #Louvre, #Paris #notpaywalled
If I could return to Paris, I would not pass this by!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
If I could return to Paris, I would not pass this by!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...