M Coleen Barker
@mcoleen75.bsky.social
Political junkie who loves family, travel, long walks, and good books. Trying to rebuild my social network post-Musk.
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M Coleen Barker
@mcoleen75.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Stand up.
Someone has to.
It is easy to follow along.
It can feel strange to do or say something different.
But without that unease, there is no freedom.
~ Timothy Snyder
On Tyranny
Someone has to.
It is easy to follow along.
It can feel strange to do or say something different.
But without that unease, there is no freedom.
~ Timothy Snyder
On Tyranny
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If you voted for him, you've done this.
September 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If you voted for him, you've done this.
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NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
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The same Supreme Court that said it is unreasonable to consider race when giving kids access to education, has said it's reasonable to consider race when looking to remove someone from the country.
Funny how that works.
Funny how that works.
September 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The same Supreme Court that said it is unreasonable to consider race when giving kids access to education, has said it's reasonable to consider race when looking to remove someone from the country.
Funny how that works.
Funny how that works.
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we are currently watching an entire political party run cover for the most notorious sex trafficking ring in modern human history
July 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
we are currently watching an entire political party run cover for the most notorious sex trafficking ring in modern human history
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What would firing Jerome Powell mean for inflation and the bond market? We asked three unvaccinated Jordan Peterson fans at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Secaucus.
July 17, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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We now have a concentration camp in Florida.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We now have a concentration camp in Florida.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
This 👇👇👇
“I just want to be clear to the Rogans and the Vons, and Andrew Schultzes and all these guys in the manosphere that you kind of got tricked. You did sign up for this, but that's OK. We're here now, and let's now all oppose it together.” - @timmiller.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Skrmetti (which she's now reading from the bench) is deeply pained, accusing her colleagues of abandoning "transgender children and their families to political whims" and badly damaging "bedrock" principles of equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Skrmetti (which she's now reading from the bench) is deeply pained, accusing her colleagues of abandoning "transgender children and their families to political whims" and badly damaging "bedrock" principles of equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
No Kings protest, Dana Point
June 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
No Kings protest, Dana Point
This 🎯
You fight for a zygote, but cheer when a child is ripped from a mother‘s arms by ICE.
Tells me everything I need to know about you.
Tells me everything I need to know about you.
June 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This 🎯
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Please read all parts.
They declared martial law without having to use the term. they just used bureaucratic language & vague “protective” justifications to the same end.
Part 1/5
They declared martial law without having to use the term. they just used bureaucratic language & vague “protective” justifications to the same end.
Part 1/5
Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
June 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Please read all parts.
They declared martial law without having to use the term. they just used bureaucratic language & vague “protective” justifications to the same end.
Part 1/5
They declared martial law without having to use the term. they just used bureaucratic language & vague “protective” justifications to the same end.
Part 1/5
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These are the tariffs of the Republican Party-not just Trump. Congress voted to give Trump the authority to do this, & can vote to repeal them at any time. But they won’t, even though many know this will be a disaster, because they are afraid of Trump. So now they own this mess.
April 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
These are the tariffs of the Republican Party-not just Trump. Congress voted to give Trump the authority to do this, & can vote to repeal them at any time. But they won’t, even though many know this will be a disaster, because they are afraid of Trump. So now they own this mess.
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March 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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March 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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CFPB is under attack because they protect ordinary Americans from predatory corporations and billionaires.
This highly effective agency is self-funded, NOT funded by taxpayers.
#saveCFPB ❤️
This highly effective agency is self-funded, NOT funded by taxpayers.
#saveCFPB ❤️
‘We're under attack by billionaires': Fired federal workers speak out on terminations. abcnews.go.com/Politics/att...
'We're under attack by billionaires': Fired federal workers speak out on terminations
Hanna Hickman, a now-terminated worker for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told ABC News the last four days have been a roller coaster.
abcnews.go.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
CFPB is under attack because they protect ordinary Americans from predatory corporations and billionaires.
This highly effective agency is self-funded, NOT funded by taxpayers.
#saveCFPB ❤️
This highly effective agency is self-funded, NOT funded by taxpayers.
#saveCFPB ❤️
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I wonder what the rest of the world is saying about us now. Berlin newspaper.
January 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I wonder what the rest of the world is saying about us now. Berlin newspaper.
Happy MLK Day!
(I’ll be ignoring that other event today.)
(I’ll be ignoring that other event today.)
January 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy MLK Day!
(I’ll be ignoring that other event today.)
(I’ll be ignoring that other event today.)
Very entertaining comments 👇
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January 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Very entertaining comments 👇
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The GOP Nativity scene:
No unwed mothers, Middle Eastern people, refugees, and obviously no wise men.
No unwed mothers, Middle Eastern people, refugees, and obviously no wise men.
December 22, 2024 at 7:56 PM
The GOP Nativity scene:
No unwed mothers, Middle Eastern people, refugees, and obviously no wise men.
No unwed mothers, Middle Eastern people, refugees, and obviously no wise men.