Coleen Barger
@river-watching.bsky.social
Retired law prof & before law, high school French & English
I love-
*Arkansas despite its gov't
*language learning (ahora español )
*travel
*boating (mostly rivers, Great Loop 2x)
Nowadays I'm on the back porch, watching the river flow. No DMs, please.
I love-
*Arkansas despite its gov't
*language learning (ahora español )
*travel
*boating (mostly rivers, Great Loop 2x)
Nowadays I'm on the back porch, watching the river flow. No DMs, please.
Pinned
Coleen Barger
@river-watching.bsky.social
· Oct 19
I've made a small modification to one of the frogs in my collection.
#NoKings
#NoKings
Why should anyone believe them THIS time???
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Why should anyone believe them THIS time???
Pretty sure this is her "moral compass."
a close up of a heartbeat on a black background .
ALT: a close up of a heartbeat on a black background .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Pretty sure this is her "moral compass."
Agreed.
Their long preambles just give the witness all kinds of openings to evade answering the question. Ask the question; the witness knows what you are talking about. If she/he doesn't, the member can explain or give greater context then.
Their long preambles just give the witness all kinds of openings to evade answering the question. Ask the question; the witness knows what you are talking about. If she/he doesn't, the member can explain or give greater context then.
February 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Agreed.
Their long preambles just give the witness all kinds of openings to evade answering the question. Ask the question; the witness knows what you are talking about. If she/he doesn't, the member can explain or give greater context then.
Their long preambles just give the witness all kinds of openings to evade answering the question. Ask the question; the witness knows what you are talking about. If she/he doesn't, the member can explain or give greater context then.
Technically speaking, being in a room and being on an island are not the same thing. Lutnik logic.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Technically speaking, being in a room and being on an island are not the same thing. Lutnik logic.
Plus it's in English.
February 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Plus it's in English.
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
Reposted by Coleen Barger
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
Here is the problem with a successful impeachment:
www.usa.gov/presidential...
www.usa.gov/presidential...
Order of presidential succession | USAGov
Learn about the presidential line of succesion. See the order of government officials to take over if the president cannot carry out the duties of the office.
www.usa.gov
January 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Here is the problem with a successful impeachment:
www.usa.gov/presidential...
www.usa.gov/presidential...
But Congress is going to have to do a lot of impeachments.
www.usa.gov/presidential...
www.usa.gov/presidential...
Order of presidential succession | USAGov
Learn about the presidential line of succesion. See the order of government officials to take over if the president cannot carry out the duties of the office.
www.usa.gov
January 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
But Congress is going to have to do a lot of impeachments.
www.usa.gov/presidential...
www.usa.gov/presidential...
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 PM
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 PM
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
January 15, 2026 at 11:50 PM
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
January 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
January 15, 2026 at 11:46 PM
He grabbed her by the "peace prize."
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Give this guy a bigger mic to drop.
January 15, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Give this guy a bigger mic to drop.
It's a way to raise bounty $$, thereby telling the next R*ss that he'll also get a lot of cash for unaliving a citizen.
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
It's a way to raise bounty $$, thereby telling the next R*ss that he'll also get a lot of cash for unaliving a citizen.
Agree about lack of attention to violence against Blacks, but firing off a gun to celebrate New Year's is not cool.
January 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Agree about lack of attention to violence against Blacks, but firing off a gun to celebrate New Year's is not cool.
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Gifford: This ridiculous rhetoric by the president—it’s going to impact every single American because it makes them lose faith in us.
That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Gifford: This ridiculous rhetoric by the president—it’s going to impact every single American because it makes them lose faith in us.
That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
If she does, please let the Nobel committee revoke it.
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 AM
If she does, please let the Nobel committee revoke it.