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Victoria Barnes
@betweenwords.bsky.social
I forgot to stop asking questions.
You're not the boss of me.
Mythologist (Ph.D.), photographer, poet.
California-born.

Living on Lenape people's homelands. Honoring the land itself & the Lenape Tribe both past & present.
Pinned
“Tell your children who the cowards were” — @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
@50501movement.bsky.social—How about, “We, the American people, demand you do differently” (?)
Jeffries can go too! How are they so out of touch?? We, the American people, demand you do more. The democratic leadership needs to be voted out, we deserve leaders who will fight for us daily not just when it’s convenient for their reelection
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Now about #Schumer . . . We need a stronger, rowdier, scrappier fighter to lead the Dems in overturning the travesties we face.
Let Me Be Blunt: promises won’t bring premiums down.

The government funding deal that just passed the Senate simply isn’t good enough.

But this fight isn’t over.
Promises won’t bring premiums down #governmentshutdown
YouTube video by Senator LBR (Lisa Blunt Rochester)
youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Trans, non-binary and gender expansive sibs: a friend’s child was recently able to obtain a passport using their correct gender marker notwithstanding current policy through the help of this NB attorney in San Francisco.

www.identityaffirmation.org
IAW - Identity Affirmation Workshop
www.identityaffirmation.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I'd rather see a praying mantis bite off its mate's head than happy, huggy pandas. This idea is called catharthis. It is used in times of #Dem betrayal.
I’m bummed.
Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Time to go! ⌚

“Schumer should step down immediately. If he secretly backed this surrender and voted 'no', he’s a liar. If he couldn’t keep his caucus in line, he's inept. Either way, we can’t afford his failed leadership any longer.” - Our Revolution

@usatoday.com: tinyurl.com/57vds6cj
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Concerned military members can question deployment through this organization. #NationalGuard

aboutfaceveterans.org
Home - About Face Veterans
Veterans taking action against militarism and endless wars We are Post-9/11 military members and veterans organizing to end a foreign policy of permanent war and the use of military weapons, tactics, ...
aboutfaceveterans.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Oust #Schumer. It’s not age or time-in-title, it’s lack of effective strategy with this administration. We need an unpredictable and ferocious scrapper.
We deserve a Democratic Party that is willing to fight as hard as we are.

We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Is it time for a strong third party?

workingfamilies.org/about/
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Innocuous enough, eh? Just the American flag between one touting Ruger and the other for Smith & Wesson. #StopGunViolence
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Quite worthwhile in understanding why professsionals are justified in their diagnoses of his mental illnesses and #dementia.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
He is not #stupid. He is wily, cunning, cagey, deceitful, sneaky, scheming, dodgy, devious, stealthy, treacherous, shady, furtive, duplicitous . . . With a layer of #dementia.

We may want to react with a quick insult, but it’s better to use words that stab with the #truth.
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Is this the dog you congratulated for voting, @drewmelbourne.com (?)
This dog was spotted wearing shoes. This is not a drill. He hopes you like them. 13/10
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Reposted by Victoria Barnes
Support neurodivergent indie authors with this TINY TINY ITCH BUNDLE!!!

(It's just my awesome ADHD detective novel A DARK HOLE DARKLY for $2.99.)
A Dark Hole Darkly by Drew Melbourne
Don't believe the lies your TV tells you: Sometimes neurodivergence makes you a much shittier detective.
drewmelbourne.itch.io
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
So glad to have voted for @mcbride.house.gov. Tremendously smart: "...leadership isn’t about avoiding confrontation. It’s about choosing how to confront."
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
Sarah McBride opens up about her darkest day in Congress (exclusive)
“The high of orientation was met with probably the deepest low of my life outside of losing my husband to cancer," the first trans member of Congress told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.
www.advocate.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
They’re gonna eat that fence. I promise, @mmasnick.bsky.social
Ok. Now that the game is over, we've got a pupdate video...
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“As a business that sells coffee and food, it didn’t feel right to just sit and watch people go hungry,” (wrote Josh, the owner of Heretic Coffee, Portland). Any other food establishments up for this kind of help during #SNAP shutdown? www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/sna...
Portland coffee shop offers free SNAP breakfast 'until everyone’s benefits are reinstated, or we go broke doing it'
The Heretic Coffee owner said Portland has recently been depicted as “some kind of rioting, looting, burning-down city” and “this act is just one small glimpse of the real Portland.”
www.goodgoodgood.co
October 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were” — @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Blue sky for @bsky.app
October 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Reposted by Victoria Barnes
If you want to help your neighbors who are food insecure and/or losing SNAP benefits, click here, plug in your zip, and DONATE.

www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
My biography in nine words.
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Reposted by Victoria Barnes
Okay, NOW I think I have everything sorted for the author fair on Sunday!

(At the Queen Theater in Wilmington, DE if you're local.)

Big thanks to Christine at FedEx for her help getting the signage printed properly!!!
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
October 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Raise your hand if you cry in your sleep.
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Raise your hand if you have the next two months rent in the bank. Or more than a week’s worth of food.

#Gluttony: a couple dozen Big Macs will never satiate him.

#Greed: more money than Elon and Putin combined will never be enough to fill his pockets.
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM