Barb Ristine
@renobarb.bsky.social
mom, cancer survivor, writes historical & flash fiction. Published in Milk Candy Review, FlashBack Fiction, Westchester Review. My short story “Canary Girl”appears in FEISTY DEEDS anthology. WFWA, Sisters in Crime, HNS, SCBWI.
www.BarbaraRistine.com
www.BarbaraRistine.com
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ICE get the duck out.
Reminds me of a great & tangentially topical @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social poem “Rose Has Hands” playing with autocorrect
“and honestly — what truth
can I tell her? I don’t
ducking understand”
www.instagram.com/p/CThXZL4r5u...
Reminds me of a great & tangentially topical @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social poem “Rose Has Hands” playing with autocorrect
“and honestly — what truth
can I tell her? I don’t
ducking understand”
www.instagram.com/p/CThXZL4r5u...
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
ICE get the duck out.
Reminds me of a great & tangentially topical @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social poem “Rose Has Hands” playing with autocorrect
“and honestly — what truth
can I tell her? I don’t
ducking understand”
www.instagram.com/p/CThXZL4r5u...
Reminds me of a great & tangentially topical @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social poem “Rose Has Hands” playing with autocorrect
“and honestly — what truth
can I tell her? I don’t
ducking understand”
www.instagram.com/p/CThXZL4r5u...
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It's actually a good thing that previously apolitical normies are finally getting angry and starting to speak out. We need the numbers in the streets and at the polls.
If your response to them is "no, fuck you, too late," then you don't actually care about stopping Trump. You're just preening.
If your response to them is "no, fuck you, too late," then you don't actually care about stopping Trump. You're just preening.
January 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM
It's actually a good thing that previously apolitical normies are finally getting angry and starting to speak out. We need the numbers in the streets and at the polls.
If your response to them is "no, fuck you, too late," then you don't actually care about stopping Trump. You're just preening.
If your response to them is "no, fuck you, too late," then you don't actually care about stopping Trump. You're just preening.
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People out there annoyed at politicians saying “fuck” should spend a little more time fighting fascism and a lot less time policing the usage of a word you can hear in a PG-13 movie.
January 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
People out there annoyed at politicians saying “fuck” should spend a little more time fighting fascism and a lot less time policing the usage of a word you can hear in a PG-13 movie.
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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He's not going to stop.
What does U.S.-military action in Venezuela means for Greenland?
"They are going to have to view it themselves. I really don’t know. . . . You know, I wasn’t referring to Greenland at that time. But we do need Greenland . . . for defense.”
apple.news/AqSStpWJNR52...
What does U.S.-military action in Venezuela means for Greenland?
"They are going to have to view it themselves. I really don’t know. . . . You know, I wasn’t referring to Greenland at that time. But we do need Greenland . . . for defense.”
apple.news/AqSStpWJNR52...
Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s — The Atlantic
The president told The Atlantic that Delcy Rodríguez needs to comply with U.S. wishes—or else.
apple.news
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
He's not going to stop.
What does U.S.-military action in Venezuela means for Greenland?
"They are going to have to view it themselves. I really don’t know. . . . You know, I wasn’t referring to Greenland at that time. But we do need Greenland . . . for defense.”
apple.news/AqSStpWJNR52...
What does U.S.-military action in Venezuela means for Greenland?
"They are going to have to view it themselves. I really don’t know. . . . You know, I wasn’t referring to Greenland at that time. But we do need Greenland . . . for defense.”
apple.news/AqSStpWJNR52...
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It’s a new year so let’s start an #AskAgent thread.
Post questions here and I’ll do my best to answer them all.
Leaving this open through the weekend.
#QueryTip #AmWriting
Post questions here and I’ll do my best to answer them all.
Leaving this open through the weekend.
#QueryTip #AmWriting
January 3, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It’s a new year so let’s start an #AskAgent thread.
Post questions here and I’ll do my best to answer them all.
Leaving this open through the weekend.
#QueryTip #AmWriting
Post questions here and I’ll do my best to answer them all.
Leaving this open through the weekend.
#QueryTip #AmWriting
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Sarah Cooper is back on Trump and she absolutely nailed it 🔥
December 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Sarah Cooper is back on Trump and she absolutely nailed it 🔥
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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Still up. Glad I posted here and not YouTube. This is what Bari Weiss and CBS tried to hide from us.
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Still up. Glad I posted here and not YouTube. This is what Bari Weiss and CBS tried to hide from us.
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I'm excited to be on this list of ten notable Bay Area books in 2025: localnewsmatters.org/2025/12/26/1...
10 notable 2025 fiction titles by Bay Area authors - Local News Matters
Presented in alphabetical order, this list offers sometimes overlooked books of fiction by local writers released this year. Check these 10 out and share
localnewsmatters.org
December 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I'm excited to be on this list of ten notable Bay Area books in 2025: localnewsmatters.org/2025/12/26/1...
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Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
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Image: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
December 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Image: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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HOPE WALZ: “What world are we f*cking living in? I draw the line at Gus. You people are f*cking disgraceful.”
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
HOPE WALZ: “What world are we f*cking living in? I draw the line at Gus. You people are f*cking disgraceful.”
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
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Nothing like war crimes to distract folks from that whole pedophile thing…
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Nothing like war crimes to distract folks from that whole pedophile thing…
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MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
Major Update: The Trump Administration Caught Lying About D.C. Shooting Suspect as CIA Ties Exposed
Good afternoon, everyone.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Narrator: He is currently polling lower than salmonella.
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Narrator: He is currently polling lower than salmonella.
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A few thoughts from Chicago.
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A few thoughts from Chicago.
A stunner of a story.
Thrilled to have a new story out today with the wonderful Milk Candy Review that features eggs, soldiers, silence and absent suns. Hope you'll give it a read:
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/11/20/n...
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/11/20/n...
Nothing certain ~ by Matt Kendrick
The day the sun forgets to rise, Mr White sits down for breakfast at precisely twelve minutes past seven. This is in the dining room. It is Tuesday. His Tuesday breakfast is a soft-boiled egg opene…
milkcandyreview.home.blog
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A stunner of a story.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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I made some artwork to go with my story. This was a lot of fun to envisage. Hope it connects with the writing in interesting ways.
November 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I made some artwork to go with my story. This was a lot of fun to envisage. Hope it connects with the writing in interesting ways.
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A law set to take effect in Texas in early December allows people to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion medication to the state. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture other states’ shield laws remains to be seen.
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
Shield laws have held up so far, but a new anti-abortion Texas statute means to test them
A law set to take effect in early December gives Texans the power to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion pills to the state, from drug companies to doctors. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture oth...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A law set to take effect in Texas in early December allows people to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion medication to the state. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture other states’ shield laws remains to be seen.
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric