Barbra Smith
@mstwiitt.bsky.social
Dog lover, Never trump, Democracy Defender and Love Bluesky 💙
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Republicans hid many destructive things in their budget bill.
One of them is a hefty national voucher program. $5B/yr in tax credits to subsidize private & religious schools-$20B over 4yrs. Public $$, zero oversight.
A backdoor defund of public education masked as “choice.”
#HandsOffPublicSchools
One of them is a hefty national voucher program. $5B/yr in tax credits to subsidize private & religious schools-$20B over 4yrs. Public $$, zero oversight.
A backdoor defund of public education masked as “choice.”
#HandsOffPublicSchools
May 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Republicans hid many destructive things in their budget bill.
One of them is a hefty national voucher program. $5B/yr in tax credits to subsidize private & religious schools-$20B over 4yrs. Public $$, zero oversight.
A backdoor defund of public education masked as “choice.”
#HandsOffPublicSchools
One of them is a hefty national voucher program. $5B/yr in tax credits to subsidize private & religious schools-$20B over 4yrs. Public $$, zero oversight.
A backdoor defund of public education masked as “choice.”
#HandsOffPublicSchools
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From MAGA to MAHA…
“Our propaganda is not about persuasion. It’s about disorientation.
Our real opposition is the media: the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with crap.” -GOP strategist Steve Bannon
“Our propaganda is not about persuasion. It’s about disorientation.
Our real opposition is the media: the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with crap.” -GOP strategist Steve Bannon
May 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
From MAGA to MAHA…
“Our propaganda is not about persuasion. It’s about disorientation.
Our real opposition is the media: the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with crap.” -GOP strategist Steve Bannon
“Our propaganda is not about persuasion. It’s about disorientation.
Our real opposition is the media: the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with crap.” -GOP strategist Steve Bannon
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"Everywhere else you look, the Trump administration seems determined to harm our long-term competitiveness and capacity for innovation; the attacks on universities and the dramatic rollback in federally funded research will probably put a damper on our national economic dynamism for decades to come"
The Republican budget is an attack on the American economy
Everywhere you look, it delivers blows to America's economic future.
www.publicnotice.co
May 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"Everywhere else you look, the Trump administration seems determined to harm our long-term competitiveness and capacity for innovation; the attacks on universities and the dramatic rollback in federally funded research will probably put a damper on our national economic dynamism for decades to come"
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CEO median pay $17.1 mm, ⬆️9.7%.
surveyed employee median income $85,419 ⬆️ 1.7% yr over yr
The S&P 500, ⬆️ 23% in 2024. Co. Profits in the index > 9%
Warren Buffett’s compensation- $405,000, only 5x that of a Berkshire Hathaway employee
Pay ratios tend to be highest in industries with low wages
surveyed employee median income $85,419 ⬆️ 1.7% yr over yr
The S&P 500, ⬆️ 23% in 2024. Co. Profits in the index > 9%
Warren Buffett’s compensation- $405,000, only 5x that of a Berkshire Hathaway employee
Pay ratios tend to be highest in industries with low wages
CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared
The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.
apnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
CEO median pay $17.1 mm, ⬆️9.7%.
surveyed employee median income $85,419 ⬆️ 1.7% yr over yr
The S&P 500, ⬆️ 23% in 2024. Co. Profits in the index > 9%
Warren Buffett’s compensation- $405,000, only 5x that of a Berkshire Hathaway employee
Pay ratios tend to be highest in industries with low wages
surveyed employee median income $85,419 ⬆️ 1.7% yr over yr
The S&P 500, ⬆️ 23% in 2024. Co. Profits in the index > 9%
Warren Buffett’s compensation- $405,000, only 5x that of a Berkshire Hathaway employee
Pay ratios tend to be highest in industries with low wages
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An excellent article about “ICE Ruse!” Please read, very informative! 1/
May 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Seems chickening out is becoming a theme in the administration....🐔
Sen. Elizabeth Warren hosted a Senate forum to expose Trump’s brutal attacks on public education—but Secretary Linda McMahon refused to show up. Cowardice won’t stop the truth.
Our kids deserve answers, not cover-ups.
Warren’s bringing the fire.
#HandsOffPublicSchools 🔥📚 @warren.senate.gov
Our kids deserve answers, not cover-ups.
Warren’s bringing the fire.
#HandsOffPublicSchools 🔥📚 @warren.senate.gov
May 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Seems chickening out is becoming a theme in the administration....🐔
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Thank you Sen. Elizabeth Warren for sounding the alarm: Trump’s “big beautiful bill” will slam families with an average of $400 more a month in student loan payments.
That’s rent. Groceries. Survival.
All so billionaires can keep dodging taxes.
That’s not policy—it’s punishment.
That’s rent. Groceries. Survival.
All so billionaires can keep dodging taxes.
That’s not policy—it’s punishment.
May 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Thank you Sen. Elizabeth Warren for sounding the alarm: Trump’s “big beautiful bill” will slam families with an average of $400 more a month in student loan payments.
That’s rent. Groceries. Survival.
All so billionaires can keep dodging taxes.
That’s not policy—it’s punishment.
That’s rent. Groceries. Survival.
All so billionaires can keep dodging taxes.
That’s not policy—it’s punishment.
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Her stats line up with CDC data…
May 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Her stats line up with CDC data…
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A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.
What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15
A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.
www.advocate.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.
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Pentagon power struggle puts Defense Secretary’s future at risk: insiders https://twp.ai/4imwyb
www.rawstory.com
Pentagon power struggle puts Defense Secretary’s future at risk: insiders
twp.ai
May 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Pentagon power struggle puts Defense Secretary’s future at risk: insiders https://twp.ai/4imwyb
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Pete Hegseth’s own lawyer floated illegal wiretap claims—then denied he ever said it.
Trump’s inner circle is eating itself alive. Even his advisers say they “no longer have any idea who or what to believe.”
Calling it a clown show would be an insult to clowns.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s inner circle is eating itself alive. Even his advisers say they “no longer have any idea who or what to believe.”
Calling it a clown show would be an insult to clowns.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
May 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Pete Hegseth’s own lawyer floated illegal wiretap claims—then denied he ever said it.
Trump’s inner circle is eating itself alive. Even his advisers say they “no longer have any idea who or what to believe.”
Calling it a clown show would be an insult to clowns.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s inner circle is eating itself alive. Even his advisers say they “no longer have any idea who or what to believe.”
Calling it a clown show would be an insult to clowns.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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If you’re feeling despair about what’s happening, one way to regain control is through action. Here you’ll find steps you can take to resist the Trump regime’s unlawful actions and help protect our democracy.
Action Alerts: Midweek Edition
More Opportunities for Activism
open.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you’re feeling despair about what’s happening, one way to regain control is through action. Here you’ll find steps you can take to resist the Trump regime’s unlawful actions and help protect our democracy.
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Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews.
Directive could severely delay visa processing and hurt universities that rely on foreign students for revenue.
#Pinks #Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Directive could severely delay visa processing and hurt universities that rely on foreign students for revenue.
#Pinks #Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews
Directive could severely delay visa processing and hurt universities that rely on foreign students for revenue
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews.
Directive could severely delay visa processing and hurt universities that rely on foreign students for revenue.
#Pinks #Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Directive could severely delay visa processing and hurt universities that rely on foreign students for revenue.
#Pinks #Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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There’s a new Covid variant, and it’s here… the symptoms are similar to previous variants, but it’s more transmissible.
What we need to face now, is the fact that the trump administration WANTS another pandemic situation.
How do we know, and why would they?
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www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...
There’s a new Covid variant, and it’s here… the symptoms are similar to previous variants, but it’s more transmissible.
What we need to face now, is the fact that the trump administration WANTS another pandemic situation.
How do we know, and why would they?
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www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...
COVID variant NB.1.8.1 hits U.S. What to know about symptoms, new booster vaccine restrictions
As the Trump administration moves to limit COVID booster vaccines for some, here's what to know about the latest variant NB.1.8.1 and its symptoms.
www.cbsnews.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🧵
There’s a new Covid variant, and it’s here… the symptoms are similar to previous variants, but it’s more transmissible.
What we need to face now, is the fact that the trump administration WANTS another pandemic situation.
How do we know, and why would they?
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www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...
There’s a new Covid variant, and it’s here… the symptoms are similar to previous variants, but it’s more transmissible.
What we need to face now, is the fact that the trump administration WANTS another pandemic situation.
How do we know, and why would they?
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www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...
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The New York Times, especially Zeynep Tufekci and David Leonhardt, helped make this outcome of needless child COVID-19 deaths a reality. They should be ashamed of themselves and ridiculed whenever they dare to show their faces in public. Pitiful pieces of anti-vax garbage.
Breaking News: The U.S. will no longer recommend the Covid vaccine for healthy children or healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The New York Times, especially Zeynep Tufekci and David Leonhardt, helped make this outcome of needless child COVID-19 deaths a reality. They should be ashamed of themselves and ridiculed whenever they dare to show their faces in public. Pitiful pieces of anti-vax garbage.
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Today, I was denied access to seeing my constituent, Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia. If there is nothing to hide, cut the crap. Let his lawyer and I check on him.
May 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Today, I was denied access to seeing my constituent, Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia. If there is nothing to hide, cut the crap. Let his lawyer and I check on him.
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“Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy rotten system.”
Meet Catholic anarchist Dorothy Day.
Day founded the Catholic worker movement and aimed to emulate Jesus by serving the poor and fighting for social justice.
🙏🏻@jeremyalder (IG)
Meet Catholic anarchist Dorothy Day.
Day founded the Catholic worker movement and aimed to emulate Jesus by serving the poor and fighting for social justice.
🙏🏻@jeremyalder (IG)
May 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
“Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy rotten system.”
Meet Catholic anarchist Dorothy Day.
Day founded the Catholic worker movement and aimed to emulate Jesus by serving the poor and fighting for social justice.
🙏🏻@jeremyalder (IG)
Meet Catholic anarchist Dorothy Day.
Day founded the Catholic worker movement and aimed to emulate Jesus by serving the poor and fighting for social justice.
🙏🏻@jeremyalder (IG)
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Thanks for sharing this!
“They hit us with everything. Even a fucking KAB"
The Dronho drone unit miraculously survived a KAB bomb & drone strike
They lived but their equipment is gone
Please join the Wild Hornets drones raffle to urgently rearm them
EEEpic prizes!⤵️
bsky.app/profile/arme...
“They hit us with everything. Even a fucking KAB"
The Dronho drone unit miraculously survived a KAB bomb & drone strike
They lived but their equipment is gone
Please join the Wild Hornets drones raffle to urgently rearm them
EEEpic prizes!⤵️
bsky.app/profile/arme...
May 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thanks for sharing this!
“They hit us with everything. Even a fucking KAB"
The Dronho drone unit miraculously survived a KAB bomb & drone strike
They lived but their equipment is gone
Please join the Wild Hornets drones raffle to urgently rearm them
EEEpic prizes!⤵️
bsky.app/profile/arme...
“They hit us with everything. Even a fucking KAB"
The Dronho drone unit miraculously survived a KAB bomb & drone strike
They lived but their equipment is gone
Please join the Wild Hornets drones raffle to urgently rearm them
EEEpic prizes!⤵️
bsky.app/profile/arme...
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“The fear to speak. In America?” CBS’ Scott Pelley asked. “If our government is—in Lincoln’s words—‘of the people, by the people and for the people’—then why are we afraid to speak?”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-s...
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-s...
Snapshot: Scott Pelley Tells the Truth
The CBS '60 Minutes' correspondent did not hold back in his Wake Forest commencement address, providing another powerful and necessary pushback
www.americaamerica.news
May 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“The fear to speak. In America?” CBS’ Scott Pelley asked. “If our government is—in Lincoln’s words—‘of the people, by the people and for the people’—then why are we afraid to speak?”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-s...
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-s...
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Not one single comment about the service or sacrifice of US soldiers no longer with us in Trump's "Memorial Day" rant. Such an awful man.
May 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Not one single comment about the service or sacrifice of US soldiers no longer with us in Trump's "Memorial Day" rant. Such an awful man.
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White House stunned as Hegseth inquiry brings up illegal wiretap claims.
Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House stunned as Hegseth inquiry brings up illegal wiretap claims
Exclusive: Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
White House stunned as Hegseth inquiry brings up illegal wiretap claims.
Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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#Project2025
Even as we fight and try to stay positive, it's critical that we prepare for the worst. We don't have time for head-in-the-sand optimism.
Here are things that are already a reality, things they're attempting to do, and some crucial steps everyone must take NOW:
Even as we fight and try to stay positive, it's critical that we prepare for the worst. We don't have time for head-in-the-sand optimism.
Here are things that are already a reality, things they're attempting to do, and some crucial steps everyone must take NOW:
November 16, 2024 at 6:15 AM
#Project2025
Even as we fight and try to stay positive, it's critical that we prepare for the worst. We don't have time for head-in-the-sand optimism.
Here are things that are already a reality, things they're attempting to do, and some crucial steps everyone must take NOW:
Even as we fight and try to stay positive, it's critical that we prepare for the worst. We don't have time for head-in-the-sand optimism.
Here are things that are already a reality, things they're attempting to do, and some crucial steps everyone must take NOW:
So sorry,
Hope god gives you the strength to carry on. I know that’s what Bode wants you to do. There’s no love like a dogs love. ❤️
Hope god gives you the strength to carry on. I know that’s what Bode wants you to do. There’s no love like a dogs love. ❤️
My loyal companion Bode passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from canine lymphoma — just one month shy of his ninth birthday. I know everyone thinks their dog is the best but Bode truly was the best dog ever. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/in-m...
In Memory of Bode: The Best Dog Ever
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So sorry,
Hope god gives you the strength to carry on. I know that’s what Bode wants you to do. There’s no love like a dogs love. ❤️
Hope god gives you the strength to carry on. I know that’s what Bode wants you to do. There’s no love like a dogs love. ❤️
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Republicans called cancelling student loan debt a “giveaway” to the working class, so Trump is restarting predatory student loan repayments to fund tax breaks that are giveaways to corporations and the super-wealthy.
This what an oligarchy robbing us blind looks like.
This what an oligarchy robbing us blind looks like.
May 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Republicans called cancelling student loan debt a “giveaway” to the working class, so Trump is restarting predatory student loan repayments to fund tax breaks that are giveaways to corporations and the super-wealthy.
This what an oligarchy robbing us blind looks like.
This what an oligarchy robbing us blind looks like.