Sharon Barrett
@sbarrt.bsky.social
Ally, ADHD hippie, closet Luddite, policy wonk, proudly liberal, but I think of that as being practical. AKA satby in some places. Chicagoan in exile.
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Sharon Barrett
@sbarrt.bsky.social
· Feb 28
And to make that support tangible, I donated to u24.gov.ua
Lets SHOW President Zelenskyy patriotic Americans support him and his country!
Lets SHOW President Zelenskyy patriotic Americans support him and his country!
The rage farming clickbait whore strikes again.
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The rage farming clickbait whore strikes again.
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Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
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YOU MUST REFUSE ILLEGAL ORDERS! DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP!🫡🇺🇸🗽
Members of the military & Intel community HONOR YOUR OATH to the constitution & disobey ALL unlawful orders.We need all of you to stand up for the constitution,our laws,freedom & democracy.Fight for the greater good
bsky.app/profile/slot...
Members of the military & Intel community HONOR YOUR OATH to the constitution & disobey ALL unlawful orders.We need all of you to stand up for the constitution,our laws,freedom & democracy.Fight for the greater good
bsky.app/profile/slot...
This is the President’s playbook: using intimidation, harassment, and the weight of the federal government to try and silence anyone who speaks up against him.
That won't stop Senator Kelly, or any of us, from standing up for what’s right.
That won't stop Senator Kelly, or any of us, from standing up for what’s right.
Defense Department says it is opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly
The investigation is related to the Arizona senator's participation in a video Democratic lawmakers made urging members of the military not to comply with "illegal orders."
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
YOU MUST REFUSE ILLEGAL ORDERS! DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP!🫡🇺🇸🗽
Members of the military & Intel community HONOR YOUR OATH to the constitution & disobey ALL unlawful orders.We need all of you to stand up for the constitution,our laws,freedom & democracy.Fight for the greater good
bsky.app/profile/slot...
Members of the military & Intel community HONOR YOUR OATH to the constitution & disobey ALL unlawful orders.We need all of you to stand up for the constitution,our laws,freedom & democracy.Fight for the greater good
bsky.app/profile/slot...
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Natasha Young (@toshyou)
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The successes may be invisible because it's every person NOT kidnapped that day, but they do happen, and matter.
At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The successes may be invisible because it's every person NOT kidnapped that day, but they do happen, and matter.
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The way to do this.
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The way to do this.
Pure blog kudzu. IYKYK
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Pure blog kudzu. IYKYK
A hero for the current times we're stuck in.
this is basically the most effective thing you as an individual can do to fuck with ICE and good on this dude for dedicating his retirement to fucking with them
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A hero for the current times we're stuck in.
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
I see Bullshit Hopium is riding again.
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I see Bullshit Hopium is riding again.
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Being pissed is fine. It’s good. Saying that Democrats are the ones who took health care subsidies away is a vicious fucking lie that is meant to demotivate people, to republicans’ benefit, and you know it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Being pissed is fine. It’s good. Saying that Democrats are the ones who took health care subsidies away is a vicious fucking lie that is meant to demotivate people, to republicans’ benefit, and you know it.
This seems increasingly likely.
It's so incredibly obvious that he had a stroke on top of rapidly worsening dementia and his home is being turned into memory care. The White House reporters are lying to you with every breath.
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This seems increasingly likely.
John Roberts will go down in history as a worse chief justice than Roger B Taney.
He wants to kill Obamacare, but has no other plan. He is not satisfied with his deportation operation because his ICE agents are not abusive enough. He plans to continue murdering people in the Caribbean Sea because the law and these humans are of no concern to him. All this thanks to John Roberts.
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
John Roberts will go down in history as a worse chief justice than Roger B Taney.
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Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.
October 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.
Terrorizing and holding citizens and their children in zip ties for hours as they search for a legitimate reason to arrest people, and destroying their apartments and possessions just for sadistic kicks.
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies
U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.
www.reuters.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Terrorizing and holding citizens and their children in zip ties for hours as they search for a legitimate reason to arrest people, and destroying their apartments and possessions just for sadistic kicks.
Yeah, this is the breakdown of who's running the country while the senile felon disintegrates a bit more each day.
Reminder that I generally view the Trump government as four distinct governments:
1.) Miller/Hegseth/Noem (plus Vance)
2.) Lutnick/Bessent/Wiles + Congress Liasons
3.) Vought/DOGE
4.) Kennedy/Oz HHS
1.) Miller/Hegseth/Noem (plus Vance)
2.) Lutnick/Bessent/Wiles + Congress Liasons
3.) Vought/DOGE
4.) Kennedy/Oz HHS
October 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Yeah, this is the breakdown of who's running the country while the senile felon disintegrates a bit more each day.
GOOD! More of this.
Wear a diaper like your boss.
Wear a diaper like your boss.
Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.
October 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
GOOD! More of this.
Wear a diaper like your boss.
Wear a diaper like your boss.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov I know you're team is looking at these videos to ID individuals for indictments, but we really need faster law enforcement against these goons!
@govpritzker.illinois.gov This has to be stopped now. If you can, call an emergency legislative session to pass laws prohibiting masked agents; use of tear gas at assemblies, any raids without 24 hour local LE notification.... You and @mayorofchicago.bsky.social have to put the kabash on ICE today.
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov I know you're team is looking at these videos to ID individuals for indictments, but we really need faster law enforcement against these goons!
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I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.
September 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.
White people, watch this and really deeply consider what this man is saying about the burden with which he navigates every interaction with white society. Racism isn't just the n-word, it's the subtle little insults like this every day. EVERY DAY.
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
White people, watch this and really deeply consider what this man is saying about the burden with which he navigates every interaction with white society. Racism isn't just the n-word, it's the subtle little insults like this every day. EVERY DAY.
And I love that for them.
Disney didn’t just incur a $3.8 billion loss overnight. If the boycott continues, it could escalate to over $20 billion. This is how you combat fascism.
September 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
And I love that for them.
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I'm really sick of this narrative. We were actually quite prepared. Epidemiologists had been expecting it for most of the 20th century. They wrote an entire playbook in the Obama admin. The suggestion that we weren't "prepared" is total bullshit. It was our leaders who weren't prepared.
You think we weren’t prepared for the last pandemic ….
August 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I'm really sick of this narrative. We were actually quite prepared. Epidemiologists had been expecting it for most of the 20th century. They wrote an entire playbook in the Obama admin. The suggestion that we weren't "prepared" is total bullshit. It was our leaders who weren't prepared.
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A bit of goodness for the day.
September 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A bit of goodness for the day.